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Hello! We are thrilled to share this season of live events across our three beautiful stages for autumn through to spring. We welcome some absolutely brilliant artists and performers - local superstars alongside international talents. Hydrocracker, Fatt Butcher, LUNG Theatre, Lost Dog, Thick & Tight, Seeta Patel, and a new play from Inua Ellams, just some of the really special theatre and dance coming to the city. Our Words programme grows richer year on year, from Marina Hyde and Caitlin Moran to Hamza Yassin and the fantastic Hollie McNish & Harry Baker. Brighton Dome Comedy Festival (pictured) is our flagship autumn event, for the first time in collaboration with Komedia - it’s a stellar line-up. Look out for opportunities for young people to build comedy skills too… Christmas brings a host of treats - familiar favourites and new events for all ages. We welcome the return of Circa, one of the world’s most loved circus companies, playing to packed houses every time they come to Brighton. Brighton Dome is the home of Create Music, so it is thrilling to welcome back One Voice festival of singing for a second year. The music programme - music from all genres, eras and corners of the world - offers a chance to see legendary orchestras and artists perform live. Beyond this brochure, we will continue to add surprises so make sure you follow us on social media and sign up to our newsletter. Whatever your taste, we hope you see yourself in this season, and find light in it as the nights draw in. See you here!

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Performance................ 4 Comedy........................14 Community.................18 Heritage.......................19 Classical.....................20 Festive Season.......... 23 Family.......................... 31 Music...........................34 Words.......................... 39 Film.............................. 42 Local Spotlight..........43 Join In..........................46 Access......................... 47 Brighton Dome Comedy Festival..........See Insert Cover image: Duck Pond by Circa (p24) PRICE KEY C Concessions LC Low-income Concessions S Students U18 Under 18s price U26 Under 26s price U30 Under 30s price brighton_dome brightondome

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SH Productions on behalf of Hadsan Mohamud

Crush

Get hit right in the feels as this BritishNeither was ready to talk until they met Somali rom-com tells a tender tale to each other, instead using their art and warm your heart, exploring identity and poetry to navigate their worlds. connection. An unlikely meet-cute brings Tue 29 & Wed 30 Sep, 8pm Somali teens Namja and Zakariya together Age 14+ | £20, C £18, LC £10 on their messy paths to healing. Studio Theatre

Webber & Co. with Metal Rabbit Productions in association with Harlow Playhouse

Fire Fire

Written by John Webber | Directed by Jennifer Tang Eddie is holding a memorial for his brother. Paige closes the road to it in a climate protest. After insults are traded they expect to never see each other again. But they do. Again and again. Fire Fire is an exciting, moving drama about people taking big risks to protest and how some people discover they have a deeper purpose in common. Mon 12 Oct, 8pm | Age 12+ | £20, C £18, LC £10 | Studio Theatre

Performance

Once Upon a Time in Sokoto By Inua Ellams Directed by Roy Alexander Weise An epic story of a beautiful but unlikely friendship forged between an enslaved woman and her former master. Differences in faith, culture and heritage are overcome in the face of new enemies, in a gripping family drama set against the backdrop of events leading to the creation of Nigeria.

Tue 17–Sat 21 Nov | Age 14+ Tue 17, Wed 18, Fri 20 Nov 7.30pm Post-show talk: Thu 19 Nov, 6pm Sat 21 Nov, 2pm & 7.30pm Fri 20 Nov From £20.50, LC & U30 from £14.50 Corn Exchange

Touring Together is a China Plate and Fuel initiative, generously supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Performance

LUNG Theatre

Woodhill ‘I dance in the horror of grief’

★★★★★

Three men at Woodhill prison are dead. Their families demand answers. This is a call to arms about the crisis facing prisons.

‘Campaigning theatre is reimagined Gut punching choreography and unflinching beats shine with a light on the hidden story of HMP Woodhill. Lyrically astonishing told in their own words, three families investigate force’ what happened to their boys. What they discover is so haunting, it turns their world upside down. Pushing the form of documentary theatre and dance, Woodhill is an explosive true story by multi-award-winning LUNG and originally developed with The North Wall. 6

Fri 9 & Sat 10 Oct, 7.30pm | Age 16+ £22, C £20, LC £10 | Corn Exchange

The Guardian

Performance

Lost Dog Dance

Juliet &Romeo It turns out they didn’t die in a tragic misunderstanding, they grew up and lived happily ever after. Well, they lived at least. From award-winning director/choreographer Ben Duke comes a humorous and heartfelt duet of dance, theatre and comedy, revealing the real story of Romeo and Juliet. Thu 12–Sat 14 Nov, 7.30pm | Age 13+ £27, C £20.50, S from £12, BSL Users £17 Post show talk on Thu 12 Nov Fri 13 Nov Corn Exchange

Performance Thick & Tight

Natural Behaviour Somewhere between a variety show and a biology essay come alive, Natural Behaviour is a queer look at what it means to be natural or unnatural. Thick & Tight (Tits & Teeth, 2024) return with their distinctive mixture of dance, satire, impersonation and poetry. Tue 13 Oct, 7.30pm Age 12+ £22, C £20, LC £10 Corn Exchange RP

★★★★ ‘Rich, thoughtful, ridiculous and quite wonderful… hugely poignant and hugely silly.’ The Guardian - No.1 Dance Show of 2025

‘Commandingly camp’

Performance

The Times

Fatt Butcher | Brighton Dome & Marlborough Productions present

Congregational Fatt Butcher welcomes you to a ceremony for the Fri 30 Oct, 8pm | Age 18+ £20, C £18, LC £10 dancefloor; a service to dying nightlife featuring original hymns blended with house, trance, gospel, Corn Exchange (Standing) classical and experimental music performed by CP a live choir of queer vocalists, virtuosic piano accompaniment and a superstar DJ.

