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Komedia Brighton rarely throw their hat into the ring where theatre productions are involved, but in the case of Tanglehead Productions’ sell out Brighton Fringe Festival production of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ - a rightful exception has been made.
Having recently won the 2011 Brighton Fringe Festival Audience Award for their adaptation of Dale Wasserman’s play of the classic Ken Kesey novel –...
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It seems as good a time as any, what with it being post (Do They Know It's) Christmas, to bring forth the latest going-ons of the Brighton-bound enigmatic and quote-worthy, Saint Bob Geldof.
To get 'that' single out of the way, Geldof makes it clear that its much derided lyrics were never the point in question. It was a song, for a more >>
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Disappointment is a terrible thing, especially at Christmas. And the only polite way to describe the Peter Schaufuss' Nutcracker : A Happy Dream at the Brighton Dome this year is disappointing.
I have been attending high quality performances at the Dome Concert Hall for years and this is the worst thing I have ever seen, without doubt.
At 1 hour and 40-odd minut...
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'What is l-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uhve anyway? Does anybody love anybody anyway?' So asked the insane/inane, Welsh, poet-philosopher, Howard Jones in 1983, but in the intervening 28 years no-one has dared to answer his questions? Until now...
Richard Herring has recently turned his comedic eye to religion (Christ on a Bike), politics (Hitler Moustache) and penises (Tal...
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Local choreographer Hofesh Shechter has joined forces with sculptor Antony Gormley to produce a new performance piece which for the first time will focus on his music rather than choreography.
The performance, named Survivor, was commissioned by the Barbican, and is described as an original score by Shechter set in a visual landscape by Gormley.
Together, the pair determine the <...
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Billy Connolly has something of the Marmite about him, you either want to spread the word of his existence, or he's just another motor mouth relic from comedy past.
But having recently followed his excellent televised road trip along the length of Route 66, it plainly shone through what a compassionate, inquisitive and naturally humorous man he is.
Con...
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 Maria Aitken, Philip Franks & Christopher Luscombe - GFG Photography
Even in these times of endless austerity, talent still manages to shine through. In this case it's thanks to an all new theatre company, Theatre Royal Brighton Productions.
Arriving courtesy of the Ambassador Theatre Group the new company will present classic drama both on tour and in the West End.
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Eddie Izzard is set to play a special benefit raising money for Burma Campaign UK, who worked closely with Brighton Dome and Festival for the 2011 Brighton Festival in which Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was Guest Director.
There are between 1,000 and 2,000 political prisoners in Burma who have been imprisoned just for peacefully calling for democracy and freedom in the country.
Once in prison, democracy ac...
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In the lead up to London 2012, the South East will see projects for all of the community to enjoy including the first major exhibition by Tracey Emin in her home town of Margate, She Lay Down Deep Beneath the Sea.
The show will contain a mixture of new and existing works and explores the themes of love, sex and romanticism.
Emin's colourful life has consistently brought her under the m...
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When is the right time for a man to stand(-up) alone? Especially when that man is of considerable height (6 ft 7ins) and most widely known as the 'upright lizard being given electro-shock treatment-a-like' who's (wrongly) seen as Ricky Gervais' writing sidekick.
That man, of course, is none other than Stephen Merchant, the Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe award winning co-creator of The Office<...
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