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Brighton Dome Foyer Bar

Brighton Dome has had plenty of Open Days but now you can visit this uniquebuilding six days of the week. Open from Tuesday – Sunday,10am until 5pm, theFoyer Bar serves tea, coffee, soft drinks and delicious cakes.

It’s a great space to spend time in; skylights let the sunshine flood in, wifi and tabledseating makes it a practical venue for informal meetings; and comfy chairs and lowtables make a relaxed setting for having tea and cake.

The Foyer Bar is directly linked with the Museum and Art Gallery so you can amblebetween the two and soak up the atmosphere of these special venues.

Past Times at Brighton Dome

Over its 200-year history, Brighton Dome has had many guises. Inspired by the CornExchange in Paris this remarkable building adjacent to the Royal Pavilion was built asthe Prince Regent’s riding stables in 1805. Since then it has been used as a fieldhospital in the First World War, a concert hall, a roller rink and, now, a state-of-the-artentertainment venue.

The building itself has a lot of stories to tell but we need your help to compile acomprehensive history of Brighton Dome. Perhaps your family had connections with the venue during the war, maybe you were a regular at Douglas Reeves’ famous organ concerts. You may have seen ABBA win Eurovision in 1974 or beenin the audience when Pink Floyd played Dark Side of the Moon for the first time. Have you been on stage at Brighton Dome? Did you meet your partner there?Whatever your connection with the building, we’d like to hear from you.

Send your stories, anecdotes or photos to [email protected] or callEmily Hadwen 01273 261513 / Historical Archive, Brighton Dome, 29 New Road,Brighton BN1 1UG. We look forward to hearing from you.

Open Tue – Sun (and Bank Holiday Mondays), 10am – 5pmBrighton Dome Foyer Bar (entrance on Church Street)Free entry

NB On occasion the foyer may close for private events. To check please call Brighton DomeStage Door 01273 261550.

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Backstage tours. Interested in peeking behind the scenes at Brighton Dome? To arrange a backstage tour please email [email protected] or call 01273261516 for further information.

Akram Khan CompanyVertical Roadmusic by Nitin Sawhney

Akram Khan makes a welcome return to BrightonDome with his latest full scale contemporaryensemble work, Vertical Road.

For this project Khan has assembled a trulyinternational cast of performers and artists fromacross Asia, Europe and the Middle East. With aspecially commissioned score by long-termcollaborator Nitin Sawhney, the work takesinspiration from universal myths of angels thatsymbolise 'ascension' – the road between theearthly and the spiritual, the Vertical Road.

Visually inspiring and spiritually profound, VerticalRoad draws on each performer’s culturalinterpretation of the human odyssey.

Akram Khan is one of the UK's most celebrateddance talents. His choreography – 'flawless, gutsyand a joy to behold' (Time Out Sydney) – includesacclaimed collaborations with Sidi Larbi (BrightonDome, 2006), National Ballet of China (BrightonFestival, 2008), Juliette Binoche, Sylvie Guillem,Anish Kapoor and Hanif Kureshi.

Henri Oguike Dance Company Butterfly Dreaming Tour

Henri Oguike – ‘one of the brightest hopes of Britishcontemporary dance' (Daily Telegraph) – presents astunning new triple bill and a hand-picked quintet ofworld-class dancers.

Intense and unusual, yet shot through with trademarkplayfulness, Freq is a surprising solo piece played out tothe music of Chopin.

Point of Contact is classic Oguike: sensuality, beauty andsublime movement underscored by Bach’s lyrical suitesfor solo cello.

Butterfly Dreaming is a full Company work inspired bythe Far East and set to Tan Dun’s dramatic Ghost Operarecorded by the Kronos Quartet. Crafted on Chuang-Tzu’s famous philosophical conundrum, ‘the butterflydream’, it takes wing on a flight of fantasy, exploring theboundaries between the real and imagined.

Thu 28 Oct, 8pmConcert Hall£10, £15, £17.50, £20 £7.50 school groups, £10 students (excludes top two ticket prices)www.akramkhancompany.net

Tue 9 Nov, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£15 (£12.50 concessions) £7.50 school groups

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Paco Peña’s Flamenco Sin Fronteras

Virtuoso musicianship and dance combine with passion and intensity in Paco Peña’s spectacularFlamenco Sin Fronteras.

Paco Peña is one of the world’s leading exponents offlamenco. For his latest show he brings together anensemble cast of sensational dancers, singers andmusicians alongside special guests from Venezuela.Together they revisit an often overlooked part of theflamenco repertoire. Flamenco Sin Fronteras explores amusical fusion that occurred at the turn of the twentiethcentury – when touring Spanish musicians discovered arich South American musical culture that resonatedstrongly with their own. Flamenco Sin Fronteras drawsdeeply on these historical and cultural connectionsbetween Latin America, Andalucia and Spain.

The result is a feast for the ears and eyes – a one-waywinter ticket to the heat, passion, pathos and joy of thisarchetypal art form.

Fri 5 Nov, 8pm; Sat 6 Nov, 3pm & 8pmConcert Hall£12.50, £18, £22.50, £27.50Sat matinee, under 16s half price

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An unqualified success.A concussive orgy of musicand dance that threatens toblow the roof off theauditorium Daily Express

If you only see flamenco oncein your life, make it this Independent on Sunday

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Breakin’ Convention 10An International Festival of Hip-Hop Dance Theatre

Hosted by hip-hop dance theatre pioneer Jonzi D,Breakin’ Convention brings together some of thetop hip-hop artists on the planet, plus the best localcrews for one explosive dance experience.

This year's lineup includes Sébastien & Raphael(France and Germany), a thrilling duo who usedance and projection to create clever visualtrickery and haunting images, and the raw B-boy power of prize-winning French crewPhase T in a brand new show. Plus specialperformances by local hip-hop acts.

An exhilarating night out with DJs, graffitiinstallation, freestyling, workshops, filmscreenings and much more, this jaw-dropping dance festival is the UK's premier showcase of live hip-hop action.Breakin’ boundaries, breakin’ the mould ...breakin’ convention!

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Fri 19 & Sat 20 Nov, 7.30pmConcert Hall £15 Stalls standing, £20 Circle £10 Restricted view£10 Under 26s stalls standing £7.50 School groupsFoyer activities from 11am Sat 20 Nov

It boasts performers who are capable of making you gasp in awe.When is the last time you did that in a theatre?!Financial Times

A Sadler's Wells Project.The Breakin’ Convention 2010 tour is supported by Dance Consortium

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Gilad Atzmon with Strings

When Gilad Atzmon stepped into the mighty Bird'sshoes for his 'with strings' homage to Charlie Parker lastyear, it was ‘…as perfect a jazz marriage as you couldwish for…’ (Independent on Sunday). The result wasthe ubiquitously praised album In Loving Memory ofAmerica and a live collaboration between his ownOrient House Ensemble and the Sigamos StringQuartet. Now, the mercurial bandleader, saxophonistand composer is back on the road with the samesublime lineup, revisiting Parker's landmark Ververecordings alongside Atzmon classics and speciallycomposed originals.

Fusing fiery bebop artistry with Middle Eastern roots,Gilad Atzmon is one of the most distinctive jazzmen onthe international scene. The musicians of the SigamosString Quartet have worked with everyone from F-ireCollective to the London Chamber Orchestra.