Performance

★★★★

‘Compelling, almost song-like tale’ The Stage

YESYESNONO presents

Nation

This is a story about a perfect town where something very bad has just happened. And you were all there to see. Written and performed by Sam Ward, this Edinburgh Fringe 2024 hit is a dark, brutal fable about the political power of stories, about the nation as an act of imagination, about the violence of community and those we choose to let in. Thu 12–Sat 14 Nov, 8pm

Photo: David McHugh /Brighton Pictures

Sat 14 Nov Strictly Age 14+ | £20, C £18, LC £12 | Studio Theatre

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Supported by

Charity Number 249748

Louise Orwin

FAMEHUNGRY A helter-skelter nosedive through the TikTok universe. Born from an existential crisis in her mid-thirties, cult performance artist Louise Orwin blends live art, social experiment and digital chaos to ask the very personal question: how can performance art survive the digital age?

★★★★★

‘Urgent, powerful...theatre performed with courage’ British Theatre Guide

Fri 27 & Sat 28 Nov, 8pm | Age 14+ Sat 28 Nov £20, C £18, LC £10 Studio Theatre Katie Hurley and Sarah Hehir in association with Croydonites

Man or Bear

‘Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear?’ Inspired by the viral question, Man or Bear is a fast-moving, darkly comic new play about fear, friendship and survival, shining a light on the stories women tell, the friendships they forge and the resilience they summon to survive in an increasingly dangerous world. Wed 7 Oct, 8pm | Age 16+ £20, C £18, LC £10 Studio Theatre

Performance

An evening with Seeta Patel Dance

The Rite of Spring A powerful triple bill of spiritual, electrifying dance. Seeta Patel’s Olivier Award–nominated The Rite of Spring is the heart of the evening; a bold reimagining of Igor Stravinsky’s iconic score through the lens of Bharatanatyam. 12

In a solo performance, Shree traces Mother Earth’s journey from creation to destruction through movement, rhythm and expression. The evening concludes with an intimate Q&A with Seeta Patel herself.

Thu 18 & Fri 19 Mar, 7.30pm | £25, C £22, LC £10 | Corn Exchange

The

Hydrocracker

Signalman Charles Dickens’ masterful ghost story The Signalman reimagined in an abandoned railway tunnel under Brighton Station, by critically acclaimed immersive theatre company Hydrocracker (Operation Black Antler, Brighton Festival 2016 & The New World Order, Brighton Festival 2011). I need your help. You know how it begins. How it always begins. Enter the tunnel and be part of the story. There is nothing to fear... Thu 15 Oct–Sun 8 Nov, 4pm & 7.30pm Fri 6 Nov From £20 Talks and Tunnel Tours available Cab Road Tunnel

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Charity Number 249748

Comedy Kevin Bridges Here If You Need Me

Wed 9 Sep, Fri 4 & Sat 5 Dec, 8pm £49.50 | Concert Hall

Daniel Kitson Thrum

Thu 17 & Fri 18 Sep 7.30pm | Age 16+ £15 | Corn Exchange Returns only

Jonathan Pie The End of The World According to Jonathan Pie

Wed 23 & Thu 24 Sep 7.30pm | From £24.50 Concert Hall

Gianmarco Soresi The Misery Loves Tour

Sun 4 Oct, 7.30pm Age 16+ | From £39.50 Concert Hall

Vittorio Angelone you can’t Say Nothing any more

Sat 19 Sep, 7.30pm From £26 | Corn Exchange

Urzila Carlson Fatty on a Yacht

Carlson’s new show is for anyone who’s ever tried to squeeze into a space, not fit in, stood out and laughed about it anyway. Sat 19 Sep, 4pm & 8pm 4pm From £27 | Age 16+ Concert Hall Comedy supported by 14

Brighton Dome Comedy Festival in cahoots with Komedia Fri 16–Sun 25 Oct

Joe Marler Will See You Live Plus special guests Thu 5 Nov, 8pm From £36.50 Concert Hall

Comedy Simon Brodkin Unleashed

Sun 8 Nov, 7.30pm From £29.50 Concert Hall

Chris Ramsey Here, Man!

Fri 13 Nov, 7.30pm £34.50 | Concert Hall

W*nkernomics SHOW_V4.1_FINAL_USETHIS

Sun 15 Nov, 7.30pm Age 18+ | From £36.50 Concert Hall

Phil Wang UH OH

Fri 27 Nov, 7.30pm From £29.50 Concert Hall

Russell Howard Don’t Tell The Algorithm

Sat 28 & Sun 29 Nov 3.30pm & 7.30pm Age 14+ Sun 29 Nov, 3.30pm £39.50 Concert Hall

Lucy Beaumont Bad at Quiz Shows, Good With Weirdos

Thu 3 Dec, 8pm | Age 14+ £29.50 | Concert Hall

Josh Thomas Jiggle Jiggle

Sun 6 Dec, 7.30pm £29 | Studio Theatre

Greg Davies Full Fat Legend

Tue 8 & Wed 9 Dec, 7.30pm Age 14+ | From £39.50 Concert Hall Returns Only

Sindhu Vee Swanky Someone once asked Sindhu Vee a very stupid question. She wants to tell you about it. Wed 25 Nov (Returns Only) & Sat 20 Mar 7.30pm | Age 14+ | £32 Corn Exchange

Comedy Stand-up from two stars of Saturday Night Live UK

Paddy Young

Larry Dean

Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?

