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BRIGHTON FESTIVAL
GUEST DIRECTOR KATE TEMPEST
6 – 28 MAY 2017
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Lunchtimes
Lunchtimes
Our series of daytime concerts featuring classical stars of the future
Timothy Ridout viola
with John Reid piano
Schumann Drei Fantasiestücke Op 73 John Hawkins Urizen Brahms Sonata in E flat Op120 No 2
Last year Timothy Ridout became the first British winner of the prestigious Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, the latest in a succession of prominent awards that has placed him at the forefront of today’s violists. He is joined by pianist John Reid, a principal with the acclaimed Aurora Orchestra, for a programme that moves from the full-blown Romanticism of Schumann and Brahms to the starker expressiveness of John Hawkins’s Urizen.
In association with Young Classical Artist’s Trust
Mon 8 May, 1pm St Nicholas Church £10
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Palisander
Hannah St Clair Buggs recorder Lydia Gosnell recorder Miriam Nerval recorder Caoimhe de Paor recorder
Including works by: Ortiz, Dowland, Holborne, Tallis, Vivaldi, Susato, Rameau, De Cabezon, Vaughan Williams and Franco
Following rave reviews for its appearances at St John’s Smith Square, the recorder quartet Palisander comes to Brighton with a programme inspired by the voyages to the New World by Columbus, Drake and Raleigh. Balancing music from the explorers’ native courts with pieces inspired by the sea, explorations into the music of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and works inspired by Anglo–Spanish conflicts, this virtuosic ensemble plays a range of recorders, both Renaissance and Baroque in design.
Thu 11 May, 1pm St Nicholas Church £10
Alke Quartet
Mendelssohn String Quartet No 6 in F minor Op 80 Janáček String Quartet No1, ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ Schubert Quartet No 13 in A minor D703, ‘Quartettsatz
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The dynamic young Alke Quartet has quickly established itself as one of the most exciting chamber music ensembles around today, praised by The Times for its ‘astonishing stylistic and tonal unanimity’. Following its Festival debut last year, it makes a welcome return with a programme that ranges from the anguished brilliance of Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 6 to the power of Schubert’s ‘Quartettsatz’. In between, Janáček’s ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ is a passionate study of psychological drama inspired by the heroine of a Tolstoy story.
Fri 12 May, 1pm Theatre Royal Brighton £10
Vivo Piano Trio
Michael Foyle violin Raphael Lang cello Maksim Stsura piano
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor Op 50
Founded in 2015, the Vivo Piano Trio has already performed to acclaim at the Evgeny Mravinsky International Festival, St Petersburg, and the Estonia Town Hall, Tallinn. Its members are forging respected solo careers; Foyle and Stsura appeared at least year’s Brighton Festival as a duo. The Trio performs one of the masterpieces of the trio repertoire: Tchaikovsky’s mighty Piano Trio builds from introspection to ecstasy in music that is profound, brooding, lyrical and uplifting by turns.
Mon 15th May, 1pm Theatre Royal Brighton £10
In association with The Worshipful Company of Musicians
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Tyler Hay piano
Tyler Hay piano
Chopin Scherzo No 1 in B minor Op 20 Haydn Sonata in E-flat major Liszt Méphisto Waltz No 1 Variations on Weinen Klagen Sorgen Zagen
The fearless virtuosity of Tyler Hay has propelled him to the top of his class: last year he won the Gold Medal at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he recently completed his studies, and he has already made his Wigmore Hall debut. His dazzling technique is brilliantly harnessed in a programme in which Haydn’s last and greatest piano sonata is flanked by Chopin’s dramatic and fiendishly complicated Scherzo No 1 and two contrasting works by Liszt.
In association with the Royal Overseas League
Wed 17 May, 1pm Theatre Royal Brighton £10
Glyndebourne’s Jerwood Young Artists
This special lunchtime concert is presented by members of this year’s Jerwood Young Artists. Selected from the acclaimed Glyndebourne chorus, the singers will perform a recital programme including operatic excerpts from across the repertoire.
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As part of Glyndebourne’s commitment to supporting the development of young singers, the international opera company has been working with the Jerwood Charitable Foundation for several years to provide innovative training and performance opportunities.
Fri 19 May, 1pm Theatre Royal Brighton £10
Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo
Julian Vickers guitar Daniel Bovey guitar
Scarlatti Sonata K141 (Toccata) Giuliani Grandi Variazioni Concertante Dodgson Pastourelle Sérgio Assad Jobiniana No 1 Nikita Koshkin Concertino Piazzolla Tango Suite
Julian Vickers and Daniel Bovey combine a natural affinity for the established guitar masterworks with a love of new and contemporary music; their programme for this concert ranges from the exquisite intricacies of Scarlatti to the sensuous sweep of the tango and the eloquence of newer works.
