Winchester Gig Guide

Theatre Royal

Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB - under ½ mile - map

Website: www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk

Theatre Royal

Contact: Box office: 01962 840440

▶ Gig History

Theatre Royal Events:

Wednesday 30 April 2025
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Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: That Knave, Raleigh - 7.30pm - Following their five-star show, I, Elizabeth, the award-winning Dyad Productions (A Christmas Carol, Lady Susan, A Room of One's Own, Christmas Gothic, Austen's Women, Female Gothic) return to the Elizabethan era. To the famous and fabulous Elizabethan explorer, sailor, dandy, and warrior, Sir Walter Raleigh. Elizabeth I's favourite and James I's knave.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 02 May 2025
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Dance • Family
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Hidden - 7.30pm - Internationally renowned dance-circus company Motionhouse returns to Theatre Royal Winchester, with its brand-new production Hidden. Thought-provoking and poignant, Hidden explores how, in an increasingly divided world, light can come out of darkness in times of crisis. At the cutting edge of live performance and digital integration, Hidden is a powerful blend of artforms. Gravity-defying choreography, an emotive soundscape and a shape-shifting set combine with ground-breaking projections to create an immersive world on stage. The fearless performers throw, catch and lift each other with immense precision, thrilling audiences with heart-in-the-mouth moments in this action-packed new production. Building on the successes of previous shows, including 2021’ s major hit, Nobody, the production further develops Motionhouse’s distinctive and visceral dance-circus language, where breath taking dance melts effortlessly into thrilling circus feats. A spectacular and unforgettable production.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 03 May 2025
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Dance • Family
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Hidden - 2.30pm & 7.30pm - Internationally renowned dance-circus company Motionhouse returns to Theatre Royal Winchester, with its brand-new production Hidden. Thought-provoking and poignant, Hidden explores how, in an increasingly divided world, light can come out of darkness in times of crisis. At the cutting edge of live performance and digital integration, Hidden is a powerful blend of artforms. Gravity-defying choreography, an emotive soundscape and a shape-shifting set combine with ground-breaking projections to create an immersive world on stage. The fearless performers throw, catch and lift each other with immense precision, thrilling audiences with heart-in-the-mouth moments in this action-packed new production. Building on the successes of previous shows, including 2021’ s major hit, Nobody, the production further develops Motionhouse’s distinctive and visceral dance-circus language, where breath taking dance melts effortlessly into thrilling circus feats. A spectacular and unforgettable production.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 04 May 2025
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Live music • Music festival • Concert
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Winchester Chamber Music Festival 2025 - Festival Gala Concert - 7.30pm - Director/solo violin David Adams Solo viola Scott Dickinson Solo clarinet Robert Plane Solo flute Matthew Featherstone Festival String Orchestra
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Tuesday 06 May 2025
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Film
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Cinema screening: Singin' in the Rain - 2pm - Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor star in Singin' in the Rain, one of the greatest and most successful musicals ever filmed—filled with memorable songs, lavish routines and Kelly's fabulous song-and-dance number performed in the rain. Certification: U Running time: 103mins
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 07 May 2025
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Special interest • Talk • Film
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Kendal Mountain Tour 2025 - 7pm - Kendal Mountain Tour 2025: A Night Of Adventure Films + Guest Speaker, Will Duffin Prepare for an unforgettable night of adventure as the Kendal Mountain Tour 2025 comes to life! Join us on a journey through the world's most breathtaking landscapes with a selection of award-winning films showcasing the year’s most daring feats of courage and tales of human resilience. Whether you're a seasoned explorer or simply someone who appreciates the majesty of nature, this tour promises to ignite your sense of adventure and leave you with a renewed appreciation for the planet we call home. Alongside the collection of films, we’re excited to share that we will be joined on stage for a live Q&A session with the expedition doctor, Will Duffin, specialising in the delivery of healthcare in wild and remote places. Get ready to be thrilled, inspired and moved at the Kendal Mountain Tour 2025 – where adventure begins at your doorstep…
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 08 May 2025
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Comedy • Theatre • Improv
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery - 7.30pm - Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your 'finger of suspicion' at the ready because Edinburgh Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error, are bringing back their multiple sell-out show for your sleuthing pleasure. They'll create a classic murder mystery on-the-spot in this ingenious improvised comedy. You, the audience, become the author as the cast act out your very own Agatha Christie-inspired masterpiece live on stage. At each show this extraordinarily talented company use audience suggestions to create a unique, original and extremely comical murder mystery just for you. All you have to do… is solve it! Ms Gold poisoned at a synchronised swimming gala? Dr Blue exploded by cannon during a hot air balloon race? Professor Violet crushed to death at a Love Island recoupling? You decide! But will you guess whodunnit before the killer is revealed?
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 09 May 2025
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Saturday 10 May 2025
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Theatre • Family • For Children
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Dinosaur That Pooped a Rock Show! - 11.30am & 2.30pm - When Danny and Dino’s favourite rock band are playing their last ever concert, they go on a quest to get the last two tickets. But with a villainous band manager lurking, nothing goes to plan. Will the band perform? Will Danny rock out? Or will Dino’s rumbling tummy save the day? Adapted from the number 1 best-selling books by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter, the whole family will have a poopy good time enjoying a brand, new story for the stage. Featuring new songs by Tom and Dougie, a lot of laughs and a whole lot of poo! Produced by Mark Thompson Productions Limited and Directed by Miranda Larson.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 11 May 2025
