EVENTS
The Vaudevillains // 2 Sep Razor-sharp theatre group , Les Enfants Terribles invite you to The Empire Music Hall for a night you ’ ll never forget . But tonight ’ s show will be a little different as Charlie , the club ’ s owner , has fallen victim to a murder most foul … but whodunnit ? Could it be nervy knife thrower , Ray the Blade ; the sexy Siamese Striplets ; The Cerberus Sisters ; deranged ventriloquist , Albert Frog ; macabre mime artist , Gaston Gasteau ; or perhaps the mystifying magician – The Great Mephisto … Everyone ’ s a suspect as we discover the secrets of all the weird and wonderful acts who have found themselves upon The Empire ’ s bill .
7.30pm . Price : £ 19.50 The Connaught Theatre , Union Place , Worthing BN11 1LG www . worthingtheatres . co . uk / 01903 206206
Much Ado About Nothing // 4 Sep In the year that marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare ’ s death , The Lord Chamberlain ’ s Men invite you to join them this summer for Shakespeare ’ s sparkling , battle-of-the-sexes comedy , Much Ado About Nothing . Set on the private South Lawn at Parham , with the elegant Elizabethan house as a magical backdrop , and surrounded by the South Downs and ancient deer park , where better to enjoy an evening of open-air theatre ?
Bring a chair and a picnic and spend a glorious summer ’ s evening watching this funny , moving and fast-paced production of one of Shakespeare ’ s best-loved comedies . Performed in the open air , by an all male cast with Elizabethan costume , music and dance , this is undoubtedly one of the hottest tickets of the summer .
7pm ( gates open 6pm ). Price : £ 20 ( children £ 10 ) Parham House & Gardens , Pulborough RH20 4HS www . parhaminsussex . co . uk / 01903 742021
Festival 21 // 3 Sep Festival 21 will include a spectacular Son et Lumière and laser light show , an air show with replica First World War fighter planes , a vintage fun fair , a massive classic car display , and historic battle reenactments . There will be a big top circus , strolling jesters , medieval musicians and children ' s entertainers , plus delicious food and drink , a licensed bar , and tea and cake served in a giant " hospicetality " marquee . Enjoy live music from the Swingtime Sweethearts and other local bands . Festival 21 even welcomes the 100-strong Pendyrus Male Choir coming all the way from Wales to perform in concert with a repertoire that includes ‘ Sussex by the Sea ’!
From 2pm . Price : £ 25 ( children under 16 £ 5 with an accompanying adult ). Danny House , New Way Lane , Hurstpierpoint BN6 9BB www . friendsofsussexhospices . org . uk / 01825 890494
All Or Nothing // 5-7 Sep In 1964 , a new phenomenon exploded onto the dingy British streets . It was the essence of all that was cool . It was Mod . They were working-class free spirits who rode sexy streamlined Italian Vespas , or Lambrettas . The sharpest Mod of all was known as a ‘ face ’. Band , The Small Faces , encapsulated all that is Mod , a unique blend of taste and testosterone , neat , clothes obsessed and streetwise . But , these cult sophisticates shared another passion , their dedication to rhythm ‘ n ’ blues . This Mod musical is a transgenerational musical experience celebrating the unique sound of the iconic Mod band , The Small Faces .
7.30pm . Price : £ 16- £ 26 Congress Theatre , Carlisle Road , Eastbourne BN21 4BP www . eastbournetheatres . co . uk / 01323 412000
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