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A CENTRE FOR THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY

What's On in Kent

YOUR DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO APRIL EVENTS FROM HARD-EDGED DRAMA TO PANTOMIME THE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, WHITSTABLE

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YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF US THROUGH THE NOTSO-SECRET-GRAPEVINE, AND TODAY IS D-DAY. ENTER REACT MAGAZINE... ...Kent's brand spanking new arts and entertainment publication. Full to the brim with the best regional entertainment, arts, culture, theatre and what's on listings in the Garden of England, we have only gone and saved you from searching endless hours on the internet for Kent events; but don't worry, we'll let you take the credit when you're deemed a social guru amongst friends. So lets not beat around the bush. What we're saying is think of React as your wingman. You. Are. Welcome.

will have enough time to pen it in the diary and gather a crowd, but not too much time that you will drag your fancy-free feet.

With this said, because it's our first issue and we want the best for you (like some overbearing parent), we have taken the liberty of going one step further and have featured some of the top events coming to our glorious county between April and December. Each month, we also pledge to share with you our top spots in Kent, from the best in cocktail chic to the finest art cafés and live music venues, as well as more reviews and event listings than we realised were possible. Maybe now you will see why we heart Kent. Sound good? It should. The sooner you start reading, the sooner you can start planning, so we'll say our goodbyes for another month and get on to making React's May issue bigger and better. Until next time...

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This Month... What we're wishing for, listening to and more

Arts & Entertainment News What's going on around Kent

Top Spots Our favourite places

The Pie Factory, Margate A centre for the creative community

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Who knew Kent was this entertaining?

From Hard-Edged Drama to Pantomime The Playhouse Theatre, Whitstable

Reviews Films, bands, novels and more

The Gulbenkian Theatre, dance, comedy - it has it all

What's On in Kent Your definitive guide to April events

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The Place Beyond the Pines “Gosling and Cooper give riveting performances as sworn enemies in this ambitious, multi-generational crime saga.” –Cineworld Magazine We love a good crime drama, so we’re definitely looking forward to seeing The Place Beyond the Pines. Filled with action and emotion, the film unfolds over fifteen years and centers around the lives of policeman Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper) and bank robber Luke (Ryan Gosling). Opens in cinemas 12th April.

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The Kraken Black Spiced Rum If you’re going to name your drink after a monstrous mythical sea beast, it better be good. And by gum, it is. This rich, dark rum is smooth enough to be enjoyed on its own, or if you fancy (like we do), how about a Kraken & Cola over ice? www.krakenrum.com

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Human Remains by Elizabeth Haynes Elizabeth Haynes is not just an incredible writer; she’s an incredible writer from Kent. Her bestselling debut novel, Into the Darkest Corner, was featured on Channel 4’s TV Book Club, was selected as one of Amazon UK’s Rising Stars and went on to win Amazon Best Book of 2011. So you can’t blame us for wanting to curl up with her third novel, Human Remains – a psychological thriller that will have you enthralled from page one. www.elizabeth-haynes.com

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The Cocktail Audio X10 If you have loads of CDs, but don’t have loads of spare time to convert them to MP3s on your computer, this is the kit for you. It can record and store thousands of albums, even your old Stevie Wonder album on vinyl and your favourite Wham! tracks from those strange old-school plastic things (you know, cassettes). The X10 is also an internet radio, so you when you’ve heard “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” one too many times, you can tune in to thousands of stations around the world. Starting at £349.95. www.cocktailaudio.co.uk

WE’RE LISTENING TO… Atoms for Peace: Amok What do you get when you mix Thom Yorke (Radiohead) with Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), then add a dash of Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.), Mauro Refosco (David Byrne) and Nigel Godrich (the informal “sixth member” of Radiohead)? You get a mouth-watering collection of beautifully inventive melodies and rhythms, ready to satisfy any musical appetite. Nine songs of pure deliciousness. Mmm… www.atomsforpeace.info

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WE’RE GOING TO… Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage Johnny and Baby live on stage? Oh no, we couldn’t possibly miss it. That fateful summer in 1963 is brought to life in this energetic musical, including all your favourite songs from the film including “Hungry Eyes”, “Do You Love Me?”, and “I’ve Had the Time of My Life”. 2nd-20th April at The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. www.marlowetheatre.com

Simple Screen Printing at Sew Not Strawberry Jam Sew Not Strawberry Jam is a beautiful country studio near Tenterden, and holds workshops on everything from sewing to lampshade making. In the Simple Screen Printing workshop, we’ll use screens and squeegees to create multi-coloured images with stencils, stickers and even flour. 20th April, www.sewnotstrawberryjam.co.uk

LONDON COMES TO MAIDSTONE London: Night & Day is an exhibition of recent works by emerging Maidstonebased photographer Matt White. The show will open with a charity preview in aid of local deaf charity, Hi Kent, on 1st May at Stepping Stones Studios, Maidstone and will run until the end of the month. London: Night & Day is a blend of architectural landscapes, nightscapes and street photography that uses sunrise, sunset and the reflective properties of the Thames. Matt said, “Hopefully these shots give a feel of central London, its beauty and colour at all times of the day. To be able to help Hi Kent with an auction of artwork by members of Making Art Work and Stepping Stones is an added bonus." www.mattwhitephotography.co.uk

MAIDSTONE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2013

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THREE BROTHERS FROM KENT MAKING WAVES IN THE INDIE-POP WORLD Kent-based band The Hotelles recently marked their third release with an A/B side single release of “Movie Reel” and “She Hasn’t Slept For Weeks”. Brothers Tom (21, vocals/guitar), Ben (18, bass/vocals) and Sam (14, drums) produce a distinctly fresh and ‘British’ guitar sound, and have already attracted the attention of fashion company Vans, with their music being featured in a promo video for the international fashion/sports brand. www.thehotelles.com

For all you fringe lovers, whip open your diaries and pencil in some dates for one of Kent’s most looked-forward-to events – the Maidstone Fringe Festival. Once again, the festivities will be taking over multiple Maidstone venues – some new for 2013 – in order to bring you five days of live music from 2nd to 6th May. Over 100 bands and artists will perform in a bid to promote and showcase unyielding new talent, with a prominent focus on celebrating localised performers from Kent and the South East. Alternative rock, indie, blues, acoustic, reggae and folk will account for the main musical influences, whilst an additional sideline of hilarious stand-up comedy and live street performers will be there for your entertainment. Right on your doorstep and with most events free admission, there really are no excuses not to go! www.maidstonefringefestival.co.uk

CONTEMPORARY ART IN FOLKESTONE GETS A NEW NAME

MUSIC ON THE HILL IS BACK Music On The Hill is back this July with a stunning weekend of outdoor music and entertainment at Kings Hill, Kent. Four separate and very different events are to be staged over the course of the weekend of 19th, 20th and 21st July offering a wide variety of entertainment provided by internationally renowned artists including Peter Andre, Jools Holland, McFly, Stooshe, Joe McElderry, Gareth Gates, The Counterfeit Stones and many more. 100% of profits go to Demelza Hospice Care for Children, The Children’s Development Trust, and Teens Unite Fighting Cancer. www.musiconthehill.org.uk

“Folkestone Artworks” has been announced as the new name for the collection of works originally commissioned by The Creative Foundation for the Folkestone Triennial that are now on permanent display in public spaces in the town. The official launch of the collection will take place during the bank holiday weekend (3rd to 6th May), which will include the unveiling of a new website, location map and guide; a programme of talks and tours; audio guide; film screenings at Quarterhouse; family activities and other imaginative events. Folkestone Artworks includes work by artists as celebrated as Turner Prize nominee Tracey Emin; 2007 Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger; and Cornelia Parker’s well-known Folkestone Mermaid (pictured). www.creativefoundation.org.uk

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arts The Creative Quarter, Folkestone

Chock full o’ creative studios, businesses, galleries and eateries, Folkestone’s Creative Quarter is one of our favourite spots in Kent to get our arty fix. Strolling along the picturesque cobbled Old High Street and the busy thoroughfare of Tontine Street, you’ll come across plenty of artists hard at work, including painters, photographers, film makers and designers of all kinds. Spend the day enjoying the shops and galleries, and end it taking in a live show at the Quarterhouse. The Creative Quarter, Folkestone CT20 1RL 01303 245799 www.creativequarterfolkestone.com

