Brighton

Mumford & Sons 4 October 2010 Brighton Dome The question of authenticity in folk music is age old, and seeing Mumford and Sons live at the Brighton Dome did little…

We lift the lid on the best up and coming musicians to emerge from your university town Brighton has a wide range of bands and artists that are working in…

The world’s largest furniture retailer could be coming to Brighton, as Sweden’s biggest export scours the city’s land for a suitable building site. Local businesses have shown huge support of…

The Students’ Union has announced a fun packed week for 2010 Freshers including Seafront Festivals, Welcome Weekend Parties, Live Music, Parties on the Pier, Club Nights, Headline Acts, Barn Dances…

Sunday morning: a time of quiet on campus, a time of slow awakenings, of peaceful (and dozy) reminiscences of the past week, a time to look forward (or not) to…

The Badger talks to Sussex comedy group Casual Violence! about black comedy, kitchen-sink dramas and urination Hannah: Okay so I’m here to talk to you about the Gradual decline of……

A general election on the horizon, wars, famine and swine flu sweeping the globe, and the continuation of Sussex’s ever-steady tumble towards financial oblivion…So what’s everybody talking about? Snow. Well,…

It’s surprising: for a band whose roots are embedded in a region north of the border, The Twilight Sad sure do boast an impressive set of ties with Brighton. Perched…

One of the performance editors told me she had a puppet show to review: ‘Of course!’ I said. ‘That sounds like a larf’. But, happily, the ‘puppet show’ formed only…

‘The Grass is Greener’ is undeniably a slick, polished, well acted and aesthetically pleasing production. The script is competent throughout and funny in parts, and although there are occasional comic…

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”…

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…

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…

Having finished re-watching the film only an hour before the lights came up, I was doubtful any production of Rain Man would match the iconic film made over twenty years…

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…

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.…

After the mediocre warm-up act, (jokes about how men and woman’s brains are wired differently? Couldn’t think of some fresh material?) I was eager for Terry Alderton to come onstage.…

Students in Sussex could be seriously affected by a new law that would see undergraduates in groups of 3 or more unable to rent shared accommodation. The contentious government legislation…

I was admittedly not in the most receptive of moods to listen to poetry that evening. I was tired from working all day and, because of the short notice nature…

Tues 6th Oct (campus) AUDITIONS – West Side Story – Mandella Hall, 2pm or 5pm For more information see http://ussu-smuts.webs.com/ Tues 6-10th Oct (Brighton) The Hypochondriac – The Royal Theatre,…