“Brighton Festival is an annual celebration of music, theatre, dance, circus, art, film, literature, debate, outdoor and family events – taking place in venues both familiar and unusual across Brighton & Hove for three weeks every May.”
Brighton Festival
The work of Shakespeare’s best-selling but now long forgotten contemporary John Lyly, will be brought vividly to life in a field on the South Coast this Spring in a radical revival of his early modern play Galatea, adapted by Emma Frankland and Subira Joy and edited by theatre historian Andy Kesson, in a production that fuses together […]
BREXIT – the 5 ingredients of Populism
We’re finally in Brighton. Today I’ve been walking about flyering a little bit while enjoying the city at the same time. Given that yesterday I woke up at 5 am and didn’t go to bed until 2 am of the following day I’m feeling a bit weak, to say the least. In any case, I’m […]
Day 1 of reviewing in the festival Morning All…As I wake from a groggy week of work the sun is shining on the next month of wonder and inspiration. My window view is where I start my reviewing season. Quick stop for a training course where alas I miss the review teams breakfast I […]
11a Upper Market Street, Hove, BN3 1AS (map) Box Office: 01273 201 801 The Old Market is a leading arts venue in the city of Brighton and Hove. Their rich programme covers all genres and the quality is consistently high with plenty of original and ground-breaking work on offer. This year it looks more innovative […]
Brighton Festival returns… “In 2016 Brighton Festival celebrated 50 years of commissioning and producing innovative arts and culture with Guest Director Laurie Anderson at the helm. In 2017, we welcomed Guest Director Kate Tempest, followed by visual artist David Shrigley in 2018. This year, we are delighted to welcome Malian singer, songwriter and guitarist, Rokia Traoré as […]
