WHO? - The Young Archivists, a new theatrical production company creating works made and played by young people. OUR AIM? - LEARN from the past, EXPLORE our present and FORGE our futures. WHY? - For young people to engage with and explore the world we live in, question the issues we're faced with and what we can do about it - through the lens of 'Theatre for Social Change' HOW CAN YOU HELP US? - By purchasing tickets at the early-bird discount price of 10. All funds raised will enable us to pay for the performing rights of an exciting, ambitious and politically relevant play by one of our leading playwrights. Once we secure the rights, we can announce the play - a piece which reflects the dilemmas of our currently, war-ravaged world

View Trailer Here [https://youtu.be/vdFm9-6uOTA] Celebrating 40 years of Pet Shop Boys iconic debut album Please live in full, plus all the hits! 1986 was the year the Pet Shop Boys stormed into the charts with their debut album Please. Opening with the ground-breaking Two Divided by Zero and closing with the euphoric Why Dont We Live Together?, the record defined a new era of electronic pop. Forty years on, Pet Shop Boys, actually are proud to celebrate this landmark release with a special anniversary tour. Audiences will experience Please in full, including songs that even Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe rarely perform live. From the worldwide smash West End Girls to fan favourites like Tonight Is Forever and Violence, this is a unique opportunity to rediscover the album that started it all. But the celebration doesnt stop there. As well as reliving Please, the show of course contains all the classic hits that have made Pet Shop Boys one of the most successful duos in music history. Expect Its a Sin, Always on My Mind, Go West, Domino Dancing, Being Boring, and many more, delivered with the wit, theatricality, and synth-driven energy the Boys are known for. Pet Shop Boys, actually arent just another tribute act. Known for their humour, authenticity, and connection with fans, they capture the spirit of Neil and Chris without taking themselves too seriously. The result is a show that feels both nostalgic and fresh, appealing to lifelong fans and newcomers alike. Whether you grew up with Please on your turntable or youve discovered the Pet Shop Boys in recent years, this anniversary tour is your chance to celebrate forty years of synth-pop genius in truly unforgettable style. Join us for a night of music, memories, and more than a little dancing. After all, forty years on, its still a sin not to.

We are thrilled to welcome back Dominic Goodwin starring in his one-man show - "it's guaranteed to make you titter" TWICE NIGHTLY: Freddie Francis has been a second spot comic for thirty years, touring the country on every variety bill going. We find him in 1956, recalling his life spent touring the halls; the ups, the downs, the riotous, the fantastic and the downright silly! He recalls his days entertaining the troops during the war, playing at the infamous Glasgow Empire, and we discover what really happened when a speciality act lost her snake on stage!! Ultimately Twice Nightly is a fading memory of the variety stage. The death of something that has been part of everyones life for decades is now on the decline. Where will Freddie go when he finishes this tour? Who will he go back to, and ultimately who really cares? Twice Nightly also includes routines from amongst others: Max Miller, Rob Wilton, Jimmy James and Norman Evans and renditions of many of the popular songs of the time, such as The Man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo, Happy days are here again and Goodnight Sweetheart.

Flatmates Badge and Vince are dirt poor due to a massive gas bill and decide to raise some cash by Air BnBing the flat a grotty pad filled with dusty and freakish artefacts. How hard can it be? The incoming guests Annie and Neil are about to find out.

Choir Boys Productions presents An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo by Ned Blackburn Meet Johnny, 18, stuck at an all boys boarding school. Enter rugby golden boy, Harry. To save time, Johnny and Harry shag. Constantly. This isnt a coming out story or a gay tragedy. It is life through the lens of a young queer man, navigating Grindr, hyper-masculinity and institutional shame. Age Guidance : 14+ Running time : 60 minutes Content warnings : Strong Language/Swearing/ Scenes of a Sexual Nature, partial nudity

The Ellen Terry Barn Theatre presents FALSTAFF by Robert Nye Considered by many to be one of Shakespeare's finest comic creations, Falstaff has been laughed at and loved by generations as the fat, vain, boastful knight who appears in Henry lV pts 1 & 2, The Merry Wives of Windsor and mentioned but not seen in Henry V. But did Shakespeare base his character on the real-life medieval knight, Sir John Fastolf? Fastolf fought in the battle of Patay, 1429, a disastrous battle for the English where his actions earned him a reputation (rightly or wrongly) for cowardice. As a professional soldier, he profited greatly from the French wars, acquiring significant amounts of French property and revenues. After his death in 1459 his fortune eventually passed to Magdalen College, Oxford, where there is now the Fastolf society, remembering him as a major benefactor. In his 1976 novel Falstaff, Robert Nye cleverly combined the Shakespearian Falstaff that we all know with elements of Sir John Fastolf (and a smidgen of artistic licence) to create a Falstaff that we only thought we knew.... A version of this play was first performed in the 1990's by RSC actor, David Weston. This version, adapted by Mike Stoneham from David Weston's original, premiered at the Ellen Terry Barn Theatre, Smallhythe in May 2022, produced by the Barn Theatre, directed by Peter Mould and performed by Mike Stoneham.

