Tag archives for John Knowles
A Dickens Christmas
JOHN KNOWLES A (One Man) Christmas Carol, presented by Jud Charlton and directed by Paolo Serra, will show at the Kino Teatr on 11 December, the Hot Tap Theatre in…
America Ground – The Musical
ROD WEBB talks to John Knowles about how America Ground The Musical emerged from a concern about the future of this town You might wonder what the history of the…
If You Had £400k to Spend on the Arts…
Following recent revelations, HIP asked three Hastings creatives what they would do if let loose with a chunk of taxpayer’s ; A poverty of ideals JOHN KNOWLES, writer, producer…
Letters 219
St Mary Quite Contrary Dear HIP,Several years ago, there was a proposal to close the road behind the White Rock Theatre and extend the theatre backwards, with an opening onto…
Shakespeare-on-Sea
In an interview with HIP, John Knowles, Hastings’ actor, director, producer and founder of Fetch Theatre, argues that radical action is urgently needed to revive the idea of theatre in…
VIEWPOINT: A Tale Of Two Towns
John Knowles visits the brand-new Shakespeare North Playhouse and decries Hastings’ lack of both theatres and vision. Fetch Theatre has just returned from a mini tour taking in Tunbridge Wells…
Getting in the Scrooge Groove
Kate Tym and John Knowles are back for what is, arguably, Hastings’ favourite Christmas Show. The Penny Pincher’s Christmas Carol is a hilarious and off-beat take on the Dickens Christmas…
Masked Truths
John Knowles, playwright, actor and impresario, explains the hidden world behind the latest play in his Twelfth Night ; I have found, late in life, my obsession – Shakespeare. He…
ARTS DIARY
KINO IS BACK The arts centre on Norman Road has reopened, after a short break, and has a wide-ranging programme of films, music and other assorted outpourings and will host…
Revenge of the Whirligig
John Knowles adopts King Lear’s view that ‘when we are born, we cry that we have come to this stage of fools’. The fool has long had a place in…
Bavarding with HIP
A rather special Barvard Bar event took place at St Leonards’ Regency Rooms - aka Crown House - earlier this month. Tim ‘Bavard’ Crook generously loaned his concept and his…
Beastly Dark Heart
Kent Barker reviews the latest work from Hastings playwright and director John Knowles. I’ll tell you something for nothing: the three people I would least like to be stuck in…
ARTS DIARY
Beginning Again The Wealden Consort choral singers are preparing for an ‘uplifting’ choral and classical music concert in Christ Church, Silchester Road, St Leonards on Saturday 30th October. The concert,…
ARTS DIARY
Black Magik Black Magik Fest is a new arts festival in St Leonards celebrating what it means to be Black and British. It’s devised and curated by resident Jack Kennedy…
Ready for the Next Act
Someone who has worked hard to keep theatre living and breathing is local writer, producer, performer and theatre-maker, John Knowles. Fiona McGarry spoke to him about what’s in store for…
HIP YOUNG WRITING
Get Hastings Reading Our passion for words goes viral By Stephen Ratcliffe Culture Shift, a key partner in the Get Hastings Reading campaign, has launched a series of short films…
Creation in Isolation
It’s not easy being an artist in lockdown. Our worst enemy is isolation: not having something to create about. That can be terrifying, with or without lockdown. But it’s not…
Everyman or No Man
Gareth Stevens speaks with theatre producer, writer, director and actor John Knowles. John and I meet on an under-promenade bench framed by a white arch that somehow seems perfectly designed…
Local Playwrights Show Their Talent Through ‘First Heard’
‘First Heard’ is a monthly play -reading event featuring new works by local playwrights, performed by professional actors. The readings are hosted at Electric Palace Cinema on the High Street.…
Hastings Favourite Christmas Tradition Is Back
A Penny Pincher’s Christmas CarolPreview by Pete Donohue A Penny Pincher’s Christmas Carol, Hastings’ favourite family Christmas show is returning for a five day run during the winter holiday season.…
The Weir by Conor McPherson
Showing at the Stables Theatre, Friday 20th September – Saturday 28th September; Director Andrew Bruce Preview by Merlin Betts Sitting in the Cutter with a bundle of friends and sipping…
COMMUNITY LEDGE #2: John Knowles
HIP talks to this month’s ‘Community Ledge’, John Knowles about life, theatre and what they contribute to each other. Where did you grow up?Well some would say I never have,…
MINI REVIEW: Do Journeys End In Lovers Meeting?
Merlin Betts considersthe latest play from John Knowles and Fetch Theatre. Patrick Keeley as AntonioPICTURE: Peter Mould A Fiction Romance is the third in Fetch’s Shakespeare monologues series, preceeded by…
To B Movie or Not to B Movie
Thrills and spills at the Electric Palace Cinema By Andrew Myers Melodramatic acting, dodgy special effects and plot holes you could fly a badly realised spaceship through – all music to…
From the Ashes of the Past
PICTURE: Max Neonlife Monaghan Caliban's Codex is a new monologue by the local writer John Knowles (Toby Belch is Unwell, Hitleria Pizzeria Parts I & II and Time Please), created with…
Theatre
BY THOMAS DALDRY Although it’s often under the radar, Hastings has a thriving theatre scene. It is stocked with a wealth of venues, projects and professional theatre makers that operate…
The Rise of Independent Theatre
Hitleria Pizzaria Part I Sophie Shaw talks to John Knowles about how the independent theatre scene is on the rise in Hastings and St Leonards in advance of his latest…
A Penny Pincher’s Christmas Carol – Hastings’ alternative Christmas panto at The Palace
Local writing and performing team Kate Tym and John Knowles (aka It’s Not Us) have already established themselves with a series of successful small theatre productions at various venues across…
Waiting for Gareth
Hitler Pizzeria reviewed by Kent Barker The problem with Samuel Becket’s ‘Waiting for Godot’ is that you know from the outset your wait will be fruitless because the programme cast-list…