ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS: February 24 to March 2

Concerts, stage shows, exhibitions and stand-up comedy gigs across Sussex.
Seann Walsh is at Theatre Royal, Brighton, on Saturday, February 25Seann Walsh is at Theatre Royal, Brighton, on Saturday, February 25
Seann Walsh is at Theatre Royal, Brighton, on Saturday, February 25

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

COMEDY

COMEDY COTTAGE: 8pm (doors 7.30pm), £11, Harlequin Theatre & Cinema, Warwick Quadrant, Redhill, www.harlequintheatre.co.uk, 01737 276500. Headliner Mary Bourke. Support from Inder Manocha, Antony Dewson, Fred Frenczi, Danielle Grufferty and MC Sajeela Kershi. House tunes from Pete Dennis. Profits split between British Heart Foundation and East Surrey Stroke Unit.

KRATER COMEDY CLUB: Until Feb 26, 7pm/8pm/10.30pm, £5-£36.50 Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480.

CONCERTS

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NICHOLAS YONGE SOCIETY: £15 on door (8-25yrs free), 7.45pm, Sussex Downs College, Mountfield Road, Lewes. The Vanbrugh Quartet. Beethoven, Sjhostaakovitch. Tickets on door or at www.nyslewes.ticketsource.co.uk.

GIGS

CRAWLEY KEYBOARD MUSIC EVENING: 6.30pm, £7, The Maidenbower Junior School, Harvest Road, Maidenbower, Crawley. Great music. Easy free parking. Info: 01293 536706.

FS&HG: £6-£8, 7.30pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Plus support.

HAMMERDOWN BATTLE OF THE BANDS SEMI FINAL: Burgess Hill Football Club, Burgess Hill, 8pm.

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INDIGO CLUB: £5-£8, 7.30pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171.

LTJ BUKEM: £12, 11pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. LTJ Bukem, Darrison MC and support from Melinki and Brown B.

RAY OWEN’S JUICY LUCY: The Imperial, Broadfield, Crawley, 8.30pm.

THE BOB DYLAN STORY: £20, 7.30pm Winter Garden, Eastbourne (01323) 412000. With the energy of a full-blown Dylan concert.

THE ELECTRIC TROUBADOURS: Railway Inn, Billingshurst, 9pm.

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THE SOUTH COAST BIG BAND: £11-£12, 8pm ,Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road, Eastbourne, 0845 680 1926. Jazz Night.

STAGE

AIDA: £18-£21.90, 7.45pm, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650. Opera and Ballet International.

AN EVENING WITH FLANDERS & SWANN AND TOM LEHRER: £12-£13, 7.30pm, The Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne (01323) 802020. A Bootcamp Theatre production.

CAST IRON SHORTS: Sweet Dukebox, Hove, 8pm. A night of storytelling from Sussex writers and performers, brought to you by our popular resident theatre group. £5.

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POP! 3pm, £10, The Capitol Theatre, Horsham, 01403 750220. Award winning performer Christian Lee offers a show full of magical delight to keep both the young and young at heart enthralled.

ROUND THE HORNE: The 50th Anniversary Tour, February 24-25, £18.50, 7.30pm, The Capitol Theatre, Horsham, 01403 750220. Take a step back in time and experience this comedy classic live.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25

COMEDY

FUNNY WOMEN: Brighton Nights. £10-£12, 8pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. Line-up tba.

I’M SORRY I HAVEN’T A CLUE: £26, 7.30pm, Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells (01892) 530613. The official stage tour.

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SEANN WALSH: One for The Road. £15.50-£18.15, 8pm, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650.

CONCERTS

STAMIC STRING QUARTET: £17.75, 7.45pm The Hawth Theatre, Crawley (01293) 553636. Haydn, Mucha and Dvorak.

GIGS

ABSOLUTE BOWIE: 8pm, £16 (£18 on the door), Clair Hall, Haywards Heath, 01444 455440. Europe’s finest David Bowie tribute celebrates the life and music of the Starman.

BLAKE IN CONCERT 2017: £22-£24, 8pm The Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne (01323) 802020.

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BLONDE AMBITION: Cranleigh Village Sports & Social Club, Cranleigh, 9pm.

