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HEALTHY RECIPES

START THE NEW YEAR THE RIGHT WAY

PENELOPE ISLES

TV & FILM GUIDE

WE CATCH UP WITH THE INVENTIVE ALT-POP SIBLINGS

STAY SAFE AND COSY IN FRONT OF THE TV THIS JANUARY

BN1 CHATS WITH:

KERRY GODLIMAN

STOMP

THE NEW SHOW COMING TO BRIGHTON

CULTURE MUSIC EVENTS STYLE RECIPES GUIDE ART FILM FOOD BRIGHTON // SUSSEX // LONDON

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CONTENTS 14-16

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The latest news We chat with the co-founders of STOMP

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Screen and Film School

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BN1 chats with Penelope Isles

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Triptych celebrates its fifth year at the Hope & Ruin

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South Lanes Studio - 2022 Sessions

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Sussex Underwater’s First Year - A Wave of Awareness

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Meet Brighton creatives - Abi Rigby

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Just Bosh It! BN1 Chats with Kerry Godliman

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The War Of The Worlds returns to the stage

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Healthy Vegan Recipes

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Chinese New Year: The year of the Tiger

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Brighton & Hove Listings

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London Listings

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Lewes and Eastbourne

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Horsham, Crawley, Haywards Heath Listings

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Shoreham, Worthing, Chichester

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Photography Spotlight - wolfsnapper

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New Year, New You - ways to stay fit in 2022

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Voices of our city sea with Surfers Against Sewage

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Film guide for Jan

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Film List 2022

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Local Spotlight - morning images by Caroline Murdock

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A Hermit’s Guide to New Year’s Resolutions

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Join Natural Fit in 2022

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Brighton for free

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Unholy cheat day recipes

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Cryptic crossword

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Local Heroes: Lucy Pinto at TheBox

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Quick crossword

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JAN 22

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Editor’s Letter...

As we’re obviously ones to conform with both tradition and popular convention, we shall refer to this next 12 months as ‘2022’. But we’re not going to make any predictions regarding what might come.

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BN1 chats with the Brighton based Alt-pop siblings Penelope Isles

If the last 20 months have demonstrated anything, life is unpredictable and inconvenient.

Often tedious and occasionally brutal, last year gave us all a glimpse of what it must be like to live in an old people’s home. Friends and relatives visited infrequently, hours were wasted staring at the television and any, even perfunctory, efforts on our appearance went straight out of the (slightly ajar) window.

At some points, it would have brought little surprise if the planet Earth suddenly burst into flames and plunged, screaming, into the white heat of the Sun. Perhaps that might have been a pleasant distraction from the endless slackjawed scrolling through iPlayer.

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Normally, we’d be full of ambition at this time of year, powered up by resolutions, good intent and renewed energy. But after any number of cancellations and disappointments, my only objective is to spend the inevitable Lockdown #20 exploring my platonic and entirely unrequited love for Countdown’s Susie Dent.

“Dowfart,” she’ll soon whisper authoritatively, as I slovenly sit in my tracksuit bottoms, ladling yet another lukewarm Pot Noodle inside myself. “It’s a Scots word meaning feeble, idle and entirely ineffectual.”

Obviously, I’m joking. You’ve probably guessed I’m more of a Dickinson’s Real Deal aficionado, but the point stands. Setting resolutions, with the hope of finding some transformative revelation is perhaps currently beyond my grasp right now.

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Although, like many people, I’ve massively improved during lockdown. I’ve developed superhuman powers of patience, started genuinely appreciating the small wonders in life, learned that it’s not the end of the world if others don’t share your values and seen that some things are better if everyone works together.

So perhaps there isn’t much scope for further personal improvement. One step at a time…

Anyway, giving up bad habits is rubbish.

Nobody likes a quitter. And yes. I am available for life-coaching sessions.

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Brighton Festival 2022: Wise Children presents Wuthering Heights.

Nandi Bhebhe (The Moor), Lucy McCormick (Cathy) and Kandaka Moore (Zillah).

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MAJOR NEW WORKS ANNOUNCED FOR BRIGHTON FESTIVAL 2022 England’s biggest annual multiarts festival returns in May and they have released early details of a bold new dance work from the boundarybreaking Hofesh Shechter Company, and innovative theatre by criticallyacclaimed Wise Children.

Created by the internationally celebrated choreographer Hofesh Shechter OBE, Double Murder will be a thrilling performance of two distinctly contrasting pieces for our times. With a sarcastic nod to our ever-growing indifference to violence, the first piece, Clowns unleashes a whirlwind of anarchy, asking how far we are willing to go in the name of entertainment. In contrast, The Fix offers a human, raw and compassionate moment where violence, tenderness and hope are laid bare through an achingly beautiful cinematic lens, accompanied by the epic sounds of a Shechtercomposed score.

“I am very excited to bring Double Murder to Brighton Festival’s opening weekend,” said Hofesh Shechter – a previous Brighton Festival guest director and Brighton Dome resident artist. “It’s been two years in waiting and coming back to Brighton Dome Concert Hall is a special moment for us all. We live in a very different time now, yet those first sparks generated within the creation studio in 2019, the sense that hope was our most valuable currency, has never left us.”

Emily Brontë’s epic love story Wuthering Heights has been adapted and directed

for the stage by Wise Children’s Artistic Director Emma Rice. This powerful and unique theatrical experience features actor and performance artist Lucy McCormick as the iconic Cathy, with Ash Hunter as Heathcliff, leading an ensemble cast of performers and musicians in this intoxicating revenge tragedy retold for our time.

“The Yorkshire Moors are about to meet the salty sea air of Brighton,” says Rice. “We can’t wait to bring this elemental and thrilling show to one of our favourite audiences - and to be part of the wonderful Festival is the cherry on top. Spring by the sea? What could be better.”

Andrew Comben, Brighton Festival Chief Executive says he’s thrilled to have two of the UK’s most exciting artistic companies bringing performances to Brighton Festival. “We know audiences are going to love seeing Hofesh Shechter back in Brighton, following the cancellation of their appearance in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, we can’t wait to see them here again.

And Emma Rice’s major new stage adaptation is a must-see for theatre lovers, who will be delighted by this new musical interpretation.”

Brighton Festival 2022 runs on Sat 7 Sun 29 May, with Syrian architect and author Marwa al-Sabouni and Brightonbased theatre artist Tristan Sharps serving as guest co-directors. www.brightonfestival.org

MARK STEEL GOES FRENCH Brighton Komedia on Sun 23 Jan. London’s The Museum Of Comedy on Fri 28 Jan. Rarely a comedian to follow the norm, Mark Steel is bringing his new show to Brighton’s Komedia and London’s Museum Of Comedy this month. Performed entirely in French.

The inspiration comes entirely from visiting dozens of towns during the last ten years, for his Radio 4 programme Mark Steel’s in Town. He says doing shows about the crazy ways of Orkney or Basingstoke, in front of people who live there, is almost like performing in another language. The people in those places are always funny, always heartening. So, the next stage is to present a work where the words are also different to the ones he’s familiar with.

So, for Mark Steel En Ville, he’ll talk about France and the French, and Britain and the British. Because they’re funny. He’s also developed a whole new way of yelling, which is a wonderful incentive. If people laugh, this will complete the next stage of his plan to dominate the world.

The show will also feature the utterly brilliant and very Parisian, multi award-winning Celya AB. Just to complete the Gallic theme.

It comes fresh after the release of Steel’s Who Do I Think I Am? audiobook last month on Audible. A hilarious and heart-breaking exploration of his own adoption, it uncovers a strange story which transported him across social and cultural divides.

Mark Steel En Ville comes to Brighton Komedia on Sun 23 Jan and London’s The Museum Of Comedy on Fri 28 Jan.

LLOYD CORPORATION COME TO BRIGHTON CCA Fri 28 Jan – Sat 2 April A collaborative project between artists Ali Eisa and Sebastian Lloyd Rees, Lloyd Corporation bring a major new work to Brighton CCA this month. Titled Today’s gift is tomorrow’s commodity. Yesterday’s commodity is tomorrow’s found art object. Today’s art object is tomorrow’s junk. And yesterday’s junk is tomorrow’s heirloom, the exhibition reflects on how choices made as individuals affect us as a collective.

It follows a year of supported research with Brighton CCA for the artists. The commission triggers important discussions about the implications of global trade practices at both a macro and micro level. Accompanying the free exhibition will be a series of talks, screenings and live events hosted in person and online including interviews with the artists and a newly commissioned essay available along with the artists’ research archive in the Studio Dialogues section of the Brighton CCA website.

Lloyd Corporation have shown across the globe, with a practice which utilises sculpture, installation, performance and text, often taking inspiration from informal and local economies.

Processes typically involve close dialogue, sitespecific research and collection of material culture from which their work takes shape. They attempt to render complex, critical, yet often abstract, socio-economic issues – including globalisation, consumerism and urban development - as visible, sensorial and connected to people’s everyday lives. www.brightoncca.art

KOMEDIA SHAKES UP WEEKEND COMEDY EVERY FRI AND SAT, FROM FRI 21 JAN Brighton’s Komedia has teamed up with leading independent comedy promoters, Little Wander, to create a fresh take on their weekend stand-up comedy offering. The newly named ‘Komedia Comedy Club’ (previously ‘Krater Comedy Club’) will provide one of the best night’s out in Brighton, whilst showcasing a diverse line-up of headline comics, bright new talent and hosting from seasoned MC’s.

Little Wander is one of the industry’s leading comedy promoters, working with Josh Widdicombe, Ed Gamble, David O’Doherty, Josie Long, Bridget Christie, Nish Kumar and Tim Key. They also founded Machynlleth Comedy Festival and manage Last Laugh at Green Man Festival.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to be working with Brighton Komedia on this new chapter for the venue,” said Henry Widdicombe from Little Wander. “We want to acknowledge the years of hard work that has made this venue amongst the very best in the UK, and we feel extremely privileged to have the opportunity to build on this work.”

Line-ups confirmed so far include Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Richard and Greta (Shenoah Allen and Nina Conti), Phil Wang, Rosie Jones, Sara Barron, Jarred Christmas, Catherine Bohart, Jordan Brookes and Olga Koch.

Komedia remains at the forefront of the comedy scene, winning the Chortle Award for Best Comedy Venue in the South a record 17 times. They continue to support the next generation of comedians and nurture local talent. In the past, Komedia has welcomed countless big names at the very beginning of their careers, including Graham Norton, Al Murray, Mel & Sue, Omid Djalili, Catherine Tate, Stewart Lee, Ross Noble, Harry Hill, The Mighty Boosh, Johnny Vegas, Dave Gorman, Flight of the Conchords and Jimmy Carr.

Just in time for Komedia Comedy Club’s launch, there will be a revitalised menu, freshly prepared in their in-house kitchen, headed by new chef Will Robinson. www.komedia.co.uk/brighton

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DAME VERA LYNN: AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE Sat 8 Jan – Mon 18 April Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft A major new exhibition celebrating one of Britain’s most beloved performers is coming to Ditchling. Dame Vera Lynn: An Extraordinary Life will showcase over 100 never-before-seen objects from the private collection of the iconic ‘Forces Sweetheart’. Through its range of illuminating documents and incredible ephemera, the exhibition offers unparalleled insight into both the public and personal life of a singer, whose work was crucial in maintaining morale during the Second World War. The exhibition will also reveal 20 unseen artworks by Dame Vera, who was an enthusiastic painter for much of her life. These include portraiture and still-lifes painted at her London home, following the Second World War, and at Ditchling, where she owned a home from 1944.

From top-secret instruction issued by King George VI for Dame Vera to perform HRH Princess Elizabeth’s 16th birthday, to photographs of the Lynn entertaining British troops in Egypt, and on to wonderful items from her wardrobe, this wonderful show chronicles the nine decades she spent in the public eye “I’m highly delighted that this exhibition is taking place,” said Dame Vera Lynn ‘s daughter, Virginia Lewis-Jones. “it’s right and proper that it should begin its life at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft. We hope it brings lots of interest and joy to the people who come and visit.” www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk

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INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK HITS WORTHING

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2 Feb onwards

EMILY BURNS & TAYO SOUND Fri, 4 Feb 2022 7:00pm - 10:00pm The Factory Live, Worthing

A unique nationwide initiative with a distinctly local vibe, Independent Venue Week celebrates everything that’s great about grassroots music next month. It provides up-and-coming artists with valuable performance experience and gives audiences the opportunity to get up close with artists destined to play stadiums and festival main stages..

Independent Venue Week also provides openings for those wanting an off-stage career in music to learn their craft in small wellestablished venues.

Worthing-based promoter atom is participating with three nights of live music from nine of the UK’s most exciting new artists.

The specially-curated events bring together pop, indie, punk, rock, singersongwriters, rap and hip hop at the town’s premier venue, The Factory Live.

Weds 2 Feb brings in The Clockworks. A favourite of Alan McGee, who discovered Oasis, Primal Scream and My Bloody Valentine, they’ve supported Kings Of Leon and sold out their first headline show in London, and are now tipped for a big leap forward.

Support comes from the post-punk garage rock of Cheap Teeth and Shoreham’s hot new prospect, Niches.

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Finn Foxell heads to the venue on Thurs 3 Feb. A unique force within the UK’s rap scene, this west London artist curates the rawest elements of rap, soul and rock to create smoky, electronic, hip-hop leaning atmospherics. Support comes from Kay Young, who was personally discovered by Jay Electronica, and then signed by Jay-Z to his Roc Nation label on the strength of her demos. Completing the line-up is Brighton-based singer-songwriter, Tiawa The final show on Fri 4 Feb welcomes Emily Burns, who is fresh from touring with Rag’N’Bone Man. Offering an honest, vivacious and switched-on pop sound, this brilliant artist has recently delivered a trio of captivating EPs. She’s joined by Tayo Sound - a Nigerian-Scottish busker who has enjoyed support from Radio 1 and over ten million streams for their debut EP. Opening the evening is Fari, a singersongwriter based in Worthing.

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Over £40,000 has been raised by the public and local businesses for Justlife, a homelessness charity based in Brighton & Hove which supports people living in temporary accommodation.

The week-long campaign, that saw all donations to Justlife’s work were doubled as part of The Big Give Christmas Challenge, involved events such as a raffle and quiz at One Church Brighton, a drawing sale by Chris Riddell, and a collection at ASDA Brighton Marina.

Raffle prizes were kindly donated by a group of local businesses such as Boulder Brighton, Bird & Blend Tea, Kitgum Kitchen, Projects Club, Silly Moo Cider, Artroom Brighton, Hush Beats Disco, Proud Cabaret, Marie-Louise Tibbles Photography, Wakehurst Kew Gardens, and Lucy Browne. These included a climbing session for two, a Christmas tea hamper, dinner vouchers, a cider hamper, a children’s art course, a silent disco kit, and a photoshoot.

“We’re so grateful to all the local businesses who supported our campaign,” said Simon Gale, CEO of Justlie. “Their support, and the support of donors, means that we can reach even more people living in temporary accommodation this winter, helping them access health care, housing and our befriending scheme.

“Winter can be a particularly difficult time for people living in temporary accommodation but thanks to our supporters, we can continue to be there for the people who depend on us, and provide vital services to help them move away from homelessness for good. ” The political cartoonist and former UK Children’s Laureate, Chris Riddell, sold a selection of his original drawings online, raising over £3000 for Justlife’s campaign. The quiz was hosted by volunteer Debs Lennard from Brighton, who also helped organise and promote the raffle to support Justlife.

All funds raised will help extend two of Justlife’s Brighton projects: Health Engagement, a project that helps homeless people with mental and physical health needs to engage with professional health services, and Social Connection, a befriending scheme where people affected by homelessness get matched with a befriender who they can do fun local activities with.

“The Social Connection project has been lifechanging for me,” said Jude, a participant in Justlife’s befriending scheme. “The fact that my befriender is willing to take time out of her week every week to spend time with me just makes me feel worth something”.

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BRIGHTON COMMUNITY HELPS RAISE OVER £40,000 FOR LOCAL HOMELESSNESS CHARITY

FINN FOXELL & KAY YOUNG Thur, 3 Feb 2022 7:00pm - 10:00pm The Factory Live, Worthing

You can find out more about Justlife’s work supporting local people affected by homelessness at: www.justlife.org.uk

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STOMP

By Stuart Rolt

The international appeal of STOMP is undeniable. They’ve taken their energetic fusion of rhythm, dance and comic theatre to audiences around the world, staging off-Broadway residencies at New York’s Orpheum Theatre, recording lavish HBO specials and performing at the London Olympics closing ceremony in 2012. Not too bad for a concept which grew out of an innovative piece of street theatre.

And this success is mostly down to the company’s ability to transcend cultural divides, creating a universal ‘language’ through percussion. “Rhythm and humour have no barriers,” says STOMP co-founder Luke Cresswell. “We all connect to it, no matter where we live.”

Mankind has always struck random things to produce sounds. This primal desire evolved into accompaniment for dancing and communication, creating a rhythmic lexicon which is understood across the world.

“Whether we perform in Brazil or Japan, Russia or USA - the audiences all get it, they respond in very similar ways, wanting to connect, wanting to engage, it’s infectious.” The ability to perform the same show with no compromises in translation is some feat. Yet it’s one which breaks down barriers to entry by abandoning the more traditional percussion instruments for everyday objects.

STOMP has always been about using what is around you, firing up imaginations and creating pictures with rhythm. And these pictures evolve as the performers swap between matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms or hubcaps. “Sometimes limiting your toolset does make you become more creative: a bit like making yourself use mime to tell a story, you are forced out of your comfort zone, you are compelled to be more creative.” Now audiences in Brighton & Hove are being given a rare opportunity to see, hear and feel this constantly inventive spectacle in intimate surroundings as STOMP bring a season of polyrhythmic energy to The Old Market.

This series of shows and workshops, running on Weds 16 Feb- Sun 1 May 2022, forms part of the venue’s A Gig For A Gig project. This sees productions from established artists being used

to help finance shows from a range of upcoming creators. “It’s a great way for artists to give back, and better than just donating money,” says Cresswell. “This way they donate their performance, not only raising funds but also inspiring other artists.” Over the last decade, TOM has supported hundreds of emerging performers and staged thousands of shows, all thanks to the private funding of three of the city’s biggest stars. As an artist-led venue, TOM want to further develop this ethos of art supporting art.

