Greg Davies: Full Fat Legend
8 Dec 2026 - 12 Mar 2027
Star of shows such as Taskmaster, The Inbetweeners, The Cleaner, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Man Down and Cuckoo, this is Greg’s biggest live tour yet.
Brighton Dome
This beautifully ornate multi-arts venue was first constructed as the Prince Regent's Royal Stables and Riding House in 1803. Brighton purchased the building in 1850 converting it into cavalry barracks before it was re-purposed as a concert venue and assembly hall in 1867. Now a Grade 1 listed building the art deco refit that remains today (with a couple of tweaks to bring it up to modern standards) was overseen by architect Robert Atkinson in 1934/35. Featuring three performance spaces the larger Concert Hall, the Corn Exchange and intimate Studio Theatre (accessed via New Road). Over the years the venue has hosted everyone from Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix to the Eurovision Song Contest (in 1974 when ABBA romped to victory with 'Waterloo').
The Dome is approximately 10 mins walk from Brighton station and there is parking available at the NCP Theatre Car Park on Church Street.
What's On @ Brighton Dome
The Blindboy Podcast LIVE
18 Oct 2026 - 23 Oct 2026
The Blindboy Podcast LIVE; (Concert Hall)
Tom Davis: Spudgun
19 Sept 2026 - 17 Oct 2027
Tom Davis is back on the road, firing out his freshly cooked observations on life's hot topics.
Co-host of the mega-hit podcast Wolf and Owl with Romesh Ranganathan, star of BAFTA and Royal Television Society award-winning comedy series Murder in Successville and BBC One smash-hit comedy King Gary, Tom also has his own special Underdog available to watch on Sky and NOW TV.
Troy Hawke
25 Sept 2026 - 4 Jun 2027
Fresh from finding and proving decisive links between IKEA, the CIA and the Nazi’s, 1930’s throwback homeschooled investigator Troy Hawke battle a new enemy on behalf of all people everywhere…the saboteur that lurks in our own minds…
Russell Howard
18 Sept 2026 - 29 Nov 2026
Presenter, actor, and much-loved funny man.
Sindhu Vee: Swanky
17 Sept 2026 - 17 Apr 2027
Someone once asked Sindhu Vee a very stupid question. She wants to tell you about it.
From the award-winning star of Live at the Apollo comes a brand-new stand-up show about falling through the cracks you didn’t make, avoiding the friendships you don’t want, and embracing the self-love you definitely need.
In Swanky, Sindhu Vee is taking her “outspoken, frank and funny stand-up” (Evening Standard) across the country for her first UK tour in five years.
Since 2021’s Alphabet - now available to stream on Sindhu’s website - the Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comic has appeared on QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? as well as starring in Netflix’s Sex Education and Matilda the Musical as well as Amazon Prime’s Pradeeps of Pittsburgh and Picture This.
Now, having become one of the most exciting and sought-after comedy talents internationally, UK audiences can get ready for her most sophisticated, intimate and swanky show yet.
Presented by Plosive Live in association with PBJ Management
Celya Ab: We Must Stop Meeting Like This
23 Sept 2026 - 1 Nov 2026
Have you ever forensically over-thought your life choices? Are they all somehow connected to a passing comment your Spanish teacher made when you were 15? Has it impacted everything from your love life to your career?
Following sold-out shows across the UK, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Soho Theatre, Celya AB (One of the most gifted joke writers of her age - Chortle) is back with a new show with her brand of exceptional, not to mention impressively original (British Comedy Guide) jokes and sharp observations.
This is a show about breaking free from shame, and what ensues when you do.
Laura Smyth: Born Aggy
24 Sept 2026 - 26 Nov 2026
What if all your dreams come true and you’ve still got the hump?
Laura Smyth has had a meteoric rise in comedy! Her debut tour ‘Living My Best Life’ sold out up and down the country; she has supported Jack Whitehall, Michelle de Swarte, Alan Davies, and Jason Manford and appeared on multiple panel shows. She’s even beaten cancer; she’s done all the alternative healing shit you could shake a stick at – and she still thinks everyone’s a dkhead.
It can’t just be her, can it?
Mike Bubbins
22 Oct 2026 - 27 Nov 2027
Mike Bubbins, star of hit podcast The Socially Distant Sports Bar, and of BBC television comedies Mammoth, Tourist Trap and The Unexplainers, unleashes Throwback, his first ever solo UK stand-up tour. And things may never be the same again.
Throwback is a powerful, thought-provoking, visceral hour of stand-up comedy, that pushes boundaries, defies neat descriptions and challenges the audience...
As if it is!
It’s actually an hour and a half of really funny stories, pretty impressive characterisations, possibly a song (he said he’ll see how that goes), a bit of nostalgia about the good old days, a bit of optimism about the good new days, and Mike generally having a laugh about life and not taking himself, or anything else, too seriously. Having said that, he may, at some point in the show, get very annoyed at berks, whether in the past, the present, or the future. Very annoyed.
So basically Throwback is a comedy show about Bubbins sharing, and bringing to life, the stuff that he finds funny. As comedy concepts go, it’s a pretty straightforward one, really.
Maisie Adam: Whatsherface
17 Sept 2026 - 20 Mar 2027
Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface.
Join the "tall, chaotic one with the weird hair" as she returns with her trademark wit, firecracker gags, and probably a few angry outbursts along the way.
A genuine description given by her best friend's Mum at a wedding this year.
Catherine Bohart
21 Sept 2026 - 25 Nov 2026
Catherine Bohart loves control, hates change and is a serial planner. It’s been an interesting couple of years…
A blisteringly funny new stand-up show filled with horrendous life advice, cheery nihilism and reluctant self-discovery from one of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting comics.
Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life
2 Oct 2026 - 17 Apr 2027
Hi. I’m Romesh Ranganathan and I Will Change Your Life.
Tired of trying quick fixes and papering over the cracks in your life? Then you haven’t tried my new quick fix. My latest tour show. It’s scientifically proven to improve your self esteem.
Simply standing next to my tour poster will boost your attractiveness to potential lovers.
Problems at home? I will teach you how to successfully bottle up your feelings and pour them out to strangers at a variety of theatres and arenas.
Watch my new improved show once and you will immediately become a Romesh Rangana-FAN. That’s Romesh Ranganathan’s new tour, guaranteed to CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Romesh Ranganathan is best known for The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, Parents' Evening, Rob & Romesh Vs, A League Of Their Own, The Weakest Link, Can't Knock The Hustle and his much-loved BBC Radio 2 Saturday morning show, his hit podcasts Wolf & Owl, For The Love of Hip Hop and The Romesh Ranganathan Show.
Disclaimer: based on a sample of 3 people who live with Romesh. These claims have not been evaluated by a legal governing body.
It isn’t.
Presented by Off The Kerb Productions
The End Of The World According To Jonathan Pie
16 Sept 2026 - 29 Nov 2026
Jonathan Pie, the UK’s angriest news reporter returns for a brand-new Live Show touring the UK.
Jonathan Pie is coming to terms with the horror of Keir Starmer’s Labour and the fact that he voted for it. Meanwhile, Reform are waiting in the wings and Elon Musk is pulling the strings. The far-right are on the march, Trump’s having a ball and the woke left still haven’t worked out how to get their head out their own arses. The climate is collapsing, AI is about to rule and ruin your life and World War Three feels distinctly possible.
Come and see this helpful and hilarious guide to surviving the impending apocalypse. This is The End of The World according to Jonathan Pie.
★★★★★ - Chortle
“Glints of genius” - The Times
“Side splittingly funny” - Liverpool Echo
“A rifling pace and bravura display” - The Arts Desk
Urzila Carlson: Fatty on a Yacht
15 Sept 2026 - 30 Sept 2026
Multi-award-winning South African-New Zealander Urzila Carlson is one of Australian and New Zealand's biggest comedy stars, and she's bringing her trademark cheeky wit back to UK stages. An undeniable tour de force of the comedy world, Urzila hasn't stopped since first taking to the comedy stage in 2008.
The Proclaimers
15 Oct 2026 - 19 Dec 2026
The Proclaimers have carved a niche for themselves where pop, folk, new wave and punk collide as the emotional honesty, political fire, wit and sing-along raucousness of their songs has entertained fans across the world. Amongst their many accolades they have enjoyed Gold and Platinum singles and albums in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
'My favourite band of all time. They write the most spectacular songs, big hearted, uncynical passionate songs.' -- David Tennant
Bellowhead
10 Nov 2026 - 1 Dec 2026
Vibrant, chaotic and upbeat international folk on a variety of instruments.
Phil Wang: Uh Oh
16 Sept 2026 - 23 May 2027
UH OH. Phil Wang’s back with a new stand-up show, and he’s older than ever before.
He’s got a moustache now. It bristles with wisdom. His eyes shine with good humour. His shoulders groan under the weight of being the only cool millennial left. Everyone’s an idiot but him. Nice is out. Right is in. The vibe shift is real. Old Wang’s riding it.
You know him from one series of Taskmaster, one episode of Would I Lie to You, and one minute of Wonka.
Presented by Avalon UK
Michael Ball: Glow UK Tour
14 Sept 2026 - 2 Oct 2026
Michael Ball is Britain’s leading musical theatre star, a double Olivier Award-winning, Grammy nominated, multi-platinum recording artist and a hugely popular radio and TV presenter. For over 40 years he has been at the top of his game, starring in musical theatre productions in the West End and on Broadway, winning critical acclaim, a devoted following and awards for his stage work and recording career.
Michael’s theatre credits include Edna Turnblad in Hairspray (ENO/Coliseum), Javert in Les Misérables – The Staged Concert (Gielgud Theatre & UK / Australia Arena Tour) Anatoly in Chess (ENO/Coliseum), Mack in Mack and Mabel (Chichester/UK Tour), Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd (West End) for which he won the Olivier Award for ‘Best Actor in a Musical’, Edna Turnblad in Hairspray (Original West End Cast) for which he won the Olivier Award for ‘Best Actor in a Musical’, Kismet (English National Opera), Patience (New York City Opera), The Woman in White (West End/Broadway), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (West End), Passion, The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love (West End/Broadway) and creating the role of. Marius in Les Misérables (Original West End Cast). His television credits include the Victoria Wood BBC TV film, That Day We Sang, opposite his Sweeney Todd co-star, Imelda Staunton.
He regularly tours the UK as a concert artist and has sold millions of albums over the last 40 years
Kevin Bridges: Here If You Need Me
15 Sept 2026 - 13 Feb 2027
Kevin Bridges cut his comedy teeth in Glasgow after leaving school at the age of 17. From there, the young comedian began performing around the UK. Bridges made his TV debut at 18, taking part in Channel 5’s So You Think You’re Funny competition at the Edinburgh Fringe. By 2006, Bridges performed his first full-length solo show at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, his first of many performances at his hometown festival.
With his star quickly rising, Bridges started to become a regular face on comedy TV series like Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats, and Mock the Week.
Chris Packham's World of Wonder: A Planet on the Edge
1 Nov 2026 - 25 Nov 2026
For nearly forty years Chris Packham has been the voice of nature in the UK. Through his groundbreaking work on The Really Wild Show, Springwatch, Inside Our Autistic Minds and Earth, Chris has devoted his remarkable life to engaging with the natural world - and urging us all to do the same.
Join Chris as he opens an encyclopaedia of stories from his lifetime of curiosity and conviction. From a childhood bedroom bursting with feathers, skulls, jam-jars full of tadpoles, snakes and lizards, foxes and badgers, to the wild adventures that shaped his love of nature, and the practical things we can all do in our daily lives to make a difference in a time of crisis.
Experience an evening alive with discovery, with the chance to see extraordinary specimens from Chris's own collection up close, hear untold stories from behind the camera, and share in his infectious passion for the living world.
If you care about everything that creeps, crawls, slithers and slimes - if you believe the world can still be saved - then this is your night. Because the dinosaur in the room isn't fiction. It's real. And it's demanding your attention!
Ben Folds: The Paper Airplane Request Tour
15 Nov 2026 - 26 Nov 2026
Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter Ben Folds, celebrated for his wide-ranging, genre-bending catalogue, returns!
He currently tours as a pop artist, while also performing for over two decades with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras.
Folds, who served for eight years as the first ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, stepped down from his post when Donald Trump announced his takeover of the Center. Just days before the US presidential election, Folds recorded two sold out performances with the NSO which he released as a live album this summer which debuted at the top of the Billboard classical and classical crossover charts.
A New York Times Best Selling author, Ben also creates new music for film, tv and theatre, including original songs for an ongoing series of animated Peanuts specials on Apple TV.
Ben Fold's Paper Airplane Request Tour is a unique concert format during which the audience is invited to write their favourite Folds song requests on paper, fold them into airplanes, and launch them toward the stage.
The concert includes two halves, separated by a short intermission. In the first half, Folds will perform a standard setlist. In the second half, he’ll perform songs requested via paper airplanes launched onto the stage.
Those attending are encouraged to bring their pre-made paper airplanes to the show, or they are welcome to use paper and pens made available at the merchandise table to make their own paper airplanes on site.
Sam Campbell
17 Sept 2026 - 1 Dec 2026
I definitely don't know what's going on. I'm not even sure I know what's happening anymore. But I cannot wait to come to your town and respect your traditions. I have been on TV over five times.
May I divulge a secret? I have purchased a large metal ring. I will use it to keep all of the keys to the city that are given to me by the mayors I impress with my showmanship.
Live comedy is straight up amazing because people gather to watch it in a spectacular setting rather than ogling an evil phone screen in some horrid grey dank little corner.
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Taskmaster champion & surrealist genius Sam Campbell is an Australian comedian who shot to international acclaim after winning the Barry Award for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2018) and the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show (2022). He conquered Channel 4’s Taskmaster Series 16 in 2023 and has appeared on Would I Lie to You?, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Guessable, The Russell Howard Hour, Live at the Moth Club, Friday Night Live, Bloods, Fisk, QI and various other comedy panel and sketch shows.
He’s also a writer-performer on his Channel 4’s blap "Get Real Dude" and the cult series "Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared". His debut Channel 4 series "Make That Movie!" will be released in 2026.
He is also the co-host of the podcast "Lucy & Sam’s Perfect Brains" with Lucy Beaumont.
The Archers: Live at 75
27 Sept 2026 - 26 Nov 2026
To mark this extraordinary milestone, The Archers is stepping out of the studio and onto the stage for a very special national tour. Hosted by comedian and superfan Angela Barnes and set at the beloved Ambridge Flower & Produce Show, this landmark event brings your favourite cast into the spotlight with live performances, on-the-spot sound effects and unforgettable moments from the BBC archives.
Along the way, you’ll have the chance to test your knowledge in The Bull Pub Quiz, sing along to the famous theme tune and watch our archivist field the toughest trivia true fans can muster.
There will also be the opportunity to put your own questions to the cast - ever wondered how Brian Aldridge sleeps at night after a lifetime of infidelity? Or what Natasha’s next brilliant business idea will be? - and enjoy behind-the-scenes revelations that Lynda Snell herself would be proud to draw out. And, in true Ambridge fashion, expect a little Flower & Produce Show chaos before the night is through.
Warm, witty, and steeped in nostalgia, this unique tour celebrates the people, stories and unmistakable soundscape that have made The Archers a national treasure for generations.
Experience Ambridge as you've never seen - or heard - it before!
Cast to be announced.
A Commercial Production Licensed by the BBC.
Saint Etienne
15 Sept 2026 - 26 Sept 2026
Formed in Croydon in 1990 by music journalist Bob Stanley with childhood friend Pete Wiggs, and soon joined by singer Sarah Cracknell, Saint Etienne arose within the context of the indie-dance movement of that era but created a unique sound which – albeit accidentally – paved the way for what would later become known as Britpop.
Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy
18 Sept 2026 - 27 Nov 2026
The world is in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising and political parties are collapsing. In these divided times, what this country desperately needs is Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy (in many ways it's actually the last thing this country needs, but it's what it's getting so tough luck).
The UK’s leading political comic Nish Kumar – co-host of hugely popular podcast Pod Save the UK, former host of axed BBC show The Mash Report, and one of Taskmaster’s greatest losers – is back on tour with a formidable batch of passionate, progressive stand-up for the ages.
Kumar is 40. His mind is breaking. His body is worse. Expect existential angst and political disquiet from comedy's cheekiest boy.
