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LISTINGS
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Thursday
23rd May
Brighton Arts Club
Spoken Word Open Mic
Brunswick
Rattle Tales
Brighton Fringe Festival
Interactive spoken word show with top Brighton writers
Caroline Of Brunswick
3 Days Off Jesus
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy from an Irishman born on Dec 22nd
Caroline Of Brunswick
It's Not Easy Being Yellow
Comedy show about cultural identity and yellow face paint
Coalition
Lucy Spraggan
Singer songwriter plays acoustic, folk and hip hop and calls it ‘A-Flop’ (this show is now sold out)
Dome
The Tiger Lillies
Brighton Festival
Freaky vaudeville band take on The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner with large-scale projected sets
Dome Studio
Winners And Losers
Brighton Festival
Chris Abraham directs a two-man theatre show about friendship, capitalism and a made-up game
Dukebox Theatre
The Ruffian On The Stair
Brighton Fringe Festival
Joe Orton’s farcical comedy of sexual harassment
Dukebox Theatre
You Know Me, I’m Jack Ruby!
Brighton Fringe Festival
Solo show about the man who assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald
Dukebox Theatre
The Battle Of The Sexes
Brighton Fringe Festival
Cabaret show featuring the songs of Gershwin, Flanders & Swann and Tom Lehrer
Haunt
Coconut College
Thursday night party playing a right mix of stuff like Grimes, Smashing Pumpkins and Kayne West
Komedia
Africa Unite 2013
Brighton Fringe Festival
Live African music from reggae roots and dancehall to Congolese soukous
Latest Music Bar
Granny's Gone Wild
Brighton Fringe Festival
New play written and performed by Lynn Ruth Miller (upstairs)
Lucky Voice
Acoustic Open Mic
Marlborough Theatre
Between
Brighton Fringe Festival
Theatre show about love, lust and sexual boundaries
Marlborough Theatre
Stuperstition
Brighton Fringe Festival
Psychological illusionist proves that you are stupid to believe in magic
Nightingale Theatre
Failure (& Other Opportunities For Non-linear Success)
Brighton Fringe Festival
Dance, comedy and social commentary
Nightingale Theatre
“!” [Hollywood Blues]
Brighton Fringe Festival
“Theatre mash-up” and “spoken choir performance”
Ouch Bar
Electro Sleaze
DJ Peter von Sleaze plays electro swing, gypsy punk, burlesque beats and steampunk vaudeville
Proud Cabaret
50 Shades Of Cabaret
Fetish cabaret for people who’d never thought of being kinky before reading that book
St Nicholas' Rest Garden
King Lear
Brighton Festival
Shakespeare play performed on an open air Elizabethan-style stage
Theatre Royal
The Big Bite-Size Breakfast
Brighton Fringe Festival
Mini playlets and theatre nuggets
Theatre Royal
The Kite Runner
Brighton Festival
Stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel set in Afghanistan
Thistle Hotel
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Brighton Fringe Festival
Interactive comedy show with a three course meal served by the lovably inept hotel staff
Three & Ten
Lights! Camera! Improvise!
