Unequal Fortunes: A Laughing Matter
Stables Theatre, Hastings Joking Apart, a classic comedy written by Alan Ayckbourn and first performed in 1978, has many elements ideal for the modest resources of local theatre. There are seven characters, each with scope for dramatic development as the…
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 a pint of Long Blonde might seem a world away…
PREVIEW: World-Class Festival Of Theatre Arrives
Stables Theatre 1st-7th July Hastings Theatre Festival which launches Monday 1 July, brings the talents of national and international performance to The Stables Theatre for the first time ever, cementing Hastings as a destination for powerful, relevant theatre. This programme’s…
White Liars and Black Comedy
Merlin Betts Previews the Peter Shaffer double-bill Directed here by Leigh Shine, to be performed at the Stables Theatre Now, the word “farce” doesn’t always get the respect it deserves. Apart from having long roots, possibly tracing back to late medieval…
Arts diary
The Laughing Stag Returns!On Friday 19th April, the Stag Inn, Hastings, is proud to present comics William Stone, Mel Byron, John Rands and Emily Kennedy-Barnes, compered by Mistress of Ceremonies Juliet Brando. The event begins at 8pm. Entry is free…
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…
Oska Lappin’s Scary Vision of America
The American Scream By Oska Lappin If you visited Oska Lappin’s open studio during Coastal Currents last September, you will be familiar with the splashy and expressive red white and blue mixed media woodcuts which make up her Scary Amerika…
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 with passion and innovation. Hamlet is happening at St Mary…
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner at The Stables Theatre, Hastings 22nd March 2017
by Darren Johnson Peter Knight will be known to many as fiddle supremo of folk rockers Steeleye Span, for over four decades. The Gigspanner trio initially began as a side project of Knight’s but he left Steeleye Span for good…
Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser
Production: The Stables, Director: Peter Mould Reviewed by Colin Gibson Anyone familiar with the 1983 film of the same name starring Albert Finney as “Sir” and Tom Courtenay as Norman, (the dresser of the title), will be aware of what…