THE Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy became an instant and enduring classic on its launch as a radio series.

Now Douglas Adams’s immortal creation explodes back into life, re-born in a ground-breaking new stage production coming to The Mayflower on Sunday as part of a UK tour.

A radio show like you have never seen before – in surround sound, packed with laughter, robots, really wild sound effects and drinks with extremely silly names.

Members of the legendary radio and TV casts are reunited for these live performances, led by Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, bringing to life the characters written for them in highlights from the entire Hitchhiker’s saga. They are joined on stage by a series of VIP guest voices of the book and supporting actors from Hitchhiker’s in all its phases, and the ‘radio’ part of the show isn’t a gimmick – each event will be recorded and available to download afterwards, becoming a genuine audio experience the audience can enjoy over and over again.

TOMMY Green Walk To Victory tells the story of Eastleigh’s own Olympic hero Tommy Green.

Brought vividly to life based on true accounts and stories from friends and family of the remarkable Olympian, this powerful play is about endurance, determination and bravery.

Green became – and remains – the oldest Olympic walking champion at 38 years of age, when he won a gold medal in the Road Race at the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games.

His outstanding achievement is all the more incredible because Green suffered rickets as a child and was unable to walk until he was five-years-old.

He holds the distinction of being the first Olympic road walking champion.

Tommy Green Walk To Victory is being staged at The Point in Eastleigh on Sunday at 10am, 11.30am and 1pm. Performances are free although tickets need to be reserved.

After the 1pm production, members of the play will join in a gala parade, featuring more than 200 members of youth and community groups and Olympic torch-bearer Daisy Brookman that will snake its way through the streets of Eastleigh, culminating in a carnival-style celebration of sports and heritage on the bandstand in Leigh Road Recreation Ground.

SOUTHAMPTON’S newest comedy night is launched in a city centre pub on Tuesday.

Billed as an evening of discovery, the event is set to feature some new and exciting names.

The guys at Laughing Coyote have hand-picked their favourite undiscovered comedy acts to present a show of smart, funny and light-hearted comedy.

After scouring the country for talent, acts are arriving from Wales, London and Bristol as well as closer to home in Hampshire.

The evening is compèred by the delightful Finnius Grenfell. This self-deprecating pseudo-liberal possibly played a large part in the current financial crisis, but no one will ever know for sure. Watch him rebuild his life through the medium of humour.

The event will start at 8pm in The Alexandra Pub, off London Road.

THE UK Tour of Spike Theatre’s The Games follows the Olympic Torch into Hampshire this weekend, appearing at Fareham’s Ashcroft Arts Centre tonight.

The ‘undiscovered’ Aristophanes Comedy uses clown, shadow puppetry, song and a lot of laughter to bring you the tale of three Greek nobodies caught up in a celestial bet between Zeus, Hera and Hercules.

Our unwitting heroes: Stanzas (a terrible poet), Darius (the runt of the litter) and Hermaphrodite (born a girl) travel to compete in the ancient Olympics and take on the heroes of the sporting world with epic results for mankind.

The Games is full of clowning, songs and some seriously funny puns.