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

The master interpreter of the cover version returned to Brighton Dome with a show comprised entirely of reworked classics.

Sep 13, 2024

Liverpool band King Hannah gave a memorable performance at Green Door Store this week.

Sep 7, 2024

A wonderful feel-good musical with a story full of joy and heart, not just for Dolly Parton fans.

Sep 3, 2024

Le Lamb play a captivating headline show to a packed crowd.

Aug 31, 2024
The Beckman Family

Homestead is a play about repression, sexuality and betrayal among a Hispanic family set in Texas in the Southern Bible belt of America in 1956.

Aug 22, 2024

Bicep came to Brighton seafront with an electrifying light show to deliver futuristic euphoria rooted in underground techno.

Aug 19, 2024
Bottom and actor-craftsmen

Set against the stunning backdrop of Brighton and Hove Golf Club, A Midsummer's Nights Dream draws us into a fairy tale wood outside Athens.

Aug 18, 2024

Charles Dickens' depiction of Oliver Twist touches contemporary realities at Brighton Open Air Theatre with a new adaptation from Neil Bartlett.

Aug 12, 2024

Touring stage adaptation of espionage-thriller is a comically calamitous caper that has the audience in stitches

Jul 17, 2024

Hidden Herd deliver a perfect All-Dayer of music with an incredible line up of bands, capped by a phenomenal set from Adult DVD.

Jul 13, 2024

A very windy weekend couldn't spoil another incredible roster of soul and jazz legends, old and new, with headliners Olivia Dean and Chaka Khan.

Jul 13, 2024

A fine musical celebration of experimental music from beneath the indie radar, under Western Road.

Jun 26, 2024

A heartwarming, hilarious yet poignant snapshot in time of three performers on and off stage at an Open Mic night.

Jun 23, 2024

Richard Hawley brings the heart of Sheffield to Brighton for a nite of sweet vocals and northern grit.

Jun 13, 2024
The Kite Runner cast

Amir is a disappointment to his father – creative like his late mother. He becomes a writer in the play based on Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner.

Jun 12, 2024
Man and wife

How To Date A Feminist is a romcom which defies expectations. A vegetarian feminist from Greenham Common meets a more traditional 'Wonder Woman'.

Jun 6, 2024

Local legends Sea Power return for a stunning night in the refurbished Corn Excahnge.

Jun 3, 2024

A flawless piece of gripping, visceral, impactful and incomparable theatre where writing, story and acting come together perfectly.

Jun 2, 2024

A refreshingly dark comedy about two best friends starting at a taxi rank and taking you to unexpected places.

May 27, 2024

Sibyl Theatre gives us an interesting feminist interpretation of the Helen of Troy myth told from her perspective.

May 27, 2024

A perceptive piece about sharing a house: how miscommunication and lack of listening interferes with being able to connect.

May 26, 2024

This Brighton Fringe production is a surprising, hilarious and poignant little gem, with truly wonderful writing, directing and acting.

May 26, 2024

Big|Brave’s breathtaking power and sonic artistry engulfs the Green Door Store. This is noise music at its most intimate and intense.

May 26, 2024

Rogue Shakespearean Ryan J.W. Smith brings a double bill of meticulously versified romantic comedies.

May 24, 2024

Brighton band the Leaning take their tales of the sea one mile out into the English Channel for a stunning evening under a dramatic sky.

May 22, 2024
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