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ATOMIC TWITTEN

THE ONLY MUSICAL COMEDY ACT IN HASTINGS! (We think...)

ATOMIC TWITTEN is Taylor on vocals and guitar, myself Steph on additional vocals and bass: a ramshackle musical comedy duo singing about life, love, pirates, booze, vindictive wildlife and more...

Recent performances of note include the Hastings Koho Festival (2025) and Hastings Fat Tuesday festival's Unplugged Saturday (2024, 2025 and 2026). We play in an acoustic, folky cabaret style; very light-hearted and fun!

Shorter gigs feature our self-penned musical comedy and parody numbers. On the rare occasions we play longer gigs, we throw in some party pop classics and a few of our old Danse Macabre songs too.

Atomic Twitten on Facebook has the latest information on gigs. Sadly, these are few and far between, though we live in hope of finding more promoters with a sense of humour. Interested? You can contact us here...

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QUILTBAG CABARET

During 2022 we trialled "Quiltbag Cabaret", a monthly open mic night for queer and feminist performers, in the basement bar of the White Rock Hotel in Hastings. Events were hosted by Atomic Twitten.

Quiltbag Cabaret aimed to be something different: an open stage for live entertainment and queer perspectives, a venue for performance artists in the LGBTQ+ community to try out new material before a friendly bunch of people we can relate to. A night of quintessentially queer, unique and inspirational live performances, from the thought-provoking to the burlesque in an evening of all-round good fun!

The QUILTBAG is an LGBTQ+ acronym representing sexual and gender minorities: Queer/Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender (inc. non-binary), Bisexual, Asexual/Ally and Gay/Genderqueer.

"QUILTBAG": LGBT Arts Showcase at Hastings Pride 2019

The idea for a Quiltbag Cabaret open mic in Hastings came from our involvement with the Hastings & Rother Rainbow Alliance (HRRA) at Hastings Pride 2019, where we ran the Arts and Cabaret Tent. This saw a programme of performances from LGBT musicians, poets and stand-up comedy, a small art exhibit and an LGBT history display. The final line-up was as follows:

Hastings Pride

The inaugural Hastings Pride took place in 2017, celebrating the local LGBT community with a parade through Hastings town centre and a full day of festivities at The Oval, Hastings. The theme for Hastings Pride 2019 was "Heroes", marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York, which served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world. QUILTBAG, the HRRA Arts Tent at Hastings Pride, set out to celebrate the work and lives of LGBT artists, the unsung heroes who through their work continue to challenge those who deny the community a place in society.