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From art exhibitions and theatre to music, literature and creative movements, this category explores the people, places and ideas shaping Brighton’s cultural life — celebrating both grassroots creativity and headline events across the city.

Based on the true and tumultuous personal life of Judy Garland, the actor Lisa Maxwell (The Bill, Loose Women, EastEnders) is set to portray the well-known actress from the film The Wizard of Oz in the upcoming play The End of the Rainbow that will feature at Brighton’s Theatre Royal. Originally...
It won’t be long before we are saying goodbye to the Brighton Wheel when it is removed from our seafront this spring but fear not, there appears to be another attraction in the works. It has been reported that a 300-metre-long zip wire replacing the Brighton Wheel has been...
We asked your friendly faces what England's national anthem should be, here are your brilliant responses: "Ghost Town - The Specials." "Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out - Jimmy Cox." "I have no idea, I don’t think it deserves one." "Can we use another country’s national anthem? O Canada!" "Panic (on the Streets...
Gangsta Granny, Theatre Royal, Brighton (4/5 Stars) Last night the Birmingham Stage Company premiered David Walliams' infamous Gangsta Granny at the Theatre Royal. Gangsta Granny became a househould name after the book came out five years ago, and became so popular that it has been reprinted several times and was...
Dig out your bell-bottom jeans and put your platform dance shoes on. The Brighton Centre is having a one night only disco night on Friday 18th of November 2016 where it will host the globally successful band- The Stylistics – one of the best-selling soul groups ever, known for their...
It’s World Book Day! The best day of the year, you were probably surprised to see school children in outfits that definitely weren’t their school uniform as they dressed up as their favourite book characters (my favourite? Matilda) to celebrate World Book Day. Of course, World Book Day isn’t...
Following the success of Brighton – The Graphic Novel QueenSpark Books are launching a crowdfunding campaign to bring a brand new edition to the Brighton graphic collection; Brighton’s Graphic War.  QueenSpark Books is the longest-running and most prolific community publisher in the UK. Formed in 1972 as part of a...
“Love changes us. Love’s alchemy! In that furnace everything changes. Hard stone shatters, iron goes soft and turns to liquid… and so do we… in love’s fire.”
This weekend at The Old Market, Swallowsfeet Festival returns for the thir year running. Following the success of last year’s festival which showcased 13 original works including 41 artists an performers, Swallowsfeet Festival is back bigger and better than ever! Swallowsfeet was founded by Jessica Miller, a Brighton born dance...
The award winning 64-year-old author of much beloved books such as ‘Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging’ which was made into a feature-film, and ‘It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers’, has passed away. Her passing was confirmed by her publisher Harper Collins with a tweet:  "It is with huge...