Arts & Entertainment

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.

1. Film. In advance of rock duo Sleaford Mods coming to the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill this weekend you can appreciate frank and fierce documentary Bunch Of Kunst (18) at Kino-Teatr in St Leonards on Friday April 19 from 7.30pm. The film follows the two year journey from Nottingham bed-sit to chart success, and acclaim from the likes of Iggy Pop who called Sleaford Mods “the world’s greatest rock’n’roll band,” while fans think of them as the true voice of Britain. Tickets £9.

Opus Theatre in Hastings will next month showcase a unique evening with amazing Russian-born virtuoso cellist Nina Kotova.

Sussex Concert Orchestra will present a sparkling spring concert in St Peter’s Church, Bexhill Old Town, on Sunday April 28.

In 2019 acclaimed pianist Margaret Fingerhut is embarking on a special recital series to raise money to support refugees in the UK.

Social media phenomenon Ben Phillips has taken the world by storm - the 26 year old from Bridgend in South Wales has racked up an astonishing 5 billion views on Facebook.

The actors of local theatre production company Bowler Crab are currently rehearsing for the debut of their latest production Shakespeare & Love which is to be performed at the Mermaid Inn, Rye, on Sunday April 21.

The Undertones with special guest The Neville Staple Band will play live at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on Friday May 17.