Brighton Fringe Festival
Audience-driven and movie-inspired improvised comedy
Victoria Gardens
Lady Boys Of Bangkok
Victoria Gardens
The Treason Show
Brighton Fringe Festival
Topical songs and sketches from the long-running local comedy show
Warren
Three Kinds Of Me
Brighton Fringe Festival
One-woman show about ending up at a psychiatric hospital after an incident involving a bottle of whiskey, a kitchen table and a bunch of bananas
Warren
Zombie Science - Worst Case Scenario
Brighton Fringe Festival
Lighthearted lecture from the ‘Theoretical Zombiologist’
Friday
24th May
All Saints Church
1969 Show And Abbey Road
Brighton Fringe Festival
Live music from Brighton Beach Boys and Psychedelic Love Orchestra
Belushi's
Friday Night Floor Fillers
Caroline Of Brunswick
3 Days Off Jesus
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy from an Irishman born on Dec 22nd
Caroline Of Brunswick
Anna Morris - Dolly Mixture
Brighton Fringe Festival
Character comedy from the woman behind Georgina’s Wedding Blogs
Caroline Of Brunswick
Night Of The Living Tories
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedian recounts the history of the Conservative Party – now with a new happy ending
Caroline Of Brunswick
Slap & Giggle - Recharged
Brighton Fringe Festival
Sketches and songs from the comedy double act
Caxton Arms
Diskordance
The Wolfgirl Liberation, Samplez, Sir Mixalotnot, Len W
Live experimental electronica
City College Carpark
Figures Libres
Brighton Festival
A narrative tour through the streets led by projections and illuminations
Concorde2
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Superfreq
Mr. C, A Guy Called Gerald, Beatsworkin, Chemical Play, Harvey Bailey, Mark Allister, Audio Villaiins
Recently relaunched deep house and techno label on an album tour
Cowley Club
Radical Dance Faction, Buff, Deviant Amps, One Eyed God, Aurora, DJ Adsinthe
Benefit gig for the Stonehenge festival campaign
Dome Studio
Winners And Losers
Brighton Festival
Chris Abraham directs a two-man theatre show about friendship, capitalism and a made-up game
Dukebox Theatre
The Hee-Ha’s - Iprov Shuffle
Brighton Fringe Festival
Improv comedy group use your iPod for inspiration
Dukebox Theatre
You Know Me, I’m Jack Ruby!
Brighton Fringe Festival
Solo show about the man who assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald
Dukebox Theatre
The Battle Of The Sexes
Brighton Fringe Festival
Cabaret show featuring the songs of Gershwin, Flanders & Swann and Tom Lehrer
Fishbowl
Richie Cox & Ally Smith
A crate of funk, jazz and disco records all the way from Brixton – plus a DJ to play them
Hop Poles
Bank Holiday Bangers
Jive Monkey
Alive & Swinging
Brighton Fringe Festival
Marilyn Monroe finds heaven a bore so she hooks up with Elvis and Amy Winehouse for one last night of swinging
Komedia
Morgan & West - Clockwork Miracles
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedic and family-friendly Victorian magic duo
Komedia
Krater Comedy Club
Simon Evans, Addy Van Der Borgh, Brendan Riley, Silky
Stand-up comedy night
Latest Music Bar
Granny's Gone Wild
Brighton Fringe Festival
New play written and performed by Lynn Ruth Miller (upstairs)
Marlborough Theatre
Between
Brighton Fringe Festival
Theatre show about love, lust and sexual boundaries
Marlborough Theatre
Stuperstition
Brighton Fringe Festival
Psychological illusionist proves that you are stupid to believe in magic
Mucky Duck
Resident Mucky DJs
Nightingale Theatre
Failure (& Other Opportunities For Non-linear Success)
Brighton Fringe Festival
Dance, comedy and social commentary
Nightingale Theatre
How To Host A Dinner Party
Brighton Fringe Festival
Food-based dance theatre, obvs
Quadrant
Eccentronic - Neurovision
Brighton Fringe Festival
Humorous musical duo poke fun at Eurovision culture
Smugglers
Pink Friday
St Nicholas' Rest Garden
King Lear
Brighton Festival
Shakespeare play performed on an open air Elizabethan-style stage
Theatre Royal
The Big Bite-Size Breakfast
Brighton Fringe Festival
Mini playlets and theatre nuggets
Theatre Royal
The Kite Runner
Brighton Festival
Stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel set in Afghanistan
Thistle Hotel
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Brighton Fringe Festival
Interactive comedy show with a three course meal served by the lovably inept hotel staff
Three & Ten
Lights! Camera! Improvise!
