The Brighton Academy (TBA) Performing Arts Degree Showcase.
The Brighton Academy (TBA) Musical Theatre Degree Showcase.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
UK PREMIERE Director Christiane Jatahy fuses the qualities of cinema and theatre to explore structural racism and the legacy of slavery in her native Brazil.
Andrew White has been described by Joe Lycett as ‘very exciting and very funny’ and by teachers as ‘a pleasure to teach (gay)’.
It’s all in the title (hahahahahahahaha).
‘London’s best cliché-free drag nights’ (Time Out).
BEANBAG CONCERT SERIES Find a beanbag and lose yourself in the hypnotic sound of Alexander Grechaninov’s Passion Week.
Stand-Up comedian Daniel Powell tells the story of how a cat tried to kill him with its arse, destroying his health (and life) in the process.
Endeavour Chorus plus Go Forth.
A long-running staple of Edinburgh’s Fringe, The Really Terrible Orchestra return with their most ambitious programme of barely recognisable “music” to date! Will they finish Schub…
You’re cordially invited to learn dark, blue secrets and experiences from the life and perspective of a Muslim(ish), British, Pakistani female straddling two cultures, two lives an…
Using The Trojan Women by Euripides as a starting point, After Troy interweaves the stories of those women left behind, awaiting their fate with the stories of the women who have s…
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok…
Midlife gets a dose of music and magic in this transformational take on Oz.
Edinburgh’s iconic independent and award-winning music venue showcases the city’s phenomenal local talent with nightly danceable live funk, soul, blues and special jazz performance…
Queer, chic and outrageous – you’re invited to the biggest, gayest party at the Fringe (fun straights allowed).
‘Freedom an’ whisky gang thegither’ (Robert Burns).
Dark obsessions. Evil desires. Twisted kinks. But enough about my priest. Sit back. relax. And enjoy some quality scripted stand-up. Entertaining and fun.
The tumultuous life of Richard III: not the villain of Shakespearean lore, but loyal brother to a king, devoted husband and father, and eventually reluctant monarch.
“Weird Al” Yankovic and Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe were destined to be together onstage, and now they are! (Sort of.
Biblical characters David and Jonathan feature quite prominently in present discussions about the Bible and same-sex relationships.
Gritty, powerful and daringly revolutionary, Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein is a transgender reimagining of Shelley’s seminal novel, set in the year of our Lord 1980.
Title says it all! *Evil laugh*.
Warning: Dark comedy zone! Enter at your own risk! Emerging from the ashes of her father’s death, Moni Zhang brings you a dark and hilarious comedy show that will leave you gasping…
Join us at the world-renowned tapestry studio after hours.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
The title of the show says it all.
Teachers know the feeling all too well.
Welcome to the dark side of laughter, where our comics don’t give a damn about your comfort zone.
After their sell-out sensation at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Insane Magic are back.
An hour of wall-to-wall laughs from two of Scotland’s most exciting new comedians – Liam Jackson and Grant Barr! Liam dissects his mishaps in the job market, travels and Scottish…
After Endgame masterfully combines the strategic nuances of chess with the uproarious comedy of life.
Skins actress Megan Prescott – aka Katie F*cking Fitch – writes and stars in her debut solo show.
Nick Cassenbaum’s two-hander comedy heist, directed by Emma Jude Harris, romps through 2018 Jewish Essex.
Madeleine is pretty much the worst sixteen year old you can meet.
Daniel McKeon has the answers? In this work-in-progress show, Daniel will delve through the highs and lows of his life to bring you the know-how to become your very own Boyboss.
Ellis wakes up in a turbulent fever dream created by the Gods of Sapphic Desire.
We all know the fairy tales and their immortal final line: happily ever after… But that isn’t real life.
The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns.
Belles was the it girl, hip girl, oh-so-very-fit girl.
The audience is trapped in a retro video game with a sadistic, end-of-level boss.
A sticky, spooky horror comedy about gender-reveal parties, demons from hell, and a Gay Witch Sex Cult (a sex cult for gay witches).
BC:AD (Before Children, After Diapers) is a stand-up comedy show and one mad, mommy’s take on how the definitions of words change before and during motherhood.
‘Hey.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
A new solo performance by Funny Women finalist Natalie Bellingham using comedy, storytelling, movement and interaction to celebrate being human in all its banality, sprinkled with …
The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York …
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
The Institute for Contemporary Theatre, Brighton is proud to introduce the BA (Hons) Performing Arts graduating class of 2024.
The second Culture ConneX collaboration with Black Brighton Market brings you a vibrant artisanal marketplace featuring arts & craft stalls, books, pop up performances and a cultur…
The second Culture ConneX collaboration with Black Brighton Market brings you a vibrant artisanal marketplace featuring arts & craft stalls, books, pop up performances and a cultur…
Twelve women scientists will be bringing their research discoveries to the seaside.
A musical puppet show with mischief and mycelium! When Ivy answers a call for help from a stranded worm she is led on a wild adventure! Soon she is battling birds, meeting mystica…
An exploration of Brighton’s identity, through photographs and film, combined with spoken word from Tash Gilbert and dance from Hebe Salmon.
Join ProjectOurs for their debut Brighton Fringe event, which will explore identity, and what it means to find your identity through different communities and personal expression.
This year Brighton Kotlin is taking part in KotlinConf Global 2024, where communities around the world are encouraged to become part of KotlinConf 2024 by hosting their own events.
Coffee After Therapy is an exciting new musical by award-winning writer/composer Matthew Knowles.
Exploring what it’s like to be a constantly aggrieved hypochondriac with more medical conditions than the BMJ, comedian Daniel Powell recounts the events that saw him run away from…
Balthazar Dark is still the greatest wrestler you’ve never heard of.
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2023 Brighton Fringe.
Comedy Stand-Up for LGBTQ+ and Allies ONLY.
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
Martin J Dixon returns to the Fringe with his hilarious show BIG FAT GAY (he’s used the title before, it’s a good title).
Hello R Novices, Nerds, and Nobles! Summer is coming, and so is another instalment of insightful talks to BrightonR! Bring ya friends, we’ll bring the bubbles.
Join us for an exciting meetup event hosted by Brighton Cloud to discover ways to drive your learning and development.
Presenting part 4 of a transnational exhibition series exploring the existence and impact of colonial references ‘hidden in plain sight’ in the built environment across neighbo…
Naughty Ever After has been ruining childhood memories at festivals around the world since 2017 .
From New York-based comedian—and former tech employee—Alexis Gay, “Unprofessional” is a comedy solo show debut about working (or, uh, not working) in tech, and one very specifi…
Madeleine is pretty much the worst sixteen year old you can meet.
A short queer history walking tour (90 mins approximately once we start off) of central Brighton locations featuring a small selection of our past local heroes, villains, interesti…
The Brighton Buddhist centre has been offering Meditation, Buddhism and Yoga classes for the last 50 years.
Expect funny sets from diverse comedic genres, lovingly introduced by your genial compere, giving you a tantalising taste of the breadth and depth of the city’s comedy scene.
Join David Ingram, a 40-something retired twink, as he discusses his life as a gay man, the ups and downs, the tops and bottoms of growing up in a small town in Scotland in the 80�…
Join David Ingram, a 40-something retired twink, as he discusses his life as a gay man, the ups and downs, the tops and bottoms of growing up in a small town in Scotland in the 80�…
Join Chichester Festival Theatre as part of our Life After Fringe series, highlighting development opportunities post-Fringe.
From their humble roots on Instagram Live during the pandemic in 2020, Shxts and Scribbles quickly became a team of individuals with a shared purpose.
A sticky, spooky horror comedy about gender reveal parties, demons from hell, and above all, a Gay Witch Sex Cult (a sex cult for gay witches).
Prateek Kohli is a BBC New Comedy Award nominee whose comedy travels through the absurdities of three continents where he has lived and performed.
Experience Brighton Blue, where music, culture and history intertwine in a mesmerizing performance.
Join the team from World Fringe and National Rural Touring Forum to find out what’s next for you post-Fringe.
Come join us for a fun filled evening of Jazz & Gin at Blossoms Cocktail Bar & Restaurant.
For May’s meetup, as part of Silicon Brighton’s collab with Fringe, we have something very special lined up - a creative workshop led by Dan Gibson on how to build your very own ch…
*SOLD OUT* These amazing tours happen in May as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival.
Join us for Meetup #5 of the AWS Brighton User Group! Mark Hemsley, Head of Architecture at Rail Delivery Group will be speaking about infrastructure modernisation with AWS Cloud …
The sell-out poetry night, Off The Chest, makes its Brighton premiere at Komedia on 7th May.
Beach Box presents an exciting line up of Sauna Rituals & events, featuring special guests to expertly guide you in a thermal journey.
From some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes, entrepreneurs to entertainers, artists, music-hall stars, and campaigners, Brighton and Hove has always attracted women …
Peter Joannou Brighton’s Singing Barber And The Cool Legends Show .
Black Brighton Market is a place where Black People and People of Colour have the opportunity to sell their art, goods, services and perform to the general public.
Performed Off-Broadway, NYC 2022 Best Male Performer, Brighton Fringe Best New Play (Shortlist), New Writing South “£5000 to keep silent? Those stupid babyish letters!? Father …
“Back by popular demand”.
A revolving line-up of some of the best established and up-and-coming comedians from the Fringe and around Brighton in a late afternoon show full of fun and laughter.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
Following on from it’s success last year, this delightful, funny show returns with a revolving line-up of the best and up-and-coming female comedians from around Brighton and the F…
Thought Eurovision couldn’t get any camper? Join Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus as they whisk you away on an exploration of the past, present and future of everyone’s favourite so…
A Tale of sex, seduction and survival.
The V.
Peter Cook will show how to create particle flow animations.
A networking opportunity to meet other Brighton Fringe artists and venues who are also taking part for the first time in 2024.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Cold Dark Matters is the story of a writer.
You will be lead through the haunted Tudor mansion to take your seat at the séance.
Two lives come together in an unlikely match.
The award winning Shane Daniel Byrne is Irish comedy’s new wonderkid (in his mid 30's).
The foul-mouthed prophet of Australian comedy is back in Edinburgh with a new show and a newer tracksuit.
The Dark Arts used by politicians and their advisors, speechwriters, and spin doctors are mired in mystery and their own mythology.
Blanket of the Dark performed by Applause Theatre Group.
Written and performed by singer songwriter Michaela Betts, Dark Nature is a personal exploration of childhood trauma, transformation, dis-ease and beauty.
Singer songwriter Michaela Betts leads you through her theatrical folk journey of narrative songs about the Dark Nature in all of us.
The Twat out of Hell returns with an exciting new hour to get your day started.
Our new young conductor is nearly as old as the orchestra.
Must Be This Gay To Ride is a one-woman comedy play centring around queerness, relationships, and choosing how we define ourselves.
Must Be This Gay To Ride is a one-woman comedy play centring around queerness, relationships, and choosing how we define ourselves.
Let’s just get this out the way: Colin Cloud’s After Dark is the most powerful, impressive and poignant magic and mentalist show I’ve ever seen.
Must Be This Gay To Ride is a one-woman comedy play centring around queerness, relationships, and choosing how we define ourselves.
It ain’t easy being Jack.
After a fantastic debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, Terry Geo’s astounding show is back! Blink gives a raw and emotional insight into modern life for an interracial coupl…
After a fantastic debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, Terry Geo’s astounding show is back! Blink gives a raw and emotional insight into modern life for an interracial coupl…
Don’t be put off by the topic - this dance show about death is far from gloomy.
Join us for The Piano Supper With Daniel and Sean From The Channel 4 Series The Piano.
Singing, dancing, butt stuff.
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
A Chorus Line - and what a chorus line! I was wowed by this performance of A Chorus Line presented by the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group.
Two very different Daniel’s.
Kevin Daniel is a simple Glasgow boy who moved to England in 2000 to make his fortune.
Daniel Lambert is deaf.
Daniel Lambert is deaf.
Absurdist theatre maker Geoff Sobelle presents an immersive performance offering a meditation on how and why we eat.
Martin J Dixon brings his hilarious show Big Fat Gay to Camden Fringe.
Martin J Dixon brings his hilarious show Big Fat Gay to Camden Fringe.
‘28 and keen for anything really’ is the first live album by musical comedian Orlando Gibbs.
‘28 and keen for anything really’ is the first live album by musical comedian Orlando Gibbs.
Two queer Jews.
Director Dennis Corsi writes “At the end of a play, a gay couple celebrates their one-year anniversary.
Don’t miss the hilarious smash-hit show from Scotland’s international comedy star.
Preaching the word to thousands in football stadiums and evangelising undercover in China, amidst 30 years of door-knocking, and all the while the sound of sexuality was knocking l…
Hertfordshire-based choir, Classical Chorus look forward to performing a short concert in the beautiful setting of Greyfriars Kirk.
Brand-new original musical drama comedy based on the true stories of Jill Morrell and John McCarthy.
What happens to Shakespeare’s best-loved heroes and most reviled villains after the curtain falls? Come and join a host of familiar Shakespearean characters as they reflect back on…
When Ruva experiences street harassment, her entire world is thrown into chaos and turmoil.
If you can’t hate yourself, how the hell you gonna hate anyone else? Makes you laugh. Makes you think.
Time.
Janitor/Manager: Inspired by the expression ‘If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere’, Sean Conrad booked a one-way flight to NYC to become a stand-up comedian and quickl…
Look into the human face of greed – live acting, visuals and a binaural soundscape that gives you the chills.
An over-zealous Highlander taking on the British comedy establishment to impress his dad – Daniel Downie is a Jacobite! Award winning Scottish comedian and historian Daniel Down…
In his debut hour, David Ian attempts a huge feat: to answer the question that many gay men think about their entire lives.
The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns.
The foul-mouthed prophet of Australian comedy is back in Edinburgh with a new show and a newer tracksuit.
After a decade of performing all over the world, in over 50 countries and countless viral videos, European-Canadian comedy star Daniel-Ryan Spaulding brings his new solo show to th…
Andrew Silverwood went to Australia for an eight-week working holiday in January 2020 and he got back this May.
Combining two of his great loves – Weird Al Yankovic and Harry Potter – Steve Goodie creates an all-out musical performance with some killer lyrics and accordion skills.
Join New York comedian Alexis Gay and her funniest comedian friends for an hour of fresh, fun, fast-paced stand-up comedy.
A late night version of the sell-out unique show.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Shared hour with two absolute stars of the future.
Ever wonder what it’s like to see a show… without actually seeing it? This piece plunges the audience into darkness, allowing them to step into the shoes of their hosts, VICS, …
After The Act (A Section 28 Musical) is an eye-opening performance about Section 28 a series of laws introduced to the UK in the 1980s that prohibited the “promotion of homosexua…
Winner of Best Kids Show at Adelaide Fringe 2023.
The night is dark and full of laughs with Black Widows, where the boldest female comedians come to push boundaries and tackle taboo topics.
Irish madman John Spillane is back with the return of his 100% improvised stand-up show.
I quit drinking in 2019.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action videogame! How will you escape?! Will you: A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An interac…
Returning for its eleventh year at the Edinburgh Fringe, this cult favorite show has lost none of its energy and atmosphere.
***** It’s brilliant, dynamic, explosive! (UngtTeaterblod.
A few days ago I saw a little boy slapping a wall.
Once upon a time I was the best blurb writer in the business – really, I was a wonder! But as time weighed down on me and all my afternoons began to expand and contract, I starte…
The simple ‘good vs bad’ narrative is present in just about every aspect of our culture and society.
More stories in song from this multi award-winning Edinburgh favourite.
But he’s gay.
Released in 1973, The Dark Side of the Moon is an album that transcends time, appealing as much today as it did in the days of experimental prog rock.
A sticky, spooky horror comedy about gender reveal parties, demons from hell, and above all, a Gay Witch Sex Cult (a sex cult for gay witches)As Kaelan Trough and his husband celeb…
About the show The world is dying.