Sun 3 Oct, 8pm Corn Exchange£17.50 (£15 concessions) Unreserved

Chrome Hoof Featuring Horsemeat Disco DJs

Chrome Hoof aren’t a band to be pigeonholed. The (at last count) eleven-strong tour de force takegenre-trashing to a whole new level, effortlesslydeconstructing a wide range of styles, spanning prog,disco, electronica and riff-laden metal. Lola Olafisoye –their bewitching frontwoman – delves into a magicalworld of cosmic rock while the band charge throughtheir hyperactive sonic exercises and visually-spectacular theatrics.

Support comes from the enigmatic Horsemeat Disco,whose focus on unearthing quality underground discoand reputation for drawing outrageous polysexualcrowds have made them the darlings of the music pressand switched-on clubbers alike.

If you like Funkadelic, Daft Punk, LCD Sound System,try this.

Age 18+

Sun 31 Oct, 9pm – 12amCorn Exchange£16 (£12.50 concessions)Standing

African Night FeverFeaturing Nana Tsiboe and Supa Hi Life

African Night Fever marks the launch of Black HistoryMonth with a festival of music, dance, film and foodfrom the African diasporas and beyond. Heading up apacked programme of performers, artists andmusicians is Ghanaian percussion legend Nana Tsiboe.Nana made his name sharing the 60s civil rights stagewith Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali and MalcolmX, no less. Since then he's worked with the likes of FelaKuti, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone and Oumou Sangare.His own simmering fusion of Ghanaian palm winemusic and modern African Highlife is guaranteed togive your feet a workout!

With a host of other bands and ANF DJs in the mix,African Night Fever is a joyous celebration of the richand varied cultures of a continent.

If you like Osibisa, Orchestra Baobab, Baba Maal,try this.

Fri 1 Oct, 8pmPavilion Theatre£10 Standing

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Tue 2 Nov, 8pmCorn Exchange£15 (£12.50 concessions)Standing

Alex Wilson’s Mali Latino

Pianist, arranger, composer and band leader Alex Wilson presents Mali Latino, a thrilling Afro-Latin musiccollaboration with Malian kora master Madou Sidiki Diabaté (brother of Toumani).

Born out of an earlier encounter (for the 2004 track Remercier les travailleurs) and an Aldeburgh Musicresidency, Mali Latino is a rare moment of musical alchemy: a collision of two distinct styles and traditions thatsparks a genuinely new sound.

In anticipation of the imminent album release, Alex Wilson now takes Mali Latino on the road. With Alex,Madou and Malian percussion virtuoso Ahmed Fofana heading up a sensational nine-piece band (includingtrumpet, trombone and full Latin percussion section), this cross-cultural music adventure delivers a rich mix ofLatin dance patterns and driving West African rhythms.

If you like Toumani Diabaté, Eddi Palmieri, Afro-Cuban All-Stars, try this.

Sat 13 Nov, 8pmCorn Exchange £20

Tom Paxton

Tom Paxton emerged on the Greenwich Village folkrevival scene of the early 60s alongside Bob Dylan andJoan Baez. A champion of civil rights, his songs were apotent mix of social comment, satire and warm humanity.Covered by everyone from Judy Collins and Pete Seegerto Willie Nelson and John Denver, his extensive catalogueincludes the timeless classics Ramblin’ Boy, The Last Thingon My Mind and Bottle of Wine. Catch one of the definingvoices of American folk in this his sixth decade as a liveperformer!

If you like Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, try this.

We are all born singing Tom Paxton songs Nancy Griffith

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Hugh Masekela and The Mahotella Queens

Two living legends of the 'rainbow nation' unite for anhistoric musical encounter.

Hugh Masekela’s soaring trumpet sound and upbeatmix of jazz, funk and Afro-pop has provided thesoundtrack to South Africa for four decades – fromstruggle and exile to liberation. His career has spannedjazz milestones and pop hits like Grazin in the Grass(1968) to seminal collaborations such as the 1987Graceland tour with Paul Simon. Today his fire burns asferociously as ever, brimming with energy andoptimism, as witnessed in the opening concert of World Cup 2010. Here he performs with his full band ina rare UK visit.

Award-winning vocal harmony trio The MahotellaQueens have exerted enormous influence on themusical life of South Africa. For over 40 years they'vebeen integral to the fusion of traditional South Africansong with blues, soul and gospel – embodying theindomitable spirit of the classic township style. Theirlife-affirming music inspired hope throughout the darkyears of apartheid. Today they remain a joyous andpotent musical force for their nation.

Forget the vuvuzelas – this is the real sound of South Africa!

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Tue 16 Nov, 8pmConcert Hall£15, £18.50

A musician ofphenomenal graceand power … with avoice that can stripthe leaves from thetrees The Independent on Hugh Masekela

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Soweto KinchThe New Emancipation

A MOBO award-winner and Mercury Prize nominee,Soweto Kinch is a mercurial figure in British music;splicing muscular post-bop alto sax with erudite rap, he’s taken jazz out to the hip-hop crowd and back again…

His latest project – The New Emancipation – drawsinspiration from 19th-century work songs and earlyblues, and traces modern resonances throughdebt/wage slavery and creative oppression to post-Obama optimism. Here Kinch explores this rich musicalinheritance with a stellar jazz ensemble and modernhip-hop production. The result is a new chapter in theemancipation story: a musical celebration of the'endurance and resilience of the human spirit'.

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Thu 25 Nov, 8pmPavilion Theatre£12.50Standing

Fri 10 Dec, 7.30pmConcert Hall show £20 in advance Concorde 2 show £12 in advance Supersize ticket for both shows £25 in advance

Ninja Tune 20th BirthdayNightFeaturing Bonobo and special guests

Ninja Tune – one of the UK’s mostinfluential record labels – is 20 this year.Brighton – long associated with the label– celebrates in style with an exclusivestar-studded event.

Heading up the Ninja Tune party is aone-off show from Brighton’s ownBonobo (AKA Simon Green). Bonobobroke free of the ‘chill out’ tag with his2006 sophomore release Days to Come,Giles Peterson's Album of the Year.Today he is one of Ninja’s biggest namesand one of the UK's most in-demandDJs-cum-producers-cum-electro-artists.Here he boosts his live line-up to asensational 12-piece band.

For more late-night Ninja Tune action, a‘supersize ticket’ gives access to thepost-show party (until 5am) at ConcordeII, with DJ sets from Coldcut, DJ Food,local heroes Qemists, and more… We’lleven provide a bus to get you there.

In the coming weeks expect some greatnames to be added from the label thatbrought you Mr Scruff, Toddla T, RootsManuva and Cinematic Orchestra.

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Acoustic Ladyland with support from Grasscut

Alt-jazz ‘noisniks’ Acoustic Ladyland grew out ofLondon’s groundbreaking F-ire Collective almost adecade ago. Alongside musical co-conspirators PolarBear, they’ve been patrolling the outer reaches of jazzand avant rock ever since. The band’s first albumCamouflage (2004) gave Hendrix a 21st-centuryacoustic makeover. The follow-up – Last Chance Disco(2005) – was Jazzwise album of the year and brought inits wake the BBC Jazz Best Band 05 accolade. Its latest –2009’s Living With a Tiger – is another blast of shockand awe power and euphoric jazz grooves, served upwith trademark precision and edge-of-the-seatintensity. Support comes from Ninja Tune’s Grasscut.

