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 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 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!
Meat Raffle - Comedy Gameshow
£8 | 8pm | Fri 21 Nov
The most unpredictable night in Brighton is back.
Meat Raffle is part game show, part comedy night, all chaos. he most unpredictable night in Brighton is back for the season 2 finale! Meat Raffle is part game show, part stand-up comedy, all chaos. Season 2 concludes with Episode 3: BEEF WHISPER
Join Darren Pizzazz for the comedy night that refuses to play by the rules. Packed with ridiculous games, secret prizes, peculiar guests, and sharp stand-up, it’s a whirlwind of audience chaos, baffling rituals, and laughs you might only understand on the way home, if at all.
Get Tickets - NOVEMBER LINK
Dykes who Dance:
Queer Salsa
£8.50 | 7.15pm - 10pm |
UPCOMING DATES:
Thurs 20 Nov / Sun 14 Dec
Salsa Class and Social Dance
We are hosting a beginner/improver salsa class and mixed-level social dance at The Actors.
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).
Sarah Bradley: Just Like Other Girls
£10 | 7:30pm | Fri 28 November
After spending her formative years trying to be "not like other girls", comedian Sarah Bradley is celebrating all things feminine – from rosé to romance novels, horoscopes to hot celebrities, inconvenient crushes to crying at inconvenient times. Part Powerpoint party, part memoir, part comedy show, all fun.
Whatever your gender, you are warmly invited to leave shame, judgement and societal expectations at the door, and come embrace the girly girl within.
“★★★★★ An absolute joy” – Broadway World
Black Brighton Market
11am - 6pm | Quarterly
UPCOMING DATES:
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 History-onics Improv Show
£7 | 7.30pm | Friday 14 November
Step into the swirling passions of the past with History-onics, the improvised historical soap opera. You pick the era – Victorian London, Ancient Egypt, the swinging 60s – and we create a show that’s all made up on the spot. Get ready for a tale of love, betrayal, and beautifully excessive emotion, along with a healthy dose of silliness and historical inaccuracy.
Support Act:
More to Honk With
Brighton's leading queer and inclusive improv group creating hilarious scenes based on your suggestions.
rapid unscheduled disassembly
£16.95 (inc. BF) | 4.30pm | Sunday 23 November
Haunted since childhood by the memory of a tragic shuttle disaster, a Brighton mother contemplates the gentle catastrophe of her own unfolding life.
rapid unscheduled disassembly is an intimate and poetic new play that asks how it’s possible to live with purpose when even the most solid parts of your life might fall apart at any moment.
Bebette’s Cabaret:
Winter Snow-case
£17 (+bf) | 8:30pm | Sat 13 December
Get ready for a night of dazzling performances at Bebette’s Cabaret: Winter Snow-Case! Join us at The Actors for a magical evening filled with music, dance, and laughter. Let our talented performers whisk you away to a winter wonderland with their captivating acts. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable in-person event! Grab your friends and family for a night you won’t soon forget.
Brighton Improv Jam
£5 / FREE | 7pm | MONTHLY (3rd Thursday)
UPCOMING DATES:
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.
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