The Sound of Julie

The Portsmouth Players bring The Sound of Julie to The Barn Studio Theatre from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 September, a musical celebration of Julie Andrews. It's a tribute to one of entertainment's most beloved stars, and it runs for five nights in the Milton Park studio.

The show gathers the songs she made famous, drawing on The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, and weaves in stories from her career on stage and screen. The songs and the stories run together to take the audience through some of the most iconic musicals and films ever created, so it's as much about the life behind the voice as it is about the music itself. Reviewers have described it as a nostalgic, uplifting and thoroughly entertaining evening, and a tribute to a true legend.

As for the venue, The Barn Studio Theatre in Milton Park is billed as one of Portsmouth's best-kept secrets and the city's only thatched building. It's a small, characterful space that fits the kind of evening this is — a bit of a hidden gem tucked away in the park. If you've never been, it's worth a look just for the building, let alone the show inside.

The Sound of Julie opens on Tuesday 8 September and runs through to Saturday 12 September, so you've got five nights to choose from if you want to catch it. It's presented by the Portsmouth Players at The Barn Studio Theatre in Milton Park.