Theatre

BJÖRK – LONDON O2 ARENA 19.11.19 Back in the 1970’s Charles Shaar Murray writing for the NME (New Musical Express) gave the then new album from Yes a one word review, that word being “No”. I was very tempted to give tonight’s gig a one word review, and that word would...

A grandmother and mum-of-three will be performing at Brighton Fringe next year following the sell-out success of her inaugural one-woman comedy show. Brighton railway station ticket office clerk Tracy Savage had audiences crying and laughing when she performed ‘Every Wrong...

HAWKWIND + THE BLACKHEART ORCHESTRA – THEATRE ROYAL, BRIGHTON 10.11.19 Famed space rockers Hawkwind landed in Brighton tonight at the Theatre Royal in New Road on the opening date of their 50th anniversary tour. Thankfully Brighton was added to the 15-date tour of the UK...

As part of Ambassadors Theatre Group and Theatre Royal Brighton’s commitment to accessibility and theatre for all, the venue has announced their support of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme. Launching from 1 November the sunflower lanyards are an initiative enabling those with a...

Today (1st November), the management of Worthing Theatres, Museum and Art Gallery was transferred from Worthing Borough Council to an independent charity. The organisations will now be run by Worthing Theatres and Museum (WTM), with Peter Cadwallader (local businessman and...

Lewes Festival of Solo Theatre 2019 Nov 8-10, Lewes New School They say everyone’s got at least one novel in them. But for actors it’s closer to being a Solo Show. Lewes is home to award-winning Something Underground Theatre co. Jonathan Brown, its artistic director...

‘Suzi Q’ – Duke of Yorks, Brighton 07.10.19 It was a wet and windy Monday night when Suzi Quatro appeared on BBC’s ‘South East Today’. She was promoting her new documentary film, ‘Suzi Q‘ and special Q&A opportunity at Brighton’s legendary...

‘White Saviour Complex’ / ‘Best Before Death’ – Duke of Yorks, Brighton 30.09.19 The intrigued souls hastily made their way in the rain to the Duke of Yorks Picture House located at Preston Circus in Brighton, in order to witness something a tad out of the ordinary. The...

MENACE + THE WEIRD THINGS + THE FISH BROTHERS + THE SCAVENGERS – BRIGHTON OPEN AIR THEATRE (B.O.A.T), HOVE 07.09.19 Thankfully the sun was out in force for the second annual ‘Punks Picnic’ here in Brighton & Hove over the weekend. I must confess to keeping a close eye...

Famed space rockers Hawkwind have announced a 15-date UK this November in celebration of the bands 50th anniversary and the tour starts right here in Brighton. They will be appearing on Sunday 10th November at the Theatre Royal, New Road, Brighton. Purchase your tickets HERE....

I never saw this one coming in a million years! I was and still am a massive fan of The KLF. My mate and I still go on about the antics of Messrs Drummond and Cauty to this day. In fact we even met Cauty on wasteland on the outskirts of Hastings a few years back, where he had...

Yep, that’s right folks ahead of the general release (on 11th October) of the Liam Firmager film about her life entitled ‘Suzi Q’, glam rock legend Suzi Quatro will be appearing in person at Duke of York’s Picturehouse at Preston Circus in Brighton on Monday 7th October....

For one night only and for just £10 (£1 plus booking fee) the legendary 10cc have announced that they will be playing an exclusive and intimate gig at the Komedia in Brighton on Wednesday 25th September, as part of the annual Nordoff Robbins presents Get Loud series. The venue...

“MORE THAN JUST AN ARTS CENTRE” A new community fundraising appeal has been launched by Ropetackle Arts Centre that trustees hope will save the much-loved live entertainment venue and cinema from closing – and international best-selling author, Peter James has been the first to...

The atmosphere along the Pride Parade route said it all, as people from all backgrounds and walks of life gathered to take delight in the seemingly endless stream of floats and marchers. Beaming faces responded to the cheers of the crowd, and the message was clearly either...

Tanushka Marah, director of Windmill Young Actors, winners of the Outstanding Award for Theatre at Brighton Fringe 2017, talks to us about her upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet – with a twist! Hi Tanushka, your new production of Romeo and Juliet starts this weekend....

A Brighton night club and music venue has been granted a licence for nearby new premises as it prepares to spend £1 million on the move. The Haunt is to vacate its current Pool Valley home to make way for the expansion of the neighbouring Grosvenor Casino, which has its entrance...

Clean  Written by Sam Chittenden   Performed by Different Theatre. WINNER, BEST NEW PLAY, BRIGHTON FRINGE AWARDS 2019 Staged in the historic Mayo drying fields between the houses of Richmond Road and Roundhill Terrace in Brighton and now an award winning wildlife garden, ‘Clean’...

A new show this year from Brighton Fringe Australian regulars Head First Acrobats who were in residence for the whole month of May and what a show! This sold out saloon bar, cowboy themed presentation was a delight from start to finish. With the audience comprising a busy crowd...

The young reviewer and his adult companion attended the annual ‘High Top Circus Student Showcase‘ at the Spiegeltent during Brighton Fringe Festival during half term. Inspired by the world of Disney favourite Mary Poppins, this was an evocative and incredibly sweet...

The Adult Catchers The young reviewer and I went to see The Adult Catchers show at the Bosco Spiegel tent this May towards the end of the festival. This was a new show for this year’s festival and follows on from the environmentally focused kids show ‘LET’S...

A ‘Witchy’ Sound track wafted around the venue as the audience entered – Cliff Richard’s ‘Devil Woman’, Frank Sinatra’s ‘Witchcraft’ , ‘I’ve put a spell on you, Hall and Oates ‘Abracadabra’ gives us a nice intro into the theme of this piece of one woman theatre (with a twist),...

Arr We There Yet, Headfirst Acrobats – Brighton Spiegeltent Orla, 9, said: “I thought this show was gobsmackingly amazing. “From dangerous knife juggling to balloon sword-fights with the audience it gripped your attention fully – you couldn’t look away! “Telling...

Geert van Jansen is master art forger who fooled every strata of the art world for over 20 years between the 1970s and 1990s. Starting out with the mundane aim of paying the rent on his fancy Amsterdam flat by passing off a piece of his work as a Karel Appel, he was encouraged to...

Silence – Theatr Biuro Podrozy Wed 22 May – Sat 25 May; Black Rock “This city has a 10 million souls” declares the sign silhouetted against the evening sky. “Souls” is the term used in the aviation industry to describe passengers on a plane about to crash; the inhabitants of this...