Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

A celebration of the enduring friendship between the brilliant and tragic composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and Marion Scott, writer and trailblazer of women musicians, written a… 

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

What do you do when Ms Alzheimer’s – a hideous and befanged monster – comes to live with you? Local author and journalist, Susan Elkin, talks about her new book, … 

Death of an Author

Death of an Author

What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br… 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship. 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

A celebration of the friendship between the First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, and violinist, musicologist and champion of women musicians, Marion Scott. 

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London… 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey. 

Margarita Dreams

Margarita Dreams

Dave is on the beach, in Mexico, drinking margaritas. 

Storyland Author Readings

Storyland Author Readings

Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum. 

The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

There’s a certain size and scale that one gets used to at the Fringe. 

Master Shoko and Margarita

Master Shoko and Margarita

A Japanese woman, Shoko, meets Jura, a Russian man in Berlin airport. 

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author

In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely. 

A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood

A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood

A Real Man’s Guide to Sainthood is a show ‘about men’ or, more specifically, it is a show about one man - St George the dragon slayer. 

Right Honourable Member

Right Honourable Member

Right Honourable Member is the story of a girl who, in order to get an internship with the Labour Party, must successfully deliver a speech to model Parliament in a debate about g… 

Perle

Perle

Perle is a performance inspired by a medieval poem of the same name; it tells a story of denial and loss, and of the long process of dealing with it. 

The  Sh*t / La Merda

The Sh*t / La Merda

The truly exceptional leaves little space for words, which is why it is so difficult to find the right place to begin writing. 

30 Days to Edinburgh

30 Days to Edinburgh

The basic premise of this play is interesting enough: three friends – a spaceman, cowboy, and disco dancer (why? Was this some kind of inside joke or bet?) – travel all the way… 

Author

Author

An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouch’s last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly… 

A One Man Hamlet

A One Man Hamlet

What is Hamlet if not a man that stands alone and, in his isolation from others, tries to discover truth where validation is impossible?If you think about it this way, perhaps the … 

99.9 Degrees

99.9 Degrees

99. 

A Soldier's Song

A Soldier's Song

A Soldier’s Song is a stage adaptation of Ken Lukowiak’s book that narrates his experience of the Falklands Conflict. 

Master and Margarita

Master and Margarita

The setting is Moscow in 1930. 

The Institute

The Institute

The Institute delves into the psychological condition of post-traumatic stress disorder, broadly presenting some of its potential causes and symptoms, as well as posing questions a… 

Dracula: Sex, Sucking and Stardom

Dracula: Sex, Sucking and Stardom

The Dracula in Dracula: Sex, Sucking and Stardom is no different than how you would expect him to be. 

Minotaur

Minotaur

In Minotaur, Fourth Monkey present the story of the famous creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull. 

The Half

The Half

Watching Guy Masterson perform reminds me of watching an acrobat during a highly sophisticated balancing act where everything must be done at the right place, the right time, and i… 

Liz Lochhead: Making Nothing Happen

Liz Lochhead: Making Nothing Happen

Lochhead’s poetry has an immediacy and humour that makes it ideal to be read out loud. 

Panga

Panga

Lucy feels lost. 

Pierrepoint - The Hangman's Tale

Pierrepoint - The Hangman's Tale

Pierrepoint tells the story of Albert Pierrepoint, an official state hangman. 

Rémy

Rémy

Rémy was a confusing experience that passed before my eyes at what felt like light speed. 

Cocktail of the Day: Salty Margarita

Cocktail of the Day: Salty Margarita

Salty Margarita at the Abattoir... Definitely not one of my five a day.