insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 08 - October 2015 | Page 26
EVENTS
Eastbourne Beer Festival
// 8-10 Oct
Photo credit Graham Huntley
Battle of Hastings
Re-enactment
// 10-11 Oct
Eastbourne Beer Festival returns
to the Winter Garden, Eastbourne.
Now in its 13th year this annual
beer festival is as popular as ever
so make sure you get your tickets
fast! With a range of over 160
cask ales plus ciders and perries,
international bottled beers, and
wines you will be spoilt for choice.
Plus enjoy food, live music and
pub games at each session.
Hundreds of re-enactors
from across the UK and
France will fight on the
battlefield along with the
horses of the Norman
cavalry. With the wood
smoke drifting from the
white tented encampments the scene is set for the epic clash that
defined English history. A packed programme will keep the whole
family entertained throughout the day. Get up close to the knights
and their horses in the cavalry encampment and immerse yourself in
medieval life. Watch the chainmail and weaponry makers, and take
an entertaining look at the Bayeux Tapestry. Discover the events
leading up to the battle in a specially commissioned play. Marvel at the
medieval falconry and see if you have what it takes in the have-a-go
archery. Pre-booking is recommended.
From 6pm on 8 Oct. Price: from £6
Winter Gardens, 14 Compton Street, Eastbourne BN21 4BP
www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk / 01323 412000
Battle Abbey, High Street, Battle TN33 0AD
www.english-heritage.org.uk/events / 0870 333 1183
VanKan Celebrates Sinatra // 17 Oct
2015 is the centenary of Frank Sinatra’s
birth; 100 years of swing and jazz hits that
remain timeless. Brighton-born Matthew
VanKan indulges in the songs and sentiment
of one of the best-selling artists of all time
and greatest singers of the 20th century
– the ‘King of Swing’. Seeking to discover
why Sinatra’s songs resonate so strongly
to this day by stripping away the big band
arrangements leaving them bare and
exposed. Accompanied by pianist Joe Armon-Jones and bass player
Nick Ereaut, Matthew finds his own personal connection with the lyrics,
re-phrasing them playfully and wondering what modern day classics
Frank might have attempted to cover had he been around today.
Ben Fogle: Call of the Wild // 9 Oct
Self-confessed urbanite Ben Fogle has rowed the Atlantic Ocean,
crossed Antarctica on foot, run across the Sahara and crossed
the Empty Quarter on camel. In this audio-visual supported talk,
Ben recounts how he became drawn to, and so enamoured with,
adventure, travel and the harsh challenges associated with a life in the
wilderness, from his first adventures travelling across South America
to some of the toughest trials known to man.
8pm. Price: £17.50
The Rialto Theatre, 11 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 3FE
www.rialtotheatre.co.uk / 01273 725230
7.30pm. Price: £23.50
Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing BN11 1HQ
www.worthingtheatres.co.uk / 01903 206206
One Man Madam Butterfly
// 18 Oct
Combining the scale and
passion of opera with the
intimacy of a one man show,
Ignacio Jarquin presents
the award-winning Madam
Butterfly: The One Man Opera.
Drawing upon traditional Japanese sto