Pot
Thurs 4 Oct
Brighton Dome
Pot is the tense and thrilling new play by Ambreen Razia. It’s the morning, but when Louisa wakes up there’s no sign of her erratic and unstable boyfriend Josh. To make matters worse she has no phone signal and the door is sealed. Can she trust Miles her new “protector” and with drug dealers on her back can Louisa make the right decisions when everything isn’t as it seems? Ambreen Razia’s thriller examines the children lost and abandoned by the care system who are vulnerable to gang culture.
Swansong
Sat 27 Oct
Marlborough Theatre
Drag legend Lavinia Co-op stars in this play as part of the And What? Queer Arts Festival, playing gay liberation veteran Joan. As romance, heteronormativity and gay culture in suburbia is explored, expect a thought-provoking experience. Coop promises to be colourful and entertaining in this fish out of water tale.
Image by Justin David
We Can Time Travel
Tues 30 Oct
The Old Market
Dom Coyote brings his intriguing and thought-provoking piece of gig theatre to the Old Market. Backed by 80s pop culture and music, and in a plot inspired HG Wells’ Time Machine, Dom travels back to the day his grandfather was lost at sea in an attempt to save him – then jumps forward into a reality that becomes more and more dystopian.
Dr Carnesky’s Incredible Bleeding Woman
Thurs 1 Nov
Acca
Setting out to “put the magic back into menstruation”, this performance looks to break down the social taboo surrounding periods. Covering politics, feminism, culture, identity, comedy, illusion and cinema, this should be as entertaining as it is provocative. Live performances and filmed pieces come together to open an important dialogue.
The Wipers Times
Mon 1 – Sat 6 Oct
Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
The incredible true story of a satirical newspaper which boosted morale in WWI.
User Not Found
Sat 6 Oct
Brighton Dome
This piece of immersive theatre uses an app to explore our online legacies.
Boeing Boeing
Tues 9 – Sat 13 Oct,
Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
A reunion with an old school friend is an opportunity to showcase your talents, isn’t it?
A Hundred Different Words For Love
Weds 10 Oct
The Old Market
A year on from a big breakup, James finds himself trying to write a powerful best man speech.
Rain Man
Mon 15 – Sat 20 Oct
Theatre Royal Brighton
Matthew Horne and Ed Speleers star in this story of an autistic savant and his brother.
Two Halves Of Guinness
Sat 27 Oct
Brighton Toy and Model Museum
Trevor Littledale portrays an honest but insecure Alec Guinness right before his iconic turn in Star Wars.