In association with The Tillett Trust
Mon 22 May, 1pm St Nicholas Church £10
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Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet
Including works by: Grieg, Piazzolla, Barbara Thompson, Michael Torke and Dvořák.
A feast of melody and evocative soundscapes arranged for the moody musicality of the saxophone, this programme is the perfect vehicle for the verve and virtuosity of the Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet. Equally at home with the classical and the contemporary, this exciting young ensemble brings unexpected colours and insights to a wide range of works. From the lyricism of Dvořák and Grieg to the toe-tapping rhythms of Piazzolla’s tango and Barbara Thompson’s jazz-infused quartet.
In association with The Worshipful Company of Musicians
Thu 25 May, 1pm St Nicholas Church £10
Pelléas Ensemble
Henry Roberts flute Luba Tunnicliffe viola Oliver Wass harp
Dubois Terzettino Debussy Syrinx L. 129 Bennett Sonata after Syrinx (selection) Rameau Pièces de clavecin en concerts Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
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In the six years since it was founded, the Pelléas Ensemble has garnered awards and acclaim not only for its superlative playing but for its imaginative programmes and the immediacy with which it communicates to audiences. Winners of The Tillett Trusts 2016 Young Artist’s Competition and the Grand and Audiences prizes at the 2016 St Martin’s Chamber Music Competition, the trio performs French music spanning 200 years alongside a piece by the late Richard Rodney Bennett inspired by Debussy’s pivotal work for solo flute.
In association with The Tillett Trust
Fri 26 May, 1pm St Nicholas Church £10
Jazz Lunchtimes
Yussef Kamaal
Yussef Kamaal’s music is shaped by the sound of London. The hum of jungle, grime and broken beats from bassy pirate radio broadcasts has shaped their self-taught approach to playing jazz.
The pair, made up of Yussef Dayes and Kamaal Williams, have had little in the way of formal training. Instead, their sound is indebted to Thelonious Monk’s piano as much as the drum programming of Kaidi Tatham, as heard on their debut album Black Focus. ‘It’s all about the drums and the keys,’ Williams says.
Sat 20 May, 1pm St Nicholas Church £10
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Dinosaur
‘Beautifully played and effortlessly confident’ Guardian
Described as a new British jazz supergroup, Dinosaur is one of the most creative ensembles to have emerged in recent years. Led by trumpeter, composer and BBC New Generation artist Laura Jurd, Dinosaur released their debut album Together, As One last year to widespread critical acclaim: The Guardian praised its ‘impressionistic electric-jazz moodiness seamlessly wrapped around Celtic folk melodies’ whilst All About Jazz hailed the album ‘as one of the best debut albums for years’. Definitely one to watch.
Sat 27 May, 1pm St Nicholas Church £10
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26 Letters
26 Letters
Our annual celebration of words and pictures for young people
Brighton Festival Family Programme supported by
The YA Panel Optimism for Difficult Times
How do you write about tough subjects with honesty, hope and humour? Sharing their experiences and offering tips for budding writers are: Alex Wheatle, winner of the 2016 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for Crongton Knights, a hard-hitting novel set on a estate plagued by knife crime; Brighton-born Patrice Lawrence, whose urban thriller Orangeboy was shortlisted for the 2016 Costa Book Award; Non Pratt, a ‘writer to watch’ (Guardian) whose novels include Trouble, Remix and Truth or Dare; and Queen of Teen 2014 Juno Dawson, author of 6 YA novels and a bestselling non-fiction guide to life for young LGBT people, This Book is Gay.
Age 12+
Fri 12 May, 6pm Sallis Benney Theatre £7
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Who Let the Gods Out: The Show Maz Evans
Come and make some mythological mayhem in this epic family show. Inspired by the world of Who Let the Gods Out?, its author Maz Evans presents an Olympic serving of Greek mythology – as you’ve never seen it before. Are you a Mastermind like Athene? A God of Fashion like Hermes? Or a romantic rascal like Zeus? And are you heroic enough to beat Maz’s Mythological Mallet?
Age 8+
Sat 13 May, 10.30am Sallis Benney Theatre £7
Adventures with Dylan! Guy Parker-Rees
Come on an adventure with Dylan the stripy dog and meet his creator, best-selling illustrator Guy Parker-Rees. He will introduce you to Dylan’s world and his friends through stories, drawing and lots of fun. Guy will also read from his latest book Be Brave Little Penguin, which sees him team up once again with the author of the bestselling Giraffes Can’t Dance.
Age 4 – 7
Sat 13 May, 12.30pm Sallis Benney Theatre £7
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The Bolds by Julian Clary and David Roberts
The Bolds can get a bit wild and love to laugh. Why? Because despite their impeccably human lifestyle in suburban Teddington, they’re hyenas with a nose for trouble and a hankering to help. Created by one of the UK’s best-loved entertainers, Julian Clary, and the award-winning illustrator David Roberts, The Bolds is a series of tales packed with fun, adventure and laughter. Julian reads two stories, The Bolds On Holiday and The Bolds to the Rescue, while David draws live in this hilarious and creative event.