Hellbent

Sat 12 Dec, 7.30pm £24.50 | Corn Exchange

Sun 13 Dec, 7.30pm £27 | Corn Exchange

Rob Auton Jupiter

Sat 6 Feb, 7.30pm | Age 14+ £24 | Corn Exchange

Dan & Phil Hard Launch World Tour Wed 10 & Thu 11 Feb, 7.30pm From £32 | Concert Hall

Al Murray All You Need Is Guv Thu 18 Feb, 7.30pm From £34.50 Concert Hall

The Rachel Parris Songbook Sat 20 Feb, 8pm | Age 16+ From £24 | Corn Exchange

Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life

Sun 21 & Wed 24–Sun 28 Feb 8pm | Age 14+ Thu 25 Feb, 8pm From £34.50 | Concert Hall Comedy supported by 16

Harry Enfield and No Chums Mon 15 Feb, 7.30pm | Age 18+ From £38.50 | Concert Hall

Comedy Ed Gamble Fresh Hell

Fri 5 Mar, 7.30pm £34.50 Age 14+ Concert Hall

Fascinating Aïda

Wed 24 Mar, 7.30pm £39.50 | Age 14+ Concert Hall

Troy Hawke Never Stop, Never Change! Sat 10 Apr, 7.30pm £29.50 | Age 14+ Concert Hall

Myra DuBois Siren

Sun 21 Mar, 7.30pm Strictly Age 18+ £34 Corn Exchange

Alan Carr Have I Said Too Much? Fri 4 & Sat 5 Jun Sat 5 Jun Concert Hall Returns Only

Thomas Green Brainstorm

Ed Byrne No Dramas

Rhys James Chop Logic

MC Hammersmith Ice Ice Nepo Baby

Thu 15 Apr, 8pm £26.50 | Corn Exchange

Fri 16 Apr, 8pm | £24 Corn Exchange

Dylan Moran Looking for Trouble

Fri 18 Jun, 8pm | £32 Corn Exchange

Sat 26 Jun, 7.30pm £26.50 Corn Exchange

Wed 26 May, 8pm £34.50 | Concert Hall

Amy Gledhill Thanks For Having Me Why can’t she nail just one first date, social interaction or trip to the spa? (She’s now banned). Star of Last One Laughing and Taskmaster. Sun 7 Mar, 8pm | Age 14+ £24 | Corn Exchange

Community Brighton Table Tennis Club presents

Acclaimed visual artist David Shrigley, actor Jane Horrocks and DJ Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) come together for a special conversation over a game of table tennis. Sat 12 Sep, 7pm | £17, C £12 | Corn Exchange Free Play Table Tennis | Sat 12 Sep, 2pm–5pm | FREE

Family Day Take Part Presented by African NIght Fever

Brighton’s biggest free celebration of arts, culture and heritage honouring the diaspora communities in this city. Bring your friends and family for a day of joy and connection with workshops, performances, global cuisine and more! 18

Sat 7 Nov, 11am–6pm FREE | Brighton Dome

Heritage

Heritage Open Day An exhibition, talk and activities exploring our building through the everyday lives of those who have worked here, from stable hands to stage technicians, nurses to record promoters. Sun 20 Sep, 10am–5pm | FREE Brighton Dome

The Sound of Silent Cinema

Live on the Brighton Dome Organ Ashley Valentine brings the magnificent 1936 Brighton Dome organ to life with live accompaniment to two silent comedy classics: Buster Keaton’s The Scarecrow (1920) and Laurel and Hardy’s Big Business (1929), preceded by a classic Felix the Cat cartoon. Sun 20 Sep, 3.30pm | £7 | Concert Hall

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Backstage Tours Follow in the footsteps of legends like Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Beyoncé and more to see behind-the-scenes of our venues and discover our history. From Mon 7 Sep | £14.50 Concert Hall Foyer

The Southern Syncopated Orchestra: Performance, Impact and Legacy with Professor Catherine Tackley Summer 1921. Brighton Dome welcomes early jazz legends, the Southern Syncopated Orchestra, for a four-week residency. Discover how their brief stay here became part of musical history. Wed 14 Oct, 1pm | £10 19 Founders Room

Coffee Concerts In Association with Strings Attached A rich programme of chamber concerts in our Corn Exchange offering an energising start to your Sunday.

Omne trium perfectum

Gildas Quartet Journey of the English String Quartet Frank Bridge Three Idylls William Alwyn Quartet No. 1 Benjamin Britten Quartet No. 3 Colin Matthews Quartet No. 6 Sun 20 Sep, 11am | Corn Exchange Supported by Margaret Polmear

Joanna MacGregor and Principal Players of Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor Op. 1 No. 3 Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 Op. 8 Brahms Horn Trio in E flat Major Op. 40 Ruth Rogers (violin), Ben Rogerson (cello), Alexei Watkins (horn), Joanna MacGregor (Piano) Sun 21 Feb, 11am | Corn Exchange

Willard Carter, Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux and Edgar Francis Dall’Abaco Capriccio No. 1, 6 and 8 Kurtág Signs, Games and Messages Carl Friedrich Abel Arpeggio in D Minor JP von Westhoff Imitatione delle Campane Zbinden La fête au village: Fanfare Boccherini Trio in A Major, Op. 14 Penderecki String Trio Mozart Divertimento in E Flat Major K 563 Sun 22 Nov, 11am | Corn Exchange

Mabelle Young-Eun Park (violin) Olwen Miles (violin) Jamie Howe (viola), TBC (cello) Britten Three Divertimenti Beethoven String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 ‘Serioso’ Haydn String Quartet in B minor Op. 33 No. 1 Bridge String Quartet No. 4, H. 188 Sun 11 Apr, 11am | Corn Exchange Supported by Meta Wells-Thorpe in memory of John Wells-Thorpe

