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A random 24 hours from the festival
- 22 May 2007
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There were 91 events on at the Brighton Festival Fringe this day.
Explore a selection of them below or click here to view them all on a map, courtesy of Real Brighton.
23 May 2007 Midnight
'In our hands'
Brighton & Hove Arts Commission / Brighton & Hove City in Bloom
St Peter's Church, Church Hall
A giant living sculpture; a human torso emerging from the ground, arm outstretched hold a living tree in the palm of its hand. Work exploring our relationship with nature.
Free
22 May 2007 9:45 PM
Taylor Mac
Komedia, 44-47 Gardner St
A flamboyant chameleon of words, music and socio-political tirades, phenomenon Taylor Mac employs gender-bending surrealism to explore the human condition and explode contemporary society's adoration of sameness and homogeny.
£12.50, £10.50
22 May 2007 9:30 PM
GSOH @ The Marlborough Theatre
Good Sense of Humour
Marlborough Theatre, 4 Princes St
From Edinburgh Fringe producers GSOH, stand-up comedy with multi-award winning Robin Ince (9th&14th), Radio 4’s Steve Day (10th), award-winning storyteller Terry Saunders (16th) and BBC2’s Andrew O’Neil (22nd).
£6.00, £5.00
22 May 2007 9:15 PM
The Lady Boys of Bangkok
Urban Circus Ltd.
Thai Pavilion, Victoria Gardens
A new cabaret sensation - the glitter, the glamour, the fun of Vegas, performed as only the Ladyboys can! Brighton's biggest party is back - 'Divas Las Vegas'.
£19.00, £17.00, £10.00, Concession Price £17 Students £10 No Concessions Thursday, Friday & Saturday
22 May 2007 9:00 PM
CAESAR TWINS
UdderBELLY, Old Steine
Extraordinary stars of “La Clique”. “Dazzling show of physical theatre,
acrobatics and variety.” Times “Astonishing”…”High-octane”
Independent “Jaw-dislocatingly, mesmerically, super-humanly impressive” Scotsman “Most visually spectacular show you’ll see this year” Observer
£16.00, £14.00, £10.00, £10 (7- 9 May) Preview shows
22 May 2007 9:00 PM
CAESAR TWINS
UdderBELLY, Old Steine
Extraordinary stars of “La Clique”. “Dazzling show of physical theatre,
acrobatics and variety.” Times “Astonishing”…”High-octane”
Independent “Jaw-dislocatingly, mesmerically, super-humanly impressive” Scotsman “Most visually spectacular show you’ll see this year” Observer
£16.00, £14.00, £10.00, £10 (7- 9 May) Preview shows
22 May 2007 9:00 PM
Scout Niblett
Komedia, 44-47 Gardner St
Scout Niblett records with Steve Albini, has toured with Cat Power, and reduces audiences around the world to jibbering wrecks with the sheer force of her performances.
£8.00, £6.00
22 May 2007 8:30 PM
Blue Note Jazz 1955-65
F.E. Banks
Prince Albert, 48 Trafalgar St
Seven outstanding jazz musicians celebrate Blue Note’s golden age the music of Miles, Coltrane, Cannonball, Golsen ect. Exciting new arrangements and solos. The only festival opportunity to hear this septet!
£9.00, £7.00
22 May 2007 8:20 PM
100% Recycled Improv Comedy
Off The Cuff Comedy Collective
Hobgoblin, 31 York Place
Fringe 2007 sees the spectacular return of Brighton's own hand-reared, GM-free and 100% recyclable Improvised Comedy show.
“A sparky company, and an enjoyable show.” 3/5 Three Weeks, Fringe 2006.
There will not be a show on Sunday 12th May.
£5.00, £4.00, Tickets 4 for 3 - 13th/27th/28th May
22 May 2007 8:00 PM
Talkestra Play New Music Brighton
New Music Brighton
Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road
Music isn’t created in a vacuum. Talkestra talks you through the mysteries behind new works you’re about to hear. Enjoy this novel concept; fun, relaxed, not at all ‘high-brow’. www.newmusicbrighton.co.uk
£8.00, £6.00
22 May 2007 8:00 PM
Raissa and the Mummers
Joogleberry Playhouse, 14 – 17 Manchester St
Extraordinary orchestral sounds from new Brighton collective topped by Raissa's soaring vocals. 'One of those force of nature voices...like Bjork or Bono' The Guardian. 'An irrepressible performer' The Independent.
