Brighton What's On Guide

Music, clubs, theatre, comedy, film, pubs, folk, yoga & everything else.

All About Eve U @ Depot Cinema

Billy Elliot 15 @ Depot Cinema

Carmilla 15 @ Depot Cinema

Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci 12A @ Depot Cinema

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet no rating @ Depot Cinema

Depot Film quiz no rating @ Depot Cinema

East of Eden PG @ Depot Cinema

Easter in Art 12A @ Depot Cinema

Elektra 12A @ Depot Cinema

Explore Film course 15 @ Depot Cinema

Fleetwood & Friends 12A @ Depot Cinema

Honeyland 12A @ Depot Cinema

How To Deaf 12A @ Depot Cinema

Little Women U @ Depot Cinema

Mary Poppins U @ Depot Cinema

Mercy Mercy 15 @ Depot Cinema

NT Live: The Welkin 15 @ Depot Cinema

Rear Window PG @ Depot Cinema

Singin’ In The Rain U @ Depot Cinema

Stalker 15 @ Depot Cinema

Swan Lake 12A @ Depot Cinema

The Cove 12A @ Depot Cinema

The Dante Project 12A @ Depot Cinema

The Goldfinch 15 @ Depot Cinema

The Great Gatsby 12A @ Depot Cinema

The Great Green Wall no rating @ Depot Cinema

The King and I U @ Depot Cinema

The Outsiders PG @ Depot Cinema

The Swimmer PG @ Depot Cinema

VE Day 75 LIVE U @ Depot Cinema

Vertigo PG @ Depot Cinema

Whats on at Ropetackle Arts Centre

Music Sat 28 Mar 8pm

Nine Below Zero

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £18 (£20 OTD)

Since their formation in 1977, Nine Below Zero have developed a reputation as one of the best blues bands in the country. Their high energy live act was already well established by the time they signed to A&M Records in 1980 and was forever captured on their classic Live at the Marquee album. Appearing as a six piece, we welcome the blues legends to Ropetackle.

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Music Wed 1 Apr 8pm

Willie and The Bandits

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £16

Following the release of their critically acclaimed album Paths, Wille & The Bandits return to tour the UK from February to April 2020. Dates include Manchester (28 February), Glasgow (7 March), Cardiff (14 March) and London (20 March) and of course, Ropetackle.

The new single Victim Of The Night is released Friday 4th October and will be accompanied by a music video.The band’s latest album Pathsencapsulates the excitement and gusto of rock and roll. The album is a breath of fresh air challenging the listener while embracing technology and instrumental possibilities that are afforded to musicians in current times. The singles Find My Way and Four Million Days were play-listed on Planet Rock with Find My Way making it on the A-list for three months.

Wille & The Bandits manage to encompass musical diversity which makes their music so appealing. They adopt the musical essence, nostalgia and discovery of the late 60’s and 70’s and mix rock and roll with a contemporary approach, combining elements of world music,dance music and hip-hop, all of which creates something unique. The Bandits have toured with the likes of Deep Purple, Status Quo, Joe Bonamassa, the Jon Butler Trio and Warren Haynes.

In 2014 the band was voted in the Top Ten bands to see at Glastonbury. They also played the Isle of Wight festival as well as at the London Olympics, picked to play by being voted one of UK’s best Live acts. Other festival appearances include Boardmasters and several festivals in Europe.

Don’t just take our word for it: Blues in Britain magazine thinks Wille & The Bandits are eclectic and highly recommend everyone to experience them live. Powerplay magazine describes the band as authentic sounding. The rest of the media has nothing but good things to say about the band, and highly recommend the best way to get the most out of them is by seeing them in concert.The band just returned from their first American tour which included a dream gig in Nashville.

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Music Thu 2 Apr 8pm

The Stevie Watts Organ Trio, feat. Alice Armstrong

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Admn: £13

Outstanding players, great original songs that make you dance as well as cry (in a good way!), infectious grooves and rip-roaring solos – not to be missed.

The Stevie Watts Organ Trio are all highly regarded session players having individually worked with names ranging from Steve Winwood to Archive to Thomas Dobly to The Spice Girls.

Stevie met Nat Martin on a show they were booked for as sidemen and they clicked musically and personally. They met up on the studio boat with drummer Vinnie Lammi to play through some ideas Stevie had written at home and their debut album Mission to the Moon began to form. That Christmas (we are talking 2017) the trio had a show in Sussex that Alice Armstrong was opening with her duo. Blown away by Alice, Stevie invited her to co-write on some tracks that required vocals. The following year they all met up (on the boat again) and recorded Mission to the Moon. It contains all original tracks.

Their influences come from 60s soul jazz, soul, funk, and blues, as well as the 70s soul influence of Donnie Hathaway. Together, they are something really special.

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Music Fri 3 Apr 8pm

Ferocious Dog + Support from Andy Twyman

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Admn: £16.50

They’ve been hailed as “a representation of our gut feeling, savage and merciless” and at the same time, called “folk in the grand tradition of it being the peoples sound.”

Ferocious Dog, however are all those things.

More than a band, they are a family. “To listen to the Ferocious Dog as it snarls and growls at the world is to show responsibility” said a Louder Than War review of their brilliant, recently released and Fake News And Propaganda album, but this is an outfit that shows compassion too.

And that, in a world where the lines of truth are blurred by the rich, powerful and corrupt, is priceless.