Age 7+
Sat 13 May, 3pm Sallis Benney Theatre £7
The Odyssey told by Daniel Morden and Hugh Lupton
The story of Odysseus’ ten-year journey from Troy is a terrific adventure story shot through with moments of insight, humour and horror. This gripping performance by two of Britain’s leading storytellers is suitable for adults and young people over twelve.
Age 12+ Duration 2 hours
Sat 13th May, 6pm Sallis Benney Theatre £10
‘The nation’s most celebrated storytelling duo in a performance that is serious, moving and vital’ Times
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Beetle Mania with M.G. Leonard
Did you know the rhinoceros beetle can lift over 800 times its own body weight? That the bombardier beetle can shoot acid out of its own bottom? And that some people actually EAT bugs – which might just help save the planet?
Find out about these awesome beetles and more in a bug-tastic event with M.G. Leonard, author of the bestselling Beetle Boy and its sequel Beetle Queen. This promises to be an hour packed full with fun, facts and – of course – beetles!
Age 8+
Sun 14 May, 12.30pm Sallis Benney Theatre £7
Andy Riley
Join writer and cartoonist Andy Riley for an event filled with evil laughs, striding music, and royally good drawing…
Andy is the Emmy Award-winning writer of the hit film Gnomeo and Juliet and adaptations of David Walliams’s Gangsta Granny and The Boy in the Dress. Don your crowns to explore his King Flashypants books, including a chocolate-obsessed child hero and a villain who comes with his very own marching band. Then challenge Andy to draw anything at all, before taking part in a spine-tingling evil laughing contest.
Age 6+
Sun 14 May, 10.30am Sallis Benney Theatre £7
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Patrick Ness
Just one of a handful of writers to have won the Carnegie Medal on two occasions, Patrick Ness is the author of the Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster Calls. Meet the writer in conversation with author, columnist and activist Juno Dawson (Mind your Head, All of the Above) about his hotly anticipated new book for young adults, Release. An honest, raw and compelling tale taking place over a single life-altering day, dubbed Judy Bloom meets Mrs Dalloway, Release is a book that celebrates us all for surviving the battlefield of our teenage years
Age 14+
Sun 14 May, 2.30pm Sallis Benney Theatre £7
Nick Sharratt Sausages, Spaghetti and Sharks in Parks
It’s amazing how often food finds its way into Nick’s picture books. In this food-themed spectacular (with the odd shark thrown in), the much-loved illustrator shares tasty favourites and stories that are new on the menu. You’ll also meet the cake-loving characters from his very first chapter book, The Cat and the King. Bring paper, drawing things, and something to rest on if you want to draw along.
Age 5 – 8
Mon 15 May, 5.30pm Brighton Dome Concert Hall £7.50
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Translation Workshop
What it’s like to be a book translator? In this workshop, led by Maria Kozlovskaya Wiltshire, you’ll have fun translating from Russian, even if you don’t know a single word! No knowledge of a foreign language is required: all you need is a love of books, a desire to improve your creative writing skills, and a willingness to trying something new. Age 8+
Sun 21 May, 11.30am Brighton Dome Founders Room £7
Writing workshop with Candy Gourlay Planning Your Hero’s Journey
The Hero’s Journey is a pattern found in all the best narratives – you can find it in many books and popular cinema. Candy outlines the steps of the Hero’s Journey using examples from Pixar and Star Wars, then leads you to create your own story, using comic book techniques. Candy Gourlay grew up in the Philippines and her novels for young people have been nominated for the UK’s top children’s book prizes such as the Carnegie, the Guardian Prize and the Blue Peter Award.
Age: 11 – 15 Duration 2 Hours
Sun 21 May, 2.30pm Founders Room £12
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Young City Reads 2017
Young story-lovers, get ready to enjoy another thrilling book this year. You are invited to read and discuss A.F. Harrold’s Fizzlebert Stump The Boy Who Ran Away from the Circus (and Joined the Library) – the story of a boy, a book, some very bad people, some very brave deeds, and the importance of rubber teeth for lions. This city-wide ‘big read’, brought to you by Collected Works CIC, is designed to spread a love of books to the widest possible audience of young readers throughout Brighton & Hove.
Young City Reads Big Event
A.F. Harrold and illustrator Sarah Horne take centre stage for a live and interactive talk.
