War, whack-a-mole and wheelie bins
If you live in Rye and are reading this, the chances are you already know that the Hastings Independent, which has a wider circulation than the Hastings Observer, is now available in Rye. Angelica Campion writes. One of this paper’s most…
Born To Run and Run
Warning: contains spoilers Springsteen on Broadway, The Walter Kerr Theatre NYC, 7th April 2018 Reviewed by Juniper Gavin It’s Saturday night on Broadway, New York City and I am 3,500 miles from my hometown of Hastings. I’m with a school…
Coffin Club
Needing something weird to review in Hastings, I didn’t have to look far. Coffin Club is reviewed by Angelica Campion. Coffin Club at St Mary In The Castle, run by celebrants Kate Dyer and Kate Tym, wasn’t what I expected…
Collaborators
Written by John Hodge Director Maureen Nelson Performed at the Stables 6th – 14th April Reviewed by Hugh Bryant I saw this play, directed by Maureen Nelson who is on the more radical wing of the small army of local…
Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne at St. Mary in the Castle. Reviewed by Colin Gibson Newcastle folk rock band Lindisfarne has produced, in its various incarnations, an extraordinary collection of great material spanning almost fifty years, the vast proportion of which was penned by the…
Posh Club
Reviewed by Angelica Campion Posh Club has arrived in Hastings. Produced by Duckie, the arts company with a social conscience, it’s already in Crawley, Hackney and Elephant & Castle and will soon be in Brighton too. Oh and it’s not…
IVOR’S GHOSTS – A novel by Anthony Mcdonald
Reviewed by Bill Walsh Anthony McDonald is an established author who has lived and travelled widely, was born in Wittersham, and has lived most of his life in the Rye area - where he still lives. His latest book Ivor’s Ghosts is…
A Doll’s House
Written by Henrik Ibsen Performed at The Stables, Hastings. 9-17 March. Director: Sandra Tomlinson Review by Hugh Bryant What with the price of houses on the south coast, A Doll’s House seemed a good bet. Set in Norway, it was…
Thank God It’s Friday
Reviewed by Angelica Campion I love old pubs and history. My dad was born in The Angel in St Giles, (previously the Bowl) where condemned men went for their last drink before being hanged at Tyburn. There are more than…
Is There Anybody There?
REVIEW BY ANGELICA CAMPION ‘Let me show you what Hastings has to offer in the way of entertainment’, I said to my friend Suzie Zamit, one of the UK’s finest sculptors, recently relocated to our seaside manor. She was keen…