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:

Friday 04 April 2025
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Theatre • Family
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Playmakers Youth Takeover - 7pm - Join us for an unforgettable night as the talented young performers of Playmakers Youth Theatre take over the stage with original shows inspired by the timeless works of Shakespeare. This is a family-friendly evening filled with creativity, energy, and the magic of live theatre. But that's not all! In addition to the performances, the front of house will feature a vibrant showcase of stalls run by young people, offering a variety of crafts, treats, and activities. Come and support the next generation of artists, creators, and entrepreneurs! Whether you're a Shakespeare fan or simply looking for a fun and enriching night out, this is an event you won't want to miss!
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 05 April 2025
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Live music
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Fureys - 7.30pm - Legends of Irish music & song, The Fureys are renowned for their hit songs I will love you, When you were sweet 16, The Green fields of France, The old man, Red rose café, From Clare to here, Her father didn't like me anyway, Leaving Nancy, Steal away and many more.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 06 April 2025
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Comedy • Family • For Children
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Rude Science Live - 11.30am & 3pm - The naughtiest, funniest, most revolting science show in the world. Brace yourselves for BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates' revolutionary, high-tech, highly-explosive new show, packed with outrageous science stunts. On the surface it's a riot of disgusting experiments built to delight young audiences but under the bonnet it's a brilliantly-constructed curriculum-driven adventure designed to inspire Britain's kids with a lasting fascination for science. Expect enormous bottoms, f*rt machines, snot cocktails, vast whoopee cushions, pee-powered fireworks and ear-wax-oozing mannequins in this celebration of the fascinating bodily science essential to life. The show transforms complex biology, physics and chemistry into educational hilarity using Stef's signature stunts and encyclopaedic science knowledge. Stefan Gates is an award-winning presenter of 20 TV series (including five for CBBC including Incredible Edibles, Gastrolab and Gastronuts), and a STEM author of 12 books (including Fartology and Science You Can Eat), and he's internationally renowned for his clever, high-octane, highly-educational stage shows that inspire young audiences to fall in love with science. Warnings: Smells, explosions (well signposted), stage smoke, latex balloons.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Tuesday 08 April 2025
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Theatre • Family
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy - 1pm & 4pm - Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy Adapted & directed by Daniel Buckroyd It sometimes felt as though time had stood still down on the farm - the old Fordson tractor quietly rusting away at the back of the barn, Grandpa tending his chickens - that is, until the summer his grandson came to stay, and the old man started telling stories of what it had been like when he was a boy. Following successful UK tours and a critically acclaimed run in New York, Michael Morpurgo's compelling sequel to War Horse returns to the stage in this delightful, family-friendly show combining drama, storytelling, and original music - a moving account of the changing face of the English countryside and a beautifully crafted reminder that stories really can reach out across the generations.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 09 April 2025
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Special interest • Workshop
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Unwritten: Creative Speed Dating Evening - 7pm - Writers and directors meet, pitch ideas, and form partnerships for the project. This event is part of Unwritten, a Playmakers artist development project for local writers and directors. If you would like to apply to be part of Unwritten please visit playmakers.org.uk
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 09 April 2025
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Theatre • Family
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy - 10.30am & 1.30pm - Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy Adapted & directed by Daniel Buckroyd It sometimes felt as though time had stood still down on the farm - the old Fordson tractor quietly rusting away at the back of the barn, Grandpa tending his chickens - that is, until the summer his grandson came to stay, and the old man started telling stories of what it had been like when he was a boy. Following successful UK tours and a critically acclaimed run in New York, Michael Morpurgo's compelling sequel to War Horse returns to the stage in this delightful, family-friendly show combining drama, storytelling, and original music - a moving account of the changing face of the English countryside and a beautifully crafted reminder that stories really can reach out across the generations.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 10 April 2025
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Live music • Tribute
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Taylor Swift Tribute by Xenna - 7pm - The producers of Only One Direction and Harry Styles Tribute present the mesmerising Taylor Swift Tribute. Step into the unparalleled world of Taylor Swift in this electrifying show featuring the incredible artist: Xenna. The Taylor Swift Tribute is a celebration of the iconic pop sensation's music, style, and unrivalled stage presence. Xenna embodies every essence of Taylor Swift, capturing her incredible voice, signature looks, and magnetic charisma.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 11 April 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Rich Hall: Chin Music - 7.30pm - Chin Music has two meanings. One is idle talk. The other is a brushback throw in baseball or cricket to intimidate the batter. Both describe Rich Hall's comedy. Idle but intimidating. Sharp, quick, splenetic, and sublimely improvisational. If you've never seen him, you need to hustle down to your local venue and grab a seat because he never disappoints. Ever.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 12 April 2025
