Winchester Gig Guide
The Nutshell
15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF - under ½ mile - mapWebsite: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
Contact: 01962 808533
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Saturday 13 June 2026
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Family
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Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: JUNGLE BOOK - 11am & 1.30pm - Rudyard Kipling’s timeless tale comes alive on stage! Follow Mowgli, a young boy raised by a family of wolves deep in the jungle. When Shere Khan, the fierce tiger, vows to hunt him down, loyal friends Baloo and Bagheera set out to protect him and take him to the safety of the man village. But the jungle is full of dangers and surprises, and Mowgli’s incredible adventure is only just beginning. Filled with thrilling battles, heartwarming friendships, and moments of laughter and courage, The Jungle Book is a classic family show that brings the magic and mystery of the wild to life. Will Mowgli find where he truly belongs? Join us for an unforgettable journey through the jungle, perfect for all ages! Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester 
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Thursday 18 June 2026
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Live music
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: THE NUTSHELL JAZZ CLUB: JAMES OWSTON QUARTET - 8pm - With a technical fluidity on his instrument, and strong connection to various forms of improvised music, James has built a reputation as one of the most in demand bassists in the country, drawing on his many influences to develop a sound that is stylish, virtuosic and captivating. “His tone big and resonant, his time keeping immaculate and his solos highly dexterous and consistently engaging” (The Jazz Mann). His extensive performance CV shows collaborations with notable artists such as Paul Dunmall, Jay Phelps, Mark Lockett, Neil Yates, Roger Manins, Xhosa Cole, Alex Clarke, Greg Abate, and many more. Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Saturday 20 June 2026
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Family
• Musical Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: THE WIZARD OF OZ: YOUTH EDITION - 10.30am, 1.30pm & 4.30pm - Follow the yellow brick road on the most magical musical adventure of them all. Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to a mysterious new world. Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman and the Cowardly Lion and a host of colourful characters in one of the world’s best-known tales, loved by children and adults alike. Featuring the charming songs beloved by all such as ‘Over The Rainbow’ and ‘Follow The Yellow Brick Road’, ‘If I Only Had a Heart’ and ‘Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead!’ Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Sunday 21 June 2026
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Family
• Musical Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: THE WIZARD OF OZ: YOUTH EDITION - 10.30am, 1.30pm & 4.30pm - Follow the yellow brick road on the most magical musical adventure of them all. Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to a mysterious new world. Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman and the Cowardly Lion and a host of colourful characters in one of the world’s best-known tales, loved by children and adults alike. Featuring the charming songs beloved by all such as ‘Over The Rainbow’ and ‘Follow The Yellow Brick Road’, ‘If I Only Had a Heart’ and ‘Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead!’ Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Saturday 27 June 2026
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Family
• Musical Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: THE WIZARD OF OZ: YOUTH EDITION - 10.30am, 1.30pm & 4.30pm - Follow the yellow brick road on the most magical musical adventure of them all. Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to a mysterious new world. Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman and the Cowardly Lion and a host of colourful characters in one of the world’s best-known tales, loved by children and adults alike. Featuring the charming songs beloved by all such as ‘Over The Rainbow’ and ‘Follow The Yellow Brick Road’, ‘If I Only Had a Heart’ and ‘Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead!’ Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Sunday 28 June 2026
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Family
• Musical Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: THE WIZARD OF OZ: YOUTH EDITION - 10.30am, 1.30pm & 4.30pm - Follow the yellow brick road on the most magical musical adventure of them all. Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to a mysterious new world. Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman and the Cowardly Lion and a host of colourful characters in one of the world’s best-known tales, loved by children and adults alike. Featuring the charming songs beloved by all such as ‘Over The Rainbow’ and ‘Follow The Yellow Brick Road’, ‘If I Only Had a Heart’ and ‘Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead!’ Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Thursday 09 July 2026
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Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: ROMEO & JULIET - 7pm - ‘Star-crossed’ lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are caught in a brutal feud between their warring families, whose hatred poisons everything it touches. Against a backdrop of violence and fear, they dare to defy fate itself, risking everything for a chance at love and a future free from hate. But when Romeo is pulled into a deadly clash with Juliet’s fiery cousin Tybalt, their world shatters setting off a chain of events that will change their lives forever and tear apart the fragile bonds of family and loyalty. DNYT’s bold production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy bursts with fierce passion, rebellion, and an aching longing for a world transformed, plunging audiences into a realm where desire blazes like wildfire, dreams clash with harsh reality, and destiny strikes with devastating force. Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Friday 10 July 2026
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Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: ROMEO & JULIET - 7pm - ‘Star-crossed’ lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are caught in a brutal feud between their warring families, whose hatred poisons everything it touches. Against a backdrop of violence and fear, they dare to defy fate itself, risking everything for a chance at love and a future free from hate. But when Romeo is pulled into a deadly clash with Juliet’s fiery cousin Tybalt, their world shatters setting off a chain of events that will change their lives forever and tear apart the fragile bonds of family and loyalty. DNYT’s bold production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy bursts with fierce passion, rebellion, and an aching longing for a world transformed, plunging audiences into a realm where desire blazes like wildfire, dreams clash with harsh reality, and destiny strikes with devastating force. Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Saturday 11 July 2026
