THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE...
Friday 11th
Street Diner
@StreetDiner
Street Diner is Brighton’s hottest weekly street food market, bringing the UK’s street food scene to the streets of BN1. Every week the public can fill up on mouth-watering menus from traders serving some of the word’s most popular dishes.
11am - 3pm
Brighthelm Centre
North Road, BN1 1YD
The Copper Family
@ropetackleart
The celebrated local folk singing family from Rottingdean perform a set of local folk song drawn from their 400 year history. Today the Copper family tradition is flourishing, still living on the Sussex cliff-tops and singing as enthusiastically as ever.
8pm, £15
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Peter Pan
@EBTheatres
Take to the skies with Peter, Wendy and Tinker Bell … and then test your sea-legs as we board Captain Hook’s pirate ship and join his crazy crew in this brand new pantomime adventure. A brand new Eastbourne family panto that will take you on a journey to Neverland and beyond.
7pm, £11.50 / £14.50
Devonshire Park Theatre
BN21 4BJ
Saturday 12th
Hansel & Gretel
@Rialto_Brighton
Quirky and engaging, Lantern Light’s charming re-telling of the classic fairy-tale will have you hunting for pebbles, clapping to the polka and singing along with the Forest Song. Remaining true to all the elements of the original fairy-tale, Hansel & Gretel brings new wit and character to the family in the myth.
3pm, £12
Rialto Theatre
Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
The Fairy Tale Fair
@BrightonOpenMkt
Join the Christmas Fairy Tale Fair at Brighton Open Market in central Brighton for a festive special! The market will be filled with over 20 stalls, and with lots of seasonal extras, face painting and more, there is something for everyone.
10:30am, free
Brighton Open Market
Marshall's Row, BN1 4JU
Jools Holland
@BrightonCentre
Pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, television presenter and multiplatinum recording artist Jools Holland returns this year for his Autumn/Winter Tour. A series of intimate shows in iconic venues accompanied by special guests, these gigs are not to be missed.
6:30pm, £32.90 - £40.15
Brighton Centre
Kings Road, BN1 2GR
Charity Horse Racing Night
@ChestnutSussex
A Charity Race Night raising money for Chestnut Tree House, a local Childrens Hospice. Help to make sure the kids staying there this Christmas have the amazing Christmas they deserve by sponsoring a horse. There will also be a raffle.
8pm
The Jurys Out
Edward Street, BN2 0JB
South Coast Soul Revue’s Christmas Party
@ropetackleart
Kick off Christmas with an evening of feel-good tunes and tasty grooves from the South Coast’s finest funk and soul group, the perfect Christmas party. More great music from the super-tight band and incredible vocals from two of the hottest talents on the scene will be the icing on your cake, giving you the merriest Christmas possible!
8pm, £16.50
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Sunday 13th
Arabian Nights
@EmporiumBton
The ancient art of story-telling is brought cheekily up to date with this high-energy total theatre experience performed by an ensemble of exceptionally talented teenage performers, ready to captivate the hearts of minds of audiences this Christmas.
6:30pm, £10 (children £5.50)
Emporium Brighton
88 London Road, BN1 4JF
Maydays Sunday Jam
@Rialto_Brighton
Short sets from a couple of guest troupes, as well as a huge bumper of Brighton and London improv folk, along with all your fave local improvisers. The Maydays are joined this week by Degrees of Error, a Bristol-based theatre company.
8pm, donation on door
Rialto Theatre
Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
An Evening With Noel Fielding
@brightdome
A heady mix of stand-up, song, dance and live animation from the strange and wonderful cosmos of Noel Fielding's imagination. With muscular support from the loose styling’s of Mike Fielding and the physical lunacy of Tome Meeton you'd be a fool to miss out. Fancy dress optional.
8pm, £26
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE
Monday 14th
Gaz Coombes
@KomediaBrighton
Playing tracks from his critically acclaimed solo album ‘Matador’, this show presents a rare opportunity to catch Gaz solo in an initimate setting.
7:30pm, £14.50
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Carradine's Cockney Singalong
@EmporiumBton
Tom Carradine, pianist with Champagne Charlie and the Bubbly Boys and regular accompanist on the London cabaret circuit, brings the atmosphere and joyous community singing of the Twinwood sing-a-longs to London.
8pm, £5
Emporium Brighton
88 London Road, BN1 4JF
Tuesday 15th
A Christmas Carol
@brightdome
A fun and unique adaptation of Dickens’ classic Christmas tale, a cast of three brings the revolving stage set to life with puppets and music. Box Clever’s production interweaves the traditional story with modern interpretation.
4:30pm, £12
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE
The Rock House: Xmas Party
@greendoorstore
The Rock House, often referred to as the best and most forward thinking integrated music night in the UK, promises to bring you a wild Christmas party this year, with great acts such as Fuzzbomb Flash Band, The Coasters and more.
7pm, £3
Green Door Store
Lower Goods Yard, BN1 4FQ
Wednesday 16th
Krater Christmas Party
@KomediaBrighton
The Krater Christmas Party returns to Komedia this December for the party night everyone will enjoy. A special evening which includes a delicious three-course meal, two top comedians, an award winning compere and dancing until late.
8pm, £40
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Exhibition: Serenpidity
@TOMvenue
Using old school cameras to generate his own iconic cinematic style, Fotobes exhibits his work at a selection of venues in city locations. Speaking a new visual language, atmospheric, and almost always colourful: as a photographer Fotobes speaks directly to this generation.
10am - 6pm, free
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
Thursday 17th
Three Penny Piece Christmas Special
@Rialto_Brighton
A Christmas special from the Andrews Sisters inspired three piece, singing some festive swing-tastic tunes. Get your dancing shoes on and come enjoy a very merry vintage Christmas.
8:30pm, £7.50
Rialto Theatre
Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love
@TOMvenue
An electrifying and faithful rendition of one of the 1980’s seminal albums, by one of the most enduring and loved singer-songwriters of our generation, Hounds Of Love Live promises to be a magical evening of surprise and joy. Back by popular demand!
8pm, £16
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
