Art meets political representation for Revolution 10 at the House of Commons

By Eddie Saint-Jean

I was recently invited to the House of Commons to see an event called Revolution 10 ‘Let The People Decide’ which merged performance art with political representation. It was hosted by Green MP Caroline Lucas and performed by artist Joseph Young.  They  both bristled with easy authority as we were ushered into a rather grand looking committee room which refreshingly looked nothing like an art gallery. The artist briefly introduced himself as his politician alter-ego and then launched into his People’s Manifesto with all the sincerity and gusto of a real political candidate campaigning for the General Election.

Review of Laura Marling at The Caves, Edinburgh

By Rose Burke

Laura Marling is one of the brightest young voices in today’s folk music scene. At the tender age of 25 she has already released four stunning albums with a fifth due for release in late March. One of her four UK 2015 dates took place in The Caves, an 18^th century vaulted storage complex in Niddry Street South, Edinburgh, where she captivated the audience with her moving performances.

Review of West Side Story at the Corn Exchange, Brighton

By Lucette Davies

Brighton Theatre  Group’s (BTG) youth group brought the Corn Exchange at Brighton Dome to life with their vibrant, fast-moving portrayal of the musical, West Side Story last week and clearly delighted their audience.

Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds says goodbye to the Brighton Centre

By Lucette Davies

 

War of the Worlds final arena tour was at the Brighton Centre last night with its spectacular mix of philosophy, science fiction, captivating music and special effects to produce a stage show of H G Wells’ famous novel.

This may have been the final arena tour but I don’t think that this will be last we hear of War of the Worlds.

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra give stunning performance at Brighton Dome

By Lucette Davies

The audience at the Brighton Dome were delighted by the evening of Sublime Shostakovich performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra this weekend.

I was completely enthralled by the music and would happily have gone back and listened to it again the next night had I been given the chance.

Ashes to Ashes, a powerful show that portrays the horror of Auschwitz

By Lucette Davies

The audience at Eastbourne College Theatre were taken into the world of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp by the Badac Theatre Company on Monday night.

Through a powerful and visceral performance the show, Ashes to Ashes, gave a glimpse into the harsh realities that prisoners would have faced at the camp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ska Toons, an energetic night to celebrate the start of the Eastbourne Festival

By Lucette Davies

First you start to tap your feet but it won’t be long before you are up and skanking along with everybody else to the bouncy off-beats of Ska Toons.

They claim that Ska is as infectious as the flu, but I would disagree with that!  Ska is totally addictive music and it would be hard to think of an illness that is as contagious.

A great night for the start of the Eastbourne Festival!

 

 

 

 

A morale booster for Hastings Labour

By Lucette Davies

The local Labour Party supporters had an evening off from worrying about the actions of their Tory MP this week. The 84th show by the Stand up for Labour group was given in Hastings and supporters were delighted by the antics of Grumpy old Man, Arthur Smith alongside the musical comedy of Christian Reilly and stand up comedian Grainne Maguire.