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Live music • Comedy • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - 7.30pm - Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest – direct from the West End! With fifteen years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity. A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning show as audience suggestions are transformed on the spot into all-singing, all dancing productions with hilarious results. These incredible performers are guaranteed to impress as they create shows packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies – and it's all made up on the spot! So whether you fancy Hamilton in a hospital or Sondheim in the Sahara, you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it!
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Saturday 12 April 2025
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Comedy • Musical Theatre • Family • For Children
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Showstoppers' Kids Show - 3pm - An improvised musical show for kids of all ages, from Olivier Award-winning West End improvisers, The Showstoppers. If your children could create their very own dream musical – where would they start? The Showstoppers' Kids Show takes your kids’ ideas and turns them into marvellous, musical adventures from scratch, in front of their very noses. Together we’ll explore magical kingdoms as kids decide where the story is set, who the characters are and what happens next. Shaun the Sheep meets Dora at a magic castle? Done! Peppa Pig and Spiderman explore a spooky graveyard? No problem! PAW Patrol battle monsters under the sea? Of course! From their imaginations to the stage – everything is made up on the spot entirely from audience suggestions, but grown-ups take heed: we ONLY take suggestions from kids! The Showstoppers are the creators of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and winners of the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment and Family Show.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 13 April 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Comedy - Lou Sanders: No Kissing in the Bingo Hall - 7.30pm - A show about being human-can you relate??? Just like Tom Cruise does all his own stunts, I'm going to do all my own jokes! A deep, dumb show for the masses. Star of Dancing On Ice (ITV), champion of Taskmaster (Channel 4), co-host of Mel Giedroyc's Unforgivable (Dave), regular on QI (BBC) and as seen on The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) and Would I Lie To You? (BBC).
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Sunday 13 April 2025
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Family • For Children
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Amazing Bubble Man - 2pm - Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. He is a favourite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he has enjoyed twelve years of sell-out success. Louis explores the breath-taking dynamics of bubbles, combining comedy and artistry with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerised. From square bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, fog-filled bubbles, giant bubbles, bubble volcanoes, tornados and trampolines to people inside bubbles, the Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Monday 14 April 2025
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Live music • Theatre • Opera
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Hurn Court Opera: La Cenerentola - 7.30pm - In this lively take on the Cinderella story, Rossini's opera combines irrepressible music, social comedy and poignant beauty. Rossini's Cenerentola - Angelina - gets no help from a fairy wand or glass slipper. Instead, her innate dignity and kindness prove her most powerful allies. While scheming shenanigans swirl around her, she maintains a quiet strength and belief in virtue that ultimately win the day. Let a cast of emerging opera stars and the Hurn Court Opera orchestra take you through the masquerades, malice and buffoonery that punctuate Angelina's change in fortune. Orchestra conducted by Lynton Atkinson. Directed by Joy Robinson.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Tuesday 15 April 2025
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Theatre • Family • For Children
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Elmer Adventure - 1.30pm & 4pm - Elmer is not elephant colour – Elmer is patchwork Join three friends on a joyful jungle adventure in Tall Stories' magical, musical adaptation of the much-loved Elmer books by David McKee. Everyone loves the stories about Elmer the patchwork elephant – whether he's pretending to be an ordinary grey elephant or playing a practical joke. But has anyone ever actually seen him? Can you help find him? Is that a patchwork trunk hidden among the trees and bushes of the jungle? The enchanting and colourful world of Elmer is brought to life through songs, storytelling and puppetry by Tall Stories, the company who brought you The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom live on stage – for everyone aged 3 and up. Celebrate Elmer's unique patchwork colours and wear all your colourful clothes when you see the show.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 16 April 2025
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Theatre • Family • For Children
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Elmer Adventure - 10.30am & 1.30pm - Elmer is not elephant colour – Elmer is patchwork Join three friends on a joyful jungle adventure in Tall Stories' magical, musical adaptation of the much-loved Elmer books by David McKee. Everyone loves the stories about Elmer the patchwork elephant – whether he's pretending to be an ordinary grey elephant or playing a practical joke. But has anyone ever actually seen him? Can you help find him? Is that a patchwork trunk hidden among the trees and bushes of the jungle? The enchanting and colourful world of Elmer is brought to life through songs, storytelling and puppetry by Tall Stories, the company who brought you The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom live on stage – for everyone aged 3 and up. Celebrate Elmer's unique patchwork colours and wear all your colourful clothes when you see the show.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 17 April 2025
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Theatre • Family • For Children