BRIT FLOYD: From £32.90, 8pm Brighton Centre 0844 8471515. Brit Floyd Immersion World Tour 2017.

CLUB AFRICA: £5, 11pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. Club Night.

FAR FROM CAROLINA: Free, 10am-noon at the regular coffee morning, Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road, Eastbourne 0845 680 1926.

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HAMMERDOWN BATTLE OF THE BANDS SEMI FINAL: Burgess Hill Football Club, Burgess Hill, 8pm.

LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB: £8, 8pm Elephant and Castle, Lewes. Damien Barber and Mike Wilson. Humorous and thoughtful sings in traditional style.

LOCAL AND LIVE SESSIONS: £10, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells (01892) 678678. Katy Virgoe, I Am Aquitaine and The Breretons.

LOOSE CABOOSE: £5 on door, 8pm Lewes Con Club, 139 High Street, Lewes 01273 473076. 60’s soul, Northern, R&B, Latin and Jazz.

MOOT: The Malt Shovel, Horsham, 8.30pm.

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SAMBA DO MAR – CARNIVAL CELEBRATION: £6 on door, 9pm Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. Celebrate Brazilian carnival with Samba do Mar crew.

THE BIG JIVE ALL-DAYER: £23-£25, 1pm Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing 01903 206206. 12 hours, five bands and three DJ’s.

SMALL TOWN KIDS AT EQUINOX BEER FESTIVAL: Drill Hall, Horsham, 6pm-10pm.

THE RON GREEN BIG BAND: Cranleigh Arts Centre, Cranleigh, 8pm.

THE TONY STONE BAND: The Bedford, Horsham, 8pm.

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THE MIKE ROSS BAND: £7-£8, 8pm Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road, Eastbourne 0845 680 1926. A blues, rock and Americana guitarist.

STAGE

HOW TO DIE OF A BROKEN HEART: £10, 3pm/6pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. A show about love, illness and not giving up.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26

CONCERTS

ALEKSANDER SZRAM: £5-£10, 2.15pm Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road, Eastbourne 0845 680 1926. Piano recital.

CASTALIAN QUARTET: £16-£18.50, 11am Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Playing Haydn and Beethoven.

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THE ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION CONCERT BAND: £13.50, 3pm Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing 01903 206206. And Portsmouth Military Wives Choir.

VIRTUOSI GUS BAND: 3pm, £12.75 (discounts £11.25), The Hawth Theatre, Crawley (01293) 553636. The Hawth’s new season of brass concerts features the very best bands in the country.

GIGS

VIRTUOSI GUS BAND: £11.25-£12.75, 3pm The Hawth Theatre, Crawley (01293) 553636. Brass concert season.

STAGE

UPBEAT DANCE – PURE IMAGINATION: £15, 6pm, The Capitol Theatre, Horsham, 01403 750220. Upbeat Dance Company return with another fun-packed show full of different varieties of dance.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27

STAGE

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A JUDGEMENT IN STONE: £17.50-£23, 7.45pm until March 4 (Wed/Sat mat 2.30pm) Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne (01323) 412000. A Ruth Rendell play by the Classic Thriller Theatre Company.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

COMEDY

RACHEL PARRIS: £8-£10, 8pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. Rachel Parris: Best Laid Plans.

EXHIBITIONS

FACES: Until March 12, Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells (01892) 678678. Exhibition by Emma Bashforth, local pen and ink artist.

GIGS

ACOUSTIC SHOWCASES: The Surrey Oaks, Newdigate, 8pm.

ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT: The Jolly Tanners, Staplefield, 8pm.

BLUES WORKSHOP: Northgate Community Centre, Crawley, 8pm.

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KAISER CHIEFS: From £21.75, 6.30pm Brighton Centre 0844 8471515. Performing their hits and songs from their new album, Stay Together.

OPEN MIC NIGHT: The Royal Oak, Ifield, 8pm.

STAGE

AN EVENING WITH LEVISON WOOD: £23.75, 7.45pm Theatre Royal, Brighton 0844 871 7650. Bestselling author, photographer and TV presenter.

CUL DE SAC: £11-£12.50, 7.30pm Pavilion Theatre, Marine Parade, Worthing 01903 206206. Comic duet of circus.

