Mustard Doesn't go with Girls

Mustard Doesn't go with Girls

When the children of Bow-on-Tie start mysteriously disappearing, Abigail decides to investigate further. 

amendments: A Play on Words

amendments: A Play on Words

John Chesterton works in a world where political correctness is paramount. 

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

In a retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast saga aimed at small children, four players multi-role in an uncomplicated and pleasant way. 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales elegantly told. 

The Bakewell Bake Off: A New Musical

The Bakewell Bake Off: A New Musical

The small English village of Bakewell, Derbyshire is holding its annual baking competition. 

Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to...

Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to...

Baba Brinkman’s Rap Guide Series began in 2009 with Fringe First Winner ‘Rap Guide to Evolution’, “Astonishing and brilliant” (NY Times), now making its Brighton debut (26/27… 

Lights! Planets! People!

Lights! Planets! People!

Renowned space scientist Maggie Hill is giving a lecture about her career, to inspire young women to work in science. 

The Bubble Show

The Bubble Show

Join Mr. 

Beat

Beat

Currently playing at the Warren’s Blockhouse theatre, Beat has the makings of a great love story. 

Microbodyssey

Microbodyssey

They’re all around us but we cannot see them. 

Frankenstein the Pantomime

Frankenstein the Pantomime

Frankenstein and pantomime are two words which should not go together, but in this brilliant mashup, they curiously do. 

Last Rehearsal

Last Rehearsal

A new piece of work by a new BAME theatre ensemble The Last Company Theatre, Last Rehearsal is written and directed by Chilean Maria Jose Andrade. 

Blue Planet III

Blue Planet III

Two idiots at the BBC are making another Blue Planet, but how do you know what a fish is if you’ve never left your office? Put on your polar ice caps and climb aboard an adventure … 

Badass Be Thy Name

Badass Be Thy Name

Last year’s triumphant Police Cops in Space earned five star reviews and sell-out runs. 

Witch-Hunt

Witch-Hunt

Following Enter The Dragons, their 2017 Broadway Baby Bobby award-winning show, A&E Comedy are back with a new cackle-inducing performance, laced with mirth and magic. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet. 

Bufo Bufo

Bufo Bufo

Transporting you to Chicago in 1927, The Awkward Silence present a fast-paced, whip-smart comedy about friendship, power and greed. 

Showmanship

Showmanship

Sharp-tongued, quick- witted, but ever so slightly rough around the edges, Lucy Roslyn’s fortune telling Myra Collins is no stranger to the seedier side of being a professional p… 

Weight/Wait

Weight/Wait

A “completely engaging” and “emotionally intelligent”, upbeat dance theatre duet that explores the mental and physical ‘weight’ of our thoughts and inner voice through raw, phy… 

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

The simple story of three hungry goats and a grumpy old troll, told with a gentle ecological message. 

The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past

The lives of an eclectic community living in abandoned shipping containers are thrown upside down when a mysterious man arrives. 

Boris Rex

Boris Rex

Let’s set the scene. 

Marvellous Myths and Hopeful Heroes

Marvellous Myths and Hopeful Heroes

An evening filled with stories, duets and short plays, reworked and retold to delight, surprise and entertain. 

Ensonglopedia of British History

Ensonglopedia of British History

I had no idea what to expect from John Hinton’s Ensonglopedia of British History. 

Seska: Quack Quack Bang!

Seska: Quack Quack Bang!

Crazier than finding a penguin in your fridge. 

Timpson: The Musical

Timpson: The Musical

Two warring houses. 

You're in a Bad Way

You're in a Bad Way

John Osborne is a writer known for his poetry and his popular Edinburgh show John Peel’s Shed. 

The Death Show

The Death Show

Death. 

KING LEAR

KING LEAR

Hands up anyone who was bored rigid by studying Shakespeare at school. 

Top of the Flops

Top of the Flops

At any Fringe you’ll be able to find at least one crooner showcasing some of history’s best show tunes – One Day More, There’s No Business Like Show Business, anything from… 

Be Not Afeard: A Sensory Telling of Shakespeare's The Tempest

Be Not Afeard: A Sensory Telling of Shakespeare's The Tempest

Be not afeard. 

Up Your Prana

Up Your Prana

A fast, hard-hitting comedy featuring six characters at the same yoga centre, all eaten up with secrets. 

The Art of Caring

The Art of Caring

The story of an audacious carer in a residential care home. 

LOVE, CRASH, REROLL

LOVE, CRASH, REROLL

A live dating game! One woman tries out four versions of herself that battle for your love. 

The Cheeky Chappie

The Cheeky Chappie

Jamie Kenna stars as Max Miller in this critically-acclaimed production about Brighton’s best-loved comedian. 

Who Nose?