Free for ages 8–25 funded by Strings Attached £27, C £25 4-concert saver £97.20, C £90

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Gershwin Cuban Overture Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Piazzolla Primavera Porteña Janáček Sinfonietta Khrystyna Mykhailichenko (piano), Emily Trubshaw (violin), Joanna MacGregor (conductor) Sun 27 Sep, 2.45pm | Concert Hall

The Stravinsky Connection Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments, Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments Mozart Serenade in B flat ‘Gran Partita’ K361 Milda Daunoraite (piano), Joanna MacGregor (conductor) Sun 11 Oct, 2.45pm | Concert Hall

Dido and Aeneazz Desyatnikov Song of Bukovina Pachelbel Canon in D Vloeimans Fatima; Innermission (premiere) Couperin Le Tic-Toc-Choc Rameau Les Sauvages Purcell/Vloeimans Dido and Aeneazz Eric Vloeimans (trumpet), Joanna MacGregor (conductor/piano) Sat 15 Nov, 7.30pm | Corn Exchange

Antarctica Arvo Pärt La Sindone Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela Jonny Greenwood Water Vaughan Williams Symphony No.7 ‘Sinfonia antartica’ Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Bishi (tanpura), Kathy Hinde (visuals), Joanna MacGregor (conductor), Women of the Brighton Festival Chorus Sun 6 Dec, 2.45pm | Concert Hall

2027 John Adams’ Harmonium with the Brighton Festival Chorus Sat 23 Jan, 7.30pm | Concert Hall Bad Girls and Heartbreakers Carmen and Kurt Weill Sun 14 Feb, 2.45pm | Concert Hall Spring Awakening Birtwistle, Satie and The Firebird Sun 21 Mar, 2.45pm | Concert Hall Revolution Nigel Kennedy, Beethoven and Jimi Hendrix Sun 25 Apr, 7.30pm | Concert Hall Concert Hall: £15–£41, U30 from £10 Book 3 or more concerts save 15%* Book 7 save 20%* *Excludes Dido and Aeneazz Corn Exchange: £27, £33, U30 £15 All Concerts: LC 50% off | Child £1 ♥ LoveMusic: All seats £15 for first-time bookers. Select concerts only, announced via BPO socials in the final days before a concert

London Philharmonic Orchestra Kian Soltani plays Dvořák Dvořák Cello Concerto Franck Symphony in D minor Marie Jacquot (conductor) Kian Soltani (cello) When it came to emotion, the composers of the Romantic era never held back. Sat 3 Oct, 7.30pm | Concert Hall

My Homeland Dvořák My Homeland Price Violin Concerto No. 1 Still Symphony No. 4 Kellen Gray (conductor) Elena Urioste (violin) Step into a world of hope, possibility and new beginnings. Sat 7 Nov, 7.30pm | Concert Hall Free pre-concert event with Create Music, 6.45pm £18.50–£44, U18 £10 Bundle discounts: 10% for 2 concerts 15% for 3 concerts 20% for 4 concerts

Alpesh Chauhan conducts Schumann Felix Mendelssohn Overture, Ruy Blas Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 R Schumann Symphony No. 3 Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) Sophia Liu (piano) Sat 6 Mar, 7.30pm | Concert Hall Free pre-concert event with West Sussex Music

Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Bacewicz Overture R Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Delyana Lazarova (conductor) Felix Klieser (horn) Sat 3 Apr, 7.30pm | Concert Hall

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Star Wars 50th Anniversary Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra present a magnificent celebration of John Williams’ timeless music from the entire Star Wars film saga to celebrate 50 years since it first graced our screens. Thu 8 Apr, 7.30pm | From £22 | Concert Hall

Festive Season

Festive

‘Tis the season to come together and make memories; whether singing along to Christmas classics, listening to your favourite carols, getting swept up in magical theatre or gasping in awe at spectacular circus

The Purcell Singers The Purcell Singers and harpist Eleanor Medcalf present an uplifting festive programme inspired by Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, with traditional carols and modern classics in a celebration of Christmas fayre from the Renaissance to present day. Sun 29 Nov, 7.30pm | £28, C £24 | Corn Exchange

Duck Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble

★★★★ ‘This circus mash-up of swan lake and the ugly duckling is a seasonal treat’ Time Out

Pond Circa (Humans 2.0 2025, Sacre 2022) re-imagine the world’s most romantic ballet, Swan Lake, as a circus spectacular. Be swept away by this touching and funny tale featuring sumptuous aerials, jaw-dropping acrobatics, hapless princes, a burlesque black swan and the sequinned flipper-wearing duck army. Wed 23–Mon 28 Dec Wed 23 Dec, 7.30pm Thu 24 Dec, 2pm & 5pm Sat 26 Dec, 2pm Sun 27 Dec, 11am & 2pm Mon 28 Dec, 2pm & 7pm From £12.50 | Concert Hall

Festive

Traumfrau & Alfie Ordinary Present

Brighton’s Big Drag Pageant Brighton’s biggest, most glamorous alternative drag competition is back, and this time the winter spectacular has a horrifying twist. Come dressed to impress (think Ghouls in Gowns, Gothic Glamoure and Camp Krampus) and witness jaw dropping performances, killer runways, infamous judges and surprises as the best of Brighton’s outrageous underground Drag Scene battle for a huge cash prize. Thu 10 Dec, 7.15pm | From £15, Groups 6+ save up to 15% Concert Hall | Age 18+

