Theatre & Dance Events in Brighton

The Old Market in Hove programmes well across everything. Fringe theatre, dance, spoken word, comedy. Small enough to feel intimate, big enough to pull decent acts. Brighton Dome handles the larger-scale stuff — dance companies, orchestral performances, national tours.

During Brighton Fringe, the theatre programme explodes. Pub rooms, shipping containers, car parks, churches. If it has four walls and a floor, someone's doing a one-person show in it. The quality varies wildly but the best stuff is as good as anything you'd see in Edinburgh.

Brighton attracts theatre makers who want to try things. The proximity to London helps. Lots of actors and directors live here and commute, which means preview performances, workshop runs, and try-out shows pop up regularly. It's a good city to see things early.