Howerd’s End at The Stables

Saturday 18 November, Stables Theatre Hastings, 7.30 pm

Award-winning actor Simon Cartwright plays Frankie Howerd and Mark Farrelly appears as Frankie’s lover, manager, and chauffeur. The two-hander, written by Farrelly and set at their home in Somerset, offers the chance to experience the span of Howerd’s fifty-year career and his personality as a true survivor.

Tickets and Box Office: 01424 423221 More details: simoncartwright.co.uk and markfarrelly.co.uk

Tarek Lakhrissi – Unfinished Sentence II

11 November – 21 January, Sat-Sun 12.00-400pm, Mon-Fri by appointment. Public opening: Saturday 11 November 4.00-7.00pm Flatland Projects, Unit 7, Beeching Road Studios, Bexhill TN39 3L3

Mobilising language as a raw material, Lakhrissi introduces sound, sculpture and other visual media into his installations and performances. At Flatland Projects, Lakhrissi will be presenting an installation inspired by Monique Wittig’s 1969 novel Les Guérillères – themes of rebellion and restoration.

Bexhill Footbridge Project Community Art Event

Sadly, the launch was rained off. However this open air gallery has brought much joy to the community, and they hope to reschedule the event in the near future. The Footbridge Project is a community group run by volunteers who are aiming to visually enhance the well-used but unloved footbridge that crosses the railway line in Bexhill.

Jazz Hastings Extra! Geoff Simkins, saxophone and Liam Noble, piano

Barnaby’s Lounge, 46 Robertson Street, Friday 3 November

Hurry for outstanding performance TONIGHT ONLY organised by Reggie Hendrickse. In addition to the monthly Tuesday gigs at EHSAA on The Stade, Hendrickse has organised a special performance. Two of the UK’s finest musicians come together in a musical interplay that is both challenging and inspiring. Based on their recent recording: Lucky Teeth 2023, this is a one-off performance with limited seating.

Horrible Christmas

Bexhill, De La Warr Pavilion, 22-23 Dec, 2.00pm and 4.30pm  Director/actor of Horrible Christmas, Neal Foster, says “Christmas is a special time of year, and it’s wonderful to perform in a heart- warming show about the importance of family in the company of Horrible Histories, who always know how to have fun!”

Jazz Hastings: Pigfoot Plays Ellington

EHSAA, The Stade, Hastings, Tuesday 7 November, 8.30

Chris Batchelor: trumpet, James Allsopp: baritone sax, Liam Noble: piano, Paul Clarvis: drums

An imaginative reworking of a range of Duke Ellington’s iconic compositions, from the early Cotton Club blues material to Swing hits and through to the exotica that was inspired by Ellington’s extensive travels.