Mark Robert Petty presents Don’t Tell The Bishops! The After-Pride Concert at The Actors’ Church on Sunday 2nd July at 7.
About the show Each year Creative Youth’s wonderful team of young people head to Brighton Fringe to judge the best theatre and stand-up comedy shows by performers…
I, Daniel Blake adapted by Dave Johns from the film directed by Ken Loach, written by Paul Laverty, and produced by Rebecca O’Brien for Sixteen…
Poet Alceste is disgusted with French society & life at court.
An opportunity to explore Buddhism, meditation and also Buddhism’s relationship to the arts.
An opportunity to explore Buddhism, meditation and also Buddhism’s relationship to the arts.
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2023 Brighton Fringe.
Join us for an exciting behind the scenes look at the film and TV world at the Screen and Film School Brighton’s newest site.
Join us for an exciting behind the scenes look at the film and TV world at Screen and Film School Brighton’s newest site, which is one of the only film lots of its kind on the so…
Viewpoints is an immersive physical theatre training process led by international multidisciplinary creative industry experts - theatre maker Erwin Maas and actor/cinematographer G…
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Join Drag Race UK Season 2 and cabaret legend Joe Black, as he returns to Brighton Fringe festival for an evening of musical mischief, vaudevillian villainy and cabaret chaos in th…
A comedy about the passing of time.
In partnership with Black Brighton Market, the Pan-African Creative Exchange (PACE) brings you a vibrant market place featuring arts & craft stalls, pop up performances, a cultural…
In partnership with Black Brighton Market, the Pan-African Creative Exchange (PACE) brings you a vibrant market place featuring arts & craft stalls, pop up performances, a cultural…
In partnership with Black Brighton Market, the Pan-African Creative Exchange (PACE) brings you a vibrant market place featuring arts & craft stalls, pop up performances, a cultural…
In partnership with Black Brighton Market, the Pan-African Creative Exchange (PACE) brings you a vibrant market place featuring arts & craft stalls, pop up performances, a cultural…
Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no.
A comedy about the passing of time.
The Brighton Swing Community are back for our annual Fringe afternoons of music and dancing, in one of the festival’s most iconic venues! Our All-Stars band features musicians fro…
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
DJ Russ Dewbury brings his iconic Brighton Jazz Rooms Club night to the Spiegeltent for a rip roaring debut! The Jazz Rooms opened in 1987 and ran every weekend for an incredible 2…
Head Replacement (they/them) is a poet amongst clowns and a clown amongst poets who not so long ago decided to venture outside of the confines of their dark liar and re-enter the s…
Head Replacement (they/them) is a poet amongst clowns and a clown amongst poets who not so long ago decided to venture outside of the confines of their dark liar and re-enter the s…
When you grow up gay in a small town in nineties-Kent, it is easy to think that your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
When you grow up gay in a small town in nineties-Kent, it is easy to think that your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
As a last minute addition Brighton’s own Suspiciously Elvis performs at the fringe festival bringing his own unique take on the king of Rock and Roll in his glorious Las Vegas ye…
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
A 1990’s teen lesbian explores history and reckons with the power of femininity in this solo dance/theatre performance.
Balthazar Dark is the greatest wrestler you’ve never heard of.
Fat Goose Goes Brighton is a stand up comedy show featuring international and award winning comedians from around the world.
A 1990’s teen lesbian explores history and reckons with the power of femininity in this solo dance/theatre performance.
Balthazar Dark is the greatest wrestler you’ve never heard of.
Fat Goose Goes Brighton is a stand up comedy show featuring international and award winning comedians from around the world.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Calling the courageous, faithless, devoted and broken Inner Children to a Ceremony of the Dark Mother hosted by everybody’s favourite shadow-shaman-clown-priestess Lucy Hopkins.
Georgie Rankcom’s adaptation of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a colourful comedy that laughs at corporate culture and business stereotypes.
Big Con Productions and The Grey Area Present How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser, Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock & Willie…
The world is dying.
These amazing tours happen in May as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival.
The world is dying.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Inclusive, radical and hella creative, it’s Brighton’s Big Drag Pageant! The hottest ticket of last year’s Fringe returns for the 2023 ed…
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Saint Michael’s church was established in 1862 but then the building greatly extended some twenty years later.
Saint Michael’s church was established in 1862 but then the building greatly extended some twenty years later.
Peter Joannou Brighton’s Singing Barber & The Cool Legends Show, including classic songs by Matt Monro, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Perry Como, Elvis Presley & more direct from h…
Peter Joannou Brighton’s Singing Barber & The Cool Legends Show, including classic songs by Matt Monro, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Perry Como, Elvis Presley & more direct from h…
Martin J Dixon returns to the Fringe with his hilarious show Big Fat Gay.
Martin J Dixon returns to the Fringe with his hilarious show Big Fat Gay.
A revolving line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe in a late afternoon show filled with hilarity.
This will be an evening filled with local poets and artists sharing their work, discussing themes of peace and its relationship to environment.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
“Back by popular demand”, Brighton’s most unusual walking tour.
Black Brighton Market is a place where Black and People of Colour have the opportunity to sell their art, goods, and services and perform to the general public, creating equal oppo…
A revolving line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe in a late afternoon show filled with hilarity.
Come and hear from SMEG, the most poetic fridge on the fringe! 45 minutes of character comedy, silly poems and the best props you’ll ever see in your life! What’s in the fridge? Ev…
A friendly fun-filled afternoon performance with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
Black Brighton Market is a place where Black and People of Colour have the opportunity to sell their art, goods, and services and perform to the general public, creating equal oppo…
Redemption Rhymes returns to the local art scene with an exciting new event in support of Brighton Peace and Environment Centre (BPEC).
++Please book 24 hours in advance** For last minute bookings, please check availability and call us on 07783152151 If you want to do something that might be a little bit out of y…
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus present their annual Fringe Festival show - After Dark.
“we’re all human beings.
Simon Topping showcases the best Fringe comedy, three acts at a time.
A revolving line-up of the best and up-and-coming female comedians from Brighton and the Fringe.
++Please book 24 hours in advance** For last minute bookings, please check availability and call us on 07783152151 If you want to do something that might be a little bit out of y…
The V.
Are you ready to party? Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone, wear the best fancy dress and have the time of your life? Then join us for our Brighton Dance Extravaganza, w…
UPDATE: Tickets for tonight’s performance are no longer available through the Fringe Box Office.
In its second Festival year, Extra Topping Showcases the best Fringe comedy, three acts at a time.
A revolving line-up of the best and up-and-coming female comedians from Brighton and the Fringe.
“we’re all human beings.
Premiered at the Galway International Arts Festival in 2021, After Love is a powerful exploration of love and loss.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Imagine being in a new relationship.
Welcome to THE DARK ROOM – the world’s only live-action, text-based adventure game.
What’s the only thing proven to change the world? That’s right: issue-led fringe theatre.
Heroes are boring.
Tamina was from Pakistan but living in London’s Notting Hill area during the 1950s, in the times before the decriminalisation of homosexuality came in 1967.
Don’t miss a night of comedy, cabaret and music to celebrate the launch of Brighton Fringe 2023.
Abseiling lesbians! Queers in classrooms! Perverts panicking parents! And an act of oppression that inspired a generational riot.
Expect to be taken on a journey by a queer wannabe comedy singer/songwriter who is currently very unsure and insecure about everything.
Come sing along, for the first time ever The Really Useless Group is introducing their brand spanking new set of bangers such as The Pink Tax Tango, White Van Driven By A White Man…
In an elaborately cosmic attempt to reignite the connection to her ancestral inheritance, Takura blends western ideas of quantum physics and astrology with zimbabwean myth to recon…
A sticky, spooky horror comedy about gender reveal parties, demons from hell, and above all, a Gay Witch Sex Cult (a sex cult for gay witches) As Kaelan Trough and his husband cel…
“Ripe tomato.
Have you ever had your heart broken? Have you ever regretted last night? Have you ever passed your lover’s husband in the street? Well, grab a glass (or a bottle) as Arran Bell t…
Growing up gay in a small town in 90s Kent, it is easy to think your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
AboutFACE is delighted to present its 10th annual NEWvember Festival of New Plays! Come and join us for a weekend of rehearsed readings of the most exciting new plays fr…
The intimate and sensual Tango After Dark delves into the world of authentic Argentine tango.
A brand new show from the award-winning Belfast comedian.
James Barr and Dan Hudson present the UK’s funniest LGBTQ+ podcast live, with iconic special guests.
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
It’s 1664 and the world is on the cusp of a sweeping pandemic which will devastate the population and change lives for everyone.
Daniel Sloss and Kai Humphries have been friends almost as long as they’ve been comedians.
Surrealist stand-up comedian George Bricher will take you on a path of bizarre thought experiments, strange rants and lessons in how to stay optimistic in the face of middle-class …
Daniel Muggleton is an Australian stand-up comedian wearing a tracksuit.
When you grow up gay in a small town in nineties-Kent, it is easy to think that your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
When you grow up gay in a small town in nineties-Kent, it is easy to think that your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
When you grow up gay in a small town in nineties-Kent, it is easy to think that your sexuality is the reason you don’t fit in.
In 2017, I was raped.
The Really Terrible Orchestra has survived covid and reappears like a butterfly from the chrysalis.
Experience the romantic passion of the music of Rachmaninov, performed by the best young classical musicians out there – all ROSL prizewinners.
Enjoy a relaxing concert of music from one of the kings of jazz and his contemporaries as performed by ROSL prize-winners; some of the finest international classical musicians arou…
A post-lunch concert of romantic and passionate music of Chopin and his contemporaries, performed by the finest international classical talent from ROSL’s renowned Annual Music C…
The After-Dinner Joke doesn’t quite land.
Prometheus Bound (Io’s Version) finds itself in a double bind.
When the juggler drops, is it on purpose? Daniel Zindler began his career as a busker and is still often found juggling on the Royal Mile.
Nuance is hard to find at the Fringe.
Where are the knights of yesteryear? A masterclass in barebones storytelling, Debbie Cannon’s one-woman Green Knight has us spellbound.
A Romantic Comedy.
When flyered for Matthew Gouldesbrough’s new play Truth / Reconciliation, I was told I could expect “serious theatre” from the Elegy group.
You’d be forgiven for raising an eyebrow at the provocative title Olives and Blowjobs at Space Triplex.
Boiler suits, beanies and a barrow! That’s what was waiting for this musical duo when lockdown hit! From a sunny party land in Gran Canaria to the cold, wet, windy Western Isles …
How to remember the hermit of Hull? Almost Instinct, Almost True may refuse us anabsolute answer, but with moments of lyricism, connection and surprising political relevance, it as…
The Edinburgh Fringe may have a porn addiction.
Dark Vanilla Jungle.
An intimate two-hander about the messy complexities of the contemporary gay dating experience.
Pasty-white, loved a round of golf and a bevy, locked in a bitter dispute between Catholics and Protestants, had an adorable wee Skye Terrier dog, married three times, implicated i…
‘They said it’s your fault.
Filed mistakenly under E for Mystery: unscripted episodes of the television anthology known as The Twilight Zone.
‘Oy Gay! is hilarious, clever and filthy! These talented comedians charm and entertain whilst exploring faith, community and life, with some classic material that still makes me la…
‘Russell’s mum believes the whole pandemic is one huge elaborate excuse to get Bradley Walsh more airtime on British TV and Russell is just grateful for a chance to catch up on the…
The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns.
Scotland’s international comedy star is doing a run of shows to work up some new material for his next tour.
Daniel Muggleton is an Australian stand-up comedian wearing a tracksuit.
Knowledge is power, power corrupts, corruption is bad, Adele is good.
Title says it all! (Evil laugh).
A brand-new show from the grand master of Dada nonsense that will endeavour to kick both the stigma of mental health and the patriarchy right in the non-binaries! Hold onto your re…
Not ready for the night to end? Neither are we! So head on over to The All Irish After Party, where the craic is only just beginning!! A true late night show, this show is always b…
Sex.
Calling the courageous, the devoted, the faithless and the broken to a brand new, unquantifiable, ceremonial experience by everybody’s favourite shadow-shaman-clown-priestess.
High-octane character comedy from one of the UK’s foremost TV sketch comedians, as seen in the BAFTA-winning series Horrible Histories, Class Dismissed and People Just Do Nothing…
A Dark Place by Boreas Productions at Pleasance Courtyard is an insight into the relationship between friends, Ash and Sam, and how Sam’s mental health struggles have twisted the…
Who is making theatre like YESYESNONO? The Manchester-based company is back with an immersive, story-telling experience.
Join this multi award-winning musical storyteller for another collection of story-songs.
‘Watching audiences tackle the challenge and fail is one of the funniest sights around, don’t miss it’ (Daily Telegraph).
The Fringe is nearing its close, but do you have space for more? Chris Bush’s bittersweet Hungry is serving up a Fringe hit.
Magician Kevin Quantum, trained by Penn & Teller, presents a fast-paced, jaw-dropping show, that guarantees to blow your mind.
Simon David belongs to the most toxic, self-destructive (and annoying!) demographic there is: the white gay.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Will you: A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An intera…
Adele Cliff brings her new show about the power of knowledge and the power in refusing it to the Durham Fringe.
Adele Cliff brings her new show about the power of knowledge and the power in refusing it to the Durham Fringe.
On the final day of Brighton Fringe 2022, Brighton Fringe CEO Julian Caddy leads our annual awards ceremony, handing out awards to the best of the festival, as we take the time to …
Older & Wiser is a show about life and everything it can throw at you, from the perspective of two different comics.
The Summer Shows are a culmination of our talented art, media and design students’ university journey in the form of a large-scale public exhibition.
The Summer Shows are a culmination of our talented art, media and design students’ university journey in the form of a large-scale public exhibition.
Brighton has some amazing trees.
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2022 Brighton Fringe.
Brighton has some amazing trees.
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
The Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company presents a beautifully intimate traditional Flamenco guitar concert complimented by the passion and power of Flamenco dance.
The Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company presents a beautifully intimate traditional Flamenco guitar concert complimented by the passion and power of Flamenco dance.
James Dalton explores his time growing up as a performer amongst the people and venues that make up the iconic music city by the sea, Asbury Park, New Jersey.
An opportunity to explore Buddhism, meditation and also Buddhism’s relationship to the arts.
An opportunity to explore Buddhism, meditation and also Buddhism’s relationship to the arts.
Mime duo DeRonde/Deroo explore the struggle and the beauty of melancholy in this award-winning, visually stunning physical performance.
Learn all about how Children’s Comics are made by creators from The Beano, Star Wars Lego Comic, and Monster Fun!, and former children’s laureate Michael Rosen.
Mime duo DeRonde/Deroo explore the struggle and the beauty of melancholy in this award-winning, visually stunning physical performance.
Adele Cliff brings her new show about the power of knowledge and the power in refusing it to the Brighton Fringe Festival.
Adele Cliff brings her new show about the power of knowledge and the power in refusing it to the Brighton Fringe Festival.
Simon David belongs to the most toxic, self-destructive (and annoying!) demographic there is: the white gay.
Simon David (“A hoot”, The Guardian) belongs to the most toxic, self-destructive and, frankly, annoying demographic there is: the white gay.
Brighton Natural Health Centre, the city’s first and only not-for-profit movement centre, is celebrating its 40th birthday and we are going all out! We have pulled together som…
Brighton Natural Health Centre, the city’s first and only not-for-profit movement centre, is celebrating its 40th birthday and we are going all out! We have pulled together som…
Grubby Little Mitts is an uncomfortable stare, a shriek heard in the background of a dream, the noise a sloth makes when receiving divorce papers.
DREAMSCAPE – a concert of sheer escapism with this extraordinary piano quartet.
‘DREAMSCAPE’ is an immersive, breathtakingly beautiful concert of piano, clarinet, cello and violin blending classical, minimalist and cinematic flavours, set to a backdrop of gorg…
Irish writer Connor O’Donoghue tells stories, at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, of his fat gay body, including reflections on his foreskin, his relationship with the “chubby ch…
Irish writer Connor O’Donoghue tells stories, at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, of his fat gay body, including reflections on his foreskin, his relationship with the “chubby ch…
The Brighton Swing Community are back for our annual Fringe afternoons of music and dancing, in one of the festival’s most iconic venues! Our All-Stars band features musicians fro…
You walk into a play but none of the actors have learned their lines, because there are none.
