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Shaun Williamson as Buttons and Emma Nowell as Cinderella, Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells

Balls up

In an unfortunate example of great minds thinking alike, all the region’s major theatres have picked productions of Cinderella as their flagship pantomime this Christmas. Brighton’s Theatre Royal , Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park…

The Madness of King George III

The Madness of King George III

Actor Simon Ward, best known for his role as James Herriot in the 1970s television series All Creatures Great and Small , is tackling the tough role of King George III at the Devonshire Park Theatre early this month. Playing a man who is…

Classic play at the UGT

Classic play at the UGT

Under Ground Theatre is premiering a new production of the classic play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest this week. Originally a novel by Ken Kesey, the story is best-known from the multiple Academy Award winning film version, starring Jack…

Eastbourne Director Helms New Shakespeare Adaptation

The Under Ground theatre will play host to some gender swapping Shakespeare shenanigans in February when the Moon On A Stick Theatre Company rolls into town. This adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tale of romance, The Tempest, is being…

Youngsters bring Orwell back to the Farm

A young people’s theatre group is paying tribute to one of the area’s most famous past residents. Evolution Theatre Company presents a unique re-working of George Orwell’s Animal Farm at Willingdon’s Chalk Farm Hotel, May 17-18…