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TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT Mon 10th – Sat 15th March THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON atgtickets.com/brighton Inspired by the songs of Rod Stewart this all-singing, alldancing feel good show premiered in the West End in 2003 and went on to sell out theatres across the UK. Set Detroit and LA, the show tells the story of Stu, a shy young man, so tongue tied that he cannot find the courage to declare his love to the girl of his dreams. How different he is to his hero, that legendary rock n’ roll vagabond Rod Stewart! One night our hero strikes a deal with the Devil, trading his soul for Rod’s. It seems like a good idea at the time but he’s is about to find out the hard way that you can’t find true love using another man’s moves and that devil or no devil, there’s only one Rod Stewart! GARY WEBB Friday, 11th April CASS SCULPTURE FOUNDATION, NEW BARN HILL GOODWOOD, NR. CHICHESTER (0)1243 538449 sculpture.org.uk The Cass Sculpture Foundation continues with its ongoing mission in providing unique opportunities for artists at different points of their career. As part of our on-going exhibitions programme, a new large-scale work by the Londonbased artist Gary Webb has been commissioned for the grounds. Embodying the playfulness of Webb’s approach to contemporary sculpture, the new commission is made from an alluring combination of materials including polished bronze, aluminium and brass, drawn together by the bold and spurious tonal qualities of Webb’s now distinctive use of powder coated finishes. There are approximately 80 sculptures on the grounds at any given to enjoy on our 26-acre site in Goodwood West Sussex. OTTO DIX Sat 17 May - Sun 27 Jul DE LA WARR PAVILION BEXHILL dlwp.com A major and rare loan of 19 prints from the Department of Prints & Drawings at the British Museum will commemorate the centenary of WW1 the exhibition will present a selection from the series Der Krieg (The War) 1924. When the Nazis came to power in Germany, they regarded Dix as a degenerate artist and had him sacked from his post as an art teacher at the Dresden Academy. Dix, like all other practicing artists, was forced to join the Nazi government’s Reich Chamber of Fine Arts a subdivision of Goebbels’ Cultural Ministry. Membership was mandatory for all artists in the Reich. Dix had to promise to paint only inoffensive landscapes. He still painted an occasional allegorical painting that criticized Nazi ideals. 55