Conceived by TOM programmer Helen Jewell and Marketing Manager Mark Gordon, the scheme uses 100% of profits from participating shows to pay for future productions from promising local makers and musicians. It’s already seen performances from Norman Cook and Mark Thomas provide funding for innovative productions from exciting new talent.

an adaptable auditorium. This is an important space for artists in Brighton & Hove, and the ambition continues to encourage new works from artists from all backgrounds. “The hope is that new productions that start here may one day tour the world.”

To inspire the next generation of percussionists and performers, STOMP’s TOM season offers several workshops.

These will give people the chance to work with some great performers and perform on stage within the STOMP set. “Our workshops appeal to all ages, musicians, dancers and beginners with no previous dance or drumming experience. They’re inclusive, energetic and fun, and suitable for anyone with a sense of rhythmic adventure.

“It’s been very difficult for all of the arts over the last year or so and by bringing STOMP to TOM we hope to raise funds for the venue and also give a lift to our audiences and the surrounding community.”

Although STOMP mostly tours in larger venues now, he says they’re excited to play such a great space. Their show in New York resides in a small, intimate house, so it won’t feel that different when they temporarily relocate to Hove this year.

These shows come in the year STOMP celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Creators Cresswell and Steve McNicholas first started crafting the show in the building TOM occupies today. Something which morphed into an Edinburgh Fringe production in 1991. The pair have since taken on the venue, recognising the preciousness of a medium-sized venues like it in the city. “It’s a great size for new works, as it’s large enough to accommodate theatre and large bands, but also small and intimate enough for one person shows, stand-up comedy and spoken word.” Cresswell says it’s the perfect venue to explore new ideas in multiple formats, upon a large stage in front of

Cresswell is adamant the creative arts have always helped to shape better communities. “Music, theatre and film has always opened up doors, introducing people from different backgrounds to different viewpoints, encouraging diversity and respect.” It’s the creative arts which bring people together and remind everyone of how we are all connected. That in itself provides a kind of communal therapy, which perhaps we need now more than ever. “You can really feel the sense of relief and enthusiasm in the returning audiences.” continued

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Winning countless accolades, including Olivier, Obie and Drama Desk awards, STOMP has turned into a global phenomenon, although Creswell is delighted to be returning to where it all began. “I’m very proud of my Brighton roots. That will never change. We have been very lucky to perform all over the world, meeting wonderful people from all walks of life.”

He says the lessons learned growing up and playing gigs in Brighton, as well as working as a street performer, have taught him how to communicate with anyone. “Those skills have been invaluable and remain so. We’re always happy to correct people who think it’s an American show, or an Australian show, and even happier to correct the ones who think it’s a London show!”

STOMP’s stripped-back approach to rhythm and music has made it universal, and helped it stand the test

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of time, but it’s the performers which keep things fresh and always make the show feel contemporary. There’s plenty of room for them to bring their own personalities to bear on the show.

They devise their own solos and create their own costumes. “In a way, the show is self-updating thanks to them.

STOMP is only as good as the people who perform it, it’s their passion for the show that drives it on. As long as they give that energy, skill and commitment, we’re happy to steer it. For how long it continues to travel… we have no idea.”

STOMP come to The Old Market on Weds 16 Feb - Sun 1 May 2022 www.theoldmarket.com www.stomponline.com

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SCREEN AND FILM SCHOOL BRIGHTON Sitting at the very forefront of the filmmaking industry, Screen and Film School Brighton invites you to explore, excel, create, innovate, learn and be you. They say to the new generation of filmmakers: this is your time. Be part of the movement.

Rated as a top 10 UK Film School, they have spent the last 15 years turning passionate filmmakers into industry professionals. Their bespoke combination of practical courses, high-tech facilities, industry placements, Masterclasses, live project briefs and site visits all help to kickstart the careers of their students into one of the most exciting and vibrant industries anywhere in the South East.

All across our region, productions have been kicked into high gear, finding new ways to adapt and evolve in today’s world. There has never been a better time to seize the growing career opportunities out there, and Screen and Film School puts it all at your fingertips.

Although the Film School is well-established in Brighton, they are forever evolving what they can offer passionate filmmakers. For that reason, they have lots of exciting news to share as we enter 2022. There has never been a better time to study there, as all of the following announcements illustrate:

Brighton Film Studios

Screen and Film School Brighton’s brand-new studio facility is a mecca for young filmmakers. This 11,000 sq ft space is comprised of two large film sets, a Mac edit suite, green room, make-up and costume facilities as well as a production meeting room and two floors of storage for our industry standard kit. Situated just outside the city centre in Bevendean, Brighton Film Studios is one of the only film lots of its kind on the South Coast.

Two new degree courses for 2022 entry

Screen and Film School Brighton are diversifying their higher education course offering this year, with the addition of two brand-new, industry led courses - BA (Hons) Production Design for Screen & Film and BA (Hons) Hair and Make-up for Screen & Film - which will run alongside their current degreelevel courses in Filmmaking and Film Business & Production.

Their flagship degree course, BA (Hons) Filmmaking, is recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen-based industries and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.

MA Screen and Film Production

For graduates and industry professionals looking to take their filmmaking career to the next level, Screen and Film School Brighton offer a Masters degree, which enables postgraduates to continue their professional development within an area of specialism via mentorship from established film industry experts.

Opportunities exist to collaborate with practitioners from other arts disciplines to enhance and inform your practice, through partnerships with the BIMM Institute and the Institute

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for Contemporary Theatre, both of which are also located in the heart of Brighton.

Whether you want to write, direct, produce, shoot or edit you will be able to develop micro-projects, such as trailers and pitches to gain insight into your research project and its outcomes.

Level 3 Extended Diploma in Filmmaking

For school leavers looking for an entry point into a film industry career, Screen and Film School Brighton offer a 2-year, industry-led level-3 Diploma, which provides students with an opportunity to explore all stages of practical filmmaking, including production and post-production skills as well as film studies and project development.

Over the two years of practical and theoretical study, students will gain a fundamental understanding of the way the film and screen industry operates and will be guided by specialist tutors and prominent industry professionals to help steer them towards their future study or career goals.

College Principal at Screen and Film School Brighton Itziar Leighton has this to say as they prepare to enter the New Year: “Screen and Film School Brighton is bigger and better than ever before. Having trained and supported the next generation of filmmakers and creatives for the last 15 years, we are proud of our four unique locations across Brighton, each one with its own vibe, allowing students to experience facilities that meet their needs and wishes.

We are thrilled to announce the opening of our new film studios - Brighton Film Studios - an 11,000 square-foot space which is wholly dedicated to the craft of film making, with outstanding film sets, equipment, and facilities. A building worthy of bright ideas and high ambition, ensuring students meet their full potential and beyond.

We look forward to welcoming students to a truly unique, fun and inspiring city by the sea. The creative community, beach life, bars, restaurants, vibrant nightlife, inspiring locations, and some of the best arts festivals in the world.”

Calling all young filmmakers: by doing what you love, you can turn your creative ambitions into a reality. Apply now for courses beginning in September 2022 at Screen and Film School and start your dream career in film.

Like many universities, applications to study at Screen and Film School are made via UCAS. The deadline for on-time UCAS applications is January 26th for 2022 entry. If you would like to apply for a course or would simply like to know more, please visit www.screenfilmschool.ac.uk You can always come and see all of our brand-new facilities for yourself, at an in-person Open Day. Please contact our Admissions Team for further information on 01273 602070 or email admissions@screenfilmschool.ac.uk.

Screen and Film School Brighton is bigger and better than ever before.

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PENELOPE ISLES

By Lucy Sheehan

Born in Devon and raised on the Isle of Man, siblings Lily and Jack Wolter made Brighton their home when they formed Penelope Isles. A unique sound and serious work ethic brought the attention of Bella Union records, and from their 2019 debut album Until the Tide Creeps In the band showed themselves capable of producing a truly original brand of fizzy and inventive alt pop. Their sophomore album, ‘Which Way to Happy’ landed in November and was celebrated with a euphoric hometown show at Concorde 2.

The band worked on the album across much of lockdown. Isolated in a Cornwall cottage with emotions occasionally reaching fever pitch, the threat of claustrophobia was ever present. But, Lily reflects, despite the album’s intense genesis, it was all worth it. “There’s so much love between me and Jack, we couldn’t do it without each other,” she says. “And even in that chaotic, tiny bubble of a cottage that sent us all mad, we had some really funny, stupid, lovely times together. There’s a lot of emotion in the album.”

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The result, ‘Which Way to Happy’ is an eloquent and imaginative meditation on upheaval and uncertainty, revealing a band operating with total confidence over a rich sonic and emotional landscape. Miss Moon takes off with romantic strings before marrying crunching synths and leaping into an upbeat verse, all offset with glittering percussive details. Single Sailing Still starts life with Lily’s celestial vocal, building gradually through swirling guitars, white noise and muttering synths. BBC 6 Music favourite Iced Gems starts life with a brittle drum machine before blossoming with pretty, whirring synths and crystalline guitars. The track maintains its hypnotic air, samples and sonic twitches popping in and out, all the while held down by vocals at once expressive and restrained. The song in particular feels like an emblem for the album in full - an immensely rewarding listening

experience, one in which you have the sense of a band having crafted something very special, just for you.

‘Which Way to Happy’ carefully deposits the listener at the end of what feels like a momentous, expansive journey, like an epic children’s tale, both dreamlike and familiar. It also achieves that elusive goal of unpicking the uncomfortable realities of life in the 2020s to a soundscape of wild, whimsical unreality. ‘Which Way to Happy’ never feels like it shies away from life’s sorrows, but you’ll feel a little better about them afterwards.

TRIPTYCH CELEBRATES ITS FIFTH YEAR AT THE HOPE & RUIN

By Lucy Sheehan

Triptych is the brainchild of much loved Brighton promotions company Love Thy Neighbour. Ticket holders are treated to three nights of music at the Hope & Ruin, with each act contributing a track to a limited press of lathe-cut vinyl. Now in its fifth year the lineup is as exciting as ever, featuring Lambrini Girls, Sit Down, Wife Swap USA, Spang Sisters, Hutch, Lucy Feliz, Public Body, Porchlight and Toast.

We caught up with some of the brilliant artists gracing the lineup this year.

Public Body

PUBLIC BODY

SIT DOWN

Who are Public Body?

Who are Sit Down?

Public Body are 5 people who have their priorities straight… mayonnaise on everything.

Your EP ‘Flavour of Labour’ is due out soon - what sounds and influences were you getting excited about while you were making it?

We’re all producers in the band so we get real deep on the production especially with the drums. We had a great engineer, Christoph Skirl when we tracked the record, he works at Echo Zoo Studios and is just insane with the gear. He’s able to get everything to sound exactly how you want it to and without any trouble!

We tracked the drums and bass at the studio and the rest we just did at home.

DI’d the guitars. Makes me laugh to be honest haha love the contrast between huge production on the drums and then just sticking the guitars straight into the interface at home. I wanted it to be really intense sound, similar to the hardcore band Ajax, where everything is crushed and sounds like its about to explode check out Ajax - Bleach For Breakfast on youtube.

Are there particular themes and concepts you find yourself exploring a lot with Public Body?

I usually just write about my job to be honest. I’m not big on feelings to be honest. They’re great! But I’m not poetic enough to describe anything that deep.

So I just think hey, I’ll complain about my 9-5 and try to be somewhat ‘witty’.

Paint me a picture of Public Body in ten years. Where would you like to be?

10 years is mad. I’ll be 40. I refuse to think that far ahead. Sorry!

What would you change about the music industry?

I’d turn streaming services into co-ops so musicians can own and control them.

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We are Greg, Katie and Lilly, and after thinking long and hard about how we’d describe our music, we’ve finally settled on ‘doom pop’. It’s like outrageous heavy riffs that borders on metal, but still with pure pop hooks at the core.

It’s sickly sweet and foul all at once, and a hell of a good time to play live.

You formed Sit Down as a two piece. Was that about exploiting the creative benefits that come from limitation?

Greg and I met about 8 years ago when I was recruited as a vocalist for a band he was in, and it didn’t take long at all for us to realise that we were just built the same way. After years of various projects since then, Sit Down was actually born from a time when Greg was working at a theme park in Virginia and I was working on a boat in NYC. We knew we wanted to make a new project that was brash and loud and powerful, and we started sending demos back and forth to one another until he packed it all up and moved in with me in New York, and we just went to all these amazing gigs that inspired us so much.

At that point I couldn’t play any instruments, which was going to be a problem if we were going to be a 2-piece, so the first thing we did when we returned to the UK and moved to Brighton was Greg started teaching me how to play the drums. Luckily he’s a very talented multi-instrumentalist and I’m very stubborn, and I really connected with the drums as

LAMBRINI GIRLS Who are the Lambrini Girls?

Fox, Catt and Phoebe. All top shaggers, not actually girls.

Tell me about your writing process. Are you jamming stuff and developing it in rehearsal or is it more about bringing the lyrical content to life?

Our writing process starts every day at 5am. You wake up, you decant a tin of baked beans and write words on each individual one, gaffa tape them to your toilet seat until a sentence is made.

It’s now 7am. What do you do? You go down to the Level and eat a whole wheel of brie, if anyone asks for some, you say NO. 8am, you’re outside Small Pond to practice, it’s not open yet. What do you do? You’re rubbing baby oil all over yourself. You cry. But then you realise, you now have your beans, you have your words and this baby oil is making you shine like the North Star. You never needed a practice room in the first place, the song was inside of you all along.

If Lambrini Girls had a manifesto, what would it be?

Live Laugh Shag Vibe

You were part of the Small Pond Emerging record - tell us about the song you contributed, ‘Big Dick Energy.’?

Basically, it’s a tongue in cheek approach to toxic masculinity. Not to diminish the male experience of being affected by it, but the song does focus on how disordered views and behaviours instilled into cis men, resultant of toxic masculinity, manifest into ways that affect women and marginalised genders to frustrating extremes.

Describe the Lambrini Girls live show, what should Triptych ticket holders expect?

Lots of Lambrini! And also Phoebe is going to set her naked body on fire so it will be a really fun night.

it was the only instrument that I actually played better the more annoyed I got. But yeah, there was definitely an interesting thrill in seeing just how much noise we could make with only two pairs of hands, and it’s been a rollercoaster ride ever since then.

You guys are well known for your beautifully curated stage outfits - what is it that excites you about making Sit Down a visual as well as sonic spectacle?

That’s kind of you! From a young age I was very interested in sewing and making clothes, I think I just watched too much That’s So Raven.

Thankfully Greg was totally on board when I first mentioned making clothes for us to wear on stage, as when there’s only two of us and one is sitting down at the back behind a load of metal, you’ve gotta find creative ways to make it still interesting to look at. That being said, Greg has drawn the line on some of the outfits I’ve made, one notable one was a bright orange PVC polo shirt I made for our Reading and Leeds set that just slowly inflated as he played.

You recently added a third member to your line up, amazing Brighton bassist Lilly. Has it changed the way you write or was that more about developing the band’s live impact?

Although I’ve banged on about me and Greg a lot, we’re absolutely blessed to now have Lilly on board with us. After many years as a two-piece we really were starting to find ourselves getting stumped creatively, and bored of hearing ‘You guys are good for a two-piece’. It was just like

why can’t we just be good full stop! Having Lilly join us has just reinvigorated everything, and has really created this holy trinity of vibe.

In terms of the writing process, I’ve always likened our roles to Greg being the architect and I’m the interior designer.

It takes both parties to build a beautiful house, but with just the two of us, if we ever disagreed it would bring us to a stalemate.

Having Lilly on board is the perfect democracy, she has impartial eyes on both sides and can help morph the vision into the exact thing that makes us all buzzing. Before her, I’d say we were almost ready to pack it in. Now we’re more excited than ever.

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BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A BATCH OF CURATED SESSIONS! Hand picked by the South Lanes crew, these carefully curated bands from Brighton and London perform their songs in the awesome South Lanes Studios. Uploaded to Youtube on the first Sunday of the month, here is the rundown of who you’ll be able to catch on the sessions released from February onward:

By Charlie Tomlinson

The Famous People present Fur Elise on the Stylophone Sun 1 May 2022 Male and female fronted jangle jank. Formed in a small bedroom at the back of a Brighton seafront flat during the bleak winter of 2020, The Famous People combine deliberate slur with unintentional eloquence; harmony laden throughout with the odd organised discordance. A sound that wouldn’t be out of place in your parents’ record collection, a love of the late 80s/early 90s combined with a 2020s touch create the sound of the least famous, Famous People about.

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Jarki Monno present Boys Still Cry Sun 6 Feb London-born singer-songwriter Jarki Monno oozes personality and honesty, which is notably expressed throughout his music. Developing a unique sound best described as reflect-pop, the music is strongly influenced by artists such as Mac Miller, Disclosure, Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn. The last 12 months for Jarki Monno have been extraordinary; the music he creates, the words he speaks and the stories he tells are more relevant now than ever.

Porchlight present Blue Chalk Sun 3 April 2022

Five piece post-punkers currently residing in Brighton. Another local band born out of the COVID lockdown who use South Lanes Studios as a second home. They’re filling bills around the south coast and welcome all those who fancy a lairy boogie with long, skinny, open arms.

Kat Penkin presents Love Sex Fame Sun 6 March 2022 Born in Devon, raised in Perth, Australia, and now based in Brighton, Kat has been hard at work writing and developing her nostalgic, but fresh sound.

Blending relatable lyrics with pop, R&B and soulful influences, her music is a unique melting pot of sensibility and sass.

Sussex Underwater’s First Year A Wave of Awareness

Sussex Underwater is run BY local people, FOR local people.

Sussex Underwater are a group who are “passionate about the sea off Sussex and bringing it back to its former glory.” - Catrine Priestley, Admin of Sussex Underwater, who very kindly consented to update me about the wonderous work her collective has been doing this past year.

The group was started by local diver Steve Allnut back in March, and it is now being run by a few local divers, including Catrine, pictured below.