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Comedy • Talk
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Gyles Brandreth: Can't Stop Talking - 3pm - He's back – and he's unstoppable. Gyles Brandreth just can't stop talking. The jumper-loving This Morning star, who keeps popping up on Pointless, QI, Would I Lie To You?, Sunday Brunch, and The One Show, has been burbling and babbling since he was a baby, and in his hilarious new one-man show the award-winning raconteur (and holder of the world record for the longest-ever after-dinner speech - 12 and a half hours!) is trying to work out why.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 16 May 2025
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Musical Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: University of Winchester: Pippin - 2pm & 7.30pm - You are cordially invited to celebrate the life and times of Pippin: the Son; the Scholar; the Soldier; the King; the Lover. The Lost. Perhaps you resonate with Pippin's search for meaning, to understand his reason for 'being'. If out have searched for your "corner of the sky", or, maybe you feel that you feel your purpose is extra-ordinary, join us, at this Event of a Lifetime to honour Pippin.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 17 May 2025
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Musical Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: University of Winchester: Pippin - 1pm & 7pm - You are cordially invited to celebrate the life and times of Pippin: the Son; the Scholar; the Soldier; the King; the Lover. The Lost. Perhaps you resonate with Pippin's search for meaning, to understand his reason for 'being'. If out have searched for your "corner of the sky", or, maybe you feel that you feel your purpose is extra-ordinary, join us, at this Event of a Lifetime to honour Pippin.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Tuesday 20 May 2025
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Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: University of Winchester: Earthquakes in London - 7.30pm - University of Winchester BA Acting programme Earthquakes in London By Mike Bartlett Final Year BA Acting students take on Bartlett's epic play, first staged in 2010 at the National Theatre. Driven by an all-pervasive fear of the future and a guilty pleasure in the excesses of the present, the play takes us on a journey from 1968 to 2525 and back again. Described as a 'fast and furious metropolitan crash of people, scenes and decades,' it moves deftly between the personal and political as we encounter three sisters trying to navigate their ‘lives and loves as their dysfunctional father, a brilliant scientist, predicts global catastrophe’.* The form juxtaposes naturalist dialogue with dream-like visions, on a journey through chaos that leaves us with uncertainty and hope… Whilst it's, perhaps, impossible for the form of a play to adequately capture the scale and urgency of climate change, Bartlett's work offers an ambitious and adrenaline-fuelled theatrical ride that opens up a range of urgent contemporary issues. Given it's forward-looking time line to 2525, the play is perhaps, even more resonant now than when it first appeared in 2010.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 21 May 2025
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Thursday 22 May 2025
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Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: University of Winchester: Earthquakes in London - 2pm & 7.30pm - University of Winchester BA Acting programme Earthquakes in London By Mike Bartlett Final Year BA Acting students take on Bartlett's epic play, first staged in 2010 at the National Theatre. Driven by an all-pervasive fear of the future and a guilty pleasure in the excesses of the present, the play takes us on a journey from 1968 to 2525 and back again. Described as a 'fast and furious metropolitan crash of people, scenes and decades,' it moves deftly between the personal and political as we encounter three sisters trying to navigate their ‘lives and loves as their dysfunctional father, a brilliant scientist, predicts global catastrophe’.* The form juxtaposes naturalist dialogue with dream-like visions, on a journey through chaos that leaves us with uncertainty and hope… Whilst it's, perhaps, impossible for the form of a play to adequately capture the scale and urgency of climate change, Bartlett's work offers an ambitious and adrenaline-fuelled theatrical ride that opens up a range of urgent contemporary issues. Given it's forward-looking time line to 2525, the play is perhaps, even more resonant now than when it first appeared in 2010.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 23 May 2025
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Live music • Tribute
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: It's A Beautiful Noise Show: The definitive tribute to Neil Diamond - 7.30pm - From London's West End, this internationally acclaimed production celebrates the music of Neil Diamond. From the hits he penned during his time in the Brill Building, to the Jazz Singer and countless live concerts, Neil Diamond is a musical icon, selling over 130 million albums throughout his exceptional career.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 24 May 2025
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Live music • Opera • Talk
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: An Evening with Sir Willard White and the Kymaera Duo - 7.30pm - One of the best-loved and most versatile opera stars of the last 40 years, Sir Willard White's illustrious career has taken him to the most prestigious opera houses and concert halls throughout the world. Now audiences have the opportunity to share an evening with Sir Willard as he reminisces about his life on stage & screen and sings some of the songs that have been important to him from the Nat King Cole of his youth in Jamaica, through the first truly complete recording of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess in 1976 to the songs that made the Bass-Baritone singer Paul Robeson famous in the 1920s and '30s. Sir Willard will be accompanied by the Kymaera guitar duo comprising Shane Hill and Simon James who have been performing together for over twenty years. Highlights of the partnership which features guitarists Shane Hill and Simon James have included appearing with the classical vocal legend Maria Ewing as well as the late UK jazz vocal legend Frank Holder.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 24 May 2025
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Family • For Children
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Fun for Little Ones: A Tribute to Ms Rachel - midday - The UK's Premier Tribute to Global Phenomenon… Ms Rachel! Bringing Ms Rachel's character to life in a FUN, interactive LIVE on stage performance with lots of audience participation for the little ones! With over 5 billion views and over 8 million subscribers on Youtube, Ms Rachel is the biggest viral sensation to hit our children's screens since Baby Shark! Fun for Little Ones Live encapsulates the bubbly personality, sweet singing voice and educational content; bringing to life a fun show for children.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 25 May 2025
