KINO-TEATR

Our Summer exhibition explores each and every layer from our plan chest with works produced on paper in all shapes and sizes, from the 1940s up to the present day, both abstract and figurative. We started at the bottom drawer with early, original hand made prints and one-off drawings, all acquired and recently framed for this new exhibition. We then worked our way up, in each drawer finding original paintings and designs on paper. 

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Our most recent discoveries include works by David Hockney and well known textile designers from the 1960s, with original painted designs on paper, many of which are also held in the V&A collection. Included are international artist Dzevad Hozo from Serbia, David Tindle, Mark Godwin, Diane Bell, Brigitte Dehnert, Catherine Netherwood, Russell Baker, Antonia Baker, Derek Boshier, John R Myers, Monika Veriopoulos and many other carefully chosen works. 

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This exhibition coincides with the 10th Anniversary of Kino-Teatr and also celebrates a long history of looking at images made on paper.

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On the sun-soaked island of Corsica in the summer of 1995, the teenage Lesia is plucked from her sheltered life, and taken to a remote villa where her fugitive mob boss father, Pierre-Paul, is hiding out. Pierre Paul is a menacing figure, a near stranger to Lesia, and at first she feels trapped by the secrecy and danger which defines his life. But when Lesia and Paul-Pierre are forced to go on the run together, she becomes closer than ever with her father, and as they wade together through the violent underworld which he is entrenched in, his devotion to revenge begins to rub off on her. The Kingdom is a story of blood: blood split, blood sought, and the blood which binds us.
Directed by Julien Colonna.

'An intensely exciting and absorbing drama' The Guardian ****

​The Aftershave return to play more sultry and western tunes from the upstairs gallery.

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Free music event.

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Oramorph are Alan King (acoustic guitar), James Mackinnon (upright bass) & Simon Charterton (elecronic percussion).​​

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Hypnotic electro/acoustic ragas to mesmerise from the upstairs gallery.

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Free music event.

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Aelita (Аэли́та), is a 1924 Soviet silent science fiction film directed by Yakov Protazanov, based on Alexei Tolstoy's 1923 novel of the same name. It stars Nikolai Tseretelli and Valentina Kuindzhi  in leading roles.

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The story follows the daily lives of a small group of people during the post-civil war Soviet Russia, yet the film's importance comes from its sci-fi elements. An engineer Mstislav Sergeyevich Los is  traveling to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group of Elders, with the support of Queen Aelita who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.

When released in the cinemas in Leningrad, Dmitri Shostakovich played on the piano the music he created for the film.

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Inter Alia


A new play by Suzie Miller
 
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.

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Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?


Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.

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'Old soul-meets-saint, Duke’s life story is one of the character-building twists and turns known only by the greatest artists and vagabonds. As the leading character in a tale where Mexican gangs forced tequila down his throat, or in rooms where some of the world’s biggest rock stars would gather, Duke’s cross-continental travels extend from Thailand’s bar scene, the mean streets of Paris, Hackney’s squatlands, nearly dying upon returning from Cuba due to “some serious jungle disease”, Moroccan hash bars, a music-filled bolthole on Brixton Hill, to Josh Homme’s Pink Duck studio in Los Angeles' Heavenly Recordings

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Created by Misty Moon Productions, this show is a heartfelt tribute to the boundless imagination and thrilling adventures that defined a generation.

Dee Anderson who lived and breathed this magic as a child, brings a unique personal perspectives as the daughter of the legendary visionaries Sylvia and Gerry Anderson, the creators of ‘Thunderbirds’!

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Through Dee’s eyes, this extraordinary legacy comes to life on stage like never before, inviting you into the World of a child who grew up with Thunderbirds - it was simply FAB.

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Thunderbirds Classic.  The Children's Television Programme entitled ‘Thunderbirds’ created by Sylvia and Gerry Anderson - enjoy a fab afternoon at the Kino!

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100 mins (with an interval)

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A 2025 American romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Celine Song (director of the Academy Award nominee Past Lives). The film stars Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal. Set against the backdrop of New York City's luxury-driven dating culture, it follows a love triangle between a matchmaker, her aspiring actor ex-boyfriend, and a charming millionaire.