…for night life #TREND, Ashford

If the dance floor is where you feel most at home, and home for you is Kent, what better excuse to don your glad rags than to head down to Ashford's brand new night, #TREND, hosted at Hustle nightclub. Catering for over 21s only and playing the best in house music, this night is set to take oﬀ in a big way. The Warehouse, Station Road, Ashford TN23 1EZ 01233 650798 www.hustlenightclub.co.uk

…for live music Pizza Express Live, Maidstone

We all know Pizza Express is popular, but here in Maidstone, it's even more so! Why you ask? Because this one includes an intimate music room that has quite simply become one of the top live music venues in Kent. From soul to swing to current artists, it has it all booked in. Pizza, good. Live music, great. What's not to love! 32-34 Earl St, Maidstone ME14 1PF 01622 683548 / Tickets and further info 0845 6027 017 www.pizzaexpresslive.com

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Boho Café, Canterbury

We’ve heard some people say that Boho is the perfect café. That’s quite a bold statement if you ask us – especially with Kent being home to so many fabulous cafés. But we must admit, that bold statement may very well be true. Imaginative décor, delicious food (good prices too!), and some of the best coﬀee in Canterbury make it a must-visit for any of you java junkies out there. High Street, Canterbury CT1 2AZ 01227 458931 Find Boho on Facebook

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Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells

Holding over 350 events and welcoming more than 90,000 people through its doors each year, the Trinity Theatre hosts an impressive variety of acts including theatre, dance, film, comedy and live music. Whether you’re three or 83, their impressive calendar of events has something for everyone (yes, we know that’s cliché, but it’s true); from kid-friendly productions like Rumpelstiltskin (21 April) to grown-up nights out with comedian Jimmy Jones (18 April). Church Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JP 01892 678678 www.trinitytheatre.net

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Lynn Davis Paintings 29th March to 8th April Revealing the Invisible – An Art Exhibition about Chronic Illness 11th-17th April Eleanor Havsteen-Franklin – Pushing Print Prize Winner 2012, a solo exhibition 3rd-15th May

MEET THE PIE FACTORY TENANTS… STUDIO ONE: MICK ARNOLD

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STUDIO TWO: AMANDA HOLYER Amanda specialises in the conservation and restoration of earthernware, porcelain, and pottery. www.amandaholyerrestoration.co.uk

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Anna is a practicing bookbinder and book artist. www.hadwinsbook.co.uk

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Chloe is an architect who specialises in the reuse and refurbishment of existing buildings, mainly residential but also in the leisure sector. www.reworks-studio.com

Ian is a graphic designer. www.youngsdesign.co.uk Clare is a designer maker and author of craft books. www.clareyoungs.co.uk

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Marguerite (Mag) Vandamme and her brother Keith Grossmith are inspired by the astounding creativity of Kent Artists – currently showing Billy Childish, Fitzy, Tom Swift, Simone Stream, Colin Gladston, Gay Gower and Nick Smith to name but a few. www.thegrossmithgallery.com

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The gallery comprises of 4 diverse and exciting spaces and is available for rent on a weekly basis at £250 all inclusive. It comes fully equipped with exhibition lighting, a gallery hanging system, heating and many other features. To discover more visit www.piefactorymargate.co.uk, email us at info@piefactorymargate.co.uk, call us on 01843 294175 or pay us a visit. To keep up to date with Pie Factory Margate news, hear about our special oﬀers and current events join our mailing list via the website and follow us on Facebook

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React is all about informing you, Kent lovers, of all the best stuff to do from Canterbury to Tunbridge Wells to Bromley. Each month will feature exclusives on upcoming gigs, art exhibitions, theatre and more event listings than you can shake a stick at. Still not seduced? You will also hear all about our top picks for entertainment venues and what's hot for the month ahead. We're too good to you. Call React your Kent entertainment superhero, cuz we're always here to swoop down and save you from relentless Google searches for what's on around South East England. No more searching! How exciting! It's all here in one place. So whether you're looking to throw some shapes at one of the top summer festivals or get your theatre on, we've got all bases well and truly covered. Now all you have to do is get your besties on board and start planning (that's lads for the boys out there - we know you don't have besties).

HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING EVENTS COMING TO KENT THIS YEAR. WHO KNEW KENT WAS SO ENTERTAINING? APRIL

Sean Lock's Purple Van Man

Dirty Dancing

2-20 April We all know the soundtrack, and we've all tried to recreate the lift at one point or another, so it's music to our ears to hear that this classic is dirty dancing its way onto the stage at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury this spring. It's too good an opportunity to miss out on, so put the date in the diary and get the girls involved. Nobody puts baby in the corner! www.marlowetheatre.com

Russell Kane's Posturing Delivery

10 & 24 April If you've never managed to catch one of Mr Kane's shows, this is your chance. Playing two dates in Kent, the first at Assembly Hall Theatre in Tunbridge Wells (10th April) and the second, the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury (24th April), you're spoilt for choice. If Kane is good enough to take home the main prize at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, then he's good enough for us. www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

16 & 18 April Since his captaincy on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Lock has quickly become one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite comedians admired for his slightly, lets face it, insane anecdotes and unique humour. For this reason, tickets for his latest stand-up tour, Purple Van Man, have sold like hot cakes. Lock will first play The Orchard Theatre in Dartford (16th April), followed by The Central Theatre, Chatham (18th April). www.orchardtheatre.co.uk www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

One Night with Joan Collins 17 April

Debbie does Dallas and quite frankly, Dartford does Dynasty as Joan Collins comes to the Orchard Theatre to talk secrets and stories from her career. Flamboyant in both her personal and work life, Collin's return to her theatrical roots looks to be nothing but a success. With a massive career spanning over 60 years in the industry, I'm sure the stories are good. www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

MAY Maidstone Fringe Festival 2-6 May

Assembly Hall Theatre in Tunbridge Wells. Don't miss out on your opportunity, as this feel-good, international hit sensation musical will most certainly have you dancing in your seats. www.assembleyhalltheatre.co.uk 7 May

He's back with his charm offensive...well maybe more just offensive, this time in Kent's Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. One of the UK's top comedians famed for his distinctive and original style – his new tour suitably named Gagging Order, is set to be no different. www.leascliffhall.co.uk 15 May If you are often branded the sarcastic one amongst your friends, maybe introduce them to this man. Jack Dee, one of the UK's most popular standups, is Mr sarcasm himself, but hilarious with it. Appearing this May at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford, a trip to see Dee agonise over his annoyances is comedy gold. www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

They've packed up the revolving bus and the big shoe and they're touring the UK and Ireland; and this May it's Kent's turn for a slice of the action as Priscilla comes to

Hop Farm Festival 5-7 July

Bedgebury Concerts 2013

Leeds Castle Open Air Classical Concert 13 July

This July will once again see Leeds Castle, one of the most magnificent castles in England, host this annual spectacular open air classical concert. Kick back and enjoy a sarnie or too from your packed picnic as John Rigby conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Military Wives will also return this year, as will a display from a classic World War II aircraft and the anticipated firework finale. www.leeds-castle.com

If you're not often hanging around the likes of Margate, but have heard through the grapevine that it’s becoming the cultural hub of Kent, this is your chance to get in on the action as The Vaccines are only coming to the coastal town’s Winter Gardens. Having opened for The Stone Roses and Red Hot Chilli Peppers, this talented English indie rock band is welcome on our turf any day of the week. www.margatewintergardens.co.uk 6-11 May

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JUNE 21 & 22 June

Priscilla Queen of the Desert tour

If you like comedy and you like a trip down to the local pub, who better to see than Al Murray; everyone's favourite funny pub landlord. Murray's Only Way is Epic tour will first show at The Central Theatre, Chatham (27th June), followed by Winter Gardens, Margate (28th June). www.medwayticketslive.co.uk www.margatewintergardens.co.uk

The sun will have its hat on and will hopefully be coming out to play at this year’s Hop Farm Festival. Situated in the Hop Farm in Paddock Wood, near Tonbridge, this boutique festival has been running since 2008, priding itself on a no sponsorship, no branding and no VIP policy. Think you can handle that and slum it, the 2012 line up featured legend Bob Dylan, as well as Damien Rice, Primal Scream, Maximo Park and many more. 2013 is yet to be confirmed but we’re excited. www.hopfarmfestival.com