“Ferocious dog are a very socially conscious band and their music and lyrics are designed not only to make you smile and sing along but also to make you feel something.” – Folk-Metal.NL.

A band that does drives for foodbanks – not for headlines, but because it was the right thing to do – a band that welcomes Hunt Sabs and conservationists Sea Shepherd to their shows, but a band where none of that really matters.

No, here the feeling is important. Ferocious Dog is the group where fans are tattooed in the shop belonging to the lead singer, Ken Bonsall, where the violinist and band leader, Dan Booth prints the posters, and Les Carter (ex-Carter USM) plays the lead guitar. They can wow a punk festival one minute, a folk festival the next – and fit right in anywhere.

With Bonsall and Booth and Carter combining and John Leonard playing just about everything with strings, while the rhythm section of Alex Smith and John Alexander bring the power and energy, you have a whole greater than the sum of its parts.

“9/10 Earning a reputation as the UK’s most exciting Folk Punk band for good reason” – Vive Le Rock·

It is more than social commentary too. “My politics are my politics,” explains Bonsall and “we’ll sing those songs about what we believe, but whatever side of the political divide you are from, we want you to feel welcome at an FD show.

“We always say you’re never alone at one of our gigs and that is the most important thing to us.”

Now, they head out on the latest run of shows, with Bonsall promising some surprises. “There’s a reason we’ve called this run more Fake News” he smiled. “We have songs on this album that we haven’t played yet and we really want to, stuff like “Yellow Feather” about a Hell Hound that is no longer with us….”

Those Hell Hounds are their fans. Except, they’re not. They are as much part of the band as the six on stage. And they’ll hit those stages at the dates below. They’ve been reckoned as the “best live band in Britain.” Go and see why.

“This is serious social commentary with superb tunes and Dan Booth’s sublime violin takes the listener on a rollercoaster of emotion” – W.D Emsley.

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Music Fri 3 Apr 20:00-23:))

Ferocious Dog - Charity Food Drop, Social Consciousness, YOU?!

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £16.50

English working class Celtic-Folk-Punk. The Levellers meets Billy Bragg meets The Pogues.

More than a band, they are a family. “To listen to the Ferocious Dog as it snarls and growls at the world is to show responsibility” said a Louder Than War review of their brilliant, recently released and Fake
News And Propaganda album, but this is an outfit that shows compassion too.

They’ve been hailed as “a representation of our gut feeling, savage and merciless” and at the same time, called “folk in the grand tradition of it being the peoples sound.”

Ferocious Dog, however are all those things. And that, in a world where the lines of truth are blurred by the rich, powerful and corrupt, is priceless.

“Ferocious dog are a very socially conscious band and their music and lyrics are designed not only to make you smile and sing along but also to make you feel something.” - Folk-Metal.NL.

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Music Sat 4 Apr 8pm

Hayseed Dixie + support from 8 Ball Aitken

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Admn: £18.50

Hayseed Dixie began one innocent summer day in 2000 when John Wheeler and Mike Daly drank roughly enough whiskey to float a battleship from the Florida Coast over to Portugal and back and decided to play around in John’s studio.

Having spent the previous few years touring around with assorted country hat-acts, John had assembled a proper pile of recording equipment. Thus when he and Mike discovered in their drunken epiphany that the Lost Highway of Reverend Hank Williams and the Highway to Hell of Bishop Bon Scott were indeed the same identical stretch of tarmac, they were well and truly prepared to document this revelation in-situ.

East Nashville, Tennessee in the Summer of 2000 was a proper Bohemian party place, and a few friends stopped by, drank some of John’s whiskey, and played and sang on this recording here and there, as was the custom of the times. And ten AC/DC songs were suddenly reimagined and recorded forever anew, entirely reinvented as Appalachian Mountain hillbilly rave-ups. Everyone danced (oh how they danced!) around the studio room and out onto the porch and drank more whiskey. (You should have been there. Really. You should have.)

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Kids Sat 4 Apr 11.30am

Long Nose Puppets presents: Arthur’s Dream Boat

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Admn: £8

One night, Arthur has an amazing dream about a beautiful pink and green boat with a stripy mast. He can’t wait to tell everyone about it but no-one (not even his dog!) is interested. In fact, they don’t even notice that this very same boat is growing on his head, getting larger and larger by the minute. Soon, Arthur is bouncing along the waves in his very own dream boat. Maybe now his family will listen to him. A magical playful children’s show with breath-taking puppets so enchanting everyone will want to sail away with Arthur!

Music by Tom Gray of the Mercury Award-winning band Gomez.

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Music Sun 5 Apr 11am

Jazz Breakfast

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Admn: £12

Ropetackle’s regular monthly jazz concert with the inimitable Mike Hatchard, expect special guests and plenty of wonderful live jazz music.

Pastries and cakes will be available to purchase.

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Film Tue 7 Apr 7.30pm

Exhibition on screen Presents: Easter in Art

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Admn: £14

The story of Christ’s death and resurrection has dominated western culture for the past 2000 years. It is perhaps the most significant historical event of all time, as recounted by the gospels but, equally, as depicted by the greatest artists in history. From the triumphant to the savage, the ethereal to the tactile, some of western civilization’s greatest artworks focus on this pivotal moment. This beautifully crafted film explores the Easter story as depicted in art, from the time of the early Christians to the present day. Shot on location in Jerusalem, the U.S. and throughout Europe, the film explores the different ways artists have depicted the Easter story through the ages and thus depicts the history of us all.

