Introduced in the manner now customary – “Amanda F*cking Palmer” – and opening with the fan favourite piano pounding bruiser Astronaut, long-time followers of the former Dresden Doll and spouse of fantasy author Neil Gaiman could be forgiven for thinking this was business as usual.
With Blade Runner once again bringing post-apocalyptic visions to cinemas whilst modern society seemingly heads toward a dystopian future, 2017 is perhaps the perfect time for synth-pop eccentric turned industrial metaller Gary Numan's cyberpunk theatrics.
'The Trial Of The Century' tried Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, taken by Mossad agents from hiding in Argentina to Jerusalem in 1960.
Providing a chilled-out Monday night of silky-smooth indie-pop, Australian singer-songwriter and one-time Kemp Town resident Sarah Blasko made a welcome, if occasionally forgettable, return to Brighton.
“You know what to do: destroy this f***ing place!” roared a jubilant Max Cavalera in this satisfyingly heavy show’s most tellingly unsubtle moment.
About two thirds in, front-man of The Maypoles and, of course, Steven Toast himself, Matt Berry, acknowledged his stellar comedy career with the themes from his TV shows Toast of London and Snuff Box.
Traditionally a pick 'n' mix selection of some of the highlights of the annual Brighton Comedy Festival, an uneven lineup that was at times annoyingly generic made it occasionally hard to believe this really was one of this year's Best Of The Fest shows.
Purcell’s adaptation of Virgil’s Aeneid is often studied in school, being many a child’s first experience of opera. As such, it seemed fitting that this was the choice for the BREMF family-friendly Community Choir’s latest performance.
Starting with a Douglas Adams quote about the meaning of the universe, the tone is set for Brighton Rocks' slightly tongue-in-cheek tour looking at the lesser-known aspects of Brighton's architecture and an alternate history on our doorsteps.
The late Romanian poet, playwright and politician Marin Sorescu’s surrealist trilogy gets a boisterous treatment from Brighton experimental company Squall + Frenzy in this bleak new adaptation.
