Phil Hewitt

England

Group Arts Editor at West Sussex Gazette

Group Arts Editor at National World Publishing

Group Arts Editor at Shoreham Herald

Group Arts Editor at Littlehampton Gazette

Group Arts Editor at Brighton & Hove Independent

Group Arts Editor at Bognor Regis Observer

Group Arts Editor at Crawley and Horley Observer

Group Arts Editor at Eastbourne Herald

Group Arts Editor at Worthing Herald

Group Arts Editor at Chichester Observer

Group Arts Editor at West Sussex County Times

Group Arts Editor at Sussex Express

Group Arts Editor at Mid Sussex Times

Group Arts Editor at Hastings Observer

Author of Outrunning The Demons (Bloomsbury) & Keep On Running, journalist, marathon addict, PhD, Rolling Stones obsessive and proud dad to two NHS doctors

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Articles

Emsworth Arts Trail: everything walkable and nearly a hundred artists

6 days ago | sussexexpress.co.uk | Phil Hewitt

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowEmsworth Arts Trail 2025 is promising “a journey of artistic exploration” across two weekends – April 26-27 and May 3, 4 and 5.
Chichester Cathedral Choir honour the 60th anniversary of the Chichester Psalms

6 days ago | sussexexpress.co.uk | Phil Hewitt

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowChichester Cathedral Choir will be expanding their forces as they honour the 60th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms in a landmark concert in the cathedral. Tickets are now available for Together in Unity which takes place on Saturday, May 17 as part of Chichester950, the year-long celebrations marking the Cathedral’s 950th year.
Knave, warrior, lover... Sir Walter Raleigh on the Brighton stage

6 days ago | sussexexpress.co.uk | Phil Hewitt

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAndrew Margerison is both writer and Sir Walter Raleigh himself as Dyad Productions hit the road with Andrew’s new play That Knave, Raleigh with dates including Shoreham’s Ropetackle on April 28 at 7.30pm. Directed by Rebecca Vaughan, it follows company success with productions including A Christmas Carol, Lady Susan, A Room of One’s Own, Christmas Gothic, Austen’s Women, and Female Gothic.
Chichester Festival Theatre offers two new free transport schemes

6 days ago | sussexexpress.co.uk | Phil Hewitt

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowChichester Festival Theatre is aiming to help reduce transport challenges and enable more people to see a show in Chichester this season with two new, free transport schemes. Ben Geering, head of customer operations, explained: “We know that a theatre visit doesn’t simply begin and end with the rise and fall of the curtain; getting to and from the theatre is a real issue for many people.
Putting the late Chichester artist Peter Iden "back in the picture"

6 days ago | sussexexpress.co.uk | Phil Hewitt

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThe work of the late Chichester artist Peter Iden will be featured in a new exhibition. Seeing the Downs features a selection of striking abstracted paintings by Peter, an inventive interpreter of the South Downs. It will show the landscape that surrounded him throughout his life (1945-2012).
Intrigue and ambition in Brighton's The Heresy of Love

6 days ago | sussexexpress.co.uk | Phil Hewitt

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThe Heresy of Love is the latest production from New Venture Theatre in Brighton, running from April 25-May 3. The piece comes from playwright Helen Edmundson and is directed by Gerry McCrudden. Spokeswoman Elysa Hyde said: “Inspired by Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz’ extraordinary life, the play is full of intrigue and ambition.
Expanded Brighton Dome Comedy Festival is back this October

1 week ago | sussexexpress.co.uk | Phil Hewitt

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowBrighton Dome Comedy Festival is back this October – for longer and promising even more laughs, offering nine days of stand-up, improv, podcasts and family-friendly comedy across all three of Brighton Dome’s venues.
New Sussex Opera offer British premiere of Saint-Saëns' The Silver Bell

1 week ago | sussexexpress.co.uk | Phil Hewitt

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowNew Sussex Opera are offering The Silver Bell, a British premiere by Camille Saint-Saëns. Spokeswoman Fran Mortimer said: “A poor, tormented artist, consumed with passion and ambition, is given a silver bell that will provide all his heart desires. But in this story from the librettists behind Faust and The Tales of Hoffmann things could never be so simple.
New book eases anxiety about moving to secondary school

1 week ago | sussexexpress.co.uk | Phil Hewitt

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowZak Monroe Is (Not) My Friend, released through UCLan Publishing at £7.99, is the latest book from Simon Packham, who has lived in Horsham for the past 29 years. As Simon explains: “Zak Monroe Is (Not) My Friend deals with the anxieties surrounding the transition from primary to secondary school.
Lancing College memories for Tim Rice as he plays Worthing date

1 week ago | sussexexpress.co.uk | Phil Hewitt

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowSir Tim Rice is on the road with Tim Rice: My Life In Musicals – I Know Him So Well, a chance to reflect on his illustrious career at the heart of musical theatre.