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The Lantern Theatre

The Lantern Theatre is versatile and flexible performance space in the heart of Brighton, Sussex. The theatre is available for hire throughout the year, dependent on availability and the approval of the Artistic Director. Accepted genres of performance include: plays, musical theatre, opera, comedy performances, showcases, performance art, private and corporate functions, rehearsed readings as well as cabarets, concerts and soirees.

What's On @ The Lantern Theatre

Pet Shop Boys Actually present 40 Years of Please Live!
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.
Twice Nightly - The Glory Days of Variety
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.
Kanpur 1857 By Niall Moorjani

Kanpur 1857 By Niall Moorjani

3 Jul 2026 - 3 Jul 2026

Strapped to a cannon, an Indian rebel finds themselves answering to a British officer for the crimes of Kanpur an Indian uprising against British colonial forces. Based on historical events, this new play comically satirises contemporary conflicts around gender, colonial violence, and making art in times of crisis. But who is the hero and who is the villain? Whatever happens, its going to be explosive. Written by and starring storytelling genius ( Scotsman) Niall Moorjani, and co-directed by and starring Jonathan Oldfield, director of 2024s Best Newcomer Award-winning show. Winner of the Asian Arts Award of Outstanding Production. As featured in the New Yorker. Winner of the Pleasances Charlie Hartill Fund.
You've Gone Quiet

You've Gone Quiet

18 Jun 2026 - 20 Jun 2026

The 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. Writer Cerys Duffy and Director Andy McLeod bring a fierce, funny, and heartfelt story that tackles the media head-on. Told in second person, you’ll be put directly in Beth’s shoes. You’ll experience everything as a trans woman in 2026 – including being silenced. Created by Open Handed Theatre, a Brighton-based company using stories to transform the suppressed into the spectacular. Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Content Warning Please note this play contains strong language, sexual content and mature themes, with depictions of transphobia and references to infertility, coercive control and suicide. 18+.
Beyond Berlin By Samuel Milletti

Beyond Berlin By Samuel Milletti

28 Aug 2026 - 29 Aug 2026

Set against the glittering yet dangerous backdrop of Berlin in 1925, this debut play by Samuel Milletti explores love, survival and longing in a city alive with possibility and peril. This tense, funny and seductive play follows Raymond, an idealistic English visitor as he is drawn into Berlin's dazzling cabaret underworld. There he meets Ernst, a magnetic performer whose charm masks a life shadowed by fear and violence. As desire deepens between them, the pair risk everything for a forbidden relationship in a society where danger lurks behind every glittering curtain. Trapped between passion, survival and the threat of Ernsts abusive lover, Raymond and Ernst must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice for freedom and each other. A bold new work by Brighton-based creative, Samuel Milletti. AGE SUITABILITY : 18+ RUNNING TIME : 60 minutes CONTENT WARNING : Drug references / Drug use/ Violence / Domestic abuse
For What its Worth

For What its Worth

10 Jul 2026 - 10 Jul 2026

An original play written for young people from devised work with themes of finding your voice in a hectic world, connection, acceptance and the ties that bind us. An Arts Council funded project.
Pride 2026! Queers

Pride 2026! Queers

6 Aug 2026 - 8 Aug 2026

Thick As Thieves present QUEERS - a series of dramatic monologues set between 1917 and 2017. This LGBTQ+ historical drama explores a century of queer British life, depicting persecution, secrecy, activism and liberation across changing and social legal eras. Running Time: 120 minutes
Shadowed Dreamer By Stephen Hart

Shadowed Dreamer By Stephen Hart

4 Aug 2026 - 5 Aug 2026

A story of survival, determination and belief that will inspire you. I was born in Birmingham in 1972 to a Puerto Rican father & English mother, adopted at 10 weeks old, then raised by a schizophrenic step mother. I was faced with a childhood that included physical, sexual and emotional abuse, homelessness and child protective custody. Shadowed Dreamer tells a riveting story of resilience in the face of many forms of abuse and abandonment. Always believing there was more out there for me, I refused to deny my dreams, going on to become a successful West End actor, Youtuber and Public speaker, working with The Terrence Higgins Trust, Mankind & 1in6, The National Aids Trust, as well as being a London Ambassador for Stamp Out Spiking. I also appeared as an advocate on chat shows, Britain's Got Talent and national news programmes. During this presentation, I share the compelling story of my life and, by sharing my story, I encourage all of you to hold on to your dreams despite life's challenges. After the show there will be a Q&A where there will be an opportunity for dialogue and a chance to share experiences within the audience. Shadowed Dreamer was first performed in New York in late 2009 when I was approached by Brooklyn College and the New York Department of Education to be their artist in residence for three months. In 2010 the show returned to New York and ran for a further six months closing Off Broadway at The Bleecker Street Theatre. Shadowed Dreamer returned In 2025 to start a UK tour performing in London, Devon, Manchester, Glasgow and now Brighton. CONTENT WARNING: References to homelessness, child abuse and sexual assault

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