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Recession seems to have a knock-on effect and you wonder why when obtaining the copyright of a well known Musical whether it will be “Make or Break” for that one week contract.  In Eastbourne at the Congress Theatre, originally built for National and local conferences, to put on a show, one must expect to spend at least in the region of £50,000, next year that rate could increase, which will put amateur societies treasurers purse strings on a more tight-rope tension on whether it is going to be a feasible proposition to perform at professional venues in the future.

The Rattonians Youth Group present OLIVER! at The Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne.   Review by Gregory Gower

From the very beginning you could feel by the reaction of the audience made up of Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers and other family members the high expectation of a faultless performance and we received much, much more – it was perfect!  The detail of each characterisation was phenomenal from the eponymous Oliver right down to the smallest and youngest person on stage.