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Live music • Theatre • Dance
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Swinging at the Cotton Club - 7.30pm - Featuring The Lindy Hop Dance Company and The Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra Take a step back into 1920/30s New York City and through the doors of Harlem's hottest nightclub, The Cotton Club! For one night only, Swinging at the Cotton Club celebrates the breathtaking dance and music of the legendary nightclub. Where dancers such as Bojangles Robinson and the Nicholas Brothers lit-up the stage with their breathtaking routines, whilst the music greats of the era, such as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Ella Fitzgerald, would have had the club swinging. In this show, the exhilarating dance and music of the Cotton Club is recreated by the fabulous Lindy Hop Dance Company, alongside The Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra featuring American vocalist Marlene Hill and compere/vocalist Megs Etherington. So brush off your dancing shoes, and get ready to be transported back to a glamorous era of Speakeasies, Flappers, and Lindy Hop, with Swinging at the Cotton Club!
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 29 May 2025
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Dance • Family
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Far Far Away - 2pm & 7pm - The story follows siblings Jake and Lily as they are swept into fantastical worlds born from Lily's vivid imagination. Along the way, they must face challenges, uncover the strength of their bond, and discover the courage to embrace creativity and confront their fears. A heartfelt and visually stunning tale, Far Far Away celebrates the magic of storytelling, the power of connection, and the joy of dance. An original story written and directed by Ellie Routledge, Far Far Away is a spectacular journey of imagination, adventure, and self-discovery. Featuring 150 talented students from Integr8 Dance, Winchester's leading provider of dance, this vibrant production combines acting, dancing, puppetry, and more. With performers aged 5 to 21 and a stunning blend of dance styles, this show promises to captivate audiences of all ages.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 30 May 2025
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Saturday 31 May 2025
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Comedy • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel - 7.30pm - The award-winning smash-hit comedy, as seen in the West End every week since 2022, and heard on BBC Radio 4, comes to you on a strictly limited tour. The all-star Austentatious cast will improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel, inspired entirely by a title from the audience. Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, it’s a riotous, razor-sharp show where swooning is guaranteed. The revolving Austentatious cast include numerous, award-winning TV and Radio starring performers, including Cariad Lloyd (QI, Inside No.9, Griefcast, The Witchfinder), Joseph Morpurgo (Radio 4, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee), Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo), Graham Dickson (After Life, The Witchfinder) and more.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 01 June 2025
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Comedy • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel - 2.30pm (Matinee) - The award-winning smash-hit comedy, as seen in the West End every week since 2022, and heard on BBC Radio 4, comes to you on a strictly limited tour. The all-star Austentatious cast will improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel, inspired entirely by a title from the audience. Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, it’s a riotous, razor-sharp show where swooning is guaranteed. The revolving Austentatious cast include numerous, award-winning TV and Radio starring performers, including Cariad Lloyd (QI, Inside No.9, Griefcast, The Witchfinder), Joseph Morpurgo (Radio 4, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee), Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo), Graham Dickson (After Life, The Witchfinder) and more.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Tuesday 03 June 2025
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Talk
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: David Olusoga - 7.30pm - In a brand-new talk for 2025 David examines some of history’s missing chapters to uncover how and why some events and some people are remembered and others forgotten. Taking examples from the world wars, the Industrial revolution and other pivotal moments in global history David uncovers history’s missing persons.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 04 June 2025
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Film
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Dirty Dancing - 7.30pm - A sheltered teenaged girl and a streetwise dance instructor meet at a Catskills resort in the early 1960's. Swayze's breakthrough role!
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Thursday 05 June 2025
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Film • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire - 7pm - Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 06 June 2025
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Comedy • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: A Shoddy Detective and The Art of Deception - 7.30pm - A laugh-out-loud slapstick whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen characters and a whole load of chaos. When a priceless painting goes missing at a private auction, Detective Stuart Pidcock is called upon to uncover the mystery. However, when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 07 June 2025
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Comedy • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: A Shoddy Detective and The Art of Deception - 2.30pm (Mat) & 7.30pm - A laugh-out-loud slapstick whodunnit featuring four actors, a dozen characters and a whole load of chaos. When a priceless painting goes missing at a private auction, Detective Stuart Pidcock is called upon to uncover the mystery. However, when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 08 June 2025
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Opera • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: New Sussex Opera: The Silver Bell - 4pm - After the "jaw-droppingly stupendous" (Musical Opinion) Dragon of Wantley, NSO's same team has created the UK première production of The Silver Bell (Le Timbre d’argent) by Camille Saint-Saëns, in a newly commissioned English translation.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 11 June 2025
