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Reviews of gigs, comedy shows and festivals with photographs from Brighton’s best snappers.

Company of Nuns

Sister Act at the Theatre Royal dazzles the audience with life, joy and celebration from the very first moment the curtain is drawn.

Mar 12, 2024

Simon Munnery delivers a rich comedy show featuring old material, new observations and a wealth of eccentric tangents.

Mar 12, 2024

Nouvelle Vague, celebrating their 20th anniversary, returned to town with a new album and special guests from their past.

Mar 8, 2024
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford

An intensely personal look into the hidden lives of two Hollywood stars as they make the classic movie 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?'.

Mar 7, 2024

A pithy, poignant and bonkers comedy: fresh, yet completely faithful to the original TV show.

Mar 6, 2024

Theatre Royal Brighton hosts a classic gothic ghost story to make you jump out of your skin on a chilly wintery evening.

Feb 28, 2024

The Miki Berenyi Trio deliver a luscious set of Lush classics, Piroshka brilliance and some killer new tunes with self-depreciating wit and charm.

Feb 28, 2024

A fascinating, thought-provoking and intense show about the continuing threat of nuclear weapons.

Feb 25, 2024

Not just nostalgia, Brighton Theatre Group’s Oliver! is true to the original yet with fresh energy, and entertains brilliantly.

Feb 25, 2024

The Hastings supergroup deliver a supercool party show of squelch 'Krautrave' to launch new album 'Eat The Gold' at The Prince Albert.

Feb 25, 2024

CIEL stopped by on their tour for a breathless hometown show at the Hope & Ruin with a different line-up and a new EP.

Feb 23, 2024

A complex, exuberant and risqué exploration of love, seduction and misogyny at the New Venture Theatre. Challenging drama.

Feb 22, 2024

You Me At Six ignite Concorde 2 with a blistering set and relive the halcyon days of British pop-rock as part of farewell tour.

Feb 21, 2024

An unexpected invite leads us to the Komedia where Noah And The Loners play a vital and urgent set full of righteous anger and good tunes.

Feb 16, 2024
exterior view of the Towner gallery in Eastbourne with brightly colours geometric paintwork

The Turner Prize exhibition secures Eastbourne's premier gallery as a major venue for contemporary art, but is it any good?

Feb 11, 2024

The Brighton band release their debut album on Bella Union. It turns out to be a treat of record that grows with every listen.

Feb 8, 2024

Jump into Thomas Ingoldsby's legends: a wild, accessible, crazy performance based on the 19th century collection of ghost stories and myths.

Feb 6, 2024

Glad to be gay but watch out for love triangles that betray. Kevin Elyot explores the 1980s London scene.

Feb 2, 2024

2024 proved to be a classic edition of this beautiful local festival, with Daisy Rickman and Aircooled providing notable high points.

Feb 1, 2024

It's performer versus audience in this King Lear spin-off featuring Tim Crouch in a VR headset flipping between Shakespeare and stand-up.

Feb 1, 2024
spirit of gravity logo

The year's first outing for Spirit of Gravity packs out the Rossi Bar with a varied line-up of experimental music.

Jan 14, 2024

A macabre but exhilarating adaptation of Agatha Christie's thrilling murder mystery that will keep you guessing...

Jan 10, 2024

Arthur Pita's sensational adaptation of a classic Hans Christian Anderson tale with superb lighting, costume and music.

Dec 28, 2023

Bertolt Brecht's classic play, produced by Brighton's Lantern Theatre, hits on contemporary themes of war, invasion and displaced peoples.

Dec 22, 2023

The Unthanks brought out the old, the new, mash-ups and a carol with attitude at this special take on the Christmas concert.

Dec 20, 2023
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