Someones cut down the Sycamore and they think its one of us. Twelve suspects - students - are forced to face the question of guilt. Between the stump that remains and the pin of a jackdaw bird, one among them is responsible. But........is it truly about the tree? Or is there something more? Truth & Justice. Masks & Scandals. A story of accountability and loss. But more importantly........Who cut down our beloved Sycamore? A whodunnit about the felling of the Robin Hood Tree at Sycamore Gap. Set on the day after the felling, the local police are in school conducting an investigation. The twelve members of the schools eco-club are held in a classroom, being taken out and interviewed one by one, until the culprit cracks and confesses. While they wait for their turn, the pupils interrogate each other. Who could have done something so monstrous? What possible motivation could they have had? What impact will it have on their club and their community, now that the tree is gone? And will it be possible for any of them to move on? Al Smiths plays include Harrogate (HighTide/Royal Court Theatre), Rare Earth Mettle (Royal Court), Diary of a Madman (Traverse Theatre/Gate Theatre), and Radio (Arcola/Audible). For television he has written for EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City, Doctors, Father Brown and The Coroner. He writes regularly for radio and his BBC Radio 4 series Life Lines has won an ARIA and several BBC Audio Drama Awards. He has won the BFI Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize, and for his play Harrogate he was nominated for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Most Promising Playwright. He lives in Oxford. This play is performed by ACT Youth Theatre as part of NT Connections, a celebration of Youth Theatre across the UK and Ireland.

Bluff Creek is a new play about the men behind the Bigfoot phenomenon, and the 60 seconds of grainy footage that fooled a nation. In 1967, Bob Gimlin and Roger Patterson went for a ride in the woods with a movie camera and a mission: to catch a Bigfoot on film. And thats just what they did. To some, its the real McCoy; to others, its just a man in a monkey suit. To Bob Gimlin, its free drinks at the Idle Hour Inn and a flock of fans lining up to hear him tell the story one more time. Now, decades later, an investigator from out of town is starting to ask all the wrong questions, and a figure from the past is threatening to let slip what really happened at Bluff Creek all that time ago. Based on real events, Bluff Creek examines the lives of the men behind the Patterson-Gimlin film, the iconic piece of footage that brought us the image of Bigfoot we know today. Its a story about the cost of lies, the nature of belief, and the enduring fascination with Americas resident Abominable Snowman. Loose Threads is a Brighton-based emerging theatre company, from duo Charlie Flynn and Aya OShea, that seeks to find the humanity in weird, whacky and wonderful true stories. Their debut production, 'The Graveyard' was Fresh, Twisted and Cruel (★★★★ Binge Fringe) & Dead Good (★★★★ the Derek awards.)

Join us in celebrating with a series of shows and events during International Women's History month in March 2026! Holding Space Theatre Changing Rooms by Tabitha Kenworthy & Nadia Heap. Genevieve is alone in the changing room, writing brilliant Star Wars fan-fiction. What a loser. She realises her worst fear has come true: someone has stolen her notebook. It has to have been one of the four girls intent on ruining her life. Theyre going to find the bad poetry, the love letters to Jack (the boy that everyone wants), and the terrible things shes said about the girls themselves, so naturally her life is over. She needs to get that notebook back before whoever has it takes their revenge, she needs to get her period, and she needs to understand the meaning of life, what it means to be a woman, while unpacking the deeply instilled nature of female stereotypes. And she has until lunch is over to do it. By grappling with the girls she calls The Spice Girls, and learning what really makes them tick, maybe shell realise that the world doesnt totally revolve around her. Bring on the teenage angst.

HerStories : Womankind Theatre Join us in celebrating with a series of shows and events during International Women's History month in March 2026! Outis Company presents FAULTLINE : HESTER'S DESCENT by NICKI JACKOWSKA A Staged Reading of a new play written by Brighton poet and playwright Nicki Jackowska. Faultline is written late in a long life. Lyrical and edgy, the plays evocative, shifting landscapes dare extremes of loss and recognition. Hester is both innocent and cunning. From grandmothers sheltering to the depths of the Labyrinth, she will break, descend and confront. Her journey calls forth humanitys fundamental questions, individual and collective. Compliance or combat? From terror to magnificence There is no finale, no answers. We invite you to a unique and provocative exploration AGE SUTABILITY : 14+ RUNNING TIME : 70 mins This piece was created in affiliation with the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation (BDDF).

Grittily honest, totally enlightening and hilariously funny tales of policing from the late 1970's onwards. Its the late 1970s, Jack Bryan, a young father, shop steward and steel worker experiences the pain of redundancy just before Christmas and the impending birth of his second child. Caught up in the decline of traditional British Industries he joins the police at a time when that organisation is also in a state of rapid change. For the next 30 years Jack witnesses, first-hand, some of the most important events in late 20th century, British social history: the race riots of the early 80s; the miners strike of 84-85; and the decimation of British Industries due to both globalisation and Thatcher. Coupled with all this, Jack finds himself entering a world which very few people get to know... a kind of psychotic Narnia that is governed by its own rules. In the telling of this story Jack attempts to explain to the general public the reality of this parallel world. The results are both grittily honest, totally enlightening and hilariously funny.