ORGANOKE

Live At Christmas

This gloriously bonkers night of Christmas karaoke and pipe organ madness returns, hosted by Ida Barr. Fri 18 Dec, 7.30pm £23.50, LC & U26 £18.50, Groups 8+ £20.50 CP Concert Hall

Join us for a comedy all-star festive show! King of the tiny keyboards David O’Doherty headlines with Sara Pascoe, Bridget Christie, Toussaint Douglas and Amy Gledhill. Sun 20 Dec, 7.30pm Age 16+ | £32 Concert Hall

Festive Family

One Voice

A seasonal festival of singing performed by over 2,000 children from Primary and Special Schools across Sussex. Produced by Create Music and Glyndebourne, in partnership with De La Warr Pavilion. Tue 1 & Wed 2 Dec, 5pm & 7.45pm | From £12, C from £9 Concert Hall Supported by

The Big Christmas Singalong! ★

Choir With No Name

★

The Choir With No Name Brighton, a choir involving people impacted by homelessness, return for their annual Christmas singalong extravaganza. ★ Tue 15 Dec, 7.30pm £21.50, C £11 Concert Hall

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GreenMatthews

Gaudete!

Songs, tunes and carols from Yuletide Past. Fri 11 Dec, 7.30pm £18, U25 £16 | Studio Theatre

Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Presents: A Merry Murder Mystery Sat 12 Dec | From £10 Concert Hall 27

Festive Brighton Festival Chorus presents

Christmas with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

An annual, joyful celebration of your favourite carols, rousing fanfares and Yuletide songs. Sun 13 Dec, 4pm | From £20 Concert Hall

Christmas Craft and Chat

Step away from the high street, grab a drink, and get crafty! A unique way to celebrate Christmas with your pals. Wonderful Winter in a Box Sat 19 Dec, 3.30pm Fabulous Festive Shadow Lanterns Sun 20 Dec, 3.30pm £15 (all materials provided) Anita’s Room | Age 18+

The Snowman A festive favourite with the animated classic accompanied by a live orchestra, plus a Shaun the Sheep screening and fun introduction to the orchestra Sat 19 Dec, 1.30pm & 4.30pm RP

Sat 19 Dec, 1.30pm From £17, U16 £15.50 Concert Hall 28

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Festive

Ceilidh the Musical Toast, Dance, Be Part of the Story Step into the heart of one of Scotland’s oldest and most beloved traditions in a new immersive musical. Led by a lively caller, you’ll be swept up in a whirlwind of music and memories from the moment you walk through the door. But as the music builds and the night takes hold, a story of family, love and legacy unfolds, and you discover why tonight’s ceilidh matters more than most.

This joyous, irreverent, heartpounding night is created by award-winning duo Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie (Noisemaker) and directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!). Tue 15–Fri 18 Dec, 7.30pm Sat 19 & Sun 20 Dec, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tue–Wed from £33.50 Thu–Sun from £39 Corn Exchange

Festive

Stuff and Nonsense Theatre

The Adventures of The Little Red Hen Making bread is hard work and it would be a lot easier if the lazy farmyard animals lent a hand! Join our plucky little hen as she finds her own way to get stuff done in this energetic adaptation of a much-loved story through brilliant puppetry, live music and unforgettable comedy. Tue 22–Thu 24 Dec, 11am & 2.30pm Age 3+ | Adult £21.50, Child £14.50 Family £58 | Corn Exchange CP

Crafty Christmas Festive arts and crafts workshops for all the family to enjoy! £12 (1 adult & 1 child), £10 per extra child Age 3–11 and their CP adults | Anita’s Room

Splendid Seasonal Spoon Puppets Sat 5 & Sun 6 Dec, 11am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm Wonderful Winter in a Box Sun 13 Dec, 11am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm Sat 19 Dec, 11am & 1.30pm Fabulous Festive Shadow Lanterns Sat 12 Dec, 11am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm Sun 20 Dec, 11am & 1.30pm

Family

In the Night Garden Live Your favourite characters from CBeebies’ In the Night Garden are back with their fun-filled live show! See IgglePiggle and friends beautifully brought to life with full-size costumes, magical puppets and enchanting music. Sat 12 Sep, 10am, 12pm, 3pm | Suitable for all ages £21, £27, £37 | Age 6 months+ must have a ticket | Concert Hall

Crafty Kids Special themed craft sessions for children and their parents to enjoy together. £10 (1 adult & 1 child), plus £8 per extra child Age 3–10 CP Brighton Dome

Family

Half Term

Slot Machine Theatre

Your Toys Bring your own toys, lend them to us and watch them come to life on stage through extraordinary puppetry skills as they become characters in the show, embarking on a wild adventure. Packed with music, belly laughs and plenty of surprises, Your Toys is a heart-warming story about new friends pulling together. Wed 28 Oct–Sun 1 Nov, 11am & 2pm | Age 4–9 Thu 29 Oct, 2pm RP & Sun 1 Nov, 11am Touch Tours by request Studio Theatre ★

★★★★ ‘This show captures the magic of children’s imaginative play’ Everything Theatre

Photo credit: Unicorn Theatre photo and cast

Stuff and Nonsense Theatre

Rabbit & Rey and the Lost Things Meet Rey, an imagination expert, a questionasker, and a glorious misplacer of everything. And by their side, Rabbit. Join them in this bold, funny and heart-tugging adventure as they set off on an unforgettable quest to find the things they have lost. 32

Sun 22 Nov, 12.30pm & 3.30pm Age 3+ | Studio Theatre ★

Family

Half Term Mish Mash Productions

Strange Creatures: A Beegu Story Tue 16 & Wed 17 Feb 10.30am, 1.15pm & 3.15pm Age 3–7 Touch Tours by request Studio Theatre ★

Inspired by Alexis Deacon’s wonderfully written and illustrated book, Beegu, comes a magical adventure using theatrical chamber music to explore childhood and belonging.