If you like Polar Bear, Bad Plus and Portico Quartet, try this.

Mon 29 Nov, 8pmPavilion Theatre£12.50Standing

UOGB Concert Sat 18 Dec, 8pmConcert Hall£15 (£12.50 concessions)

Tom Hodgkinson EventSat 18 Dec, 6pmFounders Room, Brighton Dome Foyer£5

Book both events £17.50Ukulele Open Day, 2pm – 6pm, Foyer Bar, Free

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Brighton Ukulele Day featuring The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain plus support from the Bobby McGees

Celebrate the virtues of the humble ukulele in an all-strumming, all-plucking day of performanceand participation.

Heading up this 4-stringed homage to the bonsai guitar is the one and only Ukulele Orchestra ofGreat Britain. From Nirvana to Otis Reading via Johann Sebastian Bach, the Orchestra takes you on awhistlestop musical tour with hand luggage only. With support from Brighton’s off-kilter exponentsof the art of ‘tweecore’, The Bobby McGees.

Free uke-inspired activities in the Dome Foyer (from 2pm) include: a ukulele stall c/o UkuleleEmporium and The Duke of Uke, with workshops and tutorials for all levels of player, and a ukulelejam en masse.

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Songs of Love, Liberty and Idleness with Tom HodgkinsonFind out what makes the ukulele the ultimate lifestyle choice of the consummate slacker as TomHodgkinson (the Idler, the Guardian’s School of Life column and the How to Be books) sings, playsand discusses 12 uke-friendly anthems from Johnny Cash to John Lennon. Lyric sheets provided.

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The Bootleg BeatlesRe-live the sights and sounds of the swinging sixties asthe world’s premier Beatle band returns to BrightonDome with its 'Flawless' (Mojo) two-hour multi-mediastage production featuring all the classic Beatle hits. Using film footage of the period and 'with a little helpfrom' their regular brass and string ensemble, the showtraces the history of the Fab Four from Liverpool'sCavern Club through Sgt Pepper to the band’s Applerooftop swansong. It's not the Beatles – but blink andyou simply won't believe it!

Sat 4 Dec, 8pmConcert Hall£23.50 Seated

Gogol Bordello New York's gypsy rock renegades Gogol Bordello do forSlavic stomp, klezmer funk and punk-rock polka whatthe Pogues once did for the Irish folk tradition, injectingit with Clash guitars, squealing fiddles, and driving dubbass. Join Eugene Hutz and the rest of the Gogolmaelstrom for an exhausting yet insanely invigoratingevening of gypsy swing and unadulterated rebel rock.Presented by Lout Promotions.

Sun 28 Nov, doors 7.30pmConcert Hall£17.50 adv. Stalls Standing, Circle Seated

FoalsMercury-nominated British Indie rock quintet Foalsperfected their pop-savvy mix of anthemic rock,shimmering beats and post-punk sound playing houseparties in and around their student stomping ground,Oxford. Their debut album Antidotes (2008) caused amajor buzz on the UK scene. The follow up – thisyear’s ‘utterly compelling’ (Evening Standard) Total LifeForever – entered the UK charts at No. 8, receivingrave reviews across the board for its expansive,hallucinatory soundscapes.Presented by SJM Concerts.

Mon 8 Nov, doors 7pmConcert Hall£14 Stalls Standing, Circle Seated

Four Tet + support Hot on the heels of his latest studio album There isLove in You, Four Tet (aka Kieran Hebden) brings isdistinctive brand of homespun electronica to BrightonDome. Hebden cut his teeth with post-rock trio Fridgebefore taking his solo detour into the hip-hop andelectronica arena. His muted balance of organic andprogrammed sounds – spanning free jazz to themargins of folktronica – has since graced five albums, ahost of collaborations, DJ dates and classic remixes.Presented by Melting Vinyl.

Tue 16 Nov, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£14 adv, £16 door Standing

Heaven 17 To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminalalbum, Heaven 17 perform Penthouse and Pavementlive. Heaven 17 grew out of experimental collectiveBritish Electric Foundation (BEF) in the late 1970s.Their 1980 debut, Penthouse and Pavement, washugely influential, spawning a new era in cerebral anddanceable electro pop. This special event is an all-encompassing audiovisual experience, including livedigital visual show and AV installation featuring visualartists’ interpretations of BEF tracks down the years.Presented by Mean Fiddler.

Tue 30 Nov, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£20 Standing

GoldfrappFresh from a festival-packed summer Goldfrapp – oneof the UK's most inventive and transcendent live acts –embarks on another multilayered sonic pop adventure– this time Head First! With their latest album, theMercury-nominated duo have produced their mostheady trip to date, a glorious rush of strident synth-pop and summer romance that has already spawnedthe Italo-disco anthem Rocket and promises the soon-to-be-released single Believer. ‘Pop of the highestorder’ (Sunday Times).Presented by Metropolis Music.

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Fauré Suite, Pelléas et MelisandeSaint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2Dvořák Symphony No. 8

Dvořák and Saint-Saëns were two of the most naturallyinspired musicians in history. So overwhelmed wasDvořák with ideas for his Eighth Symphony, heconfided to a friend, that he hadn’t time to put themdown on paper. The resulting piece radiates the joy ofsuch creative rapture – blossoming outwards intoluxurious colours and textures with confidence andcharm. Saint-Saëns could conjure great music from thesmallest spark of an idea. From a short theme by hispupil Fauré he fashioned the striking first movement ofhis most cherished piano concerto, and with it, musicfull of luminous poetry and potent spirit. This concertspotlights 20-year-old Uzbek soloist BehzodAbduraimov, Grand Prize winner at the LondonInternational Piano Competition 2009.

Gunther Herbig conductorAndreas Haefliger piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Bruckner Symphony No. 9

For the last two years of his life, Anton Brucknerlaboured over the final movement of his NinthSymphony. He never finished it. He died, tragically,mid-composition, as he leant over the symphony’sincomplete score. But as life was leaving Bruckner,vision and faith were only strengthening in him. Hiscompleted movements carry extraordinary weight intheir cinematic colours and tectonic harmonies. Finally,as the third movement adagio nears its conclusion, themusic seems to ascend heavenward, revolvingtimelessly around its found harmonies. ‘Art had itsbeginning in God’, believed Bruckner, ‘and so it mustlead back to God.’ The concert also includes Mozart'swell-loved Piano Concerto No. 25, performed bydistinguished Swiss pianist Andreas Haefliger, aninternationally acclaimed recitalist and chambermusician.

Heath Quartet

Barber String Quartet Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op.10Stravinsky Concertino for String QuartetMendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in

F minor, Op. 80

The string quartet is arguably the greatest of allchallenges for ensemble composition. Samuel Barberand Debussy only tackled the form once – the formerproducing one of the best-loved and most recordedadagios in the contemporary repertoire; the latterrevolutionizing the genre with dramatic new texturesand tonal forms. When, half a century earlier,Mendelssohn wrote his Opus 80 Quartet – a movinglament for his beloved sister – it was his first in over adecade. It was also, tragically, his last, completed onlymonths before his own premature death in 1847.

The Heath Quartet was formed in 2002 at the RNCMunder Dr Christopher Rowland. Selected by YCAT in2008, they won first prize and the Audience Prize at theTromp International Competition in Eindhoven andsecond prize at the Haydn International Competition inVienna. Earlier this year they made their BrightonFestival debut and recorded their first CD.

