The main event: Exit to Beach
Third year Sussex students Saul Abraham, Henry Degnin and Callum Cameron have spent the past months making ‘Exit to Beach’,…
Squatters go to court
Squatters who took over a house in Stanmer Park have had their day in court. Brighton County Court heard a…
(Taking) centre stage: 11/10/2010
Fancy yourself versatile like Will Smith? A comedian like Frank Skinner? Or a songbird, like Claire Sweeney? Well, your opportunity…
Film review: Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice Bernard Rose UK, 2010, 121 mins, 18 In typically astute fashion, renowned raconteur Howard Marks will be gracing…
Food for thought: 11/10/2010
As a society we choose convenience over quality. Brighton is a fantastic place to shop locally from a range of…
Notes from the underground: Minimal Kids
Having just celebrated a year in monthly residence at one of Brighton sea front’s premier venues, Minimal Kids looks set…
Live review: Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons 4 October 2010 Brighton Dome The question of authenticity in folk music is age old, and seeing…
Brighton's Best Kept Secrets
We lift the lid on the best up and coming musicians to emerge from your university town Brighton has a…
Ikea moves to Brighton?
The world’s largest furniture retailer could be coming to Brighton, as Sweden’s biggest export scours the city’s land for a…
Freshers Week 2010 announced
The Students’ Union has announced a fun packed week for 2010 Freshers including Seafront Festivals, Welcome Weekend Parties, Live Music,…
Gradual Decline
The Badger talks to Sussex comedy group Casual Violence! about black comedy, kitchen-sink dramas and urination Hannah: Okay so I’m…
Everything's gonna be all white…
A general election on the horizon, wars, famine and swine flu sweeping the globe, and the continuation of Sussex’s ever-steady…
The Twilight Sad: a look into the night ahead
It’s surprising: for a band whose roots are embedded in a region north of the border, The Twilight Sad sure…
Everything must go: papas, puppets and pathos
One of the performance editors told me she had a puppet show to review: ‘Of course!’ I said. ‘That sounds…
The Grass is Greener
‘The Grass is Greener’ is undeniably a slick, polished, well acted and aesthetically pleasing production. The script is competent throughout…
McGoughière
Liverpool poet Roger McGough has written plays before, but “never,” he modestly admits, with “as much success” as his adaptations…
Best of the Fest
Best of the Fest’ showcases five comedians performing at the Brighton Comedy Festival, and although the night is value for…
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…
Rain Man
Having finished re-watching the film only an hour before the lights came up, I was doubtful any production of Rain…