Rick Wakeman’s Grumpy Old Picture Show , Assembly Hall, Worthing, Apr 18
	10:13am Fri 18 Apr 08
	Ex-keyboardist for progressive rock group Yes and regular star of TV's Grumpy Old Men, Rick Wakeman takes audiences on a trip through his eventful life armed with just a piano, keyboard, lectern and screen.

	Andy Parsons, Clair Hall, Haywards Heath, Apr 18
	10:11am Fri 18 Apr 08
	Winner of the 2006 Montreal Comedy Festival and a regular at The Comedy Store in London, Andy Parsons will be unleashing new material in Haywards Heath as part of his 2008 spring national tour.

	Veil, Corn Exchange, Brighton, Apr 18
	10:02am Fri 18 Apr 08
	A veil can hide or distort the truth but it can also conceal secrets," says Bob Frith, writer and director of Horse And Bamboo Theatre's 30th anniversary production.

	Oliver!, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until April 19
	12:57pm Wed 16 Apr 08
	When Lionel Bart's Oliver! arrived in the West End in 1960, it represented a breakthrough for British musicals in an American dominated arena.

	And Then There Were None, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, until April 19
	4:31pm Tue 15 Apr 08
	It was very much a case of "all our yesterdays", with Gerald Harper and Peter Byrne starring in Agatha Chritstie's famous tale about ten people murdered one-by-one.

	Havana Rakatan, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, until April 16
	4:29pm Tue 15 Apr 08
	Faced with a pulsating group of hip swivelling, bum waggling, chest jiggling Cubans, it's hard not to feel, well, a little wooden.

	Robin Ince, Upstairs At The Three And Ten, Brighton, April 10
	5:31pm Mon 14 Apr 08
	The second of Robin Ince's monthly residencies at The Three and Ten was another bout of intelligent verbal pugilism. Not a joke passed without his particularly unique wry take on life, love and lunacy.

	The Graduate, Barn Theatre, Southwick, April 9
	6:01pm Fri 11 Apr 08
	Ben, 21, just graduated and disillusioned, is seduced by the middle-aged Mrs Robinson.

Les Miserables School Edition, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, April 8

11:09am Friday 11th April 2008

The prolonged standing ovation at the end of the show underlined the stunning success of the performance of the students from The Rattonians Youth Group.

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	Yamato, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, April 9
	11:08am Fri 11 Apr 08
	For those who have had to endure the jarring inadequacies of djembe players on Brighton beach, two hours spent in the company of a troupe of percussionists may not sound like such fun. But Yamato, the drummers of Japan, with their astonishing Taiko drumming, offered up a joyous evening of aurally and technically stunning music.

	Shout!, Connaught Theatre, Worthing, April 8
	11:05am Fri 11 Apr 08
	Shout! is a nostalgic trip for those of us who spent our youth enjoying the Swinging Sixties.

	Single Spies, Theatre Royal, Brighton, April 7
	12:31pm Wed 9 Apr 08
	Alan Bennett takes two of the infamous Cambridge Spies, Guy Burgess and Anthony Blunt, and conjures up a fascinating and typically witty double bill.

	Omid Djalili, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, April 7
	12:29pm Wed 9 Apr 08
	Some comics make me inwardly squirm. Some make me smile. Some make me laugh out loud. But the best make me glad I'm in a darkened room surrounded by other people laughing so loud they don't notice the weird gasping, choking noises I'm making as the tears come streaming down my face.

Jethro, White Rock Theatre, Hastings, April 7

12:22pm Wednesday 9th April 2008

One of the best storytellers in the business, Jethro came out with some rib-tickling tales that had his audience in fits of laughter.

	Bent Double With Topping And Butch, Komedia, Brighton, April 6
	9:03am Wed 9 Apr 08
	Dressed in red leather, hosts-with-the-most Topping and Butch formed the glue between a trio of acts, gently pressing their risque, news-led material upon a willing crowd.

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