Produced by Collected Works CIC
Age 7 – 12
Tue 23 May, 1.30pm Brighton Dome Concert Hall £3
Teachers who would like to sign up their class for the ‘big read’ please visit collectedworks.co.uk/young-city-reads
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Mango and Bambang Polly Faber & Clara Vulliamy
As Clara draws, Polly reads the enchanting story of a little girl called Mango and her pet tapir Bambang. Hear all about their wild adventures, listen to tapir music, draw your very own Bambang, and maybe even have a go at flamenco dancing in this interactive event.
Age 6 – 8
Sat 27 May, 11am Edward Street Lecture Theatre, University of Brighton £7
Chris Haughton
Acclaimed author and illustrator of A Bit Lost, Oh No George! and Shh! We Have a Plan Chris Haughton brings you an action-packed interactive event. Full of stories, fun animation, clever props, dancing and drawing
games, children and adults alike will delight in meeting a cast of quirky characters!
Age 3+
Sat 27 May, 1pm Edward Street Lecture Theatre, University of Brighton £7
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Dare to Write with Siobhan Curham
Many people dream of writing but it can be hard to know where to start. In this inspirational workshop, author and coach Siobhan Curham gives you the tools to achieve your writing dreams. Drawing on her own personal experiences and sharing some of the techniques used by the characters in her novel, The Moonlight Dreamers, Siobhan will dare you to dream big when it comes to your writing.
Age 11 – 15
Sat 27 May, 3pm Edward Street Lecture Theatre, University of Brighton £7
Adopt an Author
An exciting schools initiative which links classes with children’s authors to promote literacy, encourage writing and develop creativity. After 8 weeks of fun email discussions with their adopted author, classes attend a ‘Meet your Author’ party during the Festival. This year local primary schools Carden, Goldstone, Mile Oak and St Luke’s are adopting Guy Bass, Rob Lloyd Jones, Ross Montgomery and Ali Sparkes.
To follow their experience visit adoptanauthor.wordpress.com
If your school would like to take part in 2018 please contact: [email protected]
Produced by Collected Works CIC
Supported by The Lynn Foundation and Mrs A Lacy-Tate Trust
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Peacock Poetry Prize
Calling all young people aged 8 -19! Unleash your creativity and submit a poem or three to our annual poetry competition. This year’s theme is our Guest Director Kate Tempest’s choice of Everyday Epic.
From a pebbled beach to a stranger’s smile, from a sporting milestone to a quiet read, we invite you to reflect on the small observations and achievements of our daily lives. Finalists and their friends and relatives are invited to a prize giving reception in Central Brighton. This year we are also delighted to be presenting some of the winning poems in Preston Park and Queens Park as part of a Poems in the Park trail.
In partnership with Brighton & Hove 6th Form College (BHASVIC) and Brighton and Hove environmental education (Bhee)
Email your entry, stating full name, age, date of birth to [email protected]
Category age groups: 8 – 10, 11 – 13, 14 – 16, 17 – 19
Deadline for entries: Mon 3 Apr, 5pm
Prize giving ceremony: Thu 25 May, 5pm
Brighton Festival Family Programme supported by
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Alongside Brighton Festival
Constable and Brighton
8 Apr – 8 Oct brightonmuseums.org.uk
John Constable stayed in Brighton 1824-1828, when Constable repeatedly walked along the coast and up onto the Downs. Constable and Brighton follows his walking and painting sequences as he explored the local landscape. The exhibition explores the impact and influence of the work he made here, and brings the sketches, drawings and paintings he created back to Brighton for the first time.
Image: John Constable, R.A. (1776-1837), Seascape Study: Boat and Stormy Sky, ca. 1824-1828
Artists Open Houses weekends
Sat 6 – Sun 28 May aoh.org.uk
Visiting local artists in their homes and studios is an unmissable part of the festival season. Over four weekends in May, artists open their doors to offer work from over 1,000 artists exhibiting in 200 venues across the city, out to Ditchling, Lewes and beyond. Artists work in media ranging from painting, photography and sculpture to ceramics, textiles and jewellery. With homemade tea and cake on offer too, the Artists Open Houses are a very special weekend treat.
© Royal Academy of Arts, London; Photographer: John Hammond
© Martina Bellotto
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Brighton Fringe
5 May – 4 Jun 2017 brightonfringe.org
This vast celebration of all things creative, and the largest fringe festival in the world, consists of nearly one thousand events and performances across a dizzying array of art forms. Start your Brighton Fringe with a trip to one of two Fringe City sites this year: every Saturday and Sunday at New Road, and every Thursday and Friday evening at Bartholomew Square in association with Sweet Venues.
The Great Escape
Thu 18 – Sat 20 May greatescapefestival.com
The festival for new music returns to Brighton for its 12th edition, bringing with it 450 of the most exciting up and coming artists of 2017, and featuring Rag’n’Bone Man as the spotlight artist of TGE at Brighton Festival. Line up also includes Goat Girl, Cabbage, Drones Club, Ray BLK and many more.
