Events - Thurs 24th July
Thurs 24th July -
Chichester Festival Theatre
With a cast led by Susan Hampshire, Somerset Maugham’s The Circle has another preview this afternoon at 2.00pm featuring the story of love and elopement and how the actions of a mother are reflected full circle with her daughter-in-laws intention to do the same. Tickets are priced from £18
Minerva Studio Chichester
Previewing again today is the play Collaboration that begins in 1931 in a spirit of optimism as composer Richard Strauss and writer Stephan Zweig embark on a wonderful artistic partnership. But Zweig is a Jew and the Nazis are on the march. Is it possible to keep artistic aspiration and political action separate? How fine is the line between collaboration and betrayal? Tickets are £19 and the play begins at 2.15pm
Minerva Studio Chichester
And running in conjunction with the play ‘Collaboration’, tonight sees another preview of Robert Harwood’s play Taking Sides. This is the post war story of the interrogation of a famous German conductor and Nazi sympathizer. Tickets are £19 and the play starts at 7.45pm
Alexandra Theatre @ Regis Centre
Set in a church hall in the 1980’s, in a world of leg-warmers and lycra, ‘Stepping Out’ charts the complicated lives of seven women, one man, their teacher and pianist at a weekly tap class. The stakes are raised when the Mavis Turner Tappers are asked to take part in a charity gala. Tickets are £10 and the play that’s being staged by the Bognor Regis Drama Club starts at 8.00pm
Pavilion Theatre Worthing
Great fun tonight as legendary comic writer and comedian Barry Cryer arrives on his ‘Still Alive’ tour! Join Barry as he wanders through his life in two hours of “chuckle therapy” Tickets are priced from £14.50 and the fun starts at 7.45pm
Connaught Theatre Worthing
For the little ones aged from 3 to 7, a favorite TV character comes to life on the stage of the Connaught. It’s Barney Live! The Let’s Go Tour with two performances at 11.00 this morning and 2.00 this afternoon. Tickets are £10 for the children and £12 for adults.
Windmill Theatre Littlehampton
Good luck to the Sherry Lorraine School Of Dance as they stage their Summer Variety Spectacular featuring dancing, singing and acrobatics. The show starts at 7.30pm and contact the box office for tickets availability and prices.
Local Events This Week
Friday
One of the oldest traditions in Sussex, the Ebernoe Horn Fair and cricket match takes place in the village of Ebernoe that you’ll find 4 miles north of Petworth. The cricket begins at 11am with this year’s match sees Ebernoe play Bury on the pitch with a road in the middle of it! Also fun fair, skittles, licensed bar, hot air balloons and the world famous ‘Dip The Lady’
Get set for a variety of workshops and activities taking place this Friday, 25 July at the Lavant Memorial Hall. The Fun Day, which is free to all, is aimed at families and young people who live in and round the village, and includes a range of workshops and games with opportunities to try out various play and art related activities and taster sessions. The fun starts at 11am and goes on to 2pm
Saturday
The firefighters charity ball and disco will be held at The Assembly Hall, Worthing from 7.30pm to midnight. Tickets are £15 which includes the entertainment, casino chips and refreshments. Tickets are available from Tim Eady at Worthing Fire Station.
The South Downs Light Railway at the Wyevale Garden centre are holding a ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’ and all children who bring their bear will receive a free ride. Lots of family fun and space to enjoy a picnic.
Mount Noddy Animal Centre have their Summer Fayre and Fun Dog Show. Open to any rescue dog, registration starts at 10.30 with judging at 12 midday and lots going on through the day.
Family Fun weekend at the RSPB Nature Reserve, Pulborough starting at 10 am (and Sunday too) Lots of family fun all day.
Members of the Chichester & District Society of Model Engineers have organised a special family fun weekend to mark Winnie’s 100th birthday with a 10 ¼ gauge steam locomotive. The Society located on Blackberry Lane, just off the Bognor Road (opposite Whyke Lane). Entry cost £3 adults and £2 children. Free parking at Portfield School.
Sunday
TANGMERE 90 will be an all day celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Royal Air Force and also of the establishment of Tangmere as a military airfield. It will be held at the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum on Sunday July 27th from 10am.
The event will feature flying displays by a Spitfire and a Harvard aircraft, an aviation art exhibition, military vehicles, open cockpits, live music, re-enactment artists, stalls, talks plus all the Museum’s normal attractions.
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CINEMA
Some of the films showing across West Sussex…
Wall E – U - What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? The new animation with voices that include Sigourney Weaver and Ben Burrt
Meet Dave – PG – Eddie Murphy, aliens and an Earth woman!
Donkey Punch – 18 – Ray Winstone’s daughter Jaime in a Brit flick about a holiday that goes very wrong!
Mamma Mia – PG – Starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Julie Walters and Colin Firth it’s the hit West End musical on the big screen that’s packed full of Abba songs!
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth – PG – Starring Brendan Fraser (of The Mummy fame) it’s a remake of the classic Jules Verne novel.
The Forbidden Kingdom – 12A – Jackie Chan and Jet Li star in a tale of Kung Fu and time travel.
Hancock – 12A – Will Smith stars in this comedy drama as the down-and-out super hero.
Kung Fu Panda – PG – The animated tale of the martial arts expert that is… a panda! With voices supplied by Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan
The Mist – 15 – A deadly alien mist heads for a town. Stars Thomas Jane and Marcia Harden
The Chronicles Of Narnia – Prince Caspian – PG – The second fantasy epic in the series.
Wanted – 18 – Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman star in the tale of one man’s transformation into an enforcer of justice!
The Incredible Hulk – 12A – Starring Edward Norton, William Hurt and Robert Downey Jr, our jolly green giant takes on The Abomination, an adversary with even more strength than the Hulk himself.
Sex And The City – 15 – They’re back! Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda return, but this time on the big screen in the much hyped ‘final outing’. Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis.
Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull – 12A – The long awaited sequel sees the return of Harrison Ford showing the fun side of archeology! Also stars Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone and John Hurt.