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Film Tue 7 Apr 7.30pm

Exhibition on screen Presents: Easter in Art

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Admn: £14

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Film Wed 8 Apr 2pm

The Secret Life of Pets 2

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Admn: £4

Follow the secret life of Max the terrier and his pet friends after their owners leave them each day for work or school.

Cert. U, 86 mins.

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Kids Tue 14 Apr 11.30 & 2pm

The Amazing Bubble Man: 2 shows 11.30am and 2pm

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Admn: £11.50 ind. £36 family

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. An Edinburgh Fringe favourite, he has sold out there for the last 12 years. Louis explores the breathtaking dynamics of bubbles, combining comedy and artistry with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerised.

From square bubbles to rocket bubbles, tornado bubbles to flying saucer bubbles, The Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages.

Most shows include live music by Jet Black Pearl.

Running time
Total 65-70 mins
No Interval

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Music Wed 15 Apr 8pm

Tannara

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £12

Bold, creative, and original: Tannara have established themselves as one of the UK’s most interesting and unique contemporary folk groups. Since their formation in 2014, they’ve covered considerable musical ground. With a background in Scotland’s native traditions, their ceaseless musical development is a melting pot of ideas, genres and sounds: from indie rock to electronica, as well as Scotland’s vibrant and diverse folk scene.

Unafraid to experiment, Tannara’s music is punchy and clean, riotous and gritty, tender and honest. On fiddle, harp, guitar, accordion and vocals, Tannara create a musical world that is uniquely theirs.

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Kids Fri 17 Apr 11.30am & then 1.30p

Short Stories, Tall Tales – April 2020: 11.30am AND 1.30pm

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Admn: £9

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Comedy Sat 18 Apr 8.30pm

Barnstormers Comedy Club

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £13.50

Three top comics and a barrel of laughs!

Saturday night out at Ropetackle with three top comics from the UK comedy circuit and beyond. Every month Barnstormers Comedy Club promises, and delivers, a great laugh-out-loud night out.

Featuring: Steve Gribbin, Steve Allen, and Addy Vanderborgh.

Unbeatable sell-out Saturday night entertainment cabaret style and the perfect way to get together with your mates. Each month our compère introduces three top acts from the comedy circuit. A barnstorming night out!

Over 18s only. £13.50 in advance. £15 on the door.

Thanks to Business Friend, Handelsbanken, whose sponsorship helps support live music at Ropetackle.

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Stage Tue 21 Apr 10.30-12.00

Age is a Stage: Drama workshop for over 50’s

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Admn: £10

‘Age is A Stage’ will reignite your creative spark to help you feel forever young!

These interactive drama sessions take place in our theatre and are open to all regardless of experience.

Participants are encouraged to have fun, break the rules, be silly and playful and look at the world with a fresh perspective unclouded by routine and social media!

Open to everyone age 50+

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Film Wed 22 Apr 8pm

Exhibition on Screen: In Search of Mozart

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Admn: £12.50

Written and directed by Phil Grabsky

In Search of Mozart was produced with the world’s leading orchestras and musician and is told through a 25,000-mile journey along every route Mozart followed. This is a detective story that takes us to the heart of genius. Without resorting to docu-drama or visual re-enactment, In Search of Mozart traces the composer’s life through his music and extensive correspondence. From K1a to K626 (Requiem), over 80 works are featured in chronological order, revealing striking parallels between the music and Mozart’s own experiences. Throughout, it is the music that takes centre stage, with the jigsaw of Mozart’s life fitting around it. With rigorous analysis from musicologists and experts such as Jonathan Miller, Cliff Eisen, Nicholas Till, Bayan Northcott and the late Stanley Sadie, a new, vivid impression of the composer emerges. It dispels the many common myths about Mozart’s genius, health, relationships, death and character to present a new image very different from Milos Forman’s Amadeus. On its first release the film played in some cinemas for 6 months and remains many people’s – including classical musicians’ – favourite film on Mozart.

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Music Thu 23 Apr 8pm

Brass Funkeys

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £15

The Brass Funkeys draw from the traditions of New Orleans with skilled musicianship, rolling from spirited second line revelry to soulful jazz funeral marches and pumping brass driven funk. Reggae, DnB, gypsy, swing and Latin influences are exposed in an eclectic live show revealing a band bursting at the seams with ideas and infectious energy.”

Spirited Second Line Revelry, Galloping Gypsy Czárdas, Soulful Jazz Funeral Marches, Pumping Brass Driven Funk! The Brass Funkeys are an 8-piece London-based Brass Band who draw on the traditions of New Orleans. Formed in 2011, they have played at major festivals including Glastonbury, Wilderness and the North Sea Jazz Festival as well as London venues including The O2 Brooklyn Bowl, Koko Camden, and Ronnie Scott’s. Whether performing a powerful amplified stage show or as a totally mobile marching band, the Brass Funkeys bring together some of the most talented musicians in London in an eclectic live show bursting at the seams with ideas and infectious energy.

They have recently launched their second album “Rabble Rouser” with a sold-out show at Rich Mix and a 14-date UK tour from Cornwall to Newcastle, featuring 13 tracks of original compositions by band members and unusual covers such as Gorillaz ‘Dirty Harry’ and Royce Wood Junior ‘Honeydripper’. “Rabble Rouser” marks the Brass Funkeys out as a trailblazer in the new generation of UK Brass Bands, while still holding true to the New Orleans sound.

