Ronnie Scott’s Story comes to Hastings
Direct from London’s world-famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars – led by the club’s artistic director – take audiences behind the scenes of one of the world’s most celebrated music venues, with a unique combination of world-class live jazz, storytelling, rare archive photography, and video footage.
Set amid the dive bars and juke-joints of Soho, The Ronnie Scott’s Story traces the club’s remarkable journey, from the hand-to-mouth finances and frequent police raids of its early years through to its place at the heart of the international jazz-scene.
Along the way come stories of old Soho, where musicians, celebrities and gangsters’ paths crossed. Audiences hear how Ronnie’s became neutral ground within fiercely contested gang territory, and of the club’s brushes with some of the era’s most notorious figures – including the Krays, who were rumoured to have taken Ronnie Scott for ‘a little drive’.
Life at Ronnie’s is vividly reimagined through music, as well as stories of the extraordinary characters who passed through its doors: pop stars, film stars, politicians, and royalty – but, above all, the musicians who made the club what it is.
Performed by The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, directed by the Club’s artistic director and musical tour de force, James Pearson, the show features classic music associated with the jazz greats who have graced the Ronnie Scott’s stage, woven together with Soho tales, wayward musicians, gangsters, police raids and the personalities behind the legend.
The result is a critically acclaimed celebration of one of the world’s most famous jazz venues – its history, its atmosphere, and the artists and music that shaped its story.
Saturday 21 November 2026, 7.30pm, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
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