Nish Kumar was named one of the 50 Best Comedians of the 21st Century by both The Guardian and The Telegraph, with his previous tour playing to sold out crowds across the UK, North America, Australasia and mainland Europe.
Embrace
9 Nov 2026 - 28 Nov 2026
Embrace celebrate the 20th anniversary of their massive-selling, No.1 album, Out Of Nothing, playing their biggest selling record in full, along with their other greatest hits.
Katherine Jenkins
2 Oct 2026 - 27 Oct 2026
Cherished as one of Britain’s all-time favourite singers, in 2017 Katherine was officially crowned The No.1 selling 'Classical Music Artist of the Last 25 Years’ by Classic FM, and made chart history when her last album ‘Guiding Light’, became her 13th UK Classical No.1 album, further cementing Katherine's position as the world’s most prolific artist in UK Classical chart history.
As one of the UK’s greatest musical exports, multi-award winning Katherine has performed all over the world, for the Pope, for Presidents and is a favourite of the Royal Family, having been invited to sing 'God Save The Queen' at Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, perform at Her Majesty's Coronation Concerts at Buckingham Palace and by special request at Her Majesty's 90th birthday celebrations at Windsor Castle. She has embarked upon numerous sold out tours and duetted with such names as Andrea Bocelli, José Carreras, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazon, and Il Divo, amongst others. Katherine was awarded an OBE at the 2014 New Year’s Honours List for her services to music and charity and wowed audiences and critics alike with her stellar performance as Julie Jordan in Lonny Price’s semi-staged production of Carousel at the London Coliseum in 2017.
Anthony Scaramucci: The All The Wrong Moves Tour
15 Sept 2026 - 15 Sept 2026
Financier, podcaster, political commentator and former Trump White House Director of Communications Anthony Scaramucci comes to Brighton Dome to explore how the United States became so deeply divided, and crucially, how it might begin to move forward
According to Anthony Scaramucci President Trump represents one of the greatest challenges America has ever faced.
During the first half of his second presidency, Trump has waged war on Iran, warned of the future of NATO and clashed with allies. He tests the limits of executive power, joking about cancelling elections and threatening the free press. With inflation biting and his approval ratings falling, November’s pivotal midterm elections will offer the first major verdict on his second term and the future of America.
This autumn, Scaramucci comes to audiences across the UK with an insider's account of how America reached this moment-and where it goes next. Drawing on his forthcoming book All The Wrong Moves, he'll argue that decades of mistakes by both Republicans and Democrats paved the way for Trump's rise, explaining how America could chart a different course.
Don't miss this opportunity to see Anthony Scaramucci - hilarious, irreverent, insightful and deeply sourced within both the Republican and Democratic parties - live in-person and ask your own questions in the audience Q&A.
Presented by Intelligence Squared
About the Speaker
Anthony Scaramucci is the host of hit podcast The Rest is Politics US and founder of SkyBridge Capital, an alternative investments firm with around $10 billion in assets under management.
He served as the White House Director of Communications in 2017 for an infamous 11 days. His upcoming book All The Wrong Moves is an explosive insider story of some of the biggest mistakes in American political history.
He will be in conversation with Anne McElvoy, executive editor at POLITICO and co-host of the podcast Politics At Sam and Anne’s
Lucy Beaumont - Bad at Quiz Shows, Good With Weirdos
23 Sept 2026 - 20 Jun 2027
Lucy Beaumont has had quite the year. She lost a contestant £79,000 on The Wheel, forgot to revise for Mastermind and generally confirmed she’s terrible at quiz shows. So she’s sticking with what she does best - she’s back on the road with a brand new show.
Following the success of her sell-out debut UK tour, Lucy returns with Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos - an evening packed with chaotic brilliance, mayhem and beautifully surreal storytelling that’s made her one of the UK’s most beloved comedians.
Expect tales of going into hiding after Celebrity Traitors, creating cow udder couture on The Great British Sewing Bee and navigating life as someone for whom “normal” has never made much of an appearance.
Whether you loved her on Taskmaster, know her from her award-winning sitcom or just appreciate someone who turns everyday disasters into comedic gold, this is the night out you need.
Come for the chaos. Stay for the weirdos.
Stevie Martin: Clout
7 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026
Stevie Martin has built a significant following and acclaim for her prolific online output which includes a series of regular viral sketches with Lola-Rose Maxwell which have amassed over 20 million views (3 million of which on Tiktok) two hit podcasts (Nobody Panic with Tessa Coates and Might Delete Later with Gina Martin) which collectively receive over 100,000 downloads a month, and a regular long-form improvised comedy book club on Twitch. A writer published everywhere from Vice to the Guardian, Stevie’s first book, Nobody Panic, was published by Hodder Studios and adapts her hit podcast.
Alison Moyet
4 Oct 2026 - 23 Nov 2026
The tour celebrates 40 years as a solo artist as well as the release of her new album ‘KEY’ on Fri 4 Oct, which features a collection of reworked singles, fan favourites, deep cuts and two new songs.
That unmistakable voice - big enough to fill a stadium and yet intimate enough to make you feel as though she’s singing just for you - has taken her on quite a journey with career highlights including two #1 albums, six Top 10 singles, two BRIT Awards and a Grammy nomination.
Rhys James: Chop Logic
24 Sept 2026 - 15 May 2027
A fast, forensic show of big ideas and gag-dense overthinking from one of the nation’s sharpest stand-ups.
Rhys has made a discovery that could fix everything. It’s been staring him in the face the whole time, in a mirror held behind his head. If he can ignore his own problems for long enough, he might just be able to solve yours.
Star of TLC’s Mock The Week and BBC Radio 4’s Rhysearch, also seen furrowing his brow on QI, Live At The Apollo and his viral U&Dave lecture, ‘I Stalk Strangers Online’.
Jazz Emu
15 Sept 2026 - 11 Nov 2026
JAZZ EMU is the viral comedy character sensation from award-winning writer, actor, musician Archie Henderson. Garnering over 70 million views, 430k followers on YouTube, 10 million views and 258k followers on TikTok and over 74k monthly listeners and 20 million streams on Spotify, Jazz Emu has developed an ever-growing avid fanbase over the past couple of years.
Following runs at the Soho Theatre & Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Jazz Emu will be touring his hotly anticipated brand-new show, Knight Fever alongside his full live band, The Cosmique Perfectión.
Knight Fever sees Jazz and The Cosmique Perfectión’s dreams come true when they secure the coveted slot to perform the headline slot at The Royal Variety Show; at long last, Jazz Emu has a chance to secure his long-coveted Knighthood. But there’s bad news; a series of recent criminal allegations are threatening to snatch the coveted prize from before his very, very, very eyes. Will Jazz and his Contractually-Less-Talented-Than-Him band, be able to put on a Heck Of A Show and secure a Royal Pardon? Or will Jazz’s next performance be in the canteen at Wormwood Scrubs? The only way to find out is to settle in and watch the musical fever dream that is Jazz Emu: Knight Fever.
Ahir Shah
5 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2027
HBO and Netflix star Ahir Shah (Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You, QI) is back with his new stand-up show Golden. His last show, Ends, won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show, sold out shows across the world and was recorded as a comedy special for Netflix.
Ahir has also been seen and heard on shows including Ahir Shah: Dots (HBO), Jurassic World 3, Foundation (Apple TV), Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC2), The Last Leg (C4), The Mash Report (BBC2), Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC2) and The Now Show (BBCR4).
The Shires
17 Oct 2026 - 20 Nov 2026
UK country superstars The Shires first entered the history books in 2015, when their debut album, Brave, became the first ever British country album to enter the UK Top Ten. Their second album, My Universe, also broke new ground by becoming the fastest-selling British country album of all time and reached the top three in the UK chart.
After an incredible two years, Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes, hailing from Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, have fast become a firm favourite in the UK country music scene. Now they’re making their mark in Nashville too.
With two gold certified albums under their belt within 12 months of each other and nine playlisted tracks across BBC Music, The Shires are back and they’re raring to go.
Vittorio Angelone
19 Sept 2026 - 7 Oct 2026
Vittorio Angelone is an Italian-Irish comedian who grew up in Belfast. After moving to London to train as a classical musician he eventually made the predictable switch to stand-up comedy. He has risen through the ranks of the comedy world at an incredible speed, building a following with stand-up clips, podcasts and sketches amassing millions of views online.
Midge Ure
20 Nov 2026 - 30 Nov 2026
Midge Ure, born James Ure, is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter, and producer known for his work in various bands and as a solo artist. He gained prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly with the bands Slik, Rich Kids, Visage, and most notably, Ultravox. Ure is also recognized for his co-writing and production of the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and his involvement in organizing Band Aid, Live Aid, and Live 8.
geography
How Geography Explains Our World, With Tim Marshall
28 Sept 2026 - 28 Sept 2026
Tim Marshall is one of the world’s most successful authors on foreign affairs. He’s the writer who put the ‘geo’ into geopolitics with his multi-million selling books Prisoners of Geography and The Power of Geography.
Marshall’s principal argument is that without geography we cannot understand the world. Geography explains why China would find it highly difficult to invade Taiwan. The Taiwan Strait is about 130 km wide at its narrowest point, which is roughly three times the distance from Dover to Calais. Any invading force would face inhospitable coastlines, unpredictable monsoons and muddy, tidal beaches. Beijing might decide in time that these are risks worth taking. But these basic and immutable facts of natural terrain still matter hugely in international affairs.
Juliet & Romeo
12 Nov 2026 - 14 Nov 2026
A retelling of Shakespeare's classic tragedy.
Alice Cooper: Devil on My Shoulder Book Tour
11 Oct 2026 - 20 Oct 2026
Alice Cooper announces the release of his definitive autobiography, ‘Devil on my Shoulder’, published by Ebury Spotlight on 8th October 2026. This long-awaited autobiography finally lifts the lid on one of the greatest lives in music.
Building on over sixty years of rock folklore, Cooper will support the book’s launch with an intimate 8-date UK speaking tour. Each evening will feature the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in conversation with a special guest moderator, followed by an audience Q&A, offering fans a rare glimpse behind the greasepaint and guillotines.
There are two, seemingly irreconcilable, Alice Coopers - the murderous, morally corrupt theatrical character who threatened the moral fibre of the western world… and the man who plays him, a sober pastor’s son who has been happily married for 50 years. Along the way, the two became schizophrenically intertwined. And in a haze of pioneering rock n roll, alcohol, drugs, iconic songs and wild gigs, guillotines, slaughtered chickens, legendary friends, rumours, snakes, Ouija boards, surrealism, house fires and car crashes - they nearly killed each other.
In the Sixties and early Seventies, Alice Cooper was simply a rock group, but as their lead singer, Vincent Damon Furnier, developed his modern-day Grand Guignol character, Alice Cooper became his stage name. Then, on a wave of global success, he legally changed it to his own.
With a career spanning six decades, Alice's story features witty, intimate anecdotes featuring Salvador Dalí, Bob Hope, John Lennon, Groucho Marx, Vincent Price, Frank Sinatra, Erroll Flynn, Bette Davis, Jim Hendrix, Gerald Ford, Andy Warhol, Tiger Woods, to name a few, but he's also an acute observer of dysfunction and despair, wildness and criminality, urges and addictions, transgressions and human goodness. And so he tells his story from both perspectives: angel on one shoulder, devil on the other.
Devil on My Shoulder is the definitive memoir from one of the most iconic music artists of our generation.
Hothouse Flowers
3 Nov 2026 - 27 Dec 2026
Since the release of their last CD, 'Into Your Heart' Hothouse Flowers have been playing steadily around Ireland, America, Great Britain, Japan and Europe. Their shows last between two and three hours depending on the level of fever in the room. Most recently their sound has been enhanced and reinvigorated by the return of Peter O’Toole on bass, bouzouki and vocals. Drumming with the band these last ten years is Dave Clarke. Dave has been a drummer in Dublin since the beginning. His commitment to the beat is mesmerizing. His style has been a force in the direction of Hothouse Flowers today. Also playing with the band these days is Dorset man Martin Brunsden on double bass and backing vocals. His musicality adds yet another dimension to the ever evolving sound of the band.
There is an unpredictable energy in the band that harkens back to the 'Risk' days. They call upon their grand repertoire to create a show that is unique to the time and place. No two shows are the same. Improvisation can come at any point and allow the men express their brightest and their darkest influences. 'Rock and Roll is not about safety or politeness, it is not about perfection either. It is expression and it is spirit.' Humour is also never far from a Hothouse Flowers night. They do not take themselves seriously however, there is no mistaking the musical integrity among them as they open up to each other in musical dialogue.
Fiachna, Liam and Peter are traditional musicians. This allows for moments of ancestral connection. What was a second before a Doors-like workout, becomes an earnest and a timeless offering to the memory of Currachaí na Tra Báine. A song inherited by Fiachna describing the blow inflicted upon a community and a family due to drowning. This moment and moments like these set the Flowers apart from almost any other band of their time and trade. They are carriers of Culture and all of what that entails.
Hothouse Flowers came out of tough times. They played the streets and brought the streets to the stages of the world. Individually Fiachna and Liam are enjoying a broadening of their horizons. Fiachna has been producing and presenting radio and television programmes and working as a composer of music for television. Liam has been collaborating with the Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre Company. Still Hothouse Flowers has not yet fulfilled her destiny. The possibilities are endless. The will is there. Ni fada go bhfeicfear.
Alan Carr: Have I Said Too Much?
13 Jan 2027 - 4 Dec 2027
Alan Carr’s back on tour and his lips are unsealed!
With a big mouth and a talent for oversharing, Alan’s ready to dish some drama. Expect stories of dipping into the dating pool, navigating showbiz green rooms and a sprinkling of tales from the Traitors turret.
Dylan Moran: Looking for Trouble GENERIC
28 Oct 2026 - 30 May 2027
Showtime. What are you going to do?
Are you going to go to work? Or stay in bed, chasing oblivion. Guess what?
We’re fresh out of oblivion.
The economy will do fine without you – but how long will you survive without the usual giant horn of frozen caramel latte and the five thousand other pieces of bullsht you have smushed together so you can point at it and croak “That’s my… life?”
Now, now, all this drama and we’re not even out the door yet.
Find out how it could all have been different. Find out how to reclaim your life by becoming a lethal kickboxing, chess champion. Pioneer new trends in global love-making. Join an elite band of trillionaire poet-pastry chef-mountaineers. Just go Looking For Trouble.
Joshua Idehen
1 Nov 2026 - 16 Nov 2026
Joshua Idehen is a British-born Nigerian residing in Sweden. A spoken-word and poetry artist and musician, he has written poems on the Mercury-nominated albums “Channel The Spirits” by The Comet Is Coming, “Your Queen Is A Reptile”, and mobo-winning “Black Is The Future” both by Sons of Kemet.
Ed Gamble: Fresh Hell
30 Jan 2027 - 26 Jun 2027
Everyone’s annoying cousin, Ed Gamble, is going back on tour in 2027 across the UK & Ireland with some more of his stand up grot. So come and see the self appointed Crown Prince of Visualised Companion Podcasts harrumph about the stage.
Co-host of the award winning mega hit podcast Off Menu with James Acaster, host of visualised spinoffs The Traitors: Uncloaked and Taskmaster The Podcast as well as new upcoming panel show Unacceptable airing this summer, Ed’s brand new tour, Fresh Hell follows his biggest ever sold out world tour across Europe, North America and Australia.
The Wonder Stuff & Inspiral Carpets
1 Oct 2026 - 8 Dec 2026
A co-headline showcase of two iconic indie bands, blending The Wonder Stuff’s anthemic charm with Inspiral Carpets’ Madchester groove.
Larry Dean: Hellbent
16 Sept 2026 - 4 Feb 2027
Recently married, emotionally feral.
The Gallus Glaswegian Goon returns with a riotous show about refusing to grow up.
As seen on SNL, Live at the Apollo, QI and The Royal Variety Performance.
Josh Thomas
11 Nov 2026 - 6 Dec 2026
Josh started doing stand-up 20 years ago. In that time, hes won some prizes and lost a lot of celebrity versions of reality TV shows. His shows Please Like Me and Everythings Gonna Be Okay were international sensations. They dealt with lots of important issues, but this year, he just wants to be silly.