“Brass has not been this good since that time Reel Big Fish covered A-Ha…The Brass Funkeys are my favourite band.” 10/10 (Glastonbury review) Emma Garland, Editor VICE MAGAZINE: Noisey Music

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Kids Fri 24 Apr 11am

My First Cinema: Animal Shorts

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £3

ANIMAL SHORTS

Let the little ones enjoy a glimpse of
nature with these great short films.

Cert. U, 30 mins

Friday 24th April | 11am | £3 per child.
Accompanying parents
and babies free.

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Music Sat 25 Apr 7.30pm

Richard Durrant

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £17 (under 18s £5)

Join Richard at his home venue for a night of surprises as he prepares for
his next adventure. A solo recital by the acclaimed, Shoreham-based guitarist and composer, featuring new music from the forthcoming Stringhenge album sequel: Weald Barrows. The official release of the new album will take place in St Magnus Cathedral,
Orkney in June after which Richard will cycle to his concerts all the way to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain.

Saturday 25th April | 7.30pm | £17 (£5 under-18s)

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Music Sun 26 Apr 8pm

Hatful of Rain

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Admn: £14

Hatful of Rain are a Sussex-based trio that have been playing together since 2010. Their music is a blend of British Folk and Americana styles, centred around songs with timeless
themes of love and loss, domestic hardships, migration, identity, celebration and grief. Chloe, Fred and Phil perform around a single mic interweaving musical breaks and harmony.

“Songs of the Lost and Found [their 2018 album] is an absolute
downpour of riches, their best yet” – Folk Radio.

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Stage Tue 28 Apr 10.30-12.00

Age is a Stage: Drama workshop for over 50’s

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Admn: £10

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Spoken Word Tue 28 Apr 7.30pm

What have plants ever done for us? – A Talk presented by Sussex Wildlife Trust & Wordfest and Ropetackle fundraiser

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Admn: £10 (£40 for all 5 talks)

Ending the War on Nature – A series of talks by Sussex Wildlife Trust

Dr Tony Whitbread, independent ecologist and President of the Sussex Wildlife Trust will give three talks from February to June 2020 at Ropetackle Arts Centre on key environmental issues, with an additional talk in May by Henri Brocklebank on marine conservation. There will be a final session in June looking at the overall theme of environmental protection. Please see What’s On for the full list of talks.

What have plants ever done for us?

Plants are more than just attractive scenery. This talk looks at how plants are central to our very existence.

Dr Tony Whitbread, who retired as Chief Executive of Sussex Wildlife Trust in March 2018, has returned to take a leading role in nature conservation as President of Sussex Wildlife Trust. He joined the Sussex Wildlife Trust in 1991 as Head of Conservation before taking on the role of Chief Executive Officer in 2006. During his time, Dr Whitbread played a huge role as a conservation advocate, battling against road building, urban development, the potential expansion of Gatwick Airport and other countryside loss.

Dr Whitbread was at the forefront in promoting the need for the establishment of the South Downs National Park. He also played a leading role in establishing the Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre, which holds almost seven million species records – information used to inform planning decisions.

Henri Brocklebank Director – Conservation Policy and Evidence

Henri Brocklebank is the Director of Conservation at the Sussex Wildlife Trust and has been focused on wildlife in Sussex for many years. She leads the Trusts work in the Marine Environment and is Chair of the #HelpOurKelp partnership. She is Deputy Chair of the Sussex Local Nature Partnership, working with a wide range of organisations to promote investment in Sussex Natural Capital.

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Film Tue 28 Apr 2pm

Matinee Film: Judy

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Admn: £4

It’s hard to tell where Garland stops and Zellwegger starts Starring Renee Zellwegger. 1968. Fragile Hollywood legend Judy Garland’s ex-husband is demanding custody of her children and she is struggling to pay a $4 million tax bill. She takes up a sold- out residency at London’s Talk of the Town nightclub, but can she keep it together so the show can go on?

Cert.12A, 118 mins

Tuesday 28th April | 2pm | £4

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Comedy Fri 1 May 8pm

The Treason Show

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £16.50 adv, £17.50 otd

Now in its record breaking 20th year!

Mayday mayday! Yep, The Treason Show needs you! Mainly to join the fray as we poke fun
at what’s going on in the news. With hilarious topical sketches and hysterical parody songs for which the show is locally renowned.

Friday 1st May | 8pm | £16.50 (£17.50 on the door)

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Music Sat 2 May 8pm

The Blunter Brothers

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Admn: £18 seated/£15 stand

The Blunter Brothers, a Classic Funk, Soul and Mowtown band are playing at Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham on Saturday 22nd February 2020 and Saturday 2nd May 2020.

The band covers all the hits from artists such as James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, The Average White Band and many more.

Originally from Sussex, The Blunter Brothers formed way back in 1989 and has become established as one of the premiere ‘Revue’ acts in the country. The band was headhunted to play the Hammersmith Apollo for comedian Stephen K Amos’ nationwide tour finale and is the only band to have been asked to play at the BBC sports personality of the year after show party. In fact, they were asked back and did it two years in a row.

Dave Baxter, manager of the Blunter Brothers, said “The band is so happy to be invited back and is really looking forward to playing at this great venue. We know that there are lots of Funky people in and around Shoreham and this is a great chance to see an old school band playing Classic Funk, Soul and Motown the way it used to be.

Members of the Blunter Brothers have worked with, amongst others, Sir Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard, Joan Armatrading, Mica Paris, Nelly Furtado, Joss Stone, Tears For Fears, Heather Small (M People) and Macy Gray!