You walk into a play but none of the actors have learned their lines, because there are none.
BBC New Comedy Award semi-finalist Ricky Balshaw is a former Paralympic, World Championship and European Championship dressage medallist, and sports pundit, with a penchant for dar…
Join Drag Race UK Season 2 and cabaret legend Joe Black, as he returns to Brighton Fringe for an evening of musical mischief, vaudevillian villainy and cabaret chaos in the decaden…
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Award-winning improvisers, The Maydays, present ‘Happily Never After’: a twisted musical tale inspired by the likes of Tim Burton and The Brothers Grimm.
Award-winning improvisers, The Maydays, present ‘Happily Never After’: a twisted musical tale inspired by the likes of Tim Burton and The Brothers Grimm.
From some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes, entrepreneurs to entertainers, racing drivers, artists, music-hall stars, and campaigners, Brighton & Hove has always at…
From some of Britain’s first women doctors to suffragettes, entrepreneurs to entertainers, racing drivers, artists, music-hall stars, and campaigners, Brighton & Hove has always at…
Who built this town?! Who won your freedoms?! Walk in their footsteps and find out! Brighton & Hove has always been a city of radicals, free-thinkers and libertarians – but also …
Two award-winning comedians, Kate Martin and Daniel Foxx, bring their hilarious new work-in-progress shows ‘The Butch is Back’ and ‘Villain’ to the Brighton Fringe.
The Cool Legends “As I approach The Prime of My Life” as Tony Bennett sang, gee I now know exactly what he meant, because as I ain’t no spring chicken now.
“Back by popular demand”.
Two award-winning comedians, Kate Martin and Daniel Foxx, bring their hilarious new work-in-progress shows ‘The Butch is Back’ and ‘Villain’ to the Brighton Fringe.
Betsy had a plan.
A tale of sex, seduction and survival in the underworld of 1800’s Brighton.
A revolving line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe in a late afternoon show filled with hilarity.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon performance with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou sings classic songs from The Great American Songbook direct from his barbershop via Facebook Live video stream & from The Golden Window on…
Who built this town?! Who won your freedoms?! Walk in their footsteps and find out! Brighton & Hove has always been a city of radicals, free-thinkers and libertarians – but also …
Come and discover the locations, inspirations and drama behind Graham Greene’s iconic tale of gangland murder, doomed romance and Catholicism.
Come and discover the locations, inspirations and drama behind Graham Greene’s iconic tale of gangland murder, doomed romance and Catholicism.
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus presents the mother of all reality shows – ‘Divas!’.
The V.
Simon Topping showcases the best Fringe comedy, three acts at a time.
If you love food and are also a keen chocolate lover, this tour celebrates everything that a foodie soul requires.
Are you ready to party? Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone, wear the best fancy dress and have the time of your life? Then join us for our Brighton Dance Extravaganza, w…
Do you like chocolate and sweets? Are you keen to discover Brighton in a unique way? Join us on this chocolate lovers adventure if you want to do something extraordinary in and aro…
This is not your ordinary tour: dress up (preferably) and join us for an hour of fun, laughter, and craziness.
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus presents the mother of all reality shows – ‘Divas!’.
Me? No Pause!From the first medical reference to menopause in the 17th century to menopause management tips with social media influencer Adriana Mole.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Watching the projected opening credits to Dark Sublime it would be easy to mistake it for an actual British sci-fi TV show of the 1980s.
Find out more about marketing your Brighton Fringe event from the Brighton Fringe marketing team.
There’s something truly life-affirming about theatre that entertains and makes you think.
The story follows a brave young boy on his journey to meet the darkness in his basement, and watches as he eventually learns to befriend it.
Algorithm After Party is Roy’s first headline show.
AN EVENING OF CELEBRATED INTERNATIONAL LGBTQ+ SHORT FILMS AND Q&A.
One man.
The Gay Happiness Project is an 8-week mindfulness-based group training programme designed for gay men who want to increase happiness and life satisfaction.
PICTURE IT! BRIGHTON 2021!After 5 years of award-winning, sell-out shows in London, Golden Girls: A Musical is finally off on it’s long anticipated tour to Brighton!This September …
Gay ShameSaturday 11 September 20219pm 4am Royal Vauxhall Tavern & Railway ArchNarcissus, Crumpet & ChippyStarring Scottee’s Fat Blokes, Harry Clayton-Wright, Thick & …
Devine Tension Presents Dumfries & Galloway Pride 2021: After Party at The Theatre Royal, Dumfries An exclusive spectacle of camp drag performance of a variety of s…
Biting political satire The Guardian Observer”The perfect mash-up of drag, political satire, catchy music and entertainment” - Broadway Baby The critically acclaimed LIKE A S…
This is the fourth retreat we have run from this venue, Gayles Retreat as we all love it so much and keep coming back!It’s nestled deep in the Sussex countryside, a haven…
Special After-Party Party.
It’s been a long year.
Simon David (A hoot - The Guardian) belongs to the most toxic, self-destructive and, frankly, annoying demographic there is: the white gay.
The Edinburgh Festival Chorus return in smaller form, with a concert as wide-ranging as in previous years.
After a critically acclaimed debut hour, Ollie Horn returns with a new hour of stand-up about what happens when you let yourself try new things.
The Coming Out team at Pride in London have teamed up with an amazing LGBTQ+ friendly venue in the heart of Brick Lane .
The rumours are TRUE.
Daniel’s 11th new show became the world’s first big post-pandemic live tour, selling over 40,000 tickets in Australia in April alone.
In her work-in-progress show, In the Dark, Adele ponders the power of knowledge, the power in refusing it, and all things that go on when the lights go off.
JONJO JURYJACQUI POTATOJANET DISTRICT COUNCILGINROSY ROSSTED ROGERSANT CJOYLESSBONKSPECIAL GUESTS ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
Get back on board with Club Kali Independence Gay Boat Party! Saturday August 14th on board Bar&Co.
When the juggler drops, is it on purpose? Daniel began his career as a busker and is still often found juggling on the Royal Mile.
Concerts include: Saxophonist Jonathan Radford and pianist Ashley Fripp perform with some brilliant arrangements of some of Gershwin’s contemporaries, culminating with a show stopp…
In her work-in-progress show, In the Dark, Adele ponders the power of knowledge, the power in refusing it, and all things that go on when the lights go off.
Join Miss Carmen Aurora for ‘An Hour With The After Dark Cabaret & Burlesque’, offering a glamorous evening right in the heart of Camden.
Chopin is the inspiration for our post-lunchtime recitals.
Norwegian lyric soprano Mari Eriksmoen gives a rare UK performance, joining prize-winning German pianist Daniel Heide for a recital of Romantic songs.
A stand-up comedy one woman theatre piece that casts light on how society, your partner and yourself cause a lot of difficulties in your relationship.
A stand-up comedy one woman theatre piece that casts light on how society, your partner and yourself cause a lot of difficulties in your relationship.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
InHouse Theatre and Assembly invite you back to your favourite haunt for a strong drink and a stranger-than-fiction ghost story.
After a critically acclaimed debut hour, Ollie Horn returns with a new hour of stand-up about what happens when you let yourself try new things.
Fresh from winning a Silver Standard Bank Ovation Award at the South African NAF, (Extra)ordinary, (Un)usual is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe! This monologue showcase written by A…
Hour of Scotland is Scottish history with lots of jobby jokes – if that sounds like your thing then enjoy an hour of hysterical and historical stand-up with Scottish comedian Dan…
Adele Cliff brings her new show about the power of knowledge and the power in refusing it to the Camden Fringe.
Brand new show In The Dark sees Adele Cliff discuss the power of knowledge and the power in refusing it.
You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit.
Adele Cliff brings her new show about the power of knowledge and the power in refusing it to the Camden Fringe.
In a beautiful blast of profanity, Daniel Sloss takes us through an hour on the art of Scottish swearing, life after lockdown and the hierarchical dynamics of a farm.
Every Tuesday, come down to Bar CMYK in Wimbledon for South London’s only weekly LGBTQIA+ comedy night.
Cult cabaret sensations Bourgeois & Maurice descend on planet earth for two nights at Brighton Spiegeltent! “It’s hard to think of any other act delivering such clever, funny …
Cult cabaret sensations Bourgeois & Maurice descend on planet earth for two nights at Brighton Spiegeltent!“It’s hard to think of any other act delivering such clever, funny an…
SOLD OUT! Join us for the 8pm show live stream on YouTube for free: https://youtu.
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus members present a show of solos and duets under the direction of Joe Paxton.
‘DREAMSCAPE’ is an immersive, breathtakingly beautiful concert of piano, clarinet, cello and violin blending classical, minimalist and cinematic flavours, set to a backdrop of gorg…
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
‘Vox Stars Presents Star Inspirations-Brighton Edition’ celebrates aspiring singers as they take you on their singing journey through the music of their idols.
‘Vox Stars Presents Star Inspirations-Brighton Edition’ celebrates aspiring singers as they take you on their singing journey through the music of their idols.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Join ‘The After Dark’ for a glamorous evening of cabaret and burlesque right in the heart of Brighton.
Join ‘The After Dark’ for a glamorous evening of cabaret and burlesque right in the heart of Brighton.
After the flood we hold the crystals, emerged from the mud.
Time has a habit of taking its revenges.
After the flood we hold the crystals, emerged from the mud.
After All These Years is a trilogy of plays courtesy of Close Quarter Productions and Theatre Reviva! in association with Holofcener Ltd.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
What connects ABBA and the Portuguese Revolution? Mount Everest and a supermarket in Hove? A stained wall and the genesis of a worldwide retail brand? What’s the story behind a ‘sa…
Brighton has some amazing trees.
What connects ABBA and the Portuguese Revolution? Mount Everest and a supermarket in Hove? A stained wall and the genesis of a worldwide retail brand? What’s the story behind a ‘sa…
An online event, in association with the free digital platform The Ironclad Hub ( https://ironclad-hub.
Adele Cliff brings her new show about the power of knowledge and the power in refusing it to the Brighton Fringe Festival.
Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou sings classic songs from The Great American Songbook direct from his barbershop via Facebook Live video stream & from The Golden Window on…
A special virtual tour of Brighton Palace Pier, revealing its amazing history.
Hello Sailor! Fun Sun Seekers! An open-air dance-walk Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Party returns to beautiful Brighton with their ‘Super Seaside Special’! It’s the outra…
“Back by popular demand”.
Brighton got their boogie shoes on as they danced around Brighton with Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Party under the guidance of our ship's captain Mama Roo and her shipmat…
Simon David (“A hoot”, The Guardian) belongs to the most toxic, self-destructive and, frankly, annoying demographic there is: the white gay.
How have ways of seeing and being seen reshaped the nuances of accessibility under lockdown? Three film vignettes released throughout the year explore the subjective relationships…
The V.
Do you like chocolate and sweets? Are you keen to discover Brighton in a unique way? Join us on this chocolate lovers adventure if you want to do something extraordinary in and aro…
This is not your ordinary tour: dress up (preferably) and join us for an hour of fun, laughter, and craziness.
How have ways of seeing and being seen reshaped the nuances of accessibility under lockdown? Three film vignettes released throughout the year explore the subjective relationships…
Do you like chocolate and sweets? Are you keen to discover Brighton in a unique way? Join us on this chocolate lovers adventure if you want to do something extraordinary in and aro…
A special virtual tour of Brighton Palace Pier, revealing its amazing history.
This is not your ordinary tour: dress up (preferably) and join us for an hour of fun, laughter, and craziness.
Writer and poet Michael Rosen celebrates his 75th birthday at Brighton Festival, sharing stories of his life and work with Hannah Azieb PoolOne of Britain’s best loved writers an…
The beloved children’s author joins us for an online event to talk about past work and her latest novel, The Runaway GirlsJoin the much-loved author Dame Jacqueline Wilson online…
Find out more about marketing your Brighton Fringe event from the Brighton Fringe marketing team.
Simon David (‘A hoot’ The Guardian) pulls painful pranks in an online, comedy fundraiser for transfem fund, FiveforFive.
Come and watch our 3rd year Musical Theatre & Performing Arts students perform in their graduating showcase
Come and watch our 3rd year Musical Theatre & Performing Arts students perform in their graduating showcase
In the mockumentary ‘Happily Ever After’ we meet Frank and Gary, a couple who were inspired by their own Disney themed nuptials to go into business planning the weddings of oth…
What would happen if Ludwig van Beethoven met Albert Ammons!? They might play classical and boogie-woogie piano for each other, exchange anecdotes and musical facts, or perhaps eve…
Enjoy a relaxing concert of music from one of the kings of jazz and his contemporaries.
Experience the romantic passion of the music of Rachmaninov.
A post-lunch concert of the romantic and passionate music of Chopin and his contemporaries, performed by the finest international classical talent from ROSL’s renowned Annual Mus…
Edinburgh’s iconic independent and award-winning music venue showcases the city’s phenomenal local talent with nightly danceable live funk, soul, blues and special jazz performance…
Five years after the tragedy of Bly Manor, the world wants answers.
Two friends, Jack and Phil, meet in a hotel, bringing a video camera.
Rockin’ blues, stomping boogie-woogie and silky soul jazz! Pianist/vocalist Daniel Smith delivers class and variety, explosive dynamism, classic songs and dry humour.
This unique comedy experience returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after sell-out shows across the UK and Europe.
All-new 11th solo show! Following his groundbreaking global smash hit, Daniel Sloss: X (UK cinema release, streaming on HBO in USA and Canada), whose tour sold out shows across an …
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Will you: a) Find the light switch? b) Go north? c) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An in…
‘Watching audiences tackle the challenge and fail is one of the funniest sights around, don’t miss it’ (Daily Telegraph).
Elliot Wengler has many special features, and no, he doesn’t mean his dyspraxia, dyslexia, anxiety or his Pokémon championship wins (runner-up position, 200…
Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.
Owned by 4 west end performers and with patrons including Sir Matthew Bourne, Stephen Mear, Bill Deamer, Carole Tood and Pearson Casting, The Brighton Academy has now be…
It ain\'t easy being Jack.
Being in a gay relationship is not always a dance on roses (yes, that’s a Danish expression), especially if you used to be in straight relationships.
by Peter Quilter 22 January – 1 MarchMain House Thomas wakes up surprised and naked in a young man’s bed, and memories of last night’s one-night-stand …
Nightmares and phantom legends form the backdrop of this new interactive séance show presented in one of London’s most haunting venues.
Everyone hates bastards right? We agree.
DRACULA: ONE BLOODY FANG AFTER ANOTHERWritten and Performed by John Hewer Whitby, England, 1897.
by Don Cotter FREE EVENT London.
Year 2099.
Using dark humour and a good dose of brain power, three scientists reveal their stories: what is it like to do research in everyday life? Between anecdotes of late nights in the la…
Nick is 14 years old.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
The RTO will once again endeavour to transcend all the expected orchestral clichés.
Gay and straight worlds collide, as unlikely friends James Barr (Gay) and Dan Hudson (NonGay) plus special guests bring their award-winning comedy podcast to Edinburgh! Expect audi…
This unique comedy experience returns to the Edinburgh after sell-out shows across the UK and Europe.
Back to Broadway: returning for their fourth annual evening of (decidedly secular) cabaret, the members of St Giles’ Cathedral Choir head Back to Broadway with a glittering progr…
What does it mean to be a human in the era of Google Translate? Is it really taking over human translation? What if it isn’t just words after all? Can machines replicate human fe…
Join Willis & Vere for three evenings of live comedy podcast recordings with special guests.
2018’s smash-hit show by Scotland’s internationally acclaimed, award-winning Netflix star (Jigsaw, DARK) returns during its extended worldwide tour! ‘X is a stunner of a show…
A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of 15 professional performers, auditioning for a job in a Broadway show.
