Project Art Works’ Illuminating the Wilderness is being screened at the British Film Institute along with No Church in the Wild and Tessellate, as part of the BFI Experimenta programme. Experimenta celebrates artist films and alternative moving-image culture; works that break with convention.
Brahms’ German Requiem was the centrepiece of Hastings Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra’s sell-out concert at Christ Church in late March. Patrick Glass was among the appreciative audience.
Marvel at a diverse selection of films of all genres, including films made in Hastings, and short and feature films that push boundaries, at this weekend’s Hastings Rocks Film Festival, says Annie Waite.
It’s all happening at the Stables Theatre! As a part of their successful new programme of concerts, staged in the Art Gallery, the Stables Theatre again enjoyed a sell-out audience, for Love Is Here To Stay. Laurie Temple reports.
This year’s ATownExploresABook festival has been the biggest and best yet – and there are still more delights to look forward to over the Easter bank holiday weekend. Erica Smith encourages you to get ‘Earthed’ and stroll along Kings Road for the Pedlars’ Party this Saturday.
Opera returns to Hastings this weekend when Opera South East stage Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado at the White Rock Theatre. Though set in Japan, its satirical object is British society of the time. Nick Terdre sets the scene, photos from dress rehearsals by Mark Duncan.
We never tire of the friendships we form with books,” said Charles Dickens. HOT’s Sam Davey agrees, and looks forward to welcoming one of the world’s leading Dickens experts who will be giving a talk here on Dickens Day, Thursday 7 April.
Hastings Beatles Day is back with us on Sunday 3 April, when the spaces of the White Rock Theatre will once more resound to the songs of the Fab Four. There will be new features including a music-making session for youngsters, and the takings will go to support local charity Sara Lee Trust. Nick Terdre reports, all photos by Tony Ham from Beatles Day 2019.
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