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Car-free day out: the Sussex Art Shuttle to Charleston

Car-free day out: the Sussex Art Shuttle to Charleston

By Paul Bromley It was something I’ve been meaning to do for a while – and a Friday at the start of a Bank Holiday weekend seemed like the perfect opportunity. I visited Charleston house and gardens at Firle near Lewes from Eastbourne using the Sussex Art Shuttle minibus. I’

REVIEW: Talking Heads

REVIEW: Talking Heads

By Gary Murray Talking Heads was the name of a series of powerful plays written by Alan Bennett which were broadcast on the BBC in 1988. Each was a monologue from the point of view of a different character. The formidable cast included Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Thora Hird and

REVIEW: The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company

REVIEW: The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company

By Gary Murray After touring all summer, the Rudes bring their show Gentle Harry’s Farm to the Little Big Top tent in Helen Garden at the western end of Eastbourne seafront. And a riotous night it is. This is a revival of a play written by Pete Talbot, first

REVIEW: The Play What I Wrote

REVIEW: The Play What I Wrote

By Gary Murray Morecambe and Wise were possibly the best-loved comedy double act that the UK has ever produced. Their influence can still be seen today through presenters Ant & Dec and comedians Lee Mack, and Reeves and Mortimer. In the 1970s, their Saturday night TV shows were essential viewing

Car-free day out: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Car-free day out: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

People are encouraged to travel sustainably and leave the car at home. We own a small car but travel by public transport when we can. We travelled from Eastbourne to Rye Harbour by public transport for a grand day out in a natural coastal environment. How did it go? The

REVIEW: Murder by Misadventure

REVIEW: Murder by Misadventure

By Paul Bromley This is the third and final Summer Playhouse production at the Devonshire Park Theatre. The first two, Strangers on a Train and Bedroom Farce, were a psychological thriller and comedy. Murder by Misadventure, written by Edward Taylor, is harder to characterise by genre: it’s neither a

REVIEW: Bedroom Farce

REVIEW: Bedroom Farce

By Gary Murray The Summer Playhouse at The Park season at the Devonshire Park Theatre is a series of three plays presented by phil&ben productions using a company of actors in different roles. After the psychological thriller Strangers On A Train, the first in the series, Alan Ayckbourn’