David Phillips, Eric Smith, Steve Allnut (all free divers who film footage) and Catrine Priestley (video editor)

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They campaigned for the introduction of the Nearshore Trawling byelaw for over 20 years, having witnessed first-hand the destruction of the sea bed. This byelaw was finally passed on 24 March this year, a hard-fought victory for the ocean lovers of Sussex. The law made it illegal to use bottom trawling fishing practices between Shoreham and Selsey.

So, what is all the fuss about? Bottom trawling is an incredibly destructive way of fishing which has been used extensively in the Sussex Bay since the 80’s. Huge nets are dragged along the seabed by twin boats, this is called Pair Trawling, in the spring months just as everything is trying to grow. These heavy wide nets are designed to catch Bream but take every other living thing, including sharks, starfish, kelp and seaweed – leaving the seabed a scarred, lifeless, wasteland. Seriously, it is one of the most destructive and allconsuming fishing practices out there. And it has been going on for at least 3 months every year for 30 years. You have to wonder, if this kind of habitat destruction was more visible, say if it was over the land, would it not have been banned from the off?

Local divers such as Steve saw this on-going destruction first-hand.

They feel that what they had been witnessing for the last 20 years had gone on unchallenged because to so many people, the sea was; “Out of sight, Out of mind”. And he’s right - who can really tell what’s going on underneath that rare sunset over a glassy sea? So, The Sussex Underwater group was set up to show the people what was happening under the water, and to hopefully document the return of the kelp and sea life to our shores.

right beside us in Sussex, these really inspire passion in people”] says Catrine. One of the favourites was the lump sucker, with its bright pinky orange colour and large lips… it is a fascinating creature to see. Steve managed to film a mother sitting over her eggs and oxygenating the water around them – helping her babies have only the freshest water to breathe. And they sit like this for weeks, a struggle which I think many parents stuck in lockdown might juuust be able to relate to!

In March Steve dived one of his favorite places: Bognor Rocks. He had been watching the kelp in this area since 2017. Luckily the beds here are protected by a reef so they are one of the last remaining kelp beds in Sussex. Steve found that the kelp was coming back and it was looking really healthy. Probably due to the lack of activity in the sea due to covid lockdowns the year before. Steve filmed this recovery and got some incredible underwater shots. These formed the basis for the making of Sussex Underwater’s first film, published on their social media sites, and it really took off. Since then, they haven’t looked back.

Sussex Underwater now has over 4,000 people in the group, and their reach has stretched beyond even their impressive collection of oceanlovers - some of their posts have reached 100,000 people. This includes fisherman, anglers, divers, local environmental campaigners, schools and churches, to name a few. And best of all - everyone is welcome to join in the conversation, no matter where your love of the ocean comes from. This may seem like a no brainer, but if you’ve ever witnessed a staunch vegan and a fisherman meet at a bar, you know that peaceful discussion is generally off-menu!

Sussex Underwater aims to capture the Sussex bay’s return to glory over the next few years. They hope to do this by filming beneath Sussex’s coastline, and are encouraging others to do the same and post on their Facebook group.

The most popular videos and photos on the site are the sea creatures.

“People are taken back by the variety of sea creatures we have living

“Most people don’t get to see what is under the sea. It’s a different world. They find our video and photos fascinating because of this.” – Catrine Priestley This is just one example of the fascinating ocean neighbours we have been living beside all this time. Did you know that there are dolphins and seals living in the Sussex Bay area too? Sussex Underwater started to get people posting videos of dolphins and seals they were seeing this summer – and it caused quite a big stir. Their divers even managed to get a great film of Dolphins playing in the wake of their boats, to much excitement online of course!

As the group has grown so has the awareness of the urgent need to protect our sea.

Sussex Underwater’s “Cuttlefish Eggs” campaign back in July really highlighted that “local people have been inspired to help the sea”. There was an unusual summer storm right at the time the cuttlefish were laying their eggs this year, usually they would have been protected by the kelp beds but they are no longer there. Sadly because of this, thousands of eggs washed up on our Sussex shores.

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In response Steve sent out a call to arms via the Facebook page and Instagram. He asked people to go down to their local beach with a bucket and pick up the cuttlefish eggs. Then, once it was safe to do so, place them back in the sea. Hundreds of people answered the call.

As well as that they had people posting videos and photos of the cuttlefish eggs hatching in the buckets and the releases, spreading awareness of the urgent need to protect our wildlife from man-made disasters such as this.

project in Sussex. As such they were invited along to the Kelp Summit in Shoreham in November, which was run by Sussex Wildlife Trust. Catrine says “This was an exciting and inspiring day, bringing together the science behind why kelp is so important and what it’s return means to local people.” The team were able to make a film for the summit with some of their group members in it, where “it was great to have the local peoples voices there” talking about what the kelps’ return means to them.

“It was really heart-warming to think that these people had really grown to love the marine life on their doorstep and wanted to help it.”

One of Sussex Underwater’s divers, Eric Smith, was heavily involved with getting the trawler ban through and is currently having a documentary made by Big Wave TV about his part in it. The pilot for this was also shown at the summit, and will be an ongoing project for next year - hopefully documenting the return of the kelp after the ecosystem gets a chance to recover from the now-illegal trawlers.

As the group grew so did the topics covered.

Some of the most discussed topics this year have been the Southern Water sewage leaks – a hot topic here at BN1 too! One of our divers Paul Boniface posted the sewage he had witnessed when out in the sea. This post went viral and contributed to the debate that was subsequently held on the matter in parliament.

Sussex Underwater continues to encourage people to write to their local MP’s about these issues.

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“We were really pleased when Eric took a video of the kelps returning to the Indiana wreck off Worthing this year. This is a wreck that was trawled for many years and all the kelp has disappeared. At the beginning of the year, we saw a few kelp plants regrowing and by October there were over 50 plants. The fish were starting to congregate around the kelp

and this is shown in the film we put on the Facebook group. This is incredible news for the kelps recovery and hopefully shows that nature can resort itself.”

Next year Sussex Underwater promises to bring you more videos of the kelp returning and much more sea life. They have some ideas to “film inside bream beds and on different wrecks” in the area. They also have a few projects that they are working on with local authorities and organisations, where behind the scenes they will try “to bring back the seabed to its former glory”. They also hope to bring you news and information about how the public can help as these exciting projects develop.

As well as this they are also planning to do more school visits and talk to the community to educate and raise awareness of how important our seas are.

All the incredible videos described in this article are freely available on Sussex Underwater’s various social media sites, simply search “Sussex Underwater” to access this incredible community of ocean lovers (and protectors).

Trust me – as a member myself since this summer, it is well worth filling your feed with Ocean Love.

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Clt Drp (Band) - Shot b Emilie Risi Styled by Abi Rigby

Rosie Evans - Designer Modelled and Styled by Abi Rigby Photo by Tatyana Gazelle

O Hell at Brighton Studios Styled by Abi Rigby Image by Annie Dorrett

MEET BRIGHTON CREATIVES

ABI RIGBY - STYLIST

By Lucy Sheehan

You’ve met Brighton’s trailblazing musicians, actors and artists, forging vibrant careers on the international stage with trademark originality. In this series, we introduce you to the people who make it all happen, who make Brighton the culturally renowned city it is from behind the camera, behind the mixing desk, back in the green room.

First up, we’d like to introduce Abi Rigby, a stylist whose passion is sustainability, small designers and freeing her clients from that deeply damaging concept: ‘flattering’.

What does a stylist do, and what drew you to styling?

A stylist’s purpose depends mostly on who’s hiring you and for what. When I dress a band or individual artist, I work to communicate a concept or identity through dress. It’s about getting to know what makes the client feel great while nudging them out of their comfort zone. For a commercial shoot the focus is on the clothing and the way the designer wants their pieces to be received, so is less psychological, more practical. Overall I’d say a stylist presents the visual identity of an artist and the way they want their brand to be seen by bringing pieces together.

I was drawn to styling when I reflected on the way clothes have shaped my own life and confidence. As a kid I developed a gut feeling of what I liked in charity shops with my mum. High School and New Look trends really knocked that out of me and it wasn’t until I left my small town that I got it back.

To me, styling helps people rediscover that bit of themselves they might have lost.

Personal shopping in particular is great to build up a personal style again. It’s not about wearing something crazy, it’s about wearing something for yourself.

I hate the idea of “flattering” clothing and the boundaries we put on our expression because we once got told a bit of our body didn’t fit an ideal.

It’s almost impossible to escape, but reaching the freedom of wearing clothes to create a concept or feeling as well as confidence really excites me. For me, when I shift focus from the body to focus on visual language through style, that’s when I feel strongest.

What are some of your favourite projects that you’ve worked on?

A favourite project for me was working with videographer Stiwdio Dyfi and photographer Tatyana for the designer Rosie Evans.

Working with a group of Welsh creatives in a slate mine felt really important. On a personal level it reconnected me to an area I grew up resenting, but also connecting Rosie’s upcycling to a disused and neglected mine gave the shoot a strangeness. I like shoots that provoke more questions than just the aesthetic. Slow fashion, sustainability and Welsh history really shape my work.

What are your top tips for shopping for yourself?

Do your research. Whether you’re getting inspiration from people you see online or looking up local designers, go out with the intention of finding a particular item.

In the same way, think sustainability where you can. @sustainablefashionforum and @fash_rev have some great articles that discuss the ways we should change our approach to consumption for sustainability.

It’s not about shaming people for shopping fast fashion, but changing the ideas around outfit-repeating, up cycling and trends.

Trust yourself. It all comes back to the idea of trusting your gut. If we’re able to move away from our ties to what we think society likes, we’re able to disconnect from the idea that we have to be on each new trend. Instead clothes can be a personal expression of taste.

Having said that, it was a massive privilege that my mum took me round charity shops when I was younger, and that I have time to shop and research. It’s more complicated than just changing habits, and it’s important to get these conversations happening with awareness not judgement.

How would you ideally approach styling with a view to being more planet conscious?

By getting to know more small designers. A lot of the time when people hear I’m a stylist they expect me to know every fact about couture designers and fashion history. To me, the excitement for a brand comes in when I see sustainable consciousnesses and hand made pieces that find value in the history of the neglected.

Erinn Hayhow creates using natural dyes and puts the planet at the forefront, linking nature and modernity with oversized androgynous silhouettes. Joshua Samuels brings the concept of reworked into everyday street wear and culture with grungy shapes crossing flowers and bright knits. Cat Rose O’Brien combines witchy designs and historical reference. Rosie Evans, Sunday London, Quiet Ceremony, Ella Rose Label… these are some of the many brands that grab me and view the future of fashion as sustainable and handmade.

Renting pieces, borrowing from friends and restyling my own clothes for shoots is how I mostly go about my fittings. Stores like Bleaq, hundred showroom and Hurr are great for rentals. Alongside this, using items from haberdasheries and up-cycling can create a whole new look from the same items I used a previous week. At a video shoot for artist O Hell, we added chains and pins to a second hand ball gown, which I now use for jewellery and sewing. Ideally I’d always be more conscious from the beginning, buying items I know I can multipurpose.

What are the most underrated parts of an outfit?

Underwear. A great underwear choice is the foundation of an outfit and your comfort.

Does Brighton have a style?

Brighton’s style feels competitive. Who can go furthest, who looks like they care the least.. but I think this competition can push us to revolutionary ideas if we get it right.

Brighton gives people the space to push their boundaries and it’s inspiring. There are so many creatives, every sector and its style merges into one big melting pot with people scrambling for originality where originality is actually the trend and boring becomes original. It’s all fascinating and I love Brighton; we should all just admit that we care so much.

Find Abi on Instagram via @4bigailstyles for styling and creative direction.

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JUST BOSH IT! N BN1 CHATS WITH KERRY GODLIMA

By Stuart Rolt

“Just don’t make me sound like an arsehole.” Kerry Godliman

says as we’re wrapping up. “Often I’m really candid in interviews, then I read it back and wonder why I said some things.” We might be a little bit closer to understanding how the After Life star has managed to simultaneously build successful careers in both drama and stand-up. Self-awareness and brutal honesty are key to engaging with most audiences.

It’s early in the morning, so her defences might be lowered. It’s been a week of juggling family life and recording commitments, with an extensive UK tour running in the background.

The latter has been calling everywhere, and is due to hit Crawley Hawth on Fri 14 Jan and Brighton’s Komedia on Tues 8 Mar. Characteristically titled BOSH, it details her efforts to cut through the static of modern life and get on with things.

With shows twice rescheduled due to the pandemic, she says the dates are now so spread out and scattered that it doesn’t feel like a grind. Some acts might be performing four or five nights every week, but she’s got other things to look out for. “My ideal is doing three shows a week. In the Autumn it felt like a proper little tour. We’d go up North for a few days, then come back, and then off to the West Country. That was really nice.” With examinations of the myriad joys of owning a campervan, the decline of dollies, ornamental tat and trials of navigating lockdown in her dressing gown, she describes it as an update of how she’s been getting on.

The title stems from her appearance on hit TV show Taskmaster, where Greg Davies would make light of her enthusiastic strategy by saying she was ‘boshing it’. In a roundabout way, the experience did make Godliman reflect on her nature and the way she did things. Sometimes it is effective. She did win Taskmaster. But it’s something she’s often been embarrassed about. “It’s not very ‘female’. Women are encouraged to not be as aggressive or bolshy. I know it’s the way I am, and it’s effective for comedy, but it’s not so effective for parenting and softer skills.”

There’s plenty of things which are socially acceptable for men to indulge in, but there’s an air of negativity when women act in the same way. Especially if they’re ambitious or outspoken. “When I started, the words ‘potty mouthed’ were always being trotted out. But I’ve never heard a man called that.”

It’s manifested in a show discussing the power of determination. While her approach to writing doesn’t involve consciously setting out to deal with a specific theme, certain material bubbles up organically. “It’s on your mind, and you evolve routines out of what’s going

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on. Then when you retrospectively look back, there’s a theme there naturally.” Lockdown has served the piece quite well. Her material often revolves around domesticity and for several months, that’s all most of us knew.

“I could lean quite hard into what I’d written.

In fact, the pandemic just turned it up to technicolour. Those things where you’re pissed-off with your kids or your partner, they became heightened. Self-reflection was also turned up… and that’s what comedy is.”

While the show talks about getting things done, it also explores why we also need accept failure. Often, it’s not a true setback, but another step in achieving ambitions and developing better self-awareness.

After 20 years of touring, she says she’s becoming far more relaxed about what she can achieve with her shows. “The lovely thing with tour shows is that you can be a little more languid with the audience. With comedy clubs, you really have to hit it. It’s like a pop song. 20 minutes of bangers. You can be more explorative on a tour because you’re given a lot more space.” She’s started viewing her stand-up as an ongoing conversation. Becoming better known has enabled a shorthand with audiences, which saves a lot of work when establishing that vital rapport at performances. An emerging star is faced with bounding onstage and needing to quickly explain themselves and why they deserve a chance to speak. When asked if she’s considered developing some catchphrases, she admits ‘Bosh’ is now serving her quite well. “Greg did message me and say I owed him 15%of my tour sales, because he gave it to me. Cheeky fucker,” she says with a huge laugh.

Those things where you’re pissed-off with your kids or your partner, they became heightened. Selfreflection was also turned up… and that’s what comedy is.

She says she doesn’t have a fear of being misunderstood within her comedy, but there is an apprehension about being underwhelming.

“That’s the worst crime… when you go ‘Oh, you all just think this is crap.’” It’s certainly anxiety dream territory, but most comedians will confirm it’s a perpetual concern. Even the wrath of a displeased audience is preferable to one demonstrating indifference or pity.

On the other side of her professional life, Godliman recently finished filming for Trigger Point, the latest thriller from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio. This six-part ITV drama follows the high-stakes work of a Metropolitan Police bomb disposal unit. “I got to say a lot of acronyms...” Alongside Vicky McClure and Adrian Lester, she faces a sustained terror campaign which threatens London. But the real targets may be closer to home.

As well as recording a new podcast for BBC Sounds, which will come out later this year, she’s soon returning to Kent for the filming of Whitstable Pearl’s second season. She plays the titular character, a single mother running

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a seafood restaurant who has becomes a private detective. She relishes the change of pace between performing comedy and drama.

“I love it. I wouldn’t want to do just one or the other.” There’s a certain amount of delight for her that some people still don’t realise she effortlessly shifts between the two professions.

“I’m enjoying the way that stuff I’m getting to do, as an actor, is slightly leaning into my comedy persona. Whitstable Pearl has humour in it. It’s a light drama, with some sideways glances in it, but it’s not a comedy.”

If she was motivated to go wholeheartedly into ‘serious’ drama, there’s an admission stand-up might get in the way. Having attended drama school, and there were a few moments in her earlier career when she fantasised about being a ‘proper actor’, she’s realised there’s an unwritten need for neutrality if anyone wants to be taken seriously in roles. “Stand-up means I come with all my baggage, voice and casting brand. Now I bring it to the parts I play. In a way, that’s OK.” Her work on Channel 4’s Adult Material ably supports the suggestion. The dramatic examination of the porn industry saw Godliman playing a scandal-plagued MP. Although the character had a wealth of different experiences to her own life, she was undauntedly a ‘boshy’ individual. Similarly, her role in Sky’s critically-acclaimed Save Me had a rich vein of humour running underneath it, despite offering a dark narrative. “I quite like that territory. If I had aspirations to do Shakespeare or Chekov leads, my stand-up persona wouldn’t be of much value.”

Asked if she would consider doing Shakespeare, she suggests that there’s always a part of an actor’s ego which wants to do everything. She has seen several of his works recently, which undeniably has inspired her on some level. “I came out thinking: ‘I’d LOVE to have a crack at that!’” Because all the other things actors end up doing, like selling sandwiches or telling people they’re nicked, almost every drama production owes a debt to the structures of Shakespeare and Chekov.

This month promises a third season of Ricky Gervais’ joyously robust After Life. It follows Tony, a borderline misanthrope whose life has suddenly lost all direction. Godliman plays his late wife Lisa, who has left a series of videos accumulating all her feelings during the final months.

Gervais had her in mind when he wrote the part, and she instinctively knew what he was trying to achieve. She’d hesitate to call it easy, but she found the role very natural. It would be vastly different if she were dropped into the RSC to play Lady Macbeth. “I’d have to really bloody work. I’d have to dig around and explore. But when I’m doing Ricky’s stuff, I can just sit with it, and I don’t have get too cerebral.

