Seaford Splash

Welcome to Andrea Hargreaves’ rundown of arts and cultural events coming up in Seaford this month. Be aware that events could be affected by COVID rule changes announced after the time of writing. Cinema

Seaford Community Cinema, also see page 40, continues its summer programme with West Side Story (12A), the re-imagining of the 1961 film which sees the Sharks and the Jets in conflict and a Romeo and Juliet-type love story. It is being shown in the Barn Theatre on Friday 6th May at 7.30pm. Set in Dover, After Love (12), on Friday 20th May at 7.30pm, won the BAFTA Best Actress award for Joanna Scanlan playing a widow who finds out the day after she buries her husband that he had a double life across the Channel. In a National Theatre Live screening on Thursday 26th May at 7pm Nicholas Hytner directs Ralph Fiennes in David Hare’s Straight Line Crazy. As the Mayor of New York, Fiennes plays a man whose plans to improve the lives of his city’s workers are opposed by protest groups. Spencer, the psycho-drama about Princess Diana’s perception of Christmas at Sandringham, can be seen on Friday 10th June at 7.30pm, followed by The House of Gucci, starring Lady Gaga, on Friday 24th June at 7.30pm. Tickets from seafordcinema.org, from the Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in Church Street or on the door.

Art

With the Crypt Gallery now open again, Last Minute Artists are back on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 6th to 8th May, 10am to 4.30pm, with a new show called Here We Go Again, see page 90. Entry is free. Jazz

Pianist/singer Neal Richardson and his trio are back at Splash Point Jazz Club at The View on Wednesday 11th May at 7pm when special guest is tenor sax Karen Sharp. Also book up for Neal’s ‘Not’ King Cole Show at The View on Wednesday 8th June. Tickets from wegottickets.com/splashpointjazz Classical music

The concluding Corelli Ensemble Concert of the Spring season takes place at Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road on Sunday 15th May at 4pm, when worldrenowned soprano Dame Felicity Lott will be singing a programme ranging from Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba and Elgar’s Serenade for Strings to Paul Lewis’ English Suite and Noël Coward’s A Bar on the Piccolo Marina. Tickets from www.eventbrite.co.uk and the Tourist Information Centre.

Drama

Seaford Little Theatre is in rehearsals for their next production, Derek Benfield’s Off The Hook, from Friday 10th June until Saturday 18th June. Directed by Sharon Olieff, this mixed identity-themed comedy promises to be hilarious.

Folk

Seaford Sessions is showcasing Gilmore & Roberts at Seaford Little Theatre on Saturday 24th June at 7.30pm. The contemporary folk/ acoustic duo, who play fiddle, mandolin and guitar, toured with folk rock legends Fairport Convention and have won countless accolades for their genre-spanning work. Tickets from wegottickets or the TIC.

Events coming up? Please email Andrea at andylouhargreaves@icloud.com at least a week before Seaford Scene’s deadline with forthcoming events and jpg images.