Charleston Festival
Fri 19 – Mon 29 May charleston.org.uk/festivals
Where books, ideas and creativity bloom
The Charleston Festival presents a programme to delight and stimulate with topics such as Russian Revolution, modern politics, human rights, science and the arts. Including an array of mind-expanding writers, thinkers and entertainers such as Vanessa Redgrave, Harriet Harman, Philippe Sands, Elif Shafak, Colm Tóibín, Ann Patchett, Deborah Levy; David Olusoga; William Dalrymple; Elizabeth Strout; Sarah Perry; Helen Macdonald.
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Venues
Designing our Future
While Brighton Dome Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre are undergoing an exciting refurbishment, our Ticket Office can now be found at the Church Street entrance. These building works, which will reveal and restore long-lost heritage features as well as provide new state-of-the-art facilities, are the first phase of an overarching development of the Royal Pavilion Estate. During this time of change, Brighton Dome Concert Hall remains open for business but you will also find us popping up in a host of new partner venues across the city.
To find out more about the renovations taking place at Brighton Dome visit brightondome.org/ourfuture
Royal Pavilion Estate The heart of the city, restored and reunited
Brighton & Hove City Council
Royal Pavilion & Museums Brighton & Hove
Brighton Dome Brighton Festival
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Leadership Support
ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND LOTTERY FUNDED
Supported using public funding by ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
Brighton & Hove City Council
heritage lottery fund LOTTERY FUNDED
AMERICAN EXPRESS Backstage Trust FOYLE FOUNDATION
Garfield Weston FOUNDATION
THE PEBBLE TRUST
THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION
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Venues
Brighton Dome
Concert Hall Founders Room
Church Street, BN1 1UE
Access info: 01273 261525 / 261541
brightondome.org
Glyndebourne
Near Lewes
East Sussex, BN8 5UU
Wheelchair access – foyer circle level only
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9RA
Duke’s at Komedia
44 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Theatre Royal Brighton
New Road, BN1 1SD
All Saints Church
The Drive, Hove BN3 3QE
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Brighton and Hove High School Senior Hall
Montpelier Road, BN1 3AT
Brighton Open Air Theatre
Dyke Road Park, Dyke Road BN3 6EH
Duke of York’s Picturehouse
Preston Road, BN1 4NA
East Brighton Park
Wilson Avenue, BN2 5TS
Nearest accessible toilet: Whitehawk Library
Easthill Park
Easthill Way, Portslade, BN41 2FA
Shoreham Harbour
Sussex Yacht Club
85/89 Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 6RA
The Spire
St Mark’s Chapel, Eastern Road, BN2 5JN
The Spire Programme supported by GM Building
The New Steine
St James’s Street, BN2 1PB
Woodvale Cemetery
Lewes Road, BN2 3QB
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Brighthelm Centre
North Road, BN1 1YD
Edward Street Lecture Theatre, University of Brighton
154–155 Edward Street BN2 0JG
Grand Hotel, Consort Suite
97-99 King’s Road, BN1 2FW
The Old Market
Upper Market Street, Hove, BN3 1AS
St. Nicholas Church
Church Street, BN1 3LJ
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft
Lodge Hill Lane, Ditchling, BN6 8SP
Bevy Community Pub
50 Hillside, BN2 4TF
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Fabrica
40 Duke Street, BN1 1AG
Sallis Benney Theatre
58–67 Grand Parade BN2 OJY
University of Brighton Gallery
58–67 Grand Parade BN2 OJY
ONCA Gallery
14 St George’s Place BN1 4GB
Lighthouse
28 Kensington Street, BN1 4AJ
For accesss info, email [email protected]
The Beach, Doughnut Groyne (East Street Groyne)
250 King’s Road, BN1 1NB
114 Church Street
BN1 1UD
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Access
Assisted Performances & Events
Accessibility at Brighton Festival supported by
British Sign Language Interpreted
Please confirm when booking if you require this service, so that we can reserve you an appropriate seat.
Summit (p44) Mon 8 & Tue 9 May, 8pm (Integrated BSL)
The Preston Bill (p54) Wed 10 May, 8pm (Integrated BSL)
Democracy Debate (p69) Sat 13 May, 7.30pm
Without Walls Weekend (p15) Sun 14 May, 12pm – 5pm
Now You See It (p72) Sun 14 May, 7.30pm (BSL interpreted post show discussion)
Tales of Birbal (p90) Sat 20 May, 2.30pm
This Bright Field (p111) Thu 25 May (BSL interpreted post show discussion)
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Touch Tours
These events allow blind and visually impaired audiences to visit the set and feel the props ahead of the performance. Touch tours are free but must be accompanied with a ticket for the show.
