THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE...
Friday 9th
The Treason Show
@Rialto_Brighton
The Treason Show has settled in very nicely into its new permanent home at the Rialto. This month, expect some satire in the form of some salacious sketches, up to the minute topical gags and some very silly songs.
8:30pm, £13.50
Rialto Theatre
Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Dinosaur Zoo
@TheatreRoyalBTN
Direct from Australia, Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo brings these awesome prehistoric creatures to the stage as you’ve never seen them before. Observe and interact with these extraordinary life-like dinosaurs in this fun, entertaining and highly imaginative live show.
1:30pm, £15.40 - £17.90
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Rd, BN1 1SD
Brighton Comedy Festival
@brightdome
It’s back! The funniest, sunniest date in the comedy calendar, Brighton Comedy Festival returns this year with another stellar line up of the world's best comedians. With over 70 performances across 16 days, the city really will be awash with laughter.
(various events)
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE
Saturday 10th
The Colour Run: Brighton
@TheColorRunUK
Are you ready for the craziest, colourful, 5k of your life? You bet you are. The Colour Run 2015 in Brighton and Hove awaits you. A one of a kind experience that is less about speed and more about enjoying a colour crazy day with your friends and family.
11am/4pm, £26
Madeira Drive
BN2
Joanne Shaw Taylor
@ropetackleart
Celebrated British blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor performs an energetic live show with her 4-piece band. Joanne will perform songs from her recently critically acclaimed album The Dirty Truth, as well as songs from her previous three albums.
7:30pm, £20
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Building with Rammed Earth & Chalk
@BPTpermaculture
This course covers the basics of rammed earth and chalk building. Discover the benefits of building with rammed earth, including finding the right earth, choosing a formwork system, different construction methods, design detailing and more.
£90 - £225
Stanmer Park
BN1 9PZ
World Mental Health Day: Festival for the Mind
A free day of talks from internationally renowned speakers and arts workshops, exploring human wellbeing and looking at the future of mental health services. Brought to you by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
10am, free
Friends Meeting House
BN1 1AF
Sunday 11th
Molly Naylor and John Osborne
@TOMvenue
John Osborne and Molly Naylor are two of this country's most innovative and original voices. Come and hear a selection of their best material; accessible, funny, life-affirming poetry from the creators of John Peel's Shed andSky 1's After Hours.
7pm, £8
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra
@brightdome
The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra’s 91st season opens with two works by Russian composers, one of which is well known in the West while the other is rarely heard outside Russia. There is also a pre-concert interview from 1:45pm.
2:45pm, £11.50 - £36.50
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE
Brightona
Annual motorcycle event with stunt shows, live music, trade stands and over 5000 participants on Madeira Drive. All proceeds go to the Sussex Heart Charity.
9am
Madeira Drive
BN2
Monday 12th
Bleeding Hearts Club
@Rialto_Brighton
Leave the increasingly trippy reality behind you and submerse yourself in the very best new music, poetry and performance art. Featuring Al Chamberlain, Ben Graham, King of Cats and more.
8pm, £3
Rialto Theatre
Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Wheatus: 15th Anniversary Tour
@KomediaBrighton
Wheatus, the American rock group behind the wildly popular 2000 single "Teenage Dirtbag", return for a 15th anniversary UK tour, playing their debut album in full plus more.
7pm, £15
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Tuesday 13th
Once Upon A Wonderland
@EmporiumBton
This 5 star award winning show, now in its third incarnation, finally arrives in Brighton at Emporium. An eclectic mix of songs and dance from classic and contemporary West End and Broadway musicals, featuring a cast of enormously talented singers, dancers and musicians.
7:45pm, £20
Emporium Brighton
88 London Road, BN1 4JF
R.I.O.T
@TOMvenue
In a world where blockbuster adaptations and endless reboots fill cinema screens, four ordinary human beings dream of being awesome, in a comic book come-to-life. Join the heroes and villains of R.I.O.T. for an epic night out that packs a political punch.
7:30pm, £12
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
Wednesday 14th
Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons
@ropetackleart
English musician Martin Simpson and American guitar and banjo player Dom Flemons perform brand new collaborative material rooted in English and American folk traditions. Don’t miss this night of top class musicianship and shared histories.
8pm, £16
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
New Plays Scratch Night
@Rialto_Brighton
The Rialto is holding the first of three regular 'scratch nights', where playwrights can submit 15 minute extracts of their plays to the Rialto, and four will then be invited to produce a rehearsed reading of their extract with the audience voting for their favourite of the night.
8pm, £3
Rialto Theatre
Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Thursday 15th
Fashion Salvage: Brighton Fashion Week
@BrightonOpenMkt
Pick up one-of a kind original pieces from the pop-up Fashion market at the Open Market - part of Brighton Fashion Week. The Fashion Salvage challenge will showcase the benefits of second hand and upcycled clothing while highlighting the environmental issues of clothing waste.
10am, free
Brighton Open Market
London Road, BN1 4JU
Opera Screening: La Traviata
@ropetackleart
Experience the phenomenal 2014 Glyndebourne production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata on the big screen. Starring the wonderful soprano Venera Gimadieva, Michael Fabiano and The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted with great sensitivity by Sir Mark Elder.
6pm, £12
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