Who Nose?

There’s a nose on the loose in the city, and it’s not the only one. 

Guy Lloyd: Radio Blah Blah

Guy Lloyd: Radio Blah Blah

In August of last year, radio presenter Guy Lloyd was sacked after thirteen years of broadcasting his decidedly average show. 

All I See Is You

All I See Is You

Bobby works on Woolies’ record counter. 

Unmythable

Unmythable

Unmythable promised an ‘unforgettable blend of sketch comedy, cross-dressing, stories and songs’ but unfortunately, it didn’t deliver. 

Turtles Don't Like Plastic

Turtles Don't Like Plastic

Following a mysterious storm, a turtle finds herself trapped on a strange island made of plastic that’s forever growing. 

ScaredyKat

ScaredyKat

Starring Ella Ainsworth from TV’s ‘Hustle’ and ‘Doc Martin’. 

Privates

Privates

Attention all sperm! This is a military operation in procreation! Join three fun guys who fertilise in an adventure as big as life itself. 

Summer Street: The Hilarious, Aussie Soap Opera, Musical Comedy

Summer Street: The Hilarious, Aussie Soap Opera, Musical Comedy

New British musicals are few and far between nowadays, but the Brighton Fringe is the one place where they are bound to be found. 

Dancing with The Star! Movin' with Melvin!

Dancing with The Star! Movin' with Melvin!

An interactive tap dance and workout workshop, fun for all ages and levels. 

Sunshine

Sunshine

The inexplicable friendship of Mr Sea and Mr Sand. 

Woman! Pilot! Pirate?

Woman! Pilot! Pirate?

Amelia Earhart has been missing for 81 years. 

From The Cradle To The Bin

From The Cradle To The Bin

A Ship of Fool’s Theatre Company welcome us to Happy Valley Care Home, a place where the elderly are ‘thrown onto life’s scrap heap’. 

John Osborne: John Peel's Shed and Other Stories

John Osborne: John Peel's Shed and Other Stories

Writer and storyteller John Osborne is back with a trio of shows across the final weekend of the Fringe. 

Bon Ami

Bon Ami

We are more connected than ever but are we feeling more alone? Social isolation, living alone and loneliness equals a 30% higher risk of early death. 

Goodbye Rosetta

Goodbye Rosetta

Hungry Wolf VYT return to Brighton Fringe with another original piece of cutting-edge theatre. 

Dancing with The Star! Movin' with Melvin!

Dancing with The Star! Movin' with Melvin!

Tap into health! Legendary Song and Dance Man, Movin’ Melvin Brown brings health and happiness to Brighton. 

The Maydays present: Happily Never After

The Maydays present: Happily Never After

Award-winning improvisers, The Maydays, present ‘Happily Never After’; a twisted musical tale inspired by Tim Burton and The Brothers Grimm. 

Tape

Tape

Two women are on stage, their mouths are taped shut with broad, black gaffer tape. 

The Tale Of The Cockatrice

The Tale Of The Cockatrice

Mumblecrust Theatre return with their Brighton Fringe 2017 double award-winning show! Deep in the vaults of an ancient priory, a hideous creature awakens. 

Hamlet?

Hamlet?

Probably William Shakespeare’s most famous play and possibly his greatest, Hamlet has long been a target for comedy. 

Mother Goose

Mother Goose

A family pantomime that looks at the world today and encourages the audience to consider how we can all help improve it. 

A Serious Play About World War II

A Serious Play About World War II

Winner Vault Festival Comedy Award 2017 Winner of the IYAF: Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy Award in 2017 After the success of their five-star, award-winning farce ‘The Starship Os… 

The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling is a new adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen tale about the cygnet born into a duck’s nest who is mercilessly teased by his siblings, and then begins his jo… 

The Handsome Weeping Boys & Friends

The Handsome Weeping Boys & Friends

Fired in the kiln of the Free Association’s long-form improv training, this band of reprobates have become regulars on the London improv circuit and have been 3-time champions at t… 

A Puppet Named Desire

A Puppet Named Desire

Puppets hunting passion. 

Bus Boy

Bus Boy

Set on an island best known for its adorable marsupial inhabitants, Bus Boy is a sweet play about two very different people becoming friends. 

Baba Brinkman: Darwinizm

Baba Brinkman: Darwinizm

Baba Brinkman’s unique “peer reviewed rap” combines comedy, science, and hip-hop in a live show that the New York Times calls “astonishing and brilliant”. 

Passionate Machine

Passionate Machine

Remember P. 

10 Steps To Happiness

10 Steps To Happiness

The majority of us can probably admit to turning to Google to answer life’s more trivial questions from time to time. 

Brainville at Night

Brainville at Night

A stylish adventure into the film noir-ish world of Ingrid’s memories and imagination. 