LOOK BACK IN ANGER: £12-£15, 7.30pm until March 4 (Wed/Sat mat 2.30pm) Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells (01892) 678678. By John Osborne, directed by Meg Nutt.

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MR BLOOM’S NURSERY – LIVE: £15.50-£17.50, 1pm/4pm The Hawth Theatre, Crawley (01293) 553636. Featuring all of the much loved elements of the TV show.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1

COMEDY

PIANO CONCERTO COMPETITION: £15-£26, various times until March 4, White Rock Theatre, Hastings (01424) 462288.

RICHARD GADD: £10-£12, 8pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. Monkey See, Monkey Do show.

GIGS

CONNOR ROFF: £5, 8pm, Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. British and Canadian singer-songwriter.

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QUEENS HEAD ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE: Queens Head, Horsham, 7.30pm.

SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX: £30.50-£67, 7pm, Brighton Dome (01273) 709709.

STAGE

RAMBERT: £12-£13.90, 7.30pm until March 4 (Thurs mat 1.30pm) Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650. Combines virtuoso dancing and live music.

THURSDAY, MARCH 2

COMEDY

COMEDY AT THE CON: £7.50-£11, 8pm, Lewes Con Club, 139 High Street, Lewes, 01273 473076. Andre Vincent, John Mann, Jake Baker, Christian Reilly and MC David Mounfield.

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RICHARD HERRING – THE BEST: £16.50, 8pm, Connaught Theatre, Union Place, Worthing, 01903 206206.

ROB BRYDON – I AM STANDING UP: £27.50, 8pm, Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells (01892) 530613.

SHAZIA MIRZA: £15, 8pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. With her show The Kardashians Made Me Do It.

GIGS

PURPLE ZEPPELIN: £18.50, 7.30pm The Hawth Theatre, Crawley (01293) 553636. A brand new show for 2017.

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SEAFORD FOLK SONGS AND TUNES CIRCLE: (Formerly Seaford Folk Club) 8pm The Royal British Legion, Claremont Road, Seaford.

SPIKEDRIVERS: £15, 7.45pm The Hawth Theatre, Crawley (01293) 553636. Blues Night.

STAGE

AN EVENING WITH PAM AYRES: 7.30pm, £24, The Capitol Theatre, Horsham, 01403 750220. Pam Ayres, who has been making the nation laugh for 40 years, offers an evening full of poetry and stories.

CINEMA

BRIGHTON

Duke Of York’s (0871 902 5728): La La Land (12A) Fri 1.15; Sat 1.00; Sun 12.30; Tue 10.30; Wed 10.30, 6.15. Moonlight (15) Fri 4.00, 9.00; Sat 3.45, 8.45; Sun 8.45; Mon 4.00, 9.00; Tue 3.45, 9.00; Wed 3.45, 9.00; Thu 9.00; Silver Screen: Thu 3.15. 20th Century Women (15) Fri 6.30; Sat 6.15; Sun 3.15; Mon 1.00; Tue 1.15; Wed 1.15; Silver Screen: Thu 10.30.Dementia Friendly Screening: Funny Face (U) Fri 10.30. Kids’ Club; Blinky Bill The Movie (U) Sat 10.30. The Salesman (12A) Sun 6.00. Gloria (2013) (15) Mon 6.30. Toddler Time: Tractor Ted Down At The River (U) Mon 11.00. Manchester By The Sea (15) Tue 6.10. Dancer Plus Sergei Polunin Live (12A) Thu 6.15. Silver Screen: Jackie (15) Thu 1.00.

BURGESS HILL

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Orion (01444 243300): Lion (PG) Fri, Sat & Sun 5.00, 8.00; Mon-Thu 5.00; 7.45 (not Thu); Golden Years Show: Wed 2.00. National Theatre Live Encore: Amadeus (12A) Thu 7.00. The Lego Batman Movie – 3D (U) Fri, Sat & Sun 5.50. The Lego Batman Movie (U) Fri, Sat & Sun 12.30, 3.10; Mon-Wed 5.20; Thu 4.15. Fifty Shades Darker (18) Fri, Sat & Sun 8.20; Mon-Thu 8.00. Sing (U) Fri, Sat & Sun 12.00, 2.30.