Kim Wilde
12 Mar 2027 - 28 Mar 2027
Kim Wilde burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the classic Kids In America, a worldwide hit. This lead to a stunning career with over 30 million record sales spanning 12 albums and some of the most memorable hits of the 80s including Chequered Love, Cambodia, You Keep Me Hangin' On, You Came, Never Trust A Stranger and Four Letter Word.
The 90s saw Kim continue to remain in the spotlight with the albums Love Moves and Love Is, featuring singles including Love Is Holy and the Bee Gee's classic If I Can't Have You from The Singles Collection 1981-1993.
In 2013 Kim released the beautiful and critically acclaimed, Wilde Winter Songbook album, which featured her favourite Christmas and winter-inspired songs, both cover versions and original material. With Radio Two playing Hey Mister Snowman at Christmas, Kim played a few select Christmas shows in both the UK and Holland, which she repeated with the release of the special edition of the album the following year.
Frazey Ford
27 Oct 2026 - 27 Oct 2026
Frazey Ford is best known as the lead singer of beloved alt-folk band The Be Good Tanyas. Her second solo effort, Indian Ocean, is a lush album filled with songs about pain and dealing with tough truths, but also about love, contrition and being bold, which the Guardian called a ‘country-soul gem’ in their four-star review.
Dexys
20 Oct 2026 - 8 Nov 2026
Dexys Midnight Runners burst out of Birmingham in the late 1970s with a fiercely original blend of soul, folk, and new wave energy.
Fronted by Kevin Rowland, the band became best known for their global smash Come On Eileen, a track that perfectly captures their knack for mixing heartfelt storytelling with irresistible hooks.
Never content to stand still, Dexys constantly reinvented their sound and image, earning a reputation as one of Britain’s most passionate and distinctive musical acts.
Rosie Holt: The Illegal Aliens Have Landed!
8 Oct 2026 - 5 Mar 2027
Rosie Holt: The Illegal Aliens Have Landed!
Rosie and her MP alter-ego are back, fighting their biggest foe yet. Labour are trying to continue the Conservatives work of stopping the boats while also still appearing left wing," but they have an even bigger problem when UFOs arrive. Will the government stand strong? Or insist they are just waiting for the facts as aliens start to abduct and eat the British public? A sci-fi streaked satire.
Paul Simon's 'Graceland' Reimagined
18 Sept 2026 - 18 Sept 2026
The London African Gospel Choir returns with full band, presenting their critically acclaimed re-imagining and making 40 years of Paul Simon’s iconic album "Graceland".
Performed with passion, soul, and electrifying rhythm, this concert brings together soaring voices, vibrant harmonies, and an irresistible celebration of African musical heritage.
An unforgettable night of joyful spirit and cultural fusion, the London African Gospel Choir breathes new life into classics like You Can Call Me Al and Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes. Whether you're a longtime fan of the original album or discovering its magic for the first time, this is a live experience that connects generations and transcends borders.
Join us at Brighton Dome this September for a wonderful night of celebration.
Please note that Paul Simon is not a performer in this show.
This is a commercial hire with Brighton Dome acting as venue and ticket agent
Once Upon a Time in Sokoto
17 Nov 2026 - 21 Nov 2026
The award-winning Once Upon a Time in Sokoto tells the epic story of a beautiful but unlikely friendship forged between a slave and her former master. Differences in faith, culture and heritage are overcome in the face of new enemies, in a gripping family drama set against the backdrop of events leading to the creation of Nigeria.
Winner of the 2024 Alfred Fagon Award for Once Upon a Time in Sokoto, Nigeria-born Inua Ellams is an internationally celebrated poet, playwright, and artist. He has published four poetry collections and his plays include the hugely popular and critically acclaimed Barber Shop Chronicles (Fuel/National Theatre, UK and International tour) and the award-winning The 14th Tale (Fuel/UK tour) and his retelling of Three Sisters (National Theatre).
Susie Dent: Word Perfect
7 Nov 2026 - 6 Dec 2026
A brand-new tour of the joys of the English language with Britain’s best-loved wordsmith.
Following her hit show The Secret Life of Words, Susie Dent is back with a brand-new collection of facts and stories from the wonderful world of words.
Have you ever wondered whether there’s a word for going to the fridge for the umpteenth time in search of something new? Or puzzled over why a group of crows is called a ‘murder’, while owls form a ‘parliament’? Is teen slang actually designed to make us tear our hair out? And just how many words do we need for being drunk?
With the help of funny, insightful, and head-scratching examples, Susie will entertain and educate us with her pick of language’s greatest hits. Word Perfect will remind us just how unpredictable, wayward, and utterly magical our mother tongue can be.
Lulu
15 Oct 2026 - 15 Oct 2026
Transcending generations with a lifetime of global success, which boasts accolades including being a Eurovision winner, a Bond theme singer, releasing the biggest selling record in the US (‘To Sir With Love', 1967), receiving an OBE, opening the closing ceremony for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in her hometown of Glasgow, reaching number one with the biggest boyband since The Beatles, working with David Bowie and now best-selling author! Still going strong as a captivating live entertainer, the UK proudly and ferociously heralds Lulu as one of our most precious pop icons - the glittering jewel in our entertainment cultural crown.
Freya Ridings
15 Sept 2026 - 5 Oct 2026
Freya Ridings announces details of a major UK and Ireland tour in support of her new record. The ‘Blood Orange’ tour will represent Freya’s first full scale headline tour in four years.
Chris Ramsey: Here Man
17 Sept 2026 - 6 Dec 2026
Following overwhelming demand (mainly from his wife Rosie who is desperate to get him out of the house), Chris Ramsey will be back on the road in 2026 with a brand-new stand-up show.
‘Here Man’ is the hotly anticipated follow-up to Chris’ last sell-out stand-up tour ‘2020’ which saw him perform to over 100,000 people nationwide (albeit thanks to Covid, not in the year intended and with a slightly regrettable tour title!).
As seen on The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show, Strictly Come Dancing, and Taskmaster, presenting Children in Need, and co-hosting his weekly mega-hit marital podcast Shagged.Married.Annoyed, alongside (long-suffering) wife Rosie Ramsey.
Hejira: Celebrating Joni Mitchell
4 Oct 2026 - 27 May 2027
Hejira is a 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Having released the albums The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Hejira, Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter and Mingus (regarded as her ‘jazz period’), Joni then toured briefly with a band formed from the crème de la crème of contemporaneous jazz musicians (Metheny, Mays, Brecker, Pastorius and Alias). The tour was recorded, producing the outstanding live album, ‘Shadows And Light’; it is from this album that the band Hejira is drawing the body of its repertoire.
Comprising highly experienced jazz musicians, this band is fronted by the brilliant Hattie Whitehead who not only has - in her own way - assimilated the poise, power and beauty of Joni’s vocals, but also plays guitar with Joni’s stylistic mannerisms. Expect an evening of the ‘great’ songs from Mitchell’s back catalogue, such as Amelia, Woodstock, A Case Of You, Song For Sharon, Edith And The Kingpin etc!
Simon Brodkin: Unleashed
15 Sept 2026 - 11 Apr 2027
Acclaimed comedian and professional hoaxer
He’s the comedian who showered FIFA president Sepp Blatter with cash, handed Prime Minister Theresa May her P45, and created the smash-hit BBC comedy series Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show.
Simon is now one of the most exciting stand-up comedians in the world to see live. His last tour, Screwed Up, was a phenomenal success. Extended three times, it ran for 170 dates around the world, culminating in three sold out nights at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.
Unleashed is Simon’s hysterical new show. Packed with outrageous punchlines and electric crowdwork, Simon rips into wild swimmers, vape shops, Greta Thunberg, religion and his wife’s friends Claire and Carl.
Join Simon for a wildly funny night on his biggest ever tour.
Marina Hyde: What a Time to Be Alive!
20 Sept 2026 - 26 Sept 2026
Join Marina Hyde, one of Britain’s most popular columnists and podcasts, for a joyous and irreverent evening exploring the biggest stories from Westminster, Silicon Valley, Hollywood and more.
Described by Phoebe Waller-Bridge as “the most lethal, vital, screamingly funny truth-teller of our time”, Marina Hyde has become one of Britain’s most popular columnists and podcasters. A Sunday Times bestselling author and co-host of the smash hit podcast The Rest is Entertainment, she has an unrivalled talent for making sense of our stranger-than-fiction times. This September, Hyde comes to venues across the UK for a live show about the state of the world, marking the launch of her new book What A Time To Be Alive! From lambasting the Trump presidency, to the increasing popularity of Nigel Farage's Reform, from the spectacle of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s Venice wedding to the Beckham family feud, she is chief chronicler of our gloriously chaotic age. Join her for a joyous and irreverent evening as she uses her incisive wit to skewer the biggest stories from Westminster, Silicon Valley, Hollywood and much more. You will also have the chance to ask her your questions during the Q&A.
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Shed Seven
15 Oct 2026 - 13 Dec 2026
Indie superstars Shed Seven can boast four Top 20 albums and fifteen Top 40 singles. The band from York burst on to the Britpop scene in 1994 and quickly shot to fame. Their hits include Disco Down, Chasing Rainbows and Going For Gold.
Shed Seven is made up of drummer Alan Leach, guitarists Joe Johnson and Paul Banks, lead vocals from Rick Witter and Tom Gladwin on bass.
José González
26 Nov 2026 - 31 Jan 2027
It’s easy to overlook the fact that, despite only three solo albums in 18 years, José González has packed out distinguished venues from Sydney to Tallinn – via Berlin, Barcelona and Rio De Janeiro – and even sold out London’s prestigious, 4000+ capacity Royal Albert Hall a full three years after his last acclaimed collection, 2015’s Vestiges & Claws.
He has sung with Sia (on Zero 7’s The Garden), dominated the soundtrack to Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, seen his irresistible cover of The Knife’s ‘Heartbeats’ employed in one of the century-so-far’s most striking advertising campaigns (for Sony BRAVIA), won Best Song in a Game for ‘Far Away’ (included in Red Dead Redemption) at the 2010 Spike VGA Awards, and recently his cover of Massive Attack’s ‘Teardrop’ was featured in an iconic scene in The Last Dance, Netflix’s recent documentary about Michael Jordan. He has earned platinum and gold records in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and his Swedish homeland and he recently hit the milestone of a billion streams on Spotify alone.
Gianmarco Soresi: The Drama King Tour
30 Sept 2026 - 16 Oct 2026
Gianmarco Soresi is a New York-based stand-up comedian, actor, and creator known for his sharp societal observation and spry, energetic stage presence. Gianmarco effortlessly commands a room with his animated style, blending upbeat candor with dark comedic beats — which has garnered him critical acclaim from NPR, Esquire, The Atlantic, Buzzfeed, ABC News, and many more.
He’s performed stand-up on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Comedy Central, Don’t Tell, The Real Housewives of New York, and was selected as a JFL New Face in 2022. He was also featured on Netflix’s recent multi-comic stand-up series “Verified Stand-Up” which released on the platform in November 2023. Gianmarco has also acted in Billy Crystal's Here Today, Netflix’s Bonding, Hustlers, The Last OG, and is the host of the popular podcast “The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi.” Gianmarco is currently on his “The Leaning In” Tour throughout North America, taking the tour internationally this summer.
Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?
15 Sept 2026 - 25 Mar 2027
The award-winning stand-up and star of Saturday Night Live UK heads out on tour with a brand new show.
You’re born alone, you die alone. That’s true enough. But what happened to that part in the middle?
The Mehfil Space presents: Sanju Sahai and Jason Kalidas
3 Oct 2026 - 3 Oct 2026
Sanju Sahai and Jason Kalidas perform at Brighton Dome this October!
Sanju Sahai, also known as Vishnu, is currently one of the finest and most sought after tabla players. He is the direct descendant of Pandit Ram Sahai, the founder of the Benares Gharana. He is the sixth generation of tabla player in the family. Sanju was trained by his guru Pandit Sharda Sahai, a renowned tabla player. He has established himself as an internationally recognized tabla player.
Sanju began playing tabla at the age of four, demonstrating his prodigious skilled aged nine in his first public performance.
He has accompanied many of India's legendary musicians, such as Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Aashish Khan (sarod), Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra (vocal), Pandit Birju Maharaj and Gopi Krishna (Kathak), Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (guitar), Bhajan Sapori (santoor), Umyalpuram Shivraman (mridangam), Ustad Sultal Khan (Sarangi), and Shrinivas (mandolin), to name but a few. Sanju is also known as a soloist; however, he is not merely a percussionist but an imaginative and sensitive musician.He has performed throughout India, UK, Europe, Middle East, Indonesia, and USA. is recent concert venues include London's Royal Albert Hall where he participated at the 100th anniversary of the proms. He has worked with jazz, Egyptian, Spanish, hip hop, folk and blues music as well as composing ensemble pieces. Sanju has played for BBC TV, Channel East, Asian Net TV, BBC World Service, All India Radio and been published with ARC Music and NA Classical India. Glastonbury Festival, Royal Festival Hall, House of Commons, Salt Lake City for the opening of the Olympics, and worked with Michael Nyman, one of the most celebrated British composers.Sanju is based in London and promotes concerts and musical education through workshops or individual learning. Sanju teaches tabla at London University and schools/colleges throughout the United Kingdom.
Bansuri player Jason Kalidas began as a multi percussionist at age 14 and was already living in India for long periods by age 19. He studied Hindustani classical music under his gurus for the last 26 years.
He began on Tabla, studying with Ishwal Lal Mishra in Varanasi then going on to intense study in Raag and Bansuri learning with Mehta family of Shenai and Bansuri players and Manoj Dubey. He also studied with Rajendra Prasanna at Panditj home in Delhi.
Jasons feels passionate about the spiritual root of Indian classical music and its healing power to awaken the emotions with Raasa (essence of emotional) . His Bansuri playing is known for its depth of feeling and rythmic clarity after his many years learning Tabla. He has performed Indian classical and fusion music all over the west and India in many world class venues and festivals including, Darbar festival, The Place London, Sadlers wells London, The UN headquarters NYC, Macba and Barcelona.
Presented by The Mehfil Space: an evening of south Asian classical music.
Fascinating Aida
17 Jan 2027 - 15 Sept 2027
The world’s greatest cabaret troupe is back with a BRAND NEW SHOW!
Devilishly funny and gloriously glamorous Dillie, Liza and Adèle, with Michael Roulston on piano, are back on the road following their hugely successful 40th Anniversary Tour.
With brand new songs generated by human neural networks and using their combined deep-learning age of 278 years, they have data-mined their back catalogue to bring audiences their greatest, most sensationally analogue show ever!
As the saying goes... when the world is going to sh★t, be sure to book tickets to see Fascinating Aïda!
Directed by Paul Foster.
Amy Gledhill: Thanks for Having Me
6 Feb 2027 - 8 May 2027
Amy Gledhill has appeared on the biggest comedy shows on TV, won the most prestigious award in live comedy AND starred in a Netflix blockbuster. Then why can't she nail just one first date, social interaction or trip to the spa. (She is now banned.)
Join the Taskmaster alumnus, Last One Laughing's cruelest red card, and co-host of smash-hit podcasts Single Ladies In Your Area and Northern News on her brand new stand-up tour, as Amy Gledhill says Thanks For Having Me to audiences up and down the country.
Amy won the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2024, is triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, National Comedy Award nominee and 1/3 of cult double act The Delightful Sausage.
She's also appeared on Live at the Apollo (BBC) Would I Lie To You (BBC), The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV), Never Mind The Buzzcocks (Sky), Run Away (Netflix), Alma's Not Normal (BBC) and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4).
Presented by Plosive Live in association with United Agents.
Eric Idle
16 Sept 2026 - 21 Sept 2026
Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, playwright, director, and songwriter. co-creator of Monty Python on TV, stage, and five films, including The Life of Brian and The Holy Grail, which he later adapted for the stage with John Du Prez as Monty Python's Spamalot, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005, a Grammy, a Drama Desk Award, and playing for almost five years on Broadway.
The Damned
25 Nov 2026 - 5 Dec 2026
The Damned are an English rock band formed in London in 1976 by lead vocalist Dave Vanian, guitarist Brian James, bassist (and later guitarist) Captain Sensible, and drummer Rat Scabies. They were the first punk rock band from the United Kingdom to release a single, “New Rose” (1976), release an album, Damned Damned Damned (1977), and tour the United States.
