Eastbourne entertainment listings, Friday to Thursday, February 21-27

Jessica Johnson as Rita and Stephen Tompkinson as Frank in Educating Rita. Photo by Robert Day

CINEMA

EASTBOURNE CINEWORLD AT THE BEACON

0330 333 4444

1917: (15) Fri & Sat 12.20, 3.10, 5.10, 8.00; Sun 11.00, 1.50, 5.10, 8.30; Mon, Tue, Wed & Thu 12.10, 2.50, 5.30, 8.10.

Malayalam – Ayyappanum Koshiyum (tbc): Sun 7.30.

Bolshoi Ballet Live – Swan Lake (12A): Sun 3.00.

Brahms – The Boy II (15): Fri & Sat 6.10, 9.00; Sun 6.20, 9.00; Mon, Tue, Wed & Thu 3.20, 5.40, 9.00.

Movies For Juniors – Cats (U): Fri 10.10; Sat & Sun 10.00.

Dolittle (PG): Fri 11.30, 1.00, 2.00, 3.30, 6.00; Sat & Sun 11.30, 12.50, 2.00, 3.20, 5.50; Mon 1.40, 4.10; Tue 12.10, 2.30, 4.50; Wed & Thu 1.10, 3.40, 6.10.

Emma (U): Fri & Sat 11.00, 1.50, 7.30; Sun 12.10; Mon 2.10, 5.00; Tue 2.20, 5.20; Wed & Thu 2.10, 5.00, 7.50. Greed (15) Fri & Sat 8.30; Sun 8.00; Mon, Wed & Thu 12.40, 8.30; Tue 12.40, 8.40.

Harley Quinn – Birds Of Prey (15): Fri 11.40, 2.20, 5.00, 8.40; Sat & Sun 11.40, 2.20, 5.00, 8.30; Mon 12.20, 3.00, 5.40, 8.00; Tue 12.20, 3.00, 5.40, 8.20; Wed & Thu 12.20, 3.00, 5.40, 8.40.

Like A Boss (15): Fri, Sat & Sun 4.30, 6.40, 8.50; Mon 12.00, 3.50, 6.40, 8.40; Tue, Wed & Thu 12.00, 4.30, 6.40, 8.50.

Première Event – Military Wives (12A): Mon 6.15.

Korean – Parasite (15): Fri, Sat & Sun 7.40; Mon 12.40, 7.50; Tue, Wed & Thu 1.20, 8.00.

Paw Patrol – Ready, Race, Rescue (U): Fri, Sat & Sun 10.30.

Movies For Juniors – Playing With Fire (PG): Fri, Sat & Sun 10.00.

Sonic The Hedgehog (PG): Fri, Sat & Sun 11.00, 12.10, 1.30, 2.40, 4.00, 5.00, 6.30, 8.20; Mon, Wed & Thu 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 8.20; Tue 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 8.30.

The Call Of The Wild (PG): Fri, Sat & Sun 10.20, 12.50, 3.20, 5.50; Mon, Tue, Wed & Thu 12.50, 3.20, 5.50.

ROH Live – The Cellist/Dances At A Gathering (12A): Tue 7.15.

HAILSHAM PAVILION

01323 841414

1917 (15): Mon 7.45; Wed & Thu 2.15, 7.45.

Joker (15): Fri & Sat 7.45; Sun 2.15, 7.45.

Kids 4 A Quid – Frozen II (U): Sat 2.15.

Autistic Friendly Screening – Frozen II (U): Sun 10.30.

ROH Live – The Cellist/Dances At A Gathering (12A): Tue 7.15.

ARTS

TOWNER ART GALLERY

townereastbourne.org.uk

FEBRUARY 21: The Art Habit. An illustrated journey of discovery into human creativity and perception.

‘Why do we engage with some, but not all art?’ Eastbourne Arts Circle Lecture by Neil Morrison, Towner Gallery Auditorium. 2.30pm, £12 non-members. Limited availability on the door or from the Tourist Information Centre.

UNTIL MAY 10: BRINK – Caroline Lucas curates the Towner Collection.

Until May 31: Alan Davie and David Hockney – Early Works. This major exhibition explores the convergence between two major figures of post-war British painting.

UNTIL SPRING 2021: Lothar Götz – Dance Diagonal, Gallery Exterior, free admission. Drawing on the gallery’s architecture, angles, curves and recesses, Götz has created his largest painting to date, a colourful piece that also marks the first time that an artist has been commissioned to create an artwork for Towner’s exterior at scale.

VENUES

CONGRESS THEATRE

01323 412000

FEBRUARY 21: Milkshake! Live –

Milkshake Monkey’s Musical. 12pm and 3pm. £16. Family ticket £57 (two adults and two under 16s), under 16s £14.50.

FEBRUARY 22: Rob Beckett – Wallop, 8pm, £25.

FEBRUARY 23: London Philharmonic Orchestra – Light and Shadow, 3pm, £15-£30, premium seats £35. Mozart Overture, The Magic Flute; Sibelius Violin Concerto; Dvořák Symphony No. 8; Ben Glassberg, conductor;

Fanny Clamagirand, violin.

FEBRUARY 26: Queen Symphonic – A Rock Orchestra Experience, 7.30pm, £27-£48.

DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE

UNTIL FEBRUARY 22: Educating Rita, Mon-Sat 7.45pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm, £20-£28.50.

FEBRUARY 25-29: Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn, 7.45pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm), £18-£25.50.

ROYAL HIPPODROME

01323 802020

FEBRUARY 27: Odyssey, 7.30pm, £27. Odyssey’s UK top 10 classic hits include ‘Native New Yorker’, ‘Use It Up And Wear It Out’, ‘Looking For A Way Out’, ‘Inside Out’ and ‘Going Back To My Roots’, as well as ‘Don’t Tell Me Tell Her’.

FEBRUARY 28: Country Superstars – Dolly Parton and Friends, 8pm, £20.

Printers Playhouse, Grove Road

FEBRUARY 21: Joel White. Sophisticated soul flavours. 9pm, Downstairs at Printers, free.

FEBRUARY 22: The Golgis. Fabulous musical mayhem from a very special four piece – think doo dah! 9pm, Downstairs at Printers, free.

FEBRUARY 24: PPH Community Choir. Come all and sing! 7pm, Downstairs at Printers, only £6.

FEBRUARY 25: Printers’ Ukulele Army. Tuition given, bring your own instrument or borrow one. Downstairs at Printers, from 8pm, free.

FEBRUARY 26: Open Stage Night. Downstairs, from 8pm, free.

COMMUNITY WISE, OLD TOWN

February 29: A morning of memorable songs from memorable performers. First, R’n’R (Richard Walder on tea-chest bass and guitarist Ron Turner), then the comedy king of Seaford John Cave. From 10am until noon. Free to enter, coffee, tea and biscuits from 9.30am.

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