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Music Sat 2 May 8pm

The Blunter Brothers

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Admn: £18 seated / £15 standing

The band covers all the hits from artists such as James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, The Average White Band and many more.

Originally from Sussex, The Blunter Brothers formed way back in 1989 and has become established as one of the premiere ‘revue’ acts in the country. The band was headhunted to play the Hammersmith Apollo for comedian Stephen K Amos’ nationwide tour finale and is the only band to have been asked to play at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year after-show party. In fact, they were asked back and did it two years in a row.

Dave Baxter, manager of the Blunter Brothers, said: “We know that there are lots of funky people in and around Shoreham and this is a great chance to see an old school band playing Classic Funk, Soul and Motown the way it used to be.

Members of the Blunter Brothers have worked with, amongst others, Sir Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard, Joan Armatrading, Mica Paris, Nelly Furtado, Joss Stone, Tears For Fears, Heather Small (M People) and Macy Gray.

“When I started listening to the tracks, I thought it was a recording of us 20 years ago! You guys really nailed it. Good, tight band.” Hollie Farris, Mr Brown’s trumpeter/bandleader from the 80’s said about the Blunter Brothers:

If you fancy a funky good time (and a boogie!), this is one not to be missed.

Thanks to Business Friend Gemini Print Group whose sponsorship helps support live music at Ropetackle.

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Music Sun 3 May 11am

Jazz Breakfast With Mike Hatchard (May 2020)

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Admn: £12

Ropetackle’s regular Sunday morning jazz-fest is legendary, as is its host, the inimitable Mike Hatchard. Every show features one or more well-known music personality for a cool and quirky couple of hours’ entertainment. Buy your coffee and pastry at the bar, take a seat, and start your Sunday the right way.

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Stage Tue 5 May 10.30-12.00

Age is a Stage: Drama workshop for over 50’s

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Admn: £10

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Kids Thu 7 May 11.30 & also 1.30

Short Stories, Tall Tales: The Ugly Duckling at 11.30am & 1.30pm

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Admn: £9; £5 & £4

Storytelling for babies, toddlers and parents.

Actress and mum Hannah Summers brings classic and modern stories to life through live performance and interactive, creative play. Adventure into stories, explore through the senses and let your little ones’ imaginations run free. Please check the website for story details, there’s a new one every month!

An exciting brand new adaptation for Storytelling based on the famous Hans Christian Andersen tale.

There’s more to Tully, our ugly duck, who longs for adventure beyond the farm fences. What’s over that hill, where does the river go, how high is the sky? One day an adventure takes Tully on a surprising journey and she find out who she is and where she truly belongs.

An adaptation for Storytelling, written and told by Hannah Summers with interactive and sensory role-play for 0-4’s.

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Music Fri 8 May 8pm

African Night Fever presents: Afro Tropical Dance Party

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Admn: £17 Seated/£15 standing

African Night Fever brings another night of sunshine music and dance party with Kasai Masai as the stars.

Known for their unique style of blending traditional sounds of equatorial African Village with a distinctive urban edge, Kasai Masai fuse fast-paced Soukous and Rumba with Congolese folkloric traditions to create infectious dance music.

The soaring voice of band leader and lead singer Nickens Koso, accompanied with mesmerising guitar rhythms, leaves no room for standing still. This is truly a night of happy African dance.

Kasai Masai perform music that has been passed on from generation to generation combined with their own contemporary style.

Expect galloping rhythms, strong melodies, passionate beats, swinging guitars, and moving saxophone.

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Music Sat 9 May 8pm

Leylines

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £12`

The Leylines are a West-country collective with a genre-defying, eclectic sound that ranges from traditional folk to full blown festival rock. This unique sound, combined with front-man Steve Mitchell’s lyrics abut life on the road and the state of society, has launched the band into the heart of the live music community and made them firm favourites of the festival circuit. The band released their debut album, Along the Old Straight Track, in June 2016, and their third album, Recover Reveal, last year.

They have been compared to The Levellers, Mad Dog McCrea and Ferocious Dog, while remaining a band which has forged its own sound and identity. In the few short years since they started, The Leylines have garnered a fiercely-loyal fanbase and are highly recommended.

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Stage Tue 12 May 10.30-12.00

Age is a Stage: Drama workshop for over 50’s

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £10

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Kids Fri 15 May 11.30 & also 1.30pm

Short Stories, Tall Tales: The Ugly Duckling at 11.30 & also 1.30

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £9; £4 ext child

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Music Fri 15 May 8pm

Jack Lukeman

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £16

Jack Lukeman is an Irish singer-songwriter, performer, raconteur and a whole lot more besides. A platinum-selling, critically acclaimed artist in his homeland, in recent years Lukeman has devoted more of his time to winning a growing fanbase in the UK and abroad. In this regard, he has toured the UK as Special Guest on tours by artists as varied as Imelda May, Jools Holland, The Proclaimers and Neil Sedaka, and is currently promoting “Magic Days”, his latest album of idiosyncratic original songs. Lukeman is a compelling, dazzling stage performer. Incorporating the theatrical and romantic sensibilities of the likes of Jacques Brel, but with genuine melodic appeal and a knack for creating his own ‘magic realist’ world that is peopled by all manner of unusual, picaresque characters – Lukeman is a rare, unusual brand of performer.

