THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE:
If you’ve got kids, you’ll be desperate for something to do with them by the end of half term. The Big Day Out Children’s Food Festival could be a way of entertaining them and persuading them to try some healthy food at the same time. It’s part of the Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Festival and is taking place on Hove Lawns on Friday May 29. There will be a Live Food Show stage, a kids’ food edition of Latest TV’s ‘Cook It’ show and interactive workshops from local restaurants, with other activities like face painting too. See http://brightonfoodfestival.com/events/childrens-food-festival-big-day-out/
Many more Foodie events are taking place this weekend on Hove Lawns as part of the award winning Brighton and Hove Food Festival. Look out also for the Brighton Beer & Cider Festival on Friday 29, 6:30-9:30pm, entry £7; The Brighton Wine Festival Sat 30, 12pm-2pm, £20 per person; The Sussex & The World Market, Sat/Sunday, 10am-6pm, FREE entry. See all the events listed here:
http://brightonfoodfestival.com/events-4/
Paul Merton is coming to Brighton at the weekend, with a show at the Dome on Saturday. We can’t tell you what it’s about because Paul and his “Impro Chums” will be making the whole thing up on the spot, based on suggestions from the audience. Read more on http://brightondome.org/event/2842/paul_mertons_impro_chums/
It’s the last day of the Fringe Festival on Sunday and there’s still time to catch a few events. For something different, you could try a walking tour, “Notorious women of Brighton”. You’ll hear about celebrities, princesses, acrobats, entrepreneurs and more. A gentle walk lasting an hour and a quarter, it starts at St Nicholas Church and costs £7.50. More info on http://boxoffice.brightonfringe.org/performance/17076/notorious-women-of-brighton
The uflourish Pregnancy & Baby Fair is taking place at the Racecourse on May 31 from 10am–3pm, with focus on family well-being. There will be therapy tasters, local experts and plenty of opportunity to shop. Workshops include The Seven Secrets to Better Baby Sleep and Understanding toddler tantrums. Entry is £2. More info on www.uflourish.co.uk
More selected events this week..
Friday 29th
Charlotte Glasson Band
@ropetackleart
Award winning jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and saxophonist Charlotte Glasson brings together her band for a genre defying show.
8pm, £10
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
I Am Hamlet
@irondukebtn
A one-act comedy thriller at The Iron Duke's mini theatre. Part of Brighton Fringe.
8pm - 9pm, £6 - £8
The Dukebox Theatre
BN3 1AQ
Get Stuffed: Exploring Taxidermy and Cabinets of Curiosity
Booth Museum Writer in Residence Mick Jackson and Taxidermist Jazmine Miles-Long reveal the eccetnric treasures of the museum and discuss the practice of stuffing dead animals.
7pm - 8.30pm, £5
Exeter Street Hall
BN1 5PR
Saturday 30th
Paul Merton's Impro Chums
@brightdome
Paul Merton together with his highly renowned Impro Chums create a brand new show, inspired by suggestions from the audience as well as their own finely honed improvisational skills.
8pm, £20 - £22
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE
Funny Women: Brighton Nights
@KomediaBrighton
A stellar line-up of up-and-coming comic performers, all vying for a place in the Funny Women Awards semi-finals, with all ticket money going to domestic violence charities.
8pm, £10
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
South Coast Soul Revue
@ropetackleart
The finest feel-good soul and funk band on the South Coast return for a summer soul show, get your dancing shoes on and get ready to boogie.
8pm, £15
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
BossaTango - A Latin American Piano Recital
Brighton-based pianist, Johan de Cock, returns to Brighton Fringe with an exciting new programme of Latin American music.
4pm - 5pm, £10
Friends' Meeting House
BN1 1AF
Sunday 31st
You Raise Me Up with John Barrowman
@brightdome
Britain’s best all-round entertainer John Barrowman is coming to Brighton Dome in 2015 to play hits from new album, ‘You Raise Me Up’ released on June 30th.
7pm, £27 - £77
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE
The Naked Stand Up
@KomediaBrighton
Bridging the gaps between spoken word and stand up comedy, The Naked Stand Up is a witty, eloquent and heart-felt exploration of body issues and beauty in the twenty-first century.
8:30pm, £10
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Festival of the Spoken Nerd vs Go 8-Bit!
@TOMvenue
2 of your favourite geek/comedy shows for the price of 1 - Festival of the Spoken Nerd: Just For Graphs and Go 8-Bit Presents: Smartphone Required.
6pm, £10
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
Monday 1st
BalletBoyz
@TheatreRoyalBTN
Performed by the incredible all male cast of 10 dancers, BalletBoyz promises to be an evening of style, excitement and muscular grace.
7:30pm, £13.90 - £28.90
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Rd, BN1 1SD
Dar Williams
@KomediaBrighton
One of the most lauded singer-songwriters of her generation, Dar Williams captivates audiences with her sheer elegance and honesty in her folk-pop songwriting.
7:30pm, £14
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Tuesday 2nd
The Imitation Game
@ropetackleart
A showing of the 2014 historical thriller film, based on Alan Turing’s biography and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kiera Knightley in a universally acclaimed production.
7:30pm, £5
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Sylvan Esso + Support
@KomediaBrighton
After an incredible sold out performance in September at the Green Door Store, Sylvan Esso return to Brighton and are bigger than ever.
7:30pm, £10
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Wednesday 3rd
Octonauts and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure
@TheatreRoyalBTN
Get ready to embark on an exciting new mission with our underwater adventure super heroes, Captain Barnacles, Kwazii and Peso, in this brand new live stage show.
1pm, £18.40
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Rd, BN1 1SD
Peggy Seeger
@ropetackleart
Iconic American folksinger Peggy Seeger performs a special show with evocative renditions of Anglo-American folksongs and activist inspired lyricism.
8pm, £18.50
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Thursday 4th
Mànran
@ropetackleart
One of Scotland’s leading folk bands, Manran play Gaelic/English songs underpinned by driving accordion, fiddle, flute, and a backline of drum and bass.
8pm, £15
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Bryan Ferry
@brightdome
British musical icon Bryan Ferry stops over at Brighton Dome on his UK tour, featuring an incredible set list of both Roxy Music and solo hits.
7pm, £37.50 - £127.50
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE
