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Hastings Gang Show is coming to the stage agian!
Join us on 8th, 9th, 10th May 2025 at White Rock theatre for a jam packed show for all the family to enjoy. We promise to have your toes tapping, voices singing and bellies aching!
Take advantage of the early bird discount now! Book by 31 October!
The theatrical variety performance Hastings Gang Show returns to the White Rock Theatre for 2025.
Whether it’s a trip to the theatre with your Scout group, a fun night out with the family, or a social event with your friends - it promises to be a jam-packed show of entertainment.
A Gang Show is performed by members of Scouts and Guides. The shows are produced to provide members with an opportunity to experience life on the stage, as well as contributing to the artistic and cultural growth of their local community.
Gang Shows are entirely volunteer-run, and often feature a majority of work written by Scouting and Guiding members. Gang Show’s originated in 1931, when Ralph Reader, a Rover Scout trying to make his mark in theatre in the US and London, was asked to write a Scout-based variety show to raise money for a swimming pool at Downe Scout Camp.
The name came about during a rehearsal break. Reader called his cast together, and one responded “Aye, aye Skip, the gang’s all here”. And so, the Gang Show was born.
The first Gang Show in Hastings was in 1966, produced by Eric Stokes (1922-2016). Over 50 years later and it’s still going strong with a cast of over 100 young people and adults from Scouting in Hastings, Rye and District, and Guides from the Hastings Division. The cast perform each year, offering opportunities for friends, family, and the local community to come along and support.
We promise a stage full of enthusiastic cast members ready to entertain!
Come and watch this years spectacular show on 8, 9 and 10 May 2025 at the White Rock Theatre.
Take advantage of 2 FREE adult tickets when you buy 10 under 16 tickets, buy tickets from the White Rock Theatre's website.
Dates for your diary
Any members of the Hastings, Rye and district scouting and girlguiding can join Hastings Gangshow, here's the dates you need!
Preparation
Sign On - November 2024
Audition Day - Sunday 5 January 2025
Familiarisation - Sunday 16 Feburary 2025
First full rehearsal - Sunday 23 Feburary 2025
Show Dates
7pm Thursday 8 May 2025
7pm Friday 9 May 2025
2pm Saturday 10 May 2025
7pm Saturday 10 May 2025
More details to follow in November...
Anyone watching the Gang Show is in for a whole evening of fun, laughter and entertainment! It’s a spectacular community event which provides our young people an opportunity to shine and grow in confidence.
Cllr James Bacon
Past Hastings Mayor