£7.00, £5.00, Late bar till 1am
22 May 2007 8:00 PM
Whatever Happened to Lyn Roe
New Crescent Productions
Sussex Arts Club, 7 Ship Street
The Powerful Story of a Hollywood iconic sex symbol of the 50s' and 60s', exploring the mystery and legend of her life and death. By author, film producer Duncan Hopper.
£12.00, £10.00
22 May 2007 8:00 PM
Believe
Linda Marlowe Productions
The Nightingale Theatre, 29-30 Surrey St
Seduction, torture, infanticide, rape. War is a man's game. But what of the women? BELIEVE - a contemporary retelling of four Old Testament tales by award-winning performer Linda Marlowe.
£10.00, £8.50
22 May 2007 8:00 PM
Most Haunted Old Town
Meet: Town Hall, Bartholomew's
Brighton's oldest streets and alleys conceal strange stories of spooky activity. Dare you venture out on a dark night to discover what may lurk in the shadows?
£5.50
22 May 2007 8:00 PM
The Elevator Man
5d Theatre Company
Marlborough Theatre, 4 Princes St
Missed the hilarious 2006 Fringe debut of this one-woman play? Now a full-length comedy with the Elevator Man himself. Hapless dreamer meets dream woman! Ships pass in the night.
£8.00, £6.00
22 May 2007 7:45 PM
American Buffalo
New Venture Theatre
New Venture Theatre, Bedford Place
A junk shop. Three small-time crooks plot the midnight robbery of a coin collection. In the hours leading up to the heist, friendship becomes the victim of business. www.newventure.org.uk
£7.50, £9.00 26th and 27th (evening). £1 off all ticket prices for 'Friends of NVT'
22 May 2007 7:45 PM
Blue/Orange, by Joe Penhall
Brighton Little Theatre Company
Brighton Little Theatre, 9 Clarence Gardens
A wonderful satire on the National Health Service and its Cinderella service, Psychiatry, Blue/Orange attacks the structure of our health service, its short-comings and its hierachy
£8.50, £7.50
22 May 2007 7:30 PM
Pre Paradise, Sorry Now
Brainchild Theatre
The Hot House, Falmer House
Fassbinder's controversial and rarely performed masterpeice comes to Brighton. A hideous antitheatrical journey through a world of pimps, thugs and human experiments, where paradise is too close for comfort.
ATTENTION: This event is no longer at The Hope. New Venue: The Hot House, Falmer House, University of Sussex.
The Tuesday Matinee for this event has been CANCELLED.
£5.00
22 May 2007 7:30 PM
The Critical Incident
Rational Madness
The Freeman Centre, University of Sussex Campus
A three-day festival of creativity and innovation on personal and working
life. Live and recorded performance, photography, visual art, research,
literature and debate. A celebration of rational madness!
www.thecriticalincident.com
£30.00, £25.00, £30 for 3 days. Tickets can be purchased for individual events
22 May 2007 7:30 PM
90 DAYS
Errol Baptiste
Friends' Meeting House, Ship Street
Sus law on stop and search... the recent police raid in Forest Gate, East London... the extradition of the NAT WEST 3 to the US... and now, 90 Days Detention Law.
ATTENTION: Extra dates have been added to this event. Errol Baptiste will also be performing on 23rd, 26th and 27th May.
£6.00, £4.00
22 May 2007 7:30 PM
Jo Neary's Little Moments
Komedia, 44-47 Gardner St
Gasp at Joanna's 1985 diaries, smirk at her Stories of Slight Interest and gawp at her host of new characters and songs as she prances about, pointing her toes and waving.
£10.00, £8.00
22 May 2007 7:30 PM
The Critical Incident
Rational Madness
The Freeman Centre, University of Sussex Campus
A three-day festival of creativity and innovation on personal and working
life. Live and recorded performance, photography, visual art, research,
literature and debate. A celebration of rational madness!
www.thecriticalincident.com
£30.00, £25.00, £30 for 3 days. Tickets can be purchased for individual events
22 May 2007 7:00 PM
The Lady Boys of Bangkok
Urban Circus Ltd.
Thai Pavilion, Victoria Gardens
A new cabaret sensation - the glitter, the glamour, the fun of Vegas, performed as only the Ladyboys can! Brighton's biggest party is back - 'Divas Las Vegas'.
£19.00, £17.00, £10.00, Concession Price £17 Students £10 No Concessions Thursday, Friday & Saturday
22 May 2007 7:00 PM
THIS WAY FOR THE GAS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
UdderBELLY, Old Steine
An astonishing musical about the Holocaust and about Darfur.