After directing ungrateful clown duo Zach & Viggo, starring in an award-winning funk opera with Thumpasaurus, and touring the world three times over, Jonny Woolley (AKA Mr X) rolls…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Enjoy a relaxing concert of music from one of the kings of jazz and his contemporaries performed by Royal Over-Seas League prize-winners, some of the finest international classical…
Experience the romantic passion of the music of Rachmaninov and his contemporaries, performed by the best young classical musicians out there, all Royal Over-Seas League prize-winn…
A post-lunch concert of the romantic and passionate music of Chopin and his contemporaries, performed by the finest international classical talent from Royal Over-Seas League’s r…
The Malignant Humours have written you a prescription for some medical-grade sketch comedy! Returning for their 20th year at the Edinburgh Fringe, after eight years of back-to-back…
The World premiere of a breathtaking new Cuban dance show, created in Havana.
Tired of Tinder? Had it with Hornet? Ghosted on Grindr? You are not alone – come to this combined cabaret, comedy and bingo show.
I’m back with a new show delving into all the things I hate about myself, in under an hour! From my ‘gay voice’ to my fat arse; I’m learning how scary it can be to love you…
Lubna explores her identity as a Scottish Pakistani muslim women living in a world dominated by fat, blonde, white men.
It’s 1816, and Mary Shelley is about to recite the words that would be Frankenstein.
Harun Musho’d’s second solo stand-up show compares life and events in the 70s and today.
X is a prisoner confined to the walls of their cell, placed there for a crime they refuse to discuss.
An hour of gorgeous stand-up from two gorgeous comedians.
Should unbreakable data security be made widely available? If so, can it be used for malicious purposes, as well as keeping us secure? Cracking the Enigma codes during World War II…
Edinburgh’s only dedicated comedy open mic and best kept comedy secret – Mirth Meltdown – comes to the Fringe and we are after hours! Come see the finest comedians of the Fring…
Who is Analeise? I don’t know.
Based on Robert Fulghum’s best-selling books, this musical takes a funny, insightful, heart-warming look at what is profound in everyday life.
Inspired by the music of Pink Floyd, this dome spectacular features the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon in explosive surround sound.
Dress up for a special night at the Grange Club in trendy Stockbridge (following the Vibe Revue Supper Club) – live music and dancing from a range of jazz, pop and funk performer…
After receiving a scathing audience review, failed performer Oskar Schortz saw two options: to deal with it and move on; or to dwell, lament and plan the downfall of his arch-criti…
Fresh from selling out their Glasgow Comedy Festival show for two successive years, Daniel and Ralph are bringing their show to the Edinburgh Fringe! Join us – two Scottish comed…
As a teenager, Calum asked a famous comedian how to get into comedy.
When I was a child, I tried out having an imaginary friend for one afternoon.
Former “straight” and rising NYC star Keenan Steiner (NY Comedy Festival) makes his Fringe debut with a high-octane hour on the hilarity of coming out late and living life gay.
You never know what’ll change your life.
Hooray! ‘Bob is an Architect of the hilarious.
A story of a man who decides to be a dancer.
A stand-up game show.
In 1961, Hannah’s mum, Angela, was in the Australian premiere production of The Sound of Music.
Award-winning comedian, writer and co-creator of Comedy Central’s Modern Horror Stories, Daniel Audritt brings his much-anticipated debut hour to the Fringe.
‘The problem with Scotland is that it’s full of Scots’ (Edward Longshanks, Braveheart).
The ‘enthralling and hilarious’ **** (One4Review.
John Robertson first premiered his maniacal game show The Dark Room back in 2012.
Lucie Pohl is an extremely talented performer; this is a statement I cannot stress enough.
The biggest, gayest set of tales the Fringe has ever heard comes out to play in this theatrical performance-meets-storytelling competition.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Will you: A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An intera…
Join the quickest wits in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and self-dubbed ‘Lie-in King’, Seann Walsh returns to Edinburgh.
Hopefully, you know the kind of show you’re in for, with a deliciously meaningless title like this, and crafted surrealism is exactly what is in store.
Multi award-winning musical storytelling from the creator of Jewish Chronicles and Gefilte Fish and Chips.
A twisted, gothic musical tale inspired by Tim Burton and the Brothers Grimm.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
After a stellar Edinburgh debut in 2018, award-nominated Australian comedian Daniel Connell returns with a brand-new show.
An absurd multimedia pelt through the history of everything.
NYC comedian Lucie Pohl, creator of Edinburgh and off-Broadway hits 'Hi, Hitler', 'Cry Me A Liver', 'Apohlcalypse Now!' and voice of Overwa…
Join the quickest whites in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone.
WINNER: BEST KIDS SHOW Leicester Comedy Festival 2018You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Pick options off the screen in …
"Watching audiences attempt to tackle the challenge and fail is one of the funniest sights around, don’t miss it.
Oli arrives at the door of Marianne, a now-forgotten sci-fi TV icon, impatient to make an impression, to make a friend.
Lubna Kerr is confused about her identity.
Roller derby is a fast-paced, hard-hitting sport where two teams of badass women compete for points by being the strongest, fastest, and most agile as they race around the track on…
Twelve women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) will be bringing science to the seaside for discussions, debates and demonstrations.
An absurd multimedia pelt through the history of everything.
Come and join us for our interactive, free arts event for people of all ages.
“Bodies on the move: on screen and in the street” This event will involve responding collectively to a variety of audio-visual material, exploring movement and migration, shift…
“Refugees and migration in anthropological cinema” ‘Travel’ (63 mins).
The Brighton Beach Boys and Psychedelic Love Orchestra recreate The Beatles classic of 1969, ‘Abbey Road’.
Bill Grundy’s fall from grace due to that interview with the Sex Pistols on Thames TV’s ‘Today’ programme and what he did next.
Brighton, a townhouse.
You’ve seen her on Comedy Central, you’ve seen her on the BBC.
Know your Austen from your Auster? Or couldn’t spot a novel from a shovel? You’re both welcome.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
What happens when a 90-something year old kitschy charlatan and a post-millennial ventriloquist host a British daytime TV show?Lachlan Werner (19-year-old Gaulier graduate) seeks t…
Bodhisattva Kadampa Meditation Centre is offering a free meditation on the beach with Buddhist monk, Gen Thekchen.
Award-winning comedian, writer and co-creator of Comedy Central’s Modern Horror Stories, Daniel Audritt brings a work in progress of his debut hour, to the Brighton Fringe.
What’s to be done with the Arts in Brighton? Or Where Are We Now where Are We Now? A discussion at the Spiegeltent on the state of the arts and culture in Brighton and Hove - and w…
How to Succeed is a witty, satirical show with an exhilarating musical score and a plethora of interesting and diverse characters.
Harun Musho’d’s second solo stand-up show compares life and events in the 70s to today.
‘Timescape’, the Quartet’s new and exciting show for 2019 – a journey into sheer escapism.
Follow in the steps of the Victorians in a stroll along the pier, a pleasure that has been enjoyed by generations.
Ensemble Dance Co, topped off by Sarah Blanc.
Daniel Muggleton is an Australian stand-up comedian.
You awake to find yourself in a dark room.
Join Dr Amanda Potter from the Open University for a tour of Brighton focusing on 20 objects with links to stories from Greek mythology.
The Brighton Buddhist Centre Open Day is a great opportunity to explore Buddhism and meditation in the heart of Brighton.
The Brighton Beach Boys turn their laser-sharp gaze towards this classic of 70s Rock.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
An evening of talks and performances exploring our relationship to death & dying.
In June 2018 musical comedian, Micky P.
Styling itself as a 'heartfelt and hilarious musical tribute' to the city of Brighton, All Things Brighton Beautiful utterly triumphs as a celebration of everything we love…
In June 2018 musical comedian, Micky P.
For decades, science has been fascinated by the LGBTQ+ community.
The long-standing Poets v MCs show is back in a new guise.
Nia’s found her true love, and it isn’t her fiancé.
Come and celebrate life with Sunday Assembly Brighton at our Spiegeltent Special on the theme of ‘Home’, including glorious songs from the Choir With No Name and uplifting stories …
Kaviraj Singh - Santoor & Voice and Upneet Singh - Tabla Combining musicality with complex rhythm, Kaviraj Singh is emerging as a unique and celebrated talent of the new generatio…
An afternoon of live swing music and dancing with the friendly and welcoming Brighton Lindyhoppers.
After a drug and alcohol-fuelled night of mistakes, three friends become embroiled in a love triangle that makes them question the nature of love and friendship.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
Come and discover the locations, inspirations and drama behind Graham Greene’s iconic tale of gangland murder, doomed romance and Catholicism.
Brighton’s singing barber Peter Joannou and The Something For The Weekend Show.
Award-winning, 90 minute city tour.
A tale of sex, seduction and survival in the underworld of 1800’s Brighton.
Join the award-winning V.
The Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus return to the Brighton Fringe festival with their customary wry look at life.
Come celebrate the start of Brighton’s festival season with a bang, and get a taste of what’s coming up over the month of May to boot.
What’s it like to be the 11th most famous BBC Jeremy, behind Paxman, Clarkson, Vine and the rest? Sony Award-winning broadcaster, Jeremy Nicholas brings his succe…
Terence Rattigan personifies the maxim that you can’t keep a good man down.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and the self-dubbed “Lie-In King”, Seann Walsh is “unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation" (…
Now in its 8th year and offering BA courses in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, in collaboration with Bath Spa University.
Now in its 8th year and offering BA courses in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, in collaboration with Bath Spa University.
£68 for 5 week courseWednesdays 4pm – 5.
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Live Nation & MZA present DANIEL SLOSS: X PLUS SPECIAL GUEST KAI HUMPHRIES Don’t miss the stunning new show from Scotland&r…
Live Nation & MZA present DANIEL SLOSS: X PLUS SPECIAL GUEST KAI HUMPHRIES Don’t miss the stunning new show from Scotland&r…
Live Nation & MZA present DANIEL SLOSS: X PLUS SPECIAL GUEST KAI HUMPHRIES Don’t miss the stunning new show from Scotland&r…
Extra Virgin tells the story of the awkward minutes after a Grindr hook-up.
Fresh from their sold-out, five-star run at the Edinburgh Fringe, join multi-award-winning duo, Zak Ghazi-Torbati & Toby Marlow (co-writer of SIX), for the cabaret comedy extra…
Following the huge success of his Channel 4 show The Supervet, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, is delighted to be bringing his first ever live stage show Welcome to My World to major a…
One night in her attic writing room with her housekeeper and a mysterious guest she reads them a story, not one of her cherished children’s tales, but one of her terrifying early…
Gúna Nua presents the internationally acclaimed and multi award winning, The Morning After The Life Before, at The Liverpool Irish Arts Festival.
Playwright Philip Meeks brings E.
The Great Pirate Adventure: PAW Patrol Live! All paws on deck! Spin Master entertainment has announced a 2018 UK tour of Paw Patrol Live! 'The Great Pirate Adventure' this …
Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton’s blunt and honest stand-up is a breath of fresh air for audiences.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Special additional show featuring former Zappa Plays Zappa vocalist/instrumentalist Ben Thomas, who will be opening the show with his own material and then joining the band for.
What’s the life that lies under the lab coat? Researchers from all across Europe will accompany you on a journey through their research, sharing their most embarrassing and hilario…
Dr Amy Davies (Heriot-Watt University) invites you to delve into the deep oceans and dark forests where enchanting fluorescent creatures such as jellyfish and fireflies live.
From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a…
The Other Guys are an all-male all-student a cappella ensemble from St Andrews, with a balanced programme of medleys, mashups and straight songs, as well as plenty of dad dancing, …
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? If you answered yes to these questions, this is the event for you! Lea…
Returning for this their third annual evening of cabaret, the members of St Giles’ Cathedral Choir shirk their choir robes once more to perform a sparkling cocktail of (decidedly…
Downhome blues, stomping boogie-woogie, rhythmic New Orleans piano, hard bop classics with searing guitar evoking the good-time speakeasy atmosphere.
Blimey! It’s 1958, the Cold War is heating up, and Her Majesty’s finest assassins have gathered to celebrate topping off their prime target.
Childhood friends Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher are back after their smash-hit Fringe debut, serving up their dirtiest, most disturbing and patently misguided VHS finds from 25 year…
Prepare for the gay and straight worlds to come together, as unlikely friends James Barr and Dan Hudson bring their hugely successful podcast to Edinburgh – live! James will expl…
Russell Arathoon presents his debut hour.
Every year I have to write a 100 word blurb for a new show and basically I’ve now been doing this long enough to know that none of this bullsh*t makes any difference.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
When three sisters come together on their autistic brother’s 30th birthday, they can’t help but mull over their childhood with him, which was shaped by his insistence that he w…
Set in October of 1978, eight women end up together in an abandoned house where Lenora Stark supposedly murdered her parents 13 years ago.
The RTO has searched far and wide for music to play.
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours.
Enjoy an hour of relaxing and evocative music from one of the greatest jazz composers and his contemporaries.
Experience some of the most virtuosic classical music ever written by Rachmaninov and his contemporaries.
Renowned Scottish pianist Christopher Guild offers listeners the chance to become acquainted with a burgeoning force in Scotland’s culture: its classical music.
Because he’s an idiot, in thrall to his own imagined past, Daniel Kitson (41) has decided to perform an unfinished show that starts at midnight in a room that gets debilitatingly h…
A post-lunch interlude with one of the greatest composers for piano, exploring the fire and gentility of Chopin and his contemporaries.
A larger-than-life, theatrical celebration of the life and works of Gwyn Thomas.
Night time.
The end of the world is nigh.
Mandy Knight has never had a birthday party.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
If you remember MSN, getting your first DVD player and video game soundtracks from the 90s, then you won’t forget this show.
In this mixture of drama and black comedy, we meet TV presenter Bill Grundy some three years after his profanity-littered, car-crash interview with the Sex Pistols live on teatime …
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Two little words and suddenly your whole world changes.
Inspired by the music of Pink Floyd, this dome spectacular features the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon in explosive surround sound.
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten shows you don’t have to use a chalkboard to teach what we’ve known all along.
Self identity, depression, sexual awakenings and The Smiths are all topics central to writer/director Ben SantaMaria’s incredibly touching and heartfelt play about growing up gay…
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
After their multi award-winning debut at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, the hot gays are back.
Currently residing in New York City, the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer returns to the Fringe to build material.
Award-nominated Australian stand-up Daniel Connell is quite possibly the most relaxed man in Australia.
Nicoletta Wylde Is Afraid of the Dark is a semi-autobiographical, storytelling, spoken word show about living with night terrors.
You awake to find yourself in The Dark Room! You (the audience) must choose an option – will you A) Find the light switch? B) Cry for help? C) Go north? Come and play a live-acti…
The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns.
Daniel Downie takes an irreverent look at Edinburgh’s history that’s more hysterical than historical.
Entering the Underbelly Fresian, we were enticed by the melodious notes of a live band playing.
Join Willis & Vere for their live comedy podcast recording with a new guest comedian every day.
‘Hilarious… Sloss is a festival highlight.
The 10-time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an epic new show for just about everyone.
Sony Award-winning broadcaster Jeremy Nicholas brings his hilarious debut hour.
Strap in for rapid-fire jokes from the Aussie hurricane in this brand-new show.
Watching Daniel Cook run wildly around Pleasance’s Bunker Two, three things are clear: 1.
Produced by Raw Material, in association with the Beacon Arts Centre.
More stories-in-song from this multi award-winning Jewish songwriter and Fringe favourite.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Pick options off the screen in this fun, fear-filled interactive adventure.
Dark Horse covers lots of ground and it is evidently the result of Keyworth tirelessly exploring multiple comic avenues.
You’ve seen her on Comedy Central, you’ve seen her on the BBC, now see Nottingham-born rising star Sarah Keyworth’s debut hour.
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Pick options off the screen in this fun, fear-filled, text-based interactive adventure game.
