THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE...
Friday 20th
The Treason Show
@ropetackleart
A hilarious evening of satirical sketches inspired by the celebs and politicos who just can’t stop giving comedy gold. The Treason Show team is back to bite the hand that feeds.
8pm, £14
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
The Enid: DUST
@TOMvenue
Follow up tour to the critically acclaimed ‘The Bridge Show’, featuring a highly ambitious audio-visual production directed by TV magician, Simon Drake.
8pm, £20
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
Paul Weller
@BrightonCentre
The legendary guitarist, singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Jam and The Style Council plays mod revival and post-punk rock tracks with Young Fathers supporting Weller during his Brighton gig.
7:30pm, £42.40
Brighton Centre
Kings Road, BN1 2GR
Saturday 21st
Christmas Circus and Santa's Grotto
Bring your family to Squire's Garden Centre in Washington this Christmas for a circus show like no other. At the end of the show meet Santa and receive a free gift. This year's performance is entitled, 'A Christmas Toy Story'.
11am, £10 - £14
Squire's Garden Centre
RH20 3BP
Hatful Of Rain
@TOMvenue
Hatful of Rain’s brand of acoustic folk is strongly influences influenced by US bluegrass and country music but is undeniably British. Original, moving and exhilarating music, performed on traditional instruments like banjo, guitar, mandolin, double bass and fiddle.
7:30pm, £10
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
Cine-city: The Assassin
@cinecity_bton
Winner of Best Director at this year’s Cannes, Hou Hsiao-Hsien presents his breathtaking first foray into wuxia (martial arts). The Assassin is a mysterious and beautiful cinematic tour de force.
6:30pm, £10
Duke of York's Picturehouse
Preston Circus, BN1 4NA
Voices of India: The First World War
For 100 years the story of India’s role in the First World War has been largely forgotten, both within India and by the rest of the world. Now is a chance to listen the voices of India at The Old Courtroom.
10:30am, £60
The Old Courtroom
118 Church Street, BN1 1UD
Sunday 22nd
Jamie MacDowell & Tom Thum
@KomediaBrighton
Jamie MacDowell and Tom Thum are two honest, highly skilled performers, simply doing what they love. Jamie’s brand of heartfelt songwriting and melodic finger-work is elevated when combined with Tom’s heavy hitting, world-class beatboxing.
7pm, £16.50
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Saint Raymond
@Concorde_2
English teenager Callum Burrows, better known as Saint Raymond, rushed onto the music scene at the tender age of 18, and his indie pop anthems were immediately tipped for big things by the music press.
7pm - 11pm, £12.50
Concorde 2
Madeira Drive, BN2 1EN
Nick Pynn and Kate Daisy Grant
@TOMvenue
Multi-instrumental experi-pop songs and melodic avant-folk, Nick and Kate return to The Old Market. This will be the belated launch night for Nick’s new album Waterproof.
8pm, £12
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, BN3 1AS
Monday 23rd
Festive Forest
@StanmerHouse
Forget booking a run-of-the-mill Christmas party and do something amazing this year - an indoor/outdoor pop-up experience based on the best things about winter: The twinkling outdoors, hot drinks around real fires and a jolly good knees-up!
12pm, £37.50+
Stanmer House
BN1 9QA
Choreography of an Argument Round a Table
@EmporiumBton
Five performers and a piano create an unpredictable and riotous performance that unpicks what it is to be in an argument, and how we win and lose while our trousers are down. This performance includes full-frontal nudity.
7:45pm, £15
Emporium Brighton
88 London Road, BN1 4JF
Tuesday 24th
The Ealing Inheritance
@Rialto_Brighton
'The Ealing Inheritance' is a ripe, fetid comedy, where no one is who they claim; where everyone has a secret; where the past haunts the present. A new frenzied twist on the great British traditions of wit, manners and murder.
8pm, £8
Rialto Theatre
Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Be a Better Writer at Work Workshop
@SentenceWorks
Improve your emails, bids, press releases, newsletters and more by writing in a style that’s clear, professional, succinct and attention-grabbing at this full day open workshop.
10am, £28
Brighthelm Centre
North Road, BN1 1YD
Wednesday 25th
Fragile Creatures: Album Launch
@Rialto_Brighton
Fragile Creatures will be playing songs from their début album '...And Other Wild Things' coming soon as the first release from new label BrightonsFinest Presents. Supported by Clowwns and Fierce Friend.
7:30pm, free
The Green Door Store
BN1 4FQ
Edwardian Picture Postcards
@TheKeepArchives
Inscriptions on postcards have often been overlooked in academic writing, their messages considered to hold little meaning, but Dr Annebella Pollen's research suggests otherwise. Attend this informative talk to find out more.
5:30pm, free
The Keep Archives
Woollards Way, BN1 9BP
Thursday 26th
Mr Popper's Penguins
@TheatreRoyalBTN
With songs, puppets and a family of performing penguins, this delightful musical adaptation of Richard and Florence Atwater’s popular book is brought to you by the producers of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
10:30am, £14.40
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Rd, BN1 1SD
Jim Moray
@ropetackleart
One of the most consistently inventive musicians working in English traditional music today, expect an evening of storytelling folk music at its best.
8pm, £14
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