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Family • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Sherlock Holmes and the Thief of Antiquity - 7.30pm - A family-friendly Victorian mystery adventure. Victorian England's favourite consulting detective faces his strangest case ever as clues are sent to him from an unknown criminal mastermind through a theatrical Greek chorus about crimes yet to be committed! What can all this be leading to? Challenged to solve the riddles before the crimes happen - each grows until Holmes must stop an act foul enough to shake the empire to its foundations! The game is afoot as Holmes and Watson must unmask the evil genius before the sands of time run out…
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 12 June 2025
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Family • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Sherlock Holmes and the Thief of Antiquity - midday & 7.30pm - A family-friendly Victorian mystery adventure. Victorian England's favourite consulting detective faces his strangest case ever as clues are sent to him from an unknown criminal mastermind through a theatrical Greek chorus about crimes yet to be committed! What can all this be leading to? Challenged to solve the riddles before the crimes happen - each grows until Holmes must stop an act foul enough to shake the empire to its foundations! The game is afoot as Holmes and Watson must unmask the evil genius before the sands of time run out…
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 13 June 2025
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Theatre • Workshop(s)
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Unwritten: Scratch Night - 7pm - As part of our ongoing commitment to nurturing talent, we are excited to present Unwritten, an Artist Development Programme designed to showcase local emerging voices in theatre. Through this programme, we will be highlighting the work of eight talented writers and eight directors as they collaborate to develop a monologue or duologue. Each writer will create an original piece, and each director will work alongside their assigned writer to bring the script to life. These collaborations will culminate in a scratch night giving you the chance to experience new writing from the local area. After the performances, we will select one play as the winner, providing the chosen piece with further support for its development. Don't miss out on this celebration of new writing and talent!
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 14 June 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Winchester Comedy Festival: Summer Gala 2025 - 7.30pm - An evening of stand-up comedy with Seann Walsh, Jenny Collier, Max Fulham and Tom Deacon (MC).
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 18 June 2025
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Musical Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Guys and Dolls - 7pm - After a hugely successful run of Grease at Theatre Royal Winchester last year, Embley is thrilled to return to the theatre to present the sensational musical spectacle, Guys and Dolls. Join us for an evening of unbridled joy, as our talented young performers stage this iconic musical, with it's phenomenal score full of classic hits and the legendary characters made famous by the likes of Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra. It’s time to Sit Down, we’re Rocking the Boat!
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 19 June 2025
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Friday 20 June 2025
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Tuesday 24 June 2025
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Live music • Tribute
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Oasiz 2025 UK Tour - 7.30pm - OASIZ are one of the UK's most authentic tribute bands - a point proved in 2023 when a short clip of front man Steve performing as Liam went viral on social media with over half a million views.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 25 June 2025
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Comedy • Family • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Spy Movie: The Play! - 7.30pm - Agent Blonde has 24 hours to save the world. The only things standing in her way are dastardly villains, an outrageous plot, and… a lack of funding. When Hollywood rejects her script, a frustrated screenwriter invites you, an audience of producers, to a one-night-only presentation of The Greatest Spy Movie (n)Ever Made! From two of the minds behind The New Musketeers (Trinity Theatre) and stars of The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Spy Movie: The Play! is a new hilarious homage to Bond movies and fringe theatre suitable for the whole family.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 26 June 2025
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Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Pulman & Stilgoe: A Couple of Swells - 7.30pm - A Couple of Swells is the inspired pairing of two unique entertainers - Liza Pulman, songstress, comedienne and one-third of the iconic Fascinating Aida, and virtuoso pianist, songwriter and singer Joe Stilgoe.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 27 June 2025
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Family • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Worst Princess - 7.30pm - A delightful dragontastic show for pop princesses and naughty knights. Feisty Sue is not your everyday fairy tale superstar, in fact she's The Worst Princess. After being rescued by her twit of a prince she’s ready to start her happy end. But first she’ll have to make friends with a dragon, escape from a tower and set the Prince’s pants on fire with her new fire-breathing bestie.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 27 June 2025
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Talk
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: An Audience with Vince Cable - 7.30pm - Who is Vince Cable (aka the Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable)? He is best known as a politician who was a key figure, for five years, in the Coalition Cabinet as Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills, and then as Leader of the Liberal Democrats. He is now retired from Parliament after 20 years as MP for Twickenham and is a writer of books on political and economic matters (and a novel); a Visiting Professor at the LSE; a Distinguished Fellow of the Overseas Development; and Director of a company creating a hydrogen refueling network as part of the net zero economy.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 28 June 2025
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Family • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Worst Princess - 10.30am & 1.30pm & 4pm - A delightful dragontastic show for pop princesses and naughty knights. Feisty Sue is not your everyday fairy tale superstar, in fact she's The Worst Princess. After being rescued by her twit of a prince she’s ready to start her happy end. But first she’ll have to make friends with a dragon, escape from a tower and set the Prince’s pants on fire with her new fire-breathing bestie.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 29 June 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map