Sony Award-winning broadcaster, Jeremy Nicholas brings you his hilarious debut hour.
Energetic, playful stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian Russell Arathoon.
In a time when we’re all threatened by a rhetoric of hate from the people in power ‘A Gay & a NonGay’ challenges many of our differences head on and promises that no matter who y…
Australian Comedian Daniel Muggleton makes his debut at Brighton Fringe in 2018! He released his debut album ‘Let Me Finish’ in 2017 with US label Comedy Dynamics, recorded live at…
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
This cinematic portrait of Brighton, in all its bohemian, and campaigning glory, darts between past present and is set to a sumptuous orchestral score.
Award-winning improvisers, The Maydays, present ‘Happily Never After’; a twisted musical tale inspired by Tim Burton and The Brothers Grimm.
Spiegeltent presents: ‘Brighton Big Drag Pagent’ Kings, Queens, and Inbetweens! Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
‘Dark Side of the Mime’ explores the grotesque like nothing else.
Kate Stokes and Claudia Summers have their finger on the pulse with this delightful double bill of comedy plays, interspersed with a few shorter sketches.
The UK’s leading female comedy community ‘Funny Women’ host a night of fabulous female comedy talent in Brighton’s best comedy venue, Komedia Brighton, featuring a mix of establi…
24th May 2015 was the day that Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote.
Latest smash-hit show from Scotland’s internationally acclaimed, award-winning comedian.
Brighton has long been a home for artists, creators and the alternative.
Come and join our interactive, free arts event for people of all ages.
Serge Gainsbourg in sequins brandishing a flick-knife; Duane Eddy brawling on with the Shangri-Las; Connie Francis fresh from juvy hall with only vengeance on her mind.
Professional development workshops for artists.
Please note, this event is now called ‘Creative Cafe Brighton’. Full details and link to book tickets here: www.brightonfringe.org/whats-on/creative-caf%C3%A9-brighton-125548/
The Brighton Beach Boys perform The Beatles ‘White Album’.
Brighton’s lively Open Market played host to the Wordstock festival this Saturday.
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
Join the Brighton Swing Community for a special Fringe afternoon of swing music and dancing with a live swing band, DJs, Lindy Hop beginners dance class, Charleston dancers and a d…
The acclaimed Dilemma Girls present their sparkly walking tour of Brighton, complete with treats and interactive regalia.
The Cascade Coffee Shop is at the centre of a drive to help rehabilitate and reintegrate the homeless population of Brighton through the Cascade Creative Recovery organisation.
Join Dr Amanda Potter from the Open University for a tour of Brighton focusing on 20 (ish) objects with links to stories from Greek mythology.
Since the very first tales were told around a fire, it has been human nature to enjoy a good story - especially when the story is full of murder, gore and tabloid-friendly salaciou…
Set in an apocalyptical world, After feels like a theatrical experiment on many levels.
Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon.
What happens to our minds when the lights go out? ‘Nicoletta Wylde is Afraid of the Dark’ is a semi-autobiographical storytelling spoken word show about living with night terrors.
Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…
Rising star Sarah Keyworth, tour support for Stewart Francis and Kerry Godliman, brings an hour of brand new stand-up that shines a light on the relationship between a little girl …
To mark the 100 year anniversary since women first got the vote, Digital Drama will be running three immersive banner making workshops.
Unique Fair Brighton is a one off opportunity to purchase unique handmade arts and crafts from many talented local artists/makers.
For so long the history books have been written by men and about men, and Royal Pavilion guide Louise Preskett aims to correct this imbalance with a 90 minute amble through Brighto…
Fancy experiencing a taste of the Rio Carnival in the streets of Brighton this month? The Brighton School of Samba can give you just that.
Sunday Assembly is a global network of non-religious gatherings celebrating life through inspirational speakers, fascinating science, thoughtful readings, raucous pop music, peacef…
For the first time at Brighton Fringe, Martin brings you ‘BIG FAT GAY’.
We’re opening the doors of the Brighton Buddhist Centre! If you’ve ever wondered what goes on here, come along to one of our taster sessions which will give you a flavour of some…
Brighton Film Quartet presents ‘SOUNDSCAPE’, a concert of sheer escapism with this extraordinary piano quartet.
Take an interactive tour of the recently completed Brighton Greenway: a green corridor that cuts through the New England Quarter connecting the North of Brighton with the mainline …
Brighton’s singing barber, Peter Joannou, performs his latest song ‘From Ma Window’, from his first floor shop window in The Lanes in the ‘Something For The Weekend’ show.
Brighton’s number one, award-winning traditional city walking tour.
These amazing tours only happen during Brighton Fringe.
The UK's biggest Foodies Festival returned to Hove Lawns this sunny bank holiday weekend.
The BB Collective presents an innovative exhibition of ethical designers and artists against a backdrop of sustainable living with a beach and beach-waste theme, and introduces way…
Brighton doesn't really need its ego stroking, but a little indulgence now and then can't hurt, which I think is the philosophy the city is built on.
Fresh from their five-star, sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and winners of the Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence 2017, ‘Hot Gay Time Machine’ cover all the most important m…
The V.
A long time ago in a venue far, far away.
Exclusive after hours tours of Brighton’s aquarium! A unique opportunity to go off the public route to learn about the remarkable history of the world’s oldest operating aquarium.
The launch of Brighton Fringe 2018 at The Warren.
You awake to find yourself in a Dark Room! You, the audience must choose an option.
The Brighton Academy Of Performing Arts presents its 5th MT Graduating year Showcase
Smash-hit new show from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish comedian.
After a stellar 2017 Daniel Connell (as seen on the Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala and Roadshow) returns to Adelaide Fringe with a brand new hour of stand-up! This is Daniel’s seve…
All I Really Want - A show dedicated to the music and lyrics of Alanis and Etheridge.
After School Hours is an outrageously fun, wonderfully wacky cabaret for kids! Set in a whimsical vaudeville style world let Australia’s best entertainers show you things you’ve ne…
Have you ever imagined your own theme music when STRUTTING down the street? Do you cry when someone eats the last of YOUR chocolate? Do you use UNNECESSARY CAPITALS (and emoji’s) i…
Want to be Instagram famous? Or want to know what’s really happening on social media? Get inside the head of an out of control ‘influencer’ and her perfectly curated life throu…
‘AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER’ - I remember listening to it & then again & again .
Welcome to the After Hours Cabaret Club.
See the World’s Greatest Record Holder For Jokes told in a Minute team up with Triple J Raw Comedy Winner team up with New York Comedian Shane Kaminowitz along with a few other Fun…
Based on Robert Fulghum’s best-selling books, Kindergarten takes a funny, insightful, heartwarming look at what is profound in everyday life.
“A delectable evening, fraught with the kind of debauchery and delirium that makes you want to take both your extramarital lovers” - Broadway World Hot off the heels of their m…
When the night falls, the tango is revealed in its most authentic and pure form.
Mercedes DeLuca-Jones is glamorous, fabulous, filthy rich and mind blowingly exciting, yet she still feels “something’s missing in my life”, could it be FAME??!! So when audition…
Experience the sublime harmonies of Adelaide’s acclaimed a cappella group Allegria, in the intimate surrounds of a unique underground venue - Adelaide’s Treasury Tunnels.
At Home Records presents The Dark Space Performances.
Growing up with the music of Nick Cave resonating in their bones, it seemed only fitting to put together a tribute to the Bad Seed himself.
Exeter, 1984.
With Science telling us the prospect of life everlasting is just around the corner, Mike Rudd’s 1st BASE in Life after Life sees piano accordionist George Butrumlis and bassist J…
Sit back, close your eyes and enjoy the symphonic sounds of Fusion Pops Orchestra & Choir as they take you to the underworld, outer space and somewhere in between.
The Maydays present a tale of black comedy and music, inspired by Tim Burton Sitting in a Tin Can - Two astronauts kill time in a space capsule The Deconstruction - See our players…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Happily Never After - Created from a single audience suggestion, The Maydays weave a playful tale, full of black comedy and haunting songs.
An extremely flamboyant, ‘riotous but subtly moving’ (The List) extravaGAYnza, fresh from its sold-out, award-winning run at Edinburgh.
Award-winning improvisers The Maydays present this skin-prickling tale full of black comedy and haunting music, inspired by Tim Burton.
Chorus is a monumental installation of giant kinetic sculptures, a celestial choir of spinning sound machines, created by award-winning artist and British Composer of the Year, Ray…
G and Ste are Fringe fanatics who felt that becoming part of the Fringe was the perfect way to celebrate their nuptials.
CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series for the creative community.
As part of Fringe Central’s Young Voices: Fresh Perspective programme, the Scottish Drama Training Network presented Creative Solutions for Creative Careers.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
George Orwell’s magnum opus novel 1984 is eerily relevant today despite being published in 1949 and shows us a world of constant war, omnipresent surveillance and propaganda cond…
Russell Arathoon brings his previous sold out debut stand up show to London.
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, this is the event for yo…
People say your whole life flashes in front of your eyes before you die but what happens when you have dementia? Where does the brain go before we die? Dark Matter is a devised and…
Bunker Girls shows us two women who worked as secretaries documenting the German perspective on WWII.
The Bathtub Heroine presents an incredibly biting piece of new writing telling the life story of tormented poet, Sylvia Plath.
England, 1823: the Industrial Revolution and a changing world.
As one of the most famous American authors of all time, many people will know of F.
The story of Peter Pan is a familiar one for many and The Talentz present a lovely retelling of the classic tale.
Ethereal Theatre Company’s Little Shop of Horrors is a powerhouse of zany energy.
Bringing you the best comedy the fringe has to offer, The Really Great Compilation Show presents some of the biggest names gracing Edinburgh, as well as some amazing up-and-comers.
Returning after their first immensely popular After Dark outing last year, the multi-talented Cathedral Choir singers return with another sparkling cocktail of decidedly non-sacred…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The RTO has had another successful international tour to add to New York, London, Utrecht and Glasgow.
You are guaranteed to be off to a great start when you step into the gorgeous Merchant’s Hall with a G&T in hand.
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours.
‘Dazzling wit.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
If you’re feeling adventurous after lunch, come along to these virtuoso performances of the great Romantic composer, Rachmaninov.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A post-lunch interlude with one of the greatest composers for piano, exploring the fire and the gentility of Chopin’s works.
Ever woken up in the night screaming at the revelation that Bruno Tonioli is 61 and wondered what happened to your life? Daniel Norcross has.
Downhome blues, stomping boogie-woogie, foot-tapping New Orleans piano, hard bop classics and exciting originals evoking the good-time atmosphere of the speakeasy.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
He’s back! The Amused Moose People’s Champion returns with another hour of upbeat, fast-paced and hilarious stand-up.
It was an inauspicious beginning for Martin J Dixon’s new stand-up show, with only 11 audience members, some of whom were loud and rowdy throughout the show.
Nocturnal and intimate adventure through American golden age of music.
Static Assembly attempt to give us an insight into the lives and rivalry of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla but really just leaves the audience confused.
The Dark Room is both a literal and moral description.
Sit back and relax for a cinematic treat! Double Dome Nights is showing a combination of two films from Dynamic Earth’s spectacular bank of out of this world 360-degree immersive…
American Performing Arts International return to Edinburgh with their musical theatre revue American Broadway Hits.
Tucked away in one of Greenside’s smaller studios, Baby Mama is a shining diamond of a show: beautiful storytelling and intimate staging come together to create a heartbreakingly…
Step into the grand Lafayette big top in Underbelly’s dedicated Circus Hub and witness the spectacle of internationally acclaimed Circa with their 2017 Fringe offering.
Sam is scared of the dark.
Walking into the Krua Thai Cookery School is like being welcomed into a friend’s home.
If you’re also the kind of person who thinks that you can’t go wrong when starting with a G&T then this is the event for you.
In Korea when somebody dies, people say they have gone ‘over the moon’ or ‘crossed the river’.
Daniel Piper’s Day Off is a one man comedy show that goes through the different anxieties one feels when calling in sick to work.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
Gazing at a Distant Star follows three lives individually dealing with their own losses.
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
The sell-out unique comedy experience returns.
Why do they fire a massive canon every day at lunchtime? How many pubs are named after brutal murderers? How did the Stone of Destiny end up back where it never belonged in the fir…
Standing on a stage adorned with all the necessary equipment to run a fully-fledged activity holiday, Alice Devlin is poised and ready to welcome us to her Edinburgh Festival Fring…
After a sold out debut season, Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton returns to Edinburgh in 2017.
Money.
Award-winning improvisers The Maydays present this skin-prickling tale full of black comedy and haunting music, inspired by the warped imaginations of Tim Burton, Lemony Snicket an…
If Moonlight After Midnight were easier to follow, I’m sure it would make for an incredible piece from Concrete Drops Theatre.
Gracefool Collective’s This Really Is Too Much blends dance, spoken word and physical comedy in a devised expressionistic theatre piece; revealing the absurd realities of life fr…
‘Dazzling wit.
There are many different kinds of video games: roleplaying, shoot-em-up, strategy, the list is endless.
Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam…
Siren Theatre Co’s Good With Maps is a multi-faceted story masterfully guided by Jane Phegan who takes us through this one woman show.
Bletherbox provide an alternative insight into the lives of the men who worked and died on the Piper Alpha oil rig.
‘Divine’ (Rolling Stone, Germany).
The Noise Next Door’s Really, Really Good Afternoon Show is what it says on the ticket.
BlundaBus infamous and intimate late-night knees-up that probably isn’t for you.
For the 16th year, twice a week during the festival, Frankenstein’s pub is taken over by Frank N Furter and the gang for Rocky Horror Night! It’s a raucous fun-filled evening o…
The dance world can sometimes take itself a little too seriously, it often seems to be too caught up in technical comparisons to just enjoy itself, however, Chicos Mambo is the opp…
The year is 991 and the Vikings are coming.
Master songwriter and Fringe favourite returns with more of his trademark smart and funny story songs (plus new gems).
Thought-provoking theatre and assured acting are on offer at this show, which is split into two plays, both written by the late playwright James Saunders, a one-time mentor to Tom …
Edinburgh is the greatest place a Harry Potter fan can visit if they’re looking to immerse themselves in an environment that feels authentically wizarding.
Mr Danger is a real-life damaged former daredevil who learnt his lesson the hard way.
Impromptu Shakespeare improvise a new & unique Shakespeare play on the spot from audience suggestions, while The Maydays present Happily Never After – a dark, twisted musical tal…
Solo autobiographical show exploring app dating - incorporating original song, spoken word and projection
Dark Matter is a Devised and Puppetry Performance.
A 90s-themed night to close Brighton Fringe 2017 in style.
For 14 years the poets and rappers of Brighton have been locked in an epic struggle.
Two striking and contrasting puppetry shows form a double bill that explores the journey of dementia patients at the end of their life.
Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon.
Critically acclaimed musical satirists make a triumphant return to Brighton Spiegeltent with their out-of-this-world Edinburgh Fringe smash hit.
Who doesn’t want to make their kids really happy? Come and join us for a great day out.
‘The Funny Women Awards’ are back at Brighton Fringe! ‘The Funny Women Awards’ has left a massive impression on the UK comedy map, with previous winners and finalists including …
Cascade Creative Recovery and Invisible Voices of Brighton and Hove bring to stage a variety of people who represent vulnerable communities in our city.
A stand-up show for those who love the ‘special skills’ section of a CV.
Comedy sketch show featuring contemporary characters in Brighton and beyond.
Described as an esoteric St Trinian’s for the queer cabaret generation, Carnesky’s Finishing School has been helping people discover and hone their creative talent since 2010.
Being inspired by fairy tales, Gothic themes and the warped imagination of Tim Burton was all-too-clear in the wide and undeniably impressive range of sketches, theatre troupe The …
An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 …
Dementia is everybody’s business so let’s get talking about it.
Soundscape – a concert of sheer escapism with this extraordinary piano quartet.
