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Richard Makin
HOT spoke to Richard Makin prior to his evening performance at Electric Palace. The eccentric and refreshing personality that is Richard Makin enlightened writer Jessica Parker into his preparation for the coming evening, and an insight into the linguistic complexity of his work.
Psychiatrist in dissent
Continuing with the theme introduced in Difference, deviation and dissent (18 Oct 2013) Sean O’Shea holds up a mirror to the world of mental health by discussing the work of psychiatry’s bête noire, the late Ronald David Laing (1927 – 1989).
Tapestry – a review
There was a buzz in the atmosphere at the first Reality Street readings and music event at the Electric Palace on Wednesday 19th February 2014. Local writer, Leigh Kennedy went along to listen and to ask Philip Terry about his novel, Tapestry, a mixture of the comic and tragic in post-1066 England.
Indie Film Week 2014
The Electric Palace Cinema is putting on special screenings of independent films from across the UK from 6-9 February 2014. Come along this February for a showcase of four independent movies from a variety of directors and UK locations, writes Annie Waite.
Write your way into the New Year
Local writers, both new and experienced, will have a chance to polish their words when a new branch of the Unthank School of Writing (USoW) opens its doors soon in Hastings. The course tutor, Sharon Zink, explains more.
Future of St Leonards on the line
Overlooking Warrior Square Station are two Victorian villas, 1 and 3 Chapel Park Road. The planning application to replace them with a block of 29 flats will be considered by the planning committee this coming Wednesday, 6 November, at a meeting in Hastings Town Hall starting at 6pm. Local resident Bernard McGinley considers the implications for St Leonards.
Festival de Trash Cannes, 25 – 27 October 2013
The writer Ray Bradbury observed: ‘Ours is a culture and a time as immensely rich in trash as it is in treasures’.
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