Seaford Splash

Welcome to Andrea Hargreaves’ rundown of arts and cultural events coming up in Seaford this month. Art

Seaford Art Club’s annual show at the Crypt Gallery in Church Street closes on Wednesday 31st August and this group is followed on Saturday 3rd September by Sussex Designers and Makers which is showcasing work by graphic artists, designers and makers in an exhibition running at the gallery until Sunday 18th September. Cinema

Seaford Community Cinema returns to the Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane from its summer break on Friday 2nd September at 7.30pm with true story and dramacomedy The Duke (12) starring Jim Broadbent as the man who stole a Goya. Other big names include Helen Mirren, Stephen Rashbrook and Anna Maxwell-Martin. This is followed on 9th September by Ali & Ava (15), another UK-made film, this one about an individually very different couple who bond over a child. Tickets from the Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in Church Street or from seafordcinema.org. Drama

Seaford Little Theatre is presenting feel-good, romantic and nostalgic The Nightingales from Friday 2nd September until Saturday 10th September, with performances starting at 7.45pm except for the first Saturday which is a matinée at 2.30pm. Set in the 1950s, the play concerns a couple of old Music Hall troupers heading a family of performers who are thrown into a ‘right two and eight’ when cabaret star Jack’s parents arrive – to stay. The play was written by Peter Quilter and is directed by Trish Richings. Tickets from the Tourist Information Centre or from ticketsource.co.uk. The Artwave Festival runs from Saturday 3rd September until Sunday 18th September with a wealth of Open Houses to visit throughout the Lewes district, many of them in and around Seaford.

The event gives art lovers the chance to discover new work, meet artists and makers and buy directly from them. Follow the trails shown in the brochure and enjoy a diverse range of work including jewellery, painting, sculpture, printmaking, textiles, ceramics, metalwork and photography. For more info go to artwavefestival.org. Jazz

Pianist/singer Neal Richardson and his trio are back at Splash Point Jazz Club at The View, Seaford Head Golf Club, on Wednesday 14th September at 7pm with tenor sax Jane Tuff. Tickets from www.wegottickets or on the door.

Folk

Seaford Sessions is hosting The Paul McKenna Band at Seaford Little Theatre, Steyne Road on Saturday 17th September at 7.30pm, tickets from seafordsessions.org and the TIC. See page 84 for more info.

Events coming up? Please email Andrea at andylouhargreaves@icloud.com at least a week before Seaford Scene’s deadline (see page 3) with forthcoming events and jpg images.

Images from top: Artist Penny Boylan is opening her Hill Rise home for Artwave; Artist Sally-Mae Joseph’s house in Milldown Road is on the Artwave Trail; Jim Broadbent stars with Helen Mirren in The Duke at Seaford Community Cinema on 2nd September.