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Page last updated 7th February 2025

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Course: WRITING HISTORY

Runs over three Mondays: 10th, 17th and 24th March, 11:00am to 1:30pm.
There’s a break at 1.00pm (bring a packed lunch) 
The whole course costs just £45 (plus Eventbrite fee of £2.48)
Book your place here on Eventbrite

Do you see yourself as the next Georgette Heyer?

Or perhaps you would rather follow in the steps of BBC's David Olusoga and record the history of your house or street?

Photograph of a man sat on the steps of a historic building.
Photo: BBC2

Dive into the past with Town House volunteer and writer Bridget Whelan (aka Mrs Finnegan) in an exciting three week course that will give you the tools to weave a Regency romance or turn raw research into a factual history that others will want to read.

WRITING HISTORY starts on Monday March 10th in our renovated Regency kitchen and continues on March 17th and March 24th. Each session runs from 11.00am to 1.30pm. There’s a break for lunch at 1.00pm (bring your own) which gives the class a chance to chat about books and history and access our specialist library.

We have kept the price low so as many would-be writers can attend as possible. The entire course costs just £45 (plus Eventbrite fee of £2.48). Find out more and book your place here on Eventbrite.

Not sure if it is right for you?

Write to Bridget at bridgetwhelan@hotmail.co.uk and put 'writing history' in the subject line.

 

Drama: Krapp's Last Tape, by Samuel Beckett
plus
Photographs from the Wembley to Soweto Foundation

Monday 7th to Friday 11th April, 8:00pm
Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th April, 6:00pm & 8:00pm
Tickets are £20 (conc. £12) from Eventbrite
Ages 12+

Starring David Westhead, directed by Academy Award nominee Stockard Channing, Krapp's Last Tape is a riveting journey into the human soul.

Photo of a dishevelled man with thinning white hair. A banana is hanging out of his mouth.

Stockard Channing's critically acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett's 'Krapp's Last Tape' comes to The Regency Town House this April. Bringing her unique directorial vision to this production, she explores the intricate layers of Beckett's masterpiece and Krapp's solitary world.

Starring multi-award-winning actor David Westhead, a veteran of The Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, this 50-minute theatrical experience delves into the life of Krapp, a 69-year-old man reflecting on his past through annual tape recordings.

Photo of a dishevelled man with thinning white hair and rolled-up sleeves. He is seated and resting his head on an old tape recorder while embracing it with an outstretched arm.

The Birmingham Press described Westhead's performance as, “Intense and compelling”.

John McAndrew of the Royal Shakespeare Company praised the production as, "Just terrific...brilliant, outrageous, and heartbreaking".

Concurrently with the play, we are showing on the ground floor an exhibiton of photographs by students of the Wembley to Soweto Foundation. ground floor

All proceeds will benefit the Wembley to Soweto Foundation, an international charity founded by David Westhead to offer photographic training to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. An exhibition of their work will run concurrently with the play on the ground floor. For more information visit: wembleytosoweto.com

Photo of young boy, smiling happily at the camera while swinging upside down from a pipe.

Practical information

Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the show and take time to see a display of extraordinary photographs taken by students of the Wembley to Soweto initiative.

The show lasts approx. 50 minutes.
Refreshments will be available from the bar.
The play is not suitable for under-12s.
There are stairs to be climbed to reach the performance space, see our detailed accessibility guide.

Book your tickets here on Eventbrite

Students and the unwaged may access a concession price of £12 by using the promo code: Soweto.

 

Cameron Contemporary present:
Exhibition of work by Amy Dury

Wednesday 16th - Sunday 27th April
Times TBA

More to follow.

 

Workshop: Bring Your Stories to Life
Build worlds, shape characters, and develop surprising conflicts

Sunday 27th April, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Book your tickets here on Eventbrite

Join Emma Kelly, dramatist and writer for The Town House Voices, for a writing workshop at the beautiful Regency Town House, Hove. Whether you’re completely new to writing or already working on a story, this session will give you the tools to create:

  • Compelling Characters – Make your characters feel authentic and unforgettable
  • Evocative Places – Build immersive settings that transport readers
  • Engaging Situations – Craft gripping moments that drive your story forward

Image of fingers with strings attached controlling a marionette, all superimposed on the silhouette of a person's head

Through interactive exercises, expert guidance, and group discussion, you’ll develop your storytelling skills, gain new insights, and leave feeling inspired.