Brighton Fringe Festival
Audience-driven and movie-inspired improvised comedy
Three & Ten
Max And Ivan - The Reunion
Brighton Fringe Festival
Brand new show about school reunions from the comedy sketch duo
Victoria Gardens
Lady Boys Of Bangkok
Volks
Pure Klass
Dave Angel & Mc Ribbz, Colin Dale, Voodoo Junky, Pure Klass DJs, Mr Peach, Craig, X-Cite, Lewitech1, Special Branch, DJ Timeless, Paul Dixie Harley, MC Ribbz, MC Max & Scalpel, Georgie Loves, Paul Packham, Steve K, Auntie Susan, Jamie Keith, Sketchy Steve, Scotty Sld, R N A, Kahlil Wickes, Anthony Green, Matt Milton
Techno! Techno! Techno!
Warren
Three Kinds Of Me
Brighton Fringe Festival
One-woman show about ending up at a psychiatric hospital after an incident involving a bottle of whiskey, a kitchen table and a bunch of bananas
Warren
Clever Peter - Once More Unto The Beach
Brighton Fringe Festival
Fast paced sketches from the cardigan comedy trio
Warren
Fringe Club - Zoot Zazou, Zoophonium
Brighton Fringe Festival
Vintage swing quartet and electro swing DJs
Western Front
DJ Dennis Castro
Not only playing ‘muscle rhymes’ and ‘jiggy fitness’ but also ‘lazy garage’ and ‘blog pop’
Saturday
25th May
All Saints Church
Pet Sounds V Sgt Pepper
Brighton Fringe Festival
Live music from Brighton Beach Boys and Psychedelic Love Orchestra
Borderline Studios
Open House
Open house exhibition with ceramics and paintings by a group of ten local artists
Brunswick
Crimes Against Humanities Teachers
Brighton Fringe Festival
Surreal comedy theatre driven by the ghost of Kenneth Williams
Caroline Of Brunswick
Morning Glory With Dick & Debs
Brighton Fringe Festival
Retro daytime TV spoof
Caroline Of Brunswick
Mark Diamond's Breakup Haircuts
Brighton Fringe Festival
Stand-up show about the “delights and depravities of dating”
Caroline Of Brunswick
3 Days Off Jesus
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy from an Irishman born on Dec 22nd
Caroline Of Brunswick
Anna Morris - Dolly Mixture
Brighton Fringe Festival
Character comedy from the woman behind Georgina’s Wedding Blogs
Caroline Of Brunswick
Garrett Millerick - Sensible Answers To Stupid Questions
Brighton Fringe Festival
Stand-up comedy
Caroline Of Brunswick
Release The Bats
New club night playing the dark of the 80s – don’t request Wham or you may be brushed aside by a clenched fist in a cut-off studded glove
Caroline Of Brunswick
Slap & Giggle - Recharged
Brighton Fringe Festival
Sketches and songs from the comedy double act
Concorde2
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Dirty DC
AC/DC tribute band with an obsessive sense of fidelity including the wearing of authentic footwear
Concorde2
The Return Of The Twat Tour
Dirty Dike, Klashnekoff, Jam Baxter, Fliptrix, Verb T, Ed Scissortongue, DJ Sammy B-Side, Rag N Bone Man
Cowley Club
Bookshop Talk
Jamie Heckert
Author discusses the development of queer theory and anarchism
Dukebox Theatre
The Ruffian On The Stair
Brighton Fringe Festival
Joe Orton’s farcical comedy of sexual harassment
Dukebox Theatre
The Battle Of The Sexes
Brighton Fringe Festival
Cabaret show featuring the songs of Gershwin, Flanders & Swann and Tom Lehrer
Exchange
Live Music
Grand Hotel
The Importance Of Being Earnest
Brighton Fringe Festival
Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy of wit, identity confusion and blagging
Jubilee Library
Hijack - The Incredible Book Eating Boy
Brighton Fringe Festival
Oliver Jeffers’ children’s book turned into five minute theatre shows for one kid and an accompanying adult
Komedia
Sex, Lies & Lots Of Cake
Brighton Fringe Festival
A panel of female writers, producers and performers share their experiences of breaking into comedy
