Viva Lewes Issue #135 December 2017

THE 'CHRISTMAS' ISSUE
CONTENTS
Bits and bobs.
Emma Carlow’s cover art (8); Alex-from-
Limetree-Kitchen’s Lewes (11); some
fearsome Zulus in Western Road (15);
Carlotta Luke’s Breaky Bottom (21); an
astonishing science book by Michael Brooks
(23) plus our usual clocks and hats and
plaques and numbers.
Columns.
Colin Chapman keeps Chloë King’s seat
warm with a trip to the barber (27); Mark
Bridge looks forward to a croissant-peeling
family Christmas (29) and David Jarman
stays up late (31).
On this month.
Bostik League ref Michael Ryan (33);
Pinocchio in panto (35); leftist poet/
playwright/actor Luke Wright (37);
December’s film round-up (39); John
Hancorn on the art of conducting (41) and
our bumper classical music and Christmas
carol round-up (43-45).
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Art.
Collage artist John Stezaker at Towner
(47); Roger Dean’s latest cover for Yes
(49); Lizzie Lower’s Art & About round-up
including our very own cover exhibition
at The Regency Town House in Hove
(57) and David Bomberg at Pallant House
Gallery (58).
Listings & Free Time.
What’s on where in our dates for the diary
section (61-67); punk icons John Otway
and Attila the Stockbroker are among
the musicians coming to town in
December’s Gig Guide (69-70) plus
our under 16 section including
listings, a fine photo of the
month and a WW2 event in
Michelham Priory.
David Bomberg, Ghetto Theatre, 1920, Ben Uri Collection © Ben Uri Gallery and Museum
Illustration by Julian Gower