It’s difficult to talk about the acting process without sounding like a wanker, but the part just feels very right.” Her appearance in the show is almost complexly confined to a laptop screen. With many viewers discovering After Life during the pandemic, and only being able to see loved ones in similar circumstances, it’s proved to be a profound and timely dramatic device.

As with her role in Derek, where she played a put-upon but undaunted care home manager, Gervais seems to centre her characters as the show’s moral core. “Lisa needs to be there because Tony is a challenging character, to put it politely. You need her to legitimise his behaviour. It’s all a careful balance, he [Ricky] knows you need one to make the other one work.” In many ways this marries up with what we were talking about earlier. You can bobble along doing bits of drama and have a standup career. It just takes a desire to grab the opportunities. A bit of boshing. When Gervais gave her the parts in After Life and Derek is when everything shifted and it all tied up.

As if this wasn’t enough, there’s also some prospective TV writing work coming up. And more stand-up touring. And probably more chances to get stuck in. “None of us design our careers. They just end up as they end up. With acting, you’re just sat on your arse, waiting for people to give you a job. I think that’s why I like stand-up. Because I can control it more. That boshy nature suited it. I can just say ‘Right! I’m doing this.’”

Kerry Godliman’s BOSH comes to Crawley Hawth on Fri 14 Jan and Brighton’s Komedia on Tues 8 Mar. After Life Season 3 comes to Netflix later this month. www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth www.komedia.co.uk/brighton www.kerrygodliman.com

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS JEFF WAYNE’S

By Stuart Rolt

RETURNS TO THE STAGE

Back in 1976, an unassuming and seemingly esoteric rock opera revealed itself to an unsuspecting music scene. The year so far had been dominated by the raucous emergence of Queen; ABBA were tightening their grip on the charts and Hi-NRG pop was enticing millions into clubs. By 9 June, just a few days before The Wurzels would top the charts with The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key), the last thing the average pop-fan expected was a double album combining a spoken word narrative, progressive rock and bombastic orchestral strings which drew inspiration from a Victorian sci-fi classic.

Yet, 45 years on, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds has become a generational institution. “I had a simple hope that we’d see the album in the charts for one week,” Wayne tells me. “Then I could be happy.” With 15 million copies being sold worldwide, the dream has been far exceeded.

Being a producer and composer endowed him with plenty of contacts so the performers list on The War Of The Worlds is almost as impressive as its arrangements and ambitions.

The original recording drew together Richard Burton as The Narrator, Broadway star Julie Covington and a range of rock talent including Chris Thompson from Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward, Phil Lynnot, David Essex and Sussex legend (and ubiquitous 70s bass-playing presence) Herbie Flowers.

The work revolves around Burton’s character travelling across a devasted nation in search of his partner, his instantly-recognisable tones detailing the surrounding chaos and destruction against an emotive, soaring soundtrack. “That period in the mid-70s, we had the disco revolution and punk music exploding, then I came along with this very grand scale double album, which had a story being told by someone who’d survived a Martian invasion.” At the core of Wayne’s sonic

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creation of this landscape is the juxtaposition between an orchestra and rock band. He describes the arrangement as being like a ping pong match. The organic harmonies of the string section represent the ebb and flow of human experience in the face of overwhelming terror, while the angular, almost industrial, sounds of the band’s instrumentation recreate the cold technological might of the invading aliens. It’s a simple, yet elegant, contextual device which is used with overwhelming effect.

While sheer innovation alone could have sealed this unlikely work’s reputation amongst the rock zeitgeist, the legacy has been further developed with spectacular, award-winning, live audio-visual experiences. Starting in 2006, with Wayne conducting a 48-piece orchestra and 10-piece band, along with a virtual representation of Burton, The War Of The Worlds has spawned a series of productions embracing the latest music-tech; especially when trying to ensure audiences hear the performance with an optimum clarity.

“That was part of the goal. We started back in 2006 with surround sound to ensure there’s a good quality of sound wherever you sat in these arenas. It was probably one of our largest investments. It’s changed and grown substantially over the years because of new technology.”

Touring for the past 15 years has kept him fascinated with what such advances can bring to the production and how audiences react to them. The crystal-clear sound is now augmented by special effects, three panoramic screens and an impressive 30fttall ‘Martian Fighting Machine’ firing real-flame heat rays at the audience.

It’s a sizeable operation, which requires up to 12 lorries to carry everything between venues.

And the shows are only getting larger, setting out once more on the Life Begins Again tour across the UK in March. There’s been

considerable lessons learned from audience reactions at London’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience. Based in an old metal exchange on Leadenhall Street, this permanent exhibit brings visitors close-up to Wayne’s adaptation across its 21 rooms. “We didn’t expect it to do quite as well, but then I never expected my original double album to be 330 weeks consecutively in the album charts. This has taken on a life of its own and is still growing.” There are now plans to open similar attractions at locations around the world. Taking technology like VR and 5D to a new level, it’s offered plenty of inspiration for what can be introduced into the touring production.

Although adopting plenty of new tech to enhance the shows, Wayne has been eager to remain faithful to his original work. In turn, he was also determined to honour the source material during the album’s composition, meeting with HG Wells’ son to secure blessing for the project. “He wanted to know what we would be doing with it. His father was never keen on what had previously been done with his novel, versions of it were always, for some reason, in contemporary America.” A glaring omission by many adaptations was in the title’s definitive article. Wells had created his story as being the ultimate conflict between planets.

Away from the shock and awe of the set and special effects, there are several new introductions within the show’s cast. Liam Neeson replaces Burton’s The Journalist, who’s

Martian Fighting Machine

prescience is lent by cutting edge holography.

The Hollywood star spent five days in New York being filmed and recorded, allowing his image to roam the show’s stage and appear to be interacting with other cast members. It’s an inspire choice of casting. His recognisable voice offering the same level of gravitas as the original narrator. Wayne says he’s one of those people who command any room they’re in. “There’s been a couple of occasions, where I’ve been having meals with him, and strangers would stop dead in their tracks. When you see that, you know he can reach people.”

Joining the onstage performers is Blue singer, and rising West End star, Duncan Blue, whose displaying new levels of versatility in his tole as Parson Nathanial. “I’d much earlier gone to him with a different role, but he was scheduled to have his debut solo album released. His record company wouldn’t release him to do our tour, so it didn’t work out then. He had a great pop-type voice in Blue, but now he’s a lot more ‘rock’.”

The Parson is a man on the edge, the invasion’s unspeakable horrors making him question everything he held dear. Clare Richards from Steps plays his wife, attempting to comfort him in this darkest hour. “I’m being surprised by so many of the new guest artists, who’ve come from a different area.”

Another familiar face joining the cast is dancer, Kevin Clifton. Instead of impressing the judges on Strictly, he’s now planning humanity’s

fightback as The Artilleryman. This TV favourite’s cheerful demeanour perfectly fits the role of the optimistic soldier, who is convinced the fight isn’t over. “When he came to visit and talk about the role, he just had ‘it’. You want people who can interpret the character in their own way, and he’s just nailed that.” Returning from the 2018 tour is the prodigious talents of Nathan James. The frontman of hard-rockers Inglorious, he brings sheer power to the Voice Of Humanity role. Keeping one ear on the regional recordings, the show welcome back Justin Heywood. Previously performing on the initial five tours, he’s made The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist’s part his own over the last 45 years.

Like its source material, Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of ‘The War of The Worlds, both as a recorded work and in the live arena, keys into very primal fears. We all worry about the unknown or suffering at the hands of forces many times bigger than ourselves. For many, it’s been the first orchestral work they’ve listened to, and perfectly demonstrates the ability of huge arrangements to create an emotional response.

At the time of recording, it could be viewed as a response to the cold war. Wells’ original text certainly was a reaction to a rapidly changing world, where humans were being side-lined by technology.

new threat, and society is forced to adapt.

“It’s such a parallel to the world we’ve been living in during the last two years. There’s a whole sequence on the album where one of the survivors walks through an empty city wondering if it will ever come alive.”

If Martians and their assortment of terrifying war machines will ever land in Surrey and take over the Earth remains to be seen. But this work isn’t so much a prediction as an exploration of a civilisation struggling with mortality and paranoia about the unknown. Which is how it’s become such an enduring part of the music landscape, still winning and captivating new audiences across this fragile planet “Looking back over forty years, especially with all these tours, we’re seeing three generations of people who are showing up. It’s one of these things which seems to have carried on. I feel very proud.”

Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds sets off on a UK tour in March 2022, including visits to The Brighton Centre on 27 – 28 March, and London’s The O2 on Sat 9 April.

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Heat oven to 200C (fan). Pile the corn, red onion and pepper into a large shallow roasting tin and toss with the cumin seeds and oil. Add the kiwi and tomato on one side of the tin and roast for 20 mins.

Make these tasty vegan tacos with a smokysweet salsa and pack in all of your 5-a-day in one meal. Kiwi brings a moreish, fruity dimension to the salsa!

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Knead briefly until smooth, then cut equally into four and roll out each piece on a lightly floured surface into a 16cm round tortilla. Cover with a tea towel to stop them drying out.

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175g pack baby corn 1 large red onion, sliced 1 red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped ½ tsp cumin seeds 2 tsp olive oil 1 large ripe kiwi, halved lengthways 1 large tomato, halved 100g wholemeal flour, plus extra for rolling 1 large garlic clove Handful of fresh coriander, chopped 1 tsp vegan bouillon powder ½ tsp smoked paprika 85g red cabbage, finely shredded

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Remove the cooked tomato and kiwi from the tin and return the veg to the oven for 10 mins. Remove the skin from the kiwi and scoop the flesh into a bowl with the tomato, garlic, half the coriander, bouillon and paprika. Use a hand blender to blitz to a smooth salsa.

Use guacamole ingredients to make this low-calorie vegan linguine which can also be served cold as a pasta salad. It delivers on flavour and it's super healthy!

INGREDIENTS

STEP 2

1 lime, zested and juiced 1 avocado, stoned, peeled, and chopped 2 large ripe tomatoes, chopped

Heat a large non-stick frying pan, without oil, and cook the tortillas one at a time for a minute on one side and about 10 seconds on the other, until you see them puff up a little. Spread a tortilla with some salsa, top with cabbage and roasted veg, then scatter with the remaining coriander.

Add a spoonful more salsa and eat with your hands.

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Drain the pasta, toss into the bowl and mix well. Serve straight away while still warm, or cold.

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Cover with cling film, pushing down so that it sits on top of the pudding, then leave to thicken in the fridge for at least 4 hours, or better, overnight.

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CHINESE NEW YEAR: THE YEAR OF THE TIGER

By Jasmine Crowhurst

As the second new moon rises after the winter solstice, The Chinese New Year is just around the corner.

Occurring on the 1st of February 2022, the Spring Festival will reign in the Year of the Tiger and commence several days of celebrations marking the start of a new year.

Those born in a tiger year, can expect to succeed in their career with hard work and determination in 2022.

In Chinese astrology, each sign is also ruled by an earthly and heavenly branch. This Lunar New Year, the 2022 Year of the Tiger will be a ‘water tiger’ which is governed by the element of wood.

This annual event - also known as Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year - lasts from Chinese New Year’s Eve until February 11 and is followed by preparations for a Lantern Festival held on February 15.

For those born during a Metal Tiger year, being 1950 and 2010, are known to be active, aggressive, and passionate. The combination of Metal and Tiger produces a person who is direct, unorthodox, stubborn, drastic in their behaviour. Metal Tigers flourish in competitive environments.

In Chinese Astrology, the year of the Tiger is the third of twelve signs in the Chinese zodiac, as opposed to western astrology, which has 12 zodiac seasons that all sit within one year. The New Year marks the transition from one sign to another, this year is the moving from Ox to Tiger.

What does the year of the Tiger represent in the Chinese Zodiac?

Tigers are independent, fearless, and loyal with highself-esteem. Tigers are strong in the face of adversity and never back down from a challenge. They’re persistent and determined.

The Chinese zodiac is split into 12 signs, with Tigers third in line after the Rat and the Ox. The Year of the Tiger occurs every 12 years, so if you’re born in 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998 or 2010, then you are ruled by the Tiger.

This year is a water tiger, meaning you can expect good fortune in relationships and family life.

Year of the Tiger Personality

For those born during the year of the Tiger, they live to seek adventure. They also have an insatiable desire for knowledge and power. Tigers are also analytical, practical, and ambitious.

Their strengths are generosity, loyalty, communication and a liberal attitude. Tigers are risk takers and pioneers. Their weaknesses can be recklessness, ungratefulness, impatience, and stubbornness.

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In the case of Water Tigers being 1962 and 2022, they are known for being more open minded, honest, and always seeking new ideas and experiences. These people are great judges of the truth and more intuitively perceptive about the feelings of others, with a sense of connection to others and the world.

Fire Tigers being 1986 and 2046, are passionate, lively, super independent and unconventional. these people can find it hard to contain their enthusiasm Lastly, Earth Tigers, being 1938 and 1998, are the quieter tigers of the zodiac. They are more realistic than daredevil, but driven, self-motivated and responsible by nature.

What can we foresee for the year of the Tiger?

Astrology contributes to the understanding of our lives, giving us potential factors that can impact our personality and fortunes. We don’t have to be tied to these readings, but rather use them as insightful motivators to our outlook on the time we have and the actions we make. The coming year is one presented to us with great hope and opportunity, and the Tiger foresees the year to be one that can be filled with great change and development.

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The Wombats are an indie-rock band from Liverpool, consisting of frontman Matthew Murphy, multi-instrumentalist Tord Øverland Knudsen and drummer Dan Haggis. The Wombats are back in Brighton to provide that indie kick, so get down to Chalk and boogie.

Fickle Friends 13 Jan CHALK

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London Calling - A tribute to the only band that mattered. Consisting of 4 guys from Bristol, London Calling puts on a performance with energy and enthusiasm recreating the sound and intensity of The Clash. All the guys genuinely love the band and put their all into each show..

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You never know where inspiration will strike.

For Dvorák, the sight of a train arriving in Prague suggested the opening of his Seventh Symphony. Personal tragedy did the rest, and the result is one of the most stirring of Romantic symphonies: tense, stormy and pulsing with heartfelt emotion.

One Inch Badge present Injury Reserve at Chalk. The group pulls from several styles and eras of hip hop, but runs each one through the Injury Reserve lens, putting their own distinct and cohesive sound across their references.

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Bill Bailey: En Route To Normal The Brighton Centre

How did we get here? How do we find our way through this? And exactly who are we again?

In this new show, Strictly Come Dancing’s newest star tries to see a way through the weird unreality of our new world. Tracing lines through chaotic moments in our past, Bill seeks out parallels where human resilience and our ability to endure has got us through times of strife.

He recounts his own experiences of dealing with isolation, including his thoughts on the ‘sounds of lockdown’. Through music, songs, and memories, Bill considers (among many other things!) our changing priorities, the wonder of dogs, how little things can keep you on track and his new-found love of skydiving.

EN ROUTE TO NORMAL is not just a funny, heartwarming mix of stories, music and history, but a personal mission to chart a course through these Strange Days!

27-28 Jan

Van Morrison Brighton Dome

Wes Banderson (Stream) 14 Jan The Old Market

One of music’s true originals, Sir Van Morrison’s unique and inspirational musical legacy is rooted in postwar Belfast. Morrison’s matchless vocal and songwriting talents produced instant classics such as the much covered ‘Gloria’ and ‘Here Comes The Night’. Morrison shows no sign of slowing things down, continuing to work on new material and exciting upcoming projects.

Funny, fabulous and feel-good, this is the musical sensation for all the family and not to be missed! With an original score of catchy pop tunes by lead singer-songwriter of The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells and writer Tom MacRae (Doctor Who), this brand-new musical will have everybody talking about Jamie for years to come. Sixteen: the edge of possibility.

Time to make your dreams come true.

14-22 Fatal Attraction Theatre Royal Jan

Caribou 30 Jan Brighton Dome

Based on the classic Paramount Pictures Corporation motion picture, James Dearden’s intoxicating new stage play of Fatal Attraction, brings the definitive movie thriller to the UK stage. Starring British pop and TV sensation Kym Marsh* (Hear’Say, Coronation Street, Morning Live) as the iconic Alex Forrest, soap star favourite Oliver Farnworth (Coronation Street) as Dan Gallagher and Footballer’s Wives siren Susie Amy, as Beth Gallagher.

Caribou announces a UK tour and releases new music for the first time since the release of his universally adored sixth album Our Love, five years ago. The new track Home was premiered on Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s ‘Hottest Record in the World’. It is at once filled with trademark Caribou warmth and technicolour but also sounds like nothing he’s ever produced before.

Caribou - photo credit - Thomas Neukum

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London Culture Picks

05-28 Jan

Romesh Ranganathan Eventim Apollo

Until 08 Jan

The Prince of Egypt Dominion Theatre

Until 09 Jan

Winter Light Southbank Centre

Romesh is back with a brand new show The Cynic’s Mixtape, his most brutally honest show yet, including why trying to save the environment is a scam, why none of us are truly free, and his suspicion that his wife is using gluten intolerance to avoid sleeping with him.

Venture to ancient Egypt to hear the story of two young men, who are raised as brothers but suddenly torn apart by secrets of the past.

While one rules as Pharaoh, the other must become leader of his true people.

Everyone’s favourite riverside culture hotspot, the Southbank Centre, will once again be aglow with festive illuminations. Light and colour is this year’s theme, and the artists use a dazzling array of techniques to explore ideas about nature, time, politics, society and the act of looking.

Cazoo Snooker Masters 09 Jan Alexandra Palace

ILLUMINATURE Until 09 Jan London Wetland Centre

Ballie Ballerson Full Moon Party 13 Jan Ballie Ballerson Shoreditch

Yan Bingtao will start the defence of his Cazoo Masters title against Mark Williams in the opening match of snooker’s biggest invitation event at Alexandra Palace in January. In the first draw crowd favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan will meet Jack Lisowski, while Judd Trump will take on Mark Allen in a battle of two former champions.

A new light trail at WWT London this autumn.

Experience a unique, illuminated trail and explore nature after dark. Children and adults can dance under rainfall lights, skip along with fireflies, play in the blue waters of an immersive light tunnel, and have plenty of photo opportunities along the way.

