EVENTS
THE VERA LYNN STORY // 16 APR
How did a simple girl from East Ham rise to become the most famous singer of her time ? Relive Dame Vera Lynn ’ s remarkable story from her early years in working men ' s clubs through her time with the leading dance bands of the 1930s to her incredible wartime popularity and beyond to the 50s , 60s and 70s .
3pm . Price : £ 15.50 Winter Garden , Compton Street , Eastbourne BN21 4BP www . eastbournetheatres . co . uk / 01323 412000
AUSTRALIA BALLET – COPPELIA // 19 APR
A sparkling tale of magic and mischief , Coppélia has everything a good story ballet should : a touch of enchantment , a dash of romance and masses of sumptuous costumes . Swanilda and Franz are in love until the appearance of Dr . Coppelius and his mysterious daughter , Coppélia upset the celebrations . However , Dr Coppelius ’ haughty daughter is not what she seems , and Swanilda must rescue Franz from the magician ’ s sinister doll-filled lair . Recorded live in Australia .
SHAKIN STEVENS : ECHOES OF OUR TIMES // 21 APR
With 33 hit singles and four UK number ones to his name , the platinumselling entertainer and performer will be exciting his audiences as he performs new tracks from Echoes Of Our Times , along with classic hits and a few surprises . The tour will see this Welsh singer unveil another side to his talents as an artist , songwriter and storyteller . Echoes Of Our Times blends blues , roots , Americana and classic rock . Detailing stories from his intriguing family history , Shakin ’ Stevens has created a remarkable musical tribute to his once mysterious past .
8pm . Price : £ 36.50 Pavilion Theatre , Marine Parade , Worthing BN11 3PX www . worthingtheatres . co . uk / 01903 206206
7.45pm . Price : £ 15 The Picture House , High Street , Uckfield TN22 1AS www . picturehouseuckfield . com / 01825 764909
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN // 19-22 APR
A wonderful new musical adaptation of E . Nesbit ' s classic story by Stephen Kingsbury and Ben Sleep . Bobbie , Peter and Phyllis move with their mother from London to ‘ The Three Chimneys ’, a house near the railway in Yorkshire , after their father , who works at the Foreign Office , is imprisoned after being falsely accused of spying . They befriend an old gentleman who regularly takes the 9:15 train near their home and take care of a Russian exile , Mr Szczepansky , who is looking for his family , and Jim , the grandson of the old gentleman , who suffers a broken leg in a tunnel . This new production captures all the excitement and emotion of Edith Nesbit ' s subtle critique of the English class system and aims to bring the delights of this literary classic to yet another generation .
2pm . Price : £ 16 - £ 17.50 The Capitol Horsham , North Street , Horsham RH12 1RG www . thecapitolhorsham . com / 01403 750220
SINGING WITH NIGHTINGALES // 21 , 22 , 28 & 29 APR
Folk music star , Sam Lee will be hosting a series of after-dark events in woods near Ashford in Kent , Colchester ( Essex ), Huntingdon ( Cambs .) and Lewes ( East Sussex ) this spring , offering a campfire feast with songs and stories about one of Britain ’ s rarest birds – the nightingale – and a night walk to hear the famously beautiful singing of the birds and listen in on a unique duet between them and some very special human musicians . The series expands on a joyously received , sellout programme of similar events trialed in Sussex during spring 2015 which was , in turn , inspired by listener reactions to Sam Lee ’ s Pick of the Year radio programme marking the 90th anniversary of the BBC ’ s first ever outside broadcast : a nightingale and cello duet .
6.30pm . Price : £ 80 Private Woodlands near Lewes www . singingwithnightingales . com
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