For the third year in a row, Maidstone's Fringe Festival will take over the town's top venues to showcase talent from Kent, the South East and further a-field. With over 100 bands performing across five days, in genres ranging from alternative rock to acoustic to reggae, you really will be spoilt for choice. www.maidstonefringefestival.co.uk 1 May

27 & 28 June

Jimmy Carr does Kent

Jack Dee Live

The Vaccines

Al Murray Only Way is Epic tour

There's something going down in the Kentish forests this summer and rumour has it, it's called Bedgebury Concerts, and those rumours are right. As part of the Forestry Commission's Forest Live Tour, the talented and brilliantly quirky Paloma Faith will perform on the 21st, followed by pop legend Blondie on the 22nd. www.forestry.gov.uk

The Wanted at Rochester Castle Concert

17-20 July With a line-up that you don't hear of every day, Rochester Castle is putting on a concert to suit the whole family. Cue the screaming hoards of girls as The Wanted will be performing live on Thursday 18th and hold back the mums and nans

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of Kent as 80s superstars Tony Hadley, ABC and Go West headline the Friday night of the castle concert this summer. Status Quo will also perform for the fourth year on the 17th, and the Castle Proms on the 20th. Oh what a night. www.thecastleconcerts.co.uk

Music on the Hill 19-21 July

Sea and Food Festival

26 August It sounds like seafood, but it's not – it's the annual Sea and Food Festival that kicks off this August in our very own Sandgate. Expect live music on the beach, a firework display and a barbeque for starters, followed by stalls, dancers and more entertainment for the whole family. www.sandgate-sea-festival.co.uk

A Summer Squall

Music from the likes of Jools Holland, McFly, Peter Andre and many more will be here in Kent, all in the name of charity. This music fundraising weekend is in aid of Demelza Hospice Care for Children, The Children's Development Trust and Teens Unite Fighting Cancer, and is supported by Liberty Property Trust and Kent County Council. Great music for a great cause… www.musiconthehill.org.uk

Sound Island Music Festival

27 & 28 July Who knew so many stars could be packed into one weekend? Well, Kent's Quex Park near Margate knew, as they have only gone and booked them. 2013 is looking bright for this annual music gathering as the confirmed line up includes performances from the likes of Plan B, Rita Ora, Jessie J, Lawson and many more. www.quexpark.co.uk

Lounge on the Farm

26-28 July One of the county's most popular festivals, Lounge on the Farm quite literally allows you to lounge about on a farm, with a few choice dance moves thrown in for good measure of course. This indie/alternative festival is held annually on Merton Farm in Canterbury and is well worth a weekend ticket. Whilst the 2013 line-up is yet to be confirmed, 2012 showed the calibre of acts to be expected as Emeli Sande, The Wombats, Rudimental, Fake Blood and many more performed. www.loungeonthefarm.co.uk

AUGUST Hevy Fest

2-4 August If you are looking to show off your wild streak this summer, you're in luck as you can quite literally do just that at Hevy Fest, the rock and metal music festival suitably based amongst the beasts themselves, at Port Lympne Animal Park. Headlining will be American hard-core punk band Black Flag, with many more artists tbc.

24-26 August Run by Ramsgate Arts, this three-day festival manages to annually transform this small coastal town into somewhat of a creative epicentre. A Summer Squall presents an eclectic mix of work, from exhibitions and workshops to dance, theatre and film. Visitors will also get the chance to browse the artists’ studios, with the option to purchase their work. www.ramsgatearts.org/a-summer-squall

SEPTEMBER Canterbury Food & Drink Festival

27-29 September Oh, how we love food. Food, glorious food. If you love food as much as we do, you haven’t lived until you’ve been to the Canterbury Food & Drink Festival. A full weekend of all-things-delicious, you can stroll through Dane John Gardens sampling hundreds of different treats, enjoy live music and entertainment, and generally have a fabulous time stuffing your face. www.canterbury.co.uk

OCTOBER Ed Byrne's Roaring Forties

10 October If comedy is your thing, catch the hilarious Ed Byrne on his latest stand-up tour when he swings by Assembly Hall Theatre in Kent's very own Tunbridge Wells. Sure to brighten up the dull inbetween month of October, voice-over star, actor and award-winning comedian Byrne is well worth the trip. www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

NOVEMBER Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Tchaikovsky 16 November

Tchaikovsky is coming to Dartford! Well not quite...but the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is, and they’ll be paying tribute to the Russian composer, so it's kind of true. For one night only, soak up the culture and enjoy this spectacular concert at Dartford's Orchard Theatre. Who knew! www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

Ready Steady Cook Live on Stage 26 November

If you enjoy cooking, or like us, you enjoy watching cooking (and eating), but not actually doing the cooking, this could well be the show for you. Ready Steady Cook will not only be touring in Kent, but it is inviting an audience to witness it at its unpredictable best, LIVE at the Central Theatre in Chatham. www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

DECEMBER Rochester Dickensian Christmas Festival

7-8 December Held annually since 1988, Rochester's Dickensian Christmas Festival doesn't get old (well not in a traditional sense). This festival still pays homage to the big man himself, Mr Charles Dickens, who spent five of his childhood years in Medway, and his final years in Gad's Hill. It's never too early to get the Christmas spirit on, so pop this date in the diary and make your way down to the celebrate with the best of 'em. www.whatsonmedway.co.uk/festivals/dickensianchristmas

Leeds Castle Christmas Market

7-22 December Set in 500 acres of parkland, where better to plough through the stress of Christmas shopping than 'the most beautiful castle in England’, Leeds Castle. If the lovely Christmas market and festive food stalls can't get you in the holiday spirit, I'm not sure what will! Tickets are required for pre-booked admission. www.leeds-castle.com

The Playhouse Theatre

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THE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE WHITSTABLE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE LINDLEY PLAYERS AND FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1982. THE LINDLEY PLAYERS BRING A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY PLAYS AND SHOWS TO THE THEATRE, FROM HARD-EDGED DRAMA TO PANTOMIME.

The Lindley Players always strive to present a balanced programme of shows throughout the year with something for everyone, and 2013 is no exception. Their traditional pantomime Mother Goose played to packed audiences from 22nd January to 2nd February. The next Lindley production will be the comedy Enjoy by award-winning playwright Alan Bennett, opening on 9th April. This play is about an elderly couple facing the demolition of their terrace house in Leeds and who are forced to play hosts to a rather ‘unusual’ council official. Back to the classics, and opening on 11th June, Shakespeare’s Macbeth – a dangerous and bloody play – this time set in post-war Britain. Then for something completely different: Music Hall at the Playhouse. This extravaganza of a show runs from the 23rd to 27th July. Directed by that doyen of the music hall art, Dr Howard Lee, and featuring song and comedy all in the best possible taste. From 24th to 28th September, the Lindley Players present Beasts and Beauties, eight European folk tales that combine comedy, magic and just enough traditional fairytale gore to entertain an audience. Many theatrical groups and stage acts hire the theatre. From the 18th to 20th April, Theatrecraft present the well-known comedy Calendar Girls by Tim Firth. The play revolves around WI members coming up with an ‘alternative calendar’ to raise money for research – naked ambition! Elvis will be in the building on 27th April when well-known tribute artist Neil J Duncan comes to the Playhouse. Professional acting company Baroque Theatre Company will present Kindly Leave The Stage , a comedy by John Chapman reminiscent Noises Off. This farce pokes fun at the theatricality of stage folk and can be seen on 3rd May. Jazz is on offer on 28th July when Burt Butler’s Jazz Pilgrims present Jazz on a Summer’s Night with Lynn Falvey. On 5th October there will be a welcome return to the Playhouse for Frank, Dean and Sammy starring in the The One and Only Rat Pack Show full of music memories and mischief. On Saturday 19th October The Playhouse is delighted to present An Evening with Sunny Ormonde which showcases Sunny's huge acting

talent. Well known to all The Archers fans as Lilian Bellamy, you don’t have to be an Archers fan (though it may help) to enjoy this tremendous evening out with Sunny! So lots going on, and the Players are always looking for new members – not only actors/actresses, but members for back stage, lighting, sound, make-up, costumes, bar staff and box office to list just a view of the activities. Members receive a monthly newsletter, members discount on tickets, and have the opportunity to be involved in all of the activities of the Society including the many social events. Coffee mornings are held at the theatre every Saturday between 10 and 12 noon. If you would like to become a member please contact them via the web site or go and see them on a Saturday morning. The theatre has 182 seats, state of the art sound and lighting, workshop, rehearsal studio and a large comfortable bar. The theatre is also available to hire and is an ideal venue for drama, musicals, comedy and musical acts, and it has very good facilities as a venue for conferences. Playhouse Theatre 104 High Street Whitstable CT5 1AZ Box Office 01227 272042 www.playhousewhitstable.co.uk