Soak up bottomless fizz and tuck into mouthwatering brunch dishes in one of London’s quirkiest locations. A cocktail bar with one million balls… what more could you need?!

Their two giant ball pits will take you right back to the carefree days of childhood, but now with cocktails so even more fun!

Peter Hook and the Light 15 Jan O2 Academy Brixton

Dagny 16 Jan Lafayette, London

16 IDLES Jan O2 Acadamy Brixton

An evening with Peter Hook & The Light - JOY DIVISION: A CELEBRATION Performing the albums Unknown Pleasures and Closer plus an opening set of New Order material.

In late 2015, Dagny delivered an energetic and enigmatic anthem with Backbeat.

Following its world premiere on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show, the Norway-born and Londonbased songstress amassed over 9 million Spotify streams in a couple of months’ time.

Are you ready to be inspired? Are you ready to be entertained? Are you ready to inspire others? Guest speakers. Three course meal.

Charity auction. Live performances. Luxury raffle. Unlimited cocktails. Fantastic music.

Need we say more?

Bags: Inside Out 16 Jan Victoria and Albert Museum

Wolf Alice 20 Jan Eventim Apollo

Richard Dawson 20 Jan Roundhouse

Explore the style, design, function and cultural significance of bags from the 16th century to the present day. With around 300 objects on display, exhibition highlights include a red despatch box owned by Winston Churchill, a rhinestone-encrusted Fabergé Egg evening bag and a carefully restored Louis Vuitton travel trunk from the early 1900s

Wolf Alice have announced a UK & Ireland tour for January 2022, their first headline shows since 2018. North London band Wolf Alice started out as a folky two-piece formed by guitarist Joff Oddie and singer Ellie Rowsell in 2010.

Bursting out of the Newcastle experimental scene, Richard Dawson made waves with his heady blend of traditional English folk music, North Country blues and jazzy psych-folk.

He has since reached critical acclaim with his 2014 album Nothing Important and 2017 album Peasant. Part of In the Round Festival.

London Arts Fair 19 Jan Business Design Centre

An Evening with Emeli Sandé 19 Jan Roundhouse

Our Planet Live in Concert 23 Jan Eventim Apollo

The annual art fair brings together more than 100 galleries showcasing museum-quality contemporary artworks from the early 20th century to today. Browse sculptures, paintings, photographs, ceramics and more at the London Art Fair, which caters for art lovers and collectors of all tastes, levels and budgets.

British musical icon Emeli Sandé will be gracing the Roundhouse as part of an intimate ‘Evening with’ tour in January 2022.

A multi-platinum artist with a soulful voice and inspirational melodies, Emeli Sandé MBE’s chart-topping releases have been loved by fans and critics for over ten years.

Our Planet Live In Concert is a new production designed to bring the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series Our Planet to life for the first time.

The show took the world by storm when it was released in April 2019.

Clairo 23 Jan O2 Academy Brixton

Planet V & Flexout with Roni Size...

28 Jan Fabric London

PARTIBOI69 04 Feb Printworks

The American singer-songwriter comes to the O2 Academy Brixton. Praised for her diaryworthy stories earmarked by her devilishly sharp commentary and angelically intimate vocals, the multi-instrumentalist and producer has quietly threaded these stories into the fabric of popular culture since she first surfaced as a phenomenon out of her dorm bedroom.

Planet V Recordings will take over Room 1 with some label regulars and favourites. Founders Jumpin Jack Frost and Bryan Gee, inviting Roni Size, Bladerunner, L-Side and many more for this Winter stomp, with Dynamite MC, Moose and IC3 on the mic to host. Meanwhile London-based underground imprint Flexout Audio dominate Room 2 with a heavy lineup featuring the likes of Workforce, Visages, Charlo, Brix ft. Bassi, Amoss and more.

Following his sold-out show at Electric Brixton, viral enigma and prolific party starter, Partiboi69 brings high-octane, adrenalinefueled revelry to Printworks for his biggest UK headline show to date. Line-up includes; A-Z EGYPTIAN LOVER, HOE__MIES, TEKI LATEX, UNIIQU3 and MILEY SERIOUS b2b X-COAST.

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Dirty Dancing Dominion Theatre

Get ready to have the time of your life in 2022! Following the hugely successful 2021 UK tour, Dirty Dancing is back for a limited 10week only run at London’s Dominion Theatre! Don’t put baby in a corner and be sure you’re ready to let loose with tickets for Dirty Dancing in the West End! This worldwide smash hit is set to be in high demand so be quick to secure your seats!

The West End cast of Dirty Dancing will be led by Michael O’Reilly as Johnny Castle opposite Kira Malou as Frances “Baby” Houseman with Carlie Milner as Penny Johnson.

The musical features 35 hit songs, including Hungry Eyes, Do You Love Me?, Love Man, Hey Baby, In the Still of the Night, and the crowd favourite I’ve Had The Time of My Life.

2021 Company: Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage; Photo credit Mark Senior

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Adagio from LUZIA - 2 Picture credit: Matt Beard

Tate McRae Image credit: Gennelle-Cruz

Cirque du Soleil:

‘Luzia: A Waking Dream of Mexico’ Royal Albert Hall

LUZIA takes you to an imaginary Mexico, like in a waking dream, where light (“luz” in Spanish) quenches the spirit and rain (“lluvia”) soothes the soul. With a surrealistic series of grand visual surprises and breath-taking acrobatic performances, LUZIA cleverly brings to the stage multiple places, faces and sounds of Mexico taken from both tradition and modernity.

22-23 Jan

Iglooghost: Installation Southbank Centre

Inhabit the electronic musician’s boundless imagination as he presents an other-worldly museum archiving the story around his latest concept, Lei Music. As part of our Purcell Sessions, the room is transformed into a museum holding mysterious artefacts, devices and artwork. The installation toys with audio and visual storytelling to build on his Lei Music concept.

Tate McRae 20 Jan O2 Forum Kentish Town

Ross From Friends 29 Jan Electric Brixton, London

Canadian singer, songwriter and dancer Tate McRae received early praise from a variety of publications as the “one to watch”. Now she has racked up millions of streams from her debut EP, All The Things I Never Said and her sophomore EP, Too Young to Be Sad (2021) is the most streamed female EP of 2021 on Spotify.

Felix Clary Weatherall better known by his stage name Ross from Friends, is a British electronic record producer and DJ. He is signed to Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label, and released his debut album Family Portrait in July 2018, being noted as ‘one to watch’ by The Guardian.

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lewes and eastbourne Culture Picks Margaret Mellis Towner, Eastbourne

Until 30 Jan

Artist Mariana Castillo Deball has delved deep into the Towner’s collection to its hidden gems and presented these alongside familiar depictions of the Sussex landscape. These include Leslie Moffat Ward’s The Long Man of The Downs, Harold Mockford’s Eastbourne and 1958, and John Lake’s Land And Sea.

This exhibition draws from Mellis’ extensive repertoire of work, spanning her career and illuminating the breadth of her practice and underlying narratives. It brings together early experiments, vibrant abstracts and playful constructions in a confident and relentless exploration of colour and form.

101 years after Duncan Grant’s first solo show, Charleston looks back at how his experiments in abstraction and post-impressionism scandalised and excited the public and critics.

Many since-unseen works from that original show have been brought together for this incredible celebration of an innovative force.

Until Tunji Adeniyi-Jones: Astral Reflections 13 Mar Charleston, Firle

Vienna in Lewes 02 Jan Lewes Town Hall

Voices Choir 04 Jan Christ the King Church, Eastbourne

Tunji Adeniyi-Jones’s first UK show explores how travel and movement has impacted the Black experience over centuries. It speaks to the physical and emotional fragments which we gather and leave behind through continued travel and transition, and prompts conversations around cultural hybridity and identity.

See in the new year with a fabulous concert of Viennese classics. Conducted by Yi-Yun Soo and Chan Oi Ching from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, it features young professional musicians from UK Conservatoires performing the best of Strauss and more.

Voices are a contemporary choir, who love music. They sing pop, rock, a little jazz, a few show tunes, and the occasional gospel song. They also make friends, raise money for charity and have loads of fun. No previous experience or music reading is required.

Ian Stone’s Christmas Show 06 Jan Con Club, Lewes

Mad Professor 08 Jan Con Club, Lewes

Handel Messiah 08 Jan Lewes Town Hall

Rescheduled to Twelfth Night, Ian Stone offers up one final generous serving of festive cheer.

A remarkable comedian, TV writer and sports broadcaster, he’s also just written the criticallyacclaimed To Be Someone – a brilliant memoir about one teenage boy’s obsession with The Jam.

One of the leading producers in dub reggae’s second generation, Mad Professor‘s spaceage tracks not only exploited new technology, but expanded dub’s analogue blueprint with more elements and layers of sound. The remixer of choice for adventurous rock and techno acts, he’s recognised as true innovator.

East Sussex Bach Choir unleash a performance of Handel’s masterpiece Messiah. Directed by John Hancorn, with The Baroque Collective, Alex Kidgell (soprano), Rebecca Leggett (alto) Andrew Wicks (tenor) & Ben Davies (bass), this epic tale of nativity, passion, resurrection and ascension is unbeatable.

Open Mic Night 13 Jan The Stage Door Pub, Eastbourne

Queen Extravaganza 14 Jan Congress Theatre, Eastbourne

London Philharmonic Orchestra 16 Jan Congress Theatre, Eastbourne

Mike Fillery welcomes you to another fabulous Open Mic, where the great, good and undiscovered of Eastbourne get to show off their talent. Free drink to for all performers and house guitar available. This popular night can often throw up a few wonderful surprises.

Queen Extravaganza, the official Queen tribute band produced by Roger Taylor and Brian May, returns to the UK in 2021, following sell out shows across the globe. This 90-minute show features more than 20 Queen classics drawn from the band’s biggest hits including Bohemian Rhapsody and We Will Rock You.

The mighty LPO perform some of Beethoven’s greatest works. From the bucolic Pastoral symphony and Fidelio Overture to the Fourth Piano Concerto, the iconic British pianist Joanna MacGregor and conductor Matthew Coorey will get straight to the heart of the German’s genius.

Lewes Speaker Festival 22 Jan All Saints Centre, Lewes

A VOID 27 Jan Con Club, Lewes

27-29 The Addams Family Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne Jan

Bringing together fascinating voices from across the political and cultural spectrum, Lewes welcomes Norman Baker, former EU Commissioner Lord Tugendhat, Dan Cruickshank, former GCHQ Director-General Prof Sir David Omand, Rachel Reeves MP, Vince Cable, Stanley Johnson, and many more.

Smash It Up continue showcasing the best local/unsigned/lesser-known modern punkinfluenced bands. Headlining is 3-piece grunge, post-punk DIY band A VOID, who will delight you, disturb you, and always surprise you. Joining them is the club’s house band, Mules, and Brighton’s The Damn Shebang

Bede’s School create a spooky and comical musical feast, which will see you roaring with laughter from the very first moment!

This adaptation of the original Off-Broadway production about a macabre aristocratic family, follows their critically acclaimed Into the Woods and Oliver!

Lewes Psychedelic Festival 29 Jan All Saints Centre

Eastbourne Vegan Market 30 Jan Terminus Road

Lewes Psychedelic Festival returns with visuals and music for the senses in the ancient setting of Lewes, with two events featuring an array of artists across the psych-spectrum on the 29 Jan. As ever, international visual artists Innerstrings will be bringing the visuals, turning both venues into a bath of swirling liquid light, not unlike being in a giant lava lamp

The Eastbourne Vegan Market is back and we’re taking over Terminus Road again!

As usual, the event will feature a huge variety of vegan street food, artisan bakers, craft brewers, ethical jewellers, small-batch soapers, sustainable chandlers, local artists, zero-waste champions, environmental charities + loads more.

28-29 Jan

Stargazing Evenings Herstmonceux Observatory

Witness the majesty of our galaxy with some of the UK’s largest telescopes. With a fabulous atmosphere and some extraordinary night sky objects, this is always a brilliant event. If it’s cloudy, there’ll be a planetarium style talk if the weather is unsuitable for viewing through the telescopes.

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Until 13 Mar

Duncan Grant: 1920 Charleston, Firle

Curated by Mariana Castillo Deball 16 Jan Towner Eastbourne

1-30 Jan

Melissa Gordon - Liquid Gestures Towner Eastbourne

An artist, curator, and writer, Melissa Gordon ‘s practice is concerned with the body, gesture, and painting, through the lens of feminism. Liquid Gestures is a critically-lauded solo exhibition featuring large-scale paintings that further her examination of modern art histories, ideas of authorship, and the appropriation of certain techniques.

She invites us to consider the significance and influence of artists such as Janet Sobel in relation to drip painting, and Dada poet Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven in relation to the readymade. Their contributions to art history have been eclipsed in a culture of stillpresent gender inequality.today. This exhibition revolves around grids and images silk-screened directly onto the canvas, creating a framework which plays host to an array of intriguing references.

Photographs and texts relating to her research are then painted or printed onto the surface, while outlines and silhouettes of tools, clothing, and domestic objects slip between colourful swathes of paint.

Until 28 Feb

175 Years of Collecting Lewes Castle & Museum

8-9 Wedding Spectacular Jan Welcome Building, Eastbourne

Gathering the best of their unrivalled collections, this celebration of The Sussex Archaeological Society’s175 birthday perfectly illustrates the county’s history - from prehistoric to modern periods. From rare ceremonial items to everyday ephemera, this exciting exhibition offers wonderfully rich insights into a unique part of the UK.

One of the best and largest wedding shows on the South Coast returns to platform a wide variety of local and regional exhibitors, both established regulars and innovative new businesses. It offers the perfect opportunity to meet a huge number of suppliers in one place, to seek advice, get ahead of trends and find inspiration for your perfect day.

The Lord of the Rings Supper Club 09 Jan The Depot, Lewes

Adrian Sherwood 29 Jan Con Club, Lewes

Complimenting The Depot’s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Edition screenings, they invite film fans to join them for an evening of culinary fantasy from beyond the borders of our world and into Middle-Earth. This delicious two-course meal inspired by the adventures of Frodo, Sam, Aragorn and the plucky Fellowship of the Ring, all prepared by superb chefs.

The English record producer is best known for his work with pushing dub and club music forward, as well as remixing a number of popular acts like Coldcut, Depeche Mode, The Woodentops, Primal Scream, Pop Will Eat Itself, Sinéad O’Connor, and Skinny Puppy.

Now the acclaimed On-U Sound label owner presents a very special selection of bassheavy sounds.

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horsham, Crawley, Haywards heath Culture Picks 08 KAPOW Live Wrestling 2022 Jan K2 Crawley

11 Jan

We’re kicking off the new year with a bang live in Crawley! See all your favourites like Kelly Sixx, Lookachu, Mjr Lee Buff and many more in action. This is not one to miss. Catch live wrestling at K2 in Crawley.

Dedicated to recreating the sound and atmosphere of a Daft Punk ‘live’ experience, the band’s meticulously crafted stage productions feature authentic costumes and synchronised custom light shows, with over 1500 LEDs and a three-metre pyramid.

13 Horsham Paint Night Jan Brewhouse & Kitchen

ABBA Forever 14 Jan Capitol Theatre Horsham

10 Kerry Godliman: Bosh Jan The Hawth Crawley

With a professional artist, Raymond, guiding the way, and some music too, you don’t need any prior art experience to come to Horsham Paint Night. Raymond will take you from blank canvas to your finished masterpiece that you can take home with you afterwards.

ABBA Forever is one of the UK’s leading International tribute Shows and Theatre audiences from across Great Britain and Sweden have long enjoyed this superb recreation of possibly the world’s greatest pop band. The unique Abba sound is replicated with an incredible attention to detail.

Back on tour after what she thought would be a little ‘she’ time. No chance. Her bosh-like nature will never let her rest. Well, that and a needy cat, a constantly disappointing camper van, ever-raging feelings of mum guilt and bewilderment at the phasing out of thimbles.

All will be explained.

10 Jan

The Rolling Stones Story 10 Jan The Hawth Crawley

16 Prom Show Catwalk Jan Langley Drive

The​ ​Rolling​ ​Stones​ ​Story​​ ​promises​ ​you​ ​an​​ unforgettable​​​Jumpin’ Jack Flash back​​in​​time,​ complete​ ​with​ ​an​ ​awesome​ ​production,​ ​the​​ finest​ ​musicians​ ​and​ ​the​ ​world’s​ ​No.​ ​1​ ​Mick Jagger​ ​lookalike​ ​in​ ​Paul​ ​Ashworth. It’s Only​ ​ Rock​​‘n’​​Roll,​​but​​we​​like​​it!

Come and join us at our popular catwalk show and see some of our beautiful dresses for 2022 Prom. We stock over 250 dresses to choose from and we do not sell the same dress twice to the same school

21 Gong Bath/Sound Meditation Jan Koorana Centre

Burn the Floor 24 Jan The Hawth Crawley

Relax to the Sounds of Singing Bowls, Gongs and other instruments for a restful hour. Doors open from 6:45pm for a prompt start at 7pm8pm. Please wear loose, warm clothing, bring (yoga)mat, blanket/s, cushion/s or what you need to make yourself comfortable and warm.

KEVIN CLIFTON and the sensational worldwide Ballroom dance company BURN THE FLOOR return with a bang in 2022!

This fiery, energetic and revolutionary Ballroom production will, once again, set stages alight and show audiences why it is still the world’s leading Ballroom show after more than two decades.

Ifield Mill and its Exhibits 25 Jan Crawley Museum

27 Jan

28 Tropicana Nights Jan The Hawth Crawley

Ifield Mill and its Exhibits: things you might not know! Crawley Museum is an independent local history museum. It tells the history of the town through objects and their stories. It consists of two museums, Crawley Museum and Ifield Watermill.

Join Ballet Theatre UK in their beautiful retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale ballet, The Snow Queen.

Ballet Theatre UK’s renowned company of international dancers, beautiful costumes and glittering stage sets combine to create a magnificent spectacle.

Tropicana Nights specialises in good oldfashioned party nights. They provide a fantastic unique ‘80s themed venue, friendly party atmosphere and we guarantee you and your friends will have an incredible night.