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
27 Sept 2026 - 27 Sept 2026
Two young virtuosi, Rachmaninoff’s irrepressible Rhapsody and Janáček’s glorious brassfest open our season.
Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Piazzolla: Primavera Porteña
Janáček: Sinfonietta
Khrystyna Mykhailichenko: piano
Emily Trubshaw: violin
Joanna MacGregor: conductor
For the season’s opening concert, BPO and Music Director Joanna MacGregor perform vivid masterpieces from around the world.
Written at his villa near Lake Lucerne in the summer of 1934, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - which the composer premiered in America - was an immediate sensation. It’s a dazzling display inspired by Paganini’s last Caprice, pausing only for the famous romantic melody in Variation 18 before a bravura finish. We’re delighted to welcome the 20-year-old Ukrainian virtuoso Khrystyna Mykhailichenko, who performs regularly in Paris, Washington, New York and Vienna, as well as her native Kyiv.
After two sizzling, street-smart works inspired by South America - Gershwin’s jazzy homage to Havana, and Piazzolla’s Spring in Buenos Aires played by young British-Polish violinist Emily Trubshaw - today’s concert climaxes with the clashing tectonic plates of Janáček’s Sinfonietta: a delirious earthquake of sound, and a blazing, brassy hymn to liberation.
‘Khrystyna has extraordinary virtuosity and interpretative maturity, as well as completely immersive artistry.’ Frank Piontek, Bayreuth Young Artists Festival
The Listening Club
Join Joanna MacGregor at Brighton Unitarian Church on Fri 18 Sep for a one-hour, illustrated lecture delving deeper into the concert.
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Concert and Season Savers
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Kian Soltani plays Dvořák
3 Oct 2026 - 3 Oct 2026
When it came to emotion, the composers of the Romantic era never held back.
Dvořák Cello Concerto (40’)
Franck Symphony in D minor (41’)
Marie Jacquot conductor
Kian Soltani cello
Far from home, Dvořák poured all his heartbreak and longing into a cello concerto like no other: a symphony in all but name, as sweet and as stormy as life itself. Meanwhile, César Franck created a symphony that’s practically a Gothic cathedral in sound - a world of swirling mists and monumental visions, crowned with an unforgettable melody. Marie Jacquot scales its heights tonight, and joins the ‘sublime’ (Gramophone) Kian Soltani in Dvořák’s magnificent Concerto.
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The Stravinsky Connection
11 Oct 2026 - 11 Oct 2026
A radiant pairing of two of music’s most dazzling, eloquent composers, Mozart and Stravinsky.
Stravinsky:
Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Mozart: Serenade in B-flat ‘Gran Partita’ K361
Milda Daunoraite: piano
Joanna MacGregor: conductor
Two luminous composers and a trio of masterpieces. Award-winning Lithuanian pianist Milda Daunoraite is the sparkling soloist in Stravinsky’s piano concerto for wind, brass, double basses and timpani, a neo-Baroque work of intricate dance steps, hair-raising rhythms and humour. Stravinsky finished it in 1924, creating a fresh style after the chaos of the Great War; he had just met his lifelong partner, Vera de Bosset. It’s preceded by Stravinsky’s brief, potent Symphonies of Wind Instruments, premiered in London in 1920 and dedicated to the memory of Debussy. Russian Orthodox brass chorales and chanting winds sublimate into a serene unfolding of litanies, as Stravinsky bids farewell to his former life in Russia.
Mozart’s Gran Partita - arguably his most innovative instrumental music - was inspired by virtuoso wind players he heard in Vienna, and there’s no doubt the twenty-six-year-old Mozart threw down the gauntlet in this symphonic-scale work, first performed in 1784. The rich sonorities drawn from lower clarinets, basset horns, bassoons and four horns were an absolute watershed: the musical ambition, operatic dialogue and time-standing-still textures are unsurpassed to this day. Grand, glorious and sublime.
‘Milda has a freshness and fluidity of playing that is like a breath of fresh air...truly joyous.’ Christopher Axworthy
The Listening Club
Join Joanna MacGregor at Brighton Unitarian Church on Thu 8 Oct for a one-hour, illustrated lecture delving deeper into the concert.
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My Homeland
7 Nov 2026 - 7 Nov 2026
Step into a world of hope, possibility and new beginnings.
Dvořák My Homeland (9’)
Price Violin Concerto No. 1 (25’)
Still Symphony No. 4 (26’)
Kellen Gray conductor
Elena Urioste violin
The 20th century saw a flowering of American music. Guest conductor Kellen Grey is passionate about the music of pioneers like William Grant Still and Florence Price - composers whose music sang of freedom, hope, and the endless possibilities of the American Dream. Take a voyage to a new world this afternoon, as Kellen introduces Dvořák’s exuberant overture, Still’s big-hearted symphonic portrait of America, and Price’s gloriously tuneful concerto, with violinist Elena Urioste as soloist.
Pre-concert event, 6.45pm
Join us for a special free performance in the foyer, given by talented young musicians from Create Music, part of Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival and the Hub Lead Organisation for the Sussex Music Hub.
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Dido and Aeneazz: Purcell, Pachelbel and Jazz
15 Nov 2026 - 15 Nov 2026
Baroque, contemporary, rock, improvisation... expect everything from Eric Vloeimans and Brighton Philharmonic Strings.
Desyatnikov: Songs of Bukovina
Pachelbel: Canon in D
Vloeimans: Fatima; Innermission (premiere)
Couperin: Le Tic-Toc-Choc
Rameau: Les Sauvages
Purcell/Vloeimans: Dido and Aeneazz
Eric Vloeimans: trumpet
Joanna MacGregor: conductor/piano
One of Europe’s biggest jazz stars, the brilliant Dutch musician Eric Vloeimans is a trumpeter, composer, record producer and songwriter extraordinaire; he builds timbral textures of the modern, early, traditional and experimental, all underpinned by the poetic beauty of his sound. Fresh from commissions from Holland Baroque and the Calefax Reed Quintet, Eric premieres his new work Innermission for BPO, as well as a fresh jazz take on Purcell’s immortal Dido and Aeneas:the tragic Trojan love story of Dido, Queen of Carthage.
Kicking off with Desyatnikov’s gritty, sexy reimagining of Ukrainian folksong,we’ll also hear Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D - one of Baroque’s most beloved works - and a sassy dance number from Les Indes galantes, a 1735 ballet héroïque by Frenchman Jean-Philippe Rameau.
‘Eric Vloeimans is a disrupter - he’s an improvising trumpeter and composer who regards the term jazz as too limiting to describe his music.’ Positive Feedback
‘Superb music of understated power... uncommon instincts and an astute ear for musical partnerships.’ All About Jazz
The Listening Club
Join Joanna MacGregor at Brighton Unitarian Church on Thu 12 Nov for a one-hour, illustrated lecture delving deeper into the concert.
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Antarctica: Vaughan Williams and Arvo Pärt
6 Dec 2026 - 6 Dec 2026
Vaughan Williams’ Antarctic, Jonny Greenwood’s shimmering waters, frozen Sibelius and Arvo Pärt.
Arvo Pärt: La Sindone
Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
Jonny Greenwood: Water
Vaughan Williams: Symphony no.7 ‘Sinfonia antartica’
Elizabeth Watts: soprano
Bishi: tanpura
Kathy Hinde: Visuals
Joanna MacGregor: conductor
Women of the Brighton Festival Chorus
Exploration goes deep into the psyche. Vaughan Williams wrote a magnificent score for the 1948 film Scott of the Antarctic, then transformed it into his 7th symphony, Sinfonia antartica five years later: a brooding work of genius. Man against implacable Nature had fascinated Vaughan Williams since the Sea Symphony of 1909 and his one-act opera of Synge’s Riders to the Sea in 1927. The expressive humanity in Scott’s doomed journey found its weight forty years later: music that’s uncanny and terrifying, as well as beautiful and rich. We’re joined by the exquisite lyric soprano Elizabeth Watts - whose highlights include the Last Night of the Proms, and performances with Sir Simon Rattle and Michael Tilson Thomas - and the ethereal female voices of Brighton Festival Chorus.
Arvo Pärt wrote La Sindone for the Turin Winter Olympics in 2006. Capturing the frozen image of Christ on the Turin Shroud, it’s startlingly dramatic as well as mysteriously fragile. Sibelius’ poetic Swan of Tuonela provides the bridge to Jonny Greenwood’s beautifully fluid workfor strings, flutes and Indian tanpura, inspired by Philip Larkin’s poem Water. The groundbreaking pop artist Bishi joins us, and the remarkable filmmaker Kathy Hinde provides beautiful live visuals.
‘Elizabeth Watts is a national treasure among singers...floating and heavenly.’ The Arts Desk
‘Flawless musicality and extraordinary passion.’ The Times
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Harmonium: With Brighton Festival Chorus
23 Jan 2027 - 23 Jan 2027
A mighty choir and orchestra reverberate in John Adams’ visceral tour de force, 'Harmonium'
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Sussex Landscape
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.4
John Adams: Harmonium
Joanna MacGregor piano
Alice Farnham conductor
Brighton Festival Chorus
John Adams’ fierce, propulsive tour de force, Harmonium, has become one of today’s most iconic choral works. Setting poems by John Donne (Negative Love) and Emily Dickinson (Because I could not stop for Death, Wild Nights), it embraces an ocean of feeling, with unparalleled emotional intensity. John Adams calls Harmonium ‘a secular cantata’, and it demands a large and fearless choir; we’re thrilled it will be conducted by the equally fearless Alice Farnham, rekindling her close relationship with Brighton Festival Chorus.
Avril Coleridge-Taylor’s sensuously dark tone poem Sussex Landscape was composed soon after the outbreak of World War II in 1939. Following in her father Samuel’s footsteps, Avril was a composer, conductor and musical activist, living out her long life in Buxted. Joanna MacGregor plays Beethoven’s most lyrical, searching piano concerto, with its revolutionary opening and slow movement battle between soloist and orchestra - famously described as ‘Orpheus taming the Furies.’
‘The brio and edge of Alice Farnham’s conducting...vivid, classy playing.’Opera Magazine
‘My works are profoundly affected by American popular music, jazz, ragtime, swing, rock...my personal style does not deny its roots.’ John Adams
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Bad Girls and Heartbreakers: Carmen and Kurt Weill
14 Feb 2027 - 14 Feb 2027
For Valentine’s Day we’re gunning for the bad girls and heartbreakers, from Carmen to Lady Macbeth.
Bizet: Carmen Suite no.1
Kurt Weill: Speak Low; Surabaya Johnny; September Song
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Shostakovich: Suite from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District
Jacqui Dankworth: mezzo and narrator
Geoffrey Paterson: conductor
There’s a luscious swoon of romance in our Valentine’s Day programme, with Tchaikovsky’s electrifying portrayal of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, his most passionate tone poem. But we’re also looking out for the ultimate bad girl, Carmen, in Ernest Guiraud’s arrangement from Bizet’s opera: daring, kittenish and knowing. James Conlon’s virtuosic suite of Shostakovich’s 1934 opera, Lady Macbeth ofMtsensk District, is a staggering achievement. In his creation of Katerina - the titular Lady Macbeth - Shostakovich scathingly laid bare the oppression of Russian women, and hypocrisy of Russian society. With his customary charisma, Geoffrey Paterson conducts a score that is riveting, burlesque and revolutionary.
We’re excited to welcome the singer and actor Jacqui Dankworth, whose stylish vocal palette draws on jazz, soul, classical and blues. Jacqui performs Kurt Weill’s songs of love and loss - including a fabulous arrangement of Speak Low by her father, John Dankworth - and narrates Lady Macbeth.
‘In all her incarnations, Jacqui Dankworth exhibits a subtle control of dynamics and voluptuous tonal richness.’ The Guardian
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Alpesh Chauhan conducts Schumann
6 Mar 2027 - 6 Mar 2027
A symphony brimming with joy and imagination.
Felix Mendelssohn Overture, Ruy Blas (7’)
Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 (23’)
R Schumann Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish) (31’)
Alpesh Chauhan conductor
Sophia Liu piano
Schumann’s ‘Rhenish’ Symphony opens in a blaze of glory, and ends at a wine festival! In between comes a guided tour of Cologne Cathedral, all drenched in Schumann’s trademark poetry and warmth. There’s no more tuneful way to take a holiday in the Rhineland (and you don’t even have to leave your seat). First, though, Mendelssohn goes Gothic in a dark and stormy overture, and guest conductor Alpesh Chauhan joins the ‘phenomenal’ (Bachtrack) Sophia Liu in a sparkling French showpiece. This award-winning young star is already causing quite a stir, and she’s the perfect soloist for Saint-Saëns’s champagne cocktail of a concerto.
LPO Alexandra Jupin Award recipient. An annual award for an artist making their debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pre-concert event, 6.45pm
Enjoy the sound of local young talent, as musicians from West Sussex Music, part of the music hub for Sussex, give a special free performance in the Brighton Dome foyer.
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Spring Awakening: Birtwistle, Satie and The Firebird
21 Mar 2027 - 21 Mar 2027
A compelling journey, through Time’s Winter into Spring’s Awakening.
Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time
Satie/Debussy: Two Gymnopédies
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919)
Joanna MacGregor: conductor
In a creative career that lasted more than 50 years, the great English composer Harrison Birtwistle showed a deep affinity for folklore, the seasons and the soil: he wrote of Gawain’s journey and the ancient landscape of Silbury Hill, and chose to live near Stonehenge. His breakthrough came in 1972 with the epic The Triumph of Time, hinting at a connection with Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s apocryphal etching of the same name, with its wagons of Time, Death and Fame. The idea of a cryptic, cyclical procession was to return often in Birtwistle’s music, with his favourite instruments - harp, cor anglais, soprano saxophone - narrating. Don’t miss a rare chance to hear this gripping masterpiece, the first-ever in Brighton.
After Time’s triumph, Debussy’s transparent, subtle orchestrations of Satie’s timeless Gymnopédies, coaxing spring’s rebirth. Stravinsky’s celebrated Firebird Suite blazes with a different folklore, that of the mythical bird whose feathers glitter and flicker like flames.
‘Visceral theatrical power and vividly dramatic... the gradual accumulation of tension and density in Triumph of Time is still unsurpassed in Birtwistle's output.’ Gramophone
‘Joanna MacGregor has repeatedlydemonstratedher commitment to bringing rarer repertoire to BPO’s programmes, whilst also managing to show theydon’tneglect core repertoire.’Nick Boston
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Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
3 Apr 2027 - 3 Apr 2027
Unforgettable melodies paired with unstoppable emotion.
Bacewicz Overture (6’)
R Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 (16’)
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (47’)
Delyana Lazarova conductor
Felix Klieser horn
“With desire and passion" wrote Tchaikovsky on the score of his Fifth Symphony, and he really meant it. All of his genius for melody went into this sweeping sonic autobiography - a musical journey from sorrow to joy, told in tunes that burn themselves onto your heart. No such worries for the teenage Richard Strauss: after all, when your dad’s the world’s greatest horn player, writing a Horn Concerto is the ultimate bit of family fun. Expect wit, poetry and pure high spirits as conductor Delyana Lazarova joins forces with the incredible Felix Klieser - a horn player who’s become a byword for inspiration.
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Revolution: Nigel Kennedy, Beethoven and Jimi Hendrix
25 Apr 2027 - 25 Apr 2027
Revolutionary classical superstar Nigel Kennedy stars in BPO’s season finale, playing two of his favourite composers: Beethoven and Jimi Hendrix.
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Jimi Hendrix: Hendrix / Kennedy arrangements
Nigel Kennedy: violin
Joanna MacGregor: conductor
Propelled into international stardom at an early age, Kennedy remains the bestselling classical violinist of all time. Mentored by Yehudi Menuhin and Isaac Stern, his virtuosity, pioneering style and mass appeal have brought fresh perspectives to music of all kinds, from jazz and klezmer to Baroque and improvisation. He reimagined the ground-breaking music of Jimi Hendrix in the recording The Kennedy Experience, performed here alongside Beethoven’s symphonic violin concerto: an unsurpassed work of joy, daring and exhilaration.
Nigel Kennedy’s collaborations have encompassed Sir Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, The Who, Robert Plant, John Lord, Jeff Beck and Ian Dury, and he’s won BRIT Awards, ECHO and Bambi awards in Germany and multiple Grammy nominations. Don’t miss what will be a fantastic evening of innovation and revolution.
