Eastbourne Soup - Costume making workshops

Do you fancy picking up a needle or thread,or are you a maker who works better with glue and imagination? Whatever your skills, come and join one of our free workshops and help to create the costumes for the Eastbourne Community Play. We have a cast of 50, so there is much making to be done.

Workshops led by Nina Ayres (Film and TV costume designer) and Nic Miners (Costume Interpreter)

Workshops are being held on:

• Saturday 21st February from 11am to 4pm (making hats)

• Sunday 22nd February from 11am to 4pm (making cork life jackets)

• Saturday 28th February from 11am to 4pm (making kitchen aprons)

Other dates to follow...

All workshops held at 186 Seaside, Eastbourne BN22 7QR

Contact Nic Miners at seasidepicnic@gmail.com

and let her know when you would like to attend.

Space is limited so you do need to book

This project is free for all participants

Draft Script Reading, Leaf Hall, Nov 2025 Photo by Chris Sheffield

There are many other ways you can take part: volunteer stewarding, marketing, T-shirt painting etc). Click here to send us your contact details, and tell us what you are interested in doing; we are happy to hear suggestions of what you would like to do to help.

Eastbourne Soup is a community play written from the stories and memories of local people and historians from Eastbourne, which were gathered last year in a series of workshops and interviews. The performances will take place at the Winter Garden on 4, 5 & 6 June 2026. Partners involved in the project include: Printers Playhouse, Eastbourne Silver Band, Concentus Sings Choir, Printers Playhouse Choir, Cuckmere String Quartet, East Sussex College, Compass Arts, Eastbourne Sheds and 186 Seaside, and there will be a cast of 50 community actors.

Eastbourne in a Box, Gildredge Park, Aug 2024 Photo by Anya Singh