28 Jan

29 Rhino’s Revenge Jan The REC Rooms

02 Geoff Norcott - I Blame The Parents Feb The Hawth, Crawley

Having rocked audiences across the UK and Europe during 2019, Rhino’s Revenge will hit the road again in 2022.

The title of the new tour is taken from the Rhino’s Revenge song of the same name.

I Blame the Parents is the fourth national tour for Geoff Norcott, this time Geoff talks less politics (alright, there will probably be a bit), but this brand-new show will mostly explore personal responsibility, parenting and who should take the blame when things go wrong.

07 Jan

Haywards Heath Comedy Club Haywards Heath Rugby Club

The best in live stand up every month at Haywards Heath’s top comedy night! A night of live comedy showcasing the UK’s best stand up comedians! Get yourself down for a night of raucous laughter.

Doors open at 6.30pm / Show starts at 7.30pm.

Booze with Roos!

Hairy Dog Brewery

Join Kangaroos and The Hairy Dog Brewery for a fun packed fundraiser with live music, auction, raffle, paella and Hairy Dog Beer!

All profits will help fund a wide range of activities for children and adults with learning disabilities and complex needs

20 Jan

My Networking Club - Horsham

Online

My Networking Club is a business network with groups across London, South of England and across the UK. MNC is for you if you want to: Network across the UK and/or in local areas. Grow your networking reach Keep your networking up during lockdown Meet 25+ Small Businesses at every meeting

Jenny Eclair: Sixty!

Capitol Theatre Horsham

Having hit 60 (but still a year younger than Madonna), Jenny Eclair AKA ‘The Face of Vagisan’ confronts a new decade of decrepitude. Now that it takes 20 minutes of scrolling down to find her DOB when she’s filling in forms online, should she celebrate or crawl into a hole?

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The Snow Queen Capitol Theatre Horsham

Giselle The Hawth Crawley

Jason Manford: Like Me 13 Jan The Hawth Crawley He’s back! It’s been a busy few years for Jason since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t changed a bit.

Like Me is Jason’s latest comic offering set to hit the road, and is sure to be “expert observational comedy” (The Guardian) mixed with “comic gold” (Mail on Sunday).

Jason said: “After the fun we had on my last tour Muddle Class, I’m excited to get back on the road with my new stand up show, Like Me. In these trying times it’s always important to be able to get away for a couple of hours and exercise the old chuckle muscle! So I’m coming to Crawley so we can have a good laugh together. See you then.”

Ben Hart Photo credit: Matt Crockett

Swan Lake 19 Jan The Hawth Crawley

T.Rextasy 31 Jan Capitol Theatre Horsham

One of ballet’s most famous works with some of its best known music. It is Siegfried’s birthday and his mother gives him an ultimatum to get married! After the party and finding himself alone he goes hunting. The evil magician Rothbart keeps beautiful women as swans on the lake - but by night they resume human form. Siegfried is bewitched by Odette, a Princess and one of the Swans.

T.Rextasy have now been performing around the world for over 20 years, a career that ironically out lives Marc’s very own T.Rex. The band is now accepted as the world’s only official live tribute band dedicated to Marc Bolan & T.Rex, and the only band endorsed and approved by Marc Bolan’s family, estate, original ex-members of T.Rex, and Bolan’s catalogue management.

Ben Hart: Wonder 20 Jan Capitol Theatre Horsham

The FIzz 29 Jan Capitol Theatre Horsham

Britain’s Got Talent 2019 finalist, West End star and multi award-winning magician Ben Hart is embarking on his debut solo tour. Expect his most mind-blowing and exciting magic in a show that shines a light on magic, life, the universe and the darkest corners of your imaginations. With the simplest of props, using the objects and minds of the audience, Ben Hart conjures an altogether new kind of magic.

The story of Bucks Fizz. Hear some of the hits, including three No. 1s: Making Your Mind Up, Land of Make Believe and My Camera Never Lies, that made them one of the most successful bands of the 80s.

An evening full of music, laughter and nostalgia, this is must for any lover of the 80s.

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WSO: New Year Concert 02 Jan Assembly Hall, Worthing

5-8 The Nutcracker Jan Festival Theatre, Chichester

Ziggy Stardust 50th anniversary 07 Jan Ropetackle, Shoreham

The ever-popular Worthing Symphony Orchestra return with waltzes, marches and polkas galore. It’s a concert to set the feet tapping and the hands clapping with immortal classics like the Blue Danube Waltz, the Radetsky March, Lehar’s Gold And Silver Waltz and the Thunder And Lightning Polka.

Moscow City Ballet returns to delight audiences with the timeless story of Clara, who is whisked away on a fairy tale adventure by her Nutcracker Prince. Presented in classic Russian style with full orchestra and Tchaikovsky’s stunning score, this is a truly captivating production.

The Brighton Beach Boys mark six years after David Bowie’s untimely passing with a 50th Anniversary concert of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album. This is where Bowie starts to explode as an artist, adopting and alien persona and exploring the artificiality of rock and roll.

Reggae at The Eastgate 07 Jan The Eastgate, Chichester

Burning Bright 12 Jan Minerva Theatre, Chichester

13-21 The Hare and the Tortoise Jan Ropetackle, Shoreham

If you know your one drop from your Nyabinghi Drumming, then this should thrill you. DJs Mark Hunt, Mark Howard and very special guest DJ Martin Long invite all bassheads to an authentic night of Reggae, Soul, Motown, Ska and Rocksteady niceness - all vinyl of course.

As we are, so we see. Using only William Blake’s own words, taken from his letters, poems and prose, leading poetry and prose performer Ruth Rosen takes us on an inspiring, moving and sometimes startling journey through the extraordinary mind one of a visionary genius.

Short Stories Tall Tales offer some storytelling for babies, toddlers and their parents or carers. Hannah Summers is an actress, singer and a mum, combining each talent to bring interactive, imaginative play for parents/carers and their toddlers with illustrated film slides, songs and creative fun.

The Ramonas 13 Jan The Factory Live, Worthing

Gary Delaney 14 Jan Ropetackle, Shoreham

David Croucher 15 Jan Ropetackle, Shoreham

Jasmine, a local florist, is so excited to be able to run wreath making classes this coming Christmas.

This workshop will be held within the Shoreham Christmas Market fair with a small group, come to the class and then have a mooch round some local traders after or before.

One of the most sought-after joke writers in the country, and longstanding Mock the Week special guest, Delaney brings you a new show Gary in Punderland. With the kind of one-liners only a master could craft, if you’re hunting for snark, Gary has it covered!

Small acts of wonder for magic fans from the magnificent David Croucher. Performing traditional tricks in a fast-paced way, he has everyone marvelling at his skill and laughing at his jokes! These shows are aimed at children, but offer plenty of fun, challenges and hilarity for the whole family.

Wassailing Day 16 Jan Weald & Downland Museum

Open Mic Night 18 Jan The Murrell Arms, Barnham

Yukon Ho! 19 Jan Festival Theatre, Chichester

Come and help bless the museum’s orchard!

An apple tree will be decorated in a ceremony with bread, salt and cider, then the audience joins in with the ‘Wassail’ shout and makes lots of noise with bells, rattles or whistles in this ancient practice.

Sedge and Jon host another open mic live show, providing an opportunity for musicians, singers and performers to gain experience before an audience. All standards are welcome, and evenings are often blessed with a wide range of performances from some truly brilliant local artists.

A guide to Canada’s frozen North. A cold, dark, lonesome place, filled with big animals, dubious men and dodgy liquor. It’s where ‘Intrepid’ Jen grew up and barely escaped.

Join her cabaret-style guide to kicking your way out of the wilderness.

An Evening of Gilbert and Sullivan 21 Jan Ropetackle, Shoreham

Conference Of The Trees 22 Jan Ropetackle, Shoreham

Les Quizerables 28 Jan Pavilion Theatre Atrium

Love, betrayal, comic relatives and marital disputes, and honour. So much honour.

All this ad up to an entertaining evening of Gilbert & Sullivan! It offers the best tunes from their comic operas, including The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, Iolanthe, Ruddigore and The Yeomen of the Guard.

Originating in 2015, this hugely popular jazz festival brings together musicians from different backgrounds and with different experiences. Bands will be playing music from Charlie Mingus, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Carol King, Brad Melhdau, Tom Waits, and, of course many original compositions.

Join your hilarious musical host Katie Pritchard for a night of musical quizzing that pits the finest Broadway brains against one another!

An interactive pub quiz for musical theatre fans that celebrates the fact that your playlists are nothing but show-tunes! So get your team of 4 together and head to the Pavilion Atrium.

Clean! The Musical 28 Jan Ropetackle, Shoreham

Les Quizerables 28 Jan Pavilion Theatre Atrium, Worthing

Back To The 80s with Martin Kemp 29 Jan Assembly Hall, Worthing

This rousing musical about the women of Brighton’s Laundry Hill (Roundhill) offers themes of hardship, suffrage and sexuality. It celebrates women’s resilience and sisterhood across 150 years of history. There are eerie parallels with today, including the smallpox outbreak of 1950.

West Side Story taught us how to fight.... Your hilarious musical host Katie Pritchard offers a night of musical quizzing, which pits the finest Broadway brains against one another! An interactive evening for musical theatre fans, it offers brilliant show-tune playlists, amazing cabaret and some questionable prizes.

The Spandau Ballet star sets course for the untouchable 80s with his new disco show.

Renowned for roaring mass-singalongs and ecstatic atmosphere, this evening will transport you back to Britain’s greatest decade with some undisputed classics. You know what you want, and this will deliver.

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12-16 Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World Jan Chichester Festival Youth Theatre This brand new kickass-pirational pop musical follows our inquisitive heroine Jade, as she breaks away from class to take a peek behind the scenes at the not yet open Gallery of Greatness in her local museum.

Along her journey she is surprised to meet the original and incredible wonder women: Frida Kahlo, Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie and Emmeline Pankhurst, to name just a few.

From explorers to artists, scientists to secret agents, hear the stories of some of history’s strongest mothers, sisters and daughters; all independent icons who really did change the world.

Christina Modestou, Renée Lamb, Frances Mayli McCann, Jade Kennedy and Shakira Simpson star in an empowering new stage show, which will be celebrated by anyone who is prepared to move and be moved. It’s all based on the award-winning picture book by suffragette descendent Kate Pankhurst, with characters and songs that pack a popstar punch!

The Mozart Question 14 Jan Minerva Theatre, Chichester

1-30 Brick Wonders Jan Novium Museum, Chichester

Sir Michael Morpurgo’s powerful work commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day in Chichester. It tells the story of Paolo Levi, a world-famous performer who developed his passion for music as a young child. Narrated

by Morpurgo and Alison Reid, this story of friendship and family is interwoven with music

by Mozart, Vivaldi and Bach from Daniel Pioro and The Storyteller’s Ensemble.

Warren Elsmore and his team transport visitors around the world, to wonders old and new, recreated from 500,000 LEGO bricks.

Beginning with the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, the exhibition also takes in modern sights from seven continents. Visitors will be taken on a global journey, with models of an Egyptian pyramid, the Grand Canyon, Old London Bridge and the ISSIS.

1-30 Field of Blooms Jan Chichester Cathedral

Robin’s Winter Adventure 30 Jan Ropetackle, Shoreham

Internationally-acclaimed visual artist Bruce Munro’s immersive installation fills the cloisters of the 600-year-old cathedral with a blaze of light and wonder. These gently illuminated spheres gradually change and morph in colour. Munro is best known for immersive large-scale installations, inspired largely by his interest in our shared human experience.

This stunning work has been presented internationally, including at Uluru, Australia.

Pied Piper Theatre presents an uplifting tale of change, bravery and friendship, told with puppetry, poetry, music and magical design for families aged 3+. Robin and his family have to move from their idyllic rural life to a new one in the big city, and understandably the young boy doesn’t want to go. But sometimes transformation can be good for us.

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Sunrise on Shoreham beach

Reflections at Brighton Christmas Festival

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PHOTOGRAPHY SPOTLIGHT Robb Banks I’m a local photographer whom is always inspired by the Brighton landscapes. I was born in Brighton, I always want to see it in new ways exploring different view points. I try and make the ordinary look as exciting and different as possible. I’m a painter, sculptor, and antique restorer, but photography is a big passion of mine.

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A different perspective West Pier Brighton

Pier to pier - looking at the West Pier

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What’s on offer?

With 2022 drawing ever nearer, you may be considering what your goals for the new year are and making plans for the future. The MET are offering a wide range of exciting part-time courses starting in January. These courses are tailored to suit all abilities, interests and aspirations, and with funding available for many of the courses on offer, there has never been a better time to get back into the classroom.

Professional qualifications for adults Professional courses are for those who are looking to gain an accredited qualification.

These courses can be used to advance your career, develop your existing skills, prepare for Higher Education, or as professional training for your workforce. They are taught by industry experienced tutors are who passionate about the subject they teach.

Subjects include: Human resources Accountancy Counselling Business, leadership & management Teacher training Graphic & web design

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Course spotlight ILM Award in Introduction to Coaching & Mentoring This accredited qualification offers you a fantastic introduction to coaching and mentoring.

Developing these skills can be beneficial if you are already in a management role, or if you are interested in exploring your abilities in this area.

Part of being an effective mentor is working 1:1 with your mentee, looking at their specific goals and working to build their confidence. This course will provide you with the tools, models and techniques required to become a confident coach and mentor.

Course spotlight NCFE Award in Counselling Skills The MET offers a range of accredited counselling qualifications which are the perfect first step towards a career in a helping profession. As a society we are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of looking after not only our own mental wellbeing, but also the mental health of those around us. Studying counselling is an opportunity to improve your interpersonal skills, make time for self-development, and learn about the fascinating theories and skills involved in counselling practice.

“This course has really helped to build my self-esteem and given me a sense of purpose and direction.

I really feel the course has given me the help I needed to move towards a career I’m passionate about.”

Leisure & hobby courses Looking to do something just for fun? Then one of the College’s leisure courses might be right for you! These courses are a great way to meet people with similar interests, explore a new hobby or simply challenge yourself to learn something new. Dedicated tutors will help you boost your skills, and could even encourage you to turn your hobby into a career.

Classes include: art, design & crafts; beauty therapy; computing; creative writing; history and many more.

– Counselling student

Dressmaking We know many of our readers are trying to live more sustainably. This might include moving away from fast-fashion retail, and designing and making your own clothes. Why not try your hand at one of our dressmaking courses and learn how to fix up your wardrobe! With courses at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, there are classes for all.

“Loved the course. A brilliant tutor and I hope to do another sewing course soon. Thanks for the fabulous experience.”

Photography The MET has beginners, intermediate and advanced photography classes starting throughout January. Start at the beginning if you need to learn basic technical skills before moving to the intermediate class where you will expand on your understanding of composition and genre.

The advanced course will take your skills to the next level, encouraging you to find your own personal style and produce photographic art that is exhibition worthy.

– Dressmaking student

“Most enjoyable and instructive course.

It gave me an insight into genres of photography.

Above all it was fun.”

– Photography student

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Support Local Fitness!

NEW YEAR NEW YOU

By Charlie Tomlinson

2022 is here and many of us will be thinking about the new and exciting things we would like to add to our lives. Whether you’re already built like Arnie or have never put a pair of trainers on in your life, picking up a new sport or fitness regime is a great way to meet new people and get the blood pumping. So, rather than looking at the same old sterile gym chains, why not check out these independent fitness companies for a health kick with character.

BRIGHTON YOGA BrightonYoga specialises in outdoor wellness activities in the breath-taking countryside right behind Brighton.

Brighton & Hove has several local nature reserves in and around the city, like Stanmer Park, Sheepcote Valley or Castle Hill. Much of it is in South Downs National Park, and over half of the area covered

by Brighton & Hove City Council is open downland.

Outdoor Yoga

There will be several yoga classes a week on the seafront and in different parks in Brighton in the summer month.

The classes are beginner-friendly and have a really friendly atmosphere. Here you can enjoy a yoga practice and meet new people. On warmer days, bring your swimming suit and enjoy a jump into the sea afterwards.

Discover the Southdowns A sightseeing tour with a zen afterglow Explore Brighton's local nature reserves. Join scenic hikes through wide-open fields, rolling hills and remote woodlands.

Practice yoga with a panoramic view of Brighton's famous coastline or walk through cute little forest tracks - all wrapped up into a day of hiking, wellness and nature. This trip is the perfect daybreak for locals and the ideal way to start your holidays in Brighton.

BrightonYoga brings together the spirit of Brighton, yoga, wellness, and nature. All trips and classes are suitable for all levels and very beginner-friendly.

Check out BrightonYoga at brightonyoga.co.uk

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THE BOX At TheBox their doors are open to everyone. Fitness should be accessible to all and that is why they have such a strong community vibe.

If boxing is your thing or you've never tried it before, all are welcome.

Maybe you want to improve your deadlift or nail your Split Jerk (that’s a weightlifting term) - The coaches at TheBox will support, lift and encourage you like no other.

Their no gimmicks, no ego approach will see sustainable results and you’ll be booking up classes just like ordering the last Chewy Brown (if you know you know).

January also sees the launch of The Rest Clinic from TheBox; a 60 day programme to help you achieve optimal health, now and always.

To register your interest for The Rest Clinic check out: www.theresetclinic.co.uk/joinus For overall boxing fitness and fun head to: www.theboxfit.co.uk Start 2022 the right way!

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am one of your My name is Stu Davies, and I Surfers Against Regional Representatives for arity writing for Sewage, a marine conservation ch ‘Voices of our City Sea Column’.

Getting involved in campaigning for causes you believe in does make things happen.

Hello my fellow Brightonians, where does the time go? So much has happened since last we spoke, is it me or is time definitely going faster? I hope this article finds you well in these strange times. I wanted to talk to you in this latest column, on the power and impact that campaigning can have. There are many times when I myself feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders, what feels like a tidal wave of environmental issues will be impossible to make a dent in and that the rolling doom of news is just too much. Well I am here to tell myself and you fine people that it’s all utter nonsense. You should ignore the negative voices saying, “we won’t make a difference”, “no one else does so why should I” and so on. Don’t listen to it! Do the opposite!

