Arts

1. Music. Sarah Jane Morris returns to Kino-Teatr in St Leonards for a live gig on Friday December 14 at 7.30pm. She is joined by guitarists Tony Remy and Tim Cansfield. Morris is the British soul, jazz and r&b singer who topped the UK pop charts in 1986 with The Communards’ disco version of Don’t Leave Me This Way. Her soul voice and emotional power have seen her follow her own path ever since, and that independence has brought her a devoted audience, inspired by her belief in the power of song to change hearts and minds. Tickets £15.

With plenty of Christmas plays and pantomimes taking place all across Sussex this winter, here is our guide to what is going on nearby so you can grab tickets for the whole family.

1. Comedy. BLODS have opened up their Little Theatre in the Manor Gardens, Bexhill, to host a comedy night on Friday December 7 at 8pm - featuring a line up of seven comedians, all hailing from various comedy venues such as the Comedy club in London, Komedia in Brighton, and other top clubs. There is a fully licensed bar. Book on www.blods.co.uk or email blodsproductions@gmail.com.

The talented youngsters of stage school Mad Fish are ready to dazzle in Madnificent this weekend.

B. Tree and the BSG is a partnership between a local author and the creative mind behind Bexhill Sea Garden.

1. Theatre. Season’s Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn will be presented at The Stables Theare in Hastings from Friday November 30 until December 8 with performances at 7.30pm and a Sunday December 2 matinee at 2.30pm. Tickets £13 with concessions £10. Half a dozen friends and relatives are celebrating Christmas with Neville and Belinda. Various children are also there and, though unseen, their presence is always felt. Kerfuffle ensues. A Stables Theatre production directed by Adrian Bowd.

The Hastings Heritage Trial – celebrating 10 central locations that have stayed largely unchanged for at least 25 years – launched this month.

The partnership responsible for promoting the area as a tourist destination is looking for photographs to use in its promotional material, including online and in leaflets.

Jamie Cullum and Snarky Puppy are also among the first names announced for Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2019

Approaching its 10th anniversary next year, 2018 has been a landmark year for blackShed in Robertsbridge.

Kino-Teatr has just the antidote to chilly seaside winter this weekend with the heat and passion of Spain on Saturday November 24.

With plenty of Christmas plays and pantomimes taking place all across Sussex this winter, here is our guide to what is going on nearby so you can grab tickets for the whole family.

The Snowman is celebrating 40 magical years and Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice is calling for children to get inspired by the iconic character and draw or paint a spectacular snowman picture for a special competition.

Hastings eighth annual Storytelling Festival came to an end last weekend after a week of some wet and windy but successful events.

A new gallery opens in Rye on November 17 with an exciting opening exhibition.

Hastings Storytelling Festival enters its final few days this weekend, with something to offer children, families and adults.

So It Goes: Punk and the Aftermath is a new limited edition book by award winning photographer Kevin Cummins, documenting 1970s Punk and youth culture…the bands and their fans.

The Hastings Stage Studio School for the Performing Arts is holding a workshop on Sunday November 4 with Cirque Du Soleil artist and choreographer Annetta Lucero.