Arts PREVIEW: Strictly favourites bring touch of Hollywood to Eastbourne Fresh from wowing audiences in the West End, TV’s Strictly Come Dancing favourites Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace open their 2015 tour of Dance Til Dawn at the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne at the end of January. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Calamity Jane: Congress Theatre Eastbourne The classic musical Calamity Jane blows in from the Windy City to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre on February 24-28. This exciting new production features West End stars Jodie Prenger (Oliver!, Spamalot and One Man, Two Guvnors) and Tom Lister (The Water Babies, Emmerdale). By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Jarman In Pieces’ by Project Adorno Filmmaker, painter, gay rights activist, author, gardener – Derek Jarman packed many roles into his short life. Jarman In Pieces was first performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 to commemorate the life of Derek Jarman. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ICE SHOW REVIEW: PLATINUM Holiday on Ice the world’s most visited ice show made a welcome return to The Brighton Centre last night, with their new show PLATINUM. THIS 70th Anniversary production is choreographed by Brighton resident Mark Naylor who is also the creative director on the production. With PLATINUM, Mark has crea By Besi • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty Doug Devaney’s Sleeping Beauty at Emporium on London Road is a delightful Christmas offering incorporating all the features expected of a traditional pantomime, wrapped up in a clever script and featuring very strong individual performances by the actors and children. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts 2015 is the year of the musical at Eastbourne Theatres Musical Theatre fans in Eastbourne will be spoilt for choice in 2015 with productions of Dirty Dancing, Calamity Jane, Anything Goes, Oklahoma, Sound of Music and Annie. Eastbourne Theatres will be offering musical theatre fans ‘The Time of Their Life’ next year as Dirty Dancing kicks off an unprece By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Carousel needs Volunteers Carousel is a charity who work to promote the active involvement of people with a disability in the arts. As a small charity with big ideas, Carousel relies on the support of volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to develop creatively. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Aladdin in Worthing Oh Yes It Is! Why you should make the trip for Panto to Worthing by Craig Hanlon-Smith. THE FLOOD of Pantomimes on offer at this time of year can sometimes leave me petitioning to the national council for theatrical quality control – were such a think tank to exist. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Beauty and the Beast I love nothing better than an old school, traditional pantomine and Eastbourne Theatres production of Beauty and the Beast at the beautiful Devonshire Park Theatre ticked all my panto boxes in this show stopping production. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Sound of Music in Eastbourne A new production of one of the greatest musicals of all time Sound of Music returns to the stage in a new production which opens on Thursday, January 15 at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley and then moves to the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton to commence a major national tour, arriving at Eastbourne Co By Besi • 1 min read
Music PREVIEW: LET IT BE returns to West End LET IT BE, the international hit show celebrating the music of The Beatles, will return to London’s West End in February, followed by a second national tour starting October, opening in Manchester and visiting over 30 cities including Liverpool, Edinburgh, Bristol, Milton Keynes & Southampton. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Apocalypse Meow: Crisis is Born Southbank Centre presents a dazzling new Christmas show from international singing sensation Meow Meow as part of Southbank Centre’s Winter Festival. Meow Meow brings her unique brand of non-traditional Christmas cheer to Southbank Centre this winter with a dazzling new Christmas show Apocalypse Meo By Besi • 1 min read