Roll up your sleeves, get involved and take some action because friends it works, it really does - being involved in something you are passionate about with a like-minded group of people can create real change.

Surfers against Sewage and other water pressure groups force the Government to U-turn on adding Water Quality legislation into the Environment Bill After three long years of campaigning by Ocean Activists and NGOs, the Environment Bill finally received royal assent in November and has been made into law. We now have the Environment Act 2021.

The Environment Act is a key piece of legislation that sets out how the environment will be protected and restored for decades to come. The final result may still have some improvements to be made, however this act is much, much better than it could have been, thanks to the tireless campaigning of Ocean Activists and incensed members of the public who aired our views, piled the pressure on lawmakers, our MPs and fought for change. Collectively, our voice has been pivotal in achieving key improvements to the law on sewage pollution, plastic pollution and ocean recovery. This is proof that people power works: #EndSewagePollution!

Locally here in Brighton, we wrote and talked to our local politicians, we demonstrated against the water companies releasing raw sewage into our coastal waters, we teamed up with other water groups, sea swimmers and South coast sirens and collaborated. We contacted news agencies and held interviews which aired on local & national TV and made an impact on Social Media. And we = a group of local people, who live here in Brighton, who care about the sea.

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against Sewage have been instrumental in the Deposit Return System legislation being introduced in Scotland in 2023 & England in 2024 which will place a monetary value on plastic waste that is proven to reduce plastic pollution on streets and in our open spaces.

Locally we worked with another organisation called Leave No Trace alongside Brighton Council and developed ‘Zero Waste’ sections of Brighton beach which will be rolled out again into 2022. Leave No Trace signed up 100s of tourists and residents to sign the Brighton Pledge - an initiative to keep the beaches cleaner. Together, alongside other marine organisations, we collectively mobilised 100s of volunteers to remove hundreds of kgs of waste off of the beaches making a huge difference to the local ecosystem. And we will continue to work to remove this waste from our beaches.

A local surf group campaigned and took action to negotiate with Shoreham Port Authority to reopen access to a surf break that was closed off during lockdown. This was successful. Surfers again can now surf that break.

Our own Sussex Wildlife Trust campaigned passionately to become a collaborative partner in the Sussex Kelp Restoration Project since the landmark implementation of the Sussex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority’s Nearshore Trawling Byelaw in March 2021. The byelaw covers 300km2 of our local coastline and the project hopes to recover kelp, marine life and fish stocks.

Marcus Rashford becomes a figurehead, that thousands rallied round and forced (another) government U-turn (twice on this issue) on free school meals to help feed hungry children outside school term time.

I could go on, but have a word count limit I should probably adhere to.

OK I get it, campaigning works, I’m keen to get involved - what should I do?

Another great question my friend - pick your cause (or causes) lookup the groups involved, nationally or locally, and join them! Roll up your sleeves, and take some action and then take stock of the impact you can have.

But what about the little voice that says I can’t make a difference?

That’s fantastic! What else has been done by campaigning people I hear you say?

Well, you tell that little voice that it’s wrong, that you can and that you will.

Great question, which we can provide some very good examples nationally and locally for you to share. Surfers

Keep safe my friends.

Aloha.

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FILM LICORICE PIZZA FRI 7 JAN // CINEMA

Paul Thomas Anderson makes a welcome return with a thoughtful coming-of-age comedy. Picture day at Gary Valentine’s school leads to an encounter with a bored photographer's assistant. Cue plenty of mischief, fast driving, an age-inappropriate relationship and a world of nuanced comedic (and slightly transgressive) delights.

Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper and Benny Safdie all put in some terrific work in one of the Boogie Nights and Punch Drunk Love director’s lighter works. This intriguing tale of quick hustles, fading stardom and unlikely romance is set in the 70s, so there’s plenty of kitsch nostalgia, an absolutely sublime soundtrack, outdated cultural attitudes and more groovy good times than you can shake a space-hopper at.

THE 355 FRI 7 JAN // CINEMA

When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA operative Mason Brown is compelled to team up with her international counterparts. The trail takes them around the globe, from the cafes of Paris and markets of Morocco to the wealth and glamour of Shanghai. This quartet of super-spies will forge a tenuous loyalty which will either protect the world or get them killed.

Directed by Simon Kinberg (Dark Phoenix, Deadpool and The Martian) brings together a formidable ensemble cast in this round-kicking, hard-driving original spin on the espionage thriller. Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélope Cruz and Lin Mi Sheng bring the noise, in a high-tempo start to your 2022.

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The title, 355, comes from one of the very first spies in the United States during the American Revolution, who was also a woman, so Agent 355 has become slang for those in the CIA for a female spy, which Chastain learned while doing her research for 2012’s Zero Dark Thirty.

OPERATION MINCEMEAT FRI 7 JAN // CINEMA

To disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily, members of British intelligence went to extraordinary lengths to fool Axis high command. Operation Mincemeat, saw them obtain the remains of a tramp, dressed him as a Royal Marines officer and placed personal items on him identifying him as the fictitious Captain William Martin.

The body was released into the sea, just off the southern coast of Spain where it could be found by Nazi sympathisers, carrying correspondence between two British generals suggesting the Allies were about to invade Greece and Sardinia. Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen and Penelope Wilton star in John Madden’s war drama looking at this elaborate and highly successful deception.

SCREAM FRI 14 JAN // CINEMA

Are you ready for fifth round of terror? It’s 25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro. Everything seems idyllic, until a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette reprise their iconic roles in the original film, alongside Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette and Sonia Ammar.

After a couple of misfires, this much-loved franchise is back to winning ways. Sidney Prescott must return to uncover the truth, in a new cinema outing which perfectly matches our appetites for nostalgia and terror. “Do you like scary movies?”

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NIGHTMARE ALLEY FRI 21 JAN // CINEMA

Based on William Lindsay Gresham’s brilliant 1946 novel , Guillermo del Toro’s psychological thriller finally gets a UK release. It marks a small departure for the Mexican auteur, as irt offers no obvious supernatural elements… Bradley Cooper plays Stanton Carlisle, an ambitious but down-on-his-luck carnival performer, who is striking up a formative friendship with clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn).

Meanwhile, Carlisle’s unpleasant talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words might have meant his match, when he hooks up with Dr Lilith Ritter (Cate Blanchett) - a psychiatrist who is potentially even more dangerous than he is.

PARALLEL MOTHERS FRI 28 JAN // CINEMA

Pedro Almodóvar’s sublime exploration of the many aspects of motherhood is finally receives a UK release after doing some tidy business at the Venice Film Festival. Much lauded by critics, and with exceptional performances from Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Israel Elejalde, Julieta Serrano and Rossy de Palma, this is entirely an contender for numerous awards in the new year.

Two single women meet in a hospital room, where they are both going to give birth. One is middle aged and is embracing the experience, while the other is adolescent and scared. The two women form a strong bond with one another, as they both confront the enormous changes and challenges taking place.

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FILM THE BLACK PHONE FRI 28 JAN // CINEMA

After parting ways with an upcoming MCU film, Scott Derrickson instead unleashes a tense supernatural thriller starring Mason Thames and Ethan Hawke. The creepy action takes us to suburban Colorado in the 70s, and five children have just mysteriously disappeared.

It’s not long before Finney Shaw is kidnapped by ‘The Grabber’, an evil serial killer. Trapped inside a soundproofed basement, it seems like it’s all over for the youngster. Then he discovers a disconnected phone which can somehow connect him with the voices of the killer’s previous victims. In the outside world, Finlay’s sister begins to have visions which may offer clues about her missing sibling. Can he escape before it’s all too late?

SING 2 FRI 28 JAN // CINEMA

We discover more about the transformative power of music, as Buster, Meena, Rosita, Gunter, Johnny and Ash prepare for a bigger stage and a brighter spotlight. It’s two years on, and the crew are now packing audiences into the Moon Theatre.

Academy Award winners Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon return, alongside Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Nick Kroll and Tori Kelly, as everyone’s favourite singing stars are seeking fame and fortune with their new show.

FILM TRIVIA DID YOU KNOW:

The name of Bono’s character in Sing 2 is Clay Calloway, a tribute for the real-life musician Cab Calloway. This is also Eric André’s third time voice acting in a theatrically released film, after The Lion King (2019) and The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021).

They’ve got some big plans, which will be more spectacular than anything you’ve seen before. But, of course, nothing ever goes smoothly. With songs from Kiana Ledé, BTS, Sam i, Billie Eilish and Elton John, this is going to be huge.

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FILM LIST 2022 MARRY ME Fri 11 Feb

Jennifer Lopez proved she’s got her groove back in 2019’s brilliant Hustlers. Now she teams up with Owen Wilson and Sarah Silverman for a heart-warming rom-com. This revolves around a pop star who marries an audience member at one of her shows, after discovering her partner has been having an affair. But is it the right move?

DEATH ON THE NILE Fri 11 Feb

Kenneth Branagh brings us another Hercule Poirot murder mystery, after the massive success of success of his Murder on the Orient Express. He’s joined by a stellar cast, including Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Annette Bening, Letitia Wright, and Rose Leslie, along with some spectacular scenery.

UNCHARTED

Fri 18 Feb (estimated) Based upon the epic video game series, director Ruben Fleischer brings in Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg and Sophia Taylor Ali for a nonstop action fun. Nathan Drake is a treasure hunter, whose adventures take him across the world to solve various historical mysteries.

AMBULANCE Fri 18 Feb

Undisputed blockbuster king Michael Bay turns his high-tempo skills to the humble life of paramedics. Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya AbdulMateen II, Eiza Gonzalez and Garret Dillahunt star in this reboot of a Danish thriller. A pair of thieves steal an ambulance, not realising there’s an EMT and a critical patient in the back.

The Batman Fri 4 March (estimated)

Robert Pattinson take on the scared cowl, as this moody reboot of cinema’s most moody antihero finally gets on the screen. Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves promises this will be a truly spectacular affair, with a cast boasting Colin Farrell, Paul Dano and Jeffrey Wright.

TURNING RED March

Pixar return with a coming-of-age fantasy drama. A young girl can transform into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited. The full-length directorial debut of Domee Shi, this will something special.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 Fri 8 April

Jeff Fowler brings a second outing for everyone’s favourite hedgehog after Mrs TiggyWinkle. Dr Robotnik is up to mischief. Better grab those rings…

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THE LOST CITY Fri 25 March

Sandra Bullock plays a reclusive novelist who embarks on a promotional tour with the cover model of her latest book. Then the pair get involved in a host of jungle adventures, and perhaps some romance…

LEGALLY BLONDE 3 May

“Bend… and snap!” Reese Witherspoon reanimates her brilliant comedy franchise, with some more law-based capers. Elle Woods is now a busy mum with a thriving career.

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS Fri 6 May (estimated)

Sam Raimi brings us the first of three MCU films for 2022. Benedict Cumberbatch reprises his role as the titular sorcerer supreme, and is joined by Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlett Witch.

Everything is a little upside down in wizard world, and an old foe from Wandavision turns up to make things worse.

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Fri 8 July

Chris Hemsworth puts the hammer down for another ourting as Thor. Natalie Portman’s Jane returns, along with The Guardians Of The Galaxy, for some more super-powered running and punching. But have they met their match in Gorr the God Butcher?

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE July

Newt Scamander returns for a third outing of this Harry Potter spin-off. After The Crimes of Grindelwald, as Newt and the gang continue to pursue their arch nemesis , as World War II begins to unfold in the background.

BLACK ADAM July

The ubiquitous Dwayne Johnson gets his tights on and becomes an all-powerful supervillain.

This corrupted antihero is attempting to clear his reputation, but nothing is ever simple when capes are involved.

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 Fri 27 May

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 September

TOP GUN: MAVERICK Fri 27 May

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA October

Keanu Reeves and his many weapons of convenience return for some more high-spirited mass murder the super-assassin has switched from hunted to hunter, and there’ll be some reprisals for those who wouldn’t let him enjoy his retirement.

Motorcycles! Volleyball! Needing speed!

Joseph Kosinski directs this long-awaited (and delayed) follow-up to the 80s action classic.

Tom Cruise stars as Maverick, the universe’s bravest and best pilot, who must confront his past while providing aeronautical solutions to almost any problem. Val Kilmer returns as Iceman, which obviously rocks…

JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION Fri 10 June

Humans and dinosaurs might have to learn how to share the planet together in this latest instalment this much-loved fantasy franchise.

Original stars Laura Dern and Sam Neill return to help Jeff Goldblum, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Chris Pratt fight the massive lizards.

LIGHTYEAR June

Tom Cruise cracks out some more death-defying stunts, in the seventh outing for this blockbuster spy franchise. Ving Rhames, Henry Czerny, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, and Frederick Schmidt return, as the IMF face another difficult (and implausible) task.

Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly become really, really small, as the third instalment of this MCU thriller takes on some more fiendish foes.

Lovecraft Country’s brilliant Jonathan Majors brings his version of iconic Marvel baddie, Kang the Conqueror, as seen in Disney+’s Loki.

HALLOWEEN ENDS October

Director David Gordon Green round off his rebooting of the popular horror franchise with a third film. Jamie Lee Curtis plays Laurie Strode, who battles to finally defeat maniacal serial killer Michael Myers.

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER November

This is going to be massive. Pixar give us a Toy Story prequal which looks at the exploits of Space Ranger superhero, Buzz Lightyear. Chris Evans voices the ‘real’ astronaut who inspired the beloved action figure.

After the passing of the great Chadwick Boseman, the Black Panther films shift to follow King T’Challa’s irrepressible sister Shuri. Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett and Dominique Thorne and face down a threat which could change the world forever.

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU Fri 1 July

AVATAR 2 December

After doing their thing in the 60s, the loveable little yellow creature catch-up with the perspective supervillain. The Despicable Me franchise is now the highest grossing animated franchise of all time, mainly due to it’s high energy, good humour and brilliant characters.

And this will be no different.

James Cameron’s long-threatened sequel to his magnum opus, bringing in Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, Vin Diesel and Michelle Yeoh. Jake Sully and Neytiri are living an idyllic life on Pandora, but when an old threat resurfaces, they’re forced to relocate.

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT BN1 catches up with Caroline Murdock who lives in Lewes and has captured these lovely pictures on her early morning jogs.

“I have returned to live in Lewes about 8 years ago after living in Melbourne, Australia. I grew up living nearby on Ashdown Forest where my running began. I started running when I was a teenager and I soon discovered the benefits were more than physical. I started to run for my mind. I found getting out into the countryside gave me space and time to myself.

I carried on running when I travelled abroad realising it was a great way to see the local area in a often limited time frame, and I could even dip into relatively unsafe areas as I was only there briefly! Running at high altitude in Bolivia was a particularly memorable experience!

I started taking photos when I found myself in awe of the sunrises I would witness and I wanted to share them with my husband and kids back at home. I now find running a great way of looking after my mental health whilst exercising my dog, and fitting it in around working in Lewes, my husband's sustainable building company Kind Construction and caring for two young children.

Running at Dawn allows you to see the world without humans. It let's you see and feel nature whilst your body breathes it in (often gasping up the big hills of the South Downs!). It gives me time for myself without the demands of caring for family and doesn't interfere with my daily commitments. It makes me feel alive. We are currently building a hempcrete gym in my garden for me to train Personal Training clients in, so I am hoping it won't replace my morning runs but rather make them easier!”

TOP: “Dawn Reflections” taken on The River Ouse towards Hamsey.

This picture was also chosen for the Lewes Calendar.

LEFT: This photo is taken near Ringmer from Malling Down Nature reserve/ Southerham Farm during the afternoon. A shot of a hail cloud had passed over from Lewes and was now heading over Uckfield.

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My dog enjoying the view on The Downs between Southerham Farm and Malling Down Nature reserves.

LEFT: Image is taken at the top of Lewes High Street looking down into Town as the sky turned a lovely pink.

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o t e d i u G s ’ t i A Herm s n o i t u l o s e R s ’ r a New Ye

By Charlie Tomlinson

2021 has ended and we now have a roughly eleven month reprieve from hearing any music that involves sleigh bells. For many of us, the dawn of the new year will have been heralded in with a heavy night and lots of promises of change or self-improvement that are begging to be broken. Yes, new year resolutions are a perilous business - there is nothing worse than trying to organise a night at an Argentinian steakhouse a week after New Year’s Eve, only to be met with your mates’ smirks and claims that you drunkenly stated that you would go vegan in the early hours of New Year’s Day. As such, careful precautions must be taken before engaging in any resolution based antics. All promises that you may want to make to yourself, or exclaim loudly to others, should be carefully vetted and given due consideration. Do you really want to commit to a significant dietary change? Who knows what kind of lunatics you may meet if you join your local gym? Do you have the mental and physical fortitude required to take up such a strenuous sport as golf?

Sure, no one wants to actually have to spend time thinking about these kinds of things - but it is also important to save face and conserve energy. So, in an effort to aid the decision making process before signing up to a New Year’s Resolution that ends up being forgotten at the moment it becomes mildly inconvenient, I present to you: A Hermit’s Guide to New Years Resolutions.

Be Realistic The first point of consideration before committing to a resolution is whether it is actually achievable for you. All humans are fallible, but some more than others. So, in the words of (probably) some ancient, long-dead, Greek dude: ‘Know thyself.’ Knowing whether you are the kind of person that is able to follow through with the promises you make is a good starting point, as is knowing whether you have the time, or the will-power, to commit to a new exercise routine that would make even Eddie Hall wince. If you aren’t some super-human-mecha-mutant, then maybe consider just saying you’ll go swimming once a week. Similarly, if you aren’t really a fan of meeting new

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people, or people in general, then, for the love of god, do not join a club for a team based sports or activities. Nothing will put off an introvert faster than joining a five-a-side team, only to be greeted with teammates that simply do not understand personal space.

A similar attitude can be applied to changes of a dietary nature. If you’re down the pub every other day then saying you’re going to stop drinking is a bit silly. No one over the age of twelve can just sit in the pub and simply have a lemonade, can they? No - so don’t even try. Likewise, announcing that you’re suddenly a vegan when your favourite pastime is shoving lamb doners down your gullet is a bit of a false start. Rather, the sensible option here is to commit to something [sometimes].

Instead of stopping drinking, why not just drink [less]. In place of going vegan, only eat meat and dairy on special occasions. Instead of starting up a new gym routine, just say you’ll exercise more.

