EVENTS
ABIGAIL’ S PARTY // 20-25 MAR
It’ s forty years since the appalling Beverly first put Donna Summer on the turntable, stacked a plate with little cheesey-pineapple ones, plied her guests with alcohol, cigarettes and Demis Roussos and slow danced her way across the shag pile into theatrical history.
7.45pm( Wednesday and Saturday matinees 2.30pm). Price: £ 19- £ 22 Devonshire Park Theatre, Compton Street, Eastbourne BN21 4BW www. eastbournetheatres. co. uk / 01323 412000
RICH LOWN // 24 MAR
For the very first time, local singer-songwriter, Rich Lown will be performing a special one-off show with a full band. After making his White Rock Theatre stage debut five years ago as a support for Joan Armatrading, he was soon invited to share the stage with Joan on a further 15 occasions around the UK on her last major tour.
7.30pm. Price: £ 17.50 White Rock Theatre, White Rock, Hastings TN34 1JX www. whiterocktheatre. org. uk / 01424 462288
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CHOREOGRAPHER
GEORGE BALANCHINE
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’ S
DREAM
LIVE IN CINEMA 23 March 2017
CONDUCTOR
SIMON HEWETT
ÉTOILES, PREMIERS DANSEURS & CORPS DE BALLET
COSTUMES CHRISTIAN LACROIX
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BABE THE SHEEP PIG // 24-26 MAR
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?
Various times. Price: from £ 17 Connaught Theatre, Union Place, Worthing BN11 1LG www. worthingtheatres. co. uk / 01903 206206
OPERA DE PARIS LIVE: MIDSUMMER NIGHT’ S DREAM // 23 MAR
One of George Balanchine’ s rare narrative ballets, created in 1962 for the New York City Ballet, A Midsummer Night’ s Dream is faithful to the Bard’ s vocabulary while adding a subtle touch of pantomime. The sets and costumes for this production have been designed by another magician of the stage, Christian Lacroix. Screening live from Opera de Paris( Opéra Bastille).
Time and price to be announced. The Picture House, High Street, Uckfield TN22 1AS www. picturehouseuckfield. com / 01825 764909
SUSSEX BEER FESTIVAL // 23-25 MAR
CAMRA ' s huge annual beer and cider festival, with an enormous choice of ales.
From 5pm on 23 Mar. Price: £ 5 Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton BN2 9XZ www. sussexbeerfestival. co. uk / 07450 656148
MOTHERING SUNDAY // 26 MAR
Bring your mum for free! Celebrate Mothering Sunday and the start of spring at the Weald & Downland Living Museum. Mothering Sunday is a fantastic time to visit the museum, with newborn lambs and spring buds bursting into life – come and enjoy the South Downs in springtime! Bring your mum and she can enter for free on this special day( NB. dads enter free on Father’ s Day at the Wood Show). You can explore the museum’ s collection of 50 historic buildings, see brewing and baking in the authentic Tudor kitchen, meet the Shire horses and see traditional breed farm animals. Historical demonstrations at the museum will help visitors to discover rural life through the ages with a range of activities.
From 10.30am. Price: £ 15( children £ 7 – mums are free!) Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester PO18 0EU www. wealddown. co. uk / 01243 811363
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