ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS: Friday to Thursday, January 26 to February 1

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26

COMEDY

KRATER COMEDY CLUB: Until Jan 28, 7pm/8pm/10.30pm, £5-£36.50 Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480.

CONCERTS

NICHOLAS YONGE SOCIETY: £15 on door, 7.45pm Cliffe Building, Sussex Downs College, Mountfield Road, Lewes. Escher String Quartet from the USA playing Borodin, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. Tickets www.nyslewes.ticketsource.co.uk

COMMUNITY

DUNKIRK: The next film in the Victory Hall, Balcombe. Tickets £6 from Threads. Cert 12A starring Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance and Harry Styles.

LEWES RIVERSIDE CLUB: Views Near and Far by Reg Lanaway, 2pm St Thomas’ Church Hall, Cliffe, Lewes.

SOUPER WINTER WARMER: RNLI Newhaven Souper Slurping Winter Warmer at the Lifeboat House, Riverside, West Quay, 11.30am to 2.30pm. Enjoy warming soup and a cheese roll for just £3.50 per person. No need to book, just come along.

GIGS

ASBO DEREK: £5-£6, 8pm Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. Plus Helen and The Horns.

BILLY NOMATES BAND: Rising Sun, Nutbourne, Pulborough, 9pm.

DENIS PRIMETT AND PETER MABEY: The Jolly Tanners, Staplefield, 6pm.

JAZZ: £11-£12, 8pm Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road, Eastbourne 0845 680 1926. The Stefania Salvador Jazzical Quartet.

JUICY LUCY: Railway Inn, Billingshurst, 8.30pm.

MAILMAN: Proper Cycling & Coffee, Hassocks, 7.30pm.

STAGE

DANCE TO THE MUSIC: £26-£50, 7.30pm Pavilion Theatre, Marine Parade, Worthing 01903 206206. Kristina Rihanoff, Chris Maloney and more.

DICK WHITTINGTON: Fabulous, funny and traditional, Ockley Dramatic Society’s latest pantomime is at Capel Village Hall on Friday and Saturday, January 26-27, raising money for Capel Cricket Club. The show is then at Cranleigh Sports and Social Club on January 28 and Ockley Village Hall on February 2-3. Evening performances are £10 for adults, £5 for kids. The Ockley matinees are £6 for adults with one accompanying child under ten free. Email [email protected] or call 01306 628255. For the Cranleigh show call 01483 276246. The Inn on the Green, Ockley, has a pre-theatre dinner. Visit www.ockleydramaticsociety.org.

LEWES PSYCHEDELIC FESTIVAL: 6pm and Jan 27, All Saints Centre, Friars Walk, Lewes (01273) 486391. £22, £42 weekend ticket.

ROBIN HOOD: £6-£8, 7.45pm (Sun 2.45pm) (Sat mat 2.45pm) Jan 26-28/Feb 2-4, Lewes Little Theatre, Lancaster Street, Lewes (01273) 474826. Lewes Theatre Youth Group.

SLEEPING BEAUTY: £7-£10, 7.30pm Fri/Sat, 2.30pm Sat/Sun, Jan 26-28, The Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane, Seaford. Seaford Musical Theatre. Tickets from Seaford Tourist Information Centre or www.ticketsource.co.uk

THE JUNGLE BOOK: Tickets from £10, Chichester Festival Theatre, www.cft.org.uk, 01243 781312.

TROPICANA NIGHTS: £10, 8pm The Hawth Theatre, Crawley (01293) 553636. The Ultimate 80’s Party Night (over 25’s only).

WAR HORSE: From £20, 7.30pm until Feb 10 (Wed/Sat mat 2.30pm) Brighton Centre 0844 8471515.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27

COMEDY

FUNNY WOMEN: Brighton Nights. £10-£12, 8pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480.

PATRICK MOHAHAN: £11.50-£13.50, 8pm Connaught Theatre, Union Place, Worthing 01903 206206. Rewind Selector 90’s.

COMMUNITY

BEACHY HEAD RAMBLERS: Pre Sussex Area AGM Walk, 6 miles with Colin W 07446 458138. Meet at east Dean Village car park, 10am. Sussex Area AGM at 2.30pm in East Dean Village Hall.

CATS PROTECTION FUNDRAISER: Cats Protection Horsham and District branch, Roffey Millennium Hall, 2pm-4pm. Home-made cakes, gifts and goodies, books, jewellery, DVDs and more. Tombola, refreshments. Free admission, donations (including cat food and litter) welcome. Info: www.cats.org.uk/horsham.

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY: Marking the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945. The Lewes Holocaust Memorial Day Group is running its fourth annual event. This year the national theme for the commemoration is ‘The Power of Words’. The main events in Lewes will take place at the new Depot cinema. January 27: 2pm, The Power of Testimony with a mixture of talks and films in Screen 1. The main feature is the acclaimed documentary Destination Unknown (2017) about the trauma faced by survivors which they carry all their lives. Lewes filmmaker Caroline Pick also shows her short film Home Movie, in which she tells her family story. She is joined by film expert Tony Dowmunt to discuss how the Holocaust has been represented in documentary film-making. A Klezmer band will perform in the foyer from about 4.30pm. This is a free, ticketed event (thanks to generous support from the Chalk Cliff Trust) which needs to be booked through the Depot. Sunday afternoon (Jan 28): 3pm, screening of the 1972 musical Cabaret (normal ticket prices apply). Then, in the evening, there is another free event in the Studio (the exhibition room in Depot) on ‘The Power of Words’, with Adrienne Thomas and Klezmer musicians offering a varied programme of readings, Brecht songs and music. Find out more at lewesdepot.org

HORSHAM INTERFAITH FORUM: Holocaust Memorial Day, film and talk, 2pm, St. John’s Catholic Church Hall, upstairs, Springfield Road, followed by afternoon tea. Info: 01403 218670.

