insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 23 - January 2017 | Page 18

EVENTS

ELKIE BROOKS // 7 JAN
Quite simply one of the most successful
and popular singers the UK has ever
produced. Now in the fifth decade of her
career, she is still proving to be one of the
most powerful and versatile vocal talents of
our generation. With numerous hit singles,
million-selling albums and awards, her
annual tours are a treat for fans old and
new. Performing some of her classic hits,
blues and jazz, an electric evening with
Elkie Brooks is guaranteed to leave you
begging for more. 2012 saw the release of
Elkie’s much anticipated autobiography,
Finding My Voice, and a re-release of her
highly acclaimed album, Powerless. Elkie is
a stunning performer and whatever she does, she does it best live.
Don't miss the chance to see a truly great artist in action.
7.30pm. Price: from £25
Theatre Royal, New Road, Brighton BN1 1SD
www.theatreroyalbrighton.com / 0844 871 7650
Photo credit: Derek D. Souza

ROYAL SHAKESPEARE LIVE
THE TEMPEST // 11 JAN
The new Royal Shakespeare
Company LIVE season
starts with The Tempest.
The RSC utilises today’s
most advanced technology
in a bold reimagining
of Shakespeare’s muchloved final work. Simon
Russell Beale returns to the
RSC after 20 years to play
Prospero.

FROM THE JAM // 14 JAN
The Jam had amazing success with 18 singles and seven albums
to make the top 40 in the UK from 1977 to 1982. Led by the band’s
bassist, Bruce Foxton, From The Jam recreates the excitement of
those years and play all the band’s classic tracks. Bruce is joined
by Russell Hastings (vocals and guitar) and drummer, Smiler, for
an authentic and passionate performance. Audiences can expect
to hear classic The Jam hits such as Down In The Tube Station
At Midnight, Going Underground, Town Called Malice and The
Modern World, as well as some live favourites and songs from
Bruce’s solo career.
7.30pm. Price: £22.50
The Hawth Theatre, Hawth Avenue, Crawley RH10 6YZ
www.hawth.co.uk / 01293 553636

6.55pm. Price: £20
The Picture House, High Street, Uckfield TN22 1AS
www.picturehouseuckfield.com / 01825 764909

SISTER ACT // 11-14 JAN

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TEATRO ALLA
SCALA, ROMEO
AND JULIET LIVE
// 15 JAN

An all new production of
the Broadway and West End
smash-hit musical comedy
returns to the UK starring
Alexandra Burke (The X Factor,
The Bodyguard). Sister Act tells
the hilarious story of Deloris
Van Cartier, a disco diva whose
life takes a surprising turn
when she witnesses a murder.
Under protective custody, she
is hidden in the one place she
won’t be found – a convent!
Disguised as a nun and under
the suspicious watch of
Mother Superior, Deloris helps
her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers
her own. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship,
sisterhood and music.

Romeo and Juliet
first saw the light of
day in January 1938
in Soviet Russia,
where it took three
years for Russian
composer, Sergei
Prokofiev, to get his
adaptation of William
Shakespeare’s
ill-fated lovers
to the stage.
The ‘drambalet’
(dramatised ballet) is a masterful adaptation of Shakespeare’s
enduring romantic tragedy, and Prokofiev’s instantly recognisable
music underscores the lyrical beauty and passion of the starcrossed lovers. The title roles will be played by Italian star, Roberto
Bolle, and the world-renowned American ballet dancer Misty
Copeland. Screening live from La Scala in Milan.

7.30pm (Friday and Saturday matinees 2.30pm). Price: from £21
Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2GR
www.brightoncentre.co.uk / 0844 8471515

2pm. Price: £17.50
The Picture House, High Street, Uckfield TN22 1AS
www.picturehouseuckfield.com / 01825 764909