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Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: ROMEO & JULIET - 2pm & 7pm - ‘Star-crossed’ lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are caught in a brutal feud between their warring families, whose hatred poisons everything it touches. Against a backdrop of violence and fear, they dare to defy fate itself, risking everything for a chance at love and a future free from hate. But when Romeo is pulled into a deadly clash with Juliet’s fiery cousin Tybalt, their world shatters setting off a chain of events that will change their lives forever and tear apart the fragile bonds of family and loyalty. DNYT’s bold production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy bursts with fierce passion, rebellion, and an aching longing for a world transformed, plunging audiences into a realm where desire blazes like wildfire, dreams clash with harsh reality, and destiny strikes with devastating force. Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Thursday 16 July 2026
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Musical Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET - 7pm - Fasten your seat belts, set your ray guns to stun, and get ready for a cosmic adventure of meteoric proportions! Winner of the 1990 Olivier Award for Best Musical, this interstellar smash bursts with red-hot rock & roll hits including Great Balls of Fire, Good Vibrations, Teenager in Love, and The Young Ones. Bob Carlton’s spectacular West End musical takes the 1956 sci-fi film with a plot inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and raids the Bard’s other works at will, setting it all to a show-stopping soundtrack of classic pop hits from the 1960s and 70s. Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Friday 17 July 2026
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Musical Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET - 7pm - Fasten your seat belts, set your ray guns to stun, and get ready for a cosmic adventure of meteoric proportions! Winner of the 1990 Olivier Award for Best Musical, this interstellar smash bursts with red-hot rock & roll hits including Great Balls of Fire, Good Vibrations, Teenager in Love, and The Young Ones. Bob Carlton’s spectacular West End musical takes the 1956 sci-fi film with a plot inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and raids the Bard’s other works at will, setting it all to a show-stopping soundtrack of classic pop hits from the 1960s and 70s. Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Saturday 18 July 2026
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Musical Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET - 2pm & 7pm - Fasten your seat belts, set your ray guns to stun, and get ready for a cosmic adventure of meteoric proportions! Winner of the 1990 Olivier Award for Best Musical, this interstellar smash bursts with red-hot rock & roll hits including Great Balls of Fire, Good Vibrations, Teenager in Love, and The Young Ones. Bob Carlton’s spectacular West End musical takes the 1956 sci-fi film with a plot inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and raids the Bard’s other works at will, setting it all to a show-stopping soundtrack of classic pop hits from the 1960s and 70s. Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Thursday 30 July 2026
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Comedy
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: MARJOLEIN ROBERTSON: CLOUDS (WIP) - 8pm - Shetland comedian Marjolein has been mixing folklore and stand-up for years and she's not going to stop. But she’s doing a work-in-progress show this year to have a big think. Come along and join for stories, jokes and fiddle tunes. Marjolein was a finalist in Channel 4’s Sean Lock Comedy Award and BBC New Comedy Awards, and she was shortlisted for the prestigious Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award. Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
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Friday 30 October 2026
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Family
• For Children
• Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: THE SHIVERS - 2pm - A fox, a pigeon, and a secret agent are on a mission to save the world, but everything is not what it seems. The evil Miss Information and her deadly sleepy agents are on the attack, and now all the colours are wrong, and all the sounds are upside down. When true is false and real is fake, will our superheroes be able to untangle the lies and figure out who to trust? Featuring ingenious live video, explosive dance moves, and a cast of unforgettable characters, The Shivers is a pulsating adventure about learning to trust your instincts when something doesn’t feel right… when it gives you the shivers. This high-octane action-comedy opens the door for grown-ups and children to talk about misinformation, fake news, and keeping safe online. Ages 7-11 and their families. Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester |
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Tuesday 24 November 2026
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Theatre
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF Telephone: 01962 808533 Event: ANTHEM FOR DISSATISFACTION - 7.30pm - The Credit Crunch, 2007. ‘Irish Twins’ Sarah and Jamie are growing up in Belfast with a shared obsession of music and the weight of parents on the breadline. Pop, rock and punk rails against austerity Britain and an ever-failing Tory-government, giving these siblings an epic score to navigate lives that are destined for different paths. Oasis, The Jam, Springsteen and Sam Fender songs scream at the state of the nation, tugging at the memories of what it means to grow up on benefits in a country where poverty became a punchline. Benefits Britain never sounded so good… A defiant “rip-roaring tour de force” fuelled by the music and people who speak to your soul and punch you in the gut. The multi-award-winning gig-theatre show Anthem For Dissatisfaction rejoices in working class strength with wit, integrity, and disarming honesty. Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester |
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Spotlight
TODAY, Saturday 13 June 2026
JUNGLE BOOK
Venue: The Nutshell
11am & 1.30pm
Rudyard Kipling’s timeless tale comes alive on stage! Follow Mowgli, a young boy raised by a family of wolves deep in the jungle. When Shere Khan, the fierce tiger, vows to hunt him down, loyal friends Baloo and Bagheera set out to protect him and take him to the safety of the man village. But the jungle is full of dangers and surprises, and Mowgli’s incredible adventure is only just beginning. Filled with thrilling battles, heartwarming friendships, and moments of laughter and courage, The Jungle Book is a classic family show that brings the magic and mystery of the wild to life. Will Mowgli find where he truly belongs? Join us for an unforgettable journey through the jungle, perfect for all ages!