Strange Creatures is inspired by the book Beegu written and illustrated by Alexis Deacon, and performed by arrangement with Penguin Random House Children’s Publishers UK, a Penguin Random House company

Full House Theatre and Half Moon

Big Red Bath Sun 14 Mar, 1pm & 3.30pm | Age 2–5 CP Touch Tours by request Studio Theatre ★

A quirky and humorous adaptation of Julia Jarman and Adrian Reynolds’ popular children’s picture book, blending music and song by indie-pop trio Evergreen with character-based performances and lots of animals!

Events with ★ are priced: Children £12.50, Adults £16.50, Family (2 adults & 2 children) £48

Music

A celebration of African creativity, resistance and innovation — past, present and future

Music Beyond Mainstream

African Soul Rebels featuring

Les Amazones d’Afrique With Gasper Nali + N’famady Kouyaté 34

Fri 2 Oct, 7.30pm | £34.50, U30 (limited) £24.50 | Corn Exchange

Music

★★★★ ‘Explosive rock delivered with savage emotion’ The Times

Ms. Ezra Furman Doing what she wants + Dana Margolin Wed 28 Oct, 8pm | From £30 Corn Exchange

Sounds From the City Create Music presents young bands and singers from across the south coast Mon 16, Tue 17 & Wed 18 Nov, 6.30pm £11.50, U26 £7.50 Studio Theatre

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Joni Mitchell’s iconic album

HEJIRA

Sat 28 Nov, 7.30pm £27.50, U30 £20.50 Corn Exchange

Heavenly Recordings and Brighton Dome present

Ben Folds The Paper Airplane Request Tour

Saint Etienne with special guests Marsy and Gwenno Fri 25 Sep | From £45 Concert Hall Returns Only

Thu 26 Nov, 7.15pm From £32 Concert Hall

Music

Freya Ridings

Mother of Pearl Tour + Bea

Thu 17 Sep, 7pm | Concert Hall | From £40.75

Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE

Thu 3 Sep, 7pm £35 | Concert Hall

Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks Sun 6 Sep, 7.30pm From £63.50 Concert Hall

Marillion

Sun 13 Sep, 7pm From £62 Concert Hall

The Jayhawks 36

Tue 15 Sep, 7pm £36 Corn Exchange

Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ Reimagined

London African Gospel Choir Fri 18 Sep, 7.45pm Age 10+ | From £43.75 Concert Hall

Michael Ball

Tue 22 Sep, 7.30pm From £69.50 Concert Hall The Mehfil Space Presents

Sanju Sahai and Jason Kalidas Sat 3 Oct, 7.45pm £24, C £22 Studio Theatre

Katherine Jenkins Tue 6 Oct, 7pm From £39.75 Concert Hall

The Wonder Stuff & Inspiral Carpets Thu 8 Oct, 7pm From £46 Concert Hall

Alison Moyet

Sat 10 Oct, 7pm From £42.75 Concert Hall Returns Only

Lulu

Thu 15 Oct, 7pm From £42 Concert Hall

Music

Joshua Idehen Thu 5 Nov, 7pm | £27.25 | Corn Exchange

Frazey Ford

The Proclaimers

Van Morrison

The Shires (Pictured)

Tue 27 Oct, 7pm £32.75 Corn Exchange Returns Only

Fri 30 & Sat 31 Oct 7.30pm | From £59 Concert Hall

Dexys Midnight Runners

Sun 1 Nov, 7pm From £47 | Concert Hall

Wed 11 Nov, 7.30pm From £44.25 Concert Hall Returns Only

Bellowhead

Mon 16 Nov, 7pm From £42 Concert Hall

Thu 12 Nov 7.30pm From £41.25 Concert Hall

Music

José

González Sat 30 Jan, 7pm From £36.70 | Concert Hall

Embrace Celebrating 30 Years

Midge Ure Man Of Two Worlds

Delta Goodrem

Dutty Moonshine Big Band

Shed Seven

Fri 20 Nov, 7pm | £35 Concert Hall

Tue 24 Nov, 7pm From £46 Concert Hall

The Best of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells I, II & III

Hothouse Flowers

The Damned Final Damnation 50

Mon 22 Mar, 7.30pm From £31.50 Concert Hall

Rick Wakeman The Wizard of Prog

Kim Wilde

Tue 17 Nov, 7.30pm From £36 Concert Hall

Mon 23 Nov, 7pm £46 Corn Exchange

Mon 23 Nov, 8pm From £47.75 Concert Hall

Wed 25 Nov, 7pm £59.50 | Concert Hall

Wed 17 Feb, 7.30pm From £56.50 Concert Hall

Sat 20 Feb, 7pm From £42 Concert Hall

Tue 23 Mar 7pm From £47.25 Concert Hall

‘STATUS FLO is cultural democracy in action, thrilling, vibrant and curious. Come and be prepared to listen to yourself’

Words

Joelle Taylor

Co-programmed by Brighton Dome and AFLO. the poet

STATUS FLO Brighton legend AFLO. the poet brings together award-winning poets and the city’s freshest voices in a series of uplifting spoken word nights that challenge the status quo with rhythm and flow. Thought-provoking and full of heart, each event is a chance to experience spoken word at its finest. Hosted by AFLO. the poet, featuring local poets to be announced and special guests:

Maureen Onwunali Black History Month Mon 5 Oct

Keith Jarrett

LGBT+ History Month Mon 8 Feb

Kareem Parkins-Brown

Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month Mon 2 Nov

Kate Ireland

International Women’s Month Mon 22 Mar

8pm | Studio Theatre CP £14.50, C £12, LC £7, 4-show saver £48, C £40

Words

Cory Doctorow The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI In conversation with Carole Cadwalladr Tue 8 Sep, 7.30pm £25 | Corn Exchange

Caitlin Moran How to Be Hopeful

Sun 13 Sep, 7.30pm From £33.50 Corn Exchange

Anthony Scaramucci The All The Wrong Moves Tour Tue 15 Sep, 7.30pm Age 14+ From £42.50 Concert Hall

Marina Hyde What a Time to Be Alive! In conversation with Jesse Armstrong Join popular columnist and podcaster Marina Hyde as she skewers the biggest stories from Westminster, Silicon Valley, Hollywood and more. Sat 26 Sep, 7pm | Age 14+ From £25.50 Concert Hall

Tim Marshall How Geography Explains Our World

Mon 28 Sep, 7pm From £32.50 Corn Exchange

Alice Cooper

Wed 14 Oct, 7.30pm From £59 Concert Hall

Jim Al-Khalili

Sun 1 Nov, 1pm From £34.50 Corn Exchange

Chris Packham

Sun 22 Nov, 7.30pm Age 12+ From £34.49 Concert Hall A University of Sussex Debate

AI: Hope, Hesitation or Hype?

Hollie McNish & Harry Baker

Words

Thu 26 & Fri 27 Nov 7.30pm | Age 14+ £20, U30 £17, LC £13 Corn Exchange Returns Only

Susie Dent Word Perfect ‘Britain’s best-loved wordsmith’ brings a new tour of the joys of the English language. Sun 6 Dec, 2pm £34.50 Corn Exchange

Wed 24 Nov, 6.30pm £15, C £11 Studio Theatre

Hamza Yassin

Wildlife cameraman and presenter Hamza Yassin brings behind-the-scenes tales from his Life Behind the Lens. Sun 31 Jan, 2pm | £37 Concert Hall

Film & Visual Arts

Ocean Film Festival World Tour Climb aboard for a new collection of the world’s most incredible ocean films. Wed 7 Oct, 7.30pm | Age 12+ £21.50, C £19.50 | Concert Hall

BANFF Mountain Film Festival World Tour 42

Extreme journeys, untamed characters and captivating cinematography from the world’s top adventure filmmakers and thrill-seekers. Tue 16 Feb & Wed 7 Apr, 7.30pm | Age 12+ £21, C £19, 2-show saver £38 | Concert Hall

Local Spotlight

Brighton & Hove Comic Con An exciting weekend celebrating comics, film, television, gaming, anime, cosplay and pop culture. Sat 5 & Sun 6 Sep 10am–6pm From £14.50 Corn Exchange & Studio Theatre

Slow Fashion Week

Brighton Fashion Collective are back with a fashion week like no other! With clothes swaps, dropin workshops, runway shows and more, celebrate community, creativity and sustainable fashion. Sat 26 Sep | FREE Concert Hall Foyer

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Etsy Christmas Fair The Brighton Etsy Team host their 11th annual Christmas Market with over 90 local designers, artists and makers selling their wares. Sat 5 Dec, 10am–4pm FREE Concert Hall Foyer

Your Visit

Booking information • Concessions where available are for under 26s, over 60s and all low income groups • Low income concessions where available are for students, Universal Credit, registered disabled/DLA or ESA/ IB. You need to be able to show valid ID • For the protection of children, age restrictions apply at our events. See website for details or contact the Ticket Office • AMEX, Mastercard, Visa and all debit cards accepted • Tickets may be reserved and paid for within four working days unless the event is within that time • All ticket prices are inclusive of all fees. There is no additional order fee as part of your booking. Members will continue to save on Full Price tickets (log in to our website first to access Members benefits) • We believe customers shouldn’t pay more than our advertised price. To deter buying and selling tickets for personal gain, we may hold tickets for collection and require the credit/debit card used for the original transaction • You can protect your tickets at the time of booking with booking refund protection. The cost is minimal and you are provided with a full ticket refund if you’re unable to attend the event for a range of circumstances outside of your control. See website for terms & conditions • A seating plan of the Brighton Dome Concert Hall is available to download at brightondome.org/plan-your-visit/ booking-tickets • Latecomers may not be admitted until a suitable break. Some events may not contain breaks. Please check door times on the website event page • For sold out events, where tickets were purchased through Brighton Dome we can offer to resell at face value minus £2 admin fee per ticket. We cannot refund postage or booking protection fees

Noise & Strobe We post signage at the entrance to the auditorium when any events include strobe, and when events may exceed 85db. We also have earplugs available at all events. Please check event web pages or contact access@brightondome.org ahead of time if you have any questions Getting to Brighton Dome Brighton Dome is in the heart of Brighton & Hove’s cultural quarter close to the Royal Pavilion and is part of the Royal Pavilion Estate, next door to Brighton Museum & Art Gallery For Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Founders Room and Foyer, use Entrance 3 & 4 on Church Street (BN1 1UE) For Brighton Dome Corn Exchange & Studio Theatre, use Entrance 1 on New Road (BN1 1UG) For standing shows in Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, use Entrance 2 on Church Street (BN1 1UE) For Brighton Dome Ticket Office use Entrance 4 on Church Street (BN1 1UE) Open Mon–Sat, 10am–5pm for ticket enquiries 01273 709709 Doors open 45 minutes before seated events or at the advertised doors time (normally 7pm) for standing events Please check the website shortly before your visit for the most up-to-date safety advice and for show running times available on the day Sustainable Transport Brighton train station is just over 10 minutes’ walk via Queens Road and Church Street or through the North Laines There are frequent bus services from all parts of the city and into Sussex stopping at North Street and Old Steine Bikes can be locked up on racks at the bottom of Church Street or New Road. Alternatively, BTN Bike Share have bike stations across the city including Church Street opposite Brighton Dome Find out more at brightondome.org/plan-your-visit/ getting-to-brighton-dome

Our Bars We have bars on all levels across our venues. Members 20% bars discount available. Please drink responsibly. We are on a mission to reduce single use plastics and have teamed up with reusable cup experts Green Goblet.