Plan B for Utopia (p43) Sun 7 May, 5.30pm
Britten Sinfonia (p128) Sun 28 May, 6.15pm
Relaxed Performance
Open to everyone, these performances welcome audiences with an Autistic Spectrum Condition or a learning disability. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and moving around, and there may be small changes to light and sound effects.
Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore (p45) Tues 9 May, 2.30pm
If I Could I Would (p62) Fri 12 May, 7.00pm
Driftwood (p56) Sat 13 May, 2.30pm
The Comedy of Errors (p115) Sat 27 May, 1.00pm
Audio Description
Live commentary interspersed with the actors’ dialogue via a discreet headset. Please request this service when booking.
Plan B for Utopia (p43) Sun 7 May, 7.30pm
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Highly Visual Performances
The following performances are highly visual with few or no words:
For the Birds (p.18) Sat 6 – Sun 28 May
The Life Rooms (p24) Sat 6 – Sat 27 May
Nest (p34) Sun 7 & Mon 8 May 10am, 11.15am, 12.30pm, 2pm
Plan B for Utopia (p43) Sun 7 & Mon 8 May, 7.30pm
Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore (p45) Mon 8 & Tue 9 May, 2.30pm, 4.30pm & 6.30pm
Swan Lake (p50) Tue 9 & Wed 10 May, 8pm
Driftwood (p56) Thu 11 – Sun 14 May
Now You See It (p72) Sun 14 May, 7.30pm
SPECTRA: CAST (p65) Sat 13 – Sun 14 May 12pm – 5pm
m¡longa (p82) Thu 18 & Fri 19 May, 7.30pm
This Bright Field (p111) Thu 25 May
Depart (p113) Thu 25 – Sun 28 May, 8.30pm & 10.15pm
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Get In Touch
To book tickets for all these events please call our ticket office on 01273 709709 or email [email protected]
If you have a specific access enquiry please feel free to get in touch. You can call us on 01273 261541/525 or email [email protected]
For more information: brightonfestival.org/access
Large print & audio brochure available on request
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Events at a glance
Outdoor
Children’s Parade (p29)
The Hum (p27)
Apple and Snakes In Their Shoes – Poem Trail (p38)
For the Birds (p18)
Five Short Blasts: Shoreham (p22)
Walter & Zoniel SPECTRA: CAST (p65)
Your Place (p13)
Weekend Without Walls (p15)
The Unfair (p84)
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men The Comedy of Errors (p115)
nabokov Storytelling Army (p14)
Spoken Word
Apples and Snakes In Their Shoes with Patience Agbabi, Dizraeli & Tommy Sissons (p37)
Kat Francois Raising Lazarus (p47)
Daniel Morden & Hugh Lupton The Odyssey (p142)
Luke Wright The Toll (p86)
An Evening with Picador Poetry – Glyn Maxwell, Lorraine Mariner, Hollie McNish, Richard Osmond & Kate Tempest (p87)
Bang Said The Gun with Dan Cockrill, Martin Galton, Laurie Bolger & Rob Auton (p97)
Lyrix Organix (p105)
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Books & Debate
Emma Cline The Girls (p31)
BSMS Conversation HIV: Is Victory in Sight? (p35)
George Monbiot and Ewan McLennan Breaking the Spell of Loneliness (p36)
Eimear McBride introduces Megan Bradbury (p42)
Tessa Ross In Conversation (p46)
Polly Toynbee and David Walker (p47)
Ali Smith (p53)
Billy Bragg with Alexis Petridis (p55)
Xiaolu Guo (p63)
Democracy Debate What Comes Next? (p69)
City Reads 2017: Sharon Duggal (p71)
The Story Collider (p73)
Jackie Kay introduces Zaffar Kunial (p79)
Helen Oyeyemi (p96)
Gary Younge with Colin Grant (p96)
Jenni Murray and Helen Lewis (p101)
Petina Gappah (p102)
Tariq Ali (p110)
Raja Shehadeh (p116)
Jake Arnott & Mark Lawson (p123)
Hanif Kureishi (p127)
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Contemporary Music
Kate Tempest Opening Gig (p32)
Hot 8 Brass Band (p33)
Mica Levi Under The Skin with Live Orchestra (p39)
Kate Tempest with Mica Levi & Orchestrate (p57)
Ocean Wisdom, The Four Owls & Jam Baxter (p60)
Shirley Collins Lodestar Live (p74)
The Furrow Collective and Anna & Elizabeth (p77)
Meow Meow Souvenir (p91)
FK Alexander (I Could Go On Singing) Over the Rainbow (p119)
Kate Tempest & band + REMI (p122)
Mykki Blanco (p124)
Theatre
Andy Smith & Fuel Summit (p44)
Tamara Saulwick Endings (p52)
Andy Smith & Fuel Preston Bill (p54)
