What’s HOT at the White Rock
HOT’s Paul Way-Rider takes a look at some of the shows coming up at the White Rock Theatre (WRT) in July and beyond including Rick Wakeman, this years panto Aladdin and more!
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Three Inch Fools: Much Ado About Nothing
The Three Inch Fools return to St Mary in the Castle on Thursday, 30 May. Five actors, with all manner of musical instruments, present an inventive take on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, a rip-roaring comedy of quarrels, deceptions and a frustratingly stupid man called Dogberry.
Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd comes to St Mary in the Castle
Renaissance Theatre, now 10 years old, this week presents Stephen Sondheim’s musical Sweeney Todd in a fundraiser for St Michael’s Hospice. General secretary Kim Sutton explains what waits in store.
New production by Fairlight Players of Humble Boy
Fairlight Players begin a three-day run of Charlotte Jones’ award-winning play Humble Boy on Thursday 9th at Fairlight Village Hall. Nick Terdre reports.
What’s HOT at the White Rock
HOT’s Paul Way-Rider takes a look at some of the shows coming up at the White Rock Theatre (WRT) in May and June – and beyond!
Women composers to the fore in the Challenge of Change
On Wednesday 1 May at 7.30pm the Kino-Teatr in St Leonards hosts a chamber music concert dedicated to female composers as part of Hastings Philharmonic’s Challenge of Change festival. This features some great musicians, including pianist Roman Kosyakov, winner of the 2018 HIPCC, and Angela Jung, the lead violin of Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra. Will Robertson, cello, and counter-tenor Alex Pullinger make up a very impressive team, writes Chris Cormack.
Poets and singers in joint celebration of Atatürk
As part of a series of themed events around “The Challenge of Change”, and an 80th anniversary celebration of Jemal Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, Hastings Philharmonic Chamber Choir will join poets from the Hastings Stanza group at The Beacon in St Mary’s Terrace on Tuesday 30 April at 7.30 pm for an evening of entertainment in song and verse, writes Chris Cormack.
White Liars and Black Comedy double bill at the Stables
Starting this Friday 5 April and running through to Saturday 13 April,
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