THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE...
The Unbearable Pleasure of Being a Woman
@Rialto_Brighton
A show which takes the audience on an oestrogen-driven emotional-roller-coaster-ride of original songs, musical theatre gems and even some euro-pop!
9pm - 11pm, £10 adv/£12 on door
Rialto Theatre,
11 Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
@NewUntouchables
A firm fixture in the Brighton calendar, August bank holiday will see the Mod Scene return to its spiritual home.
Various venues and prices,
BN1 1EE
@BrightonOpenMkt
Come dressed as your favourite character from anime, manga, video games, books, film or tv. Be whoever you want to be. Stalls and competitions, a costume parade and lots of fun.
10.30am - 3pm, free
The Open Market,
Marshalls Row, BN1 4JU
@Rialto_Brighton
Cafe de Chinitas is an authentic re-creation of a Flamenco performance from the legendary golden age of the quintessentially Andalucian music and dance in the early 20th century.
7.30pm, £15/£12.50
Rialto Theatre,
11 Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
@PrestonManor
Play croquet Alice in Wonderland style, with flamingos for mallets and playing cards for hoops! Collect and return your equipment at Preston Manor front door.
10am, £10
Preston Manor,
Preston Drove, BN1 6SD
@TheDualers
The Dualers first trip to Brighton as part of the Back to Paradise tour. Britain's best loved ska and reggae band from South London.
7pm, £10
Patterns,
10 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL
@BrightonSeawaterTour
See how the seawater has drawn people to Brighton for their health and delight, discovering bath houses, the aquarium, piers and swimming pools.
11am - 5pm, £7
Meet opposite Brighton Volk’s Railway,
Madeira Drive, BN2 1PS
@brightdome
Comedian Jimmy Carr, who has been described as 'the hardest working man in comedy’, visits the Brighton Dome with his new Funny Business tour. Enjoy a stand-up show peppered with near-the-knuckle one-liners, lightning-quick comebacks and masterful wordplay.
8pm, £26
Brighton Dome,
Church Street, BN1 1UE
@BrightonCentre
Frequented by the frivolous thrifty and famous The Brighton Record and CD Fair offers the very best in new and vintage items on all formats.
Admission 9.30am - 3.30pm £2/Early Admission [from 8.30am] £5.00
Brighton Centre,
Kings Road, BN1 2GR
Brighton Tap Festival presents Tap Jam
@KomediaBrighton
Join the Michelle Drees jazz trio and international tap dancers for an evening of rhythmic improvisation.
8.15pm, £8
Komedia,
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Alternative Notting Hill Carnival
@concorde_2
Enjoy the Carnival festivities right here in Brighton at the Alternative Notting Hill Carnival at Concorde 2.
Door times 3pm - 9pm, free
Concorde 2,
Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN
Geometric Concrete Planters & Candle Holders by Charlotte Gilks / #SummerChicks Workshop
@HenRestaurant
This class is for total beginners interested in becoming geometric concrete planter and candle holder enthusiasts.
10am, £27.15
Hen Restaurant,
87-88 Trafalgar Street, BN1 4ER
Brighton Digital Festival 2015
@DigitalBrighton
Brighton Digital Festival is a big, ambitious, month long celebration of digital culture which takes place throughout September. The Festival provides an ideal platform for a community led programme: with an eclectic mix of individuals and organisations from the cultural and digital sectors getting involved and putting on outstanding events.
From Tuesday 1st September, 3:00am until Wednesday 30th September, 11:00pm
Various Venues, BN1 1EE
@BOATheatre
Alive with music and song and an array of especially designed puppet creatures, Mary’s story and The Secret Garden promises to capture the very spirit of summer.
Doors 3pm, show 4pm, £13/£9
Brighton Open Air Theatre,
Dyke Road Park, BN3 6EH
@EmporiumBton
Fancy a mid-week night out? Love 60s music? Come to the Emporium, for an evening of great music and fun. There is going to be live entertainment, prizes for best dressed man/woman, fabulous raffle prizes to be won.
7pm until 11pm, £7
The Emporium,
88 London Road, BN1 4JF
UK Showcase and Tap Masters Gala
@brightdome
Brighton Tap Festival proudly present the best of UK tap alongside our incredible Tap dance masters Jason Janas, Maud Arnold, Ruben Sanchez, Avalon Rathgeb, Jamie Spall and Kate Ivory Jordan will amaze and inspire you.
7:30pm, £15
Brighton Dome,
Church Street, BN1 1UE
The Long Progress Bar - A Festival of Radical Imagination
@LighthouseArts
A powerful mix of talks, presentations, workshops and vanguard performances, this two-day festival brings together some of the most exciting creatives and thinkers building new platforms for creating culture, connecting people and improving reality.
Registration from 12.45pm /1pm – 6pm (talks)/7pm – 8pm (performance)
Studio Theatre And Lighthouse,
BN1 1AL
@The_Space_event
The Space (Southern Performance and Creative Energies) with comedy legend Barry Cryer and television drama writer Jed Mercuri.
8pm, £14
The Emporium,
88 London Road, BN1 4JF
