This Month’s Must See GASLIGHT

6-15 JULY, DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE

The ultimate psychological thriller, Gaslight, comes to Eastbourne. From the celebrated production team Phil&Ben, who have brought previous productions Dial M for Murder and Boeing Boeing to Eastbourne, comes this new production of the chilling manipulating drama. The original 1938 stage play shocked audiences then, and this darkly disturbing tale of deceit and toxic masculinity has lost none of its impact today. eastbournetheatres.co.uk

Up to 100 male and female dancers (aged 8–18) from across the region will be offered the chance to train and rehearse with and then dance alongside international professional principal dancers in the colourful production of Coppelia for three performances to be presented at the The Hawth, Crawley, from 3–4 November 2023.

Award-winning EYB is now in its 25th phenomenal year and is one of the largest ballet companies in the UK. EYB is a national touring ballet company with Director, Janet Lewis MBE, at its helm. The company consists of a core team of eight international principal dancers, two artistic ballet staff, two wardrobe mistresses and four theatre technicians. EYB is highly regarded for presenting lavish, large-scale classical ballets and critics have praised the quality of the beautiful sets and costumes.

Janet Lewis says: "The EYB audition is an experience in itself. EYB is all about performance experience and this starts at the audition as the dancers are given a regular ballet class with parents and family encouraged to watch. We are looking for young dancers of all abilities who can show the audience how much they enjoy their dancing."

Auditions will be held Monday 5 July at The Hawth, Hawth Avenue, Crawley, RH10 6YZ. For more information and to register for the audition email englishyouthballet@gmail.com or visit englishyouthballet.co.uk