Join the Brighton Swing Community for a special Fringe afternoon of swing music and dancing with a live swing band, DJs, beginners Lindy Hop dance class, Charleston dancers and a d…
Winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2016; this show tells the story of the three weeks that changed Scott’s life forever.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Local author and poet Thomas Wolfe presents a night of spoken word, poetry and storytelling from some of Brighton’s best poets.
Before World War One most immigrants to Brighton were French and German speakers from the Continent.
It could not have been a better day to go on a stroll around Brighton.
“This parable of limiting life down to human usefulness is as beautiful as it is bleak” (Exeunt).
Exclusive after hours tours, just on offer as part of the Brighton Fringe in May.
Invisible Voices of Brighton & Hove and Cascade Creative Recovery continues to focus on aspects of the housing crisis in our fair city by the sea.
Brighton’s Singing Barber, Peter Joannou, puts his comb to one side, picks up his microphone and sings those classic beautiful songs from the Great American Songbook made famous by…
Brighton’s most popular 90 minute traditional city walking tour.
The Brighton School of Samba is the city’s first and only traditional Samba School.
Fresh from a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016, Beasts bring their critically acclaimed comedy extravaganza to Brighton.
I Charleston Brighton Speakeasy is back with a bang! The Charleston girls will take you through the A-Z of ’20s dance with a twist of jazz and a dash of electro-swing.
Mr Danger is a damaged former daredevil who learnt his lesson the hard way.
These amazing tours only happen during Brighton Fringe.
In the era of Serial, Making a Murderer and Casting JonBenet, it can be easy to forget that the public’s taste for true crime is not a particularly modern phenomenon.
An eclectic array of work from a local arts collective exploring some of the many faces of the city.
We’re opening the doors of Brighton Buddhist Centre! If you’ve ever wondered what goes on, come along and have a look around.
Award-nominated sell-out hit HIP returns as an immersive journey through the streets of 1970s Brighton.
A fact-filled walk celebrating our unique city.
The V.
They move among you unseen.
Benjamin and William are waiting, but as time progresses, so do their differences of opinion, from ‘Doctor Who’ to Brighton seagulls.
Proving himself to be one of the best loved artists of our time, the tour will take in the length and breadth of the UK from Cardiff to Sheffield and onto Edinburgh.
In case you were wondering.
Come and celebrate the launch of Brighton Fringe at The Warren. Help us start the 2017 Festival with a bang!
Join us at Foodies Festival, the largest food and drink festival in the UK, returning to Hove Lawns this summer on the bank holiday weekend of April 29th - May 1st.
Do you wish that your life was more successful? Do you yearn to reach the pinnacle of business and change the world for the better? Do you just love getting ahead? Well, we have go…
Dark Vanilla Jungle is a beautiful, breathtaking drama by Philip Ridley about a young girl’s quest for perfect family & home revealing a biting commentary on abuses of power in a p…
The Royal Ballet celebrates contemporary ballet with a programme that includes a world premiere from Crystal Pite and works by Christopher Wheeldon and David Dawson.
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
“I’m so excited”—that iconic 1982 hit by the Pointer Sisters—is an apt intro to a show with a predominantly female audience that’s already wound up to have a good ti…
Wait until Dark is a claustrophobic thriller which finds increasingly clever ways to complicate the limited single setting of a basement apartment.
Pandemonium Performance return to the Abney Park with their new show ‘Fear in the Dark’.
A darkly comic and dangerously dreamlike tale of past and present history colliding.
New movement based theatre work devised from notes and ideas about media representation of current issues.
Peaceful Lion Productions presents Orion and the Dark Based on the book by Emma Yarlett, this is a heart-warming tale of friendship, adventure and overcoming your fears.
Renowned pianist Martin Cousin performs a recital of Rachmaninov to fill the post-lunch relaxation mood. Tea, coffee and pastries included afterwards.
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? Fancy a new Fringe experience? If you answered ‘yes’ to these ques…
Experience the multi-talented Cathedral Choir singers as you’ve never heard them before in this decidedly non-sacred cabaret programme.
Mendelssohn and Webern, peformed by the Solem Quartet. Tea, coffee and other refreshments afterwards.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Following extraordinary interest in his 2016 Fringe show, Blue Rose Code has added a second gig at AMC @ St Bride’s for the Fringe.
We will have showstopping compositions from the RTO music competition for unpublished composers.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours across three exhilarating nights, each with hand-picked performers, music, comedy, bars and entry to our spe…
A late-night spectacular of this Fringe favourite! Acts and audiences are plunged into darkness to create one of the most unique and unforgettable comedy experiences.
Chopin and the romantics.
‘Truth hurts, don’t it?’ On a dark and stormy night, Betty, a married, successful dean of the local college, has called upon her resentful, blue-collar brother, Bobby, to help he…
Bringing the brightest and best comedians to the BBC stage.
Downhome blues, stomping boogie-woogie, foot-tapping New Orleans piano, hard-bop classics and exciting originals evoking the good-time atmosphere of the speakeasy.
A modern day analysis of the world of consumerism.
Dark Heart is a Shrodinger’s Cat of a show, managing to be both hopelessly amateurish and professionally polished at the same time.
What’s in your shopping basket? Probably not the same as what’s in Steve’s.
This unique comedy experience returns to the Fringe after sell-out shows across the UK and Europe.
A supernatural romance between John, a strange witch boy, and human girl Barbara Allen.
In the wake of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, Allison struggles to come to terms with losing everything.
After Magritte is a rip-roaring comedy about ordinary people in a most bizarre situation: a senile woman obsessed with the tuba may or may not be the mother of anyone in the room; …
After comedy, horror is the next most difficult art form to tackle; although comedy reigns king at the fringe there is still an eager audience waiting to be scared.
Science fiction is a rare thing to find at the Fringe; even rarer is finding it done well, but the Sundial Theatre company has little to fear with their latest offering, After the …
Your best friend from school has been arrested for having a collection of child pornography on his laptop.
Racial identity, puberty, sexuality and childhood trauma may not seem like the ideal topics for a one man camp cabaret, but here in Edinburgh anything is possible.
Daniel Audritt, ‘A winning wit’ (Bruce Dessau), and Sean Cannon, ‘A solid newcomer.
2016’s been a bit of a bumpy year to say the least so, it was only a matter of time before we started receiving advice from extra-terrestrials.
A stand-up show based on a true story about how a man (me) went from being an idiot to a (spoiler alert) Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Daniel Piper is in four gangs, and he’s going to tell you about them.
“You awaken to find yourself in a dark room”, it’s a phrase shouted many times during The Dark Room.
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
My Eyes Went Dark takes us down into the abyss of overwhelming grief and denies us any chink of light.
A madcap stand-up hour that bats around from interactive games to surreal one-liners and some longer bits.
Bethany Black is a forthright, funny, and unapologetic comedian, cheerfully rousing the audience as she lets fire her jokes.
SuZanna GonZo had to abandon cruise ship stardom after she almost murdered the man she had fallen deeply in lust with.
Gabby is nearly 30 and has achieved absolutely nothing apart from a string of failed relationships, a lot of debt and a few unwelcome pets along the way.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Ed Caruana and Tamar Broadbent can’t pronounce their own names (so don’t feel bad).
Work in progress towards something in October. It will probably feel a lot like being directly addressed by Jesus. If Jesus was working up some new material and charging a fiver.
‘Nothing short of hysterical… Stunning’ (Sunday Express).
Hamlet transported to a slaughterhouse in modern-day South Korea.
A dark and twisted musical tale inspired by the warped imaginations of film director Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow, Beetlejuice) and the Brothers Grimm.
Life from a bear’s point of view is as strange and wonderful as you would expect it to be.
Is Russ Peers a bad gay? He’s chunky, over 40, and knows more about pies than poppers.
The eight time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
The strength of this production primarily sits with the intensely provocative script written by Philip Ridley.
The eight time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
This is Scott Gibson’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, and he is fantastic.
Wave After Wave builds on a reputation for presenting new frontiers in digital art, cyanotype and screen print.
An unique opportunity to hear some of the best young musicians from the Gaza Music School, part of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music.
A pair of comedic short plays simultaneously celebrating and condemning modern life, sandwiched in sketches: A re-imagining of the myth of Narcissus and Echo, and a contemporary fa…
The 2nd year of BIF: The Brighton Illustration Fair.
Brighton Beach Boys with the Psychedelic Love Orchestra present Pet Sounds vs Sgt Pepper.
An intensive, three-day urban sketching on-location workshop, led by world class sketchers, Isabel Carmona, Swasky and Rolf Schroeter.
Brighton and Hove’s very own LGBT choir swing open the doors of St George’s Church, Kemptown for a medley of songs.
Two battles in one: first the poets from the two great festival cities join to take on a united team of rappers.
In this lecture, Danny Dorling considers how the UK, one of the 25 richest countries in the world, has become one of the most unequal and is on course to win the ‘global race’ to b…
Fresh air, amazing sea views, forgotten histories, architecture and aquatic entertainment.
Brighton & Hove is a city of contrasts.
Brighton and Hove Organic Gardeners, together with Brighton and Hove Food Partnership, will host an organic plant sale in Preston Park.
Join Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Join the Brighton Swing Community for a special Fringe afternoon of swing music and dancing with a live swing band, DJs, beginners Lindy Hop dance class, Charleston dancers and a d…
One day photography competition.
Brighton Swing Choir is a brand new community choir specialising in music from the swing era and beyond.
You awake to find yourself in a Dark Room! Choose an option: A) Find The Light Switch.
The Brighton Showcase hosts the best in new and up-and-coming local talent every Wednesday evening at award-winning venue, The Brunswick.
A unique opportunity to go off the public route and learn about the remarkable history of the world’s oldest operating aquarium.
‘The Synagogues of Great Britain’: Dr Sharman Kadish is the Director of Jewish Heritage UK and a research fellow and lecturer at the Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of …
Pleasing an audience is difficult at the best of times, when they’re on your side you can read the room, and you’re in safe hands if tech and logistics all go to plan.
Each city has its own character which is imprinted on the visual memories of its residents.
Pull on your spats and tassels and learn to Charleston like it’s 1929.
‘Brighton looks like a town helping the police with their enquiries’ quotes our white-coated guide at the top of the stairs in Brighton Town hall and raises a laugh as she intro…
Inspired by the new democratic movements at home and abroad, this is a day of creative engagement aiming to develop a vision on how democracy can be extended, enriched and made fit…
An inconspicuous townhouse in Fiveways plays host to the promenade performance Dancing in the Dark.
Orion is scared of more or less everything.
Join Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus as they explore their dark side.
These amazing tours only happen during Brighton Fringe.
Wilful princesses, Music Hall stars, headstrong courtesans, acrobats, entrepreneurs - Brighton has always attracted women who dare to do things differently.
A walk celebrating all that’s unique, and a little bit weird, about Brighton.
Brighton’s No.
In an exciting new collaboration, the My Brighton hotel works with Artfinder, the global marketplace for original art, to create a live art spectacular - transforming the hotel’s…
“A fascinating stroll through the city’s association with the occult, packed with detail and entertainingly dodgy conjecture” **** (The Argus).
Brighton’s rich cinema history rediscovered on this acclaimed 90 minute tour.
Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou will be entertaining you from his upstairs window in The Lanes with his show ‘Next Please!’ Specialising in The Great American Songbook.
Enjoy a taste-bud-tickling day out at the UK’s biggest celebration of food and drink.
By turns whimsical, campy, hallucinatory and poignant, Laura Zlatos’s candy-colored play about gender identity begins as a rom-com about a couple who expect their new baby wi…
Desdemona is dead.
Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si…
This valuable choir celebrates its 35th season with a performance of Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor, led by Phillip Cheah, with stellar soloists including the sopranos Sar…
A brand new show stuffed full with highly skilled cabaret stunts and orchestrated madness.
About halfway through the second story of three, in the middle of a series of thoughts on the benefits for men of sitting down on the toilet, Daniel Kitson breaks off, looking u…
Former losing contestant on much loved ITV quiz show ‘Blockbusters’, metaphorical swashbuckler DANIEL KITSON hosts an evening of first class stand up comedy in aid of the United Na…
While this troupe normally presents acts based on stories written by and for children, “After Dark” draws from the same material for an adults-only performance.
Bobby Nitro hosts After Dark, a comedy chat show and showcase.
The Silver Moon Poetry Collection gives voice to the unspoken voices of the Feminine.
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? Fancy a new Fringe experience? If you answered yes to these questions,…
A new musical from award-winning director Zhao Miao.
The third play in the Denial Trilogy.
We celebrate our 20th Birthday this year.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore our galleries after hours across three exhilarating nights, each with hand-picked performers, music, comedy, bars and entry to our …
A new comedy about gender conformity and sexual identity.
Mendelssohn, Schumann and romantic composers performed by international award-winning musicians Solem Quartet, Ruben Palma (cello), and pianists Jan Hugo, James Sherlock, Alexander…
This comedic beat poetry duo have spent the last seven years successfully entertaining festival audiences across the land.
Based upon the life of the influential and acerbic comedian, Bill Hicks: Dark Poet is a fusion between traditional storytelling monodrama and modern stand-up.
Music by Chopin and other romantic composers performed by international award-winning musicians including cellist Matthew Sharp, Catherine Kwak, pianists Jan Hugo, James Sherlock, …
Edith Nesbit, author of scary stories for children, jumps from the page to the stage in Edith in the Dark, a story fitting of her preferred genre.
Bartlett talks about his experience immersed in the internet’s most shocking and unexplored subcultures, from buying cannabis on the Amazon of drugs to hanging with Bitcoin anarchi…
The award-winning musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch about making it on Broadway featuring the classic songs What I Did for Love, One, and Nothing, are performed by Broadway hop…
Daniel Smith Blues Piano.
A political satire and a dark comedy revealing an uncompromised view of our political world from behind the scenes.
This is a lewd, ridiculous and over the top show that will leave you stunned and cackling.
Told through the story of a young male character, Sphiwe, this musical takes the audience through the ups and downs of youth life in Soweto.
“I don’t fall in love, I tumble”Tumbling After is a modern day love story and commentary on the ways we stumble in and out of relationships.
Irish comedy, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato you racist.
After We Danced depicts a love affair between two people, cut short before unexpectedly rekindling sixty years later, Love in the Time of Cholera-style.
Daniel Sinclair is a grim comedy about two friends lying at the bottom of the cracks in society.
‘Brilliant’ (Mail on Sunday).
Imaan is in Love.
Outrageously over-the-top characters, a raucous Edinburgh Fringe audience and lashings of inappropriate advice from a self-styled flirt coach, sexologist and dating guru.
Brand new stories-in-song from this award-winning master songwriter.
The show returns after sell-out shows across the UK and Europe.
John Robertson’s send up of classic text based video games succeeds in being an hilarious evening of retro fun.
Bobby Mair, Tim Renkow and Dylan Gott roll out some of the darkest jokes at the Fringe.
Sad Faces challenge themselves and you with their adaptation of JR Chapterhouse’s devastatingly heartbreaking novel.
The seven-time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
Will Seaward Has a Really Good Go at Alchemy is probably unlike anything you will have ever seen.
FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b…
When he was 16 The NHS asked Jonny if he wanted cosmetic surgery to improve his appearance.
An audacious, dark and dirty romp that will have Marcel Marceau turning in his grave.
Celebrated children’s author Edith Nesbit retreats to her attic writing room to escape her husband’s annual Christmas party.
With over two million subscribers to his YouTube channel and fifty two million views and counting for his first Disney parody video After Ever After, Jon Cozart is something of a s…
This late night special one hour tour takes you on a journey into the darker side of Edinburgh’s underground history.
Goronwhy Thom bursts through a film screen on stage after some very clever filmography and you just know that this group is taking it back to basics.
In a cavernous corner of the Dragonfly Brewery in Acton, London, Franz Schubert ponders life, death and music.
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
The official awards ceremony to mark the end of Brighton Fringe 2015, with free flowing entertainment and mercifully short acceptance speeches.
After the gargantuan battle of Brighton’s finest at the 12th Annual Poets v MCs, Brighton takes on the best that the Mother City has to offer.