‘I’m always improving and I want to get better and never hit a plateau. I find it an amazing adventure.’ Nigel Kennedy
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Simon Amstell: I Love it Here
22 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2026
Presented by Show And Tell
Simon Amstell returns on tour with a brand-new stand-up show - funnier, truer, and more healing than anything ever before or after.
I Love It Here is the latest creation from the internationally acclaimed comedian and filmmaker behind the Netflix stand-up special Set Free and the feature films Benjamin and Carnage.
At a friend's beach house just outside Los Angeles, Simon finally finds peace: he is in love, free, released from the need to perform. But when an invitation arrives from the man who first ignited his teenage desire, that fragile calm is thrown into chaos.
What follows is a desperate, hilarious attempt at surrender, during a night of overwhelming stimulation - the raw material for this extraordinary new show.
Ezra Furman
20 Oct 2026 - 28 Oct 2026
Ezra Furman can feel the future barrelling toward the now. Inside the world of her new album, All of Us Flames, the end of the patriarchal capitalist empire seems both imminent and inevitable, a turn down a path we can't see yet but can't avoid, either. The heat of a different world throbs just behind the skin of this one; all around us, openings to it flicker. They vanish almost as soon as they've appeared. But they keep appearing, as if daring us to hold them open, to widen them until they turn into a way.
A singer, songwriter, and author whose incendiary music has soundtracked the Netflix show Sex Education, Furman has for years woven together stories of queer discontent and unlikely, fragile intimacies. She has a knack for zeroing in on the light that sparks when struggling people find each other and ease each other's course. All of Us Flames widens that focus to a communal scope, painting transformative connections among people who unsettle the stories power tells to sustain itself.
Trainspotting the Musical
19 Oct 2026 - 20 Mar 2027
Thirty years on from the film that changed everything, Trainspotting: The Musical storms the stage. Written by Irvine Welsh with music & lyrics by Stephen McGuinness & Irvine Welsh and directed & developed by Caroline Jay Ranger, this is the story of the outsiders, the rebels, a brand-new, expectation defying musical, pumping in live and loud defiance across the West End stage.
Cult heroes of youth culture: Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, Tommy, and Kelly are back, alongside an ensemble cast and a live band. Featuring some of the electrifying tracks from the film that defined a generation, together with catchy, confrontational and celebratory original songs, set to become singalong, dance-along classics, this is more than nostalgia amplified, it's a genre-defying new musical that speaks to our contemporary malaise of defiance in the face of an uncertain future.
Radical, invigorating and life-affirming, this provocative, unforgettable experience will have even the most sceptical leave on a consciousness-altering high.
Rick Wakeman: The Wizard of Prog
6 Dec 2026 - 12 Mar 2027
Rick Wakeman: The Wizard of Prog brings his Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour feat The English Rock Ensemble!
Classically trained keyboardist extraordinaire who plied his trade with Yes and developed his own brand of live spectacular in a solo act.
African Soul Rebels and support
2 Oct 2026 - 10 Oct 2026
AFRICAN SOUL REBELS, Music Beyond Mainstream’s trailblazing live series, is reborn for a new era — celebrating fearless artists who reshape tradition, challenge borders, and put rhythm at the centre of resistance and joy.
This isn’t just a gig.
It’s a revival of a movement.
A celebration of African creativity, resistance and innovation — past, present and future.
Hamza Yassin
12 Jan 2027 - 13 Feb 2027
Join wildlife cameraman and presenter Hamza Yassin on a new adventure as he takes to the stage for his first nationwide theatre tour “My Life Behind the Lens”. Hamza will share his infectious sense of wonder and most precious memories both in life and in nature.
“My Life Behind the Lens” promises to be an unforgettable show filled with adventure, storytelling, and stunning wonders from the natural world.
Hamza brings a fresh perspective to the natural world, and he truly believes that by engaging people in the joy of Mother Nature and what she has to offer, we can all gain a fresh perspective on the world around us and how we can protect it together.
Hamza shares behind the scenes tales from his epic filming expeditions across the globe. Packed with breathtaking footage, fascinating insights, charming personal stories, and with a deep passion for nature, he invites audiences of all ages to reconnect with the wild world around them. This unique live experience offers a rare glimpse into the life and work of one of Britain’s most beloved natural history storytellers.
Joe Marler
26 Oct 2026 - 6 Nov 2026
Since retiring in 2024 as one of England’s great rugby players, host Joe Marler has come a long way - his appearance in the first series of The Celebrity Traitors helping push him firmly into the mainstream
Joe's 'Big Dog Theory', relentless Traitor hunting and ability to read people sparked inspiration for a new show format. In Joe Marler Will See You Now, Joe welcomes a different celebrity into his ‘practice’ and attempts to use his acute observational skills to get inside their mind through probing questions and unusual mind games.
However, Joe could not have made it happen without his co-host and research assistant, Jake Bhardwaj.
The comedian and host of the smash hit live show Not Another Quiz Night, and Saturday Night Live’s 5toLive is on hand to support Joe whenever he needs, which turns out to be quite a lot. He expertly walks the line between delivering laughs and driving the conversation forward, all while keeping Joe out of trouble.
With a large, highly engaged audience now established, Joe Marler and Jake Bhardwaj will bring the live show to life each night alongside a different famous guest, diving into the complexities of the celebrity mind to deliver something far beyond a typical interview.
Expanding on the podcast's reputation for anarchy and empathy in equal measure, each date will combine ludicrous set-pieces, immersive audience participation and a must-see peak behind the curtain of the mayhem that goes into making the programme.
Fisherman's Friends
31 Oct 2026 - 28 Nov 2027
Bound together by lifelong friendship and shared experience for more than 25 years, the Fisherman’s Friends have met on the Platt (harbour) in their native Port Isaac to raise money for charity, singing the traditional songs of the sea handed down to them by their forefathers.
In 2010 they signed a major record deal and their album Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends went gold as they became the first traditional folk act to land a UK top ten album. Since then they’ve been the subject of an ITV documentary, released the hit albums One and All and Proper Job and played to hundreds of thousands of fans at home and abroad.
The Fisherman’s Friends have been widely credited with starting the revival of interest in shanty-style choral singing but a cornerstone of their success has been their constantly evolving and expanding repertoire.
Mc Hammersmith: Ice Ice Nepo Baby
19 May 2027 - 20 Jul 2027
MC Hammersmith (posh West London’s leading freestyle rapper with over half a billion views online) presents his new show: “Ice Ice Nepo Baby”.
When MC Hammersmith turned 18, his parents (MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice) shockingly revealed he was adopted. His two famous dads helped him ascend to the top of the rap game. He now embarks on a quest to find his biological family, the only way he knows how: by performing an evening of improvised hip hop comedy based on audience suggestions.
Lightning-fast freestyle raps, explosively funny rhymes, and utterly captivating genealogical investigation. Featuring brand new routines for 2027!
Jimeoin: Ballyhoo!
1 Oct 2026 - 5 Nov 2027
A not-to-be-missed, hilarious evening with a genuine stand-up comedy legend who is globally hailed as one of live comedy's masters - we are absolutely delighted to welcome our favourite Irishman from Australia to the Garrick with his sublimely funny new tour Jimeoin - Ballyhoo!
Jimeoin’s cheeky no-gimmicks sense of humour, superb material and broad appeal keeps audiences in stitches across the globe. You might be one of the hundreds of millions of fans who have viewed his online comedy clips, or perhaps you’ve seen his laugh-out-loud TV appearances on Live at the Apollo or The Royal Variety Performance’... but NOTHING beats seeing this observational joke-maestro on fire and in his element – live-on-stage!
UX Brighton
6 Nov 2026 - 6 Nov 2026
Our 14th annual conference.
The fundamentals of UX haven’t changed: find out what people need, design solutions, test them, build them. What’s changing is how we do each of these things. The number of approaches available to us is exploding – new research techniques, design tools, testing methods, ways of working. Some are genuinely useful. Some are noise.
UX Brighton is about cutting through. Our theme this year is Emerging Methods.
The Jayhawks
15 Sept 2026 - 18 Sept 2026
The Jayhawks are a pioneering American alternative country and roots-rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1985. Famed for their lush vocal harmonies and thoughtful songwriting, the band helped spearhead the Americana movement.
The Snowman
19 Dec 2026 - 19 Dec 2026
A magical Christmas experience for the whole family.
Make it a Christmas to remember with a special screening of the much-loved film The Snowman projected on a big screen in Brighton Dome, with its unforgettable soundtrack performed live by a professional orchestra.
Presented by Carrot Productions, the world’s leading performers of The Snowman with live orchestra, this award-winning show features some of the UK’s finest musicians, creating a truly magical festive experience for audiences of all ages.
As an extra festive treat, performances also include Fleece Navidad, a hilarious Shaun the Sheep Christmas short film, accompanied live by the musicians.
The fun continues with a joyful festive medley, a fun introduction to the orchestra by CBeebies Musical Storyland composer Daniel Whibley, a special visit from The Snowman himself, and the chance for everyone to join in singing Walking in the Air at the end of the show.
Perfect for families, and a wonderful way to start the festive season together.
Harry Enfield and No Chums
12 Oct 2026 - 16 Apr 2027
From the meteoric rise of Loadsamoney, a Thatcherite Visionary, to the fury of Kevin the Teenager, Harry will reflect on 40 years of arsing about in comedy and bring some of his favourite characters vividly back to life on stage.
Then it’s over to your questions: your chance to ask how it all works for him, what he’s most proud of, and what he says to the many who ask, “You wouldn’t be allowed to do your stuff today, would you?”
Don’t miss an unforgettable evening with a brilliantly silly and strikingly insightful comedian.
Daniel Kitson - Thrum
16 Sept 2026 - 6 Feb 2027
There’s the sound of somewhere else and the permanence of a plant pot and the ubiquity of a phrase and the heartbreaking brevity of a very long time. There’s figs and worms and an old dog rejecting a blanket. There’s a woman, on a train, wearing a badge. There’s the first beep of a smoke alarm and there’s a daffodil in December and there’s the condition of fruit. There’s a hand in bed and there’s stuff on the stairs and there’s a mark on my jumper and there’s a massive tree in storage on a farm in Kent. There’s nothing to say and there’s the thought of rotting and there’s the name of a feeling and there’s the smell of tobacco. There’s the twelfth floor of a hotel and the far end of a platform at Tamworth train station. There’s a duty to act and there’s a resistance to growth and there’s a new place up the road and there’s a completely redundant volume control. There’s a toilet in Hong Kong and a coffee shop in Melbourne and the passage of light through a building and deliberately making things much more difficult than they actually need to be.
And.
There’s music, more or less throughout, at least two funny voices and upwards of three jokes.
Harry Baker And Hollie Mcnish
26 Nov 2026 - 2 Dec 2026
After years of sold-out solo shows, two of the UK's most-loved poets Hollie McNish and Harry Baker are finally coming together for a series of special gigs, reading from their latest collections and best-loved poems in some of their favourite cities to celebrate ten years of friendship.
Expect sunflowers, croissants, wolves, wellies, myths and mashed potato. A perfect date night. A perfect party of friends. A perfect book club outing. A perfect way to spend time with your slightly smutty grandma, wholesome grown-up children, or just the mate who won't stop sending you clips of Harry and Hollie’s poems on Instagram.
Adult content warning 14+ / Book signing after the gig.
Ed Byrne: No Dramas
5 Feb 2027 - 3 Jul 2027
Ed just wants to live a life free of hassles or drama.
He feels he’s earned it, but the world has other plans for him. Come, hear the conquistador of petty gripes air his grievances with a world hell bent on irritating the bejeezus out of us all and, who knows, perhaps it will make you feel better about your own bouts of impotent rage.
Rachel Parris: The Rachel Parris Songbook
4 Nov 2026 - 30 Apr 2027
In 2026, Parris announced The Rachel Parris Songbook – gathering together some of her best-loved musical material from the past decade and a half, alongside fresh stand-up written for the new tour. Familiar favourites including ‘Speedy Boarder’, ‘Girl With A Diamond Finger’ and ‘Hen Doo On A Train’ sit beside newer material in a show designed for audiences who enjoy their comedy smart, playful and occasionally gloriously ridiculous. Expect immaculate comic timing, beautifully observed character work and at least one tune that stays lodged in your head for days afterwards.
Dianne and Vito
31 Mar 2027 - 18 Apr 2027
After whirlwind seasons on and off the dance floor, Strictly Come Dancing winners Dianne and Vito are heading back on tour with a spectacular new show - bigger, bolder and more exhilarating than ever.
Back in Business explodes with the passion, personality and electric chemistry that have made this dynamic duo audience favourites. A dazzling celebration of dance, music and laughter, the show reunites two of the UKs most magnetic performers for a night packed with breathtaking choreography, playful comedy and irresistible charm, not to mention the genuine chemistry you only get when best friends share the stage.
From fiery Latin to timeless ballroom - and everything in between - every routine bursts with style, storytelling and emotion. Created by Dianne and Vito alongside world-class choreographers and a visionary artistic team, this spectacular production delivers show-stopping moments, sensational creativity and stories that linger long after the final curtain.
Touring theatres nationwide as part of a major 2027 UK tour, Back in Business promises glamour, rhythm and pure joy in one unforgettable evening.
Book your tickets now and experience Dianne and Vito back where they belong - centre stage!
Jim Al-Khalili: How Physics Make The Universe Tick
1 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2026
What is time, really? Does it have a beginning? Could it ever run backwards? And is it even real?
Join one of the world's most celebrated physicists and science communicators, Jim Al-Khalili, for an unmissable live show that will stretch your mind and transform the way you experience every ticking second of your life.
Drawing on his groundbreaking new book On Time, Jim takes audiences on a thrilling journey through the deepest mysteries of the universe - from the strange quantum world where the rules of time seem to dissolve, to the vast fabric of space-time bent and warped by gravity, to the thermodynamic arrow that insists time can only flow one way. Why can we remember the past but not the future? Why does the universe seem to move relentlessly forward? And what do the very edges of physics tell us about where time comes from?
Jim unpacks ideas that have baffled philosophers and scientists for millennia - and delivers some genuinely surprising answers. Far from being an illusion conjured by our minds, he argues that time is one of the most fundamental features of reality itself, written into the structure of the universe from its very first moment.
Join Jim live in Brighton , hear the arguments and ask your questions in the audience Q&A.
About Jim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili Theoretical physicist at the University of Surrey, where he holds a Distinguished Chair in Physics as well as a university chair in the Public Engagement in Science. He is also a prominent author and broadcaster. He has written 14 books on popular science and the history of science, between them translated into twenty-six languages. His latest books include The Joy of Science and The World According to Physics, which was shortlisted for the Royal Society Book Prize. He is a regular presenter of TV science documentaries, such as the Bafta nominated Chemistry: a volatile history, and he hosts the long-running weekly BBC Radio 4 program, The Life Scientific. He received an OBE in 2007 for ‘services to science.’
Dan & Phil
3 Feb 2027 - 22 Feb 2027
Since posting their first YouTube video together from a bedroom in 2009, they have conquered the globe. Racking up BILLIONS of views, millions of followers and breaking ground in every field - from International #1 Bestselling books, to mind blowing theatrical stage shows on sold out world tours, and award winning TV and radio broadcasting.
Dan and Phil created much of social media culture as we know it today and are on a pantheon of all-time internet-breaking fandoms whose influence can only be matched by some of the biggest music artists and fictional franchises ever. Their comedy videos haven’t only provided levity and entertainment over the years - but through their openness around mental health and their queer identities, have become support and much-needed representation for many young people around the world.
Most recently, Dan and Phil brought social media to a standstill again when they confirmed their long-rumoured relationship in the acclaimed feature-length video that became their now-iconic 'Hard Launch', before launching their chart-topping Hard Launch podcast - an unfiltered new space where they can finally be their truest, hilarious selves. Having grown up with (or some would say raised) an entire generation online, they're turning the volume up when the world needs it most: proud, unapologetic and more unfiltered than ever - coming live to a stage near you.
Joe Lycett: Do You Really Lycett? Is It, Is It Wicked?
15 Apr 2027 - 5 Feb 2028
Joe Lycett is back and he is unleashed! He was leashed! Now the leash has been removed, so there is no leash! Don’t come if you love leashes! You will HATE this show if you want someone on a leash!
