Events - 8 Dec 18

St Mary in the Castle, 7 Pelham Crescent, Hastings

Saturday December 8, 7pm

Tickets TBA

Three live bands including The Blues Brothers and Soul Sisters Show perform soul classics. All proceeds go to St Michael’s Hospice and Surviving Christmas.

Phone 01424 715880 or visit stmaryinthecastle.co.uk.

St Paul’s Art Centre, 55b Chapel Road, Worthing

Saturday December 8, 7pm

Tickets £13.50

Enjoy a Christmas party at St Paul’s.

Phone 0843 902 0768 or visit stpaulsworthing.co.uk.

White Rock Theatre, White Rock, Hastings

Saturday December 8, 7.30pm

Tickets £22/Friends and local choirs £4.50 off

Powerhouse Gospel Choir is led by the inimitable T-Jae Cole, one of the UK’s most respected gospel choir directors, in a show of festive season favourites including The Christmas Song, Oh Holy Night, Celebration, Joy to The World, Higher & Higher and the gospel anthem Oh Happy Day.

Phone 01424 462288 or visit whiterocktheatre.org.uk.

Brighton Dome, Church Street, Brighton

Saturday December 8, 7.30pm

Tickets £10, £14, £19 and £24

The multi-award winning and fabulous Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus is bound to get you in the festive mood with an unforgettable evening of laughter and song, infused with sparkly spirit and packed full of seasonal favourites and exclusive new arrangements. The chorus is raising funds for a local charity and will be welcoming a surprise guest star.

Phone 01273 709709 or visit brightondome.org.

De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill-on-Sea

Saturday December 8, 8pm

Tickets £29.50 and £35

Rick Wakeman, former keyboard player with YES and songwriter, embarks on his Christmas Piano Odyssey Tour, which features classic tracks given Rick’s unique piano treatment. It follows his successful Piano Portraits tour last year in support of the album of the same name. Rick says, “In the footsteps of Piano Portraits, the new album Piano Odyssey features a collection of music old and new that includes some particular favourites of mine. I’m looking forward to performing tracks from it live on my own odyssey around the UK in the autumn!”

Phone 01424 229111 or visit dlwp.com.

Ropetackle Arts Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea

Saturday December 8, 8pm

Tickets £18

Join the South Coast Soul Revue for a dose of seasonal soul and festive funk. Expect a great hi-energy performance from vocalists Ruby &amp, Danny, scintillating horns and a rhythm section to set your pulses racing. Picture: Richard Mountain.

Phone 01273 464440 or visit ropetacklecentre.co.uk.

Sussex Studio, White Rock Theatre, White Rock, Hastings

Saturday December 8, 8.30pm

Tickets £8. Age 25+

Dig out those 80’s fashions and restyle your hair as the White Rock Theatre steps back in time for its annual Xmas party Tropicana style. Totally retro and full of favourite 80s anthems, the DJ will have you partying the night away in a transformed 80s paradise. There are prizes for the best dressed.

Phone 01424 462288 or visit whiterocktheatre.org.uk.