The best music artists know that the world of the recording studio and onstage are two entirely different mediums – Lukeman’s recordings are colourful, absorbing collections, but it’s in the live environment, where his stage craft and desire to inspire really take flight. Despite the many achievements he has notched up in his lengthy career, Lukeman still has the hunger and drive to take his music to new audiences. During 2019 he takes to the road in the UK with his own headlining shows, and more special guest appearances with Caro Emerald, The Proclaimers and Jools Holland – other highlights include opening for Sting in July in Bonn, Germany – offering yet more proof of the outstanding versatility and unique talent of Jack Lukeman. From clubs to concert halls, theatres to festivals, Lukeman has the performing power and compelling presence to win over the most demanding of crowds.

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Comedy Sat 16 May 8.30pm

Barnstormers

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £13.50 (£15 OTD)

Three top comics and a barrel of laughs the third Saturday of every month.

Unbeatable sell-out Saturday night entertainment cabaret style and the perfect way to get together with your mates. Each month our compere introduces three top acts from the comedy circuit. A barnstorming night out! Acts are announced on this page two weeks ahead of the show.

Strictly over 18s only.

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Music Sun 17 May 8pm

Mental Hell presents: Nekromantix plus The Hillmans

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £15, £12 Concs

Nekromantix are a musical unearthing of B-horror fiction, featuring monsters, zombies, vampires and werewolves ripped from the pages of literature, comic books and celluloid and all underscored with a darkly romantic sensibility balanced with an irreverent and even darker sense of humour!

The Nekromantix psychobilly back-catalogue boasts enduring classics like the unapologetically hooky yet undeniably fierce ‘Who Killed the Cheerleader?’ and ‘Gargoyles Over Copenhagen’ alongside the subversively sentimental ‘Haunted Cathouse’ and ‘Subcultural Girl.’ With echoes of rock n’ roll and punk rock ,all with a modern twist.

To their dedicated army of supporters around the world, Nekromantix stand tall among the ghosts in rock ‘n’ roll’s undead cemetery.

Early booking advised.

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Stage Tue 19 May 10.30-12.00

Age is a Stage: Drama workshop for over 50’s

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £10

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Spoken Word Wed 20 May 7.30pm

Rewilding the Channel – a talk presented by Sussex Wildlife Trust & Wordfest and Ropetackle Fundraiser

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £10 (£40 all 5 talks)

Ending the War on Nature – A series of talks by Sussex Wildlife Trust

Dr Tony Whitbread, independent ecologist and President of the Sussex Wildlife Trust will give three talks from February to June 2020 at Ropetackle Arts Centre on key environmental issues, with an additional talk in May by Henri Brocklebank on marine conservation. There will be a final session in June looking at the overall theme of environmental protection. Please see What’s On for the full list of talks.

Rewilding the Channel

#HelpOurKelp by Henri Brocklebank, Director of Conservation at Sussex Wildlife Trust

Come and hear about an opportunity to deliver a thrilling Blue Carbon project off the Sussex Coast. How do we restore our fish populations, reduce the impact of storms and draw down thousands of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere? How is this good for seahorses, squid and sharks?

Dr Tony Whitbread, who retired as Chief Executive of Sussex Wildlife Trust in March 2018, has returned to take a leading role in nature conservation as President of Sussex Wildlife Trust. He joined the Sussex Wildlife Trust in 1991 as Head of Conservation before taking on the role of Chief Executive Officer in 2006. During his time, Dr Whitbread played a huge role as a conservation advocate, battling against road building, urban development, the potential expansion of Gatwick Airport and other countryside loss.

Dr Whitbread was at the forefront in promoting the need for the establishment of the South Downs National Park. He also played a leading role in establishing the Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre, which holds almost seven million species records – information used to inform planning decisions.

Henri Brocklebank Director – Conservation Policy and Evidence

Henri Brocklebank is the Director of Conservation at the Sussex Wildlife Trust and has been focused on wildlife in Sussex for many years. She leads the Trusts work in the Marine Environment and is Chair of the #HelpOurKelp partnership. She is Deputy Chair of the Sussex Local Nature Partnership, working with a wide range of organisations to promote investment in Sussex Natural Capital.

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Kids Wed 20 May 11.30 & also 2.30 until Sat 20 Jun

Tutti Frutti Presents: Sweet Dreams: 11.30 & also 2.30

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £9.95 (family 4: £32)

TICKET PRICE: £9.95, 32 family of four
Tutti Frutti presents a one hour show for all sleepyheads aged 3+ and their families.

Leave the ordinary behind and step into a place of wonder;

Snuggle down in a place of still, silent sleepy slumber, a place just for you…

Every night bedtime comes around, but tonight Ivy cannot sleep. When she and her favourite toy rabbit, Bun Bun, find themselves alone on the moon, sleeping is not so easy. The moon can be a funny place. It has two sides and one big face. Ivy tries her best to sleep but she just can’t!

It’s too dark! The stars are too bright! The earth sounds are too noisy! And now the galaxy is too quiet to sleep!

Join Ivy and Bun Bun as they try to find a place to sleep that is just right. If you can’t sleep, won’t sleep or love to sleep there is something in this show for you. With sublime music, songs and beautiful design, tutti frutti invites you to their new show made of dreams.

Tutti frutti has dreamed up this new play about the wonders and benefits of sleep with partners The Sleep Charity and Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. This magical new show is underpinned with research about sleep behaviours in children and families and there is helpful information available after every show. Funded by the Wellcome Trust and Room to Grow.

