Brighton Fringe
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Brighton Fringe 2024
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Mark Burgess and his students should feel immensely satisfied. And of course the students themselves divinely dissatisfied as they develop their craft.
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Elliot has a problem: two girlfriends, both giving birth on the same day in the same hospital
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As this gets quieter, it shouts more loudly. Exciting as this is, it will devastate when it finds its arc. This might ascend into something crucial.
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J’ai un Bleu manages to covey through movement what words simply cannot express. The objectification of the female form.
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There’s heartbreak and joy here. If you don’t know it, be surprised and moved at this hidden fringe gem, realised by this team in delicately-cut facets.
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Macready! Dickens’ Theatrical Friend
Nineteenth century actor and impresario is brought to life by Mark Stratford
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This really has no place in the Brighton Fringe. Perhaps the Festival. What is a slice of the darkest Sean O’Casey doing at a 9pm slot? Outstanding.
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Six Characters In Search Of Pirandello
"There is someone in my life, and I know nothing about him" (Pirandello)
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St Nicholas Richard Bowen Guitar Recital
Recommended for languorous afternoons such as the burst of May outside.
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An absorbing retelling. Whatever Ridewood and Sibyl Theatre tackles next will be worth waiting for.
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The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey
Of the 115 (mostly London) shows I’ve seen this year so far, it ranks as the most profound, and one of the very finest.
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One mat, six players and bundles of talent in this dynamic ensemble. Bringing Total Theatre back!
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We’ve been lucky to sit in on the first stage of a very promising conversation collaboration, and theatre piece.
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You’re Not Doing It Wrong If No-one Knows What You’re Doing
How families shape you - until you find your own particular shape