"A masterpiece" - Metro
"Monumental Work" - The Argus
"Destined for the West End" - Absolute Brighton
Performed by The Life and Death Orchestra, Brighton Youth Orchestra and the Rainbow Chorus.
ATTENTION: Due to unforseen circumstances the date of the 24th has been CANCELLED. Sorry for any inconvenience.
£10.00, £6.00
22 May 2007 6:30 PM
Visions of our future
University of Sussex
Brighton & Sussex Medical School Lecture Theatre, BSMS Teaching Building
'The state in the era of globalization.' Professor Ronen Palan presents an original theory of International Relations to explain the changing nature of the state in the 21st century.
ATTENTION: Please note to reserve a ticket for this event you must email events@sussex.ac.uk
Free
22 May 2007 6:30 PM
Brighton Victorian Sewer Tours
Southern Water
Meet: Under Palace Pier (Arch 260), Southern House
Guided tours of Brighton's magnificent Victorian Sewers. For information and tickets contact Chris Hazell on 01903 272606 or visit www.southernwater.co.uk. Pre-booking required.
£10.00, £5.00, £7.50, OAP
22 May 2007 6:30 PM
Blame Us
Limited Liabilities
Marlborough Theatre, 4 Princes St
Three go-getting young training executives with a unique and rarely educational spin on corporate learning. Their drama-based sketches have been described as 'the homeopathic alternative to business school'.
£5.00
22 May 2007 6:00 PM
Visions of our future
University of Sussex
Jubilee Library, Jubilee Street
'Science friction: making science and technology work for the poor.' Members of the new STEPS Research Centre will debate how science and technology can contribute to poverty reduction.
£3.00
22 May 2007 6:00 PM
Let Us Blow Your Lines
The Interlopers
Cella @ Sanctuary Cafe, 51-55 Brunswick Street East
No set, no props, no script! Comedy gold wrought from the metal of your ideas with the hammer of our talent. Brighton's newest improvisation collective kicks script at The Cella.
£5.00, £4.00, £4.00
22 May 2007 5:00 PM
Art @ Momma Cherri's
Momma Cherri's Soul Food Restaraunt
Momma Cherri's Big House, 2-3 Little East St
Momma Cherri's welcomes you to enjoy the work of artists whose diverse range of artwork will be exhibited at the restaurant during opening hours. See www.mommacherri.co.uk for details.
Free
22 May 2007 5:00 PM
The Unbearable Lightness of Brighton
Guy Venables
Momma Cherri's Big House, 2-3 Little East St
Pen,ink and watercolour studies and humorous original cartoons of the streets of Brighton and Hove from the renowned (and reasonably priced) Private Eye cartoonist and local resident Guy (Venables).
Free
22 May 2007 5:00 PM
A Touch of Nature
James Crisp
Momma Cherri's Big House, 2-3 Little East St
A touch of nature is a contemporary photography exhibition by James crisp. Guaranteed to entertain you eyes and wet your taste buds!
Free
22 May 2007 5:00 PM
Doing My Bit
Written & Performed by Zoe Lewis
Hanbury Club, 83 St Georges Road
Mavis wants to ‘do her bit’ and bridge the gap between Islam and the West. Mavis gives her Somalian minicab driver her most precious possession. Mavis is an idiot.
£7.00, £5.00
22 May 2007 4:30 PM
Tours of WW2 School Air Raid Shelter
Friends of Whitehawk Primary School
Whitehawk Primary School, Whitehawk Road
Visit the partly restored World War II air-raid shelter and experience what it must have been like for children living in Whitehawk during the Second World War.
£1.50, £1.20, £0.50, Under 17 Yrs 50 Pence ,Under 4 Yrs Free
22 May 2007 4:00 PM
Sausage Fingers Exhibition
Sausage Fingers
Reservoir Pub (The), Howard Rd
Limited edition prints from a collective of three Brighton artists, producing character-based contemporary illustrations.
Free
22 May 2007 3:00 PM
People of Colour Exhibition
Hanover (The), 242 Queens Park Road
Art exhibition by local artist Emily Kirby. Acrylic on canvas. New collection of work inspired by recent trips to Africa and Brazil.
Free
22 May 2007 3:00 PM
The Secrets of St Andrew's
Friends of St Andrew's Church, Waterloo St
St Andrew's Church,, Waterloo Street
Discover the secrets of this late-Georgian church built by Sir Charles Barry, 1828 - beautiful windows, marble monuments and a secret tunnel! The most fashionable church of its time.
