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Great line up of two SOURCE cover stars and more, plus you don’t need a ticket and it’s all free.
LISTINGS
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Thursday
17th May
All Saints' Church
Camille O’Sullivan - Changeling
Brighton Festival
French-Irish chanteuse delves into the dark songs of Jacques Brel, Kurt Weil and Nick Cave
Ambassador Hotel
My Name Is Antonino Calderone
Brighton Fringe Festival
Dramatisation of the true confessions of the Sicilian Mafioso
Bali Brasserie
The Shed Show
Brighton Fringe Festival
Interactive poetry show based on John Davies’ experiences of traveling around Britain with his shed
Basement
Predator
Brighton Festival
Arnie’s alien jungle romp retold with action men, puppets and remote controlled cars
Basement
We Hope That You Are Happy (Why Would We Lie?)
Brighton Festival
Humorous play examines consumption and communication in the modern world
Bee's Mouth
Dr. Bluegrass & The Illbilly 8
Brighton’s busiest buskers – country standards and pop covers put through the hillbilly thresher
Brighton Marina
Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnest
Brighton Fringe Festival
A trivial comedy for serious people set during the 1952 coronation
Caroline Of Brunswick
Brighton Must Sees
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy showcase with some of the best fringe acts
Caroline Of Brunswick
Loving London - The Capital Cabaret
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedic cabaret show about the history and highlights of the big smoke
Caroline Of Brunswick
Mike Sheer - Undergod
Brighton Fringe Festival
Canadian comic discusses the big man in the sky
Caroline Of Brunswick
Test Tube Comedy
Brighton Fringe Festival
Stand-up and sketch comedy acts hosted by Dec Munro
Dome Foyer Bar
SOURCE New Music
Beatabet
Brighton’s best bands chosen by Brighton’s best listings mag
Duke Of York's Cinema
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Duke Of York's Cinema
The Best Of BUG - The Evolution Of Music Video
Brighton Festival
Adam Buxton screens highlights from the weird and wonderful world of the music video
Hobgoblin
The SomeNews.co.uk Live Show
Brighton Fringe Festival
The news-obsessed DJ turns his hit radio show into a live stand-up act
Iambic Arts Theatre
The Lover, The Wife
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy play about a wife who meets meets her exact opposite in her husband’s lover
Jive Monkey
Wanted For Crimes Against Jazz
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comic cabaret combining bad pop and dubious jazz
Jubilee Square
Hendrick's Library Of Delightfully Peculiar Writings
Brighton Fringe Festival
Gin company stuffs train carriage full of invented curiosities
Komedia
Mat Ricardo - Three Balls And A New Suit
Brighton Fringe Festival
Juggling, magic and comedy
Komedia
Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer's Chap-Hop Hurrah!
Brighton Fringe Festival
Novelty banjolele ditties from the chap-hop chap
Komedia
Guy Pratt's Wake Up Call
Brighton Fringe Festival
Musical comedy show from Pink Floyd’s touring bassist
Lectern
All Fingers And Thumbs
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy theatre show about a kidnapping that doesn’t go quite as planned
Nightingale Theatre
Boogaloo Stu's Pop Magic
Brighton Fringe Festival
The camp cabaret star hosts a ‘reality theatre’ show in the which the audience writes and performs their very own pop song
Old Market
The Department Of Unreliable Memoirs
Brighton Fringe Festival
An interactive ‘show’ in which an audience of one (you) are helped to recall memories that are probably fictitious (repeated every ten minutes)
Old Municipal Market
Bow Down
Brighton Festival
An ancient murder ballad reimagined by London Sinfonietta Academy
Paramount Old Ship Hotel
Cock & Tail Inn 2
Brighton Fringe Festival
Slapstick pub comedy set in the 80s
Pavilion Theatre
Ashley Fripp
Brighton Festival
Young British pianist plays Haydn, Liszt and Rachmaninov
Pavilion Theatre
Swimming With My Mother
Brighton Festival
Affectionate and humorous cross-generational dance duet
Pavilion Theatre
The Music And Legacy Of Joy Division
Brighton Festival
Punk’s not dead – it’s just turned into a highbrow panel discussion
Preston Park
Moscow State Circus
Proud Cabaret
Der Wurst Of Der Wunderlich
Brighton Fringe Festival
Pole-dancers and unicyclist-strippers share the stage with singers and cheerleaders in this tongue-in-cheek all-male cabaret
Sallis Benney Theatre
Medic Revue
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy songs and sketches from the junior doctors of Sussex Medical School
St John's Centre
And It’s Goodnight From Her
Brighton Fringe Festival
Sit down comedy stories inspired by the gentle rambling of Ronnie Corbett
St Mary's Church
Magdalena Reising & Andrew Ballantyne
Harp duo play classical music and popular songs
Sticky Mike's Frog Bar
Catholic Discipline
Noise rock, disco pop and acid folk from the Superheroes of BMX
Theatre Royal
New Adventures - Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures
Brighton Festival
A triple bill of work by the pioneering choreographer
Three & Ten
The Man With The Golden Pen
Brighton Fringe Festival
It’s 1952 and Ian Fleming is about to get married when he gets a visit from Mr Bond
Three & Ten
The Jolly Folly Of Polly The Scottish Trolley Dolly And Other Mini-Marvels
Brighton Fringe Festival
A play, a musical and an opera all rolled into 70 minutes of campy fun
Three & Ten
Insert Comedy Here!