Witty and tender, Chemistry is a life-affirming love story sparked in therapy. Steph's battling chronic depression. Jamies crashed after pushing himself way too far, way too fast. They meet in a psychiatrist's waiting room - hardly the stuff that rom-coms are made of - but the spark is instant and undeniable. What follows is messy, electric and unexpectedly beautiful. When your own brain feels like the enemy, is falling in love the bravest thing you can do - or the most reckless? Studies show that 1 in 4 adults in England will experience a mental health problem each year. Darkly funny and deeply moving, Jacob Marx Rice's Chemistry is a frank exploration of how we manage love - and life - when we rely on chemicals to keep us balanced.

An Open Call Event! Buy a Ticket OR get in touch to join this unique celebration of women's voices in theatre. An evening of monologues revealing the diversity of women's lived experiences. All female-identifying creatives are welcome to submit - original and established work, poetry, monologues, spoken word, fiction, faction, memoir, fantasy and more.......... come and join us to share your HERSTORIES! Email Janette on [email protected] to submit your piece.

Generational loss... The older we get the more we lose, the stories, the people & the fragmented memories all get distorted, but what if we could clear this image? What if the VHS spat itself back out, the boogyman strangled us with the tape & sent us down the river? BOGGIN aims to help us navigate this low road - an experimental, auto-biographical performance that explores the concept of 'Generational Loss' & applies it to the human experience. BOGGIN combines elements of family memories with creatures & tales from Scottish Folklore. All while communicating a story recently passed down to me by my Grandmother about our family's history & connections to Ethiopia & my family's part in the Great Abbai Expedition. The show aims to challenge viewers to care more about what their elders have to say, to care about their culture, to care about the documentation of one's life. A love letter to my Scottish heritage, to my Family and to my Uncle. View Film Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIri5HyfW-Y&t=1s - select link, right click and select 'open in a new window' AGE SUITABILITY:12+ RUNNING TIME : 60 minutes CONTENT WARNING :Strobe Lights/Strong Language/Haze & Smoke Effects/Loud Noises

OPENHANDED THEATRE presents YOU'VE GONE QUIET BY CERYS DUFFYThe news is in and you are trans. In 'You've Gone Quiet, you play Beth. A struggling journalist whose best friend demands that she helps her get pregnant. But when Beth turns that into an article, the breaking news breaks her right back. From Cerys Duffy (A Trans Fairy Tale - ★★★★ Broadway Baby and Before The World Ends) and Andy McLeod (Derry Boys - ★★★★, The Stage) comes an electrifying new tale that takes on the media with grit, wit, and plenty of heart. There is a post show Q&A after the opening show on 18th June 2026 Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. AGE SUITABILITY : 18+ RUNNING TIME : 120 minutes, including 20 minutes interval Content Warning : Transphobia/Suicide/Sexual Abuse/Sexual Content/Coercive Control/Infertility/Strong Language

An alien invades Earth to make 1,000 babies, but modern datingand falling for a humanthreaten her cosmic conquest. Meet Blip Blarpan ambitious alien with a mission: conquer Earth and produce 1,000 offspring. Theres just one problem. Dating humans is... complicated. As Blip Blarp navigates Earths baffling mating ritualsfrom awkward flirting to modern dating she discovers that seduction is harder than planetary takeover. Blending comedy, burlesque, and extra-terrestrial absurdity, the show skewers swipe culture, romantic expectations and the universal longing to be desired. Audiences can expect an hour of playful provocation and cosmic camp wrapped in intergalactic glamour. Equal parts sexy, smart & silly, this is a romantic comedy from another planetone that proves love, lust & loneliness are truly universal languages. AGE SUITABILITY : 18+ RUNNING TIME : 60 minutes CONTENT WARNING :

Forget the lyres and the robes. This is Eurydice through the lens of gig-theatre. Expect a high-octane blend of live music, visceral movement, and spoken word. Were descending into the underworld not with a whimper, but with a bassline that thumps in your chest. In a world of fading memories and static, Eurydice must choose between the comfort of the shadows and the painful noise of the living. Presented by Pivotal Performance Company & Red Hot Theatre! Following last years 4-star hit of The Seagull, Pivotal Performance Company returns to Brighton Fringe, partnering with our partner emerging theatre company: Red Hot Theatre. This production marks Red Hots highly anticipated company debut, a milestone reached after a crowdfunding campaign fuelled by the desire to forge a career within the arts that is on their own terms.

Forget the lyres and the robes. This is Eurydice through the lens of gig-theatre. Expect a high-octane blend of live music, visceral movement, and spoken word. Were descending into the underworld not with a whimper, but with a bassline that thumps in your chest. In a world of fading memories and static, Eurydice must choose between the comfort of the shadows and the painful noise of the living. Presented by Pivotal Performance Company & Red Hot Theatre! Following last years 4-star hit of The Seagull, Pivotal Performance Company returns to Brighton Fringe, partnering with our partner emerging theatre company: Red Hot Theatre. This production marks Red Hots highly anticipated company debut, a milestone reached after a crowdfunding campaign fuelled by the desire to forge a career within the arts that is on their own terms.