Space Doctor

Space Doctor

Have you ever turned up at a party to find yourself surrounded by people you didn’t know who all seemed to be united by an in-joke you didn’t get? That was my Space Doctor expe… 

Tom and Bunny Save the World

Tom and Bunny Save the World

As 2018 falls to a zombie apocalypse, Tom and Bunny begin their perilous journey to Yorkshire in a quest for sanctuary and a proper cup of tea. 

Tom and Bunny Save the World: The Musical

Tom and Bunny Save the World: The Musical

Tom and Bunny Save the World is a folk musical. 

A Berlin Kabaret!

A Berlin Kabaret!

Brighton Fringe winner of Best Cabaret and Argus Angel awards, ‘A Berlin Kabaret’ returns! Lady Gaga meets Brecht in this walk on the wild side of the 20th century avant-garde. 

La Niña Barro

La Niña Barro

A devised piece based on a collection of poems by Spanish writer Marta Massé, about a girl made of clay. 

A Pocketful of Dreams

A Pocketful of Dreams

A selection of stories and short plays created by Varndean College BTEC Performing Arts students. 

The Last Straw

The Last Straw

An anonymous man and woman, confined in a space, are trying to pin down the facts. 

The Owl and the Pussycat

The Owl and the Pussycat

‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ live in a dull and dusty world, so imagine how shocked and surprised they are when a stupendous storm sweeps them out of the window, Splash!, onto an une… 

The Maids by Jean Genet

The Maids by Jean Genet

First performed in 1947, Jean Genet’s The Maids was inspired by the true story of sisters Christine and Léa Papin, who murdered their employer and her daughter. 

Rum in the Gravy Boat

Rum in the Gravy Boat

A play about mental health and growing up with an alcohol-dependent mother. 

Cry, Blueberry

Cry, Blueberry

November, 1932. 

Witt 'n Camp: SWAG

Witt 'n Camp: SWAG

Following their hit, sell-out shows in Brighton and Soho, this outrageous double-act present ‘SWAG’ - an hour of musical comedy, character stand-up and burlesque. 

1 Woman, a High-Flyer and a Flat Bottom: Samantha Baines

1 Woman, a High-Flyer and a Flat Bottom: Samantha Baines

Award-winning comedian Samantha Baines (Call the Midwife, The Crown, BBC Radio 4) returns to Brighton after a smash-hit, sell-out Edinburgh Fringe, Soho Theatre runs and a UK tour. 

Whose Tweet Was it Anyway?

Whose Tweet Was it Anyway?

Team captains Phil Jerrod and Sean McLoughlin go head to head in the funniest twitter battle since Donald Trump vs Kim Jong Un. 

Standard:Elite

Standard:Elite

There are two types of ticket. 

Ubu Roi

Ubu Roi

Join us on the absurdly grotesque killing spree/sex-capades of one man. 

The Trouble With Scott Capurro

The Trouble With Scott Capurro

Scott Capurro is one of nature’s great raconteurs. 

Gone

Gone

A fictional fantasy about the realities of hope and survival in collaboration with Music Action International. 

Police Cops In Space

Police Cops In Space

Forget Spaceballs, there is a new sci-fi comedy champion in town. 

CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation

CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation

No one knows who the killer is, not even the cast!The improvised murder mystery comedy is back! Following sold-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2017/2016 and Brighton Fringe 2017/2016,… 

Captain Cauliflower and Marvin the Mischievous Moose

Captain Cauliflower and Marvin the Mischievous Moose

Come and join the invincible Captain Cauliflower and his faithful companion Marvin on an unforgettable adventure, filled with extreme silliness and unquestionable danger. 

100 Ways to Tie a Shoe-Lace

100 Ways to Tie a Shoe-Lace

Cognitive dysfunction does not, perhaps, naturally strike us as a rich vein of humour. 

The Establishment: Le Bureau De Strange

The Establishment: Le Bureau De Strange

Side-splitting, stiff upper-lipped hilarity from critically-acclaimed duo Dan Lees and Neil Frost. 

Viggo Venn: Pepito

Viggo Venn: Pepito

Nominated for Best Comedy Award (Brighton Fringe 2017) Norwegian champion of Theatresports 2015 After full runs at Edinburgh, Adelaide and Prague Fringe, award-winning Norwegian c… 

Twinkle Twinkle

Twinkle Twinkle

There are melodies that live in all of us. 

The RH Experience: Scribble!

The RH Experience: Scribble!

YouTube stars The RH Experience present Scribble: An hour of weird, wonderful and downright hilarious comedy, storytelling and songs, all against an ever-changing live-illustrated … 

The Late Show

The Late Show

The “slightly soiled bearpit of a show” (G Scene) returns.