nabokov Box Clever (p66)
Dom Coyote & The Bloodmoneys Songs for the End of the World (p78)
Penned in the Margins No Dogs, No Indians (p80)
The Public Theater The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family (p93)
Papertale & Half Moon Boys Don’t (p100)
Kneehigh Tristan & Yseult (p106)
Vélo Théatre A Handful of People (p117)
Yinka Kuitenbrouwer One Hundred Homes (p118)
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Dance
Joan Clevillé Dance Plan B for Utopia (p43)
Vincent Dance Theatre Virgin Territory (p48)
Teaċ Daṁsa Swan Lake / Loch na hEala (p50)
Probe Now You See It (p72)
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui m¡longa (p82)
The Hiccup Project “It’s okay, I’m dealing with it” (p108)
The Hiccup Project May-We-Go-Round? (p108)
Theo Clinkard This Bright Field (p111)
Breakin’ Convention (p129)
Circus
Casus Circus Driftwood (p56)
Mimbre If I Could I Would (p62)
Circa Depart (p113)
Classical Music
Chineke! Orchestra (p30)
I Fagiolini Monteverdi: The Other Vespers (p40)
Sarah Connolly (p59)
London Symphony Orchestra (p68)
Paul Lewis (p70)
Brighton Youth Orchestra (p73)
Benjamin Appl and James Baillieu (p76)
Brighton Festival Youth Choir (p85)
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Belem (p89)
Les Talens Lyriques with Christophe Rousset (p98)
The Big Song (p103)
Doric String Quartet (p120)
Britten Sinfonia and Brighton Festival Chorus (p128)
Lunchtimes
Timothy Ridout (p132)
Palisander (p133)
Alke Quartet (p133)
Vivo Piano Trio (p134)
Tyler Hay (p135)
Glyndebourne’s Jerwood Young Artists (p135)
Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo (p136)
Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet (p137)
Pelléas Ensemble (p137)
Yussef Kamaal (p138)
Dinosaur (p139)
Comedy
Jeremy Hardy (p81)
Rich Hall’s Hoedown (p102)
Adam Buxton’s BUG David Bowie Special (p103)
Deborah Frances-White The Guilty Feminist (p126)
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Art & Film
İpek Duben They/Onlar (p21)
Cathie Pilkington The Life Rooms (p24)
Cathie Pilkington Doll For Petra (p26)
Lynette Wallworth Collisions (p28)
Kelly Reichardt River of Grass (p34)
Mica Levi Under The Skin with Live Orchestra (p39)
Kelly Reichardt Old Joy (p53)
David Lynch The Art Life (p55)
Wrangler and Francesca & Mica Levi The Unfilmables (p75)
Kelly Reichardt Wendy and Lucy (p79)
Kelly Reichardt Meek’s Cutoff (p99)
Eddie Otchere The Bright Room (p104)
Kelly Reichardt Night Moves (p126)
Children & Family
Anna Beecher & Rachel Lincoln NEST (p34)
The Unicorn Theatre Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore (p45)
BAFTA Kids (p63)
Weekend Without Walls (p15)
Mashi Theatre Tales of Birbal (p90)
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26 Letters
The YA Panel Optimism for Difficult Times (p140)
Maz Evans Who Let the Gods Out (p141)
Guy Parker-Rees Adventures with Dylan! (p141)
Julian Clary and David Roberts The Bolds (p142)
Daniel Morden & Hugh Lupton The Odyssey (p142)
M.G. Leonard Beetle Mania (p143)
Andy Riley King Flashypants (p143)
Patrick Ness Release (p144)
Nick Sharratt Sausages, Spaghetti and Sharks in Parks (p144)
Maria Kozlovskaya Wiltshire Translation Workshop (p145)
Candy Gourlay Writing Workshop (p145)
Young City Reads Big Event with A. F. Arnold and Sarah Home (p146)
Polly Faber & Clara Vulliamy Mango and Bambang (p147)
Chris Haughton (p147)
Siobhan Curham Dare to Write (p148)
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Join us and support our work in the city
Joining our membership scheme is a great way to stay involved all year round. Support from our Members also helps us to continue with a huge variety of community-led projects such as the annual Children’s Parade, and to engage and inspire new audiences.
All of our membership levels come with a range of benefits including priority booking on all Brighton Festival events, selected Brighton Dome events, and no per-order fees on ticket bookings. We even offer our Members backstage access to the work we present, with invitations to behind-the-scenes rehearsals.
Bronze Membership starts from just £30 a year.