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 'A mature deconstruction of the conventional rom-com, Materialists provides its trio of swoon-worthy stars some of their meatiest material yet while reaffirming Celine Song as a modern master of relationship drama...sly yet charming romance' Entertainment Weekly
 
'Sharp and serious social romantic drama' Variety

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Roger Carey and friends. The big 70!

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Join bassist/singer Roger ( Steeleye Span, Liane Carroll) and some wonderful guests at this celebration of his 70th birthday, and over 55 years of playing.

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A night full of of music, memories, mirth, and merriment.

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Pic: Ron Milsom

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Another Sunday morning full of jazz with Mike Hatchard and his special guests.

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​Simon&thePope will play some of their trademark hypnotic drum, bass and spoken word grooves, to help while away that anticipatory hour before The Bavard Bar.

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​What is The Bavard Bar? Well, it has become an institution. The best way to describe it is a delightful blend of TED Talks, comedy, & Radio 4. Sort of...

When you come along to The Bavard Bar, you will hear three regular people share their passions for 15 minutes each. The evening is interspersed with music and audience participation games, such as the "KP Lite" challenge, The "Oojah Kappivvy", and "Make it Stop", amongst others!

Past Bavard subjects range from meteorite hunting to crop-circles, circuit-bending to playing the James Bond theme on Kazoo. You never know what (or who) to expect, as passions (and speakers) are kept secret until the night. There is also a Q&A section after each talk for you to share an opinion, or learn even more about the subject.

And now, in very exciting news, the evening is compered by a special secret guest host… think along the lines of Have I Got News for You!

A night of non-stop intrigue, complete with not one, but two, short intervals. The bar will be open, & snacks will be available. 

Past speakers have included Robin Ince, Professor Simon Schaffer, Dr Ljiljana Fruk, Cole Moreton and David Bramwell.

A great way to meet new people. Come and introduce yourself to one of the organisers who are easy to spot. as they will be wearing a flower. You are assured of a warm welcome, and you will feel part of the community in no time at all. 

We love what we do & it's all for you :)

Come along!

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Shunta Morimoto is the winner of the Sixteenth Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, where he gave a thrilling performance of Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A Minor Op.54 accompanied by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Shunta was born in 2004 in Kyoto, Japan. At the age of twelve, he won the prestigious First Prize of the Piano Teachers Association of Japan, as well as the Fukuda Scholarship Award, one of the most important prizes for a Japanese musician today.  He took part in the Van Cliburn Junior Competition in Dallas, Texas in May 2019 to much public acclaim  and has since gained a large global following of admirers, musicians and critics. 

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He currently studies with Maestro William Grant Naboré at the world famous International Piano Academy-Lake Como and participates in the Masterclasses of the Academy as the youngest student in the history of this venerable institution. He has since been awarded the Yamaha Scholarship for his studies at Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, where he is enrolled in the class of Piano Accompaniment with Maestro Giovanni Velluti.

Says Shunta: 'Winning Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition has made an enormous change in the direction and meaning of my vocation as a performing artist and human being.'

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J.S. Bach:
French Overture BWV 831 

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Chopin : 
Fantasie Op. 49 
Impromptu No.3 Op. 51  
Barcarolle Op. 60

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Black tie event.

Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour’s 2024 Luck And Strange Tour is captured via a newly announced concert film and accompanying live album. 

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Gilmour’s first tour since 2016 came in support of his fifth solo album, Luck And Strange. The run included a sold-out, six-show engagement at Circus Maximus in Rome. 

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Set against the famed Roman ruins, Live At The Circus Maximus was filmed by longtime Gilmour collaborator Gavin Elder. Gilmour was joined by a backing band composed of bassist Guy Pratt, Greg Phillinganes and Rob Gentry on keyboards, guitarist Ben Worsley, drummer Adam Betts, Romany Gilmour on harp and vocals, and Louise Marshall, Hattie Webb and Charley Webb on vocals.

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Mike Hatchard brings an extraordinary evening of a 1920 experience of silent film with live piano accompaniment! The Adventures of Prince Achmed is a 1926 German animated fairytale film, written and directed by Lotte Reiniger. It remains the oldest surviving animated feature film. The plot is based on elements from several One Thousand and One Nights stories, such as Aladdin, Ahmed and Paribanou, and The Ebony Horse.