2 day Illustration Fair across 2 floors featuring talks, workshops, screenings, zines, prints, comics, small press, art, and more. An ideal finish to the Brighton Fringe.
For one week in May, poets from South Africa, Beirut and the UK will come together in London for a series of collaborations and performances on the theme of ‘home’.
The University of Brighton is hosting a one-day event on place-based arts and how location can provide diverse and rich triggers for writing and other arts based practices.
Benjamin and William are waiting, but as time progresses, so do their differences of opinion, from Doctor Who to Brighton Seagulls.
Back for the third year as part of B.
Saturday May 23rd All Saints Church, Hove, 7:30pm.
I didn’t know what to expect upon my arrival at the Dolphin Leisure Centre.
See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details.
Now in its third year, BITE brings together the verbal talent of Brighton and Hove’s 13 - 19 year old poets and rappers, battling for the supremacy of their style of spoken word.
Meet David Marks, the architect behind Brighton’s most innovative project, and learn why the team behind the London Eye chose the West Pier site to build such an iconic, modern …
From 10am - Exhibition of photographs by Palestinian children.
Brighton Pub Plays are short 5-10 minute plays.
Brighton and Hove’s very own LGBT choir swing (or maybe that should be sing) open the doors of St George’s Church in Kemp Town for a free, informal showcase of their diverse cu…
Join the Brighton Swing Community for a special Fringe afternoon of swing music and dancing with a live swing band, DJs, beginners Lindy Hop dance class, Charleston dancers and a d…
Towards A Theatrical Cinema An active workshop with plenty of emphasis and focus on led experimentation.
The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener…
Top musicians and beautiful compositions.
Brighton Historicycles is a tour into the murky world of Brighton seafront’s underbelly.
Phase 1: Investigation Take part in design activities, they will enable you to map your own perception of Brighton through experiential activities utilising the senses.
You like avant garde performance if it’s good, you like variety if its good.
French-Mexican acoustic guitar duo JP & Leonardo bring you their unique and haunting sounds: a fusion of Arabic, Spanish and Gypsy music.
Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2…
Brighton in the quarter century before 1914 was the place to be! We shall walk along the promenade looking at cutting edge Brighton of the time and talking about how electricity h…
Robert Edwards regales, reading from the books - four poetry, two journals - published under his Burble imprint, featuring the pedlar diaries and a revised, newly-illustrated editi…
Fresh air, amazing sea views, lovely stories, forgotten histories, seaside architecture and aquatic entertainment.
A social history of Streamline Taxis from 1936 to the present day.
Discover some of Brighton’s secular heroes and heroines with Valerie Mainstone, local historian and Chair of Brighton Secular Humanists.
A brazilliant show case of hot carnival rhythms and much more! Colourful costumes plus beautiful and fast dance moves to sweep you off your feet! This is a samba dance school based…
Wilful princesses, music-hall stars, headstrong courtesans, acrobats and entrepreneurs.
The biblical story of Daniel is well-known: the writing on the wall at Belshazzar’s feast, Daniel’s rise to power, his fall at the hands of conspirators - and the lions’ den.
These amazing tours only happen during Brighton Fringe.
Brighton’s No.
Discover what the Illuminati do not want you to know.
Mark Shapiro leads this respected ensemble in an all Beethoven program including the “Choral Fantasy,” the Mass in C, and the finale from “Fidelio.
Cassandra Bick is your average London girl who happens to run a dating agency for vampires, and suddenly finds herself getting an awful lot of attention when someone starts killing…
Brighton’s most legendary walking tour introduces you to an intriguing labyrinth of hidden byways, some unfamiliar even to local residents.
Foodies Festival returns to Brighton’s Hove Lawns for another fun Bank Holiday weekend.
A series of six month exposure photos of iconic Brighton & Hove landmarks by local artist Nick Sayers.
Next Please! You Choose His Song!! He Chooses Your Style! Peter Joannou, Brighton’s Singing Barber, will be singing and styling from his window on The Lanes.
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
What connects Abba and a revolution? Mt Everest and Hove? A stained wall and a worldwide brand? What’s the story behind a same-sex wedding in 1923.
Friday 1 May and Saturday 2 May Graphic Brighton and Myriad Editions present an evening and day of graphic novelists and comic creators who all ‘draw in the margins’, their wo…
Vitriolic political satire meets manic depravity.
Guns! Gags! Gizmos! Be shaken, stirred and seduced by the heady cocktail that is the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus as they go back to the Bond Age.
Matteo Lane fronts this LGBT-friendly alternative to the St. Patrick’s Day parade, with an excellent lineup including Sabrina Jalees, Julio Torres, and Emma Willmann.
Mr.
Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L…
This Israel-born comedian, who now resides in Booklyn, has garnered an impressive fan base with his musical comedy and inventive projection-based performances.
The groundbreaking ensemble Dark Inventions returns to St Mary’s with a typically eclectic mix of contemporary and earlier works, including a Scottish premiere of Philip Cashian …
Musically challenged friends from sister orchestras in the US join the RTO in a celebration of mutual virtuosity to entertain and amuse all with their fiendish interpretations of m…
Legendary LA rapper from Scotland who conned the music industry as half of Silibil N’ Brains.
An original musical based on F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Diamond as Big as the Ritz; a grotesque allegory of the American Dream.
I gave up studying all forms of science at the age of 15, so on the surface, I would not be the natural choice for Jim Al-Khalili’s Quantum – Still Crazy After All These Yea…
You, the audience, become the friends and family of this psychotic gangster’s victims.
Are you ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Do you have a new piece of work to showcase to a fresh audience? If you answered yes to either of these, this …
Are you ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Do you have a new piece of work to showcase to a fresh audience? If you answered yes to either of these, this …
Follow dark figures down winding streets into a world of masque, deceit, status and desire.
The California Musical Theatre Ensemble’s abridged version of A Chorus Line feels like a high school production.
Drew Wright AKA Wounded Knee and Daniel Padden present a striking new song cycle celebrating the seasons, inspired by Edinburgh and the Pentland Hills.
Leah wants to rest, Goneril and Regan want to party, Cordelia’s off to France and matricide is in the air.
With over two million YouTube views for their wicked takes on Atomic Kitten, Kylie, Girls Aloud, Steps and Taylor Swift among others, Queens of Pop take over stylish Edinburgh nigh…
Music by Chopin and other romantic composers performed by international award-winning musicians including cellist Yelian He, pianists Carson Becke, Sophia Dee, Yasmin Rowe, James S…
Alex Rossi and friends roll a mash-up of traditional blues, the swagger of hip-hop and the high energy of rock’n’roll into three funky hours of music. Special Fringe guests!
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the magnificent National Museum after hours across three exhilarating nights, each with hand-picked performers, cabaret, music, bar…
Looking After Norman by Scottish writer Stewart Brown, tells the beautiful story of eight-year-old Georgia and her elderly neighbour, Scottie.
Join in with three champions of Scotland’s rich musical tradition on an a cappella song journey travelling from glottal stop to global, hilarious to heartbreaking and bawdy to be…
America, 1947.
Down-home blues, stomping boogie-woogie, foot-tapping New Orleans piano/vocals, hard-bop classics and exciting originals evoking the good-time atmosphere of the speakeasy.
‘A deeply-felt and virtuosic shout in the darkness’ (John Cameron Mitchell, Creator/Director, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus).
It’s the Late Night Dark Show - take that title as a hint.
It’s back with a twist for 2014! After rave reviews and sell out performances, The Dark Truth Tour returns for 2014, with a new spin looking into the dark tales of death and deca…
Returning to the Fringe for the third year running, this text adventure game-gone-big seems to have more lives than it gives its players.
New show from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Comedy in the Dark is exactly what it sounds like.
Capturing the singular Richard Pryor in a staged bio-play is a challenge and this limp, rote production is nowhere near up to it (1:30).
An original multi-media performance, this could be one of the oddest hours of your life. Come with an open mind, leave with a broken one. @electricdada
Katie Mulgrew’s show about Disney Princesses is exceedingly well suited to her venue, The Turret at Gilded Balloon.
Join a group of ordinary gay friends for an honest and intimate evening together.
Durham University Light Opera Group’s production of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying is a masterfully polished piece of theatre.
Featuring feuding tailors, a Jewess who joins a 1950s Christian cult, a cocaine-addicted rabbi and many more, this award-winning and ever-evolving Fringe favourite is a joyous and …
Many consider Stuart Goldsmith’s career as a comic to be “living the dream.
Turn off the lights, and the world suddenly becomes a very foreign place.
This admirable group presents its annual program devoted to contemporary music, “Soundscapes,” at Roulette in Brooklyn.
The Faculty of Arts Graduate Show opens to the public from 7 - 15 June at the University of Brighton, where 15,000 visitors are expected to view an inspiring showcase of work by mo…
A must for live music fans of all ages, this is your chance to catch the next generation of Brighton & Hove musicians live on stage! This Rockit! Brighton showcase will feature you…
Brighton Fashion Week Launch followed by Showtime with Cabaret Boheme. See websites for more details: www.brightonspiegeltent.com www.brightonfashionweek.com
Discover a world of street art live at the Brighton Fringe finale! A collaboration of Fringe & Youth Group performances and top named artists from artrepublic, working with Tarner …
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
For Brighton Fringe 2014, Neon Workshops are bringing their mobile facility down to host a weekend of workshops.
To celebrate his company’s 15th anniversary, Mr.
Brighton University are proud to present their final year product designers in this years Brighton Fringe.
Brighton Writes presents a series of literary events, including: (8 May) ‘Competitions and the Journey to Publication’ - a salon to discuss the role of competitions in writers�…
Brighton Writes presents a series of literary events, including: (daytime) flash fiction writing workshop ‘A Story in a Day’, with Linda McVeigh, winner of the Asham Award in 2…
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
Welcome to the cutting edge of word.
Brighton to Palestine with ♥ Love Brighton and Palestinian Artists Together فناني برايتون و فلسطين معا A sparkling evening of music and performance art b…
Following her five-star debut ‘Almost Epic’ in London and Edinburgh, Tamar Broadbent hits Brighton with a brand-new musical comedy show.
No more than 10 minutes each, Brighton Pub Plays are actually performed in the bar area of pubs.
A fascinating and exciting collection of artwork created by Brighton YMCA residents.
Rainbow Chorus, Brighton and Hove’s very own LGBT choir, swing open the doors of St George’s Church in Kemp Town for a free, informal showcase of their diverse current repertoi…
Come along to a fun and friendly Plantswap and exchange of anything horticultural.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Acoustic guitar duo JP & Xochitl bring you their unique and haunting sounds: a fusion of Arabic, Spanish and Gypsy music.
1820: Having left St Mary’s Home for Penitent Women, Betsy’s engaged by town knobs, to “keep” developer Thomas Kemp’s house.
The BSMS Medic Revue is back again after 7 sell-out years with a brand new show! This comedy performance encompasses medical humour in the form of sketches, live music and videos, …
A photography competition with a twist: you have 12 hours to take 12 photos on 12 given topics.
Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp host this night of music and comedy with performances from Sasheer Zamata, Eliot Glazer, Justin Sayre and Jason Michael Snow.
Discover roller derby: a fast-paced, full-contact sport played on roller skates.
Brighton’s creativity and influence has spread far and wide.
What do you love about Brighton Fringe? What could be improved? How could the Brighton Fringe team help you now and in the future? Come along and talk to us!
The Great Escape and Brighton Spiegeltent present Made in Brighton’s welcome party.
The tour, led by two hapless guides, focuses on the more eccentric characters who have lived and worked in Brighton and explores the nature of eccentricity itself.
‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ is the third of Frank Loesser’s trio of Broadway masterpieces, following ‘Guys and Dolls’ and ‘The Most Happy Fella…
Wilful princesses, Music Hall stars, headstrong courtesans, entrepreneurs, Brighton has always attracted women who dare do things differently.
Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series.
Visit another world! Explore history,nature and art,strolling through the Woodvale and Extra-Mural Cemeteries.
Sunday Assembly is a global network of super people who want to make the most of this one life we know we have.
Visit another world! Explore history, nature and art: spectacular memorials in dramatic landscaped parkland, with a cast of remarkable characters from Brighton’s past.
This is not your typical childish ghost walk filled with tales of ghouls, beasties and ghostly little girls in their pyjamas.
These amazing tours only happen during Brighton Fringe.
Brighton’s most imaginative tour.
Gulliver’s Hotel in Kemp Town are exhibiting Fine Art by Terry Horton, consisting of approximately thirteen Oil Paintings.
Paintings and prints of the most colourful and eccentric parts of Brighton (including illustrations for a pub series in Viva Brighton) by the 2012 Brighton Fringe Visual Arts Prize…
Brighton’s most legendary walking tour introduces you to an intriguing labyrinth of hidden byways, some unfamiliar even to local residents.
I can’t stop grinning as I leave the church.
The term ‘live-action video game’ is usually reserved for disappointing Hollywood adaptations of your favourite computer games (Tomb Raider, Silent Hill, the list could go on).
We consider Brighton as a place where it is possible to break free from the constraints of a restrictive society, gain a healthy constitution, a good education and stage your own d…
Historically and visually interesting city centre pub walk. Not a dedicated pub crawl but we will sample a couple en route. Drinks not included. Over 18s only please.
Brighton’s Window is a unique platform for vocalists, pianists and great musicians.
What connects Abba & the Portuguese Revolution? Mount Everest and a Hove supermarket? A stained wall and the genesis of a global brand? What’s the story behind a same-sex wedding i…
The Southern Water Brighton Sewer Tour offers the unique experience of visiting a working sewer that deals with millions of litres of waste every day.
Explore hidden Brighton on this 90 minute walking tour of Brighton’s fascinating old town.
Our guided tours take you to all the best places that Brighton has to offer.
French-American acoustic guitar duo JP & Xochitl bring you their unique and haunting sounds: a fusion of Arabic, Spanish and Gypsy music.
This 150-voice ensemble presents four works that explore the theme of transcendence: Brahms’s “Nänie,” Bruckner’s “Te Deum,” Vaughan Willia…
Jim Rodde conducts this choir and the New York City Chamber Orchestra in Vaughan Williams’s 1936 cantata “Dona Nobis Pacem,” in which the composer uses texts by W…
The stars of this tribute to the Harlem jazz clubs of the 1920s and ’30s are the 16 virtuosic musicians who perform — with verve, style and a good splash of sheer joy &…
International tours in the last few years (to Utrecht and Glasgow) have honed the orchestra’s skills.
Their unique musical abilities conquered Europe in Utrecht in 2011.
One of Scotland’s foremost chamber ensembles, with a reputation for tackling the major works of the chamber music repertoire alongside pieces that are less frequently heard, play…
This unusual combination of clarinet, violin, cello and piano boasts an orchestral palette of tone colours and an extraordinary dynamic range.
Come and find out about participating in Brighton Fringe, England’s largest arts festival.
Smart new parodies plus sweary classics from the Fringe’s favourite musical anaesthetist.
The mischievous musical medic showcases some of the most popular parody songs from the former duo’s fourteen years together (made suitable for a lunchtime audience).
What could be cooler than hanging out in the Nation Museum of Scotland, having a few drinks, seeing some top notch performers and seeing some cool new exhibits? Maybe my expectatio…
Author Robert Fulghum lists lessons learned in kindergarten and explains how the world would be improved if adults adhered to the same rules as children.
Gentle, charming, heart-warming stories about what it means to be truly human.
Society has crumbled, zombies are on the loose - what do you do next? A) Search for food, B) try to find other people or C) go see some bad comedians late at night with an underwri…
Dark Matter is a piece of theatre that breaks many of its rules and moulds new ones.
Showcasing an exciting selection of the brightest and the best stand up comedians at this year’s Fringe.
The stories of the Brother’s Grimm are world renowned and loved by generations.
Stage One, the charity dedicated to developing the next generation of commercial theatre producers will be putting together an industry panel to discuss the producing profession an…
This concert was part of the first in a series of 30 at the Royal Overseas League that showcase the talents of musicians supported by the ROSL.