BY LUKE YATES

LITERARY The Elementalist by Andy Coughlan As I sit here writing this it is meant to be spring – i.e. warm, and a bit sunny. For some reason the weather has decided that it's winter and snow is falling heavily; rather apt really for the book I am reviewing, The Elementalist , by local writer Andy Coughlan. The main character, Barin Elicerio could be forgiven for being even more fed up about his lot in life, than I am about the weather today. Formerly serving as an Elementalist – someone who could control both the physical and spiritual world – he is framed for crimes he didn't commit, and is forced to hang up his cloak and go under house arrest in a little seaside town. The story starts to pick up pace very early, with a huge storm heralding the arrival of a pirate ship and a less than quiet life for Barin. He learns from the pirates that there have been strange happenings all over the world, and it isn't long before he finds himself drawn into all sorts of terrible adventures, as he battles to solve the mysteries, rescue the woman he loves, and save the world, before it's too late. Rather than be yet another ‘geeky’ sci-fi fantasty book about wizards and goblins, The Elementalist proves to be very accessible to almost anyone, featuring elements (excuse the pun) from many different genres of storytelling, all expertly woven into one rivetingly good yarn. And with more twists and turns than a twisty turny thing, it's a book that will keep you guessing, and ensure that you keep turning the pages until the bitter end. An outstanding first book from a brilliant local writer, and I look forward to see what else Andy can dream up. The Elementalist is available on Kindle from Amazon, and is priced at £3.99.

MUSIC Space at the King's Hall, Herne Bay From years of personal experience, it’s almost always the event organisers that make or break an event. And on that score, Viva La Sociale have been doing a fantastic job over the past couple of years, making King's Hall in Herne Bay ? once a rather staid old dance hall ? one of Kent's most interesting venues in which local and national acts can perform. Ably assisted by local lighting/sound company ReGen, it's fair to say these folks know how to throw a party! The recent Space gig epitomised what it is that Viva do so well. Rather than add 'special

guests' as an afterthought, Space were ably supported by two carefully selected up-and-coming local bands, both of whom already have a respectable following. The first guest act, The Fruit Group? put on a fine performance, ensuring their well-crafted, memorable indie-pop tunes grabbed the audience's attention. Next up Kaleidophone took to the stage, instantly impressing with their colourful microphone stand lighting, and infectious head bobbing pop-rock tunes. Finally the main event started, and it certainly did not disappoint. Space, a band very much at the forefront of the British indie music scene in the midnineties, leapt to the stage proving that their timeless tunes, inspired by great 60s acts such as the Kinks and the Who, had lost none of their vibrancy and freshness. Their performance, enhanced by mohawks, fez hats and giant sunglasses, had retained all of its energy and had people smiling and dancing along almost instantaneously. Incidentally, it's great to learn that Space have a new album coming out, Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab, I'm sure it will definitely be worth a listen!

FILM Oz The Great and Powerful

The cynical world of 2013 is a very sad place for us grown ups ? but that's not necessarily anything new. In 1939 the makers of MGM's The Wizard of Oz were quite cynical when realising Frank Baum's 1900 novel; they thought the public were too sophisticated to accept that Oz was a real world, so instead they made Dorothy have a bump on the head. The critics, being simple souls, loved this. The public it seems, did not, reasoning as to why the film took a long time to become as popular as it is today. Oz The Great and Powerful , directed by Sam Raimi, appears to be not at all popular with the critics, who seem to harp on about how it's not a patch on The Wizard of Oz, even though it's very apparent the current film is not meant to be just a prequel, but in fact is based on aspects from all fourteen of Frank Baum's Oz-related novels. Indeed I have already read a lot of bad reviews on Oz, but then I've never had much faith in critics. Ironic perhaps, because Oz The Great and Powerful, is a film very much about faith. Faith in oneself, faith in friends, and faith in things we can't always see or understand. Performances are great, James Franco is very likeable as conman-turnedhero, Oscar Diggs, whilst Mila Kunis and Rachel Weisz are great as sisters Theodora and Evanora, and the lovely Michelle Williams is fantastic as Glinda. Technically, Oz rivals its 1939 counterpart, pushing the boundaries with use of colour and sound. The jump from the 'real world' to the land of Oz was every bit as clever as when Dorothy did that jump from sepia to technicolour all those years ago and the use of 3D is implemented superbly, and appropriately. Oz The Great and Powerful is about discovering yourself. It is about giving up the chase of what you don't have and embracing what you do. Which is strange, because as I recall, that was what The Wizard of O z was about too, something that nearly every 'film critic' out there seems to have failed to see.

The Gulbenkian, CANTERBURY E UNIVERSITY THE GULBENKIAN IS TH RE OFFERING OF KENTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ARTS CENT RANGE OF A WIDE AND VIBRANT ENTS. WHEN HIGH QUALITY ARTS EV OPENED IN THE GULBENKIAN WAS AS A CENTRE 1969 IT WAS INTENDED ERBURY AND FOR THE ARTS FOR CANT HOLDS TRUE ALL OF KENT AND THIS TODAY. Over the years a wide range of performers have taken to the stage from award-winning theatre companies from Les Enfants Terriblesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Trench and The Reduced Shakespeare Company to the hottest comedians including Henning Wehn and rising stars Doc Brown and Patrick Monahan. Not to mention exciting dance from Aakash Odedra and brilliant family shows including MOKO Mix. Gulbenkian also has a cinema screening independent, blockbusters, art-house, family films and world cinema with incredibly popular Royal Opera House and National Theatre Live broadcast screenings. Gulbenkian is committed to nurturing and supporting emerging artists, with a real focus on Made In Kent performers including University of Kent graduates The Noise Next Door and many others. Here are just a few of the fantastic companies Gulbenkian has been working with:

The Three Half Pints are a slapstick comedy group in residence at the Gulbenkian, following the lives of three brothers, Dick, Derek and Ernie. Following a brilliantly received Edinburgh run last year, watch out for their performances at the Gulbenkian over the coming forthcoming year. Wide Eyed Theatre Company is an East Kent arts company specialising in handmade storytelling and run the popular Gulbenkian Youth Theatre for ages 5-18 in association with the Gulbenkian and School of Arts, University of Kent. Little Cauliflower is a Graduate Theatre Company at the School of Arts, University of Kent and with Creative Youth (IYAF) as one of their Creative Talent companies. Following premiering their shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011 and 2012, you can catch them at this year's Brighton Fringe with Street Dreams and The Machine .

Bright Shadow is a community performance company whose mission is to strengthen, value and celebrate the lives, stories and character of communities and individuals and to enable those individuals to be active members of their community. T. B. P, Graduate Company at the Gulbenkian 2011-2012, is a company specialising in sitespecific/responsive installations. Recently seen at Brighton Fringe 2012 showcasing their performance Pique and are previewing their new installation \ / at the Gulbenkian on Friday 5th April. Visit www.thegulbenkian.co.uk, call 01227 769075 or pop in and chat for more information.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A 'WHAT'S ON' ONE-STOP-SHOP, YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. SPRING HAS OFFICIALLY SPRUNG AND ART AND ENTERTAINMENT IN KENT IS LOOKING EVER SO PROMISING. READ ON TO GET YOUR APRIL FIX OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTY THIS MONTH.