Reflections is an immersive interdisciplinary performance combining digital animation with live sound and music performed on an analogue synthesiser. The narrative follows Martha through ordinary yet layered moments where reflections become the main carriers of story a computer screen, car mirrors, sunglasses, a lakes surface, and finally a mirror at home. These reflective surfaces reveal and distort reality, exploring themes of perception, memory, and subjectivity. Accompanied by an atmospheric soundscape of composed music and environmental recordings including cars, footsteps, rustling leaves, and birdsong Reflections creates a multi-sensory environment that invites audiences to slow down, listen, and reconsider how images shape their understanding of the world. Margareta is a visual artist and art theorist. Her interdisciplinary practice spans painting, installation, animation, video and sound. Her works are exhibited internationally.

Folklore, poetry, and myth collide in a visceral new solo drama hitting Brighton Fringe. Set over one night, SAVING MYSELF centres on Lilly, a young woman alone in her flat, surrounded by books, half-remembered rituals, and an unlit candle. Since childhood, Lilly has been blamed for things going wrong: pets that disappeared, toys that broke, the uneasy silences that followed her through her family home. Over time, these stories became fact, shaping how others treated her and how she learned to understand herself. After a violent assault, Lilly reaches breaking point. With no one left to turn to, she fixates on the idea that something inside her - a demon, an inheritance, or the damage left by trauma - has to be destroyed. Moving between realism, poetry, folklore, and ritual, the play unfolds in real time as Lilly fights to take control of her own body and story. Raw, darkly comic, and unsettling, SAVING MYSELF asks what happens when care is replaced by superstition, and what it costs a woman to save herself.

Press night, a living room. As the cast await the appraisal. they start to unravel their own piece, with some realising it could be more controversial than first thought. Relationships are on the line, dynamics shift and drinks flow. Descending into chaos, these players start to question their morality and reality. Will the show ever be performed again? Well have to see what the reviews say. A dark comedy from the company that brought the sell-out hit, RANK, to The Lantern - one not to be missed!

Delve into the dysfunctional lives of the employees of... We've not got that far yet! After sold-out shows in Cambridge, London & Brighton (2024 & 2025) & Edinburgh (2025) Fringes, The Workplace has come back to Brighton! Join us for your new favourite workplace sitcom. Based on suggestions from the audience, a new cast of eclectic characters live out the every day of working the 9 to 5, with ego clashes, office politics and absurd workplace situations. If you're a fan of The Office, Parks and Recreation, or comedy in general, this is a show you don't want to miss!

It's Sesame Street meets The Exorcist with original music and songs. A solo Comedy with Music about "Learning to Love Your Weird" What if you secretly think you might be demonic and doomed to hellfire? How do you reconcile that with creative ambition, a dedication to Motherhood and a wisp of hope that all is not lost? Hot mess hairdresser Lola has a secret; she's been faking it, all of it. Sanity, self-esteem, capable Mother and Salon Owner. Truth is, she's been thumping against the walls of life, ALL her life and she's wondering, "What the fk is wrong with me? No one seems to know, except the formidable Mama Patsy; everything! But Lola is determined to figure it out. With the dubious "help" of her Shame Parrot and Media Maven Moda Monde' she faces her past to find an answer............But what is it THE answer?

Don't miss the UK's answer to Mrs Maisel! Handbag - the Regal Older Lady's Fleabag! You are regally commanded to join Her Majesty for tea, free cake & biscuits, and a glimpse into unseen aspects of her life. With audience participation, SingalongaLiz, Shakespeare & quiz. We may mourn her passing and the end of an era, but HM would not have wished us to be miserable. An affectionate musical comedy tribute to a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model a woman who headed up a country & united a commonwealth for over 70 years, earning respect, admiration & affection from around the world. This powerful, colourful lady head of state reflects on her long life and reveals her "all" to her people her undying love for her corgis, the men in her life, her singlehanded success at forging peace processes, her unexpected, delightful designs for leading the country, with a surprise "coming out" at 96.

She is doing an At-home STI kit. Her train of thought goes to where they met the first time, what music was playing and what they talked about. She is still doing the STI kit. She is thinking of all the sexual encounters she has been in. Their eye colours, their star signs, their ages. She is trying to find the pattern. She is trying to find where it all started. And she is still doing the kit, thinking the instructions are not so easy to follow. This play is a conversation about consent, power dynamics and privilege with arguments for and against the act of stealthing. It is a young womans self-reckoning of self-sabotage, confronting the questions arising from the sexual encounters she has been in. Within the belief of fixing the problem, she digs into every detail and all things in common that these men had and/or did. He's six years older than me. So was he and so was him. How is that relevant in this situation, in this conversation, in this play?