The Superhero Club provides an audience with humour, style and ease.
I’m not sure what Chopin had for lunch, but it would appear it was full of beans.
What ever happened after they lived happily ever after? When Red Riding Hood (not little) is sent to a psychiatric ward and told that she cannot be who she says she is, we realise …
Explore the folklore and magical properties linked with common cocktail ingredients, with recipes from the most influential occultist of all time, Aleister Crowley.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Daniel Rigby returns to the Fringe this year with a sketch show that certainly lives up to its name.
Down a long, winding staircase, far beneath the bustling streets of Edinburgh stands a city frozen in time.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Certainly adhering to it’s name, Todd Gordon and a multitude of talented musicians played well into the night.
Whispers in the Dark is a harrowing play.
3BUGS Fringe Theatre presents a rare production of Tennessee Williams’ one-act play The Pink Bedroom as part of their Morning After Season with fairly limited success.
What are you afraid of? Really?! Us too! Don’t let it get you down! Enter our world for an hour of magical, musical and surreal stand-up where playful coping mechanisms will chase …
At the start of the show I heard some people remark that they had seen Beth Vyse last year and had come back.
There’s social unrest in the North, disease in the South.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
In a muddy festival field, a chorus performs the tragic plays of ancient Greece.
Few novels of the nineteenth century convey as powerful a passion as Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, a high-Gothic family saga of destructive, toxic love on the Yorkshire Moors.
After What Comes Before is a Dr.
After a massive year of live touring, television, his debut DVD release and parties comes the new stand-up show from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man…
Unlike history’s megalomaniacs, Gary is too distracted by X Factor, I’m A Celebrity, Facebook and YouTube, to actually take over the world, but it doesn’t stop him expressing a ra…
In some 4,000 High Schools across the US, you’ll find a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) group.
This was the most confusing performance I have seen this Fringe.
The hilarious story of a young girl’s tragic past and terrifying future. On in the morning, we don’t like the dark. ‘A funny and enjoyable show’ (BroadwayBaby.com).
Nominally, a Gay Straight Alliance is a pupil-based group found in some (though sadly too few) US schools, which meets regularly to discuss issues around homosexuality in order to …
You awaken to find yourself in a dark room: so begins John Robertson’s interactive comedy hour of live text-based gaming that is so much more fun than it sounds.
Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty.
Multimedia can be a tricksy thing.
Inveterate gagster Ivor Dembina **** (Guardian) chaperones you through an hour of comedy, music, guest and surprises, news and reviews all in collusion with the Orchestra of An…
Only Markus Birdman can talk about the most taboo of topics and get away with it.
A girl appears on a blank stage in a white shirt and jeans and with a flower clip pinning back one side of her hair.
Riotous comedy cabaret troupe.
It is difficult to critique a show that is raising awareness and funds for ovarian cancer research, but I will try my best.
Norwegian comic and Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2012 presents a brand new show.
The acclaimed trio, Tim Watts, Arielle Gray and Chris Isaac are back in Edinburgh with their latest collaborative project.
Master songwriter presents more Jewish chronicles, truisms, and sharp wit, set to music.
This gig is a total surprise – just what the Fringe should be.
Walking through the opulent interior of the Brunswick Town hall, we head for the police cells.
Teenage Kicks is Daniel Sloss’s debut full length Edinburgh Festival show and as one of the youngest-ever finalists in So You Think You’re Funny, there’s quite a bit of anticipatio…
After the success of their show The Ordinaries.
The self-proclaimed professors of ‘pop hermeneutics’ return in stunning form to the Udderbelly, revealing their miraculous insights into the world of music and mass-culture, li…
Here’s a real Fringe gem – a slapstick extravaganza that is literally barnstorming, performed as it is in a temporary wooden box built specially for the show.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
This is as good a play as Ive ever seen about the absurdity of prejudice.
John Donne claimed “No man can be an island.
Stand-up comedy is never an easy option and Daniel Simonsen certainly had his work cut out for him in attempting to do so with little by way of preparation.
Ivor Novello was the Andrew Lloyd-Webber of his day.
If you are a first time visitor to this piece you may be forgiven expecting something different.
This four day long exhibition put on by the Sussex Free Tibet society celebrates the fascinating culture of Tibet, but simultaneously exposes the harsh reality of what the Tibetans…
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
This one woman sketch show features strangely sinister characters who are both entertaining and unnerving.
After the bustle of Princes Street and the Royal Mile with their American Indian/Celtic/Oriental drumming combos and hundreds of flyers, the last thing I expected in the middle of …
It seems a shame that effort should so hurt a production, but the illusion of ease is critical to cabaret especially when the lead is supposed to be a beguiling and sexually emanci…
After the Bomb, ostensibly a 1950 spy piece, is presented by Cicero Productions at the Zoo Southside.
After Magritte is a very short, surreal comedy by Tom Stoppard, inspired by the paintings of Rene Magritte.
This performance was never going to be a side-splitter.
Camille OSullivan seemed, at one point, set to become an architect.
This is a very unusual and enjoyable production.
Bringing his YouTube sensation to the Fringe, Australian comic John Robertson’s show The Dark Room is basically a ‘choose your own adventure’ computer game in which selected …
This play is a newly written sequel to Eugene ONeills Mourning Becomes Electra.
Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary.
This is the European debut of Anthony J.
I lowered my expectations dramatically during the opening scene of Xenu is Loose when the smoke effect obliterated the audience’s view of the action for at least a couple of minute…
The video that Frisky and Mannish play as the audience files in is marvellously appropriate; the pair are shown dominating BBC News 24, both as the stories and as the newsreaders.
Now making its third appearance on Hove Lawns, the Foodies Festival is steadily becoming an established name on the Fringe circuit.
Ants successfully colonised the world; Britain didn’t.
Disembodied voices are not what you need to hear in a venue that’s already as spooky as the Old Town’s Underbelly, but that what you get at the start of Ed Aczel’s comedy set as he…
Rambert is quite possible the most important dance company performing in Britain today; at the very least their influence is far-reaching.
This interpretation of Sophocles’ much-repeated tale of incest and murder isn’t as radical a departure from the original as I was expecting, given the hijacked authorship of the ti…
When the original version of Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind was shown in New York City in 1917 it was closed down, on the grounds that it was too pornographic.
One problem that I find with comedy is making sure that everyone’s tastes are catered to.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
After selling out Londons Regents Park Open Air Theatre for a series of three special midnight storytelling shows this summer, Daniel Kitson returns once again to the Traverse …
Just before the lights went down at the start of this production of Athol Fugard’s 1972 play, a front of house person barked at an audience member clambering over a seat ‘Stop …
A fear of the unknown is at the heart of ‘Is It Really Good to Talk?’ and it’s a fear that most of us know well, one way or another.
As both a successful actor and biographer, Ian Kelly possesses the charm and expertise required to be a good lecturer.
Set in a 1950’s Catholic School, you just know this is going to be a cheeky little number.
A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid…
Edward Wren cuts a fine macabre master of ceremonies in The River Peoples Terrible Tales of the Midnight Chorus.
Three characters from The Seagull are in a CND meeting.
Warzycki proves that having a disability is no hindrance to virtuosic piano playing.
This revival of No Way to Treat a Lady, based on a novel by Oscar-winning writer William Goldman, takes us back to 1960s New York, an era of clunky, fixed-line telephones and frill…
Narrator Avis Sherman (Michael Legge) introduces the plan twelve twisted tales.
There is an infectious energy about Hou Hou that you just cant ignore.
Norwegian funnyman Daniel Simonsen is one of several Scandinavian comics making waves at this year’s festival fringe.
Centre College presents After Orpheus, a devised piece of theatre that deals with the many differing experiences of, and approaches to, love.
Brighton’s Extraordinary Mystical Heritage Tour only partially lived up to its name.
It’s 1870.
What makes Brighton so special? It’s not just its funky shops and the beach.
Australian comedian and tracksuit enthusiast Daniel Muggleton’s just woke enough to know he’s an asshole.
Daniel’s 11th new show became the world’s first big post-pandemic live tour, selling over 40,000 tickets in Australia in April alone.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
James Macfarlane chats with stand-up comedian David Ian about his debut Fringe show (Just a) Perfect Gay, queer role models and just what it means to be 'a perfect gay'.
As Brighton and Hove leaves lockdown and enters Tier 2, socially distanced live performances are back on the cards.
After a year of excellent shows, picking the winner was harder than ever.
There’s been disco-dancing to Madonna in an old church, vegan based stand up in a room above a pub, incredible acrobatics, hilarious cabaret songs about near-death experiences an...
There have been some stellar hits and some definite misses, but with some five star performances just starting their runs it could be that your favourite show of Brighton Fringe 2...
That’s right, we’re already coming towards the halfway point of Brighton Fringe.
From dark comedies, to sci-fi authors, to an uncooked lump of dough, Brighton Fringe certainly offers surprises for everyone as we head into this second weekend.
Welcome to Brighton Fringe 2019! We’re ready to welcome back old favourites, discover new talent and generally have a jolly good time.
This week culminates in International Women’s Day on Friday 8th March and The Old Market’s fiery mini-season, Reigning Women, has never seemed so relevant.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
The Warren will be relocating for Brighton Fringe 2019 to a brand new venue in the heart of the city
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
Just like that, we approach the final weekend of Brighton Fringe.
Despite the costs many performers experience putting on a production there are plenty who use the platform provided to them to fundraise or raise awareness for a cause close to the...
May is marvellous.
You've probably walked the circumference of the globe the amount of times you've been up and down the pier.
We're almost mid-way through the Fringe and it seems like there are more shows than ever to pick from.
After the glorious sunshine of the opening weekend, you might be forgiven for thinking that the fun might be over.
Do you always listen out for the screeching sound of the TARDIS? Have you dreamed of captaining the Enterprise to boldly go where no one has gone before? Does other people’s lack...
It’s the bank holiday and you’re ready for the long weekend – but what to do? Read on to discover how to kick-start your weekend with comedy, beer, parties and Julie Andrews.
The Warren once again joined with Brighton Fringe to celebrate the opening of Brighton Fringe 2018 with a fantastic free firework display on Thursday 3rd May.
Know your camembert from your comté? Your seitan from your soy? If you serve your steak on a Himalayan salt block or enjoy covering your chargrilled cauliflower with chermoula the...
As one of the heavy hitters at Brighton Fringe, Sweet Venues have announced they doubling their number of spaces in 2018 with two new venues.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
Glenn Chandler, creator of the legendary Taggart, has become known at the Fringe for his plays exploring different facets of gay life.
Another stellar year of entertainment at Brighton Fringe has once again made choosing the winner of the coveted Broadway Bobby incredibly difficult.
May Bank Holiday weekend can only mean one thing; Brighton Fringe is almost upon us.
Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
Renowned for its comedy, Brighton Fringe is the perfect time to discover brand new talents. Here’s our guide to stand-ups you’d be totally crazy to miss.
Last week saw 10 shows that will be selling out shortly, this week brings 10 shows that might be currently flying under the radar, but not for very much longer.
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
Are you excited about Brighton Fringe yet? We are! And with 988 Brighton Fringe shows and events now listed on Broadway Baby you've found the right place for the best coverage of t...
Celebrated actor, Ian Lindsay (Men Behaving Badly, Benidorm) directs the world première of his play Chinese Whispers at the Greenwich Theatre from July 13th-23rd based on the...
Comedy from Jerry Sadowitz, mime from Trygve Wakensha and music from U.
Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter film series, The Syndicate) and Niamh Cusack (Heartbeat, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time) will appear in Unfaithful by Owen McCafferty...
The elderly residents of a care home just off the A1 are waiting to die, some of them less quietly than others.
He prefers getting up early, likes music and isn't adverse to a man in a kilt. We take Canuck Christopher Wilson on a first date (and we quite liked it).
Iona Lee was born in Edinburgh and brought up in East Lothian.
It’s the late 80s.
Groomed, a powerful play about child abuse written and performed by Patrick Sandford ex-artistic director of Southampton’s Nuffield Theatre, swept the board at the Brighton Fring...
After hundreds of shows, thousands of performers and a month of the most exciting shows from around the corner and around the world, Brighton Fringe is almost over.
It’s the halfway point for Brighton Fringe and there are still hundreds of shows left to see.
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With their award-winning show opening this weekend at The Warren's Main Stage, we've been talking to Artistic Director Karis Halsall to find out what HYSTERICAL is all about
Roll up! Roll up! Roll up those lacy stockings and take a sneak peek into the debaucherous and downright entertaining world of Brighton Fringe cabaret and circus.
Numerous award-winning companies will be joining us again at this year at Brighton Fringe in the ever astounding Dance and Physical Theatre category.
After months of waiting, Brighton Fringe opened its doors last night with the launches of three major venues.
A protégé of David Hoyle and Dickie Beau, Alfie Ordinary is about to dive in head first with his inaugural solo performance Help! I think I Might Be Fabulous.
If the new i360 on Brighton seafront has inspired you to raise your gaze or you’re suddenly feeling the need to quit your job and run away with the circus, then it's time to ch...
We are Shea and Nora! Two Canadian gals who fell into deep creative love in France at Ecole Philippe Gaulier.
Working 9 to 5 is no way to make a living for Lucy, a disillusioned officer worker from London.
As puppetry becomes ever more popular with Fringe goers around the world, we decided to speak to London-based Theatre Temoin to find out more about their gritty tale of trouble and...
Back to inhabit the grounds of St Peter’s church, this festival within a festival will play host to a whopping 162 shows this Fringe and here at Broadway Baby we are completely s...
This year marks the dawn of Republic.
Brighton Fringe’s month long arts festival kicks off this Friday, 6 May, with several unmissable shows and a spectacular fireworks display at The Warren.
With close to 300 different comedy shows at the Brighton Fringe, you might find yourself a bit over-whelmed by the choice.
Back again with two new spaces at the Waterfront Hotel on King’s Road, Sweet Venues promises a line-up of scintillating theatre, eye watering comedy, risqué cabaret and more liv...
It’s the second year for the Rialto Theatre at the Brighton Fringe but it’s already gaining a reputation as a home for local talent.
Don’t let the performers have all the fun this Fringe! If you want to join in on the action Brighton Fringe has an excellent line-up of workshops, from creative to family-fun.
Need something to keep the kids occupied this half-term? Looking for shows that suit parents and kids alike? We’ve trawled Brighton Fringe and discovered some perfect shows for 4...
Hundreds of shows, thousands of performers and one unique city.
To celebrate the opening of its biggest ever festival, Brighton Fringe has joined forces with The Warren to kick things off with a bang by laying on its first ever fireworks displa...
Broadway Baby, one of the longest-established theatre sites on the internet, has named Bethan Troakes as its Brighton Editor.
Expectantly waiting for the Brighton Fringe? Then we’ve got the perfect antidote.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Comedy from Max and Ivan, music from Cassetteboy and DJ Rubbish, cabaret from Le Gateau Chocolate and world premieres galore are among the many highlights at the 2016 Brighton Frin...
The night Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett smuggled Princess Diana into an iconic gay venue is the stuff of legend.
Brighton Fringe is asking people in Sussex to give the gift of joy this Christmas by helping the Fringe put on its first ever opening night parade.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
If you have never dipped your toe in the Fringe waters as a performer, now is your chance to take part in England’s largest arts festival
Part nursery rhyme, part domestic drama, Tumbling After charts the story of two young couples as they 'stumble in and tumble out of love'.
After We Danced is a story about love, mystery and tragedy bundled up into one neat package. Broadway Baby finds out more.
Broadway Baby is chatting to Kate Goodfellow of RedBellyBlack and the show she is bringing to Ed Fringe, Tumbling After.
If you're taking a show to Brighton Fringe this year you want some free advertising, don't you? Sure you do.
England's largest mixed-arts festival, the Brighton Fringe, has launched its online programme.
Broadway Baby Publisher, Pete Shaw, offers a comprehensive guide to marketing your show at the Brighton Fringe with tips on budgets, creating a press release, social media and bran...