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West Sussex County Youth Theatre and OnO Theatre Company present Antigone

It’s the East End of ’50s London. The dance hall is buzzing with jive, sharp suits and flowing frocks. Sophocles’ Greek masterpiece is reimagined by Gary Sefton in the violent world of East End gangsters. Performed with the audience watching from the side of the dance floor, this production fuses jive dancing and organised crime to bring this story of family, sacrifice and honour to Sussex theatres.
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The fashion for witty names that were ‘No Name’ always left me somewhat cold. Too clever by half I reckon and pretty irritating too. How often did that lack of a proper name lead to confusion? So when the rather nice premises on the corner of The New Steine and St James’s Street, formerly with no name, were given a bit of a spruce up, I was delighted to see there was also a name, and a nice name too.

The raw brick walls and huge windows give the place an airy feel and on what was becoming a very hot June day Ms P and I were rather glad of that. Lunch out was a nice treat and we both planned to make the most of it so we sat in the window to watch the world go by as we ate. Read the rest of this article »

Dom Joly made a splash with Trigger Happy TV, became a travel writer and a broadsheet columnist and is now back performing, touring his brand new one man show. Victoria Nangle snatches a conversation with the man himself

Victoria Nangle: What can we expect from your show?
Dom Joly: Well, I’m calling it An Evening With Dom Joly, but that sounds a bit like An Evening With Tony Benn. I wouldn’t mind an evening with Tony Benn but I don’t think most people would.

It’s a kind of look back at my life. A self-filled retrospective of my last ten years and where things went right, where things went wrong, amusing stories, lots of audience interaction, they get to throw stones at me, we film a trailer for my new movie… they come up on stage and smash things.

I’d like to just do a show… you know, I’m not a stand up and I’m not going to become a stand up so I try to do a show that plays to my strengths, which are generally lying, chaos and ad libbing. I thought I’d like to do something that I’d want to watch really, and I’ve never been anywhere where if I like to hate the show I can throw stones at the performer afterwards so I thought I’d give them that option. So if for nothing else, come and throw stones at me – but don’t bring your own. Stones are provided.

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ARIES {Mar 21–Apr 20}
If other people are the source of disappointment, it could be there are reasons why they are limited in fulfilling your expectations. You may not have thought twice about giving yourself and you are not giving to receive. Be self reliant.

TAURUS {Apr 21–May 21}
Your optimism is shining through which only enhances your potential to magnetically attract all things good into your life. You can be nurtured by spending more time with female friends, as they have the sensitivity to grasp matters of the heart. Read the rest of this article »