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
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The Portrait Guy
with Guy Lloyd
£10 | 7:30pm | MONTHLY (Various, Thursdays)
UPCOMING DATES: 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.
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!).
Scoops Improv
From £3.50 | 6pm | MONTHLY (1st Tuesday)
A monthly improv comedy show in the heart of Brighton!
Beginner’s Guide to Basic Rope Shibari Workshop
From £19.99 | 3-5pm | Sat 13 September
There'll be two hours of tuition & practice (with a break), covering how to comfortably tie – using basic Shibari concepts.
This class is ideal for keen open-minded over 18s interested in learning fundamental rope skills, plus key health & safety aspects. We'll practice simple chest harnesses, restraints, lock-offs and sensual human connectivity techniques – for an enhanced consciously-aware, seductive way to connect with your partner.
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!
Bebe Boheme: Art of Performance Course
(and Showcase!)
Email for prices | 7pm | Mondays from 15 September
SHOWCASE: Sat 31 October, 8pm
Step into the spotlight
Join burlesque queen Bebe Boheme for a 6-week performance course, culminating in a Halloween Showcase performance on Friday 31st October!!
* Art of Performance (7–8pm)
* Act Development (8–9pm)
This course is perfect if you want to:
Build confidence on stage
Explore your character & presence
Learn choreography with flair
Limited spaces! Reserve your spot today:
SIGN UP FORM
Meat Raffle - Comedy Gameshow
£8 | 8pm | Fri 19 September
The most unpredictable night in Brighton is back.
Meat Raffle is part game show, part comedy night, all chaos. Season 2 opens with: SAUSAGE FEST
Hosted by Darren Pizzazz, Meat Raffle is a surreal mix of cloche-based prize reveals, nonsense games, character cameos, and stand-up comedy. It’s a night of audience mayhem, daft rituals, and jokes you might not even notice until later
Dykes who Dance:
Queer Salsa
£8.50 | 7.15pm | Monday 22 September
Salsa Class and Social Dance
We are hosting a beginner/improver salsa class and mixed-level social dance at The Actors on 22nd September!
This event is Queer-POC-led. (Allies are welcome, of course.)
19.15 Doors open!
19.30-20.30 Beginner bachata class (taught by Issy)
20.30-22.00 Social dance (free to attend).
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?
Black Brighton Market
11am - 6pm | Quarterly
UPCOMING DATES:
Saturday 4 October - 3yr Anniversary
Saturday 6 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.
The Monster Balls:
Freak-Tacular
From £12 | Doors: 7pm | Fri 10 October
Get ready for a night of monstrous fun at The Monster Balls freak-tacular - expect Drag, thrills, chills, and a whole lot of surprises!
With Paula Gravy and Friends.
Brighton Improv Jam
£5 / FREE | 7pm | MONTHLY (3rd Thursday)
UPCOMING DATES:
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.
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!
Hallo-Screen
£7.50 | 7pm | Tuesday 28 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
Greymatter gig with support from Hannah Brackenbury
£12 (+BF) | 8pm | Saturday 15 November
Join Greymatter for a full live band show at The Actors Theatre in Brighton on Saturday 15th November! The band will be joined by a special guest... musical comedian Hannah Brackenbury!
19:30 - doors open
20:00 - Hannah Brackenbury
21:00 - Greymatter
22:30 - finish