Schwartzman Gallery, Margate

Seven Ages of Arnold Schwartzman

A five-venue exhibition dedicated to the life and work of prolific filmmaker and graphic designer Arnold Schwartzman OBE RDI. The sprawling show coincides with the renaming of The Margate School, in his hometown, to the Schwartzman Gallery. He’s worked with everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to the Rolling Stones; shared a bodybuilding coach with Arnold Schwarzenegger; and won an Oscar and Academy Award for his 1982 film Genocide, which documents the Holocaust through survivor interviews, narrated by Taylor and Orson Welles. See a retrospective of his striking posters, photographs, napkins and more at the Schwartzman Gallery, as well as Lovelys Gallery, The Napery (Walpole Bay Hotel), Community Pharmacy Gallery and Margate Adult Education Centre.

Until 4 May

(Formerly The Margate School) CT9 1DX. www.themargateschool.com

Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 September

The Party Girls

The true story of the Mitford sisters is told in Jewish playwright Amy Rosenthal’s new show. The five women navigated their way through pre-war high society, chasing different paths at a time of rising fascism and political uncertainty. See their story unfold through the viewpoint of Jessica (aka Decca), as she strives to stay true to her beliefs while drifting further from her once beloved sisters, crossing continents on a romantic quest. Nancy aspires to be a celebrated writer, Diana and Unity become attracted to the dangerous, charismatic far right leaders in Britain and Germany, and Debo sets her eyes on a Duke.

7.30pm, 2.30pm (Thu & Sat only). From £18. Marlowe Theatre, Kent, CT1 2AS. www.marlowetheatre.com