A Winter’s Trail at Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, New Road, Sunday, December 14, to Wednesday, December 17, 10am (not Sun), 11.15am, 1pm, 2.15pm, £8/£6, 01273 709709
A CHANCE for mothers and youngsters aged 0 to two to explore a series of environments with their own colours, textures, sounds and smells.
Brighton Rocks at Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Middle Street, Brighton, Friday, December 12, 7.30pm, £4, 01273 749465
HAVING been named MTV Brand New’s top unsigned band for 2015, Of Empires headline the regular city showcase, with support from Jouis, Purple, and The Grand Nowhere.
Richard Durrant at St Mary And St Peter’s Church, Wilmington, Friday, December 12, 7.30pm, £16/£14, www.richard-durrant.com
SHOREHAM’S barefoot guitarist brings his annual candlelit Christmas show back home, with further shows at St Peter And St Mary’s Church, Fishbourne tomorrow and Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham, on Saturday, December 20. Expect songs from his new seasonal release Christmas Guitars.
Rainbow Chorus at St George’s Church, St George’s Road, Brighton, Saturday, December 13, 7.30pm, £12/£10, www.rainbowchorus.org.uk
ANEESA CHAUDHRY leads the Brighton and Hove LGBT choir through a selection of festive favourites.
Christmas Concert at Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, Sunday, December 14, 4pm, from £12.50, 01273 709709
JAMES MORGAN conducts the Brighton Festival Chorus, Brighton Festival Youth Choir and London Gala Orchestra for a family friendly concert with guest soloists mezzo-soprano Juliette Pochin and baritone Andrew Rupp.
THE sprawling multimedia rock take on H G Wells’s pioneering science fiction novel is on its final arena tour. A 3-D hologram of Liam Neeson will be joined by former teen heart-throbs Jason Donovan, Brian McFadden and Shayne Ward, with Carrie Hope Fletcher and Joseph Whelan and a 35ft Martian fighting machine in the live version of Jeff Wayne’s classic double album.
The composer will conduct the 36-piece ULLAdubULLA Strings and nine-piece Black Smoke Band. New this year is the addition of Callum O’Neil playing H G Wells in three new scenes taken from across the author’s life.
The Sixteen at Glyndebourne, Glynde, near Lewes, Sunday, December 14, 3pm, from £10, 01435 812343
HIGH Sheriff Of East Sussex Chris Gebbie hosts the choral and period instrument ensemble alongside Glyndebourne Youth Opera in a one-off show raising cash for Friends Of Sussex Hospices.
Home By Christmas at Brighton And Hove High School, Sunday, December 14, doors 6.45pm, £7/£5, www.wegottickets.com/event/297081
SONGWRITER Robb Johnson teams up with Brighton And Hove Hullabaloo Community Quire for a seasonal concert featuring music from his beautiful First World War song suite Gentle Men and his new Christmas single Make Believe/When My Grandfather Played Football.
Wreckless Eric at Prince Albert, Trafalgar Street, Brighton, Sunday, December 14, 8pm, £10, 01273 606312
THE Stiff Records singer-songwriter behind the classic hit Whole Wide World plays a rare solo show.
FOLLOWING a tour support with Blink-182 on tour and slots at Reading and Leeds earlier this year the Brighton pop punks are making a name outside the city scene. Support from Prawn and Public Domain.
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