Website - Emmakellydramatist.com
Instagram - @e.l.kelly_
LinkedIn - Emma Kelly Dramatist

 

Artists Open Houses

Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th May
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th May
Times TBA

Exhibition of work by Sarah Mitchener, Lucy Bristow, Nick Gardner & Jules Allen  

 

Artists Open Houses - Group Show

Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th May
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May
Times TBA

Maxine Allan Maxine's work is a vestige, a trace or remnant of something disappearing or no longer existing. Her layering and found objects are like modern fossils of trophies from the past, where Surrealist conversations happen between the objects.

Website: www.maxineallan.com/

Billy Chainsaw A contemporary Pop Artist whose work uses a mix of pulp and the arcane to engage with ideas of mortality, magick and sensuality. Working with paints, screen prints, photographs, ceramics and decals, Chainsaw has developed a personal armoury of imagery and gestural approaches which are instantly recognisable yet open to infinite experimentation.

Website: www.koolkrakenincorporated.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/billychainsawhoulston

Girl Shit (Zoe Bailey) A multi-disciplinary artist whose work explores propaganda, subcultures and female narratives, often referencing art history and DIY cultures. There is a fascination in the work with rituals, agitprop, cinema and vintage imagery collected since childhood.

Instagram: www.instagram.com/girlshitgirl
Facebook: GIRL SHIT

Gavin Jay Influenced by figures such as Max Ernst and Joseph Cornell filtered through Pop Art, Victoriana, the occult, pulp sci-fi, antique toy theatres and anatomical models, Jay brings a unique approach to his surrealist collages. Drawing on a wealth of esoteric imagery harvested from the libraries of the world his work is both nostalgic and quietly disturbing, conjuring scenes from impossible narratives that exist suspended in Lynchian dream spaces.

Website: http://monodada.com/

Rob Rinn For his ‘Warzone’ series, Rinn sought to resolve a series of pictures he started, and put on hold, some time ago. Taken directly from an out of print book on WWII the pictures combined black and white photo cut-outs with black and white acrylic paint. Rinn believed that revisiting these pictures could be like revisiting a dream - trying to piece together the fragments and make sense of them.

Mal Troon Through reorganising and manipulating existing and original visual film material, combined with his own original sonic compositions, Troon investigates sound’s positioning when integrated into such an approach. Can auditory permanencies be found in our sonic retentions that we bring to the 'viewing' experience? How might they be layered onto our understanding of that view?

Email: mt368@sussex.ac.uk

 

Drama event and workshop

Saturday 31st May & Sunday 1st June
Times TBA

Natasha Higdon presents interpretation of work by Leonora Carrington. More to follow.

 

Exhibition: Wedding Dresses, a history

Thursday 12th - Sunday 15th June
Times TBA

More to follow.

 

Exhibition of work by T-BOY

Thursday 4th - Sunday 7th September
Times TBA

More to follow.

 

Exhibition of work by Philippa Stanton & Alice Mara 

Thursday 25th - Sunday 28th September
Times TBA

More to follow.

 

Cameron Contemporary present:
Exhibition of work by Victoria Kiff

Wednesday 1st - Sunday 12th October
Times TBA

More to follow.

 

Exhibition: Design Nation

Wednesday 1st - Sunday 12th October
Times TBA

More to follow.

 

Exhibition: Group Show, details to follow

Wednesday 29th October - Sunday 2nd November
Times TBA

Gina-Marie Cincinnati curated group show. More to follow.

 

Cameron Contemporary present:
Winter Show 2025

Wednesday 19th - Sunday 23rd November
Times TBA

More to follow.

 

Exhibition of work by Sarah Shaw

Wednesday 26th - Sunday 30th November
Times TBA

More to follow.

 

Town House Open Weekend

Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December
Times TBA

More to follow.

 

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See our Previous Exhibitions

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Regency houses have lots of stairs! Check our Accessibility Guide