Blood Brothers
Sitting in my seat before the curtain came up, I was feeling a little apprehensive. Musicals were something I enjoyed as a child, but were increasingly beginning to irritate me…
South Downs is declared National Park
The University of Sussex is soon to become the only university surrounded by a National Park. It was confirmed last week that the South Downs will finally become the United…
Iran condemns Oxford scholarship
The Iranian Embassy has accused Oxford University of a “politically motivated move” following the establishment of a scholarship made in honour of an Iranian student killed during post-election unrest in…
Students protest gay blood ban
On Tuesday 27th October, a procession of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students descended on London in an NUS protest against the National Blood Service’s (NBS) policy of refusing…
AGM Results
Student advice service secured • Support for sport • Stop the cuts • Commitment to environmental responsibility • Bottled water phase out • Youth fight for jobs • No blood…
If We Go On
‘The dark stretches before us. There are people waiting. We would like to show you something, but we are not sure how. We are going to tell you what it…
Where's the 'us' in USSU?
During the course of the last week, several Facebook groups have emerged attacking the University of Sussex Students’ Union (USSU) for its recent facilitation of boycotts and bans.
Simon Amstell
Simon Amstell and I have the same love life. During the course of his show I came to realize that he and I not only have the same taste in…
John Cooper Clarke
Like those nut-revealing jeans, the odd myth of the ever despairing Salford born ‘punk poet’ sticks. But with his set at Komedia John Cooper Clark doesn’t want us to stare…
Jack Whitehall
Nominated for Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Jack Whitehall’s Nearly Rebellious debut solo show received rave reviews and completely sold out in August. Now visiting Brighton as…
McGoughière
Liverpool poet Roger McGough has written plays before, but “never,” he modestly admits, with “as much success” as his adaptations of Molière. “It’s the combination you need, Molière and me”…
A darker shade of comedy
Comedy has always been a place to express the inexpressible, the extreme and the extraordinary. Casual Violence Comedy’s new sketch show, The C**t Monologues, knows this full well. From a…
Best of the Fest
Best of the Fest’ showcases five comedians performing at the Brighton Comedy Festival, and although the night is value for money, and has some solid comedians and funny moments, you’re…
Hitler Moustache
Hitler Moustache is Richard Herrings 25th Edinburgh show on the trot, and there is a reason he is a fringe favourite. His current mission is to reclaim the toothbrush moustache…
John Hegley
The rigid mouth of the bouncer twitched a little. A snot-nosed ten-year-old messed up on cranberry juice jetted about, grinning madly to herself. The kindly ushers looked at us like…
Jon Richardson
As the lights go down at 21:30, a chirpy Lancastrian voice filters out on the tannoy, introducing tonight’s act. Being, judging by the applause, one of the only people in…
Our Man in Havana
Just over a year ago I visited Cuba and stayed there for two months. Havana, the capital, is a vibrant, energetic and charming city. It is a city that will…
David Hoyle
As I was leaving the venue after the show, I overheard several people saying “that was excellent,” and, as I paused outside, I couldn’t help feeling uneasy about those words.…