Theatre Events
After Supper Swing
£10 (£6 conc) | 7pm & 8pm | WEEKLY (Wednesday)
Join After Supper Swing every Wednesday evening for beginners Lindy Hop classes & socials in the heart of Brighton 💛
7pm - Basics
8pm - Technical
(Please check instagram for up to date info)
The Portrait Guy
with Guy Lloyd
£10 | 7:30pm | MONTHLY (Various, Thursdays)
UPCOMING DATES: Thurs 4 Sept / Thurs 9 Oct / Thurs 6 Nov / Thurs 4 Dec
Join Guy Lloyd every month for a live podcast with a difference. Guy will be joined by a special guest to talk about life, love and whatever they fancy really.
The hour-long podcast will be recorded in front of a live audience but here's the twist; Guy and his special guest will be painting each other's portrait, while they chat.
Hallo-Screen
£7.50 | 7pm | Tuesday 28th October
A night of funny and spooky film, sketches and live performances.
Come along and be prepared to Hallo-Scream!
Expect gasps, laughs and so much more for this pre Halloween event.
MC'd by the brilliant Carl Carzana, featuring material from Jade Gebbie, Rebekka Turner, Aimee Cooper and many more*.
Come along... but be prepared to Hallo-Scream!!!
*Full Line Up TBC
Boozical Productions Presents: The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
From £16.95 | 7:30pm | Thurs, Fri & Sat 23-25 October
An electrifying horror-comedy musical originally by Starkid Productions - the perfect way to kick off Halloween!
Paul can't stand musicals, it's his greatest hate. But one day, he wakes up to find his town infectiously singing and dancing. As an alien presence takes a hold of Hatchetfield, Paul and a small group of survivors must fight to make their way out.
Originally by Starkid Productions, the show is a horror-comedy musical that is perfect for those who love musicals, those who hate them, and everyone in between!
Dykes Who Dance
£8.50/£5.50/Free | 7:15pm | Thurs 28 August
Queer Bachata Class & Social Dance
Dykes Who Dance is hosting a beginner bachata class and mixed-level social dance at the Actors on 28th August!
Dykes Who Dance is a queer-POC-founded salsa and bachata dance community. It's currently based in Brighton.
The initiative of Dykes Who Dance is that there was no queer-led Latin dance community in Brighton before, and we want to create that safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community. Come join us!
Brighton Improv Jam
& End of Term Show
(Special Edition!)
£3.50 - £7 | 7pm - 10pm | Thurs 11 September
At the end of each course, we invite family, friends and improv nerds alike to come and share in what our students have been up to this term. With the guidance of their teacher, two classes perform each night. From short snappy games to full longform shows, this is an opportunity to see what improv has to offer. From first-timers to old hands, this is about improv celebration and community.
Radio Blah Blah
with Guy Lloyd
£10 | 7pm | MONTHLY (Various, Thursdays)
UPCOMING DATES: Thurs 18 Sept / Thurs 2 Oct /
Thurs 30 Oct / Thurs 27 Nov
Guy Lloyd's Radio Blah Blah is a live show with a twist! Incorporating a broadcast studio and a live performance space, Guy is turning radio up to '11', with an exciting and immersive event for the good people of Brighton
(Hove too!).
Ivanna Drink: From Down Under to Downing Street
From £15 | 7pm | Fri 13 September
Hot off of the high heels of a successful farewell tour in New Zealand. The iconic Drag Race Down Under star, Ivanna Drink, has arrived and is ready to take the UK by storm.
Join Ivanna for a one hour spectacular cabaret show inspired by the journey of her drag career that’s shaped her into the drag legend on Auckland’s K Road that we all know and love today. There’ll be laughs, chats, meet and greets available and of course drag shows!
Brighton Improv Jam
£5 / FREE | 7pm | MONTHLY (3rd Thursday)
UPCOMING DATES:
Thurs 11 Sept (see other listing)
Thurs 16 Oct / Thurs 13 Nov / Thurs 18 Dec
AndAlso’s Brighton Improv Jam is an opportunity to practise your improv, laugh till it hurts, and maybe even learn a little about yourself. Whether or not you have trained with (or heard of) AndAlso Improv, we invite first-timers and advanced students alike to an energising evening of make-em-ups.
Black Brighton Market
11am - 6pm | Quarterly
UPCOMING DATES:
Saturday 4th October - 3yr Anniversary
Saturday 6th December - Xmas/Kwanza Edition
Black Brighton Market is an all day family-friendly market held on a weekend, it has it’s permanent residency at The Actors pub, where it spans across two rooms on the first floor. You will also find the market doing pop-ups at different venues and events. The day consists of different, specialised artists and makers selling their work and/or skill. Alongside a range of performances including a booked headline and open mic.
Who Do They Think They Are?
£12 | 7:30pm | Fri 26 & Sat 27 September
The Monday Night Dance Club Reunion is off to a rocky start with a poor turnout. Ex-cruise ship dancer Pippa arrives, ready to show off her Spice Girls dance routine. Marion's rose-tinted memories of her college days are somewhat questionable. Can squabbling sisters, Kim and Sarah, be united by a family scandal?
Scoops Improv
From £3.50 | 6pm | MONTHLY (1st Tuesday)
A monthly improv comedy show in the heart of Brighton!