13 things to do in Brighton, Hove and Sussex - Thursday April 2

Spamalot

Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road. Performances: 2.30pm & 7.45pm. Tickets from £10.50. Call 08448 717650.

Monty Python’s Spamalot is back on tour. As a long-standing fan of the classic comedy, British comic Joe Pasquale couldn’t resist getting back on the imaginary horse, to reprise his regal role as King Arthur.

Agatha Christie’s The Secret Adversary

Devonshire Park Theatre, Compton Street, Eastbourne. Starts 7.45pm. Tickets from £15.50. Call 01323 412000.

The detective team of Tommy And Tuppence – the heroes of Agatha Christie’s second crime novel – aren't very well known at present but their popularity may rise through an upcoming television drama series on ITV and a national tour of their first adventure by Watermill Theatre.

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games

Brighton Centre, King’s Road. Starts 8pm. Tickets start at £40. Call 0844 8471515.

Michael Flatley stars in Lord Of The Dance and makes his final performance on the tour, until the last UK and Ireland show at Wembley's SSE Arena in July.

Dylan Moran: Off The Hook

Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street. Performance: 8pm. Tickets: £26/£24. Call: 01273 709709

COMBINING beautifully constructed stories with a general despair at the vagaries of the modern world, the Black Books star is back with his first stand-up show in four years.

The Waiting Room

Otherplace At The Basement, Kensington Street, Brighton. Performance: 7.30pm. Tickets: £9/£7. Call: 07800 983290

NEW Brighton company Bow And Arrow reinterpret John Fowles’ postmodern novel The Magus as a two-man performance, with a live soundtrack from former On The Radar star Jacko Hooper.

The Addams Family

Congress Theatre, Carlisle Road, Eastbourne. Performance: 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Tickets: £16.50/£14. Call: 01323 412000

EASTBOURNE’S Rattonians bring Charles Addams’ comic characters to life in this spooky musical comedy by Andrew Lippa. The household is turned upside down when Wednesday Addams falls in love.

Joe Longthorne

Connaught Theatre, Union Place, Worthing. Starts: 7:30pm. Tickets: £22. Call: 01903 206206

This talented artist began his career more than three decades ago with appearances on Junior Showtime, followed by a grounding on the tough northern club circuit, but his big break came in 1981 when he was a finalist on London Weekend Television’s Search for a Star, which led to appearances at the London Palladium with Bob Hope and The Talk of the Town. A short time later, Joe received the Variety Club of Britain award as Most Promising Artiste of the Year. Television specials in the UK and USA followed. Joe’s repertoire of voices is endless and includes hundreds of the world’s top singers. However, he is perhaps best known for his impersonation of Shirley Bassey. 

MUSIC

Worthing Scout and Guide Gang Show

Pier Pavilion, Marine Parade, Worthing. Starts: 7:30pm. Call: 01903 206206 for tickets info.

Worthing Scout and Guide Gang Show is a variety of entertainment from local Scouts and Guides – a spectacular mix of music, dance and comedy suitable for all the family. 

Joe Corbin Trio

Trading Boundaries, Sheffield Green, Haywards Heath. From 7pm. Ticket £9.50, concessions £4.50. Call: 01825 790200.

The Joe Corbin Trio are launching a new Spotlight gig night at Trading Boundaries. Performing in the atmospheric surroundings of the cafe-bar, the band will be rolling through an exceptional set of smooth Neo-Soul and Blues-infused tunes. The band have recently been voted number 1 in Blues magazine’s ‘Who to Watch-Out for in 2015’. 

EVENTS

Brighton and Hove Food And Drink Festival Easter Weekender

Various venues. For more information visit brightonfoodfestival.com

NOW in its 14th year, the bi-annual celebration of the city’s food and drink is undergoing another shake-up for 2015. Traditionally Brighton And Hove Food And Drink Festival’s Spring Harvest took place over the Easter holidays. But this year it has been split in two, with the new Easter Weekender followed in the last week of May by the Spring Harvest in association with Brighton Fringe.

Leon Underwood: Figure And Rhythm

Pallant House Gallery, North Pallant, Chichester. From 10am to 5pm. Entry from £8.50. Call 01243 774557.

PAINTINGS, etchings, wood engravings and sculptures feature in the first major museum retrospective for 40 years of British artist Leon Underwood.

Underwood, who died in 1975, has been described as the precursor of modern sculpture in Britain. This exhibition, with one painting pictured inset, explores his non-Western art influences and his creation of the Brook Green School Of Drawing whose pupils included Henry Moore and Eileen Agar.

Dean Zeus Colman: Pills 

Prescription Art Gallery, Beaconsfield Parade, Brighton. Open: Check website. It's FREE. www.prescriptionart.com 

FORMER street artist Zeus has drawn on his memories of growing up during the 1980s explosion of club culture for his new exhibition of hand-sculpted over-sized ecstasy pills made from plaster and printed with their own authentic branding.

“I was fascinated by how despite being illegal, branded culture was so integral to this scene – with logos of every type identifying the different pills available,” he says.

“In the same way that people have favourite sweets growing up, people looked for their preferred brand of tablets for their night out.”

Three Dimensions 

Ink_d, North Road, Brighton. Open: 10am to 6pm. It's FREE. Call: 01273 645299 

BRIGHTON’s Ink_d art gallery is celebrating all things 3D ranging from ceramics to sculpture in a new group show, featuring contributions from Matt Smith, Dan Baldwin, Paul Scott, Gilles Buxton, Maria Rivans, Petro, Andy Doig and Graham Carter.