Brighton Fringe Festival
Nick Hodder tries out a comedy show he bought off the internet
White Rabbit
The Move-Ons Open Mic
World's End
The Big Cash Quiz
Friday
18th May
Ambassador Hotel
My Name Is Antonino Calderone
Brighton Fringe Festival
Dramatisation of the true confessions of the Sicilian Mafioso
Bali Brasserie
The Shed Show
Brighton Fringe Festival
Interactive poetry show based on John Davies’ experiences of traveling around Britain with his shed
Basement
Predator
Brighton Festival
Arnie’s alien jungle romp retold with action men, puppets and remote controlled cars
Basement
I Guess If The Stage Exploded...
Brighton Festival
Sylvia Rimat wants you to remember her show – using special tricks and memory techniques she attempts to ram the memory deep into your brain
Blind Tiger
Copperdollar - The Back Of Beyond
The Glastonbury sideshow comes to town for an immersive and theatrical dance night with a ‘Day of the Dead’ theme – remember to keep your scythe next to where your heart used to be
Brighton Marina
Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnest
Brighton Fringe Festival
A trivial comedy for serious people set during the 1952 coronation
Caroline Of Brunswick
Eccentronic - We Won't Rock You
Brighton Fringe Festival
Electronic duo do an oddball humorous musical mash-up
Caroline Of Brunswick
Luisa Omielan - What Would Beyoncé Do?
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy improv for all the single ladies
Caroline Of Brunswick
Manos The Greek - An Immigrant's Tale
Brighton Fringe Festival
Stand-up comedian
Caroline Of Brunswick
Russ Powell - Powell To The People
Brighton Fringe Festival
Confessional comedy from the local stand-up
Caroline Of Brunswick
Mike Sheer - Undergod
Brighton Fringe Festival
Canadian comic discusses the big man in the sky
Dome
Jessica Grimes & Fiachra Garvey
Brighton Festival
World class clarinetist and pianist play a selection of classic classics
Dome
Live_Transmission - Scanner And Heritage Orchestra Rework Joy Division
Brighton Festival
Joy Division like you’ve never heard them, i.e. performed by a classical ensemble inside a giant interactive audiovisual gauze cube
Hobgoblin
The SomeNews.co.uk Live Show
Brighton Fringe Festival
The news-obsessed DJ turns his hit radio show into a live stand-up act
Iambic Arts Theatre
The Lover, The Wife
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy play about a wife who meets meets her exact opposite in her husband’s lover
Jubilee Square
Hendrick's Library Of Delightfully Peculiar Writings
Brighton Fringe Festival
Gin company stuffs train carriage full of invented curiosities
Komedia
Peter Stracker’s Brel
Brighton Fringe Festival
Jamaican singer pays tribute to the master of chanson, Jacques Brel
Komedia
Africa Unite 2012
Ozi Ozaa, Grupo Lokito
A fusion of African music from Ghana hi-life fusion to Congolese Rumba
Lectern
All Fingers And Thumbs
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy theatre show about a kidnapping that doesn’t go quite as planned
Old Municipal Market
Bow Down
Brighton Festival
An ancient murder ballad reimagined by London Sinfonietta Academy
Paramount Old Ship Hotel
Cock & Tail Inn 2
Brighton Fringe Festival
Slapstick pub comedy set in the 80s
Pavilion Theatre
Swimming With My Mother
Brighton Festival
Affectionate and humorous cross-generational dance duet
Preston Park
Moscow State Circus
Prince Albert
Mok, Alex Bay Band, Clear As Mud
Energetic dance-rock band with hip hop vocals and pop hooks
Psychosocial
Carnival Carnage
Barulho, Cosmo Sheldrake, Dion Charles & Beta Hector, Mr Bongo, Black Cat Bone, Wide Eyed Order, DJ Robin D Rich, Mat Copcut, Eggs Legs
Samba funk, reggae and ska bands raise money for Kemptown Carnival
Riki Tik
Work
Matt Barker, Dennis Castro
A silken river of alt pop, blog dance and hip twitching jiggy bangers
Sallis Benney Theatre
Medic Revue
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy songs and sketches from the junior doctors of Sussex Medical School
Sticky Mike's Frog Bar
Jipsy Magic, Fresh Like Dexie, Bat Country
EP launch for upbeat indie funk band
Theatre Royal
New Adventures - Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures
Brighton Festival
A triple bill of work by the pioneering choreographer
Three & Ten
Age Of The Geek
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy and music show by and for unashamed geeks
Three & Ten
The Jolly Folly Of Polly The Scottish Trolley Dolly And Other Mini-Marvels
Brighton Fringe Festival
A play, a musical and an opera all rolled into 70 minutes of campy fun