Family • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Worst Princess - 10.30am & 1.30pm - A delightful dragontastic show for pop princesses and naughty knights. Feisty Sue is not your everyday fairy tale superstar, in fact she's The Worst Princess. After being rescued by her twit of a prince she’s ready to start her happy end. But first she’ll have to make friends with a dragon, escape from a tower and set the Prince’s pants on fire with her new fire-breathing bestie.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 11 July 2025
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Live music • Tribute
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The George Harrison Project - 7.30pm - Here comes the perfect tribute to a Beatles legend! Enjoy the live music tribute to George Harrison, performing his best-loved hits from The Beatles, his solo career, and The Traveling Wilburys.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 18 July 2025
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Live music • Tribute
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Take That Experience - 7.30pm - As Take That celebrate over 30 years as the UK's number one boy band, The Take That Experience mark over a decade together as their most popular and recognised tribute act. With acclaimed vocal performances, stunning replica costumes and iconic dance routines, The Take That Experience recreate the magic of Take That live on stage with their Greatest Hits Tour.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 08 August 2025
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Live music • Tribute
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: DS:UK… in Tribute to Dire Straits - 7.30pm - DS:UK are back with one of their most popular tours - Brothers in '85. In 1985, Dire Straits were at the apex of their career as one of the biggest music brands and concert touring bands in the world. Still today, Mark Knopfler remains one of our most beloved guitarists in modern Rock. Their biggest album, Brothers in Arms, still sits in the top 10 of the best selling albums in chart history.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 12 September 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map