Francis Iles Spring Exhibition featuring Jeremy Sanders and recent works from gallery artists (Arts) 22 March – 15 June, Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm Francis Iles Galleries, Rochester www.francis-iles.com Lynn Davis paintings (Arts) 29 March – 8 April, 10.30am-5pm Pie Factory Margate www.piefactorymargate.co.uk Best Friends Forever - The Ultimate Kidz Pop Party (Family/Kids, Music, Theatre) 1 April, 6.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk Les Miserables (Film) 1 April, 2pm & 7pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net Writers' Group: Prose (Literary, Workshop) 1 April, 7.30pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Club Night with Joel Corry from Geordie Shore (Nightlife) 1st April Strawberry Moons, Maidstone www.strawberrymoons.co.uk Young Person’s Clay Sculpture Class (Workshop, Family/Kids) 1 & 5 April; 8 & 12 April, 10am-12pm Stepping Stone Studios, Maidstone www.steppingstonestudios.co.uk Hornby Make ‘n’ Paint Activity Day (Family/Kids, Workshop) 1-14 April Hornby Visitor Centre, Margate www.hornby.com/visitorcentre Hang 10 (Gig) 2 April Pearson’s Arms, Whitstable www.pearsonsarmsbyrichardphillips.co.uk Lincoln (Film) 2 April, 2pm & 7.30pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net milkshake! Come Out To Play (Family/Kids, Music, Theatre) 2 April, 1pm & 3.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

Hedda Gabler (Theatre) 2-3 April, 8pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com Jesus Christ Superstar Drama Workshop (Theatre, Workshop) 2-4 April, 10am-4pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Hazlitt Comedy Nights: Ian D Montfort, James Acaster & Daniel Simonsen (Comedy) 3 April, 8pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk No (Film) 3 April, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net

Kites, Boats & Baskets (Workshop, Family/Kids) 2-4 April, 10am-2pm Stepping Stone Studios, Maidstone www.steppingstonestudios.co.uk

Stage Theatre Society presents: Blitz (Theatre) 3-6 April, Weds-Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk

Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away 3D (Film) 2-4 April, Various times Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Whitstable Art Society at Fishslab Gallery (Arts) 3-9 April Fishslab Art Gallery, Whitstable www.fishslabgallery.co.uk

Holiday Happenings - Spring Things (Family/Kids) 2-5 April Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art Gallery, Tunbridge Wells www.tunbridgewellsmuseum.org

Life of Pi (2D) (Film) 4 April, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net

Oliver! (Theatre) 2-6 April, 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Leas Cliﬀ Hall, Folkestone www.leascliﬀhall.co.uk

The Derek Nash Quartet - Folkestone Jazz Club (Music) 4 April, 8.30pm Tower Theatre, Folkestone www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk

Chris Daniel’s ‘Sundial Portfolio’ Show (Arts) 2-7 April, 10am-4pm Creek Creative, Faversham www.creek-creative.org

The Nigel Bagge Band (Gig) 4 April, 9pm The Two Brewers, Rochester www.twobrewersrochester.com

Easter Holiday Fun (Family/Kids) 2-7 April Hever Castle and Gardens, Hever www.hevercastle.co.uk

Ben Jones & The Rifle Volunteers (Gig) 4 April The Eagle Tavern, Rochester www.theeagletavern.org.uk

Dirty Dancing (Theatre, Dance) 2-20 April, Mon-Thursday 7.30pm; Fri 5pm & 8.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

Jam @ Platform 5 (Open Mic) 4 April Platform 5, Ashford www.platform5ashford.com

Suggs: My Life Story in Words & Music (Comedy, Music) 3 April, 7.30pm The Central Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk Lisbee Stainton (Music) 2 April, 8pm Tower Theatre, Folkestone www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk

Orpington Folk Club presents David Arthur (Music) 4 April Change of Horses, Orpington www.orpingtonfolkclub.org.uk Outside the Box Comedy (Comedy) 4 April, 8pm Stag Community Arts Centre, Sevenoaks www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk

Chinese State Circus (Theatre, Variety) 4-6 April, Various times The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

Solid Silver 60s Show 2013 (Music) 5 April, 7.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

Jacqui McShee’s Take Three (Music) 6 April, 7pm St Mary the Virgin, Ashford www.revelationstmarys.co.uk

Adam & Jayne (Gig) 5 April, 9pm The White Horse, Maidstone www.whitehorsemaidstone.co.uk

To the Wonder (Film) 5-7 April, Various times Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Toby, Jonny & Pete (Gig) 6 April, 9pm The White Horse, Maidstone www.whitehorsemaidstone.co.uk

Skadakats (Gig) 5 April, 9pm The Beauty of Bath, Sittingbourne www.beautyofbath.co.uk

Zero Dark Thirty (Film) 5-10 April, Various times Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Four Farces (Theatre) 6 April, 8pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk

Alistair McGowan - Not Just A Pretty Voice (Comedy) 5 April, 8pm Quarterhouse, Folkestone www.quarterhouse.co.uk

The Marlowe Comedy Cabaret (Comedy) 6 April, 8.15pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

‘These Things Take Time’ Solo Show by Garry Pereira (Arts) 6-25 April Lilford Gallery, Canterbury www.lilfordgallery.com

T.B.P (Installation) 5 April, 6.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Doctor Zhivago (Film) 7 April, 1pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Purple Zeppelin - Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin (Music) 6 April, 7.30pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org

LDN Wrestling (Sport, Lifestyle) 7 April, 5pm The Winter Gardens, Margate www.margatewintergardens.co.uk

Comedy Night (Comedy) 6 April, 7pm The Pavilion, Broadstairs www.pavilion-broadstairs.co.uk

Griﬀ & Amy (Gig) 7 April The Tartar Frigate, Broadstairs www.tartarfrigate.co.uk

Caravan (Music) 5 April, 7pm St Mary’s Arts Centre, Sandwich www.stmarysartscentre.org.uk

Listen 2013 - Charity Music Contest (Gig, Charity) 6 April, 8pm Pizza Express Live, Maidstone www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk

Indian Sunday (Food, Music) 7 April The Vigo Inn, Fairseat www.vigoinn.co.uk

Snake Davis Band (Gig) 5 April, 8pm Pizza Express Live, Maidstone www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk

Shedload of Love (Gig) 6 April The Bull Inn, West Malling www.thebullinnwestmalling.com

Big Wooden Horse - Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Family/Kids) 7 April, 2.00pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Doc Brown (Comedy) 5 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Sarah Jane Morris and Antonio Forcione (Music) 6 April, 8pm St Mary’s Arts Centre, Sandwich www.stmarysartscentre.org.uk

RTWSO - Royal Tunbridge Wells Choral Society (Music) 7 April, 3pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

The Magic of Mowtown - I’ll Be There (Music) 6 April, 8pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

The Crispy Duck Combo (Gig) 7 April, 4pm The Two Brewers, Rochester www.twobrewersrochester.com

Comedy Café (Comedy) 6 April, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net

Flight (Film) 7 April, 7.30pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net

Red Rose Vintage Fashion and Home Fair (Festival/Fair) 6 April, 10.30am-3.30pm Highbury Hall, Tenterden www.redrosevintagefairs.webs.com

Give it a Year (Film) 7 April, 4pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net

Tunbridge Wells Jazz Club presents The Scott Hamilton Quartet (Gig) 5 April, 8pm The Masonic Centre, Tunbridge Wells www.noechoes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/twjc Madama Butterfly (Film) 5 April, 7.30pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net

Arthur Smith Exposed (Comedy) 5 April, 8pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org Scarlet Rae (Gig) 5 April The Tartar Frigate, Broadstairs www.tartarfrigate.co.uk Lee Nelson (Comedy) 5 April, 8pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

Propellers + Little Signals + Plans (Gig) 6 April, 8pm The Forum, Tunbridge Wells www.twforum.co.uk

Tiddler & Other Tales (Theatre, Family/Kids) 7 April, 3pm The Central Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Hitchcock (Film) 9 April, 11am; 2pm; 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net

Pinocchio (Family/Kids, Theatre) 7 April, 2pm Theatre Royal, Margate www.theatreroyalmargate.com

Aakash Odedra (Dance) 9 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

The Nightingale (Theatre, Family/Kids) 7 April, 2.30pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk

The Lindley Players present Enjoy (Theatre, Comedy) 9-13 April, 7.45pm Playhouse Theatre, Whitstable www.playhousewhitstable.co.uk

Sleeping Beauty - Vienna Festival Ballet (Dance, Theatre) 7 April, 2pm & 5pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Facing the Music: A Life in Musical Theatre with Patricia Routledge in conversation with Edward Seckerson (Lifestyle) 7 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Writers’ Group: Poetry (Literary, Workshop) 8 April, 7.30pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Beacon Folk Club - Sally Ironmonger (Gig) 8 April, 8pm The Beacon, Tunbridge Wells www.the-beacon.co.uk