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Sat 2 Oct, 7.30pmConcert Hall£10, £15, £18, £23, £27.50, premium seats £32.50

Fri 5 Nov, 8pmCorn Exchange£15 (£12.50 students)

Sat 27 Nov, 7.30pmConcert Hall£10, £15, £18, £23, £27.50, premium seats £32.50

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Barry Wordsworth conductorJohn Lill piano

Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1Liszt Totentanz for Piano

and OrchestraRachmaninov Symphonic Dances

BPO’s 2010 season opens with a long overdue visit toWagner in one of his most enjoyable and grandovertures. Then the orchestra marks the 200thanniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt with his well-known First Piano Concerto and the almost unknownTotentanz, a paraphrase of the Dies Irae with lateromantic and gothic overtones. The Dies Irae alsofeatures in the Symphonic Dances of Rachmaninov, thecomposer’s last work, written in America. Theecclesiastical chants, unusual sonorities and rhythmicvitality of the three movements evoke memories of aRussia long gone. BPO favourite and serving presidentJohn Lill has guested more than any other artist sincethe fifties. Here he makes a welcome return as concert soloist.

Barry Wordsworth conductorChristine Messiter flute

Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Nielsen Flute ConcertoDvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor

From The New World

The second concert of the season features works linkedby each composer’s expression of their native folktraditions viewed both from home and away. Let yourimagination wander through the expansive melodies ofDvořák’s New World, do battle in Grieg’s Hall of theMountain King (written for Ibsen's Peer Gynt) andmarvel at the wit and invention of Carl August Nielsen’sNordic tone world. This is the BPO’s ‘Children’sConcert’, introducing young ears to some of the mostevocative music in the repertoire. There will be an‘open’ rehearsal and a question and answer sessionwith Christine, Barry and other members of theorchestra for Friends and young guests alike.

Barry Wordsworth conductorPeter Adams cello

Walton Spitfire Prelude and FugueBruch Kol Nidrei Butterworth A Shropshire LadFauré Elegy Elgar Enigma Variations

A concert of contemplative, nostalgic and stirring musicfor Remembrance Sunday. The programme makes alink with and pays tribute to all those who gave so much in two World Wars and in other conflicts. The concert is not all elegiac though; there are manyjoyful and sparky moments particularly in the Waltonand Elgar and a range of diverse musical traditionsrepresented in the Fauré, Butterworth and Bruch.Perhaps the biggest treat, though, is to hear live, theEnigma Variations including the well known andsupremely moving Nimrod.

Sun 3 Oct, 2.45pmConcert Hall£9, £13, £19, £24, £29, premium seats £32

Sun 14 Nov, 2.45pmConcert Hall£9, £13, £19, £24, £29, premium seats £32

Sun 24 Oct, 2.45pmConcert Hall£9, £13, £19, £24, £29, premium seats £32

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Barry Wordsworth conductorBrighton Festival Youth Choir

Corelli Concerto Grosso in G minor (‘Christmas Concerto’)

Richard Rodney Bennett Four American Carols (World Première)

Dvořák Serenade Op. 22 in E major

A concert celebrating the start of the festive season. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett is an English composerperhaps best known for his film scores (Murder on theOrient Express, Four Weddings and a Funeral) and hislove of jazz. Here, he creates and sets carols from hishomeland and his adoptive USA. These settings arepartnered with two lively and uplifting classics of thestring repertoire – Corelli’s energetic baroque classic,the ever popular ‘Christmas Concerto’; and Dvořák’selegant Serenade, allegedly written in two weeks, in thesame year as the Fifth Symphony, String Quintet No. 2and opera Vanda.

Howard Shelley conductor/piano

Mendelssohn ‘The Hebrides’ (Fingal's Cave) Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor

Mendelssohn’s stormy classic 'The Hebrides’ – a stirringevocation of the grandeur of nature in the ScottishIslands – opens this concert featuring guest conductorand soloist Howard Shelley. Howard undertakes bothroles in the Schumann piano concerto, performed herein this, the composer's 200th anniversary year.

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony – a meditation on fate,denial and the serenity of dreams – was written underthe patronage of Nadezda von Meck, a prolificpartnership that also produced the Fifth Symphony, theViolin Concerto and Eugene Onegin.

John Bradbury concert masterGuest soloists

New Year’s Eve Viennese Concert

The end of year festivities just wouldn’t be the samewithout the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra’straditional Viennese Concert. This year it is led for thefirst time in authentic Viennese style from the violin byconcert master John Bradbury. In addition to familiarclassics such as the Blue Danube Waltz, Tritsch TratschPolka and Radetzky March, the afternoon will includean array of other waltzes, polkas and quadrilles,colourful virtuosic showpieces and glittering operetta to get your celebrations off to a rousing start.

This is a fund-raising concert for the John CareweBrighton Orchestra Trust, supporting the BPO.

Sun 21 Nov, 2.45pmConcert Hall£9, £13, £19, £24, £29, premium seats £32

Fri 31 Dec, 2.45pmConcert Hall£9, £13, £19, £24, £29, premium seats £32

Sun 5 Dec, 2.45pm Concert Hall£9, £13, £19, £24, £29, premium seats £32

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Any number of BPO concerts count as one event for our Dome Saver scheme Dome Saver!

Tommy TiernanCrooked Man'This man is funny.' ***** MetroAward-winning Irish comic Tommy Tiernan returns tothe Comedy Festival. A fearless force of energy,Tiernan is inspiring and one of the few comics to takehis audience on a genuine emotional journey as hecontinues his constant interrogation of the big ideas –sex, religion, family.

Age 18+

Fri 8 & Sat 9 Oct, 9.15pmPavilion Theatre£14 (£12 concessions)

Robin Ince’s Bad Book ClubRobin Ince is back with a brand new show, combininghis twin passions: science and bad literature.The BadBook Club clashes Cliff Richard biographies withevolutionary biology, Dutch astrology with books onhow to pick up sexy girls. Meanwhile Spiders fromMars are explained away as a scientific impossibility.‘Thoughtful, provocative and very funny.’ The Times

Age 14+

Fri 8 Oct, 7.30pm Pavilion Theatre£12 (£10 concessions)

Best of the Fest ‘Best of the Fest’ is the biggest night of comedy in Brighton and maybe even the world! It's aguaranteed showcase of big laughs, headline acts and stand-up stars.

Definitely the only place to be this October!

Age 14+

Fri 8, 15 & 22 Oct, 8pmConcert Hall£16 (£14 concessions), groups of 8+ £12

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We are proud to announce the ninth annual BrightonComedy Festival featuring the best comedy talent in thebusiness. Star acts such as TV’s Al Murray, Jimmy Carr,Ardal O’Hanlon, Julian Clary, Stewart Lee and FrankieBoyle will be performing their shows alongside popularand award-winning stand-ups Mark Watson, SarahMillican and Kevin Bridges. More acts are still to beannounced in the coming weeks; visit www.brightoncomedyfestival.comfor information.

Phil Nichol Welcome to Crazy TownOn 19 Jan 1974, legendary Beat poet Bobby Spadeperformed his magnum opus Welcome to Crazytownat Baltimore’s famous jazz club, Bertha’s. NowEdinburgh Comedy Award winner Phil Nichol recreates that event. ‘Beyond brilliant’ ***** Scotsman‘Consistently funny’ ***** List

Age 16+

Sat 9 Oct, 7.30pmPavilion Theatre£12 (£10 concessions) Warning: May Contain Nuts

A taboo-busting afternoon of comedy, story andsong featuring people who have experienced mentalhealth issues (and other people who have not – yet).Special guests include: John Hegley – ‘One of themost distinctive voices of his generation, except whenhe has a sore throat’ and Seaneen Molloy – theblogger behind the award-winning The Secret Life of aManic Depressive.