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Prince Achmed features a silhouette animation technique that Reiniger invented by manipulating cardboard cutouts and thin sheets of lead under a camera, similar to Wayang shadow puppets. The original prints featured colour tinting. Reiniger also used the first form of a multiplane camera in making the film, one of the most important devices in pre-digital animation. Several famous avant-garde animators worked on Prince Achmed, among them Walter Ruttmann, Berthold Bartosch and Carl Koch.

​Retreat - with Leela - live sonic meditation music.

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One hour of blissful transcendence to take you into your weekend.

Bring mats or relax in the armchairs for an inclusive, immersive experience.

Limited numbers so book in advance.

Refreshments available at Reel before and after. 

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​Eternal Triangle

'Contemporary Global Jazz'

Trevor Watts- Saxophones/ Composer 
Veryan Weston- Nord Electric Keyboard 
Jamie Harris- Congas/ Percussion 

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Founder member of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Trevor Watts has worked with many other innovative musicians spanning his 60 year career. Don Cherry, Steve Lacey, John Stevens, Bobby Bradford, Cyro Baptista and Adame Drame being just some of them.

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His Drum Orchestra, a group that featured many fine Ghanaian drummers and singers, collaborated with Teatro Negro Barlovento, a 35 piece group from Venezuela, playing concerts at British Jazz Festivals as well as in South America and for a BBC radio broadcast.

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This trio is made up of two duos. Keyboardist Veryan Weston has been playing with saxophonist Trevor Watts since the early 1980s. They have a long standing and critically acclaimed duo playing improvised music. Percussionist Jamie Harris has been partnering Watts since the late 1990s. Their duo is based on strong rhythmic and melodic ideas. In 2021 the duos formed a Triangle.

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French journalist Xavier Prevost describes the band:
'The music breathes under other horizons; Hispanic, Latin American, Middle Eastern. With sometimes melancholic accents that often resolve themselves into pulsations, towards a lyricism that is as torn as it is heartbreaking'.

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'Every concert is a journey, an emotion to be experienced with the audience' Giancarlo Spezia, MusicaJazz Italy 

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​​Lewis is a Chethams School of Music alumnus and graduate of London's Trinity Laban Conservatoire where he studied with Philip Fowke and Alisdair Hogarth. He is based in London.

Franz Schubert, 

Moment Musicaux in C Major, D. 780 No. 1 

Moment Musicaux in F minor, D. 780 No. 3 

Moment Musicaux in A-flat Major, D. 780 No. 6

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Jean Sibelius, 

Impromptu, Op. 5 No. 6 

‘The Spruce’, Op. 75 No. 5 

Jouer de harpe, Op. 34 No. 8 

Rêverie, Op. 58 No. 1 

Scherzino, Op. 58 No. 2 

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Stephen Montague, 

Scherzo in the Vienna Woods 

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Alfred Grünfeld, 

Soirée de Vienne, Op. 56 

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​From the makers of last year’s acclaimed The Spirit in the Dust – a new performance featuring dance artist Yanaëlle Ritter as Lady Macbeth, with music from the trio Afrit Nebula and lighting/moving images by film-maker Mark French.

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Based on an original concept and musical composition by Elaine Edwards, the piece re-imagines the sleepwalk scene in Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the context of the horrors of the present day: wars, famine, climate emergency. It references and evokes many other aspects of Shakespeare’s tragedy, not least the return of Birnam Wood at the end – in this case Nature’s response to humanity’s ravages.

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Sleepwalk lasts approximately 60 minutes.

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Yanaëlle Ritter is a Belgian-British dance artist, born in the 1990s and based in Eastbourne since 2020. A choreographer, company director, teaching artist and performer, she is often involved in interdisciplinary collaborations, and has danced in art galleries, recital rooms, shopping malls, public gardens and even at a train station.

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Afrit Nebula (Elaine Edwards, Ken Edwards, Yair Katz) are a band whose adventurous, original music is influenced by avant-jazz, rock, Middle Eastern and Afro-Cuban styles.

Matthew Wright in Jazz Journal said in 2022: “Strong bass lines from Ken Edwards and Yair Katz’s lively drumming form a bedrock on which the sinuous lines of Elaine Edwards’ soprano sax flourish, with Dervish-like circular excursions.”