Marcus Brigstocke: The Brig Society (Comedy) 10 April, 8pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Song for Marion (Film) 10 April, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net Russell Kane (Comedy) 10 April, 8pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk The Kosh (Theatre, Comedy) 10 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Open Mic Night (Music, Nightlife) 8 April, 7.30pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org

Chess (Theatre, Music) 10-13 April, Weds-Sat 7.30pm; Sat matinee 2.30pm Stag Community Arts Centre, Sevenoaks www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk

Girls Aloud Style Workshop (Workshop, Music, Dance) 8 April, 10am-3.30pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

The King and I (Theatre) 10-13 April, Weds-Sat 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Justin Timberlake Style Workshop (Workshop, Music, Dance) 9 April, 10am-3.30pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Carousel (Theatre) 10-13 April, Evening 7.30pm; Fri & Sat matinee 2.30pm The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

Tenterden Folk Club (Music, Workshop) 9 April, 8pm The William Caxton, Tenterden www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk

Locus Arts at Fishslab Gallery (Arts) 17-23 April Fishslab Art Gallery, Whitstable www.fishslabgallery.co.uk

2 Potters, 2 Painters Exhibition (Arts) 9-21 April, 10am-4pm Creek Creative, Faversham www.creek-creative.org

Tea Dance (Workshop, Dance) 11 April, Beginners 8pm; Intermediate 8.50pm; Freestyle class 9.30-11pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk

Michaela Strachan’s Really Wild Adventures (Family/Kids, Variety) 9 April, 1.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

Orpington Folk Club presents Singers & Musicians Night (Music) 11 April Change of Horses, Orpington www.orpingtonfolkclub.org.uk Jam @ Platform 5 (Open Mic) 11 April Platform 5, Ashford www.platform5ashford.com Sons of Cream (Music) 11 April, 8pm Stag Community Arts Centre, Sevenoaks www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk The Sessions (Film) 11 April, 6.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian The Searchers (Music) 11 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian The Liane Carroll Trio - Folkestone Jazz Club (Music) 11 April, 8.30pm Tower Theatre, Folkestone www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk Stories from Ancient Greece (Culture, Lifestyle, Arts) 11 April, 6pm The Beaney, Canterbury www.canterbury.co.uk/beaney Joe Brown in Concert (Music) 11 April, 7.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk Classical Divas (Music) 12 April, 7.30pm The Leas Cliﬀ Hall, Folkestone www.leascliﬀhall.co.uk Family Event - Marvellous Migration 12 April, 10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-3.30pm RSPB Nature Reserve, Dungeness www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/d/dungeness Puppetry of the Penis Live (Comedy) 12 April, 7.30pm The Winter Gardens, Margate www.margatewintergardens.co.uk Gala Fundraising Evening for Diabetes UK (Music, Charity) 12 April, 7.30pm Horsebridge Arts & Community Centre, Whitstable www.horsebridge-centre.org.uk

Red Rooster (Gig) 11 April The Eagle Tavern, Rochester www.theeagletavern.org.uk

Smiler (Gig) 12 April The Tartar Frigate, Broadstairs www.tartarfrigate.co.uk

Squash Box - Universarama (Family/Kids) 13 April, 2.30pm Quarterhouse, Folkestone www.quarterhouse.co.uk

Bambi (Film) 13 April, 10.30am Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Miss Vintage (Gig) 12 April The Beeches, Mereworth www.beechesrestaurant.co.uk

Seann Walsh & Josh Widdicombe (Comedy) 13 April, 7.30pm Theatre Royal, Margate www.theatreroyalmargate.com

DEFCON 3 + Nattyspeaks + DJ SP + Bombay Monkey + Invokal + Phoenix da icefire (Gig) 12 April, 8pm The Forum, Tunbridge Wells www.twforum.co.uk

Cregan & Co featuring Ben Mills (Gig) 13 April, 8pm Pizza Express Live, Maidstone www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk

Strictly Come Rotary Gala Dinner & Dance (Dance, Charity) 13 April, 7.30pm The Winter Gardens, Margate www.margatewintergardens.co.uk

The Dolly Parton Story (Music) 12 April, 7.30pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org The James Pearson Trio (Gig) 12 April, 8pm Pizza Express Live, Maidstone www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk The Noise Next Door (Comedy) 12 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Joe Brown in Concert (Music) 12 April, 7.30pm The Central Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me (Theatre) 12-13 April, 8pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com Rapunzel: An Easter Pantomime (Family/Kids, Theatre) 12-13 April, Fri 3pm & 7pm; Sat 1pm & 4.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk High Spirits present: Route 66 (Music, Dance) 12-13 April, Evening 7.30pm; Saturday matinee 2.30pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Lore (Film) 12-14 April, Various times Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Hitchcock (Film) 12-17 April, Various times Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Atopy and the Raindog - Teddy Baden (Arts) 12 April - 12 May Margate Gallery, Margate www.margategallery.co.uk

Heavy Metal & Hardcore (Gig) 13 April Platform 5, Ashford www.platform5ashford.com Get Carter (Gig) 13 April, 9pm The Beauty of Bath, Sittingbourne www.beautyofbath.co.uk Fairy Tales & Fables (Family/Kids) 13 April, 1pm & 4pm Granville Theatre, Ramsgate www.granvilletheatre.com The Really Promising Company presents: Mam and Boy by Jane Jones (Music) 13 April, 7.30pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org Orestea + Ugly Love + Ashes To Angels + Let The Dust Settle (Gig) 13 April, 7.30pm The Forum, Tunbridge Wells www.twforum.co.uk Conflict & Creativity - In Conversation with Kate Adie (Lifestyle) 13 April, 7.30pm Horsebridge Arts & Community Centre, Whitstable www.horsebridge-centre.org.uk Guided Biddenden Vineyard Tour (Lifestyle) 13 April, 9.45am Biddenden Vineyards, Biddenden www.biddendenvineyards.com Bitten By Monkeys (Gig) 13 April, 9pm The White Horse, Maidstone www.whitehorsemaidstone.co.uk Turner on Perspective (Arts) 13 April, 7.30pm Turner Contemporary, Margate www.turnercontemporary.org

Handmade with Love @ Trinity (Festival/Fair, Arts) 13 April, 10am-4pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net Revelation presents: Barn Dance with the Catsfield Steamers (Music, Dance) 13 April, 7.45pm St Mary the Virgin, Ashford www.revelationstmarys.co.uk The King Earl Boogie Band (Music) 13 April, 8pm Stag Community Arts Centre, Sevenoaks www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk Each Peach Pear Plum (Family/Kids) 13 April, 2pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Breakfast at Trinity’s - Gentlemen of Few / Dorey the Wise (Music) 13 April, 10.30am-12.30pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net An Evening of Silent Cinema with Stephen Horne (Film) 13 April, 7pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Katherine Ryan - Nature’s Candy (Comedy) 13 April, 8pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Massive Waves of Britfunk (Music) 13 April, 7pm The Leas Cliﬀ Hall, Folkestone www.leascliﬀhall.co.uk Pottery Boot Camp (Arts, Workshop) 13-14 April, 10am-4pm This Art of Mine, Maidstone www.thisartofmine.co.uk Revealing the Invisible exhibition (Arts) 13-17 April Pie Factory Margate www.piefactorymargate.co.uk

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Sally Morgan: Psychic Sally on the Road (Theatre) 15 April, 7.30pm The Leas Cliﬀ Hall, Folkestone www.leascliﬀhall.co.uk

Re-collection UCA (Arts) 13-28 April The Beaney, Canterbury www.canterbury.co.uk/beaney Run For Your Wife (Film) 14 April, 5pm & 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net The Amazing Bubble Show (Family/Kids) 14 April, 2pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Les Misérables (Film) 14 April, 2.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Sing-a-Long-a Joseph (Film, Music) 14 April, 4pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Sunday Classics (Music) 14 April, 3pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org Feast of Fiddles (Music) 14 April, 7.30pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

TWODS: The Sound of Music (Theatre, Music) 16-20 April, Tues-Sat 7.30pm; Weds & Sat matinee 2.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

Calligraphy Workshop (Workshop, Arts) 15 April, 10.30am-12.30pm The Beaney, Canterbury www.canterbury.co.uk/beaney

Justin Moorhouse - Justin Time! (Comedy) 17 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Comedy Club (Comedy) 15 April, 8pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Afternoon Treat: Brief Encounter (Film) 17 April, 2.30pm The Central Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Babeldom (Film) 16 April, 8.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Lore (Film) 17 April, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net