CHICHESTER

New Park (01243 786650): Moana (PG) Fri 1.00. Denial (12A) Fri 3.30; Sat 8.45; Sun 5.45; Mon 1.00; Tue 8.45; Wed 1.00; Thu 9.00. La La Land (12A) Fri 6.00; Sat 1.15; Sun 3.00; Mon 6.15. The Children’s Hour (12A) Fri 6.30. Loving (12A) Fri 8.45; Sat 6.00; Sun 12.15, 8.15; Mon 3.30; Tue 12.45, 6.00; Wed 6.00; Thu 12.45, 3.30. I, Claude Monet (PG) Sat 4.00. Donnie Darko (15) Mon 9.00; Wed 3.30. Manchester By The Sea (15) Tue 3.00; Wed 8.45. Dancer (tbc) Thu 6.30.

CRANLEIGH

Arts Centre (01483 278000): Sylvia (15) Tue 2.00. Royal Opera House Live: The Sleeping Beauty (tbc) Wed 7.00.

CRAWLEY

Crawley Cineworld (0871 200 2000): Visit www.cineworld.co.uk/cinemas/crawley.

The Hawth (01293 553636): (Next film March 9.)

EASTBOURNE

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Curzon (01323 731441): Moonlight (15) 2.05, 5.05, 8.10. Hidden Figures (PG) 2.00 (not Sat & Sun); 5.00, 8.00. Manchester By The Sea (15) 2.10. Lion (PG) 5.10; 8.05 (not Wed & Thu). The Lego Batman Movie (U) Sat & Sun 2.00. Logan (15) Wed & Thu 8.05.

EAST GRINSTEAD

Scott Cinemas – The Atrium Cinema (01342 321666): Sing (U) Fri & Sat 12.50, 3.20; Sun 11.50, 2.20. The Lego Batman Movie (U) Fri-Sun 12.10, 2.30, 5.20; Mon-Thu 5.20. Hidden Figures (PG) 2.20, 7.45. The Great Wall (12A) Fri, Sat, Mon & Tue 5.50; Sun 4.50; Wed & Thu 2.40. Fences (12A) 4.50, 8.00 (not Mon & Tue); Mon & Tue 2.30, 4.50, 8.00. Hacksaw Ridge (15) Fri & Sat 8.10; Sun 7.30; Mon & Tue 1.50, 8.10; Wed & Thu 1.50, 5.20. Kids Club: Storks (U) Sat 10.20. Kids Club: Trolls (U) Sat 10.20. Silver Screen: Café Society (12A) Wed 10.30. Logan (15) Wed & Thu 8.25.

HAILSHAM

Pavilion (01323 841414): Jackie (15) Fri & Sun 7.45. Kids 4 A Quid: Storks (U) Sat 11.00. Autism Friendly Screening: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (12A) Sun 10.30. Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (12A) Sun 2.15; Mon 7.45. Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty (tbc) Tue 7.15. Manchester By The Sea (15) Wed & Thu 2.15, 7.45.

HASSOCKS

Adastra Hall (01273 842081): (No films this week.)

HAYWARDS HEATH

Clair Hall (01444 455440): (No films this week.)

HORSHAM

The Capitol (01403 750220): Hidden Figures (PG) Fri, Mon & Wed 2.15, 5.15, 8.15; Sat 11.30, 2.45, 8.15; Tue & Thu 5.15, 8.15. Blue Oasis Screening: Manchester By The Sea (15) Fri 10.15. Manchester By The Sea (15) Fri, Sat, Mon & Wed 1.45, 4.45, 7.45; Sun, Tue & Thu 4.45, 7.45. Blue Oasis Screening: Hidden Figures (PG) Sat 11.00. Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka (Dvorak) (tbc) Sat 5.55. NT Encore: Amadeus (12A) Sun 2.30. Michael Bublé – Tour Stop 148 (12A) Sun 2.45. Arrival (12A) Mon & Wed 2.00, 5.00, 8.00; Tue 5.00, 8.00. Box Office Babies: Hidden Figures (PG) Tue 10.30.

HURSTPIERPOINT

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Players Theatre/Hurst Village Cinema (01273 835875): Chevalier (18) Fri 8.00. The Secret Life Of Pets (U) Sat 3.00. Room (15) Sun 2.00.