To find out more contact Victoria on 01273 260827 or visit brightonfestival.org/membership
Look out for Members’ offers on top price tickets throughout these pages, available on first night performances wherever you see this icon:
Image: Driftwood Thu 11 – Sun 14 May (see p56)
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Booking Information
Book your tickets
Brighton Festival Ticket Office supported and co-designed by
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01273 709709
Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival Ticket Office East Gate, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UE
Mon – Sat, 10am – 5pm (6pm on performance days at Brighton Dome until Fri 5 May)
Mon – Sun, 10am – 7pm (Sat 6 – Sun 28 May)
Public booking opens: Fri 24 Feb, 9am
There is a £2 per order charge for all phone and online bookings (not applicable to Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival members).
Plus: 50p standard post, £1.50 signed for mail. If collecting tickets, please bring the same card used to purchase online or by phone. For standing events, tickets can only be posted out by signed-for mail.
Pay-It-Forward
This year we’re asking you to join the Pay-It-Forward movement and help more people experience Brighton Festival. Pay an extra £5 when you book your tickets and we’ll match it to give a £10 Pay-It-Forward Festival Ticket Voucher to someone unable to afford the opportunity. Vouchers will be distributed at Your Place (p13), local schools and our partner organisations. For more information visit brightonfestival.org/your_visit
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See more for less
Multi-buy Offer Buy tickets for six different Brighton Festival events and we’ll give you the cheapest free.
Terms & conditions: One transaction, through the Ticket Office only. Not available online. Only tickets for different events are valid (i.e. not six tickets for the same event). The number of free sixth tickets tallies with the equivalent number of paid tickets in your transaction (i.e. you get two free if two tickets are bought for each of the other five events). Groups Groups of 10+ save 10% and groups of 20+ save 20% on all events £10 Festival Standby - subject to availability Book best available seats in person from the venue just before the show on many events. Festival Standbys are only available to under 26s, over 60s, JSA/IS, registered disabled/DLA or IB, Equity/BECTU/SDUK, Members, Brighton Festival artists and those with Pay-It-Forward vouchers. For Depart and For the Birds these tickets are bookable in person from 10am on the day of the performance and for Five Short Blasts, from 10am the day before. Festival Standbys can be booked in person and online in advance with Pay-It-Forward Vouchers. Members’ First Night Offers Look out for Members’ offers on top price tickets. Available on first night performances wherever you see this icon.
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Free and £10 or less There are 27 free events and over 100 performances and events with tickets for £10 or less to help you see more of this year’s Brighton Festival programme.
Food & Drink
Throughout the Festival, Brighton Dome’s Café-bar will be open Tue to Sun 11am – 4pm (except Sat 20 May) serving a selection of delicious cakes, snacks and speciality coffees. You can also enjoy the café and bars for evening performances in the Concert Hall, from when the doors open until the end of the interval. Members receive a 20% discount.
See the show, buy the book
Independent book shop The Book Nook will be on hand selling titles at most of our Books and Debates and 26 Letters events.
Meet the artists
For your chance to interact with our Brighton Festival artists and companies, look out for pre and post show details across the event pages. Admission is free to performance ticket-holders, unless otherwise stated.
Festival volunteers
Help make England’s biggest annual mixed arts festival happen and join our invaluable team of volunteers. Email [email protected] to find out how you can be part of this year’s 50th Brighton Festival.
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Programming partners
ATTENBOROUGH CENTRE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS
Australian Government Australia Council for the Arts
BHASVIC brighton and sussex medical school
Brighton People’s Theatre BRITISH COUNCIL
CINECITY COLLECTED WORKS
DITCHLING MUSEUM OF ART + CRAFT
FABRICA
Proud to be a partner of Film Audience Network Supported by The National Lottery ®
Film Hub SE Opening up a World of Film
Flanders State of the Art
LIFT
LIGHTHOUSE THE MARLBOROUGH PUB & THEATRE
same sky dream & build
University of Brighton
US UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX Street Arts Consortium WITHOUT WALLS
Dance Consortium | South East Dance | nabakov
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Brochure correct at time of going to press. Brighton Festival reserves the right to alter the programme without prior notice if necessary.
Full terms and conditions available at brightonfestival.org
Brighton Festival would like to thank all the artists, partners, venues, sponsors and individual supporters, and the entire team of staff and volunteers at Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival. Brighton Festival is produced and promoted by Brighton Dome and Festival Ltd.
Registered Charity number 249748. 12a Pavilion Buildings, Castle Square, Brighton BN1 1EE
Brighton Festival Chief Executive Andrew Comben [email protected]
Brighton Festival Programmers Beth Burgess, Tim Brown, Sally Cowling, Danni Colgan, Hilary Cooke, Rosie Crane, Rob Jones,Gill Kay, Alice O’Keeffe, Tanya Peters, Pippa Smith
Brochure concept/cover Johnson Banks johnsonbanks.co.uk
Illustration Adam Sage claretandblack.com
Brochure design Jordan Uwins
Brochure editor Lucy Brooks
Copywriting Oliver Tims & Rasheed Rahman
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