Voicebox: Brighton Fringe
Brighton Fringe takes place every May and is a great place to spend the May bank holidays and the summer half-term break. This vast celebration of all things creative has grown out of, and is inspired by, home-grown talent. More than 50% of participants are based in Brighton and Hove. The festival is committed to helping the arts flourish and are completely open-access, which means anyone can put on a Brighton Fringe event. No selection criteria are imposed on participants. This enables both new and established performers to try out new work and take risks. They also help artists develop professionally through a range of workshops, mentoring and bursary programmes. A wide array of critically acclaimed shows and performers also appear at Brighton Fringe each year, drawn by the huge number of appreciative audience members who attend every year.
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11 May 2016
A Billion Days of Parenthood
This charming New-Yorker really helped open my eyes to the world of parenthood; the ups and downs, the ins and outs, and the itchy momma bears.
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11 May 2016
Ellie Ford
Bringing the power of authentic folk music to life, Ellie Ford and her backing band delivered yet another memorable performance at Brighton Fringe.
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11 May 2016
LJ Da Funk’s Anti-Fascist, Counter-Terrorist Comedy Orgy
This show rode on a wave of two successful elements – neither of which had much to do with the intended routine.
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11 May 2016
Oliver Meech: When Magic & Food Collide
Perhaps not a true collision of magic and food, but entertaining and full of surprises nonetheless.
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10 May 2016
Burning Love. To the ground. An interactive show with Lasagna
Funny, crude, and making me somewhat hungry...a show about the sentimentality of love and the blunt, yet wonderful, truth behind it.
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10 May 2016
Street Stories
The most honest and heartbreaking experience I had down in Brighton…
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10 May 2016
James Bennison: How to be a Supervillain
A work in progress with solid bones to satisfy every geek's urge to take over the world.
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10 May 2016
Drowned Voices Rise
A beautiful installation in a garden, with poetry readings by Brian Mander to help set the tone.
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10 May 2016
The Marked
It was hot, painfully hot in the Main House at The Warren. But, stunning production value prevailed.
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9 May 2016
Jacob Hawley & Jake Farrell: GABOS
A pair of painfully hungover comedians who tickled more ribs than the majority of (apparently) sober performers at the fringe. Perhaps they're onto something…
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9 May 2016
Anti-White PC Manginas Activate!
This hard-hitting stand-up routine aimed to break down generalisations.
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9 May 2016
Owl Time
Fringe theatre. It proves a test of how best to express something, while using as few resources as possible.
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9 May 2016
Groomed
A potent show which tackles an important, yet often taboo subject head on. Groomed is an incredibly rare find.
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9 May 2016
One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean
A ridiculous show full of deception and stupidity.
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9 May 2016
goo:ga
A funny and informative show about life with a baby bump, performed by a pregnant feminist.
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9 May 2016
Blushed
A fun and interesting twist on fairytales, performed by Sole Rebel Tap, two very talented tap dancers.
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8 May 2016
Circumcision
The Fringe represents the arts on the fringes of taste. For many, this automatically means of the worse taste. To those, I say, Dave Chawner will prove you wrong.
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8 May 2016
Deep in the Heart of Me
Deep in the Heart of Me is one of the more changeable shows of Brighton Fringe; terrific in points, losing its grip on the audience in others.