Live music • Tribute
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: MANIA: The ABBA Tribute - 7.30pm - Direct from London's West End, MANIA is accepted as the world’s number one ABBA tribute show. A special concert which celebrates the music of ABBA in a respectful and enjoyable way, this production revives memories of when ABBA ruled the airwaves. It is more than 40 years since ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest and they have filled our lives with music ever since.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 13 September 2025
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Friday 26 September 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Ardal O'Hanlon: Not Himself - 7.30pm - After an alarming experience at the supermarket, Ardal reflects on who he is as a man and a comedian. He examines his own ethnic and religious background. And thinks twice about the very core of his identity as a voice of reason. Is everything a big lie? With no major trauma of his own to draw on for material, apart from the drag of getting older, he also turns his gaze outwards at the joys and follies of contemporary life. Towel Animals? A.I.? Chair Yoga? Cauliflower as a main course? Yes. Yes. Yes. And Yes. No current idiocy is left un-examined. With a highly developed sense of the ridiculous, and proper comedy bones, Not Himself, is a testament to the healing power of humour. And the joy of jokes.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 28 September 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Winchester Comedy Festival: Babatunde Aleshe: High Expectations - 7.30pm - Join the multi-award-winning comedian as he guides us through family life, his new found fame and the joys of Costco in this hilarious new stand up show. As seen on Taskmaster (Channel 4), Live at the Apollo (BBC), Celebrity Gogglebox (Channel 4), Would I Lie to You (BBC) and The Last Leg (Channel 4).
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 30 October 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map

Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us - 7.30pm - 20 years in stand-up for the Taskmaster cheeky texts icon, multi-award-winner, YouTube cult figure, Radio 4 favourite and recently Baby Reindeer actor: Watson returns after seasons at the Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Edinburgh comedy festivals.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 15 November 2025
Venue: Theatre Royal map

Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Ross Noble: Cranium of Curiosities - 7.30pm - Roll up, roll up! Or use a more conventional form of transport to get to the show. It's entirely your choice. Unless you accidentally become trapped in a barrel*. Should that happen, then just find an incline and start rolling to see the one and only Ross Noble! He is the Wizard of Waffle, The Rambler Royale, The Noodlers' Noodler, and he's back live on stage to tour a tornado of tangents. What the show will be about is anybody's guess, but that's all part of the fun when you look inside his Cranium of Curiosities. *We strongly advise trying not to get trapped in a barrel before or during the performance. Despite the expression "barrel of laughs", it may impede your enjoyment of the show.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

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