Supported by arts charity Company Paradiso

Sun 10 Oct, 4pmPavilion Theatre£6 (£3 concessions)Adam Hills

Mess AroundAustralia's triple Perrier nominee returns to Brightonwith something a little different. Adam's throwing thescript out the window and devoting an hour to ad-libbing with the audience. No script, no plan, no idea.***** Scotsman.

Age 16+

Sat 9 Oct, 9.30pmCorn Exchange£14 (£12 concessions)

AndrewO’NeillOccult Comedian‘Packs in more gagsand info than anyoneelse on the circuit. Idoubt you’ll find afunnier (and morethought-provoking)show.’ The StageAndrew O'Neill isBritish comedy’shottest property rightnow. This year he’stoured the world, withappearances at theMelbourne, Sydney,Brisbane and New Zealand Festivals, plus the AdelaideFringe and Hollywood Fringe.

Age 16+

Sun 10 Oct, 7.45pmPavilion Theatre£12 (£10 concessions)

Sarah MillicanChatterbox'Probably the finest female comedian working at themoment.' Time Out

The star of Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week, andif.comedy Best Newcomer announces her debut UKtour. The sweet and filthy Geordie’s stand-up showpromises jokes about life, love and what to do whenyour boyfriend puts a sock on your boob during sex.

Age 14+

Sat 9 & Sat 16 Oct, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£12 (£10 concessions)

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Frankie BoyleI Would Happily Punch Every One of You in the Face'You can forgive Frankie Boyle's confidence and hisapparent belief that he is really that good. That issimply, because he is.' Edinburgh Evening News

Following his epic record-breaking tour in 2008, star ofBBC2’s Mock the Week and one of the hottest andmost controversial comedians on the block is back withan all new live show.

Age 16+

Mon 11 & Tue 12 Oct, 7pmConcert Hall £20

Kevin BridgesEdinburgh Fringe sell-out and star of BBC1's MichaelMcIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Live at the Apollo andCH4’s Stand up for the Week returns with a brandnew show. 'Will have you snorting long after leavingthe venue.' Scotsman

Age 16+

Tue 12 Oct, 9.30pmCorn Exchange£14 (£12 concessions)

Al Murray, The Pub LandlordBarrel of Fun‘The way he integrates the crowd into the show is awe-inspiring.’ The Times

Al Murray, The Pub Landlord, is back on the road to rollout his Barrel of Fun, a brand new stand-up show.Britain’s best-known pub philosopher will be servingup his own special brew of bar room banter at thefestival. ‘A national treasure.’ ***** Daily Telegraph

Wed 13 & Thu 14 Oct, 8pmConcert Hall£25

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Russell Kane Smokescreens and Castles'Bold, defiant ... shot through with vulnerability.'Sunday Times

In his new show, the triple Edinburgh Comedy Awardnominee explores self, family and the consequences ofhis dad buying their council house. Sociologicalsilliness and high energy contortions guaranteed.

Age 16+

Tue 12 Oct, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£14 (£12 concessions)

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Stewart Francis‘One of very few stand-ups whose perfectly craftedgags bear proper comparison with transatlantic greatslike Steven Wright and Woody Allen.’ The GuardianGreat comedians come in cycles. Look no further asStewart Francis – Mock the Week; Michael McIntyre'sComedy Roadshow; 8 Out of 10 Cats – rolls into townfor ‘80 minutes of mind-blowing stand-up comedy’***** (Scotsman).

Age 16+

Fri 15 Oct, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£14 (£12 concessions)

Isy SuttieLove Lost in the British Retail Industry‘Isy’s unique style contains both comedy and pathos,with a winning stage manner that will leave your heartfull of hope. A voice you want to swim in.’The Independent

Best known asDobby from PeepShow, musical comicIsy Suttie performsher multi-charactermusical love story setin a Northernsupermarket, withsongs and diaryextracts in an oftendifficult quest for‘The One’.

Age 16+

Fri 15 Oct,7.45pmPavilion Theatre£12 (£10concessions)

Josie LongBe Honourable'What great comedy can be. Inspired and inspiring.'***** MetroBe Honourable! is about trying to be a saint, strangers,politics, complacency and breakfast. The show’s aim is toprovoke people into changing the world. Consider it asafe space to relax while Josie's soothing estuary tonesecho around the cave. Josie is earnest and full ofoptimism. It's a ramshackle call-to-arms.

Age 14+

Thu 14 Oct, 9.30pmPavilion Theatre£12 (£10 concessions) Ardal O’Hanlon

'His timing and technique are outstanding. In a worldalready overpopulated by comedians, he really makes adifference.' The Stage

The award-winning actor, writer, comedian and star ofFather Ted, My Hero and Val Falvey is also aconsummate stand-up who has toured globally to sell-out audiences.

Age 14+

Thu 14 Oct, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£18

Pete FirmanJokes and Tricks'Fusing jaw-dropping tricks with a fast and furiousdelivery of gags.' List'Funnier than most comedians ... more magical thanDumbledore on a good day.' Time OutBritain's leading comedy magician Pete Firman returnswith 'the best tricks in the universe' (The Independent).Age 14+

Wed 13 Oct, 7.45pm Pavilion Theatre£12 (£10 concessions)

Paul ZerdinSponge FestRevisited

'Technicallyimmaculate, it's whathe does with hisslick talent that reallysets him apart.'The Guardian

Britain's leading ventriloquist/comedian Paul Zerdinwas the stand-out performer of last year's Royal VarietyPerformance. Now he comes to Brighton. Come andsee Paul and friends, Sam, Albert, Baby and a few newtricks up his sleeves...

Age 14+

Thu 14 Oct, 8pmPavilion Theatre£12 (£10 concessions)


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Stephen GrantFacepalm

Award-winning Brighton comedian (Chortle BestCompere, 2008) and host of the Krater Comedy Clubhits the Festival with his brand new show, full offorehead-slapping revelations, observations, and ex-wife related red mist. Plus interaction, pedantry, andlaughs. ‘An absolute humdinger.’ The Scotsman

Age 14+

Sun 17 Oct, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£12 (£10 concessions)


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Susan CalmanConstantly Seeking Susan'She'll make you chuckle your pants off.' Time Out

Let the award-winning Glaswegian fireball take you ona journey of self-discovery, self-assessment andselfishness. Bring a date! Bring a friend! Bring astranger! Bring your pets! Bring yourself!

'A dead-cert comedy gold.' The Guardian

Age 14+

Sat 16 Oct, 7.30pmPavilion Theatre£12 (£10 concessions)

Jimmy CarrLaughter Therapy

If you've got a sick sense of humour then maybelaughter is the best medicine. Laughter Therapy isJimmy's ninth solo show. It'll be an evening of non- stopjokes, gags and banter. Not to be taken if you have asensitive disposition or an overactive moral compass.Recommended dose: one brand new show to be takenannually (I said annually!).

