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The Weed: a new play by Anne Rouse

Anne Rouse’s new play The Weed explores the circumstances behind the first ever American play, which was ordered to be performed in court to see how many laws it broke. Director John Knowles explains.

Posted 15:07 Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017 In: Performance Tags: 1665, America Ground, First Play in America, New Writing, poetry

Join the greenway rail corridor walk

Hastings Greenway Group’s campaign to make the greenway a reality takes a further step forward with a public walk on Saturday 18 February along the rail corridor stretch in the town centre. The group attracted an interested audience to its recent meeting, including two local councillors but no one representing East Sussex County Council. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 12:47 In: Campaigns Tags: Amber Rudd, East Sussex County Council, ESCC, Hastings Borough Council, Hastings Greenway Group, Heart of Hastings Community Land Trust, Network Rail, Nick Terdre, Nigel Sinden, ombudsman, Railtrack, Tania Charman, Tim Jemison, Tony Polain

Forty two vie for piano competition glory

This year’s Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, which promises to be the biggest and best ever, will start at the White Rock Theatre on Thursday February 23 and run until the grand two-evening final on 3 and 4 March. The organiser’s Julian Norridge sets the scene. Photos by Richard Grebby of RG Studios.

Posted 17:11 Monday, Feb 13, 2017 In: Music & Sound Tags: Frank wibaut, Hastings Card, Hastings Internatioanl Piano Concerto Competition, HIPCC, Jerwood Gallery, Julian Norridge, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, RPO, Timothy Henty

Save The Tub!

Local venue under threat but you can help. The venue, known variously as The Union Bar, The Tub or The Tubman to its many loyal users has to find approximately £5,000 to improve fire safety within the pub, or it will have to close down by the end of February. Andy Gunton writes.

Posted 15:19 Sunday, Feb 12, 2017 In: Music & Sound Tags: Alibi, Andy Gunton, Harvey Palmer, Kid Kapichi, Mark Richards, Matilda's Scoundrels, Paul Osmond, Sam Kinch, The Stinger, The Tub, the tubman, the union bar

Hate and the Left

HOT’s

Posted 08:28 In: SOS Tags: Dennis Skinner, Edith Cavell, George Orwell, Hartley Shawcross, Imma, Joseph Goebbels, Julia Kristeva, Karl Marx, Labour party, Melanie Klein, Momentum, Nuremberg trials, Sigmund Freudnuel Kant, SWP, Thatcher

Help hunt for Hastings’ heritage

Posted 09:06 Saturday, Feb 11, 2017 In: Hastings People Tags: Maxine Beuret, Mr Baxter, Pelham Roundabout Fountain, Toby Sargent, Trevi Fountain, Versailles, West Hill funicular

Sponsor St Mary in the Castle

St Mary in the Castle is without a doubt a beautiful space in our town: from the crypt to the cupola, from the exterior to the interior, the building is an impressive centre point of our lovely town. Currently, St Mary in the Castle is run without any external funding – and the team there have sent out an SOS for sponsors and donations so that the building can receive some much needed TLC and its place as a hub of arts and entertainment and inspiring venue for all occasions can continue. HOT’s Zelly Restorick writes.

Posted 08:30 In: Arts News Tags: Muriel Matters, sponsorship, st mary in the castle, Thom Kofoed, women's rights

Big Air on a G String

The world’s largest subterranean skate park – Source in Hastings – normally resounds to an eclectic mix of rock, punk and hip hop, but on Tuesday 14 February, freestyle BMXers and skateboarders will be able to hear some of the world’s most talented young pianists killing it on the keyboard of a grand piano while they shred the vert. Alison Levinson writes.

Posted 08:14 Friday, Feb 10, 2017 In: Music & Sound Tags: Alison Levinson, Frank wibaut, Hastings Card, Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, HIPCC, Marc Moore, Margaret Sheehy, MSL Digital, Rich Moore, Silverdale Primary Academy, Source, Source Park, White Rock Theatre