What’s On

Making Your Mark January 15 and January 21 Bognor Regis and Selsey southdownsfolkfest.org.uk   Free ukulele tuition is returning to Bognor Regis this year and expanding into Selsey. The Making Your Mark sessions are re-starting next week to continue a

By Lotte Pegler The Nutcracker Until December 31 New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth 023 9264 9000 newtheatreroyal.com   Few shows are as quintessentially Christmassy as the Nutcracker, and audiences were certainly impressed at the New Theatre Royal’s adaption of the classic.

By Lotte Pegler The Wizard of Oz Until January 4 The Regis Centre, Belmont Street, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1BL 01243 861010 info@regiscentre.co.uk www.alexandratheatre.co.uk   Audiences explored the colourful land of Oz with the help of a lively cast

1 Event. Ice skating on the Prom. This year’s rink, next to the Regis Centre, is bigger and better than previously, measuring 30 x 20 metres, so the whole family can enjoy a traditional style rectangular ice rink. If skating

By Alicia Denny Christmas Concerts Until December 7 Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP 01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk   For Chichester audiences, it’s a part of Christmas as traditional as turkey and tinsel -the start of the season

1 Event. Festival of Chichester Festive Jazz Cafe. A special seasonal treat of words, music and complimentary mince pies is heading Chichester’s way when the Festive Jazz Café takes off in the atmospheric setting of historic St John’s Chapel, St

1 Event. Victorian Christmas Festival. Travel back in time to a bygone era, where classic characters welcome you to a world of festive cheer, as you enjoy one of the south’s finest Christmas festivals at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The festival

By Alicia Denny The Lovely Bones Until November 30 Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP 01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk www.cft.org.uk   A play which opens with an unnerving crashing noise, followed by the pretty realistic rape and murder of

By Kelly Wickham Kirsten Burke – The Modern Calligraphy Company, The Old Poorhouse, Alandale Road, Birdham, Chichester PO20 7QN 01243 512845 info@kirstenburke.co.uk www.themoderncalligraphyco.com   Learning calligraphy is a craft I have always been interested in.   I travelled to Birdham

1 Theatre. The Lovely Bones. The international best-selling novel by Alice Sebold has been adapted for the stage by Bryony Lavery, who has previously adapted a number of works for Chichester Festival Theatre, where the drama will be performed from