Brighton
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From Round Hill to the Desolation of Hollingbury Asda
I was supposed to be seeing The Divine Comedy this past evening [1]. They are one of my favourite bands, but I couldn’t quite face it. The assorted gigs, shows and accompanying human interactions of the past week, joyous as they were, left me feeling like I needed to spend an evening somewhere other than… Read more
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Special guest appearance at Boast In Show: Ultimate Champion, Komedia Brighton
Surprises stress me out. If anyone out there was plotting a surprise birthday for me, with all my friends popping out of various cakes, I would probably look stunned for a few minutes and then leave without a word. So it was with a degree of trepidation that I agreed to be the special guest… Read more
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Hands of the Heron at The Brunswick, Brighton
A quiet midweek gig and a scoping out of a venue for future plotting of things. That’s uncharacteristically vague, sorry, let me start again: I’m looking for somewhere to put on a regular Brighton folk club. Monthly first, preferably, and then once every couple of weeks if we find an audience for it. I’ve been… Read more
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This Machine Kils Wasps with MJ Hibbett and Chris Thorpe-Tracey / The Highchurches do a gig on a barge in Shoreham
Tickets are now on sale for a special This Machine Kills Wasps in Brighton on Friday 15th August. MJ Hibbett and Chris Thorpe-Treacy have both been massive influences on my life, my music, and my philosophy. Hibbett writes amazing songs and taught me you don’t need anyone’s permission to make music; Chris writes amazing songs… Read more
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BRIGHTON FRINGE: QUERTY (Jen Zheng and Beck Walker)
One split bill, two queer, neurodivergent comedians, sweaty back room of a pub: what’s not to like? Here on an early Friday evening, the weekend still a whirlpool of possibilities, we see two of the best young stand-ups working their way towards a debut hour (or, indeed, two debut hours). In football parlance, this is… Read more
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Brighton Fringe: Baba
Baba is you, me, or anyone. Borders are whims of the powerful, after all, and the difference between a migrant and a citizen is a hastily drawn line on a map. Halima Habil – Romanian-Moroccan, Gaulier-trained clown, understands this better than anyone. She’s worked with Clowns Without Borders in London, Bucharest, and Casablanca, and is… Read more
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Brighton Fringe: Kate Cheka – A Messiah Comes
Can art change the world? This is the weighty topic at the heart of Kate Cheka’s debut hour, one that wowed Edinburgh Fringe in 2024 and has lost none of its relevance and refreshing political directness. You don’t see many left wing stand-ups these days – not to be confused with liberal, vaguely “progressive” comedians,… Read more
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Brighton Fringe: Beaverhausen – Komedia
Beaverhausen the third (twice removed) is not of this earth. This Drag King comes from a space-town of lip syncers living happily within a Celine Dion tune, until – tragedy! – they get stuck inside Steps instead. Our hero has to come to earth to learn about these strange people with their own words, music,… Read more
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Brighton Fringe: That Witch Helen – The Actors Theatre
A muddled and confusing attempt at feminist reinvention. Helen of Troy was “the face that launch’d a thousand ships”, and “burnt the topless towers of Illium”. Most remember the opening line of Marlow’s poem, but it’s the second line That Witch Helen focuses on: how women are blamed for men’s violence. Blending a mixture of… Read more
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Review – BRIGHTON FRINGE: Amy Webber – Wannabe, Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
A heartfelt and dizzyingly inventive show that could do with a bit more laser focus. We’ve all experienced it, but it doesn’t make it any easier: two idiots arrive late and decide the show is, in fact, all about them. Showing the artist no respect, they decide what the audience has paid to hear is:… Read more
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