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Mark French is a director of arts and music documentaries. He is film curator for Hastings Coastal Currents Festival and Hastings Filmmakers. He has worked with artists Laetitia Yhap and Roland Jarvis and musician Trevor Watts as well as on many films and TV shows.

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Music and songs for cello soloist and piano with baroque and Cuban influences, introducing their new album release 'Crystal Morning'.

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Paul Gunn trained at Atelier Gaulier-Pagneux in Paris and performed at the Ealing Jazz Festival, Marlborough International Jazz Festival, Rye International Jazz Festival, 1901 Arts Club in London, Kino-Teatr in St Leonards and the main stage Local & Live Tunbridge Wells.

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'Gunn is an engaging and charismatic band leader. His approach to music is very much his own, and this whimsical yet very accomplished ensemble is a unique creation. A really enjoyable, unusual and excellent show' Victoria Kingham, Hastings Independent.

Sarah Jane Morris (voice)
Tony Remy (acoustic guitar)
Marcus Bonfanti (acoustic guitar & voice)
Henry Thomas (bass & voice)

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About the Sisterhood.
'The Sisterhood' is a labour of love - a hard won new triumph in an already prolific life at the cutting edge of music-making.

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Sarah Jane has stepped up to another creative level to create a richly referential, highly complex and strikingly original collection, clarifying the story of women in popular song.

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"It's the best project I've ever been part of" says Sarah Jane with the passionate felicity of the true artist to the latest incarnation of her creativity.

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She describes her conviction simply: "It's the passing of the torch from sister to sister".

Mrs. Warren’s Profession by Bernard Shaw

Directed by Dominic Cooke
 
Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.

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Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?

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Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress. 

Hastings Chamber Music Festival returns 23–26 October with four concerts at Kino Teatr and Christ Church. Curated by violinist Jane Gordon, this year’s ‘Resounding Nature’ programme features leading artists, rising talent, and a strong focus on female composers. Composer Sally Beamish and climate scientist Frank Venmans headline the ‘Artists in Conversation’ talks.

Music by Caroline Shaw, Errollyn Wallen, Laura Moody, Abel Selaocoe, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre & more…

+ Artists in Conversation: ‘Music & Science’ with climate scientist Frank Venmans + Musicians 

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This Autumn the Hermes Experiment launch TREE, their third album with Delphian Records. The album is a meditation on nature, memory and change. Commissioned works by Laura Moody and Abel Selaocoe, and a vivid reimagining of a work by the baroque composer Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre are complemented by new compositions from the ensemble’s members, exploring the human instinct to find emotional meaning in the natural world – in birdsong, trees, storms, stars. With its distinctive line-up of clarinet, harp, voice and double bass, the ensemble creates a soundscape by turns intimate, luminous, virtuosic and strange.

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The Hermes Experiment 
Tomos Xerri (harp)
Oliver Pashley (clarinet)
Marianne Schofield (double bass)
Héloïse Werner (soprano)

Winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award 2021 and the Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Competition 2019, The Hermes Experiment is one of the UK’s leading young contemporary music ensembles. Capitalising on their deliberately idiosyncratic combination of instruments (harp, clarinet, voice and double bass), the Hermes Experiment regularly commissions new works, as well as creating their own innovative arrangements and venturing into live free improvisation. They have commissioned over 60 composers at various stages of their careers. They have released two albums on Delphian Records, HERE WE ARE and SONG, both to critical acclaim.

Panel Discussion: Music & Science
Join renowned climate scientist Frank Venmans for a powerful discussion at the start of the concert on the links between climate change, forests, and biodiversity — and how musicians are responding through art. Discover how music can amplify climate awareness and inspire change.

Full Programme:

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (arr. Schofield), Les rossignols 
Laura Moody, Rilke Songs 
Caroline Shaw (arr. Denholm-Blair), Plan & Elevation: I. The Ellipse 
Oliver Pashley, But I Still Breathe 
Marianne Schofield, Islands 
INTERVAL 
Héloïse Werner, Thunder clears 
Abel Selaocoe (arr. Woodgates), Buhle Bendalo 
Errollyn Wallen (arr. Werner), Tree 
Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree 
Hannah Peel (arr. Pashley), The Almond Tree 

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Early booking recommended.