Be Noticable By being vague, you can be non-committal while seeming otherwise. Realistically, you’re not actually going to hold yourself accountable for

anything, so the important thing here is to look like you’re doing the stuff you said you would. It’s not like you’re with other people all the time, so, if, while hanging out with friends, you announce ‘I’m going swimming!’ and head off, everyone will sit there thinking: ‘Oh, wow, Barry really is exercising more!’ You only have to do that once a week, and people will notice that you seem to be sticking to your New Year’s Resolutions for once.

Making New Year’s Resolutions isn’t really about self-improvement. That’s just what the robots disguised as people who change out their old models for new, fitter models every year want you to think. What these resolutions are really about is making everyone [think] that you’re trying to change. Which is why whatever resolution you are going for, it should be noticeable that you are at least trying. This is why the fitness or diet ones are good - you can make a big fuss and show. When out for dinner with your mates, still order the steak and simply say “Wow, I haven’t had meat for so long, I can’t wait to eat this!”

The amount of time you judge as ‘long’ to have not eaten meat is relative, so don’t even have to worry about lying to your friends. Does it matter that you had a BLT for lunch? Hell no! That was ages ago for a carnivore such as yourself!

Social media can really help you with this step, too. Every time you do fall in line with your resolution, make sure you plaster your social media accounts with evidence of it. Everyone knows that the content you see on social media is God’s-Honest-Truth™.

easy reach. Say you hate cooking and utilise your kitchen less than twice a week. All you’ve got to do to improve at that is cook three times a week, very occasionally. Easy peasy. You have just completed your New Year’s Resolution in the first week of January. Don’t work hard, work smart. Exploit your friends’ belief in you and refuse to change for your own ease of existence!

Happy New Year!

So there you have it, A Hermit’s Guide to New Year’s Resolutions.

This is all tried and tested advice over the last year, too! My resolutions were to be less sarcastic and to see more of my work through to the end, and that’s paying off marve -

Be Easy The final point to bear in mind is the ease of access to your proposed resolution. If your resolution is to go swimming in the sea at least once a week, but live in Leicester, then that is a bit bloody daft isn’t it. The whole point of this exercise is to make it look like you’re trying to be a better human being with as little effort as possible. Again, vagueness makes your life easier. That’s the advice everyone gives about setting goals, right? ‘Keep it vague!’

Keeping your resolution vague and simple allows for it to be interpreted in many different ways - which is exactly what we want. A good example is saying you would like to ‘improve at something.’ Improvement is relative to where you are already - so if you are really bad at something then improvement could be within

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NATURAL FIT GYM | POOL | CLASSES | SPA | CAFE | LOUNGES “New Year, New Me” is practically an annual cliché. We’ve all written out resolutions doomed to be forgotten come midFebruary; run a 10k, lose that stubborn half stone, learn Italian…

But as we all look towards an all-new year of opportunity and reflect on how we’d like to feel at its end, how do you want to invest in You during 2022? Most importantly, what will help you guarantee an elevated day-to-day lifestyle that lasts the test of time?

Look no further. The brand new Health and Wellness Members’ Club that has quickly become the local worst-kept secret: Natural Fit Hove has arrived!

Beautifully set in a converted church near Hove Park, Brighton & Hove’s finest Gym and Spa with Classes Studios, Café and Lounges is your own world of health, fitness and relaxation.

Elegant timber exercise equipment at every turn, a stunning spa with indoor pool, and cosy café lounges for work, leisure and catching up with friends - this is the health club to inspire you every day.

Leave ‘no pain, no gain’ in the past. Natural Fit’s exercise ethos is simple: everything is designed to make exercise and wellbeing a pleasure every time, never a chore.

The Club prides itself on providing Members with bespoke personal support to help you achieve your goals confidently, healthily and with quick, long-lasting results. From weight loss to injury rehabilitation, reducing risk of illness or simply staying fit and mobile for longer – rediscover your most energised, invigorated self with a personalised exercise programme tuned to your body and mind.

When you become a member, your individual Movement Screening enables the Club fitness team to identify your level of strength and agility. Elevate your wellbeing with elite-level Metabolic & Performance Screenings: using our unparalleled cutting-edge technology, discover the foods and exercise suited to your personal needs - once and for all.

Gone are the days of guesswork and fads. Unique to Natural Fit, your programme will help you fulfil your individual aims at your pace, freed from the usual risk of injury or setback.

Whilst, naturally, it will be tempting to spend as much time at your Club as possible, you are free to tailor your workout entirely to your schedule.

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Short on time today? Book a space in the innovative video-led Personal Training Studio for efficient 30 minute sessions targeted to your specific goals. Each workout is a prime blend of cardio and strength tailored to your personal ability level. Your individual PT cycle or rower station contains all the equipment you need to exercise with guidance efficiently in your own space.

Excel with the real-life guidance of highly-trained one-toone Personal Trainers. Rehabilitate niggling aches and pains or discover a passion for your healthiest self, all with total confidence in your success.

Up in the airy Yoga Studio or in the gym floor studio, take your pick of instructor-led exercise classes. Reinvigorate with Yoga, strengthen with Pilates, energise with dance fitness or relearn moving how we were born to with the Natural Movement Frame Classes - a kind of adult’s jungle gym exclusively devised by the Natural Fit founders.

Whether you are an exercise beginner or a seasoned Yogi, there is a class perfectly pitched to revitalise and evolve mind and body.

Ease your well-used muscles in the effortlessly tranquil spa.

Unwind in the state-of-the-art sauna, hammam, hydropool and experience shower. Swim lengths freely in the expansive indoor pool, or simply allow any stresses to float away.

Inspired in-house massage therapies complement your Natural Fit fitness routine to help you recharge ready to enjoy each day anew.

Be at the forefront of the newest buzz to Hove’s social scene.

Invite guests into the Café Lounges to try the delicious dining menus. Feel fantastic with a freshly-prepared smoothie, snuggle up with a coffee and book, or round off the day with your pick of the artisan sharing boards (it’s all about balance, after all!).

Reduce stress, improve strength and agility naturally, relax and re-awaken your senses. Whether exercising for sport, improving health and flexibility for future life or to relax mind and body, Natural Fit’s unique approach will help you feel rejuvenated and confident.

Mark, a Natural Fit Hove member, says it best: “if you are looking for a very relaxed club where you can improve and restore health, then this is the one.”

Natural Fit has a limited membership. Book your free personal tour to learn more about becoming a member - naturalfit.co.uk/ hove or call 01273 284530.

BRIGHTON FOR FREE! January can be miserable enough, even worse if you overspent on Christmas presents and £5 cups of mulled wine. Luckily you live in Brighton, where there’s plenty of amazing things to do, all for free!

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One Garden is a fascinating destination all year round and their gardens aren’t just blooming in summer! The All Seasons Garden, Canada Garden, Rain Garden and Urban Garden are all designed to educate and inspire across the year. One Garden is also host to One Market, where you can browse locally sourced produce and creations from talented Sussex artisans, from the 14th January onwards.

If you get peckish while you’re there, One Kitchen serves high quality, seasonal dishes inspired by the garden, taking produce from the Kitchen Garden plot, Plumpton Estate and other local producers.

Presuming Ed’s has always been a hotbed for alternative culture, with Slack City Radio aired live from inside every day. From 2022 they will also be hosting events, the first being an extra special night on 22nd January for creatives and artists to meet and network in PE’s inspirational setting. Eyes peeled!

MUSIC If you’ve ever walked past The Paris House on a Monday between 2 and 5, you’ll have noticed a lot of happy people spilling onto the pavement, and the joyful jazz of ‘The Monday Boys’ drifting out of the door. If you need cheering up, this is how to spend an afternoon.

On Mondays, the Bee’s Mouth plays host to some of Brighton’s most gifted jazz musicians, jamming in an intimate setting. Settle into a cosy corner and prepare to be astonished.

The Hope & Ruin take their DJing very seriously and across the week you’ll find a range of eclectic, curated nights in the downstairs bar, developed by some of the South East’s best DJs. This isn’t just someone’s Spotify on shuffle! Nights like ‘Stop Making Sense’ are a veritable history lesson in punk rock; ‘Disco Unusual’ explores the rare and unconventional corners of dance music; ‘Cosmic Slop’ incorporates everything from left field electronica to lush alternative pop.

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Hove Museum is hosting a free exhibition from celebrated British ceramicist Richard Slee, entitled Mantlepiece Observations, open until 25th January.

‘Down from London: Spencer Gore & Friends’ sees a landmark exhibition return to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery for the first time in 100 years. The ‘colourful display’ revisits the work of the Camden Town Group and explores ‘the passions and principles driving the friends to use bold styles and colour to transform English painting in the early 20th century.’

Brighton Craft Fair returns in February and is an amazing opportunity to browse, support and buy from Sussex’s most talented artists. They say: ‘Our eclectic mix of stalls will leave you spoilt for choice!’

From early February, you can visit the Regency Town House on Brunswick Square for the ‘Emotive Collective Exhibition’, where ‘the collective of artists and designers, some recent University of Brighton MA graduates, others, current students, have allowed their individual journeys to lead them to unpredictable discoveries…’ The exhibition explores many themes, all connected by the urge to provoke conversation.

Worthing Museum and Gallery is free to visit and from 2022 hosts some brilliant exhibitions, including ‘Cutting Edge - Contemporary Costume Collecting’ for fans of fashion and ‘Open21’, an exhibition unveiling the very best of Sussex’s contemporary artists.

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By Jessie McGregor

THE DEVIL’S TOWER OF NACHOS...

Cheesus Lord Have Mercy

STUFF FOR PICO DE GALLO 2 small tomatoes, chopped 1/2 diced red onion 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced Handful freshly chopped coriander 1 tbsp lime juice

STUFF FOR ASSEMBLY 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained Biggest bag of thick tortilla chips you could find More grated cheddar So much sour cream As much Guacamole as you can afford

MAKE THE PICO DE GALLO In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, jalapeño, coriander, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.

ASSEMBLE THE NACHOS Choose your assembly container wisely and according to the size of your eyes – a big bowl is good, a small bucket is best.

Spread a thin layer of cheese sauce around the container.

Using a 1/4 of the tortilla chips, spread an even layer of chips over the cheese sauce. Top with 1/3 of the remaining cheese sauce, 1/3 of the cooked beef, 1/3 of the black beans, 1/3 of the grated cheese, 1/3 of the remaining pico de gallo, and 1/3 of the remaining sour cream. Drizzle with hot sauce.

STUFF FOR BEEF 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 packet beef mince 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp paprika Hot sauce to taste MAKE THE BEEF In a large skillet or frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the beef mince and season with salt and pepper.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until no pink remains, for about 6 minutes. Drain excess fat, then add garlic, cumin, paprika, and hot sauce. Cook, stirring until fragrant for about 1 minute more. Remove from the heat and set aside.

MAKE THE CHEESE SAUCE In a medium pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and stir until an even paste has formed. Slowly stir in milk, then continue to cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Add cheese and stir in until melted. Taste, and decide you need to add more cheese. Stir. Add even more cheese. Season with salt, pepper and more hot sauce, if you like.

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Repeat layering the chips, cheese sauce, beef, black beans, grated cheese, pico de gallo and sour cream twice more, then chuck the remaining nacho chips on top.

Place a dinner plate on top of the container and carefully flip over. Slowly reveal your inhumane creation, the Unholy Tower of Beef and Cheese. Top the nacho tower with any bits you have left - sour cream, pico de gallo, grated cheese etc.

Drizzle with hot sauce, add a bit of coriander and a dollop or two of guacamole.

Cross your heart and hope to die. Tuck in.

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CARBONARA Serve with cheesy garlic bread for an authentic Italian carb overload.

TOASTED MARSHMALLOW SPRINKLE FUDGE BROWNIE CHOCOLATE DEMON PIE - With Ice Cream!

INGREDIENTS 100g pancetta 50g pecorino cheese 50g parmesan 3 large eggs 350g spaghetti 2 plump garlic cloves, peeled and left whole 50g unsalted butter Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper STEP 1 Put a large saucepan of water on to boil. Finely chop the 100g pancetta, having first removed any rind. Squash 2 peeled plump garlic cloves with the blade of a knife, just to bruise it. Set aside.

STEP 2 Beat the 3 large eggs in a medium bowl and season with a little freshly grated black pepper. Finely grate 50g pecorino cheese and 50g parmesan and mix them together. Mix most of the cheese in with the eggs, keeping a small handful back for sprinkling over later. Set aside.

STEP 3 Add 1 tsp salt to the boiling water, add 350g spaghetti and when the water comes back to the boil, cook at a constant simmer, covered, for 10 minutes or until al dente (just cooked).

STEP 4 While the spaghetti is cooking, fry the pancetta with the garlic.

Drop 50g unsalted butter into a large frying pan or wok and, as soon as the butter has melted, tip in the pancetta and garlic.

STEP 5 Leave to cook on a medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until the pancetta is golden and crisp. The garlic has now imparted its flavour, so take it out with a slotted spoon and discard.

STEP 6 Keep the heat under the pancetta on low. When the pasta is ready, lift it from the water with a pasta fork or tongs and put it in the frying pan with the pancetta. Don’t worry if a little water drops in the pan as well (you want this to happen) and don’t throw the pasta water away yet.

STEP 7 Take the pan of spaghetti and pancetta off the heat. Now quickly pour in the eggs and cheese. Using the tongs or a long fork, lift up the spaghetti so it mixes easily and evenly with the egg mixture. It should thicken but not scramble.

STEP 8 When everything is coated, add a few tablespoons of the extra pasta cooking water to keep it saucy. You don’t want it wet, just moist. Season with a little salt, if needed.

STEP 9 Use a long-pronged fork to twist the pasta on to the serving plate or bowl. Serve immediately with a little sprinkling of the remaining cheese and a grating of black pepper. If the dish does get a little dry before serving, splash in some more hot pasta water and the glossy sauciness will be reborn.

INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup flour 1 cup caster sugar 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 115G butter, melted 2 large eggs, beaten 2 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans 2 handfuls of mini marshmallows FOR THE FROSTING 1/4 cup butter, melted 1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted 1/4 cup evaporated milk 1 cup icing sugar, sifted Chocolate Sprinkles STEP 1 Preheat the oven to 180C. Butter a 9-inch round baking tray (with a removable bottom if possible). Set aside.

STEP 2 Sift and mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a bowl.

STEP 3 In a separate bowl beat together the melted butter, eggs and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Stir in the toasted nuts. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake on a middle shelf of the oven for 25 mins, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

STEP 4 While the pie is in the oven, make the frosting by mixing all ingredients together in a bowl, beating with an electric whisk until smooth and thick.

STEP 5 When the pie is cooked (toothpick test comes out clean), sprinkle the mini marshmallows on top and return to the oven for a few minutes to melt and toast the marshmallows. Then remove from the oven and carefully spread the chocolate frosting over top. Sprinkle on sprinkles and serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

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LOCAL HEROES: LUCY PINTO AT THEBOX

By Jessie McGregor

Movement for the mind and body.

TheBox is Brighton’s first boxing-inspired fitness studio – they don’t just box, they lift, jump and flow too. But more than that, they have empowered the young and the most vulnerable of our city with an awe-inspiring attitude to fitness and independence.

Next year TheBox will be kicking off their long-awaited work with the YMCA and the women at St Patrick’s Shelter. St Patrick’s Shelter houses women aged 18+ who in some way or another, have been at risk of or have experienced homelessness.

TheBox was founded in 2018 by Lucy Pinto, fitness trainer and creative director of the fitness studio.

“Over the past (nearly) four years the community has really grown at the studio creating a safe space for everyone.”

The team identified boxing as a skill the women were keen to learn and so who better than TheBox to work with St Patrick’s to help enable women to feel a sense of independence and accountability while also helping them to get back into the community.

TheBox are an LGBTQ+ friendly gym who support anyone with extra needs, offering a safe space for people to train. This is a gym that has a real community feel, “you’ll see faces who have been with us from day one to new faces that are supported by our current members” says Lucy. The main ethos at TheBox is a simple one: they believe fitness should be accessible to everyone.

“We offer an unpretentious and results-oriented community that’s invested in your goals and success. Check your ego at the door and get ready to sweat!”

The trainers at TheBox are world class and “without the ego and bull”. Each has their own style and with a friendly attitude, they can guarantee you a great workout with “banging beats”.

TheBox’s classes are designed to empower everyone that walks through their doors. From their weekly signature boxing classes to their Foundation Barbell course. We love the ethos of TheBox and the amazing work that they are doing with Brighton’s youth and vulnerable citizens. There truly is something for everyone at TheBox, we can’t wait to get a pair of gloves on!

When TheBox first opened they ran a free ‘Sunday Service’ for the young people in Brighton (kids aged 5-16). It being such a success, they realized that they had come across a unique niche in the market – getting our kids exercising in a way that is exciting!

Their boxing trainer Lewis Woods, who I’m told is also an “awesome cook”, has taken Sunday Service classes from day one and has really turned them into his own. TheBox have now worked with various local schools including Roedean and Benfield. They are also currently running weekly sessions at Brighton Girls Prep school and will be starting boxing and strength sessions with the Senior school in January.

“Our main aim for these sessions is to show young people, women in particular, how empowering boxing is.”

Since working in schools the trainers at TheBox have learnt that not only does boxing provide a fun and engaging form of exercising for kids, but the skills that they learn also transfer to the classroom as well. They champion teamwork and positive socialising with schoolmates, as well as releasing all that pent up classroom energy into a disciplined sport, which can help kids concentrate once they get back inside.

Current studies show that nationally just 14% of girls aged between 5 and 16 achieve recommended levels of physical activity, dropping to 10% of girls aged 13-16. TheBox is fighting tooth and nail to correct this gross negligence of young girls’ fitness and empowerment!

Speaking about her own journey in discovering boxing, Lucy says “As a former ballet dancer with body confidence issues, I started boxing at 14 and realised that this was a sport where no one was judging you on your weight and your looks - it was just about pure fitness, enjoying the process and improving yourself. That’s a strong message to send to young girls.” Especially in this social media age, where young girls are being bombarded with photoshopped instagram stars sporting impossibly perfect bodies!

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