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…
A Necessary Woman
REVIEWED BY JULIA ANDREWS-LIFFORD A Necessary Woman Performed at the Kino-teatr ‘A Necessary Woman’ is a long overdue tribute to suffragette Emily Wilding Davison and all the important yet unrecognised women who have worked in Parliament – from the first female…
How Sweet is your Love?
REVIEWED BY HUGH BRYANT Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring Performed at the Stables Theatre 2nd-10th February Director: Leslie Adams I went to see Arsenic and Old Lace on a Saturday . Traditionally it is said that Saturday night…
Fat Tuesday Unplugged Saturday
ANGELICA CAMPION REPORTS What’s the best thing about Hastings? Why, Fat Tuesday’s Unplugged Saturday! What could be better than rolling from pub to pub to see 20 minute sets from some of the best musicians Hastings can offer? In the…
Fat Tuesday 2018
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