Get Down To The Great Escape Launch Party Now!
Great line up of two SOURCE cover stars and more, plus you don’t need a ticket and it’s all free.
Dramatisation of the true confessions of the Sicilian Mafioso
Interactive poetry show based on John Davies’ experiences of traveling around Britain with his shed
Remember them? Maybe the feel-good retro tunes will jog your memory (in the White Room)
Blind Tiger
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
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
Humorous street ballet with an electro score (involves trolleys)
A trivial comedy for serious people set during the 1952 coronation
Very silly clowning from the very tall stand-up duo
Caroline Of Brunswick
Electronic duo do an oddball humorous musical mash-up
Stand-up comedian
Confessional comedy from the local stand-up
Canadian comic discusses the big man in the sky
Spoken word cabaret featuring five speakers with fifteen minutes each
Hands-on musical activities and birdy crafts
Noel Coward’s comedy of manners about a double honeymoon romance (advance booking only)
The news-obsessed DJ turns his hit radio show into a live stand-up act
Comedy play about a wife who meets meets her exact opposite in her husband’s lover
Legendary Brighton club returns to its old home for a night of heavy funk, soul, Afro and dance, etc
Jive Monkey
Marilyn Monroe finds heaven a bore so she hooks up with Sinatra and Elvis for one last night of swinging
Author, Jamila Gavin, tells stories drawn from Hindu folklore
Fun and games with the children’s author
Gin company stuffs train carriage full of invented curiosities
Jamaican singer pays tribute to the master of chanson, Jacques Brel
Puppet show for kids with songs and sketches
Comedy theatre show about a kidnapping that doesn’t go quite as planned
New eclectic club night offering an nice alternative to the standard seafront malarky
Fun photography contest for adults and families
A double bill of arty dance shows
Interactive audio performance trail, starting at the Nightingale
Rock&roll musical for kids pitched somewhere between Oliver Postgate and The Beastie Boys
A 20-minute portrait of seaside eccentricity, shown every half hour
Slapstick pub comedy set in the 80s
Personal reflections and ethical discussion about assisted dying
Comedy puppet shows takes on the big themes of philosophy and politics and asks who pulls the strings
Comedy songs and sketches from the junior doctors of Sussex Medical School
A triple bill of work by the pioneering choreographer
A play about two 19th century Mid-Western girls and their lifelong struggle with religion
Comedy and music show by and for unashamed geeks
Storytelling and sketches about the Britain’s little-known contribution to the space race
A play, a musical and an opera all rolled into 70 minutes of campy fun
Musical and sketch comedy horror adventure
Stand-up from the activist comedian, Abie Philbin Bowman
Two classic plays by the master of the absurd
“Christ returns to earth, but He doesn’t get through US immigration because He’s a bearded, Middle Eastern guy who wants to die as a martyr”