Hastings Chamber Music Festival returns 23–26 October with four concerts at Kino Teatr and Christ Church. Curated by violinist Jane Gordon, this year’s ‘Resounding Nature’ programme features leading artists, rising talent, and a strong focus on female composers. Composer Sally Beamish and climate scientist Frank Venmans headline the ‘Artists in Conversation’ talks.

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Echoes of the Sea and Soul
Sally Beamish ‘Seafarer’ (2000)
Beethoven ‘Kakadu' Variations Op. 121a
Bach Passacaglia & Fugue in C min BWV 582 (transcribed J. Rautio)

+ Artists in Conversation: Short talk and Q & A with Sally Beamish + Musicians 

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This concert pairs two powerful works exploring human experience through contrasting music. Sally Beamish’s Seafarer, inspired by Beowulf, blends narrator and piano trio to evoke the hero’s journey and inner struggles at sea. The programme also features Beethoven’s inventive Kakadu Variations for piano trio and Bach’s monumental Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, transcribed by Jan Rautio, offering deep reflections on musical form and expression.

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Performers:
Jane Gordon (violin)
Victoria Simonsen (cello)
Jan Rautio (piano)
Oliver Beamish (Narrator)

Rautio Piano Trio

Since the release of their acclaimed debut album of Mozart Trios in 2016, the Rautio Trio has become one of today’s leading chamber ensembles, celebrated for their refined artistry and emotionally powerful performances. With a particular passion for 18th and 19th-century repertoire, they bring a fresh perspective to historical masterworks, performing on both modern and period instruments. The Trio has recorded four albums with Resonus Classics to critical acclaim, regularly featured on BBC Radio 3, and performed at major venues including Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, and Bridgewater Hall, as well as internationally in France, Austria, and Germany.

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Oliver Beamish Narrator 
Oliver Beamish is a versatile actor, singer, and musician with a career spanning a wide range of productions across the UK. His West End appearances include War Horse (New London), Kean (Apollo), Buddy (Novello), Jolson (Victoria Palace), and Blood Brothers (Lyric), as well as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Henry IV Part 1, and Camelot at Regent’s Park. Often combining performance with live music, he has played piano, trumpet, and accordion in shows such as Jolson, Buddy, and Kean, and composed for productions at the New Vic and the Edinburgh Fringe (Perrier Award-nominated). Highlights include Sweeney Todd (Judge Turpin), Candide (The Governor), and the one-man musical Billy Bishop Goes to War at Jermyn Street Theatre.

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Artists in Conversation event: Sally Beamish + Musicians
Join us for Artists in Conversation with acclaimed composer Sally Beamish. Hear her insights on Seafarer and her musical journey, followed by a live Q&A—an exclusive chance to connect with one of today’s most distinctive voices.

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Sally Beamish
Sally Beamish was born in London. She began her career as a viola player with the Raphael Ensemble, Academy of St Martins and London Sinfonietta, before moving to Scotland in 1990 to focus on composition. She was appointed a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2015, and of the Royal Swedish Academy in 2022. In 2018 she won the Award for Inspiration at the British Composer Awards, and in 2020 was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours.

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She has written three major oratorios. Knotgrass Elegy (text by Donald Goodbrand Saunders) was premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and chorus in the BBC Proms 2001, and has recently been named in BBC Music Magazine as one of the top 6 oratorios of the 20th and 21st century. Equal Voices (text by Sir Andrew Motion) was premiered by the LSO with Gianandrea Noseda in 2014. The Judas Passion (text by David Harsent) was commissioned by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and premiered in the UK and USA in 2018.

Early booking recommended.

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An exciting original musical The Mayor of Casterbridge (based on the Thomas Hardy novel of the same name) composed and created by local musician Mike Hatchard will be performed  at Kino-Teatr on the 8th and 9th November.

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The book is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, and is set largely in the fictional town of Casterbridge, based on Dorchester in Dorset. The author intended Casterbridge to be an imaginative presentation of certain aspects of the town as he remembered it in the 'dream' of his childhood. The musical features the characters like Mayor Michael Henchard (baritone with some very meaty solos!), Donald Farfrae (tenor), Elizabeth Jane (soprano) and a few other characters like the Mayor’s wife Susan Henchard (soprano), sailor Richard Newson and others.