Expect jokes, a sprinkling of social justice, some material about being a father and a little bit about being on the Celebrity Traitors.
Gildas Quartet
20 Sept 2026 - 20 Sept 2026
The Gildas Quartet are a superb ensemble with a fine blended chamber sound that really resonates with audiences. They have performed at the Wigmore Hall, the Barbican, live on Radio 3, at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, and many other prestigious venues. They also specialise in Surround Sound performances, in which they perform in and amongst the audience to create a very special and innovative way for listeners to experience great chamber music.
Known for its bold and engaging performances, the quartet was recognised with the Audience Engagement Award first prize at the International Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition, Graz.
Passionate advocates of music from all periods, the quartet enjoys collaborations with renowned musicians and composers. They have worked closely with Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Colin Matthews, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Philip Cashian, among others.
Recent highlights included premiering Colin Matthews’ new quartet at Aldeburgh Festival (a piece written specially for them) and performing late-Beethoven and Ronald Corps’ Letters from Lony at the Three Choirs festival.
Supported by Margaret Polmear.
In Association with Strings Attached
Al Murray: All You Need Is Guv
17 Sept 2026 - 6 Jul 2027
Hey cool cats! Hot on the heels of a sell-out 138 date tour of these green and groovy isles, The Guv will be back, baby, with a brand-new stand-up show for 2026.
There’s no denying the world’s a mess daddio, but there is a glimmer of hope as the globe’s favourite Pub Landlord returns with his like-nobody-else Common Sense hot-takes for the masses, offering a much-needed truth tonic (pint for the fella/glass of white wine for the lady) for these whacked out and troubled times. With a fresh and frothing pint to hand, a barrel of laughs to pour from, and a flower in his heart, Guv is all you need.
And for the brave, bold, and plain straight crazy cats amongst you who want to be in on the action in the‘Splash Zone’book them quick and wear the damn ponchos!
Omne trium perfectum
22 Nov 2026 - 22 Nov 2026
Willard Carter cello
Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux violin
Edgar Francis viola
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco Capriccio No. 1
György Kurtág Signs, Games and Messages: Doloroso. Lento, Parlando
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco Capriccio No. 6
György Kurtág Signs, Games and Messages: Calmo, Sognando (Ștefan Romașcanu in memoriam)
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco Capriccio No. 8
György Kurtág Signs, Games and Messages: ...féerie d’automne...
Carl Friedrich Abel Arpeggio in D Minor
JP Von Westhoff Imitatione delle Campane
Julien-François Zbinden La fête au village: Fanfare
Luigi Boccherini Trio in A Major, Op. 14
Krzysztof Penderecki String Trio
Interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento in Eflat major K 563
Joanna MacGregor and Principal Players of Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra
21 Feb 2027 - 21 Feb 2027
Joanna MacGregor enjoys a dazzling career as a pianist and has been an incredible force as Music Director of the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra with her bold programming. She and three celebrated BPO principal players present a rich, virtuoso concert of Shostakovich, Beethoven and Brahms.
Brahms’ majestic Horn Trio invented, at a stroke, a new art form at such a high level it’s been difficult to surpass. Brahms played the horn as a young man, and his lifelong affection for the instrument crowns the first symphony, as well as memorably opening his second piano concerto. Written in 1865 while staying in Baden-Baden’s Black Forest, the horn creates an atmosphere of romantic melancholy at the opening; this and the deeply moving Adagio mesto commemorates the death of Brahms’ mother Christiane, earlier in the year, evolving into the famously exhilarating scherzo and hunting theme of the finale.
Beethoven was determined to impress - and challenge - the Viennese elite with his marvellous, first-published Op. 1 Piano Trios. The 1795 C minor trio is his earliest masterpiece, full of stormy episodes and dramatic rhetoric: the heroic, muscular narratives of his ‘middle’ period are already in view. Shostakovich’s first piano trio is also the work of a very young man. The music is magically romantic in spirit, evoking Scriabin, Glazunov and Rachmaninoff - still with the Shostakovian hallmarks of acerbic wit, sudden changes of tempo and dramatic climaxes. Performed over one brief movement, it was originally titled Poème and dedicated to Tatyana Glivenko, with whom he fell in love while convalescing.
In Association with Strings Attached
Regency Quartet
11 Apr 2027 - 11 Apr 2027
The Regency String Quartet was formed at the Royal Academy of Music in 2021 and comprises of scholars at London conservatoires. The quartet was generously supported by the Frost Trust Advanced Specialist Strings Ensemble Training Scheme from 2021-2024 through the Royal Academy of Music. They recently won the Royal Overseas League Strings and Keyboard Ensembles Category 2025 and have also been selected as 2025/26 Kirckman Concert Society Artists.
The quartet is coached and mentored by Alex Redington from the Doric String Quartet and also receives coachings from Jon Thorne, So-Ock Kim, and Simon Rowland-Jones. They have participated in masterclasses with renowned musicians including Anthony Marwood, Lawrence Power, Isabel Charisius, Sini Simonen and Tim Frederikson.
The quartet has been awarded a number of prizes from the Royal Academy of Music including the Wolfe Wolfinsohn String Quartet Prize, the Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Prize and the Historical Women Composers Prize for their rendition of Florence Price’s Piano Quintet in A minor.
In 2023, the quartet was selected by the Royal Academy of Music for the prestigious Sir Elton John Global Exchange Programme. During their visit to Hong Kong through the programme, they enjoyed masterclasses with musicians from the Lincoln Centre’s Chamber Music Society along with Ida Kavafian and Steven Tenenbom from the Curtis Institute of Music. In 2025, The Regency String Quartet participated in the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, studying with Kim Kashkashian.
The quartet took part in the Royal Academy of Music’s Chamber Music Festival in 2023, working with Elena Urioste and Tom Poster from the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective. They have given recitals at the Mill Hill Music Festival, St James’s Piccadilly, the Royal Academy of Music and the Young Artists’ Platform in London. Collaborative performances include a String Sextet concert of Tchaikovsky and Brahms for the Oxshott and Cobham Music Society, harp chamber music by Arnold Bax in London venues and a performance of Mendelssohn’s Octet in Derby. They have also led a series of outreach workshops in Devon Schools as part of the Two Moors Festival.
The quartet will hold a series of concerts in France as part of the Ferrandou Musique residency. Upcoming engagements include recitals in Conway Hall and Kings Place in Autumn 2025, and performances in Kings Lynn and North Norfolk in 2026.
This concert is supported by Meta Wells-Thorpe in memory of John Wells-Thorpe.
In Association with Strings Attached
Dan Tiernan: Quartz and All
23 Oct 2026 - 26 Feb 2027
Dan Tiernan is back at it again: and this time he's got magic rocks in his pocket.
With a hat trick of sold-out Edinburgh Festival runs, Dan's a two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee who has received countless five-star reviews. No wonder the Guardian has named him 'one of comedy's most distinctive new voices'.
BSO: Star Wars 50th Anniversary
4 Mar 2027 - 3 Oct 2027
Can you believe it’s been 50 years since Princess Leia, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker first graced our screens? The Force will be with all of us as we play the iconic tracks that accompanied George Lucas’ epic space opera .
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra presents a magnificent celebration of John Williams’ timeless music from the entire film saga since the original Episode IV: A New Hope in 1977. All performed spectacularly by the full forces of the orchestra and conducted by Pete Harrison, it surely will be an event not to be missed – an evening of some of the best movie music ever written.
Lara Ricote: Inkling
17 Oct 2026 - 17 Oct 2026
You know when stuff happens to you and you react in a certain way (read: cry) so then you lean in? To know thyself?
A man in a museum was mean to me (classic) and I’ve gotten a lot out of it (hell yeah).
My stupidest and smartest show yet (alright!). INKLING is a show about How to Salute to the Mystery of Being Alive (ok?). Might that be of intrigue...? To you?
Big kisses to you and yours. Love, Lara.
PS I am trying my best.
Edinburgh Best Newcomer winner 2022. As seen on TV.
Presented by IAM
Tubular Bells Live in Concert
16 Oct 2026 - 22 Mar 2027
Celebrating the brilliance of these iconic and seminal musical pieces
Over the past few years Tubular Bells I, II & III in concert has become the ultimate live celebration of this trilogy of legendary albums, as well as the gold standard for album revisit shows.
The 2027 UK tour will feature an expansive live group led and arranged by Oldfield’s longterm collaborator Robin Smith.
Performances will include the whole of Tubular Bells I in full, along with extended sections of Tubular Bells II and III, plus the worldwide hit single Moonlight Shadow.
One of the most pioneering and influential musicians of all time, Mike Oldfield’s visionary Tubular Bells series spans three albums over 27 years. Tubular Bells was created in 1971 and released in 1973; Tubular Bells II was released in 1992 (the filmed premiere from Edinburgh Castle remains one of the most viewed musical events ever); and Tubular Bells III was released in 1998 (with the excerpt of Far Above the Clouds featured in the 2012 London Olympic Opening Ceremony).
Please note Mike Oldfield will not be appearing at this event
Presented by Senbla
Crush
29 Sept 2026 - 30 Sept 2026
A British-Somali rom-com to warm your heart and hit you right in the feels.
A clinic waiting room. Two Somali teens. One awkward meet-cute. Najma has been in treatment for years. Zakariya’s just starting out. She sketches. He writes poems. Neither of them is ready to talk. Until they meet each other.
As their sessions continue, so do the chats. And the jokes. And the secrets. Crush is a tender, funny and honest story about identity, connection and the messy path to healing. Longlisted for the Tony Craze Award 2025.
Man or Bear
7 Oct 2026 - 7 Oct 2026
Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear?'
Inspired by the viral question that sparked a global conversation, Man or Bear is a fast-moving, darkly comic new play about fear, friendship and survival. Blending kitchen-sink realism with movement and music, it follows a mother and teenage daughter who seek refuge with a stranger. And then there's the bear.
Funny, fierce and devastating, Man or Bear shines a light on the stories women tell, the friendships they forge and the resilience they summon to survive in an increasingly dangerous world.
SHELF: The Kids Show 2
24 Oct 2026 - 24 Oct 2026
Fresh from their first award winning family friendly sketch show, Rachel and Ruby are back.
It's double the funny, double the silly, double the sketch and it's fun for children, their adults, and any ghosts or pigeons that wander in.
Winners of Best Kids' Show, 2023 Leicester Comedy Festival / UK Kids' Comedy Festival. As seen at The Southbank Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Girl Guides UK, and more!
Rob Auton: Jupiter
6 Feb 2027 - 6 Feb 2027
Multi award winning writer, performer and actor Rob Auton brings his second story to Brighton
Having written twelve critically acclaimed shows on specific themes, Rob Auton is now keen on telling you a story he has written about him being an estate agent on the planet Jupiter.
Live At Christmas: Sara Pascoe, Bridget Christie
20 Dec 2026 - 20 Dec 2026
Catch comedy all-stars live in Brighton for a spectacular festive show!
King of the tiny keyboards, Ryanair Enya and star of 8 Out Of 10 Cats plus his very own Channel 4 show Along For The Ride, David O’Doherty headlines a blazing show at Brighton Dome.
Joining David for a double headline show is Live At The Apollo and QI sensation Sara Pascoe, fast-rising talent Toussaint Douglass, Taskmaster Icon Bridget Christie plus Last One Laughing star Amy Gledhill as host.
Presented by Brighton Dome
Delta Goodrem
18 Feb 2027 - 1 Mar 2027
Rising to fame as Nina Tucker on Neighbours, she became a pop icon with her 23 times platinum debut album Innocent Eyes. She is recognized for her resilience, vocal range, and representing Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest.
STATUS FLO: Black History Month
5 Oct 2026 - 5 Oct 2026
In this Black History Month special, AFLO. the poet is joined by Maureen Onwunali
Brighton legend AFLO. the poet brings together award-winning poets and the city's freshest voices in a series of uplifting spoken word nights that challenge the status quo with rhythm and flow. Thought-provoking and full of heart, each event is a chance to experience spoken word at its finest.
Live at Brighton Dome BLEEPED
24 Oct 2026 - 24 Oct 2026
Clean comedy for Age 11+. Line-up to be announced soon
A family friendly twist on Brighton’s biggest comedy night, Live at Brighton Dome . Returning for the third year, BLEEPED is stand-up for those who prefer their comedy a little cleaner - the same grown-up acts with no rude bits.
The Young Comedians Comedy Show
25 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2026
Komedia Productions in partnership with Brighton Dome Comedy Festival are running FREE Comedy Workshops for young people ages 11-16. See what the Young Comedians have learnt as they give their first performance in our Studio Theatre.
Across the weeks, the comedians will look at how material is developed as well as gaining an insight into marketing a show and behind the scenes roles. Led by local comedian Tom Veryzer, the workshops will focus on a range of elements such as exploring different comedy styles including stand-up, improv and character comedy, developing writing skills, building confidence techniques, observing, questioning, and experimenting with ideas.
Your Toys
28 Oct 2026 - 1 Nov 2026
Which one of your toys is ready for an adventure?
This October half term, watch your very own toys become the stars of the show as Slot Machine Theatre bring their extraordinary puppetry skills to life in a heart-warming story about new friends pulling together.
Packed with music, belly laughs and plenty of surprises, Your Toys is a truly joyous and unique piece of theatre that's brimming with inventive and wonderfully bonkers ideas.
Created in workshops with children, it is the perfect production for ages 4–9, with each performance concluding with the chance to meet the cast.
STATUS FLO: Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month
2 Nov 2026 - 2 Nov 2026
In this Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month special, AFLO. the poet is joined by Kareem Parkins-Brown
Brighton legend AFLO. the poet brings together award-winning poets and the city's freshest voices in a series of uplifting spoken word nights that challenge the status quo with rhythm and flow. Thought-provoking and full of heart, each event is a chance to experience spoken word at its finest.
Christmas with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
13 Dec 2026 - 13 Dec 2026
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Brighton Festival Chorus return to the stage full of sparkle and cheer for their annual Christmas Concert at Brighton Dome on Sunday 13th December.
James Morgan will conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with renowned mezzo-soprano Juliette Pochin.
Celebrate the season with a festive program of rousing fanfares and Christmas classics, and sing along to your favourite carols alongside a spectacular 150-voice chorus. As ever, we’ll read our your best and worst Christmas jokes and there’s a chance to try your hand at conducting!
This much loved Christmas spectacular is a wonderful way to kick off a magical Christmas season with family and friends
Organoke
18 Dec 2026 - 18 Dec 2026
Experience Brighton Dome Organ like never before as ORGANOKE returns with a gloriously bonkers night of Christmas classics and magnificent pipe organ madness!
Sing en-mass in the first half to all of your favourite Christmas hits. Throw your name into the Tombola of Dreams to sing solo in the second half as we crank the organ and live band up to the max! Grab your mates, and get ready for an evening of pure festive chaos. It’s the most fun you can have with your Christmas jumper on
The inimitable Ida Barr (Kit Green) will get you on your feet singing like you’re Mariah Carey on Christmas tour, for a joyous night of en-masse singing of your favourite classic “choons”...with a few solos along the way.
Can’t sing? No problem - everyone else will drown you out!
Won’t sing? We guarantee you will be by the end of the night...
Desperate to sing solo? You have the chance to take centre stage in the second half!
We have no idea what will happen on the night...the show is in your hands...but we can guarantee you will leave on a euphoric-like high you’ve never known before.
Suitable for all ages, all singers, and, most importantly, all fun-loving party people!
STATUS FLO: LGBT+ History Month
8 Feb 2027 - 8 Feb 2027
In this LGBT+ History Month special, AFLO. the poet is joined by Keith Jarrett
Brighton legend AFLO. the poet brings together award-winning poets and the city's freshest voices in a series of uplifting spoken word nights that challenge the status quo with rhythm and flow. Thought-provoking and full of heart, each event is a chance to experience spoken word at its finest.
STATUS FLO: International Women's Month
22 Mar 2027 - 22 Mar 2027
In this International Women's Month special, AFLO. the poet is joined by Kate Ireland
Brighton legend AFLO. the poet brings together award-winning poets and the city's freshest voices in a series of uplifting spoken word nights that challenge the status quo with rhythm and flow. Thought-provoking and full of heart, each event is a chance to experience spoken word at its finest.
