It's comedy, but it ain't stand-up. Extra Topping is a comedy night where you can expect to see the UK's finest sketch, improv, character, physical or musical comedy or anything that is just that little bit different. All hosted by the incredible, insatiable, and incorrigible Leslie Bloom - fitness instructor, mother, investigator and occasional tarot card reader. Find out more at the website.

Brighton Telltales is a monthly night of spoken word and traditional storytelling. The evening is open to anyone wanting to perform their material, whether you are an amateur, a seasoned professional, or if you just want to sit and enjoy the stories. There is no restriction on subject matter, so expect anything from everyday drama to fantastical dreamscapes! So sign up for a free ticket and join us for a evening of wordsmithery and magic.

The Brighton Slamologue, a monologue slam where performers deliver 2-3 minute monologues from existing plays—expect quirky, offbeat choices - not overdone speeches! Every week selected audience members get to vote, deciding who snags the cash prizes and wins the slam. Whether you’re an acting pro or theatre newbie, this is an evening you will love. The tickets on sale are for audience tickets only.

Here at the End of the World, the planet may be on fire, but so is our urge for trivia! We’ve put together a wee quiz to test your knowledge of the Old World, scavenged from the ashes civilization left behind, so grab your pals, get a drink, and settle in for the apocalypse’s finest pub quiz. Third Monday of every month. Max teams of 5. £1 entry per person.

Upon boarding the Ocean Princess for a relaxing European cruise, Agatha and Mary find certain behaviours slightly odd. Why is Captain Harkness so unusually attentive and who are the three bright young things who seem to be involved in a rather scandalous love triangle? For this one-woman, radio-style production, audiences are invited to lounge on deck (eyes closed optional) with a ship's signature cocktail/mocktail in hand, while the Queen of Crime and her friend Mary Westmacott discover how far they need to rock the boat in order to catch the murderer at sea... Your ticket includes a ship’s signature, St. Clements inspired, cocktail or mocktail served to you upon arrival on deck...

EL is not well. Lost in the narcissism of her mother, confronting tangled, toxic connections that have shaped her life. Memories - some real, some false, some not her own - surface in surreal, rave culture-tinged therapy sessions with the audience. And when revelations strike, will EL dance...or take revenge? A Greco-British surreal tragicomedy on the raving journey of a female abuse survivor.

Partake in “Communal Love Spell" on this May’s new and full moon! Have an opportunity to reconnect: within, without, and with one another, through tenderness, care, joy and love! First cast in Glasgow at the institutional Queer Theory (@queertheory) with delightful results, Brighton it's now your time! Corvis, the underworld creature, known for their ethereal ways and their Sanctuary Gravitas will offer us a chance to call forth abundant love for all our yearning hearts. In this participatory ceremony expect magick, silly laughs, and lots of citrus. And remember that through Anima Mundi all is revealed...

Veronica’s dark and hauntingly beautiful storytelling and cinematic song-craft is hypnotising from the moment she steps on stage. With a strong desire for creative control and a mission to challenge the male-dominated industry, Veronica has taken the reins and started producing her own music. This has allowed her to develop a signature sound that is both ethereal and alluring.

Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd left an indelible imprint on British music. But as failed musician Tony Riley contemplates the car crash of his life, he realises that Syd was just another false prophet who reached for the secret too soon. Now Tony must make sense of his own existence and come to terms with his own crazy diamond.

Whispers is a haunting theatrical journey through memory, trauma, and the silenced voices of the past. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England – from a courtroom and convent to the foggy banks of the Thames – the story follows Mrs. P.M. Jones, a woman committed to an asylum after years of abuse and injustice. Is she a victim? A rebel? Or something far more unsettling? This powerful monodrama invites the audience to judge for themselves.

Is time travel possible? Pete Strong thinks it is. What makes up a life and are we really in control of what order it happens in? Yesterday you were born and today you are old, with pain and laughter in between. A moving and funny new autobiographical-ish play about time and our place in the universe. ‘His poetry cuts deep…it is hard not to feel your own re-emergence’ ★★★★★ - Arts Dispatch ‘language that gleams’ Fringe Review ‘cathartically funny’ Chortle

Tucson chanteuse of noir ditties ditches her desert hive for a ketch in coastal Kent; drifts to Scotland; enrolls at Goldsmiths; ‘returns’ to Fringe after an aborted pandemic run. A comic stab at all-things Trumpian and especially Monster-in-Chief Stephen Miller. On what we leave behind and what we can’t escape.

This sharp, playful comedy follows a delightfully mis-wired mind as it attempts to navigate..well, everything. The journey is a chaotic celebration of the beautifully unconventional ways of neurodivergent brains.

It’s 1978 and Peter Meaden, King of the Mods, is reflecting on his halcyon days moulding The Who, before he was swamped by drug addiction and mental illness. Where did it all go wrong? Ollie Wilson King’s poignant play reveals the hilarious-yet-tragic story of music's unsung hero. Remarkable and moving!

When three strangers attend a queer book club and find the leader absent, they decide to run it themselves. In their search for community, their assumptions of one another are challenged as they struggle with identity, disability, relationships, and isolation. Oh, and did anyone read the book this week?

The worst person award welcomes performers and audience alike to tell us about the worst person you know. We'll judge it with all the hilarity and mocking it deserves and the winner will get up to a £75 prize!

Follow a fearless adventurer as she journeys across the globe, driven by the search for her missing husband. Her path weaves through distant lands, forgotten histories, and remarkable moments, each step revealing more of the world and of the man she seeks. This cabinet of curiosities invites you to experience her pursuit firsthand, to witness the discoveries, challenges, and insights that mark her journey. Explore the breadth of human history, the richness of cultures, and the resilience of one determined heart. Step into her quest and uncover the story of courage, curiosity, and relentless pursuit.

Join whimsical comedian Bex Turner for a stand-up show of weirdness. She's peopled her last please, now she's figuring out hey why cant she be desired? Why cant she be naughty? Why cant she be made out of HDPE plastic? Her exteriors hard plastic but inside she's stagnant air from 1991. Bex cant hide behind a toy kitchen mask anymore... she's 5ft8. A fragile woman made entity! Whose masquerading as someone whose normal. But not really. Instead of sharp edges Bex has soft curves, a sturdy base and a small rack. Who is she but a toy kitchen? Join whimsical and (sometimes scary) comedian Bex Turner for a (mostly) stand-up show of weird tales, Autism and lots of crude Crudits!