Age 16+

Sat 16 & Sun 17 Oct, 8pmConcert Hall £25

Rich Hall‘Intelligent, passionate and angry comedy.’Evening StandardEdinburgh Fringe favourite and Perrier Award- winnerRich Hall is back on the road after wowing audiences aspart of Channel 4’s Comedy Gala at the O2 and theComedy Benefit in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust at theRoyal Albert Hall. ‘Now is the time to grab this chanceto see the great man at work.’ The Guardian

Age 16+


Greg DaviesFiringCheeseballs at a Dog'Compelling,memorable andhilarious.'Chortle.co.uk

The hotly anticipatedsolo debut from GregDavies. Mr Gilbertfrom TheInbetweeners and themost out-of-shapemember of We AreKlang brings you the story of one man's snack-basedepiphany. This stand-up show promises to addressevery single issue important to the human race. But itlies – it won’t address any. Come though, it’ll be funny.

Age 16+

Sat 16 Oct, 9.15pmPavilion Theatre£12.50

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Julian ClaryLord of the Mince‘Lots of camp smut and double entendres side-splittingly hilarious.’ Daily Mirror

Julian has graciously agreed to extend his sell-outworld tour to bring even more joy to the people ofBritain: ‘I can't stop now – I’m 50. The shame of it! Thiswill be an intimate evening – a celebration, no less, ofmy twenty-five years in the camp spotlight: how I gotthere and why I refuse to leave. Come and see mebefore they put me in a home for tired old knackers.’

Age 16+

Wed 20 Oct, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£20 (£18 concessions)

Mark Watson'A classic observational humourist, a stand-upsuperstar.' Time Out New York

Multi-award-winning comedian; host of BBC's WeNeed Answers; Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Mockthe Week regular; and star of cult Radio 4 series MarkWatson Makes the World Substantially Better returnswith his most personal, most surprising and funniestshow yet.

Wed 20 Oct, 8pmConcert Hall£16.50

Stewart LeeVegetable Stew‘He’s the most exciting comedian in the country, barnone.’ **** The Times

With the ‘trademark brilliance that makes him such abrave, invigorating stand-up’ (Mail on Sunday), writerand comedian Stewart Lee presents a vegetable stewof brand new work in preparation for his 2011 TVseries. See it live so you can begin the backlash aheadof transmission.

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AndrewLawrenceToo Ugly forTelevision Tour

'Lawrence packsmore laughs intoone of his ninety-second rants thanmost comicsmanage in half anhour.’ Scotsman

Life’s not fair andthe world’s a disgusting place to live. Here doubleEdinburgh Comedy Award nominee and ‘one of thefunniest and brightest young talents of the UK stand-up circuit’ (The Guardian) Andrew Lawrence tries tofind some consolation.

Wed 20 Oct, 9.15pmPavilion Theatre£12 (£10 concessions)

Zoe LyonsClown Busting‘Brilliantly acerbic ... one of UK comedy's fastest-risingtalents...’ The Guardian

Zoe Lyons (BBC’s Mock the Week;ITV’s Paul O’Grady Show) hascome to realise that life’s tooshort and she’s going to try tobe happy ... although theword ‘try’ sounds like there’seffort involved and she’snot particularly pleasedabout that.Age 14+

Fri 22 Oct,7.30pmCorn Exchange£14 (£12 concessions)

Shappi KhorsandiThe Moon on a StickStar of BBC Radio 4's Shappi Talk and BBC1's Live atthe Apollo is back with a brand new show aboutwanting it all! 'On the brink of becoming a householdname.' Evening Standard

Age 14+

Thu 21 Oct, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£14 (£12 concessions)

Alun CochraneJokes, Life and Jokes About Life‘The best, as well as the most natural stand-up I've seenat the Fringe this year...’ The Independent

An envelope stuffed full of my own hand-chiselled,lovingly created jokes, versus a bag of ‘life’ (not insulin:anecdotes, observations). But which is funniest? Let'sdecide together. ‘Filled with prime laugh-out-loudstupid moments.’ ***** List

Age 16+

Thu 21 Oct, 7.45pm Pavilion Theatre£12

Jack WhitehallLearning Difficulties'Highly accomplished stand-up.' The Observer

People say you learn from your mistakes. Jack reckonsthat's b*ll?*ks and that we stumble through life makingthe same mistakes over and over again. We just getslightly better at dealing with the fallout!

'A wonderfully enjoyable hour of comedy.'**** Daily Telegraph

Age 14+


Seann WalshI’d Happily Punch Myself in the Face

‘This generation’s Dylan Moran, with the looks, gags,charm to become something quite special.’ Time Out

Everybody likes a good moan; Seann Walsh has turnedit into an art form. His friends have even stoppedasking him forfavours, to avoidthe fuss. Favours,to him, are justanother way ofsaying, ‘Can I makeyour life moredifficult?’ The onlything Seannactually likes is hishometown,Brighton.

Age 14+

Sat 23 Oct,7.45pmPavilion Theatre£10

Frisky and MannishThe College YearsFollowing their smash-hit debut School of Pop, F&Mare back. Every truly great high-school show needs akick-ass college sequel. This year, the dynamite duoare throwing down the intellectual gauntlet and invitingyou to The College Years. A thesis in pop dialecticsfrom 'twisted pop cabaret’ sensation Frisky andMannish.

Age 14+

Fri 22 Oct, 9.15pmPavilion Theatre£12 (£10 concessions)

Jim JefferiesAlcoholocaust'One of the most gratifyingly riotous comediansworking today.' *****List

Never afraid to court controversy, Jefferies' forthrightand opinionated shows have sometimes dividedaudiences. But no one ever said being a comedian waseasy, even if Jefferies makes it look that way. With fiveEdinburgh Fringe sell-out shows, numerous TVappearances, an HBO hour-long comedy special andphenomenal critical acclaim, Jefferies is now one of thebiggest names in comedy around the globe.

Age 18+

Sat 23 Oct, 9.30pmCorn Exchange£14 (£12 concessions)


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Sean LockLockipedia****Guardian ****Time Out ****Evening Standard

Lockipedia is a brand new stand-up show from thecomedian Sean Lock. Lockipedia is a very unreliable,misleading but highly entertaining informationresource. Lockipedia is sloppy knowledge. Lockipediais what Sean ‘knows’ about stuff. Lockipedia can onlybe accessed live. Lockipedia is funny!

Age 14+

Sat 23 Oct, 8pmConcert Hall£17.50

The Brighton Comedy Festival has establisheditself over the last eight years as a jewel in the world ofstand-up. Over three weekends around fifty of the bestcomedians working in live comedy strut the boards ofBrighton Dome’s Concert Hall, Corn Exchange andPavilion Theatre. Brighton has always been a place ofescape and there's no better antidote to our moderntimes than live comedy.www.brightoncomedyfestival.com

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The TreasonShowThe world is a funny place. But did you know it's also amoral,depraved, corrupt, sadistic andaltogether perverted? This year,The Treason Show – Brighton'sfamous gag-a-minute sketch show– celebrates 10 years of bitingtopical satire.

Written by a team of over 40writers and performed by a multi-talented ensemble cast, TheTreason Show has been taking asatirical swipe at the world ofpolitics, sport and popular culturesince its debut in June 2000. Itsirreverent treatment of all thingstopical leaves no stone unturned,nor is any famous figure immunefrom its razor-sharp comic edge.

The Treason Show is rather partial to strong language and adult themes, and maycontain nudity. It is suitable only for adults ... the more unscrupulous the adult, thebetter, it has to be said!

