Portsmouth's best things to do this weekend, February 29 and March 1

Here are our top picks.

EVENT: This comic opera, Orpheus in the Underworld, by Jacques Offenbach is performed by the University of Portsmouth Dramatic and Musical Society. New Theatre Royal, Guildhall Walk, Saturday, 7.30pm.

UPDMS is putting on Orpheus in The Underworld at New Theatre Royal, February 27-29. Megan Dutton, left, is Eurydice, with Jake Warner as Orpheus. Picture by Lucy Cullumplaceholder image
UPDMS is putting on Orpheus in The Underworld at New Theatre Royal, February 27-29. Megan Dutton, left, is Eurydice, with Jake Warner as Orpheus. Picture by Lucy Cullum | Other 3rd Party

FITNESS: Get moving and learn new moves at this yoga class for beginners. Stacey Community Centre, Copnor, Monday, 6pm.

GIG: Listen to an array of music by the Dave Pearson Big Band while enjoying a homemade Sunday lunch. Blue Lagoon, Hilsea, Sunday, 12.30pm.

STAGE: Set on a Greek island paradise, Mamma Mia is a story of love, friendship and identity cleverly told through the timeless songs of ABBA. Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, Saturday, 7.30pm.

FAMILY FUN: Award-winning Mumblecrust Theatre presents the family-friendly show The Tale of a Cockatrice, a fable for monster-lovers young and old. £7. Portsmouth Guildhall, Saturday, 11am.

TALK: The Elgar Society Southern Branch welcomes a talk by Joe Tierney discussing the trust’s role in caring for The Firs, Elgar’s birthplace. Free. The Spring, Havant, Saturday, 2pm.

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