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Elmer Adventure - 10.30am & 1.30pm - Elmer is not elephant colour – Elmer is patchwork Join three friends on a joyful jungle adventure in Tall Stories' magical, musical adaptation of the much-loved Elmer books by David McKee. Everyone loves the stories about Elmer the patchwork elephant – whether he's pretending to be an ordinary grey elephant or playing a practical joke. But has anyone ever actually seen him? Can you help find him? Is that a patchwork trunk hidden among the trees and bushes of the jungle? The enchanting and colourful world of Elmer is brought to life through songs, storytelling and puppetry by Tall Stories, the company who brought you The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom live on stage – for everyone aged 3 and up. Celebrate Elmer's unique patchwork colours and wear all your colourful clothes when you see the show.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Tuesday 22 April 2025
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Comedy
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Harry Hill: New Bits & Greatest Hits - 7.30pm - The Badger Parade is back on! Join me on my Diamond Jubilee lap of honour as I celebrate 60 Glorious Years of fun, laughter and low level disruption! Marvel! As I offer new insights into the hot topics of the day such as the demise of the SCART lead, The Culture Wars, the differences between crab sticks and rhubarb and the origins of Tirimisu! Guffaw with delight! As I delve into my back catalogue using my patented 'Old Bit Randomiser' for old favourites like 'Interspecies Tennis', 'The time I went up in the Space Shuttle' and 'When Nan got her hair caught in the knitting'! Cough Awkwardly! As Gary ,(my son from my first marriage) attempts to take over the business again. Tap your Feet! As Stouffer The Cat spits a little Steflon Don! Watch in Wonder! at the return of The Badger Parade with guest appearances from The Knitted Character and Abu Hamster. Plus one lucky audience member will get to join me in a double act! SO GET ON BOARD THE LAUGHTER TRAIN!
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Wednesday 23 April 2025
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Theatre • Film
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove - 7pm - National Theatre Live 2025 Dr. Strangelove co-adapted by Armando Iannucci co-adapted and directed by Sean Foley Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, The Trip) plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. This explosively funny satire, about a rogue U.S General who triggers a nuclear attack, is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Thursday 24 April 2025
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Special interest • Talk • Awards
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Maven Awards Night - 7.30pm - Hosted by Maven - A coworking community & supportive space for Winchester's women in business. Join us for an uplifting night full of entertainment and energy as we shine a light on Winchester women in business. The Maven Awards was founded with passion in 2024 to celebrate the inspirational wealth of female entrepreneurial talent that we have here in this wonderful city. Enjoy a night dedicated towards red carpet style, share in celebrating the finalists and the winners and expect to be wowed by our uplifting music and dance entertainment. This night is open to all - and yes it's an event to celebrate women but men are welcome too! Dress code - Red Carpet
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Friday 25 April 2025
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Live music • Tribute
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Rhinestone Cowboy: The Glen Campbell Story - 7.30pm - From his humble beginnings to his meteoric rise to fame, and the tumultuous rollercoaster ride in between, backed by a live band of top-tier musicians, this theatre show delivers an immersive experience that celebrates the highs and lows of Glen Campbell's life.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Monday 28 April 2025
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Live music • Musical Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: University of Winchester Music and Lyrics - 7.30pm - the University of Winchester Musical Theatre students take to the stage, in a one night only event: Music and Lyrics. Songs in musicals function in various ways and can express a range of emotions for the characters that sing them. Whether moments of joy, anger or despair, and everything in between, musicals allow characters to paint their emotions on a variety of canvases. In a stripped-back, concert setting, students will perform a range of songs drawn from across the musical theatre repertoire, illustrating that musicals can be so much more than frivolous entertainment
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

Tuesday 29 April 2025
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Comedy • Theatre
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Comedy of Terrors - 7.30pm - When Jo Smith arrives for an audition with director Vyvian Jones, it turns out she's actually been invited to the theatre by Vyvian's twin brother Beverley, who wants her to impersonate her own twin sister Fiona, to persuade Vyvian that Beverley hasn't had a fling with Fiona… he has, but doesn't want Vyvian to tell his fiancee Cheryl! And when the real Fiona turns up, not to mention Vyvian (a member of the local Sons of Satan Association, who wants to use Jo for his first human sacrifice) and Beverley and Vyvian's identical triplet policeman brother, the stage is well and truly set for a fast-moving madcap comedy of multiple mistaken identity.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester

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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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

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

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 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

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 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
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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
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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
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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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Venue: Theatre Royal
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