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Capture the World in Clay

Capture the World in Clay

In early 1980 the Swiss artists Fischli & Weiss started thinking about categories for possible sculptures: history, culture, sports, entertainment, science, personal memories, and … 

Sing-a-long: Grease!

Sing-a-long: Grease!

It’s systematic, it’s hydromatic… Why it’s Grease lightin’. Back at the Courtroom for another spin. T-Bird, Pink Ladies and Beauty School Dropouts all welcome. 

The World We Live In

The World We Live In

Award-winning performance from Amsterdam Fringe 2018. 

Sing-and-Dance-a-Long: Dirty Dancing

Sing-and-Dance-a-Long: Dirty Dancing

Come have the the time of your life, with the cult-dance musical of the 80’s. Our very own Steph will get you in the mood before the screening. 

Sing-a-Long: Beauty and the Beast

Sing-a-Long: Beauty and the Beast

Be our guest at our Beauty-and-the-Beast sing-a-long. Free sweets for everyone in fancy dress. 

Sing-a-Long: Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again

Sing-a-Long: Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again

The name of the game is, Mamma Mia 2… Here we go again! Calling all Super Troupers, Dancing Queens and Fernados. Join us for the second instalment of the smash hit film. 

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-up Magic

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-up Magic

Magic as equally stunning as the skill is completely hidden. 

Sing-a-Long: Mary Poppins

Sing-a-Long: Mary Poppins

Its supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! 

Miss Disney: Dreams That Glitter

Miss Disney: Dreams That Glitter

A queer fairytale with all the Disney drag you could imagine, Miss Disney’s Dreams That Glitter is a story of believing in yourself, being true to who you are, and striving to make… 

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

Neil Gore brings this witty, humorous and absorbing classic book to life in his one-man Magic Lantern show. 

Sing-a-Long: Mamma Mia!

Sing-a-Long: Mamma Mia!

Calling all dancing queens! Come and sing-a-long to the original smash hit film! 

The Art and Fun of Acting and Dancing Through Puppetry

The Art and Fun of Acting and Dancing Through Puppetry

In this workshop we will use the basic technique of puppetry and combine that with acting and dancing. 

Star Wars: May the 4th be with You!

Star Wars: May the 4th be with You!

In a galaxy far, far away. 

The Milkman’s on His Way

The Milkman’s on His Way

“Growing up gay, as a teenager, just when everyone else is becoming involved with the opposite sex, you’re alone in having to hide your feelings. 

Sing-a-Long: The Greatest Showman

Sing-a-Long: The Greatest Showman

Roll up, roll up, to the greatest show on earth! Sing-a-long with all your favourite songs, fancy dress encouraged. 

Ensonglopedia of Animals

Ensonglopedia of Animals

Did you know that you share 50% DNA with the humble banana? Unicorns do exist (well, kind of) in the shape of the narwhal and that the Portuguese man o’ war is not one creature but… 

This Boy Tom

This Boy Tom

An original musical about school bullying with only children in the cast might not seem a first choice for top Fringe viewing, but it absolutely is. 

Sound of Music

Sound of Music

Join us in the Victorian setting of Brighton’s Old Courtroom for a special screening of this classic film. 

BOY

BOY

There is a bit of a buzz around BOY. 

Rocky Horror

Rocky Horror

Rocky Horror, a timeless cult classic. 

Cissie & Ada

Cissie & Ada

‘Cissie and Ada’, the immortal comic characters created by the late great Les Dawson, aided and abetted by Roy Barraclough come, for the first time, to Brighton Fringe in this hila… 

Moana

Moana

Join us in our big-screen theatre for a screening of Disney’s popular ‘Moana’. 

Yorkshire Napolitano

Yorkshire Napolitano

Blue seas, clear sands and a shop overlooking the bay. 

Golden Girls

Golden Girls

Catch-up with Beatrice, Betty, Rue and Estelle as you’ve never seen them before, in the highlights of the iconic 80s sitcom The Golden Girls. 

Caspar Thomas: More Magic & Mentalism

Caspar Thomas: More Magic & Mentalism

Caspar returns to Brighton to perform more new and classic (invented by some of the greatest magicians of the last 120 years) stand-up, interactive, before your very eyes sleight o… 

We Are The Lions Mr Manager

We Are The Lions Mr Manager

Monday 23rd August 1976. 

Making the Most of the Edinburgh Fringe

Making the Most of the Edinburgh Fringe

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe attracts media and arts professionals from all over the globe. 

Grease

Grease

Come and sing your heart out in this special viewing of the classic film, ‘Grease!’ Join our guest host, Stephanie von Glitz, in the unique setting of Brighton’s Old Courtroom, as … 

Honey

Honey

Honey is an intimate story that intricately weaves together the lives of a young man with autism, his mother, her tattoo artist sister, and those that want to love them. 

Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage

Resound are The ‘Soundtrek’ boys and this year they are on tour. 

WATCHING, Ceci n'est pas de Deux

WATCHING, Ceci n'est pas de Deux

“Dutch Season Stand-out Show” (The Argus) A solo-duet created and performed by Flying Solo and Amsterdam Fringe award-winner Ester Natzijl. 

A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange

Don’t miss a unique opportunity to see a screening of this cult classic in the Victorian surroundings of Brighton’s Old Courtroom. 

Isadora: I Dance What I Am

Isadora: I Dance What I Am

Passionate and unconventional, Isadora Duncan revolutionised the dance world and is known as “the mother of modern dance”. 

The Kurious Kabinet of Dr Katterfelto

The Kurious Kabinet of Dr Katterfelto

Two centuries ago the showman, scientist and charlatan ‘Doctor’ ‘Professor’ ‘Colonel’ Gustavus Katterfelto, claimed inventor of the ‘solar’ microscope and the aerostat was renowned… 

In the Fuehrer's Face

In the Fuehrer's Face

One-woman cabaret mix of the comic and the surreal, the poignant and the very dark. 

Ross And Doug Present Scenes From The Life And Death Of Lord Haw Haw, Britain's Most Patriotic Traitor

Ross And Doug Present Scenes From The Life And Death Of Lord Haw Haw, Britain's Most Patriotic Traitor

Funny. Political. Ends with a hanging. 

Ensonglopedia of Science

Ensonglopedia of Science

A song about science for every letter of the alphabet. 

Smoothies, Salads and Sorbets

Smoothies, Salads and Sorbets

Kick start your summer with Dev’s fast and easy healthy recipes. Cooking workshop to taste and try out delicious dishes with a difference. 

Harp, Guitar and Poetry

Harp, Guitar and Poetry

Welcome to the most fascinating compilation of 2017. 

Sing-a-long Rocky Horror

Sing-a-long Rocky Horror

Lets do the Time Warp again! Join in with this cult classic in our big screen auditorium and don’t forget the rice and newspapers. Fishnets at the ready…  

Making the Most of the Edinburgh Fringe

Making the Most of the Edinburgh Fringe

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe attracts media and arts professionals from all over the globe. 

Sing-a-long Mamma Mia

Sing-a-long Mamma Mia

Come and sing your heart out in this special viewing of the west-end hit turn film. Greek style mezze included in the ticket price. Prizes for fancy dress. Rating PG. 

Prelude to a Coat

Prelude to a Coat

“Elisabeth left me a note in her coat - I met her shortly after her death. 

Muofhe, African Love Story

Muofhe, African Love Story

After Muofhe’s thriving musical career in her region in the northern province of Venda in south Africa, she has decided it’s time to introduce her African rhythms to the rest of … 

Frozen Sing-a-long

Frozen Sing-a-long

Come and sing along to this Disney blockbuster at our big screen, child-friendly auditorium in the heart of Brighton. 

Caspar Thomas: More Magic & Mentalism

Caspar Thomas: More Magic & Mentalism

Following successful runs at Brighton Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe 2015 and 2016, Caspar returns to Brighton to perform more close-up, interactive, before-your-very-eyes sleight of … 

According to Angelica

According to Angelica

This play takes a fresh look at Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet from the Nurse’s point of view, and how she became Juliet’s nurse. 

Soundtrek

Soundtrek

Resound is a group of 18 male voices. 

Pop Up Cinema: Music & Rap ft Mrisi

Pop Up Cinema: Music & Rap ft Mrisi

Pianist, rapper and producer Mrisi has performed at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and all over the UK, supporting the likes of Omar, Prince Fatty and Rizzle Kicks. 

Roll Over Atlantic

Roll Over Atlantic

Join award-winning Caribbean-British poet John Agard in this quirky re-visioning of the notorious New World Enterprise of Christopher Columbus, on a voyage in verse performed again… 

Winnie-the-Pooh and You

Winnie-the-Pooh and You

If you have known Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and all their forest friends, David Benedictus, who wrote the only officially sanctioned sequel to A. 

Name Dropping

Name Dropping

David Benedictus sipped champagne at 2am while sitting on Joanna Lumley’s bed. 

Conductors' Unbecoming Scenes from Orchestral Life

Conductors' Unbecoming Scenes from Orchestral Life

Gavin Henderson regales first hand hilarious stories of the many conductors he has worked with: Stokowski, Otto Klemperer, Giulini, Svetlanov, Barbirolli, Sargent and Rattle among… 

Poetry and Music

Poetry and Music

Poet Charles Antony is well known in Sussex for his performances which bring his poetic stories to life. 