A sharp and heartfelt stand-up show about sexual identity, therapy, dating disasters, and the messy search for happiness, told through the eyes of a gay man just trying to survive with, Good Vibes - a dark comedy stand-up show about the things we avoid talking about, until they spill out anyway. In this brutally honest, emotionally open hour, George Bartlett blends sharp comedy with moments of quiet reflection to explore sexuality, relationships, anxiety, loneliness and loss. Its a show about growing up, feeling left behind, and realising that adulthood doesnt arrive with the answers you were promised. Instead, youre left with self-doubt, bad decisions and a desperate urge to seem like youre doing fine. Rather than chasing punchlines at all costs, Good Vibes allows space for vulnerability, awkwardness and discomfort, trusting that the biggest laughs often come from the truth we recognise but rarely admit. George's storytelling moves between humour and sincerity, offering comedy that feels confessional without being self-indulgent, and dark without being detached. This is stand-up for people in their twenties and thirties who are tired of pretending theyre okay, who laugh at their own anxiety, and who find comfort in knowing someone else feels just as lost. Its honest, intimate and occasionally heavy, but always human. Good Vibes isnt about fixing anything. Its about sitting with the mess, laughing where you can, and finding connection in shared uncertainty.

I Have Company presents VAPISTS! by Andrew King Smurting is dangerous.. VAPISTS! Are even worse. Especially when two young brokers in the city of London are firmly in the closet for different reasons in Andrew King's intriguing new satire. At World Media the system crashes! With hidden sexualities, and, in one case, a hidden gender (not to mention agenda), success leads to excess, as the staff are suddenly SMOKIN! in the closet and in the Sauna........ An I Have Company production Written and directed by Andrew King

A History Mystery is an exciting, interactive childrens theatre adventure for ages 610, designed to make history fun and engaging! This unique production blends storytelling, puzzles, and audience participation as young detectives uncover fascinating secrets from the past. When the mischievous Tick Tock Takera villainous time-thiefstarts stealing moments from history, the gang must leap through time to restore the past and protect our future. Packed with laughter, surprises, and hands-on fun, this show invites kids to join the quest to save history itself. Perfect for curious minds and families looking for an unforgettable experience!

Chris Ford, known for his sharp wit and infectious charm, brings his Work in Progress show, Jehovahs Witness for the Prosecution, to Brighton Fringe 2026. In this forty-minute set, with an opener from the London queer comedy circuit, Chris blends stories of growing up as a strict Jehovahs Witness with life as an A&E nurse. The result is an honest, heartfelt, and hilarious exploration of identity, belief, and resilience. Through sharp storytelling and self-deprecating humour, Chris reflects on his teenage years navigating faith, shame, and desire within a world where conformity was demanded and questioning was forbidden. From secret moments of queer awakening to the absurdities of Kingdom Hall life, he delivers comedy that is as emotionally raw as it is laugh-out-loud funny. Jehovahs Witness for the Prosecution marks a bold and deeply personal step from a promising queer comedian with a story that deserves to be heard, and laughed with.

A 5 one-man sketch comedy show! Written and performed by Jonty O'Callaghan. For one night only at Brighton Fringe, come and see this fast-paced collection of character-driven sketch comedy. Bonkers, hilarious and tons of fun; expect madness and audience participation. And maybe a unicorn or two. It's gonna be a laugh.

Organised: Crime is a bold, new, dark comedy making its way to Brighton Fringe 2026. This sharp, female-led production from emerging theatre-group Gut Rot Girls (Eve Callow-Salt, Jane Herbert, and Martha Powell-Dooley) blends biting humour with bloodstained storage hacks - think Marie Kondo meets The Sopranos. Meet Agathas Angels, a premium home organisation service with a zero-judgement policy - and zero witnesses. Behind the label maker lies a thriving criminal operation, and when a routine clean-up spirals out of control, three women must mop their way out of a deadly mess. With fast-paced dialogue, twisted plot turns, and themes tackling workplace danger and loyalty, Organised: Crime promises dark laughs and darker secrets, all hidden behind immaculate cupboard doors. Expect mess. Expect mayhem. Expect women who know exactly where to dispose of the bodies........

This anarchic comedy blends puppetry, pop-culture parody and a deep love for Princess Diana to create a fast paced and delightfully absurd performance. It's not one to be missed! When Jen discovers an underground lair of alien creatures with plans of world domination, she must do everything in her power to thwart their efforts before undercover extra-terrestrial Beryl Stump is elected the next UK Prime Minister. With the help of Princess Dianas diary and the noble efforts of her wonderful audience, Jen might just make it. The cast multi-role a range of characters, from Austin Powers to Larry, the Downing Street cat. Distinctive for its mix of satire, silliness, and audience collaboration, the show transforms unease about our current times into collective laughter. Using a range of puppets and larger than life props, the performance is very low-tech and visual. Expect to get involved as Jen reaches out for help saving the day. Beneath the absurdity lies a genuine question, what can we do when the world feels unjust and out of control? In this case, its simple. Gather together, take action, and find hope through shared experience. Halfway Down Theatre is a small, Brighton based theatre collective made up of predominantly queer artists. With a keen interest in stories of hope, they focus on amplifying LGBTQA+ voices and tales of taking action against unfairness. Known for creating bold, playful and emotionally resonant work, their previous production Saint was praised by Binge Fringe as ringing with soul and sensation. Camp, political, interactive and defiantly hopeful. This is a Fringe show for anyone who wants to laugh (instead of cry) at the current state of the world. For the sake of everything you hold dear, come along and help us save the planet.

