Hans Chew: Weds 9th May
Described as sounding like Jerry Lee Lewis playing with The Faces, Brooklyn’s Hans Chew returns to Brighton with a hatful of new songs.
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Monday 21st May 2012
The Boat Project - First Leg
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. This is a talk with the crew and artistic directors
Balloon
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy show about a man and a balloon featuring a balloon and a man
Romeo, Don't Shoot Me Yet
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy play about Shakespeare’s characters becoming self aware
Gold Run
Brighton Festival
Musical and cinematic show featuring a 30-strong choir and inspired by the history of the Paralympic Games
Set Your Goals, Make Do And Mend, Spycatcher, Hildanay
Pop punk band (upstairs)
Helen Keen - Woman Of The Future
Brighton Fringe Festival
Quirky comedy science show from the creator of Radio 4′s ‘It Is Rocket Science’
How To Be A Leader
Brighton Fringe Festival
Tim Clare’s comedy show about inspirational women and dubious leaders – from Willy Wonka to Jim Jones
Carmen
New production of Bizet’s tragic opera
Some Dark Hollow Folk Night
Old time tunes and lonesome laments
Monday Night Raw
Metal to wrestle by
Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnest
Brighton Fringe Festival
A trivial comedy for serious people set during the 1952 coronation
Press To Meco, Hopeless Heroic
Live music
Sharon Van Etten
Dark acoustic lullabies from the Brooklyn singer songwriter
Matthew Herbert - One Pig
Brighton Festival
Live avant-garde audiovisual composition inspired by spending a year living with a pig
The Lady - A Homage To Sandy Denny
Brighton Festival
Fairport Convention’s singer celebrated by a big gang of musicians including members of Bellowhead and Joan As Police Woman
Hendrick's Library Of Delightfully Peculiar Writings
Brighton Fringe Festival
Gin company stuffs train carriage full of invented curiosities
The Bee’s Mouth Jazz Forum
Jazz jam with a house band
Fantasticus
French rock band on a tour of Brighton
Stroll On Mondays
60s and 70s night with DJs and film projections
Neil Hickey - The Nerve
Brighton Fringe Festival
A comedian tries to laugh at the absurdity of his dysfunctional existence
Fringe Club - Shona Foster, Crack*A*Jack*Crow
Brighton Fringe Festival
Live music, cabaret and comedy curated by the Peanut Albinos
Pump Up The 90s
Retro night dedicated to the decade that was dedicated to retro nights
Trash Mondays
Filthy tunes for students and layabouts alike
#Hashtag
Brand new and ungoogleable club night
Into The Void
New metal night that’s likely to feature more windmills than a farm in the Dutch lowlands
Strictly Reggae
Dancehall, roots, revival
Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Matthew Herbert - One Pig, The Morning After
Brighton Festival
The avant-garde composer talks about the work that was inspired by spending a year living with a pig
Balloon
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy show about a man and a balloon featuring a balloon and a man
Romeo, Don't Shoot Me Yet
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy play about Shakespeare’s characters becoming self aware
Hourglass
Brighton Fringe Festival
A double bill of short student plays inspired by Cream, Blondie and Squeeze
Helen Keen - Woman Of The Future
Brighton Fringe Festival
Quirky comedy science show from the creator of Radio 4′s ‘It Is Rocket Science’
Battle Of The Trees
Brighton Fringe Festival
Storytelling show featuring a tangle of tales and ancient poetry
How To Be A Leader
Brighton Fringe Festival
Tim Clare’s comedy show about inspirational women and dubious leaders – from Willy Wonka to Jim Jones
Be Outraged - There Are Alternatives!
Brighton Festival
What can we do to save a world run and ruined by ‘Banksters’?
Armchair Critics
Brighton Festival
Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun talk about “destabilising the dominant narrative of western culture by making work that can portray new possible visions for the future:
Heavy Load Presents Wild Things
A showcase of learning disabled musicians
The Mesmerist Conjurers Consortium
It could be a magical night
The Strange Undoing Of Prudencia Hart
Brighton Festival
Anarchic and musical theatre inspired by the border ballads of Scotland (the location is revealed when you book a ticket)
You Left Me In The Dark
Brighton Fringe Festival
A new play about the love lives of CND activists inspired by both Anton Chekhov and Florence & The Machine
Dumbwise - Faust
Brighton Fringe Festival
Goethe’s classic fable set to gypsy folk and blues ballads
Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnest
Brighton Fringe Festival
A trivial comedy for serious people set during the 1952 coronation
Martyn Joseph & Stewart Henderson
Live music
Fantasticus
French rock band on a tour of Brighton
Basement Cinema
Underground films, comfy seats and free popcorn
Fatoumati & Baloji
Brighton Festival
Double bill of African musicians – one a bluesy jazz singer, the other a rootsy rapper
Hendrick's Library Of Delightfully Peculiar Writings
Brighton Fringe Festival
Gin company stuffs train carriage full of invented curiosities
BAD Ukes - Brighton After Dark Ukulele Session
Informal gathering of ukulelists
The Ouse Valley Singles Club
Brighton Fringe Festival
Folky music hall cabaret from a skiffle punk band
Ham Legion, Dead Cars, Fair Weather Heroes
Tight-as-hell prog punk with a sense of fun and a pop heart
Cottontail Club
Big band and jitter jive tunes
Druid's New Student Party
Electro house DJ
Back To The 80s
Retro night dedicated to the only decade to spawn a revival which has lasted longer than the decade itself
Hit The Decks
Open decks spin off (book a slot online)
Neil Hickey - The Nerve
Brighton Fringe Festival
A comedian tries to laugh at the absurdity of his dysfunctional existence
Latin Fever
DJ Aaron George, Gabriel Angel, Yersin Rivas
Dance lessons followed by a tropically vibed salsa club
Guerilla Rocks
Club night for rock chicks, skater bois and indie kids
CU Next Tuesday
It’ll teach the universities to timetable lectures for Wednesday mornings
Back2Back
If your bass was this filthy you’d have to take it back to the fishmongers
Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Crafting A Great Story
Brighton Festival
Speakers from The Writers Retreat demystify the world of writing and publishing
What's The Time, Mr Wolf?
Brighton Fringe Festival
Darkly comic one-man play about a bedsit pagan accused of murder
Balloon
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy show about a man and a balloon featuring a balloon and a man
Romeo, Don't Shoot Me Yet
Brighton Fringe Festival
Comedy play about Shakespeare’s characters becoming self aware
Hourglass
Brighton Fringe Festival
A double bill of short student plays inspired by Cream, Blondie and Squeeze
How To Be A Leader
Brighton Fringe Festival
Tim Clare’s comedy show about inspirational women and dubious leaders – from Willy Wonka to Jim Jones
Eighties Matchbox Soundtrack Nike Advert
Congratulations to Brighton legends Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster getting their track for advert for Nike. Watch it here.
The Great Escape Review (Saturday)
The SOURCE sent three brave reviewers onto the streets of Brighton on what was probably the most manic weekend of the year. They even survived to the tell the tale.
The Great Escape Review (Friday)
The SOURCE sent three brave reviewers onto the streets of Brighton on what was probably the most manic weekend of the year. They even survived to the tell the tale.
The Great Escape Review (Thursday)
The SOURCE sent three brave reviewers onto the streets of Brighton on what was probably the most manic weekend of the year. They even survived to the tell the tale.
Cask Pub & Kitchen
Sussex beer geeks regularly travelled up to London’s Pimlico to visit this much lauded temple of rare brews, but no more.