NEW ROAD

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Studio Theatre

Gallery & Festival Bars

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Concert Hall Foyer

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CHURCH STREET

Corn Exchange

Ticket Office

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery The Royal Pavilion

Join in Creative Catch-ups Hosted by Ironclad Creative in partnership with Brighton Dome. A positive coffee morning networking space to bring the Brighton creative community together, share ideas and think. No need to pitch or sell - just be you! Tue 29 Sep, 27 Oct, 24 Nov, 15 Dec, 23 Feb, 30 Mar & 27 Apr | Free More info at brightondome.org/ creativecatchups

Brighton People's Theatre Artist Swap Shop Are you a theatre-maker, workshop facilitator or professional performance artist with a BN postcode? Brighton People's Theatre is creating a regular space to meet, connect and play with other artists. Thu 8 Oct, 10am–1pm £10 | Founders Room

Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival in the Community. Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival collaborate with community steering groups to select, programme and produce free art projects, performances and events in their communities. We work in schools, libraries, community centres, parks and playgrounds, with a firm belief that arts should be accessible to everyone. Keep a look out in Bevendean, Hangleton, Moulsecoomb, East and West Brighton or check out Our Place on brightondome.org Supported by

Exploring The Whole Story

A creative writing workshop responding to Black / global majority performance in Brighton since 1800, with Dulani Kulasinghe. Tue 13 Oct, 4–6pm | £14 | Founders Room 46

Access

To make your visit easy and enjoyable, we provide: • Wheelchair-accessible foyer, ticket offices, bars & auditorium • Discounts for personal assistants (subject to availability) • Accessible toilets • Lifts • Access dogs welcome • Large print and audio brochures • Sennheiser radio frequency hearing assistance (Concert Hall) • Wheelchair viewing platforms at standing concerts (Concert Hall & Corn Exchange) • Mobile Connect hearing assistance (Corn Exchange & Studio Theatre) • Baby change facilities • On-street disabled parking spaces nearby British Sign Language To book seats with a good view of the interpreter, email tickets@brightondome.org Urzila Carlson Sat 19 Sep, 4pm (p14)

Touch Tour Sensory introductions to set, props or actors before a show. To request a place please email access@brightondome.org Natural Behaviour Tue 13 Oct (p8) Your Toys Wed 28 Oct–Sun 1 Nov (p32) Strange Creatures Tue 16 & Wed 17 Feb (p33) Big Red Bath Sun 14 Mar (p33) Relaxed Performance A relaxed attitude to theatre 'rules', loud noises and music are turned down and there are no blackouts Natural Behaviour Tue 13 Oct (p8) Your Toys Thu 29 Oct 2pm & Sun 1 Nov, 11am (p32) The Snowman Sat 19 Dec, 1.30pm (p28)

Chilled Performance A casual approach to making noise and movement in the auditorium but the performance is unchanged Congregational Fri 30 Oct (p9) Crafty Kids Various (p31) The Signalman Fri 6 Nov (p13) STATUS FLO Various (p39) Juliet & Romeo Fri 13 Nov (p7) Woodhill Fri 9 & Sat 10 Oct (p6) Nation Sat 14 Nov (p10) Congregational Fri 30 Oct (p9) Once Upon a Time in Sokoto Fri 20 Nov (p5) Brighton’s Big Drag Pageant Thu 10 Dec (p26) FAMEHUNGRY Sat 28 Nov (p11) Russell Howard Sun 29 Nov, 3.30pm (p15) Organoke Fri 18 Dec (p26) Brighton’s Big Drag Pageant Thu 10 Dec (p26) Crafty Christmas Various (p30) The Adventures of The Little Red Hen Big Christmas Singalong Tue 15 Dec (p27) Tue 22–Thu 24 Dec (p30) Romesh Ranganathan Thu 25 Feb (p16) Strange Creatures: A Beegu Story Tue 16 & Wed 17 Feb (p33) Captioned Words and sound effects appear on Big Red Bath Sun 14 Mar (p33)

screen alongside the on-stage action Suitable for Blind & Visually Impaired Events with high audio content; Natural Behaviour Tue 13 Oct (p8) Music (p34–38), Comedy (p14–17) Brighton Dome Comedy Festival and Words (p39–41) Fri 16–Sun 25 Oct, all performances Highly Visual Performances Enjoyable Congregational Fri 30 Oct (p9) without aid of hearing, has few or no words Paddy Young Sat 12 Dec (p16) In the Night Garden Sat 12 Sep (p31) The Adventures of The Little Red Hen Larry Dean Sun 13 Dec (p16) Tue 22–Thu 24 Dec (p30) Live at Christmas Sun 20 Dec (p26) Duck Pond Wed 23–Mon 28 Dec (p25) Alan Carr Sat 5 Jun, 7.30pm (p17) The Rite of Spring Thu 18 & Fri 19 Mar (p12)

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