From the avant-garde to fairytale tradition, there's something for all age groups around the Sussex theatres.

THE VISIT, Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, February 14 West Sussex County Youth Theatre perform this story of temptation, which follows the inhabitants of a poverty-stricken town on the edge of nowhere awaiting the richest woman in the world. This young company breathes new life into Friderick Durrenmatt's play using half masks, a spider's web and yellow shoes. Starts 8pm, £7/£5. 01273 685861.

I AM WHO I AM, Eastbourne College Theatre, February 14 and Gardner Arts Centre, Falmer, February 19-21 This inventive piece of theatre mixes film and live performance on the themes of love and loss. It mixes David Lynch quirkiness with a powerful cinematic and documentary style and promises to be a unique performance from the company which brought us The Six-Sided Man. Starts 8pm (Brighton) and 7.30pm (Eastbourne), £7-£11. 01273 685861 (Brighton) 01323 452255 (Eastbourne).

ROAD, The Hawth, Crawley, February 19-22 Cashing in on the reality TV concept which is obsessing the UK, this theatrical experience places live surveillance cameras round the theatre and goes on a tour of a road. As the action moves from bedroom to kitchen, the inhabitants tell their stories. Using Pilot Theatre Company's unique style, this piece reflects a world typical of any town. Starts 7.30pm. Thursday matinee 1.30pm, £12. 01293 553636.

PIED PIPER OF HAMLIN, Komedia, Brighton, February 23 Professor Pop-up's Theatre presents the best-loved children's tale about a magical piper who plays a tune and makes rats run, a greedy mayor who rubs his hands and dancing children. The performance uses a mixture of mechanical toys, clockwork boxes, glove and shadow puppets, gentle music and fantastic lighting to weave its spell. Starts 2pm, £4.50. 01273 647100.