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Music Sat 23 May 8pm

Nell Bryden

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £20

With this tour, New Yorker Nell has gone back to her roots and followed the traditional sonic footsteps of her idols Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin and Carole King.

Having recorded an album (to tape!) at Ray Davies Konk Studios in London, Nell’s songs reference a soon to be released debut novel, for which this music is a companion album.

You will of course hear the more well-known songs from this BBC Radio 2 darling, including songs of hers covered by Cher and Susan Boyle. Expect a soulful, heartfelt performance from Nell and her band – a classic artist who is at her most comfortable on the road.

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Music Wed 27 May 8pm

Peggy Seeger and Calum MacColl – The First Farewell Tour

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £18

Making a very welcome return to Ropetackle on her ‘First Farewell Tour’, the charismatic Peggy Seeger – singer, songwriter, feminist, icon, Ewan MacColl’s partner and muse – is the undisputed queen of folk and political song. Join Peggy and her son Calum MacColl, an exceptional musician in his own right, for a glorious evening of up-close performance. Expect to hear some of Peggy and Ewan MacColl’s most loved songs, readings from Peggy’s award-winning memoir ‘The First Time Ever’, plenty of audience participation and lots of relaxed family banter.

“Peggy may be folk royalty, but there’s nothing either reverent or nostalgic about this joyous and intimate performance” The Guardian

“Glorious – Peggy is a commanding presence” The Times

“An effortlessly intimate affair” The Scotsman

“A memorable warm and charming evening of great music, family humour and grace.” Irish World

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Kids Thu 28 May 11.30am & then 2pm

Saturday Sessions: Africa Take Part - Family Workshops at 11.30 & 2pm

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £5 per child

African Night Fever and Ropetackle Centre proudly invite you to take part in this
special family-friendly event of fun-packed workshops for an experience of the spirit of
West Africa and its cultures. All workshops are designed for all abilities and are open for family participation. Fun Dance workshop Learn to move to the beats of West Africa and sing and clap along to the joyous traditional songs. Fun circle African drumming for all
ages. African themed Arts & Crafts. Listen to the cultural stories of the manding griots.

11.30am & 2pm | £5 per child,
accompanying adults free

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Stage Tue 2 Jun 10.30-12.00

Age is a Stage: Drama workshop for over 50’s

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £10

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Music Sun 7 Jun 11am

Jazz Breakfast - June

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £12

Ropetackle’s regular monthly jazz concert with the inimitable Mike Hatchard, expect special guests and plenty of wonderful live jazz music.

Artists TBC

Pastries and cakes will be available to purchase.

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Stage Tue 9 Jun 10.30-12.00

Age is a Stage: Drama workshop for over 50’s

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £10

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Spoken Word Wed 10 Jun 7.30am

Ending the war on nature – A talk presented by Sussex Wildlife Trust & Wordfest and Ropetackle Fundraiser

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £10/£36 family of 4

Ending the War on Nature – A series of talks by Sussex Wildlife Trust

Dr Tony Whitbread, independent ecologist and President of the Sussex Wildlife Trust will give three talks from February to June 2020 at Ropetackle Arts Centre on key environmental issues, with an additional talk in May by Henri Brocklebank on marine conservation. There will be a final session in June looking at the overall theme of environmental protection. Please see What’s On for the full list of talks.

Ending the war on nature – Discussion chaired by Tony Whitbread

How can we learn to live alongside our natural world, protecting and conserving the environment alongside economic, social and climatic pressures.

Dr Tony Whitbread, who retired as Chief Executive of Sussex Wildlife Trust in March 2018, has returned to take a leading role in nature conservation as President of Sussex Wildlife Trust. He joined the Sussex Wildlife Trust in 1991 as Head of Conservation before taking on the role of Chief Executive Officer in 2006. During his time, Dr Whitbread played a huge role as a conservation advocate, battling against road building, urban development, the potential expansion of Gatwick Airport and other countryside loss.

Dr Whitbread was at the forefront in promoting the need for the establishment of the South Downs National Park. He also played a leading role in establishing the Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre, which holds almost seven million species records – information used to inform planning decisions.

Henri Brocklebank Director – Conservation Policy and Evidence

Henri Brocklebank is the Director of Conservation at the Sussex Wildlife Trust and has been focused on wildlife in Sussex for many years. She leads the Trusts work in the Marine Environment and is Chair of the #HelpOurKelp partnership. She is Deputy Chair of the Sussex Local Nature Partnership, working with a wide range of organisations to promote investment in Sussex Natural Capital.

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Kids Thu 11 Jun 11.30 & also 1.30

Short Stories, Tall Tales: The Giraffe Who Wouldn’t Bath at 11.30 & also 1.30

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £9; £5; £4

Storytelling for babies, toddlers and parents. £9 adult & child; £5 addt adult; £4 addt child

Actress and mum Hannah Summers brings classic and modern stories to life through live performance and interactive, creative play. Adventure into stories, explore through the senses and let your little ones’ imaginations run free. Please check the website for story details, there’s a new one every month!

Suitable for ages 0-4 years. Duration 45 mins.

Gerald the baby giraffe doesn’t like water, but like all animals in the kingdom know, everyone washes from their head to their toes!

Adventure with Gerald on his hilarious sticky-icky journey while he discovers what happens when you don’t have a bath.

Inventive, interactive and above all, creative play for your little ones to enjoy.