Three & Ten
McNeil & Pamphilon
Brighton Fringe Festival
Songs and sketches from the comedy double act
Three & Ten
The Curse Of Horse And Louis
Brighton Fringe Festival
Musical and sketch comedy horror adventure
Saturday
19th May
Ambassador Hotel
My Name Is Antonino Calderone
Brighton Fringe Festival
Dramatisation of the true confessions of the Sicilian Mafioso
Bali Brasserie
The Shed Show
Brighton Fringe Festival
Interactive poetry show based on John Davies’ experiences of traveling around Britain with his shed
Beachigogo Bar
Good Times
Remember them? Maybe the feel-good retro tunes will jog your memory (in the White Room)
Blind Tiger
Copperdollar - The Back Of Beyond
The Glastonbury sideshow comes to town for an immersive and theatrical dance night with a ‘Day of the Dead’ theme – remember to keep your scythe next to where your heart used to be
Brighton Marina
The Boat Project - Arrival
Brighton Festival
At last year’s festival the public were asked to donate bits of wood that had some personal significance. That pile of nostalgic debris has now been turned into a seaworthy ship, and it’s heading our way
Brighton Marina
Trolleys
Brighton Festival
Humorous street ballet with an electro score (involves trolleys)
Brighton Marina
Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnest
Brighton Fringe Festival
A trivial comedy for serious people set during the 1952 coronation
Caroline Of Brunswick
6 Foot Silly
Brighton Fringe Festival
Very silly clowning from the very tall stand-up duo
Caroline Of Brunswick
Eccentronic - We Won't Rock You
Brighton Fringe Festival
Electronic duo do an oddball humorous musical mash-up
Caroline Of Brunswick
Manos The Greek - An Immigrant's Tale
Brighton Fringe Festival
Stand-up comedian
Caroline Of Brunswick
Russ Powell - Powell To The People
Brighton Fringe Festival
Confessional comedy from the local stand-up
Caroline Of Brunswick
Mike Sheer - Undergod
Brighton Fringe Festival
Canadian comic discusses the big man in the sky
Corn Exchange
5 x 15
Brighton Festival
Spoken word cabaret featuring five speakers with fifteen minutes each
Dome
Tweet, Chirp and Flap Music Workshop
Brighton Festival
Hands-on musical activities and birdy crafts
Duke Of York's Cinema
Two Years At Sea
Grand Hotel
Private Lives
Brighton Fringe Festival
Noel Coward’s comedy of manners about a double honeymoon romance (advance booking only)
Hobgoblin
The SomeNews.co.uk Live Show
Brighton Fringe Festival
The news-obsessed DJ turns his hit radio show into a live stand-up act
Iambic Arts Theatre
The Lover, The Wife
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy play about a wife who meets meets her exact opposite in her husband’s lover
Jazz Place
Night At The Jazz Rooms
Russ Dewbury, Dumani
Legendary Brighton club returns to its old home for a night of heavy funk, soul, Afro and dance, etc
Jive Monkey
Alive & Swinging
Brighton Fringe Festival
Marilyn Monroe finds heaven a bore so she hooks up with Sinatra and Elvis for one last night of swinging
Jubilee Library
Tales From India
Brighton Festival
Author, Jamila Gavin, tells stories drawn from Hindu folklore
Jubilee Library
Sam Lloyd And Her Monster Mates
Brighton Festival
Fun and games with the children’s author
Jubilee Square
Hendrick's Library Of Delightfully Peculiar Writings
Brighton Fringe Festival
Gin company stuffs train carriage full of invented curiosities
Komedia
Peter Stracker’s Brel
Brighton Fringe Festival
Jamaican singer pays tribute to the master of chanson, Jacques Brel
Komedia
Scottish Falsetto Socks - Boo Lingerie!
Brighton Fringe Festival
Puppet show for kids with songs and sketches
Lectern
All Fingers And Thumbs
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy theatre show about a kidnapping that doesn’t go quite as planned
Life
Juicebox!
New eclectic club night offering an nice alternative to the standard seafront malarky
LMNOP Studios
Brighton Bingo
Brighton Fringe Festival
Fun photography contest for adults and families
Nightingale Theatre
From Kabul With Love & Tracy Says...
Brighton Fringe Festival
A double bill of arty dance shows
Nightingale Theatre
If I Ruled The World
Brighton Fringe Festival
Interactive audio performance trail, starting at the Nightingale
Ohso Social
Saturday Social
Old Market
Kid Carpet & The Noisy Animals
Rock&roll musical for kids pitched somewhere between Oliver Postgate and The Beastie Boys
Old Market
Beach Party Animals
Brighton Fringe Festival
A 20-minute portrait of seaside eccentricity, shown every half hour
