Rufus
30th June The De La Warr Pavilion By Ed Boxall The first Rufus’ song I heard was Nobody’s Off The Hook. It was love at first listen. It’s a friendship-love song with an impossibly pretty melody and string quartet arrangement.…
Two Upcoming Films at Kino-Teatr
McQueen 2018 (Dir: Peter Ettedgui and Ian Bonhôte) 12th &13th July Anyone who saw the V&A exhibition of Alexander McQueen’s work, Savage Beauty, will need no persuading to see this. It’s an opportunity to revisit many of the collections, to see…
Quantum Illusion
Trevor Watts (Saxes) + Veryan Weston (keypad) will be playing as their electro acoustic QUANTUM ILLUSION project at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on Sea on Sunday July 15th at pm plus two other groups (see below). The concert is free,…
Jason Singh and Anna Helena McLean: Flight Music
A medieval Sufi prince and a Nordic goddess. What kind of music would they make together? Had you been at the Kino-teatr on Saturday, 30th June in St Leonards you would have found out. It was astoundingly good. Thrillingly original,…
Ruth E Cockburn – ‘Postcard from Blackpool’
Reviewed at The Palace In contrast to a Hastings Comedy Fringe bill dominated by stand-up routines, Ruth E Cockburn’s ‘Postcards from Blackpool’ was a consummate piece of theatre. Centred on the themes of romance, nostalgia and (the clue’s in the…
Unmistakably Cultish
Angelica Campion The ‘Bavard Bar ‘a platform for your passion’, is a monthly evening at the Kino in St Leonards where three people try to speak inspiringly on a subject for 15 minutes each. I had heard some great reports…
PREVIEW – Let’s Fly, Let’s Fly
Jason Singh and Anna Helena McLean (Mo Fo) Mix It Up at the Kino-teatr A Sonic Return to the Source is previewed Can you imagine a form of music that arises from a mix of the dawn chorus, hip-hop, classical…
Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen (Dir: Carol Hunt) Adapted by Simon Reade The Stables Theatre, 1-9 June 2018 Review by Hugh Bryant I was there on the first night of this classic in a full house that included many latter-day Janeites. Pride and…
The Slow Train To Dawn
The The, Brixton 02 Review and picture by Angelica Campion Matt Johnson, aka the band The The is playing at the O2 in Brixton and I’m going. This show, and the others, sold out in minutes as they haven’t played…
The Haters V The Flag Wavers
Angelica Campion’s Royal Wedding Celebrity spotting and sneering at monstrous anti-social hats while guzzling gin and tonic at is something I recommend. Look! There’s a bread pudding in glasses! No, that’s Elton John. Yes, it’s Royal Wedding Day and halfway…