A-list egos, broken coffee machines and two mates on the edge. A lightning-fast comedy about work and survival. Wrap Party lifts the hatch on life behind a film-set catering van. Harry and Ollie are lifelong friends and working-class caterers, trying to survive one last chaotic service before the wrap party begins. As A-list egos flare, inspections loom and impossible coffee orders stack up, their tiny van becomes a pressure cooker. Multi-rolled by two performers, the show blurs the line between performance and reality as Harry clings to the business hes built, while Ollie dreams of escaping catering for an acting career that always feels just out of reach. When Ollie is suddenly offered a real audition in the most surreal and morally dubious way imaginable, hope collides with loyalty, and their friendship starts to fracture. Fast, funny and rooted in real film-set experience, Wrap Party is a lightning-quick comedy about invisible labour, ambition and class.

Why would a ghost be afraid of the dark? Henry Webster is about to discover why in this chilling Victorian ghost story. I think if youre going to write a ghost story... you must experience ghosts for yourself. In 1865 Henry Webster joins the notorious London Ghost Club, hoping to meet and be inspired by Charles Dickens. There he meets Edward Price who draws Henry into investigating a haunting at his own lodging house, belonging to the widowed Mia Sands. At night, the ghosts of two young children wander the house in search of light and safety - while fearing what waits for them in the darkness. But why would a ghost be afraid of the dark?

Documentarian and Comic Mike Fallek presents a one night interview with a special guest from the world of comedy. At some point the guest will play "Face vs Face" , a 7 question interview that then gets turned into an animation. Portions of past interviews animation will also play in this loose, fun interview show that feels more like hanging out with friends

From shameless show off to opera singer, step into a world of captivating musical storytelling as Georgia Mae Bishop takes you on a journey through music and theatres most iconic Witches, Britches, and Btches. In this enchanting and intimate evening of stereotypes and surprises, expect a thrilling fusion of operatic arias, show tunes, and pop anthems, ranging from Mozart and Verdi to Beyonc and Lady Gaga. The magic of theatre as youve never seen it before, with killer vocals that defy genre and touching anecdotes of the life of a wannabe theatre kid turned professional opera singer. AGE SUITABILITY : 14+ RUNNING TIME : 60 minutes

Two young women. Best friends, flatmates, frequent schemers. Together, they are taking on all the trials and tribulations of a big night out. Fresh off the back of a break-up, Pops is looking for a good time. Meanwhile, Rubes has demons she must conquer along the way. Join them as they embark on a clubbing adventure, helped by an intricate game plan, strategic tequila shots and a sweet treat for the road. Can these besties secure the night out of their hopes and dreams, or are they destined for a big fat cry in the toilets? Tricera Collective is a new Birmingham based theatre company, composed of young artists making contemporary, relatable theatre. The company writes, produces and performs original plays offering a comedic insight into the lives of young, creative people. Tricera makes their Brighton debut with Lollipops, a play to make you laugh, cry, think, laugh again!

Title Goes Here An Improv Comedy is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud night of unscripted chaos where no two shows are the same! Touring nationwide with a core cast of top-notch comedians, each performance features a different local guest actor, keeping the comedy fresh, unpredictable, and full of surprises. From audience-driven scenes to bizarre games and on-the-spot songs, its comedy made up right before your eyes and its never happening that way again!

Title Goes Here An Improv Comedy is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud night of unscripted chaos where no two shows are the same! Touring nationwide with a core cast of top-notch comedians, each performance features a different local guest actor, keeping the comedy fresh, unpredictable, and full of surprises. From audience-driven scenes to bizarre games and on-the-spot songs, its comedy made up right before your eyes and its never happening that way again!

Four people. One room. Four chairs. One table. No doors. No exit. No memory of how they arrived, and no certainty theyll ever leave. An absurd, psychological pressure cooker where identities slip, alliances dissolve, and the familiar turns feral. Panic fizzles into laughter; play becomes ritual; every choice counts. As time ticks on, the four discover that the greatest threat might not be the room at all, but the versions of themselves it drags to the surface. People are hell. There will be blood. A comedy. Kind of. TABULA RASA invites you to witness a world wiped clean, where meaning is unstable, reality is negotiable, and starting again is never as simple as it sounds.

Neddy Goes to Glasto is a high-voltage, one-woman rollercoaster through grief, sisterhood, and the magic of losing and maybe finding yourself in a field of strangers. Thirty years after her first Glastonbury, Neddy returns to celebrate her sisters 50th birthday. The only problem? Her sister's dead. Determined to outrun her grief for one wild weekend, Neddy dives headfirst into a mud-soaked world of chaos, connection, and unlikely companions. And in the beating heart of Shangri-La, she stumbles across what might just be her salvation... Fierce, funny and gloriously unfiltered - Neddy Goes to Glasto is a riotous sprint through the festival of dreams.

Fresh from a sell-out residency at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the new and acclaimed show embarks on its 2026 tour. Award nominated stand-up and improviser Jon Hipkiss brings together the ultimate celebration of comedy and fandom. Based solely on your suggestions, Jon will improvise an entirely new Star Wars film all by himself. He's all the trailers, all the characters, all the music, the ships, everything. Expect beautiful chaos!

