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Brighton Fringe

Explore the latest Brighton Fringe news, reviews and event highlights with the Brighton Journal. From standout comedy and theatre to cabaret, family shows and hidden gems, our local coverage helps you discover the must-see performances across Brighton & Hove during the UK’s largest open-access arts festival.

Saving Myself Brighton Fringe 2026 Jessamy James Lantern Theatre
Saving Myself Brighton Fringe 2026 arrives as a world premiere — and it is exactly the kind of bold, unsettling new writing Brighton Fringe exists to champion. A solo play about a young woman attempting to reclaim her body and her future after violence, Saving Myself plays the Grania Dean...
History Has No Safe Word Brighton Fringe 2026 theatre performance poster Kemptown
History Has No Safe Word Brighton Fringe 2026 arrives this May — and its setting alone signals what kind of show this is. Experience the excitement of History Has No Safe Word Brighton Fringe 2026 as it takes the stage in Kemptown. Playing at St Mary’s Church, Kemptown from 1–16 May...
The Blue Knot Brighton Fringe 2026 sea shanty musical children Rotunda Theatre
The Blue Knot Brighton Fringe 2026 brings an award-winning interactive musical adventure to the Rotunda Theatre this May — and it is exactly the kind of family-friendly show Brighton Fringe does especially well. Created for children aged 4–8 and their families, The Blue Knot plays at PIP @ Rotunda Theatre...
This Is How I Got Arrested Brighton Fringe 2026 Azaelia Slade Actors Theatre
This Is How I Got Arrested Brighton Fringe 2026 arrives at The Actors Theatre this May — and the full title tells you everything you need to know about its energy. This Is How I Got Arrested… after smuggling drugs across the border but never actually getting caught with any...
Brighton's biggest month is back. Brighton Fringe 2026 returns from Friday 1 May to Sunday 31 May, transforming the city's pubs, theatres, basements, gardens and pop-up venues into a 31-day celebration of comedy, theatre, cabaret, circus and everything in between. Now in its 21st year, the open-access festival remains...
Award-winning actor and clown Julia VanderVeen brings her most ambitious work to date, DENTATA, to The Actors Theatre on May 19th and 20th as part of the 2026 Brighton Fringe Festival. Fresh from a decade in New York City and now based in Amsterdam, VanderVeen’s latest solo show is a...
VAPISTS Brighton Fringe 2026 Lantern Theatre Andrew King
VAPISTS willl arrive at the Lantern Theatre this May —for the Annual Brighton Fringe-and its sharp, confessional and deliberately uncomfortable in the best possible way. Written by RADA alumni Andrew King and staged by I Have Company, VAPISTS! plays at the Lantern Theatre from 1 May 2026, with performances on...
Evangeline Brighton Fringe 2026 solo musical Lantern Theatre
Evangeline Brighton Fringe 2026 brings one of the more distinctive and theatrically daring shows of this year’s festival to the Lantern Theatre — a one-hour musical driven entirely by a single performer. Running from 4–8 May 2026, Evangeline is written by Nia Williams and performed by Guy Brigg. It arrives...
Brighton Fringe 2026 Guide
Brighton Fringe 2026 Guide — every May, Brighton becomes one of the most creatively charged cities in the UK. For a few weeks, theatres expand into unexpected spaces, new voices take over intimate venues, and the city fills with performances that range from experimental solo shows to large-scale circus productions. With...
Sameera Bhalotra Bowers What Is Going On Brighton Fringe 2026
Sameera Bhalotra Bowers Brighton Fringe 2026 arrives after a sell-out Camden Fringe run — and the reviews say everything you need to know. "Catch this before they're famous" — The Obscurity ★★★★"Utterly delightful" — The Tab ★★★★½"Sharp observation of the absurd" — London Pub Theatres ★★★★ What Is Going On?...