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The music is in the tradition of musical theatre - West Side Story meets Gilbert and Sullivan with occasional forays into jazz! 

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Krapp's Last Tape, a play by Irish modernist writer Samuel Beckett, directed by the Academy Award nominee Stockard Channing (Grease, Six Degrees of Separation) and starring British film and television actor David Westhead, tours globally throughout 2025.

This year Kino-Teatr celebrated Bloomsday with an evening of James Joyce & Samuel Beckett, and we're now delighted to enrich our continuing Irish events programme with Beckett’s famous production.

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Krapp's Last Tape is a journey through an old man's life, filled with hilarious memories and hopes for the future, coupled with the mourning of lost love and unfulfilled ambition.

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Arvo Pärt ‘Fratres’

Lili Boulanger ‘Nocturne’ 

Beethoven Sonata no.10 in G Op.96

This coffee concert weaves together the timeless purity of Arvo Pärt’s Fratres, the luminous delicacy of Lili Boulanger’s Nocturne, and the lyrical elegance of Beethoven’s final violin sonata. A programme that moves between meditation, fleeting beauty, and classical grace.

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​Jane Gordon - violin 

Described as playing with “glowing conviction” (Financial Times) and possessing a “ravishing tone and depth of timbre” (The Independent), Jane Gordon is recognised as one of the leading violinists of her generation. She has performed in major concert halls worldwide, including the Vienna Konzerthaus, Paris Philharmonie, La Scala Milan, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Lincoln Center New York, and Sydney Opera House.

Jane is the leader of La Nuova Musica, one of the UK’s most dynamic and critically acclaimed period ensembles, known for its bold programming and virtuoso performances across Europe.

She is also a founding member of the Rautio Piano Trio, with whom she has appeared at Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, and on BBC Radio 3. Their recordings for Resonus Classics have received widespread critical acclaim.

Artistic Director of Hastings Chamber Music Festival, Jane is known for curating engaging, cross-disciplinary programmes. She studied at the Royal College and Royal Academy of Music, and is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.

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Jan Rautio – Piano

Jan Rautio is a critically acclaimed pianist, chamber musician, conductor, and composer whose career spans prestigious venues and festivals across the UK, Europe, Russia, and the USA. He has performed at Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bridgewater Hall, the Edinburgh Festival, Palazzo Borghese in Rome, the Yusupov Palace in St Petersburg, and the Charleston International Piano Series.

As a chamber musician, Jan has built a distinguished reputation through a longstanding collaboration with violinist Jane Gordon. Together, they have toured extensively and are founding members of the Rautio Piano Trio, whose performances have been featured on BBC Radio 3 and in leading UK venues. Their recordings for Resonus Classics have earned widespread critical acclaim.

Jan is also Music Director of the “Diversity” chamber choir, with whom he has conducted in prominent venues including St Paul’s Cathedral (London), the Gasteig Philharmonie (Munich), and the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam).

A graduate of both the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, Jan was made an Associate of the Royal Academy in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to musical life in the UK.

The Acappella Bellas

Songs from the folk traditions of Bulgaria, Georgia and beyond.

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​Shelagh Davis, Jilly Hall, Lotte Risbridger and Nicky McDonald are the Acappella Bellas. Based in Hastings and St Leonards, they met at a community choir discovering a shared love of the haunting harmonies of Eastern European music and started singing together in 2013.

Mike Hatchard with special guests for a Kino Jazz Breakfast Christmas Special

After a successful premier recital at Kino-Teatr, Simone Tavoni returns with a new programme of Chopin, Bach, Albéniz (Jerez from the piano suite Iberia) and pieces by German-Polish composer Moritz Moszkowski (1854 – 1925). 

Simone Alessandro studied in Italy (Florence and La Spezia), in Budapest (Liszt Academy), Royal College of Music in London and Hochschule fur Musik in Stuttgart.

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He has performed in some major venues in Europe and the UK - the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St. Martin in the Field’s, Steinway Hall of London, Leighton House, Chelsea Art Club, Chichester Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral, Salon Christopher (Berlin), Palau de la Musica Catalana (Spain), Liszt Museum in Budapest (Hungary) and Florence Conservatory Hall.