An original tale, written and told by Hannah Summers, illustrations by Miranda Summers

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Stage Tue 16 Jun 10.30-12.00

Age is a Stage: Drama workshop for over 50’s

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £10

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Kids Fri 19 Jun 11.30 & also 1.30pm

Short Stories, Tall Tales: The Giraffe Who Wouldn’t Bath at 11.30 & also 1.30pm

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £9; £5 & £4

Storytelling for babies, toddlers and parents.

Actress and mum Hannah Summers brings classic and modern stories to life through live performance and interactive, creative play. Adventure into stories, explore through the senses and let your little ones’ imaginations run free. Please check the website for story details, there’s a new one every month!

Suitable for ages 0-4 years. Duration 45 mins.
£9 adult & child; £5 addt adult; £4 addt child

Gerald the baby giraffe doesn’t like water, but like all animals in the kingdom know, everyone washes from their head to their toes!

Adventure with Gerald on his hilarious sticky-icky journey while he discovers what happens when you don’t have a bath.

Inventive, interactive and above all, creative play for your little ones to enjoy.

An original tale, written and told by Hannah Summers, illustrations by Miranda Summers.

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Kids Fri 19 Jun 11.30 & also 1.30

Short Stories, Tall Tales: The Giraffe Who Wouldn’t Bath - 11.30 & also 1.30pm

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £9; £5; £4

Storytelling for babies, toddlers and parents.

Actress and mum Hannah Summers brings classic and modern stories to life through live performance and interactive, creative play. Adventure into stories, explore through the senses and let your little ones’ imaginations run free. Please check the website for story details, there’s a new one every month!

Suitable for ages 0-4 years. Duration 45 mins.
£9 adult & child; £5 addt adult; £4 addt child

Gerald the baby giraffe doesn’t like water, but like all animals in the kingdom know, everyone washes from their head to their toes!

Adventure with Gerald on his hilarious sticky-icky journey while he discovers what happens when you don’t have a bath.

Inventive, interactive and above all, creative play for your little ones to enjoy.

An original tale, written and told by Hannah Summers, illustrations by Miranda Summers.

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Comedy Sat 20 Jun 8.30 pm

Barnstormers Comedy club: June 2020

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £13.50 (£15 otd)

Get together with your mates for a Barnstorming night out!

Enjoy unbeatable stand-up comedy on the 3rd Saturday of every month from some of the biggest names on the UK comedy circuit (and beyond.) With three different acts a month alongside a top MC, this is Saturday night entertainment at its finest.

Strictly for the over-18s. Seats can be reserved for parties of 6 or more.

£13.50 advance, £15 on the door

LINE-UP TBC

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Stage Tue 23 Jun 10.30-12.00

Age is a Stage: Drama workshop for over 50’s

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Admn: £10

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Stage Tue 30 Jun 10.30-12.00

Age is a Stage: Drama workshop for over 50’s

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Admn: £10

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Music Sun 5 Jul 11am

Jazz Breakfast with Mike Hatchard (July 2020)

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £12

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Music Fri 10 Jul 6pm

Shoreham Allstars

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: FREE

Shoreham Allstars return to Ropetackle Arts Centre with a whole new batch of tunes and bands. The supremely talented young musicians that make up the Shoreham Allstars collective will be rocking the Ropetackle stage once more with their own unique blend of style, energy and humour.

This will be a night of glorious music from some of the the brightest and best young musicians on the South Coast.

Free gig

Doors 5pm
Music 6-10pm

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Music Sat 18 Jul 1.00-3.00pm

SeaJam Jazz Quintet

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: FREE

SEAJAM ARE A JAZZ QUINTET BASED AROUND SHOREHAM AND THE SUSSEX COAST. PLAYING CLASSICS FROM THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK AND STANDARDS FROM THE LATIN JAZZ REPERTOIRE, WE HIGHLIGHT THE BEAUTIFUL MELODIES AND THE FABULOUS SENSE OF SWING CREATED BY THE GREAT COMPOSERS OF THE CLASSIC JAZZ ERA.

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Music Sun 2 Aug 11 am

Jazz Breakfast with Mike Hatchard (August 2020)

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Admn: £12

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Music Sun 6 Sep 11am

Jazz Breakfast with Mike Hatchard (September 2020)

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £12

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Music Sun 4 Oct 11am

Jazz Breakfast with Mike Hatchard (October 2020)

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £12

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Music Thu 15 Oct 7.30pm

The Mikado in Concert

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £18

A concert version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most frequently performed comic opera, The Mikado featuring former members of D’Oyly Carte Opera Company including Yvonne Patrick, Louise Crane, Simon Butteriss, Ian Belsey and Richard Woodall. The professional soloists will be ably supported by a chorus of local singers, all accompanied by Lesley-Anne Sammons.

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Music Fri 16 Oct 8pm

Dana Gillespie and the London Blues Band

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £18, £15 concs

Dana Gillespie made her first record in 1964 and all these years later she is still recording.

In 2019 she released her 70th album called ‘Under My Bed’ for Ace Records.

In the 1970s, Dana performed as the first Mary Magdalene in the West End musical ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’.

David Bowie wrote the song ‘Andy Warhol’ for which she was the vocalist on the ‘Ziggy Stardust’ album.

Blues music has always been her first love.

Dana is accompanied by The London Blues Band, who are considered to be the cream of the London Blues scene.

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Music Sun 1 Nov 11am

Jazz Breakfast with Mike Hatchard (November 2020)

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre
Admn: £12

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Music Sun 6 Dec 11am

Jazz Breakfast with Mike Hatchard (December 2020)

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Admn: £12

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