Keep your pretty head, son, or youll lose it. Hollywood, the 1940s. A charismatic film director auditions a young actor for a horror film whose lead has died under mysterious circumstances. As he shares tales of exploitation, broken promises, sex, cults, and the fine line between artifice and truth, it transpires there may be a more malevolent eye than that of the camera in the room. Motion pictures might be edited to evoke emotional honesty, but facts might be strung together to paint a picture thats deceiving. On-screen horror isnt real, and real horrors happen off-screen So what exactly is happening here? Award-winning theatre-maker Polis Loizou returns to Brighton Fringe with You Oughta Be In Pictures, an unsettling tale to fill you with dread and doubt.

An informal conversation with much humour and the chance for the audience to ask questions. Join renowned former BBC Radio 4 presenter, Nigel Wrench, in conversation with Duncan Lustig-Prean. He led the campaign for LGBT people to serve in the Armed Forces and subsequently changed the law on two further occasions Investigated racism in the Armed Forces, conceived the idea of women having full career opportunities in the forces and helped the fight to restore their medals. He ensured that the global majority was better represented by English Heritage, founded the Ledward Centre and runs a charity supporting LGBT veterans. Somehow he finds the time to chair Brighton Fringe. From opera singer to becoming "one of the most influential naval officers of the last 50 years"; he did not just change the law, he changed the culture of the United Kingdom's armed forces. The proceeds of this event are donated to the charity, Brighton Fringe.

Ever wished your life was more like a movie? Join romantic comedy scholar Sarah Bradley as she takes you through a journey of comforting cliches, timeless tropes, falling-in-love montages and predictable endings. Well attempt to answer the big questions (can enemies really become lovers? Is working in print media the real secret to finding love? Can you choose yourself and still get a happily ever after?), while coming up with a love story all our own. Reality is overrated anyway.

Struggling musician Izzy and serial dater Marina both get diagnosed with one of the most stigmatised and misunderstood mental health disorders. Izzy strives to find peace in her relationship with her girlfriend, while Marina tries to find meaning beyond partying and one-night-stands. Will these two very different women find a way to navigate life in this neurotypical world? AGE SUITABILITY : 18+ RUNNING TIME : 70 minutes approx

How baffling that people hear Charlie as she enunciates her name Rushali (ROO-SHA-LEE) In this debut comedy hour a cacophony unveils as you uncover that yes it is rude to call an Indian Aunty - a peanut eating pachyderm. Just like New York Citys sewer covers, Rushali was made in India - right in the heart of Bollywood - Mumbai. She smuggled herself (legally) into the USA in her twenties only to find herself in Amsterdam's comedy scene (no, not the red light district............... c'mon.. what a cliche!) attempting to make the Dutch laugh - a feat not for the faint hearted. As she navigates this world wondering if her dead grandmother is controlling it - she pays homage to Bollywood as one rightfully must when they are born dancing to it's tunes.

Can't Kill the Spiritfollows Chloe, a former Greenham Common activist who reclaims her voice of protest, forty years after her experiences at the Peace Camp, where during the 1980s thousands of women lived and campaigned against the installation of cruise missiles. When a climate demonstration leads to life-changing consequences for her and her family today, Chloe must decide where her priorities lie. Inspired by women of protest then and now, Cant Kill the Spirit is a moving story of reconciling personal and global choices and a timely reminder of the need for upstanders in a world of bystanders.

Deacon Brodie isnt that well known out of Edinburgh. Yet he inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write Jekyll and Hyde. Similarly, Stanley isnt that well known outside of Stockport. Yet hes campaigned with Napoleon AND been up Everest with Mallory. Maybe. Perhaps. By day, in the 18th Century, Deacon Brodie was a respectable cabinetmaker and councillor. Whereas by night, he was a masked burglar in Edinburgh's Old Town. Somehow, Stanley gets roped into his escapades. And he could flipping well swing for it. In public!

Five women. Four decades. Twenty tins of custard. One delicious secret. Custard Club tells the story of Nancy, a young woman whose fraught search for queer community pushes her to the most sensible solution she can muster: summoning four women from across the twentieth century to her kitchen table for an unforgettable evening of passive aggression, genuine aggression, impromptu drag numbers and custard fights. As euphemisms and costumes slip to reveal hidden identities, Nancy realises that the cost of community is not the ignorance of difference, but the celebration and nurture of genuine authenticity. At times, Custard Club is a poignant look at queer costuming, coding and community-building, at others a campy, raucous spectacle. There are many fingers in many pies. Dubbed fondly as the lovechild of Top Girls and 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, Custard Club is a heart-wrenching, trans-historical, egg-based romp. Why not pull up a chair?

Cam is a hopeless romantic, a secondary school teacher falling for a handsome stranger. Crystal is an online model, punishing men for money. One has pupils, the other only fans. But they share a shameful secret... Barbara Smith (EastEnders) brings 15 unique characters to life in a gripping new play from Erin De Frias and Dorsetborn. Lessons from Teacher is a romcom-thriller about love, suspicion, and the warring roles we play in adult life. Who do you trust to see the real you?

