EVENTS
DANNY BAKER: CRADLE TO THE STAGE // 23 FEB
A night at the theatre can either be deep dish or high kicking. What Danny Baker promises to haul before you is very much in the latter category. Content wise, he will make Springsteen and Dodd look like short-changing slackers. He can’ t wait. This is the sort of radio he has always wanted to do – radio without radio. Just him and you. In fact, if you don’ t show up, he’ s going to do it in your local theatre anyway, so you may as well come. Why should the ushers have all the fun? In short, roll up, pile in and hang onto your hats, Danny Baker is back where he belongs: on the stage! Shove over Tommy Steele – there’ s a new sheriff in town!
7.30pm. Price: £ 21.50 Pavilion Theatre, Marine Parade, Worthing BN11 3PX www. worthingtheatres. co. uk / 01903 206206
BABE THE SHEEP PIG // 23-26 FEB
Meet the lovable Babe in a heartwarming tale of friendship, adventure and bravery. When Babe arrives at Hogget’ s Farm, he is taken in by the trusty sheepdog, Fly, and discovers a talent for herding. With the help of his adopted mum, our polite piglet soon wins over the most suspicious of sheep. But, can a small pig make it in a dog’ s world, and when his farmyard friends are in trouble can Babe save the day?
Photo credit: Darren Bell
Join us for an enchanting family favourite, as the classic novel which inspired the Oscar-winning film comes alive with plenty of laughter, thrills, stunning puppetry and original music.
Various times. Price: from £ 15.50 Devonshire Park Theatre, Compton Street, Eastbourne BN21 4BW www. eastbournetheatres. co. uk / 01323 412000
HOW TO DIE OF A BROKEN HEART // 25 FEB
One-woman show, How to Die of a Broken Heart, is the first fulllength piece from emerging writer and performer, Femi Martin, in which she tells the humorous but dark story of how heartbreak changed her body and her life forever. Full of uncomfortable moments, full of truths, full of laughs, Femi‘ loves’ her way through life, all the while developing the chronic illness, achalasia – a rare disorder of the gullet, which has no known cause or treatment. Through stories of her failed relationships, Femi illuminates both the beauties and the dangers of loving someone. Femi has performed at various events, festivals, and venues including Literary Death Match( winner), Tongue Fu, Wilderness Festival, Bloomsbury Festival, The Southbank Centre, and The Foundling Museum.
3pm & 6pm. Price: £ 10 Brighton Dome, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UE www. brightondome. org / 01273 709709
KAISER CHIEFS // 28 FEB
Fresh from a run of sold-out UK shows and soon to be headlining at V Festival, Kaiser Chiefs have announced a brand new single, Hole in my Soul, and their first arena tour in two years in support of the forthcoming album, Stay Together. As a renowned crowdpleasing act in the UK, the band have spent the summer playing at sold out venues from Sao Paolo to Delamere Forest, and the London Palladium to Ibiza and beyond. As well as performing all their hits the band have been previewing songs from their sixth album, Stay Together, including their latest single, Parachute, and the brand new single, Hole in my Soul, which have both become firm fan favourites.
6.30pm. Price: from £ 21.75 + booking fee Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2GR www. brightoncentre. co. uk / 0844 8471515
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