THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE:
It’s the last weekend of the festival, so grab your chance to wander round the open houses, see some of the free shows and soak up the atmosphere. To help your favourite open house win an award, vote for them here https://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/brighton-and-hove/business-guide/feature/artists-open-houses-aoh-brighton-and-hove
There are plenty of free events this weekend including Every Picture Tells, an exhibition by photojournalist by Roger Bamber at Brighton Photography Gallery. Another free event, Fleeting, takes place between the piers on Sunday night as the light fades, is a visual experience to connect people with fire. Also look out for Carousel, on the Level at 9pm on Friday and Saturday. It’s a dance performed by the Southpaw Dance Company and is a visually spectacular, atmospheric tale of a fairground after dark.
Baby Disco Dance Hall, a disco for under fives and their parents, is taking place in the Spiegeltent on Saturday at 11am. It’s a great place to strut your moves on the dance floor, as pre-school children are too young to find their parents embarrassing. With DJ Monski Mouse spinning the records, there’s a soft baby area for those too young to dance. http://www.brightonspiegeltent.com/events/baby-disco-dance-hall/
Cheer on the exhausted participants of the London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge which starts on Saturday. Participants will be walking, jogging or running (or a combination of all three) the 100km route. There are 56k and 44k options for wimps. Starting at Richmond on Thames, the race ends at Brighton Racecourse. See more on www.london2brightonchallenge.com
There’s a spring festival at St Ann’s Well Gardens in Hove on Saturday from 11am-7pm. There will be music, stalls, a cake making competition, craft activities, creative zone, archery, beer tent, tennis coaching, yoga, bouncy castle, and much much more. For details visit www.stannswellgardens.co.uk
More this week...
FRINGE: Reno
@Rialto_Brighton
Award Winners at last year’s Brighton Fringe for 'The Crucible', Pretty Villain Productions are back with a brand new play from acclaimed Radio 4 playwright Roy Smiles. It is Reno, 1961. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller are on set of 'The Misfits', Monroe’s last film... and their marriage is falling apart.
8pm, £10 / £8 concs
Rialto Theatre
11 Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
A Clockwork Orange: Viddy & Talk
@BrightonFringe
A special screening of the 1971 Kubrick classic, A Clockwork Orange. The cult film will be screened in full, followed by a short talk from Tony and Shirley Jaffe, owners of Skybreak, the iconic house that featured in the film.
19:45, £8 / £6
The Old Courtroom
118 Church Street, BN1 1UD
Elderflower Fields Festival Weekend
@ElderflowerFest
A magical weekend of adventure, discovery and inspiration designed especially for families with children in mind. Eclectic music, camping with nature and great local food and drink, all set in the heart of the beautiful Sussex countryside. Fiday 22-25 May.
All day, day ticket from £30 for child, £45 adult
Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum
East Sussex, BN8 5AF
Artist Open Houses
@artistshouses
The final weekend of Artist Open Houses. Explore 13 art trails and see an array of fabulous artwork from contemporary and original local artists and makers in their own homes.
11am, Free
Brighton and Hove
Baby Disco Dance Hall
@BrightonFringe
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under 5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos. High energy smiling, spinning retro hits and funky nursery rhymes to get you moving.
11:00am, £8 (£6)
Brighton Spiegeltent
Old Steine Pleasure Gardens BN1 1GY
The Hallé - Brighton Festival Chorus
@Brightfest
The Hallé, Manchester’s award-winning orchestra, joins ranks with the Brighton Festival Chorus for a concert that ranges from transcendant power to gentle lyricism.
7.30pm, Tickets: £12.50, £18.50, £22.50, £27.50, £32.50
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
Church Street BN1 1UE
The Sagas of Noggin the Nog
@TheatreRoyalBTN
Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin’s tale of Noggin the Nog! – a story which became one of the most iconic television series of the 1970s – is retold at Brighton Festival, 2015.
11.00am, 14.00pm, 17.00pm, £7.90 - £18.90
Theatre Royal
New Rd, BN1 1SD
The Measure of All Things
@TOMvenue
The Measure of All Things is a new live cinema performance by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Green (The Weather Underground) with acclaimed chamber group yMusic.
4pm & 7.30pm, £15
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
The Lady Boys of Bangkok
@TheLadyBoys
The Lady Boys of Bangkok are back in another sizzling and seductive production.
7pm, 9pm, from £14.50
Victoria Gardens
BN1 1UB
A Midsummer Night's Dream
@BrightonFringe
Deep in the forest, faeries wait ... Join Box Tale Soup for their new family adaptation of Shakespeare's enchanting story and be transported to a world of mirth and magic. Nominated for Best Children's show, Brighton Fringe 2014.
4pm, £8.50 (£7) (£28 Family Ticket)
The Warren: Main House,
St Peter’s Church North, BN1 4GU
Hobgoblin's Musical Festival!
@BrightonFringe
Join our friendly team of eclectic instrument experts in an Aladdins cave of musical instruments! We have live shows, workshops, demonstrations and masterclasses throughout May.
1pm, Free
Hobgoblin Music Brighton
108 Queens Road BN1 3XF
50th Wildlife Photographer of the Year
@brightonmuseums
For the first time at the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, visitors can enjoy the best wildlife photography in the world without needing to travel to London or fight through crowds to see the pictures.
10:00am, £3.00
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton BN1 1EE
Octonauts and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure
@TheatreRoyalBTN
When there’s trouble under the sea, the Octonauts dive into action! Get ready to embark on an exciting new mission with our underwater adventure super heroes, Captain Barnacles, Kwazii and Peso..
13.00pm, 16.30pm, £18.40
Theatre Royal
New Rd, BN1 1SD
FRINGE: Comedy Cooler
@Rialto_Brighton
A Fringe comedy special. Headliners: Joel Dommett, Phil Jerrod. With:Chris Stewart, Zelem Saydullaev, Catherine Heskey snd Dan Allen
10pm, £9 adv, £10 on door
Rialto Theatre
11 Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Tony Roberts - Card Magic
@KomediaBrighton
Wickedly naughty jokes, exceptionally clean tricks, from this award-winning magician. Tony Roberts' iconic storytelling style, belies his deft sleight of hand, producing baffling illusions, while charming his audience with laughter.
20:30, £10, £8 conc
Komedia 44-47
Gardner Street BN1 1UN