Age 18+

Ross NobleNonsensory Overload

Following his mammoth Things tour – including six weeks at London’s Apollo Theatreand the biggest live stand-up gig in Australian history – Ross Noble is back.

So get ready for a Nonsensory Overload as 'the most brilliant stand-up of hisgeneration' (Sunday Telegraph) unleashes his Geordie wit and freewheeling sillinesson Brighton Dome once more. Voted one of the top 10 greatest stand-ups of all timeby Channel 4 viewers, and widely considered to be the master of offkilter surrealimprov, Noble is a peerless live comedian. Catch him in full flow as he spins forth his hilarious nonsense for your delirious amusement. In short: prepare to laugh till it smarts!

Age 15+Presented by Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live Ltd

Fri 3 & Sat 4 Dec, 8pmPavilion Theatre£12.50 (£10 concessions)

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Savagely funny... fantastically silly The Guardian

An Evening withFay Weldon

Novelist, playwright and screenwriter FayWeldon selects some of the many culturalreferences in her life – from literature andmusic to visual arts – and discusses whatthey mean to her.

A central figure among bohemian writers,artists and thinkers of the 60s, Fay hasmaintained a unique cultural positionthrough four turbulent decades. Duringthat time she’s written over 20 novelsincluding the Booker-shortlisted Praxis(1978), The Lives and Loves of a She-Devil (1983) and her latest, the shadowyghost story Kehua! She has also producedfive collections of short stories, severalchildren's books and numerous plays forTV, radio and stage.

An icon to many, a thorn-in-the-flesh toothers, she has never failed to excite,surprise or spark controversy. Don't missthis rare and compelling literary encounter.

In association with New Writing South

Mon 4 Oct, 7.30pmPavilion Theatre£12 (£10 concessions)

Born Radical Nawal El Saadawi inconversation with Clare Short

Clare Short talks to Nawal El Saadawi abouther novels, non-fiction books and issues theEgyptian feminist and activist has fought forall her life. A powerful meeting of twogiants from literature and politics.

Nawal El Saadawi’s prolific and provocativework (Woman at Point Zero, God Dies bythe Nile, The Hidden Face of Eve et al.) hasalways challenged the status quo, oftenresulting in personal persecution. She haspublished over 40 books, translated intosome 30 languages.

Clare Short was Secretary of State forInternational Development in Tony Blair’sgovernment from 3 May 1997 until herresignation on 12 May 2003. Her book AnHonourable Deception?: New Labour, Iraq,and the Misuse of Power, was published in 2004.

Presented by African Writers Abroad (PEN),SABLE LitMag and New Writing South.

Thu 18 Nov, 7.30pmPavilion Theatre£12 (£10 concessions)

Sussex Salon Series

Debate some of the hot topics of our age in a series of roundtable discussionsbetween University of Sussex academics, other expert contributors and you, theaudience. Ask a question or register your views using our electronic voting system.Tickets £6 (£4 concessions), price includes a free drink

‘The expert patient’The Internet age has spawned the ‘expert patient’, but is lay knowledge and self-diagnosis actually good for our health or medical science? Find out with TheGuardian’s Ed Halliwell (The Mindfulness Manifesto); Sally Smith QC (senior medicallaw barrister); Prof. Gillian Bendelow (Health, Emotion and the Body); Dr CatherineWill (sociologist of science, technology and health); and Jo Bridgeman (ParentalResponsibility, Young Children and Health Care Law). Wed 6 Oct, 8pm, Founders Room, Brighton Dome Foyer

How new is the ‘new politics’?Post expenses scandal and mid coalition, have we entered a ‘new politics’? Or is itbusiness as usual behind the spin? Join in the debate with: Caroline Lucas (Green MP,Brighton Pavilion); Lib Dem politician Mark Oaten (author of Coalition); Prof. PaulWebb (The Modern British Party System); Dr Tim Bale (The Conservative Party: FromThatcher to Cameron); Dr Luke Martell (New Labour); and Dr Charlotte Skeet (legalexpert: human rights, constitutionalism and gender).Wed 3 Nov, 8pm, Founders Room, Brighton Dome Foyer

What difference have civil partnerships made?With the advent of civil partnerships have all the debates now been won re: same-sexrights? Or are there still political, social and religious obstacles en route to equality?Discussing same-sex issues – from partners and parenting to UK policy – is an expertpanel headed up by gay rights activist, campaigner and writer Peter Tatchell. Fullpanel members to be announced…Wed 1 Dec, 8pm, Founders Room, Brighton Dome Foyer

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Storyville is a new literature festival curated for Brighton Dome by Sarah-Jane Roberts. In its first year it brings together a wealth ofestablished and emerging women writers from the UK, the US, India, Africa and Sri Lanka. Some draw on family histories and personalexperience for their stories, others use real life crimes and scenarios as a springboard for biting satires or literary thrillers. Together theypresent a wonderful array of different voices, characters, stories and perspectives on everything from identity, memory, war and tragedy tolove, loss and desire…

We hope you enjoy hearing their stories.

Fri 19 – Sun 21 Nov, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome

Storyville: Women Writers Festival

Lionel Shriver – in Conversation

Author and journalist Lionel Shriver’s brutally compelling international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin kicked up a hornet's nest of controversy. Her newnovel So Much For That is no less bold: a searing account of an American couplewhose marriage is stressed and strengthened when one of them becomes seriously illwith cancer. A furious comment on America’s health care system pre-Obama, thebook questions how much a life is worth as the couple watches their life savingsdwindle away. Join Lionel as she reads from and discusses her latest work.

Fri 19 Nov, 8pm£8

New Voices: Emma Henderson, Justine Kilkerr, Deborah Kay Daviesand Emily Mackie

Mental illness, magical thinking,obsession and dysfunctional familiesabound in four powerful debuts. EmmaHenderson’s Grace Williams Says It Loudis the story of a young woman's life in theBriar Mental Institution in the 1950s.Brighton-based debutante JustineKilkerr’s Advice for Strays explores theimpact of the disappearance of a famous,schizophrenic father on his daughter'slife. Deborah Kay Davies’ True ThingsAbout Me is the story of a woman drawninto a sexually charged and highly volatilerelationship. Emily Mackie’s And This IsTrue tells of confinement and escape, asan adolescent boy confronts his strangeintimacy with his eccentric father.

Sat 20 Nov, 12 noon£6

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The Music of ChanceCatherine O’Flynn and Lois Walden

Comedy, tragedy and self-discovery link two new novels by distinctive literary voices fromboth sides of the Atlantic.

Catherine O'Flynn follows her Costa-winning debut What Was Lost with the eagerlyanticipated The News Where You Are. A funny and poignant story of a bad TV presenter andhis extended family, it is also a blisteringly sharp satire on modern Britain and love. New York-based songwriter and actress Lois Walden has worked and performed with Dionne Warwick,Chaka Khan and Jane Fonda, amongst others. Her debut novel One More Stop is a poignantcoming-of-age story of secrets, the past and transformative relationships.

