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.
In this instance, it’s okay to judge a book by its cover
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 – watch it set sail on its maiden voyage
A trivial comedy for serious people set during the 1952 coronation
Comic tribute to the golden age of radio plays
Comedy showcase with some of the best fringe acts
Caroline Of Brunswick
Electronic duo do an oddball humorous musical mash-up
The twenty-something post-uni dilemma examined with the help of stand-up, improv and a pinch of graduate psychological theory
Comedy improv for all the single ladies
Cabaret parody about a toilet attendant turned XXL stripper
Spoof seminar with a ludicrous lifestyle guru
Stand-up and sketch comedy acts hosted by Dec Munro
Michael Tippett’s second opera performed by Britten Sinfonia and Brighton Festival Chorus
Brighton’s best bands chosen by Brighton’s best listings mag
Poetry and classical music in praise of mankind’s enduring fascination with burning stuff
Noel Coward’s comedy of manners about a double honeymoon romance (advance booking only)
Musical tribute to Kander & Ebb, the partnership behind Broadway classics like Cabaret, Chicago and Funny Lady
One-woman show celebrating the life and work of Bette Midler with banter, ballads and comedy
Theatrical and debauched performance driven by the audience
Gin company stuffs train carriage full of invented curiosities
David Watts jazzes up old films with breakbeat percussion, honky tonk piano and a comedic touch
Lynn Ruth Miller talks about life, loss and laughter – includes tea and biscuits
An actress bumps into an old friend and starts to reminiscence, banter and sing the songs of the good old days
Anarchic and musical theatre inspired by the border ballads of Scotland (the location is revealed when you book a ticket)
A 20-minute portrait of seaside eccentricity, shown every half hour
Old Steine
The festival ends with a fabulous three-day finale of bands and circus shenanigans
Two novelists give readings and discuss ideas of exile and identity
Comedienne laughs in the face of the apocalypse (and snogs Chris Huhne)
Darkly comic one-man play about a bedsit pagan accused of murder
Comedy show about a man and a balloon featuring a balloon and a man
Surreal cabaret show from the comedian and musician from the indie band, Dawn Of The Replicants
Comedy musical based on Norse mythology from the singer of the wacky lo-fi band, Spalien Acecraft
A play about a married couple who haven’t had sex for a year, 7 months and 14 days – not that anyone’s counting
Camp comedy play about a diva trapped in a toilet on her big night
Comical masked play about the Shropshire town that held its own rural Olympian Games in 1850
Musical theatre from a world gone by
Shakespeare’s comical whimsy performed by Chyngton Youth Academy
One-woman show about an adulterous fashion designer boozing with her mannequins
Psychological thriller from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Live music, cabaret and comedy curated by the Peanut Albinos