Brighton Wine Festival
4 Dec 2026 - 4 Dec 2026
Embark on a global wine journey without leaving Brighton, sampling exceptional wines from renowned regions and hidden gems while enjoying a vibrant festival atmosphere in the iconic Brighton Dome.
Rabbit & Rey and the Lost Things
31 Oct 2026 - 22 Nov 2026
Ever felt like the world’s playing hide and seek with your stuff?
Then come and meet Rey: an imagination expert, a question-asker, and a glorious misplacer of everything, and by their side, Rabbit. Forever-loved bunny, wise and fiercely loyal. The one who is always there when the world feels too much.
Together they set off on an unforgettable quest, to find the things they have lost…but as Rabbit & Rey explore they realise the trail of Lost Things doesn’t end with them!
Other people have Lost Things too! As Rey begins to realise that being a ‘loser’ might not be that bad, something remarkable starts to happen. What if losing things wasn’t the problem but the path?
From the makers of smash hit The Gingerbread Man, this bold, funny and heart-tugging adventure mixes puppetry, visual storytelling and beautiful twists of the imagination, to explore our brilliant, often bewildering brains and what it means to live life a little out of order.
Natural Behaviour by Thick & Tight
13 Oct 2026 - 13 Oct 2026
Dance theatre company Thick & Tight presents their award-winning show Natural Behaviour, a collection of performed portraits of human and non-human life forms
Somewhere between a variety show and a biology essay come alive, Natural Behaviour is a queer look at what it means to be natural or unnatural, highlighting the essential role of diversity in all life.
Thick & Tight’s distinctive mixture of dance, satire, impersonation and poetry aims for the outrageous, the beautiful, the hilarious and the profound.
The line-up in this evening includes two moths, a pantomime horse, the dust in Quentin Crisp’s room, some flies on the wall, a lamenting songbird, a blade of grass and a lesbian seagull.
Thick & Tight’s co-directors Daniel Hay-Gordon and El Perry are joined by a cast of remarkable dance artists; Annie Edwards (Candoco), Azara Meghie (Ray Young, Talawa) and Jahmarley Bachelor (Punchdrunk). Natural Behaviour is designed by Tim Spooner, Pam Tait, Darren Evans and Nao Nagai.
Access info
The performance consists of several short works. Though the evening is not fully audio described, Thick & Tight and company will briefly voice an audio introduction before each piece to tell you a bit about the ideas and research behind it. There will be some visual description of the movement, costume and lighting.
All My Friends Day Disco
17 Oct 2026 - 17 Oct 2026
All My Friends indie disco makes its long-awaited Brighton debut as the legendary club event heads to Brighton Dome for one of its famous day raves!
Playing nothing but wall-to-wall indie/pop bangers from the 80s, 90s, 00s and now, All My Friends (also known as 'Dancing With Dave' to regular vibe-chasers) sees podcast stalwarts Elis James, John Robins and Dave Masterman take to the decks together for the first time in over two years. Plus there will be the odd special guest appearance as well.
So get on your dancing shoes and we'll see you down the front for a day of dancing in one of Brighton's most stunning settings.
An Evening with Katherine Ryan: Firstborn Daughter
23 Oct 2026 - 23 Oct 2026
Join Katherine Ryan in discussion with a special guest as she delves into her new book First Born Daughter and much more.
In Firstborn Daughter, comedian Katherine Ryan turns her sharp, self-deprecating wit on the role she never auditioned for: the eldest daughter, hardwired from birth to manage everyone's emotions, schedules, and crises but her own. Blending personal memoir with pop-psychology (Adler's birth order theory, the concept of "parentification") and a running tally of famous fellow FBDs - from Oprah to Taylor Swift to Princess Anne - Ryan makes the case that an entire generation of women has been quietly running the show, unpaid and unacknowledged, and it's time someone said so hilariously out loud.
Don’t miss this exclusive chance to hear the unfiltered stories behind the pages from one of the sharpest wits in the business.
Presented by Off The Kerb Productions
Congregational
30 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026
Presented by Brighton Dome & Marlborough Theatre
The nightclubs are closing, the village is dying, we’re tired and scared, but the beat of the dance floor’s heart keeps on pumping.
Congregational, is an act of coming together - a newly composed choral service for the nightclub, from artist & vocalist Fatt Butcher. Part concert, part-communion, part-resurrection, the show is a ceremony for the dancefloor; a service to dying nightlife that reminds us to keep on living.
Join your guide Fatt Butcher, heralded by critics as ‘the incredible vocal powerhouse’ (West End Best Friend) and ‘the accelerating decline of humanity’ by trolls on Twitter, on a guided journey of collectivity, song, and the transcendental powers of amyl-nitrate.
Featuring a live choir of professional queer vocalists, complete with superstar DJ and virtuosic piano accompaniment, expect a thumping original score of newly composed hymns for the dancefloor blending house, trance, gospel, classical & experimental music.
So babs, come join the congregation... and yes, there will be poppers.
The Purcell Singers
29 Nov 2026 - 29 Nov 2026
A celebration of Christmas music from across the centuries.
The Purcell Singers present an uplifting festive programme inspired by Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. Join the choir and harpist Eleanor Medcalf for a celebration of Christmas fayre from the Renaissance to present day, including traditional carols and modern classics.
Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, is a stunning choral work for Christmas, composed in 1942. Scored for choir and solo harp, it sets medieval and early modern English poetry to music, creating a magical atmosphere. The plainchant processions which open and close the piece, match the ethereal feel. Performed by candlelight, it is truly a festive treat.
The programme also includes carols and other Christmas music, including I Saw Three Ships, Sussex Carol, Jonathan Dove’s The Three Kings, Paul Fincham’s Ring the Bells, In the Bleak Midwinter and more.
Gaudete!
11 Dec 2026 - 11 Dec 2026
Following on from Green Matthews' 12 years of successful touring Christmas shows, Gaudete! is an expanded lineup playing new and exciting arrangements of Chris and Sophie’s popular festive fare.
Featuring Emily Baines on early woodwinds and Richard Heacock on violin, their music is lush, rich and heartwarming - perfectly evoking the Spirit of Christmas Past.
Their repertoire spans 600 years from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Featuring Christmas carols, winter folk songs, toe-tapping tunes and a plethora of weird and wonderful instruments, Gaudete! brings the festive season to life in a riot of sound and colour!
“You guys are awesome!” Bill Barclay, Director of Music at Shakespeare’s Globe
The Adventures of the Little Red Hen
22 Dec 2026 - 24 Dec 2026
Making bread is hard work, but it would be a lot easier if the lazy farmyard animals got off their reclining sofas and lent a hand!
This festive season, join our plucky little hen as she finds her own way to get stuff done in this energetic adaptation of the much-loved children's fable, featuring a breath-taking combination of brilliant puppetry, live music and unforgettable comedy.
Presented by one of the UK's most well-loved companies, Stuff and Nonsense are well-known for their clever and captivating storytelling that uses child-centred collaboration to create their shows, putting children at the heart.
Strange Creatures: A Beegu Story
16 Feb 2027 - 17 Feb 2027
Inspired by Alexis Deacon’s wonderfully written and illustrated book, Beegu.
Using magical theatrical chamber music, this beautiful production inspired by Beegu gently explores childhood and belonging.
Featuring fabulous music written for violin, viola and cello, as well as singing, drumming and lots of fun and games, Strange Creatures is a musical adventure to delight children aged 3-7 and their families.
Strange Creatures is performed by arrangement with Penguin Random House Children’s Publishers UK, a Penguin Random House company.
Big Red Bath
14 Mar 2027 - 14 Mar 2027
A quirky, vibrant and humorous adaptation of Julia Jarman and Adrian Reynolds’ popular children’s picture book.
Rubba-Dubba-Giggle, Rubba-Dubba-Laugh, there’s magic to be found in the Big Red Bath.
It’s the end of a busy day and it is almost time for bed, and Ben and Bella are in the bath.
Splish! Splosh! Splash! Bubbles burst and bubbles rise and a frothy feast of animals jump right in to join in the fun. Come with us on a bubbly, barmy bath time adventure around the world and home again celebrating all things bath time.
Adapted from Julia Jarman and Adrian Reynolds’ popular children’s picture book, this quirky, vibrant and humorous tale for 2-5 year olds features music by Evergreen, an alternative indie-electro-pop trio who bring a blend of folk melodies, electro beats and vocal harmonies.
Big Red Bath is an exciting collaboration between Full House Theatre and Half Moon, that returns due to popular demand following hugely successful tours in 2013-2015, including a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival. This uplifting and playful production blends music, song and humorous character based performances in a unique take on this well-loved book.
Myra Dubois
4 Mar 2027 - 13 May 2027
With her passion for compassion and flair for giving care, the bust a gut funny (Graham Norton) Myra DuBois calls out to the disadvantaged, downtrodden and tyrannised of the world with her manifesto for mental health: Ad Myrism! But are you ready to receive the call?
Van Morrison
26 Sept 2026 - 3 Nov 2026
One of music’s true originals, Van Morrison’s unique and inspirational musical legacy is rooted in post-war Belfast.
Born in 1945 Van heard his Shipyard worker father’s collection of blues, country and gospel early in life. Feeding off musical greats such as Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Muddy Waters, Mahalia Jackson and Leadbelly he was a travelling musician at 13 and singing, playing guitar and sax, in several bands, before forming Them in 1964.
Van Morrison continued to advance on his status as a game- changing artist through the 90s and into the 21st century. Awards and accolades - a knighthood, a Brit, an OBE, an Ivor Novello, 6 Grammys, honourary doctorates from Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster, entry into The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and the French Ordres Des Artes Et Des Lettres - attested to the international reach of Van’s musical art.
With one of the most revered catalogues in music history and his unparalleled talents as composer, singer and performer Morrison’s past achievements loom large. But, as throughout his extraordinary career, how that past informs his future achievements and still stirs excitement and keen anticipation.
Crafty Kids: Seaside Adventures
4 Oct 2026 - 4 Oct 2026
Craft workshops for children and their grown ups to enjoy together.
You will be guided by artist/workshop leader Laura Halliwell to have fun with sea themed arts and crafts. Any child who loves all things seaside, or just loves making stuff, will have a blast doing this workshop.
These relaxed sessions are designed to suit children aged 3 -10 working collaboratively with their parent/carer, and all materials are provided. You don’t even have to worry about making a mess...as we tidy up too!
All welcome, no experience necessary.
Crafty Kids: Halloween Spooky Spiders and Chatty Bats
29 Oct 2026 - 29 Oct 2026
Craft workshops for children and their grown ups to enjoy together.
You will be guided by artist/workshop leader Laura Halliwell to have fun creating simple flapping bat and creepy spider puppets. Any child who loves making stuff will have a blast doing this workshop.
These relaxed sessions are designed to suit children aged 3 -10 working collaboratively with their parent/carer, and all materials are provided. You don’t even have to worry about making a mess...as we tidy up too!
All welcome, no experience necessary.
Crafty Kids: Halloween Shadow Puppets
30 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026
Craft workshops for children and their grown ups to enjoy together.
Fun craft workshops inspired by your favourite stories for children and their grown-ups to enjoy together.
Create mysterious and magical silhouettes to re-tell much loved stories or create your own new ones and discover all the magic and fun of shadow puppetry. Continue the fun by sharing your spooky story at home with family and friends.
These relaxed sessions are designed to suit children aged 3 -10 working collaboratively with their parent/carer, and all materials are provided. You don’t even have to worry about making a mess...as we tidy up too!
All welcome, no experience necessary.
Crafty Kids: Make A Keepsake Box!
22 Nov 2026 - 22 Nov 2026
Craft workshops for children and their grown ups to enjoy together.
You will be guided by artist/workshop leader Laura Halliwell to have fun creating a place to keep all those special things you absolutely don’t want to lose! Any child who loves getting crafty and creative will have a wonderful time creating a special treasure box in this workshop, inspired by the performance of Rabbit and Rey and the Lost Things presented in Dome Studio Theatre on the same day.
These relaxed sessions are designed to suit children aged 3 -10 working collaboratively with their parent/carer, and all materials are provided. You don’t even have to worry about making a mess... as we tidy up too!
All welcome, no experience necessary.
Crafty Kids: Strange Creatures and Aliens
16 Feb 2027 - 17 Feb 2027
Craft workshops for children and their grown ups to enjoy together.
You will be guided by artist/workshop leader Laura Halliwell to have fun with alien and outer space themed arts and crafts. Any child who loves strange creatures, or just loves making stuff, will have a creative adventure making their own alien creature on this workshop, inspired by the performance of Strange Creatures: A Beegu Story presented in Dome Studio Theatre on the same day.
These relaxed sessions are designed to suit children aged 3 -10 working collaboratively with their parent/carer, and all materials are provided. You don’t even have to worry about making a mess... as we tidy up too!
Crafty Kids: Animal Spoon Puppets!
14 Mar 2027 - 14 Mar 2027
Craft workshops for children and their grown ups to enjoy together.
You will be guided by artist/workshop leader Laura Halliwell to have fun with animal themed arts and crafts inspired by the wonderful animal adventure Big Red Bath. Any child who loves making puppet characters, or just loves making stuff, will have a blast doing this workshop.
These relaxed sessions are designed to suit children aged 3 -10 working collaboratively with their parent/carer, and all materials are provided. You don’t even have to worry about making a mess.. .as we tidy up too!
All welcome, no experience necessary.
Nation
12 Nov 2026 - 14 Nov 2026
Written and performed by Sam Ward,Nationis a dark, brutal fable about the political power of stories, about the nation as an act of imagination, about the violence of community and those we choose to let in.
Famehungry
27 Nov 2026 - 28 Nov 2026
FAMEHUNGRY is a helter-skelter nosedive through the TikTok universe, asking what it means to be an artist now. Fusing performance art and very real and very live TikTok Experiences, join award-winning cult London performance artist Louise Orwin in a sisyphean mission to make art and find beauty and hope in the relentless, Almighty Algorithm-feeding attention economy.
Made in collaboration with a famous TikToker, FAMEHUNGRY is a wild ride through the TikTok universe for two simultaneous audiences - a theatre audience, and an unsuspecting TikTok audience - that questions the lengths we go to be seen and find fame. Loud, fast, unpredictable, funny and occasionally messy, and unlike anything you’ve seen before, this is theatre redefined for the brat generation (sort of).
Fire Fire by John Webber
12 Oct 2026 - 12 Oct 2026
Today Eddie is holding a memorial for his brother at a country park close to their homes on a council estate.
Today is also the day Paige decides to close the road to this countryside sanctuary in a protest about climate action.
Naturally, when the pair meet sparks fly, insults are traded in a fiery exchange, and then they expect never to see each other again.
But they do. Again. And again. And again. Until they feel there’s no choice but to join forces and take drastic action together.
Fire Fire is an exciting, moving drama about people taking big risks to protest, people who love to hate them, and how some people discover they have a deeper purpose in common.
Webber and Co with Metal Rabbit Productions In association with HighTide and Harlow Playhouse present.
Woodhill
9 Oct 2026 - 10 Oct 2026
‘I dance in the horror of grief.'
Three men at Woodhill prison are dead. Their families demand answers. This is a call to arms about the crisis facing prisons.
Gut punching choreography and unflinching beats shine a light on the hidden story of HMP Woodhill. Lyrically told in their own words, three families investigate what happened to their boys. What they discover is so haunting, it turns their world upside down.
Pushing the form of documentary theatre and dance, Woodhill is an explosive true story by multi-award-winning LUNG and originally developed with The North Wall.
Jimmy Rees: In Reel Life
17 Feb 2027 - 28 Feb 2027
A long overdue debut UK Tour from Australian Comedy Star JIMMY REES.
Having recently played to 150,000 in the southern hemisphere and a huge run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026, comedian and internet sensation Jimmy Rees brings his hit show “In Reel Life” to the rest of the UK. Due to his on-point social observations and razor-sharp satire, Jimmy has amassed 4.5 million social media followers, captivating an audience spanning all generations.
Expect stand-up, character & sketch comedy as well as multi media integration in this hilarious must-see show. Nothing and no-one is safe.
