Arts REVIEW: Rent @ Devonshire Park Theatre This show now in its 20th year and wrapped round the plot of La bohème centres on the lives of a group of impoverished young American artists struggling with identity, HIV, homelessness, politics, death and a world which doesn’t seem to care about them or their dreams. This interwoven group are fran By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Rent The new 20th Anniversary production of Jonathan Larson’s ground-breaking Pulitzer Prize – and multi Tony Award-winning musical RENT comes to the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne this spring. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Aida:Verdi Kent’s trademark style of splendour, glamour and stuffing in as much pomp, activity and energy as possible on the stage works well with Aida, and gave it the much needed epic feel By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Avenue Q comes to Eastbourne You’d be a muppet to miss this Tony award-winning Broadway and West End musical! A smash hit on Broadway and in the West End, award-winning comedy musical Avenue Q will bring a host of fuzzy friends to Congress Theatre, Eastbourne from Tuesday July 5 – Saturday, July 9 2016. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Towner Art Gallery: ‘Recording Britain’ Towner presents Recording Britain, an exhibition of nearly fifty watercolour paintings of the changing landscape of Britain during the Second World War. Set up by Sir Kenneth Clark at the outbreak of war in 1939, Recording Britain was a scheme intended to boost national morale by celebrating the cou By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope Debonair dandy and non-conformist Quentin Crisp is celebrated in the acclaimed production, Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope at Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne on Saturday, November 7, for two performances only. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Carmen: Connaught Theatre Carmen Ellen Kent Productions. Connaught Theatre Eastbourne Directed by Ellen Kent, this traditionally staged, romantic production was set in Seville, with an impressive horse-show included, this great production features Bizet’s unforgettable melodies including the best known baritone aria of all, By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Full Monty comes to Eastbourne The Full Monty, is about six out-of-work Sheffield steelworkers who decide to raise some cash by putting on a strip show. The film took the world by storm in 1997 and has become one of the most successful British movies ever made. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Great Gatsby: Eastbourne This Great Gatsby is one for the ardent fans of Blackeyed or dedicated followers of Fitzgerald. I would suggest you get the film out instead but that was terrible, so don’t. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts In Search of Lost Boys – Open Auditions in Eastbourne Eastbourne Theatres will hold open auditions for their professional Christmas pantomime Peter Pan this weekend. Open auditions to find boys to play the parts of John, Michael and the Lost Boys in this year’s Eastbourne Theatres’ professional pantomime Peter Pan will take place this Sunday, September By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: Flare Path: Terence Rattigan Celebrating the 70th anniversary of VE day Flare Path paints an evocative portrait of life in wartime Britain for the RAF bomber crews, their wives and sweethearts, who were left awaiting their return. Based on Rattigan’s experiences as a tail gunner during World War II and set in 1942 against a bac By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar An explosive new production of the ground-breaking rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar comes to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre from Monday 7 – Saturday, September 12. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s pioneering rock musical, of the last seven days in the life of Jesus Christ through the eyes of Judas By Contributor • 2 min read