Come to the Music Hall

Come to the Music Hall

The Victorian Music Hall, vulgar, jingoistic, patriotic, slightly naughty to downright rude, with a mix of songs still sung and loved today. 

A Clockwork Orange: Viddy & Talk

A Clockwork Orange: Viddy & Talk

A special screening of the 1971 Kubrick classic, A Clockwork Orange. 

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour 2015

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour 2015

Swingerella, goddess of fabulousness, used to be Cinderella - until her prince charming got her self-harming. 

Why So Serious?

Why So Serious?

A unique and memorable musical experience, bringing a seamless link between classical, pop, folk and film music. 

The Kilted Tommy

The Kilted Tommy

Come and hear the personal story of an ordinary Englishman, a Lancashire lad who went to war with a swing in his step. 

South African Traditional Healers: The Way We Heal

South African Traditional Healers: The Way We Heal

The Way We Heal is a play about a process of self realization and African spiritualism. 

African Drumming

African Drumming

Using music, rhythms and fun as our trademark, performers will guide each member of a team to participate to their full musical potential, inspiring and motivating the group to wor… 

The Tim Bat Trick Show

The Tim Bat Trick Show

Gentleman juggler and unwitting clown Tim Bat performs his impressive repertoire of amazing tricks with aplomb. 

Dear Tim: Echoes of Death Row

Dear Tim: Echoes of Death Row

Swithin Fry dramatically tells the story of his visit to a draughty Death Row cell block in Ohio to meet inmate A328139, his penpal Tim Coleman; and how that meeting led him to unc… 

Caspar Thomas Magic & Mentalism

Caspar Thomas Magic & Mentalism

(Jerry Sadowitz) “Caspar’s sleight of hand and mentalism is of a standard rarely seen anywhere, and never attempted by the current generation of magicians. Phenomenal!” 

Sensational Singing From the Big Smoke

Sensational Singing From the Big Smoke

Since 2007, award-winning a cappella sensation In the Smoke has been bringing the cream of London’s vocal talent to audiences across the UK. 

United We Stand: The Story of the Shrewsbury 24

United We Stand: The Story of the Shrewsbury 24

A hard­hitting, powerful, entertaining drama about the 1972 National Builders’ Strike and the trial of the Shrewsbury Pickets. 

The Reincarnation of Trim Tab Jim

The Reincarnation of Trim Tab Jim

A rock opera set in Death’s waiting room. 

South African Voices

South African Voices

Africa Entsha’s performance style comes from the South African a capella gospel tradition. 

Dead in the Water: A Musical Tragicomedy

Dead in the Water: A Musical Tragicomedy

This is one of the oddest true stories you will ever hear. 

What if Women Ruled the World...

What if Women Ruled the World...

A co-hosted event between the Institute of Development Studies and Pathways of Women’s Empowerment (an international research and communications programme), What if Women Ruled t… 

FishHead

FishHead

Don’t let the title put you off. 

Half a Cod a Day

Half a Cod a Day

Produced and presented casually with a simple setting, this agitprop community play about fishing laws is one of the first times I’ve heard a coherent argument against EU legisla… 

Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking

Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking

The most striking thing about the (almost-entirely) one-man show Relativitively Speaking is that apparently the German accent is still supposed to be funny. 

Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra Live

Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra Live

A recital of favourites of the ‘Palm Court Era’ performed by Aspidistra, praised for its lively interpretation of the music that so delighted our (great) grandparents. 

Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking (Junior Edition)

Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking (Junior Edition)

Join the genius behind the übercoolest moustache in science for a joke and song-filled lecture like none you’ve ever seen. 

Close Distance

Close Distance

An engaging, acrobatic and thought-provoking show exploring our relationships with our neighbours; it revolves around the lives of four people, brought together by where they live. 

Hamlet

Hamlet

3 Actors… One hour… Denmark will never be the same… The tragedy of Hamlet as you have never seen it before. 

Bonny Boys are Few

Bonny Boys are Few

Bonny Boys are Few is a multimedia storytelling performance of wonderful depth and colour. 

The Tim Bat Trick Show

The Tim Bat Trick Show

A fast, funny and exciting show for children of all ages. 

Sell Your Show on the Fringe

Sell Your Show on the Fringe

Whether you are preparing for Edinburgh or performing in Brighton, our expert panel is here to help you get your show noticed by media and arts industry professionals. 

The Tim Bat Trick Show

The Tim Bat Trick Show

Gentleman Juggler Tim Bat clowns his whimsical way through an impressive repertoire of amazing tricks, with aplomb. 

Ma Beth

Ma Beth

Gangland London 1961: “King” Duncan’s attempt to expand his influence by buying The Cawdor Arms has ended in near-disaster. 

Hamlet

Hamlet

This production of Hamlet is greatly abridged in order to fit Shakespeare’s longest play into a seventy-five minute slot. 

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