Arts & Entertainment

Veteran rocker Sir Rod Stewart heads to Hove this summer on the back of his 30th studio album Blood Red Roses which hit the charts at number one.

Goodwood Festival of Speed is returning for the 26th year and visitors are reving to go this weekend.

Six months on from finishing the first leg, Woman to Woman – comprising Judie Tzuke, Beverley Craven and Julia Fordham – returns to UK stages this summer with a second offering.

Maxim Kinasov, the brilliant young Russian pianist who won second prize and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra prize at this year’s Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, is returning to the town to give this year’s prestigious Summer Recital at picturesque Fairlight Hall, on the afternoon of Sunday July 7.

On Saturday (June 22) the Melodians make a welcome return to the Emmanuel Centre in Battle following a highly acclaimed sell-out appearance last year.

Hailed by The Sunday Times as ‘Our finest jazz singer’, for over thirty years Claire Martin has held audiences spellbound by her interpretation of song lyrics and her ability to reveal their stories with trademark warmth and authenticity. The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) gave her a Gold Badge Award in October 2018 and in November she was awarded her eighth British Jazz Award for Vocalist of the Year.

The National have confirmed a Brighton show among their December UK tour dates.

Serial art prankster and provocateur Sadie Hennessy hits Hastings with a bang with her new show Apocalypse Now & Then.

American artist Jimmy Webb first rose to fame in 1967 when his song Up,Up and Away was a hit for 5th Dimension before going on to pen Wichita Lineman for Glen Campbell in 68, a song which transcends generations and has sold a reputed 40 Million copies.

Icklesham Art Group is holding its yearly show this bank holiday weekend.

Streets Of Bexhill free street theatre festival kicks off in the town centre this Saturday April 27 with top notch street performers in Devonshire Square and Devonshire Road.

Rag’n’Bone Man will be supported by Maverick Sabre and Worthing’s Ida Vallens at Brighton Racecourse this summer.

Entering the auditorium of the De La Warr Pavilion, the audience was faced with the most stunning and beautifully lit stage set, depicting the Riverbank and Wild Wood of Wind In The Willows.

Talented members of Battle Photographic Society captured more outstanding work for the club’s recent competitions.

1. Theatre. Mischief Theatre returns to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre following their previous sell-out hits The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, with latest West End smash The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, April 16-20, see page 54. Performances at 7.30pm, Saturday matinee at 2.30pm, tickets from £20.

Following a busy week of workshops alongside West End professionals, the Easter Youth Project at the White Rock Theatre is preparing for an exciting production with musical numbers from award-winning musicals Hamilton, Mary Poppins, Mama Mia and Dreamgirls.

Music, food, and art will all be part of the Easter festival which returns to the Stade Open Space on Easter Saturday April 20 from 4pm-10.30pm.