Cloud Atlas (Film) 16 April, 2pm & 7pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net

Folk in the Barn presents: Show of Hands (Music) 17 April, 7pm St Mary the Virgin, Ashford www.revelationstmarys.co.uk

Live at the Orchard (Music, Comedy) 14 April, 7.30pm The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

Jimmy Hastings with the Frances Knight Trio - Folkestone Jazz Club (Music) 16 April, 8.30pm Tower Theatre, Folkestone www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk

One Night with Joan Collins (Comedy) 17 April, 7.45pm The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk The Girl With No Heart (Theatre) 17 April, 7.45pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Simple Minds (Music) 16 April, 7pm The Winter Gardens, Margate www.margatewintergardens.co.uk

Calendar Girls (Theatre) 17-20 April, 7.45pm Playhouse Theatre, Whitstable www.playhousewhitstable.co.uk

Mediterranean Night at the Horsebridge Café (Food) 16 April, 8pm Horsebridge Arts & Community Centre, Whitstable www.horsebridge-centre.org.uk

Colin Purkiss at Fishslab Gallery (Arts) 17-23 April Fishslab Art Gallery, Whitstable www.fishslabgallery.co.uk

Gaz Coombes + Guests Revelation St Mary’s is thrilled to announce that Supergrass legend Gaz Coombes will be performing live this April. 2012 saw former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes make his return to music with Here Comes The Bombs – his first solo oﬀering since the Britpop stars called it a day in 2010. Taking the reigns on ‘Here Come The Bombs’, Gaz creates something mature and engaging, on which he impressively plays all of the instruments himself.

The Solid Silver 60s Show (Music) 17 April, 7.30pm The Leas Cliﬀ Hall, Folkestone www.leascliﬀhall.co.uk

Jazz at the Brook: LD Frazier (Music) 16 April, 8pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Fred Barker (Gig) 14 April The Tartar Frigate, Broadstairs www.tartarfrigate.co.uk

Psycho (Film) 15 April, 8.15pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Brief Encounter (Film) 15 April, 7.30pm The Central Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Let’s Talk Bike (Lifestyle) 16 April, 7.30pm The Central Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

The Discords (Gig) 14 April, 4pm The Two Brewers, Rochester www.twobrewersrochester.com

Sean Lock (Comedy) 16 April, 8pm The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

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St Mary the Virgin, Ashford www.revelationstmarys.co.uk

The War of the Worlds Alive On Stage! (Film) 18 April, 6.30pm & 20 April, 2pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Chas and Dave (Music) 18 April, 7.30pm The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk John Kirkpatrick: A Victorian Farmer’s Year in Song (Music) 18 April, 8pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk Orpington Folk Club presents Blackthorn Band (Gig) 18 April Change of Horses, Orpington www.orpingtonfolkclub.org.uk Juicy Lucy (Gig) 18 April The Eagle Tavern, Rochester www.theeagletavern.org.uk Revelation presents: The Staves + Guests (Music) 18 April, 7pm St Mary the Virgin, Ashford www.revelationstmarys.co.uk Jimmy Jones (Comedy) 18 April, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net An Evening with Paul Dunton (Music) 18 April, 8pm Pizza Express Live, Maidstone www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk Russian Cossacks (Dance, Theatre, Music) 18 April, 7.30pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Sean Lock (Comedy) 18 April, 8pm The Central Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk King Lear - Globe Theatre on Tour (Theatre) 18-20 April, 7.30pm Theatre Royal, Margate www.theatreroyalmargate.com Mapdance (Dance) 19 April, 7.30pm Quarterhouse, Folkestone www.quarterhouse.co.uk Stepping Out - The Musical (Theatre) 19 April, 7.30pm and 20 April, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Jazz with the Blue Rhythm Kings (Music) 19 April, 7pm Horsebridge Arts & Community Centre, Whitstable www.horsebridge-centre.org.uk Beyond the Hills (Film) 19 April, 6pm & 21 April, 9pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Cabaret of Curiosities (Theatre, Variety) 19 April, 8pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk The Burlesque Fever Show (Theatre, Dance) 19 April, 8pm The Forum, Tunbridge Wells www.twforum.co.uk Electric Tortoice (Gig) 19 April The Tartar Frigate, Broadstairs www.tartarfrigate.co.uk Lizzie Deane’s Soul Source (Gig) 19 April, 8pm Pizza Express Live, Maidstone www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk The Blue Moon Jazz Club (Music) 19 April Stepping Stone Studios, Maidstone www.steppingstonestudios.co.uk We Love 80s (Music) 19 April Platform 5, Ashford www.platform5ashford.com Elvis (Gig) 19 April The Beeches, Mereworth www.beechesrestaurant.co.uk Miss Julie (Theatre) 19 April, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net Magic of Mowtown (Music) 19 April, 7.45pm The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk Talking Books: Billy Steel - Power of Powerlessness (Literary) 19 April, 7.30pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org Tea Dance (Dance) 19 April, 3pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org

Real Diamond, Garfunkel & Simon (Music) 19 April, 7.30pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Cloud Atlas (Film) 19-25 April, Various times Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Les Enfants Terrible Present - The Trench (Theatre/Dance) 20 April, 8pm Quarterhouse, Folkestone www.quarterhouse.co.uk Festival Chamber Orchestra with Alison Teale - Gala Anniversary! (Music) 20 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian The Incredibles (Film) 20 April, 10.30am Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Local & Live Sessions (Music) 20 April, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net Omar featuring The Quentin Collins/Brandon Allen Quartet (Gig) 20 April, 8pm Pizza Express Live, Maidstone www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk Goodbye Eric (Gig) 20 April, 9pm The White Horse, Maidstone www.whitehorsemaidstone.co.uk Joe Cang (Music) 20 April, 8pm St Mary’s Arts Centre, Sandwich www.stmarysartscentre.org.uk Pop Magic (Music) 20 April, 8pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Private Widdle Social Club (Comedy) 20 April, 8pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org Total Jam (Gig) 20 April, 9pm The Beauty of Bath, Sittingbourne www.beautyofbath.co.uk Seasons in Harmony (Theatre, Family/Kids) 20 April, 2pm & 7.30pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk

Call Me Crazy (Comedy, Theatre) 20 April, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Stag Community Arts Centre, Sevenoaks www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk

The Trench (Theatre) 21 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

South Bharatnatyam Dance (Dance, Theatre) 20 April, 7.30pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Into the Loop (Theatre) 21 April, 6pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Elvis is in the Building (Music) 20 April, 7.45pm The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

The Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band (Music) 21 April, 2.30pm The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

Creative Writing Workshop Weekend (Literary, Workshop) 20-21 April, 10am-4pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org St George’s Day Festival (Festival/Fair) 20-21 April, 10am-5pm Dover Castle, Dover www.english-heritage.org.uk/dovercastle

Let’s Go Round Again (Music) 21 April, 7.30pm The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.ukk

Rod Stewart Tribute Show (Music) 21 April, 7.30pm Granville Theatre, Ramsgate www.granvilletheatre.com

The Fureys & Davey Arthur (Music) 22 April, 7.30pm Theatre Royal, Margate www.theatreroyalmargate.com

Beasts of the Southern Wild (Film) 21 April, 3pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

A Good Day To Die Hard (Film) 22 April, 9.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Chriss Kennedy (Gig) 21 April The Tartar Frigate, Broadstairs www.tartarfrigate.co.uk

The Marlowe Apprentice Company (Workshop, Theatre) 22-23 April, 5-6.30pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

Rumpelstiltskin (Family/Kids, Theatre) 21 April, 2.30pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net Stoker (Film) 21 April, 5pm & 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net Working with Clay: Human Form (Workshop, Arts) 21 April, 10.30am-3.30pm The Beaney, Canterbury www.canterbury.co.uk/beaney Bravado (Gig) 21 April, 4pm The Two Brewers, Rochester www.twobrewersrochester.com The Armed Man (Music) 21 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Antiques & Collector’s Market (Festival/Fair) 21 April, 9am-4pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org

Willington Players present: Death in High Heels (Theatre) 23-27 April, 7.30pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Tea Dance (Workshops, Dance) 25 April, Beginners 8pm; Intermediate 8.50pm; Freestyle class 9.30-11pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk The Happy Lands (Film) 24 April, 6pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Mama (Film) 24 April, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net The Funny Side Comedy Club (Comedy) 24 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Albert Hammond (Music) 24 April, 7.30pm Tower Theatre, Folkestone www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk The Marlowe Diddies (Family/Kids) 24 April, 10-11am The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com The Marlowe Speakeasy (Workshop, Theatre) 24 April, 11.15am-12.45pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