LEWES

All Saints Centre (01273 486391): The Girl With All The Gifts (15) Fri 5.30; Sun 8.00. Sully (12A) Fri 8.00; Sat 5.15. Pete’s Dragon (PG) Sat 3.00. Kubo And The Two Strings (PG) Sun 3.00.

LITTLEHAMPTON

Windmill Cinema (01903 715920): Sing (U) Sat 1.30; Sun 12.30. The Lego Batman Movie (U) Fri 9.30, 11.40; Sat 3.45, 6.00; Sun 2.45, 5.00. Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty (tbc) Tue 7.00.

NEWHAVEN

Hillcrest Centre (01273 512376): (Next film March 18.)

SEAFORD

Seaford Community Cinema, Barn Theatre (www.seafordcinema.org): Mustang (15) Fri 7.30.

UCKFIELD

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The Picture House (01825 764909): T2 Trainspotting (18) Fri-Mon & Wed 8.45; Tue 1.10; Thu 1.30; Parent & Baby Screening: Thu 11.00. Hidden Figures (PG) Fri & Mon 2.15, 5.50, 8.25; Sat 3.25, 8.35; Sun 1.00, 5.50, 8.25; Tue 1.20, 8.35; Wed 2.15, 6.00, 8.35; Thu 5.45; Parent & Baby Screening: Thu 11.30. The Lego Batman Movie (U) Fri & Mon-Wed 4.10; Sat 10.45, 1.00, 3.10; Sun 10.45, 1.35, 3.40. Lion (PG) Fri 1.45, 6.20, 8.35; Sat 1.00, 6.20; Sun 10.10, 3.35, 6.20, 8.35; Mon 1.45, 6.20, 8.35; Tue 3.655, 6.10; Wed 1.45, 6.20; Thu 4.00; Parent & Baby Screening: Thu 11.15. La La Land (12A) Fri 2.00, 6.00; Sat & Sun 3.45, 6.00; Mon 2.00, 6.00; Tue 1.30, 3.35; Wed 2.00, 5.45; Thu 2.30. Sing (U) Sat 11.00, 1.30; Sun 11.00, 1.20. Logan (15) Wed & Thu 8.20. Saturday Morning Movie: Moana (PG) Sat 10.30. Metropolitan Opera Live: Rusalka (tbc) Sat 5.55. Royal Opera House Live: The Sleeping Beauty (tbc) Tue 7.00.

WORTHING

Dome (01903 823112): Fifty Shades Darker (18) Fri-Sun 8.20; Mon & Tue 8.15. Hidden Figures (PG) Fri-Sun 5.35; Mon 2.30, 5.15; Tue 2.45, 5.30; Wed 12.20, 3.00; Thu 1.15, 4.00; Parent & Baby: Mon 12.00. Logan (15) Wed 8.00; Thu 5.30. Patriots Day (15) Fri-Sun 5.10, 8.00; Mon 12.45, 8.00; Tue 2.55, 8.00; Wed 12.15, 3.00, 8.15; Thu 2.30, 8.25. Sing (U) Fri 10.15, 12.30, 2.50; Sat & Sun 10.20, 12.40, 2.50; Mon 3.35; Wed 5.50. The Lego Batman Movie (U) Fri 10.20, 12.40, 3.10; Sat & Sun 10.15, 12.30, 3.10; Mon 5.55; Tue 5.45; Wed 5.40.

Connaught (01903 206206): Sing (U) Fri & Sun 10.00, 12.30; Sat 12.20. The Lego Batman Movie (U) Fri 10.30, 1.00, 3.30, 5.50; Sat & Sun 10.30, 1.00, 3.30, 6.00. Fences (12A) Fri 3.00, 8.30; Sat 5.30, 8.40; Sun 5.45, 8.45; Mon 2.00, 5.15; Tue & Thu 2.45, 8.30; Wed 12.00, 5.45. Hidden Figures (PG) Fri 6.00, 8.45; Sat 2.45, 8.20; Sun 3.00, 8.30; Mon 5.45, 8.15; Tue & Thu 12.00, 5.45; Wed 3.00, 8.45. Saturday Morning Pictures: Ballerina (U) Sat 10.15. Silver Screen: Hidden Figures (PG) Mon 11.00. Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty (tbc) Tue 7.00.

Pavilion Picturehouse (01903 206206): (No films this week.)

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