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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