Crafty Christmas: Splendid Seasonal Spoon Puppets
5 Dec 2026 - 6 Dec 2026
Craft workshops for children and their grown ups to enjoy together
Join us at our Christmas arts and crafts workshops for all the family to enjoy! A fun and accessible workshop to make festive puppets to bring the stories of the season alive, whether you're a fan of the Grinch, or The Snowman, or something conjured up from your imagination now's your chance to get creative with friends and family. You could even make a little show to act out in the holidays!
These relaxed sessions are designed to suit children aged 3 -11 working collaboratively with their parent/carer, and all materials are provided. You don’t even have to worry about making a mess...as we tidy up too!
All welcome, no experience necessary
Crafty Christmas: Fabulous Festive Shadow Lanterns
12 Dec 2026 - 20 Dec 2026
Craft workshops for children and their grown ups to enjoy together
Join us at our Christmas arts and crafts workshops for all the family to enjoy! A wonderful opportunity to get crafty making a silhouette shadow lantern to light up those dark wintery nights, bringing joy and colour to your home.
These relaxed sessions are designed to suit children aged 3 -11 working collaboratively with their parent/carer, and all materials are provided. You don’t even have to worry about making a mess...as we tidy up too!
All welcome, no experience necessary
Crafty Christmas: Wonderful Winter in a Box
13 Dec 2026 - 19 Dec 2026
Craft workshops for children and their grown ups to enjoy together
Join us at our Christmas arts and crafts workshops for all the family to enjoy! A fabulous opportunity to get crafty making a specially curated snowy scene of your own to take home to mark the winter festivities, using a combination of natural and found materials as well as a few special surprise elements.
These relaxed sessions are designed to suit children aged 3 -11 working collaboratively with their parent/carer, and all materials are provided. You don’t even have to worry about making a mess...as we tidy up too!
All welcome, no experience necessary
Christmas Craft and Chat: Wonderful Winter in a Box
19 Dec 2026 - 19 Dec 2026
Step away from the high street, grab a drink, and get crafty! A unique way to celebrate Christmas with your pals.
The bar will be open so you can purchase a tipple of your choice whilst crafting your Christmas masterpiece! This new activity, introduced by popular demand, is for adults only.
A fabulous opportunity to get crafty making a specially curated snowy scene of your own to take home to mark the winter festivities, using a combination of natural and found materials as well as a few special surprise elements.
Christmas Craft and Chat: Fabulous Festive Shadow Lantern
20 Dec 2026 - 20 Dec 2026
Step away from the high street, grab a drink, and get crafty! A unique way to celebrate Christmas with your pals.
The bar will be open so you can purchase a tipple of your choice whilst crafting your Christmas masterpiece! This new activity, introduced by popular demand, is for adults only.
A wonderful opportunity to get crafty making a silhouette shadow lantern to light up those dark wintery nights, bringing joy and colour to your home.
The Rite of Spring
18 Mar 2027 - 19 Mar 2027
In this powerful triple bill, internationally acclaimed choreographer Seeta Patel invites you to experience dance at its most visceral, spiritual and electrifying.
At the heart of the evening is her Olivier Award-nominated The Rite of Spring, a bold reimagining of Igor Stravinsky’s iconic score through the lens of Bharatanatyam. Patel transforms this legendary work into something entirely new: a fusion of Indian classical dance and Western orchestral music that is “vibrant, bold, exciting” . Performed by an exquisite ensemble of Bharatanatyam dancers, this is a Rite of Spring that pulses with collective energy, ritual and renewal, a spiritual reimagining.
Alongside this landmark production, discover Shree. This solo Bharatanatyam performance, Shree, traces Mother Earth’s journey from creation to destruction, offering a contemplative reflection on her power, vulnerability, and enduring presence.
Through movement, rhythm, and expression, the work embodies Earth as the Divine Mother, one who gives birth to all life, nurtures and sustains it, and bears witness to both human wonder and human destruction. As the narrative unfolds, we see her transformation across time: abundant and life-giving, yet increasingly burdened, culminating in a plea for balance and renewal.
The evening concludes with an intimate Q&A, offering a rare opportunity to step inside the creative mind of Seeta Patel herself, to uncover the inspirations, challenges and lived experiences behind her work.
This is more than a performance. It is a journey across cultures, across forms, across the boundaries of tradition and innovation.
Experience the rhythm. Witness the ritual. Discover Seeta Patel Dance.
The Southern Syncopated Orchestra
14 Oct 2026 - 14 Oct 2026
Performance, Impact and Legacy
The Southern Syncopated Orchestra was a large group of mainly African American instrumentalists and vocalists, founded by the violinist, composer, and conductor Will Marion Cook. The group arrived in Britain from New York in 1919 and was initially resident in London before touring throughout the UK, including a residency at Brighton Dome in August 1921. The SSO’s performances included a wide-ranging repertoire of spirituals, plantation songs, ragtime, blues, jazz, and light classical pieces. This talk explores the impact of the SSO on audiences and on the development of popular music in Britain.
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Presents A Merry Murder Mystery
12 Dec 2026 - 12 Dec 2026
Following last year's sell-out smash ‘Beauty and the Bear’, Brighton Gay Men's Chorus are back with ‘A Merry Murder Mystery.’
Six eccentric strangers receive an invitation to a Christmas dinner party where murder is on the menu and nobody has a clue.
Expect laughter, festivity and camp Christmas classics from the chorus as they try to figure out whodunnit in their annual Christmas extravaganza
Ceilidh the Musical
15 Dec 2026 - 20 Dec 2026
Toast, Dance, Be Part of the Story
Ceilidh is a new immersive musical that invites you to step into the heart of one of Scotland’s oldest and most beloved traditions. It’s a gathering of songs, stories and dances, all while sharing a dram or two along the way.
Led by a lively caller, you’ll be swept up in a whirlwind of music and memories from the moment you walk through the door. But as the music builds and the night takes hold, a story begins to unfold. A family story. One of love, legacy, and why tonight's ceilidh matters more than most.
Ceilidh premieres in the UK as part of Alan Cumming’s inaugural Pitlochry Festival Theatre season, following a sold out run in Baltimore and transforms Brighton Dome Corn Exchange for one week only.
This joyous, irreverent, heart-pounding night is created by award-winning duo Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie (Noisemaker) and directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!).
Presented by Grove Entertainment, Barbara Whitman, Trafalgar Theatre Productions and Eilene Davidson Productions
The Big Christmas Singalong! 2026 - Choir with No Name
15 Dec 2026 - 15 Dec 2026
The Choir with No Name Brighton, a choir involving people impacted by homelessness, returns for their annual Christmas singalong extravaganza - a musical highlight of the festive season!
Expect a unique Choir with No Name take on the Christmas classics at this feel good, singalong event for all the family. Donations and profits from the night will support The Choir with No Name Brighton, run in partnership with BHT Sussex.
As ever, the choir will be joined by some fantastic special guest artists - watch this space for announcements!
Duck Pond
23 Dec 2026 - 28 Dec 2026
Flying acrobats. Sparkly costumes. A duck army. A love story with a twist.
This Christmas, Circa return to Brighton with their most dazzling show yet.
Duck Pond takes the world's most famous ballet and turns it into a circus spectacular - full of the physical daring you'd expect from Circa, but shot through with cheeky humour and heart.
Follow a hapless prince, a beautiful swan, and a cheeky gang of flipper-wearing ducks as the story unfolds. Expect breath-taking human towers, jaw-dropping aerial acrobatics, and moments of pure silliness that will have the whole family laughing.
Funny, moving and completely unforgettable, Duck Pond is a story about finding out who you really are - the perfect festive treat for all the family.
★★★★ ½ 'Duck Pond may just be one of the most exhilarating and thought-provoking shows you will see this year' - Arts Hub
Remember Circa?
You may already know Circa's extraordinary circus skills - from the intimate acrobatics of Humans 2.0 (Brighton Festival 2025) to the striking, stripped-back Sacre (Brighton Festival 2022) and the unforgettable outdoor promenade Depart (Brighton Festival 2017). Now the acclaimed Australian company bring something completely different: a joyful, family-friendly reimagining of Swan Lake.
Passenger
8 Sept 2027 - 25 Sept 2027
Returning to the city of Brighton where his journey began, the performance marks a full-circle moment for Passenger (aka Mike Rosenberg), who first built his audience busking on local streets before going on to achieve global success.
Now one of the UKs most celebrated independent artists, Passenger is a multi award-winning, multi platinum-selling singer-songwriter. He recently marked a decade since the release of his seminal album 'All The Little Lights', featuring the global hit 'Let Her Go' - a track that soared to #1 in 19 countries and remains one of the most Shazamed songs of all time, with billions of streams worldwide. He is a Brit Award nominee, recipient of an Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Work and recent Olivier Musical Awards nominee for his work on the hit musical The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
Exploring the Whole Story
13 Oct 2026 - 13 Oct 2026
Did you know global majority artists have performed in Brighton since the early 19th century?
In this creative writing workshop we will delve into Brighton’s history as a home for global majority creativity by exploring Brighton Dome's archive of programmes, photographs and film. Using this rich material as a springboard, we will create our own work in response. The workshop will be facilitated by Dulani Kulasinghe, a Brighton based writer-researcher and musician whose work focuses on belonging and legacies of empire.
Make a Fly Workshop
17 Oct 2026 - 17 Oct 2026
A hands-on two-hour approx session for twenty participants, building a lifesize fly from clay, wire, paint and hair. Each fly leaves in its own matchbox with a certificate of existence. Places are limited.
Presented by Modern Toss
Elouise Eftos: Australia's First Attractive Comedian
21 Oct 2026 - 21 Oct 2026
The Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated comedian brings her critically acclaimed smash hit show to the Brighton Dome Comedy Festival.
You’ve had a lifetime of lame anecdotes from all the average-looking comedians, but the reviews are in - self-deprecation is DEAD! After multiple sold-out seasons & standing ovations, join Elouise for this award-winning hour of comedy as she subverts the meaning of feminism, attractiveness and owning yourself in a world that tells you to hate yourself to be funny.
Named Guardian’s Fourth Best Show and The Times’ Top Three Debuts of 2025.
Gabrielle
25 Mar 2027 - 24 Apr 2027
Through the first chapter of her career from her emergence in 1993 through to 2007, Gabrielle was a constant presence in the UK charts. She landed two number 1 singles, a further eight Top 10 hits and five Top 10 albums, including the number 1 hit Rise.
Gabrielle has spent a combined total of over four years on the Top 40 of the Official Album and Singles Charts, exceeding 5 million sales in the process. In addition, she was part of the BBC's all-star version of Lou Reed's Perfect Day.
Highlights of her numerous awards include the prestigious Ivor Novello for Outstanding Song Collection; two BRIT Awards for British Breakthrough Act and British Female Solo Artist; and both Best Album Rise and Best Single Give Me a Little More Time at the MOBO Awards.
Some of Gabrielle's hit singles include Dreams, Rise, Give Me a Little More Time, If You Ever, Out of Reach & Sunshine.
Kate Dolan: Trout
27 Jun 2027 - 15 Jul 2027
Kate Dolan presents her award-winning show 'Trout' fresh off sell-out Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival runs
Denouement: An Improvised Mystery
29 May 2027 - 6 Jun 2027
There has been a murder. Fortunately, a fantastic detective is on the case. No, it's not Ms. Marple or Hercule Poiroit, it is a brand-new detective that's never been seen before, and will never be seen again!
Following a sold-out run in Los Angeles, Siobhan Thompson (Dimension 20) is bringing her popular murder-mystery improv show to the UK for the very first time. A team of improvisers you know from Dropout, Smosh, and SNL hit the stage for an evening of wild characters and ridiculous premises!
Featuring: Siobhan Thompson, Alex Fernie, Dhruv Uday Singh, Vic Michaelis, Kimia Behpoornia, Grant O-Brien, John Milhiser, Jacquis Neal, Angela Giarratana, Cathryn Mudon and Ele Woods.
Directed by Alex Fernie, Developed by Siobhan Thompson and Alex Fernie.
Produced by Laservision Productions.
Presented by Siobhan Thompson & Live Nation
Dr. Xand van Tulleken
9 Oct 2026 - 9 Oct 2026
There has never been a more confusing time to try to be healthy. In the past decade, the healthcare sector has witnessed a remarkable surge in innovation: drug design, genomics and diagnostic technology have all changed almost beyond recognition.
Simultaneously, there has been a significant expansion in consumer health services, including the supplement industry, blood testing, consumer genomics and wearable technology, which claim to improve “wellness” (emphasising physical and mental performance and longevity) rather than curing or preventing specific disease states.
For a typical consumer this is both confusing, as the health and wellness industries are almost indistinguishable, and expensive, as consumer health emphasises personalised products, often sold on a subscription basis. In Make Me Well, Xand van Tulleken investigates the new Wild West of the wellness industry, demystifying a landscape dominated by three products: supplements, blood testing, and wearable technology. In doing so, he shines a light on how people can take care of themselves better in this new and overwhelming world of wellness.
Presented by Waterstones Brighton
About Xand van Tulleken
Xand van Tulleken is a doctor, broadcaster and presenter who practised in acute medicine in the NHS for a decade. He trained at Oxford, Harvard and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and is now an Honorary Associate Professor at University College London. His academic work has focussed on humanitarian assistance and global health and has taken him to crises in Myanmar, Uganda and Sudan. As one of the BBC’s leading broadcasters for children and adults, his work has won two BAFTAs. He lives in East Sussex with his wife and two (occasionally three) children.
Thomas Green: Brainstorm
1 Oct 2026 - 24 Jun 2027
One of Australia's best exports, Thomas Green storms back onto the stage to electrify audiences with a brand new hour, following his sell-out debut tour.
Dutty Moonshine Big Band
16 Oct 2026 - 4 Dec 2026
The Dutty Moonshine Big Band is a British 12-to-13-piece electronic dance and bass music group that blends 1930s big-band swing, jazz, and blues with modern heavy bass, hip-hop, and grime.
Russell T Davies
10 Oct 2026 - 10 Oct 2026
A love-letter to British television from one of the most influential names in the business
From beloved British TV writer Russell T Davies, this is a memoir of a life in television, from Chucklevision to Doctor Who, by way of Queer as Folk, It’s a Sin and Tip Toe.
The Queerest of Folk is an outspoken, often hilarious oral history full of behind - the-scenes anecdotes and new revelations on a lifetime in the British television industry. Russell takes us on a whistle stop tour through a dazzling 40- year career, including reviving Doctor Who to great acclaim and bringing gay relationships into mainstream focus in Queer as Folk.
Presented by Waterstones Brighton
About Russell T Davies
Russell T Davies is one of the UK's foremost writers of television drama, creating ground breaking shows such as Queer As Folk, Bob & Rose , Casanova, Cucumber, The Second Coming, and in 2018, A Very English Scandal for BBC One . He has been Head Writer and Executive Producer of Doctor Who since it returned to the BBC in 2005 and has written many of the new series' most memorable episodes. He was awarded an OBE in 2008 for services to drama. He divides his time between Cardiff and Manchester.
About Will Young
Will Young has spent over two decades at the forefront of British pop since winning the inaugural series of Pop Idol in 2002. His debut single Anything Is Possible / Evergreen sold over 1.7 million copies, making it the second best-selling single of the 21st century in the UK to date and one of the Top 20 best-selling singles of all time. His career has since included four #1 and two #2 chart-topping albums, two BRIT Awards, and hits such as Leave Right Now, Jealousy and Evergreen. A Sunday Times bestselling author, his books To Be a Gay Man and Be Yourself and Happier: The A-Z of Wellbeing have cemented his role as a leading voice on mental health and LGBTQ+ issues. His platform The Wellbeing Lab brings accessible conversations about mental health to social media, through videos, quotes, and reflections on topics ranging from anxiety to resilience.
Deidre O’Kane: All The Rage
5 Mar 2027 - 5 Mar 2027
Deirdre O’Kane grabs the zeitgeist once again with a brand new show in a world that feels decidedly off kilter.
She contrasts everyday domestic failures with bigger moments of historical injustice, while taking aim at the double tragedies of heartbreak and getting Christmas all wrong. Nothing is sacred and no one is safe from O’Kane’s mischievous eye as she turns irritation, absurdity and outrage into brilliantly observed and hilarious stand-up.
Presented by Storied Management
Brighton Dome Backstage Tour
19 Sept 2026 - 27 Nov 2026
Backstage tour of the Brighton Dome.