MID SUSSEX RAMBLERS: A Christopher Robin Theme, 8.5 miles with Judith 07899 992261. Meet at Ellison’s Pond car park, Crowborough Road, 10am.

GIGS

FILM QUARTET: Beautiful, evocative, cinematic music played live by the Brighton Film Quartet. Hurst Players Theatre, Hurstpierpoint High Street, 8pm. Info: www.brightonfilmquartet.com.

HORSHAM ROCKS PRESENTS: Jodie Munday, The Carfax Bandstand, Horsham, 1pm-3pm.

JUSTIN AND THE ARGONAUTS: £13.50, 7.30pm White Rock Theatre, Hastings (01424) 462288. A four-piece ensemble.

LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB: £6, 8pm Elephant and Castle, Lewes. Rattlebag.

PEVENSEY UKELELES: Free, 10am-noon at the regular coffee morning, Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road, Eastbourne 0845 680 1926. Then R’N’R.

SLACK MAC: The Malt Shovel, Horsham, 8.30pm.

STAGE

PUSH – A HOLOCAUST OPERA: January 27, 7.30pm, Chichester Cathedral. Adults £10, children £5, side aisle £5.

THE ROCKABELLAS: £15, 8pm Under Ground Theatre, Grove Road, Eastbourne 0845 680 1926. As Time Goes By tour.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28

COMEDY

ABIGOLIAH SCHAMAUN: £6-£8, 8pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. Namaste, Bitches.

COMMUNITY

BEACHY HEAD RAMBLERS: There Could Be Seals, 10 miles with Gill and Reg H 07743 337176. Meet at Monks Walk, Winchelsea, just off A259, 10am.

LEWES FOOTPATHS GROUP: Fletching, 4.5 miles with Hilda and Graham 472678. Meet at North Steet car park, Lewes, 9.30am.

WALK: Meet 10.30am, Leechpool Wood car park, Harwood Road (B2195), Horsham. 2¼ mile HDC Health walk. Some inclines, tree roots, uneven ground. Can be muddy. Dogs on a lead. 1 ¼ hours. Armelle 01403 260342.

CONCERTS

BRIGHTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: £12-£38, 2.45pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. Michael Collins conductor/clarinet.

CORELLI ENSEMBLE: £10-£12, 4pm Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road, Seaford. Bach Concerto in C minor.

GIGS

HASLETT & FALLOWS: Queens Head, Horsham, 4pm.

MIKE NEWSHAM: Free, 4pm Lewes Con Club, 139 High Street, Lewes 01273 473076. Sundays In The Bar.

STAN’S SHOWCASE: Jack and Amelia, Danny Dangerously, The Gibbons Hyldon Experience and Jay Spurling, The Anchor Hotel, Horsham, 7pm.

STAGE

SUNDAE CLUB: £7 11am Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. Theatre show for 2-8yrs, Garlic Theatre, Jack and The Beans Talk.

MONDAY, JANUARY 29

COMMUNITY

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NIGHT: With mediumship with Darren, 7.30pm, £5, Barnham Community Hall. Yapton and Barnham SNU Spiritualist Pioneer Centre.

GIGS

TYLER CHILDERS: £11, 7.30pm Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480. Plus Alistair Bain.

STAGE

2018 ROCK CHALLENGE: £14.50, 6.30pm and Jan 31, The Hawth Theatre, Crawley (01293) 553636. The dance, drama and design sensations for schools.

BRIGHTON STORYTELLERS: £5, 7.30pm Latest MusicBar, 14-17 Manchester Street, Brighton (01273) 687171. January Story Slam.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 30

COMMUNITY

MID SUSSEX RAMBLERS: Newhaven Fort Circular, 9.5 miles with Erica 07885 595131. Meet at Newhaven Fort car park, 10am.

SEAFORD LECTURE AND LITERARY CLUB: Sussex Lives – from John Freeland to Rudyard Kipling, by Brian Freeland, 7.30pm St Leonard’s Church Hall, Seaford. Further information on 01323 899932.

WALK: Meet 10.30am in the middle of Cowfold at the football field, at the junction of Farthing Cottages and the A272, RH13 8BL. 4¾ mile HDC Health walk, flat (some stiles) through quiet lanes and paths. Wet and muddy in places. May see snowdrops. No dogs. 2½ hours. Jill 07780 701184.

GIGS

ACOUSTIC SHOWCASES: The Surrey Oaks, Newdigate, 8pm.

ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT: The Jolly Tanners, Staplefield, 8pm.

BLUES WORKSHOP: Northgate Community Centre, Crawley, 8pm.

OPEN MIC NIGHT: The Royal Oak, Ifield, 8pm.

STAGE

KODO: £22.50-£28.50, 7.30pm Brighton Dome (01273) 709709. One Earth Tour: Evolution.

MADAMA BUTTERFLY: £21.50-£35, 7.30pm White Rock Theatre, Hastings (01424) 462288. An Ellen Kent production.