An exciting and ground-breaking one-woman thriller about a conspiracy theory podcast gone wrong... 'The Final Episode' is a one-act thriller based around Carly and her podcast on conspiracy theories. It is all fun and games until we watch Carly unravel a conspiracy, revealing a deep hidden truth. Written and performed by Kathryn Mincer ('Britain's Most Evil Killers') whose work as a writer was acknowledged at Toronto International Women's Film Festival, winning 'Best Unproduced Script' in 2022. BSL Interpreted Performance on 3rd May. Age Suitability : 12+ Running Time : 45 minutes

Watch video here Who We Are - Three Chairs and a Hat [https://youtu.be/0JtEaAwUb8M?si=Z-Lx6DX-Nhq1dH3] (opens in a new window) Evangeline is a showbiz survivor. This new musical traces her rocky life and career, from her discovery in a cardboard box to her West End rise and fall, via high-kicks, low-lifes, bruises and booze. In this latest creation from award-winning company Three Chairs and a Hat, Guy Brigg plays Ms Teeth 'n' Tits herself, along with all the other eccentric characters in Evangeline's rollercoaster story. Written and accompanied by Nia Williams

GRANIA DEAN STUDIO : A Poetry Show where you pick the set list, from the silly & sad to sweet & sexy. Adults often have ears. Ben Macpherson has poems. It's time to put those together with you in the driving seat. You're in complete control of the show picking from 30 vibes, be that silly, sordid, sad or sweet. With poems covering everything from the world's best cheese to the intimate lives of cartoon characters, Ben Macpherson has the poem for you. Blending friendly chat with style and genre, Ben is a verbal tour de force, bound to leave you laughing, crying and so much more.

The Doris Show starring Doris Daydream celebrates the music and the life of Doris Day, the legendary famous movie star and singer. This one hour tribute show gives an insight into Doris life - how she started, her husbands and leading men (there were lots of those!) and backgrounds to the songs. The show features all of Doris big hits including Secret Love, Deadwood Stage, Black Hills of Dakota, Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps and of course the acclaimed Que Sera, Sera.

The Brighton Shakespeare Company returns, this time with a new play, a surrealist comedy inspired by the works of the bard. Waiting for Godot meets William Shakespeare via the cartoons of Gary Larson. A man washes up on another castaway's island, a teacher who is in possession of an icon containing a copy of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Unbeknownst to the castaway teacher, the icon contains an imprisoned and mischievous genie who grants them three wishes, one of which is the conjuring up of Shakespeare's Juliet from Romeo & Juliet. Comical confusion ensues when only one of them can communicate with Juliet as all she knows is Elizabethan English. The wishes get more chaotic, interference comes from other dimensions and the plot twists and turns, leaving only one of them marooned on the deserted island.

CHEKHOVIAN weaves together scenes from Anton Chekhov's four major plays, with intimate letters between Chekhov and the newly formed Moscow Arts Theatre and thus, reveals the artistic and personal struggles and joys that shaped their ground-breaking work. An intimate evening exploring how Chekhov so perfectly captured love, longing and the quiet complexities of the human heart. With scenes from The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. Created and Directed by Sian Webber

THE DANCE OF TIME (a black comedy about life and death) In this play, two older people look back on their lives with wry humour, a little sadness, much happiness and a few regrets, but ultimately with acceptance and joy.

While hoping to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend, Noah discovers a dusty box of unread diaries and letters in his attic. Hidden inside is the forgotten story of his grandparents marriage. This tender and reflective true story is one grandsons attempt to piece together their forgotten lives, from Frank Sinatra and amateur cricket to burnt letters and unspeakable loss. His family history entwines with Noah's own messy romance, challenging him to find hope and forgiveness within the chaos of heartbreak and memory. Celebrated by the Oscar-winning writer Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty, Slumdog Millionaire) as a quietly devastating, beautifully written piece of drama'. Bring your own family together for this moving and hopeful one-person play told across three generations. Age Suitability: 14+ Running Time: 70 minutes, no interval

FLIGHT is a powerful 55-minute one-man show that brings 21 vivid characters to life through storytelling, physicality and voice. Written by Martin Lytton and directed by Jacquie Crago, the piece unfolds as a rapid-fire journey through memory, movement and transformation. Performed by Naz Sheikh, the show shifts between intimate moments and bold, fully realised characters, using minimal staging and direct audience address to create a strong connection with the audience. Each transformation is precise and immediate, revealing how identity is shaped, challenged and reclaimed. At its heart, FLIGHT explores themes of belonging, displacement and the search for self. The narrative is rich with imagery and momentum, inviting audiences into a world that is both personal and universal. Like all living theatre, the production continues to evolve through performance and response. FLIGHT is ideal for audiences who enjoy solo performance, contemporary storytelling and ask urgent questions.

Hugo Hayes has some characters he wants to show you. He's had millions of views online so can he do it IRL? Probably. His characters are a work in progress - but isn't everyone? He might even ask you to DM him your favourite/least favourite after the show. How very modern.