insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 11 - January 2016 | Page 22

EVENTS SussexEvents Behind Closed Doors Tours // 4-29 Jan Standen is an Arts and Crafts family home with Morris & Co. interiors, set in a beautiful hillside garden. Join a behind the scenes tour every weekday in January and see parts of Standen not usually open to the public. Tours depart every 30 minutes between 11am and 2.30pm, lasting an hour. Collect your timed tickets on arrival. 11am. Price: £10.45 (children £5.25) Standen, West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead RH19 4NE www.nationaltrust.org.uk/standen-house-and-garden / 01342 323029 New Year’s Day Holly Hike // 1 Jan Start the year as you mean to go on with a refreshing guided hike around the lesser-known parts of the Sheffield Park estate led by the longest serving member of the team. Hear stories and local tales that you won't find in any guidebook whilst enjoying the stunning views of the estate at this time of year. 11am. Price: £6 Sheffield Park & Garden, Uckfield TN22 3QX www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sheffield-park-and-garden / 01825 790231 Photo credit: D. Medina The Ladykillers // 5-9 Jan The Ladykillers is a brilliant stage adaptation of the 1955 film of the same name. This wonderful black comedy has been adapted by Graham Lineham, the creator of Father Ted and the IT Crowd. Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his gang rent rooms in the lopsided house of the sweet but strict Mrs Wilberforce. The villains plot to involve her unwittingly in Marcus’ brilliantly conceived heist job… but who will actually be forced to face the music? 7.45pm (Saturday matinee 2.30pm). Price: £11 The Barn Theatre, Southwick Street, Southwick BN42 4TE www.wicktheatre.co.uk / 01273 597094 Photo credit: Daniela Turcana Holiday on Ice // 5-10 Jan Viennese Celebration // 3 Jan Holiday on Ice returns to the Brighton Centre with a new show: PASSION. Running from Tuesday 5th to Sunday 10th January at The Brighton Centre only, PASSION is an incredibly exciting entertainment experience focused around the lives of the show’s true stars, the skaters. An uplifting mix of Viennese favourites and a Polish masterwork. Young Polish violinist Kamila Bydlowska brings great passion and virtuosity to her playing. She makes her debut with the WSO with the second violin concerto of Henryk Wieniawski, one of the masterpieces of the 19th century, adding further brilliance to a concert packed full of joyful energy and optimism. 2.45pm. Price: £18 Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing BN11 1HQ www.worthingtheatres.co.uk / 01903 206206 2pm, 7.30pm, 8pm. Price: from £15 The Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2GR www.brightoncentre.co.uk / 01273 290131 22