Sophie Barber, Winner of the CVAN Platform Graduate Award, by Thomas Denman
Sophie Barber with her painting 'Phil' A graduate of the University of Brighton’s BA (Hons) Fine Art Practice at Sussex Coast College, Hastings, has won the prestigious and much coveted Platform Graduate Award. Sophie Barber, 21, whose paintings earlier this…
Uncovering the stories of West Street by Lorna Crabbe
Artist Lorna Crabbe tells us about an exciting new project, ‘Rediscovering West Street: A meandering and forgotten past Duo Bogof and a white rabbit 'family portrait’, Duo Bogof will be part of the Illuminating West Street celebrations, photo by Sin…
L’incoronazione di Poppea 11 November, 2017, St. Mary in the Castle, reviewed by Thomas Denman
From left, Sarah Parkin as Poppea and Lucilla Graham as Nero, photo by Chris Parker On Saturday last weekend, another brave and innovative production from Barefoot Opera, electrified a packed auditorium at St. Mary in the Castle. Staging L’incoronazione di…
Trouble in Tahiti, Kino–Teatr, 25–27 October 2017, reviewed by Jane Gordon
From left; Alistair Sutherland, Tom Clarkson, Chiara Vinci, Sophie Goldrick and Laurence Panter Trouble in Tahiti is the second production from the vibrant new company Stage Left Project, which already displays the slick professionalism of a well-oiled team. As…
Coastal Currents Goes Out of Season To Bring a Special Piece of Art to Silverhill by Tina Morris
Now seemingly a year-round venture, with new owner, Tina Morris, at the helm, Coastal Currents is still making the headlines. Here, she discusses a missing piece of the 2017 programme With bravery of programming, comes risk. But who would want…
It’s Halloween in Hastings and That Means Voodoo Fest! by Mark Curry
From the team that bring the town Fat Tuesday, this end of season event for Hastings is always on Halloween, always has amazing costumes, always features a parade with a band and coffin and is always fun of a sort.…
L’incoronazione di Poppea, St Mary in the Castle by Thomas Denman
Judith Charron, Sara Parker, Lucilla Graham in rehearsal Barefoot Opera – Hastings and St Leonards’ very own opera company – for one night only, at St Mary in the Castle, will present what promises to be another unique and scintillating…
Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti – Stage Left Project’s First Major Production by Tom Clarkson from Stage Left Project
This month sees our new Hastings-based theatre company, Stage Left Project, present a live performance of Leonard Bernstein’s one-act opera, Trouble in Tahiti, at the Kino Teatr, before we embark on a tour of the south-east celebrating the centenary of…
Hastings Burlesque – Debuts, Empowerment and Boosting Self-Esteem
Mark Curry catches up with Alotta Piernas (aka Izzy Crouch), founder of Hastings Burlesque which made its debut at the White Rock Theatre, 23 September 2017 How did your debut show go? It went very well – a sellout, an…
Burning Bright: Gibson-Cowan’s Fearful Symmetry at the blackShed Gallery by Julia Mortimer
Ben Gibson-Cowan’s stunning photographic exhibition not only reveals to us a world of symmetry, but also allows us to see how it changes when our physical surroundings are viewed from multiple perspectives. I have an abiding memory of two London…