Moko Mix (Dance, Family/Kids) 23 April, 11am & 5.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Russell Kane: Posturing Delivery (Comedy) 24 April, 7.30pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (Film) 23 April, 2pm & 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net

The Marlowe’s Anyone Can Act! (Workshop, Theatre) 24 April, 6.30-8pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

Suggs: My Life Story in Words & Music (Comedy, Music) 23 April, 7.30pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

The Art Train at Fishslab Gallery (Arts) 24-30 April Fishslab Art Gallery, Whitstable www.fishslabgallery.co.uk

Kent Youth Theatre presents Fugee (Theatre) 23-24 April, 7pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

Richard Herring - Talking Cock (Comedy) 25 April, 8pm Quarterhouse, Folkestone www.quarterhouse.co.uk

‘Eclectic Cartoon Show’ from SA Davids (Arts) 23-28 April, 10am-4pm Creek Creative, Faversham www.creek-creative.org

Whistle (Literary) 25 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Karen Sharp & Mick Foster - Folkestone Jazz Club (Music) 25 April, 8.30pm Tower Theatre, Folkestone www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk Let’s Talk Fishing with Bob Nudd (Lifestyle) 25 April, 7.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk Reyes (Gig) 25 April The Eagle Tavern, Rochester www.theeagletavern.org.uk Annual Turner Lecture and Dinner with Richard Cook (Arts) 25 April, 6pm Turner Contemporary, Margate www.turnercontemporary.org Tea Dance (Workshop, Dance) 25 April, Beginners 8pm; Intermediate 8.50pm; Freestyle class 9.30-11pm Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone www.hazlittartscentre.co.uk Mallory Knox + Natives + Evarose (Gig) 25 April, 8pm The Forum, Tunbridge Wells www.twforum.co.uk Orpington Folk Club presents Singers & Musicians Night (Music) 25 April Change of Horses, Orpington www.orpingtonfolkclub.org.uk Release Your Inner Author! (Literary) 25 April, 6.30pm The Beaney, Canterbury www.canterbury.co.uk/beaney Spiers and Boden (Music) 25 April, 7.30pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org It’s Showtime (Variety) 25 April, 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Winter Gardens, Margate www.margatewintergardens.co.uk Our Town (Theatre) 25 April, 7.30pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net Julian Clary (Comedy) 25 April, 8pm The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

Spires Academy Dance Showcase (Theatre) 25-26 April, 7pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com Bottleneck (Theatre/Dance) 26 April, 7.30pm Quarterhouse, Folkestone www.quarterhouse.co.uk Guns 2 Roses (Gig) 26 April, 8pm The Forum, Tunbridge Wells www.twforum.co.uk

Jaguar Skills and his Amazing Friends Tour (Music, Nightlife) 26 April, 9pm The Winter Gardens, Margate www.margatewintergardens.co.uk Let’s Talk Bike! (Lifestyle) 26 April, 7.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk Cabaret Night (Food, Music) 26 April, 7pm The High Rocks, Tunbridge Wells www.highrocks.co.uk

Jumping Beaneys: What’s Inside the Treasure Chest? (Family/Kids) 26 April, 10.30am The Beaney, Canterbury www.canterbury.co.uk/beaney

Lodestone (Gig) 26 April The Tartar Frigate, Broadstairs www.tartarfrigate.co.uk

Goosebumps (Gig) 26 April The Beeches, Mereworth www.beechesrestaurant.co.uk

Boothby Graﬀoe (Comedy) 26 April, 8pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

Alfie Moore & Guests (Comedy) 26 April, 8pm Horsebridge Arts & Community Centre, Whitstable www.horsebridge-centre.org.uk

Chas & Dave (Music) 26 April, 7.30pm The Central Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Cut the Funk (Gig) 26 April, 8pm Pizza Express Live, Maidstone www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk John Shuttleworth - Out of Our Sheds (Comedy) 26 April, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net Song for Marion (Film) 26 April-2 May, Various times Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Verve 13 (Dance) 26 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian The ABCs of Death (Film) 26 April, 8.15pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Bandages (Theatre) 26 April, 7.30pm Theatre Royal, Margate www.theatreroyalmargate.com

Silver Clay Ring Making (Arts, Workshop) 27 April, 10am-3pm This Art of Mine, Maidstone www.thisartofmine.co.uk Sherbet Moon Showcase (Theatre, Dance) 27 April, 3pm Quarterhouse, Folkestone www.quarterhouse.co.uk Paul Rose & His All Star Band (Gig) 27 April, 8pm The Forum, Tunbridge Wells www.twforum.co.uk The Mandy Winters Show With Surprise Special Guests! (Music) 27 April, 7.30pm Granville Theatre, Ramsgate www.granvilletheatre.com Jack the Giant Slayer 3D (Film) 27 April, 10.30am Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian One Night Only (Variety) 27 April, 7.30pm Tower Theatre, Folkestone www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk

Medway Young Musicians Awards (Music, Family/Kids) 26 April, 7pm The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Bottleneck (Theatre) 27 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Elvis in Concert (Music) 27 April, 7.45pm Playhouse Theatre, Whitstable www.playhousewhitstable.co.uk

Sarah Lucy, Griﬀ & Brian (Gig) 28 April The Tartar Frigate, Broadstairs www.tartarfrigate.co.uk

Post Tenebras Lux (Film) 27 April, 8pm & 28 April, 6pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

The Doors Alive (Music) 27 April, 7.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

The Karpenters (Music) 28 April, 7.30pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

Celtic Dream (Dance, Music) 27 April, 7.30pm Theatre Royal, Margate www.theatreroyalmargate.com

Budapest Festival Orchestra (Music) 27 April, 7.30pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

Los Pacaminos (Music) 27 April, 8.15pm Horsebridge Arts & Community Centre, Whitstable www.horsebridge-centre.org.uk

Medway Stage Festival 2013 (Music, Theatre, Festival/Fair) 27 April - 12 May, Various times The Brook Theatre, Chatham www.medwayticketslive.co.uk

Royal Opera House: Nabucco (live broadcast screening) (Music) 29 April, 7.15pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

The Grenadier Guards (Music) 27 April, 7.30pm The Leas Cliﬀ Hall, Folkestone www.leascliﬀhall.co.uk

Black Pond (Film) 28 April, 7.30pm Quarterhouse, Folkestone www.quarterhouse.co.uk

Guided Biddenden Vineyard Tour (Lifestyle) 27 April, 9.45am Biddenden Vineyards, Biddenden www.biddendenvineyards.com

The Big Blue (Gig) 28 April, 4pm The Two Brewers, Rochester www.twobrewersrochester.com

The Marlowe Junior Company (Workshop, Theatre) 27 April, 10-11am and 11am-12pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com

Lincoln (Film) 28 April, 3pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

Abalicious (Music) 27 April, 7pm The Old Brewery Store, Faversham www.oldbrewerystore.co.uk The Blox (Gig) 27 April, 9pm The White Horse, Maidstone www.whitehorsemaidstone.co.uk

The Cavern Beatles (Music) 28 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Bugsy Malone the Musical (Theatre, Music) 28 April, 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk

The Sounds of Simon (Music) 27 April, 8pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) (Music) 28 April, 7pm The Winter Gardens, Margate www.margatewintergardens.co.uk

Waiting for Brando (Theatre) 27 April, 8pm Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net

Stevefest (Music) 28 April, 2-10.30pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org

Tom Paxton (Music) 29 April, 8pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk Last Picture Club: Golden Oldies - The Postman Always Rings Twice (Film) 29 April, 3pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org Last Picture Club: To Rome With Love (Film) 29 April, 8pm Astor Community Theatre, Deal www.theastor.org Anything Goes (Theatre) 30 April - 4 May, Evenings 7.30pm; Sat matinee 2.30pm The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury www.marlowetheatre.com The Good Old Days of Music Hall and Variety (Music, Theatre, Variety) 30 April, 2pm Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk The Reduced Shakespeare Company (Comedy) 30 April, 7.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian Spring Breakers (Film) 30 April, 8.30pm Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

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