Culture
Janet explores Jim’s mystery
Janet Denny's prize winning mystery starts with a photograph. Explore what happens next in "The man on the mantlepiece"
Festival to stage 50+ events
More than 50 events at least 15 different venues over 17 days. It's the 44th Rye Arts Festival and its 36 page programme has just been launched. Charles Harkness reports on a few of the highlights
Festival doubles up Mozart
The programme for this year's Rye Arts Festival will be announced on Sunday, July 20, and a highlight will be two performances of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" with a lot of help from students at the Studio School. Charles Harkness talks to conductor/director Alisdair Kitchen
Tilling hosts lunch and tea
The annual meeting of the EF Benson society saw 40 fans gather in Rye for a day of walks, talks and overeating. The highlight was the reading of "Dinner for Eight", a Benson play first performed 100 years ago
Let’s go to the movies!
This week's featured film 'Amy' tells the incredible story of six-time Grammy-winner Amy Winehouse (pictured above) - featuring extensive unseen archive footage and previously unheard tracks, this strikingly modern, moving and vital film shines a light on the world we live in today.. For more of this and other films showing in Rye follow the link...
Owlers in Appledore
Sabotage theatre company put on a thought provoking, moving and educational show about owling (smuggling) in Sussex at the weekend as part of the JAM festival
Events setting out to thrill
Songs from Sondheim musicals, comedy thrills, operatic arias and the launch of this year's programme for the Rye Arts Festival all feature in a busy programme of events this coming weekend and the next.
Let’s go to the movies!
This week's featured film, 'Minions', the story begins at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters. But one Minion named Kevin has a plan, and he - alongside teenage rebel Stuart and lovable little Bob - ventures out into the world to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow. For details of this and other films follow the link..