£6.00, £5.00
22 May 2007 2:30 PM
Brighton's Most Interesting Shopping Street
Meet: One Stop Travel, Old Steine
Our only major shopping street which has not lost its original character. Come and celebrate the St. James's Street neighbourhood while you still can!
£5.00
22 May 2007 2:00 PM
Castings
BHT First Base Arts Project
Community Base, 113 Queens Road
Fossils of the future. Plaster sculptures exploring the identities of First Base Day Centre Art Group members. Displayed in the reception area of BHT Housing Advice. Not open Thursdays/weekends.
Free
22 May 2007 1:10 PM
Clelia Iruzun (piano) – ‘Brazilian Anniversaries’
Chapel Royal Lunchtime Concerts
Chapel Royal, North Street
Guaranteed sparkle from this top Brazilian pianist. The programme celebrates the 120th anniversary of Villa-Lobos as well as works by Mignone, Fernandez and Guanieri. Simply a must!
ATTENTION: The date for this event has been changed from 20th to the 22nd. The concert Guillami String Quartet – Mendelssohn & Beethoven will now take place on the 20th.
£3.50
22 May 2007 1:00 PM
Natural History in Art - Finalist of Fringe Visual Arts Prize 2007
43 Beds, 25 Vine Street
Vine Street Studios, 25 Vine Street
An eclectic mix of craft, sculpture, photography, prints and fine art using traditional techniques combined with contemporary materials to reflect nature in art, tailor-made for any environment.
Free
22 May 2007 1:00 PM
Lunchtime Organ Recitals
Brighton & District Organists' Association
St Bartholomew's Church, Ann Street,
Lunchtime Organ Recitals by members of the Brighton and District Organists' Association. 8th May: Nick Milner-Gulland. 15th May: Brian Smith. 22nd May: James Lloyd Thomas.
Free
22 May 2007 1:00 PM
TALES FROM THE SHED
Chickenshed
UdderBELLY, Old Steine
Chickenshed presents Tales from the Shed, an interactive performance for under 5s (and their families!), bringing original and traditional stories to life in a land of colour, characters and fun.
£6.00, £4.00
22 May 2007 12:30 PM
Call Me...Portraits lit by a mobile phone
DarkDaze and RKPR
Blanch House, 17 Atlingworth Street
DarkDaze expands on his confrontational portraiture work with a set of images shot in the dark. An uneasy dialogue begins to develop between camera, subject and viewer. www.darkdaze.org
Free
22 May 2007 12:00 PM
Untitled Skies
Jean-Luc Brouard
Sky Bar, 54-55 Meeting House Lane
A chance to view the latest selection of modern landscape images from this Brighton-based photographer. The show is situated in the heart of the Lanes in luxurious bar surroundings.
Free
22 May 2007 12:00 PM
A Touch of Nature
James Crisp
Momma Cherri's Big House, 2-3 Little East St
A touch of nature is a contemporary photography exhibition by James crisp. Guaranteed to entertain you eyes and wet your taste buds!
Free
22 May 2007 12:00 PM
Open House/Studio
Goddamn Media
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Pasha du Pont will open her studio to the public showing film and video installation, paintings, textiles and commercial prints.
Free
22 May 2007 12:00 PM
jimi jugio
jimi jugio
Brighton Rocks, 6 Rock Place
The dark and twisted collection of jimi jugio new work includes paintings (absract basquiaesque graf style & portaits) and one off sreen prints.
Free
22 May 2007 12:00 PM
Exciting Mixture of Oils, Collages, Jewellery and Textiles
Brighton Royal Hotel, 76 Grand Parade
Martha. Discovers new plots is looking for a way to show all things special interesting and mysterious. Martha's Paintings are spontaneous emanate with optimism and positive energy.
Free
22 May 2007 12:00 PM
Art @ Momma Cherri's
Momma Cherri's Soul Food Restaraunt
Momma Cherri's Big House, 2-3 Little East St
Momma Cherri's welcomes you to enjoy the work of artists whose diverse range of artwork will be exhibited at the restaurant during opening hours. See www.mommacherri.co.uk for details.
Free
22 May 2007 12:00 PM
Hidden
Melinda McCarthy
Momma Cherri's Big House, 2-3 Little East St
'Hidden' is a series of photographs capturing incense smoke and exploring the idea that burning it creates a path between the earthly world and the spirit world.
Free
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