Sat 20 Nov, 2pm£8

Meet the Author: Louise WelshSecrets, lies, sex, death and mystery – what more could you ask for at a literary crime encounter?! Award-winning author, playwright andbroadcaster Louise Welsh has helped redefine the crime genre over the last decade with her best-selling novels The Cutting Room (2002),Tamburlaine Must Die (2004) and The Bullet Trick (2006). Here she unveils her ‘most thrilling yet’, Naming the Bones. Infused withtrademark wit and dark Gothic charisma, this chilling tale of obsession, literature and magic is ‘an electrifying journey into one man’s heart ofdarkness’ (Kate Atkinson).

Sat 20 Nov, 4pm£8

Bonnie Greer: on Obama Music

London-based writer and cultural commentator Bonnie Greer was born in the south side of Chicago – one of America's mostformidable black communities. In her latest book Obama Music, Bonnie argues that the US's first black premiership is a distinctly‘southside presidency’, informed by its unique history and culture, particularly its music – the blues, soul, jazz and gospel that’s beenits soundtrack for a century. Part memoir, part history, part cultural analysis, it is one African-American woman's account of watching,from the other side of the ocean, history in the making.

Sat 20 Nov, 6pm£8

Jackie Kay: on Red Dust Road‘Red Dust Road is a fantastic, probing and heart-warming read.' The Independent

Celebrated poet and novelist Jackie Kay reads from and discusses the inspiration behind her new book Red Dust Road. An emotive and often hilarious story of belonging, belief, destiny and love, it takes us on an autobiographical journey fromGlasgow to Lagos as Jackie traces her birth parents – her Highland mother and Nigerian father. Jackie Kay is the award-winning author of Trumpet (the Guardian Fiction Prize), a prolific and acclaimed body of poetry and two short storycollections, Why Don’t You Stop Talking and Wish I Was Here.

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Special offer: 3 for 2 on all Storyville events (cheapest free) Any number of Storyville events count as one event for our Dome Saver scheme

New Voices: Anjali Joseph, Amy Sackville and Caroline Smailes

Three promising young writers explore identity, secret longing, grief and family ties in theirglobetrotting debuts. In Saraswati Park writer and former Elle (India) editor Anjali Joseph turns to hernative Mumbai for a 'wry and delicate portrait of domestic life' (Giles Foden). Set in Malta andLiverpool, Caroline Smailes’ new novel Like Bees to Honey is a heartfelt and an unsettling tale offamily, religion, secrets and ghosts. Amy Sackville’s ‘exceptional debut’ (Financial Times) The StillPoint chronicles a doomed Arctic adventure and a haunting love story, spanning epochs andcontinents.

Sun 21 Nov, 2pm£6

Love, Loss and Tragedy Across ContinentsAminatta Forna and Roma Tearne

How do writers interweave the political and personal in their novels? Questions of home and homeland, and how ordinary lives areshaped by extraordinary circumstance, pervade two startling new novels. Roma Tearne (Bone China, Mosquito) fled Sri Lanka forBritain at the age of ten. This formative experience underpins her latest novel The Swimmer, the story of a chance encounterbetween a solitary Suffolk woman and a young Sri Lankan asylum seeker. The Memory of Love, the new novel by Scottish-bornSouth African writer/broadcaster Aminatta Forna explores similar themes of loss and exile, as an English psychologist becomesembroiled in a devastating civil war in Sierra Leone.

Sun 21 Nov, 4pm£8

True BloodCathi Unsworth and Francis Kay

How do novelists transform the dark realities of true crime into convincing and compassionate noir fiction? In her latest novel, Bad PennyBlues (‘the English Black Dahlia’ – David Peace), author, editor and former Sounds writer Cathi Unsworth revisits the unsolved Jack theStripper murders of late 50s/early 60s Soho. Informed by real-life crimes like the Mary Bell and Jamie Bolger cases, Francis Kay's debutnovel Micka is written from the perspective of two 11-year-old boys, tracing their friendship and increasingly dysfunctional family lives.

Sun 21 Nov, 6pm£8

Meet the Author: Ali Smith

'Ali Smith has got style, ideas, and punch. Read her.' Jeanette Winterson

Ali Smith is a multi-award-winning novelist, playwright and short story writer. Her books include Free Love and Other Stories, HotelWorld (shortlisted for the Booker and Orange Prize 2001), and The Accidental, which beat Salman Rushdie and Nick Hornby to theWhitbread Novel Award 2004. Here she will be reading exclusive extracts from her next novel There But For The (due in spring2011) and discussing her writing, her characters and her literary influences.

Sun 21 Nov, 8pm£8

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The End by Samuel Beckett

Performed by Conor LovettDirected byJudy Hegarty Lovett

Conor Lovett – consideredby many to be the definitiveBeckett performer – bringsthe Nobel Laureate’s shortprose story The End to lifein a one man tour de force. The End is a gritty accountof the last days of an oldman’s life as he struggles tolive despite his willingnessto die. Evicted from aninstitution of care he fendsstoically for himself, in astate somewhere between his dreams and reality. Beckett masterfully balances thetragedy of his story with perfectly pitched comedy.

Gare St Lazare have built a peerless reputation for their arresting presentations ofBeckett's prose on stage and have toured to over 65 cities around the world.Beckett himself considered his prose 'the important work'. So if you thought Godotwas the final word on Beckett, think again. The End is the perfect introduction tohis dark humour, compassion and unerring integrity.

If That’s All There Is Inspector Sands

A successful but desperately average couple are teetering on the brink of marriage.As the days count down towards the big one, panic rises and both find themselvesunexpectedly entangled with other people. As their nice, normal lives begin tounravel, the question of what it would take to make them truly happy leads intoincreasingly dangerous, surreal and hilarious territory.

For anyone who’s ever wanted to stand on a windswept plain, howling for lost love…

Inspired by the Peggy Lee song, Is That All There Is? , this is the second show fromInspector Sands (‘a young company with a big talent’ – The Times), winners of theEdinburgh International Festival Fringe Prize 2009. Their hit debut Hysteria hastoured extensively around the UK and internationally.

Commissioned by the Lyric Hammersmith. Co-developed at South Street, Readingand the Nightingale Theatre, Brighton. Supported by Alleyn’s School.

Tue 5 Oct, 8pm Wed 6 Oct, 1.30pm (schools’ matinee) & 8pm Pavilion Theatre£12.50 (£10 concessions), £5 schools

Wed 27, Thu 28 & Fri 29 Oct, 8pmPavilion Theatre£12.50 (£10 concessions)

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Shakespeare à la Carte

Fancy tacos with Titania? Or buritos with Banquo? You are invited to dine with the Bard in this uniqueShakespeare à la Carte experience. From the balconyscene to Dunsinane, your waiter will take your orderfrom a menu of Shakespeare’s greatest hits. The actors– drawn from the National Theatre and RSC – will thenperform nourishing speeches and bite-size scenes foryour delight.

As Polonius might put it, we've got: ‘Tragedy, Comedy,History, Pastoral, Pastorical-Comical, Historical-Pastoral,Tragical-Historical, Tragical-Comical-Historical-Pastoral.’All served with vittles, verse and a side order of iambicpentameter.

With Mexican food from The Secret Restaurant.

Devised by Richard Hahlo and Jonathan CullenCommissioned by Brighton FestivalDuration approx 75 mins (ends in time to catch Macbeth)

Thu 25 & Fri 26 Nov, 6pm Brighton Dome Foyer Bar £15 (includes Mexican set meal. Please indicate veg ormeat when booking). Book Shakespeare à laCarte supper club and Macbeth for £25

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Shakespeare à la Carte wasdelicious... a clever gem of aproduction Pick of the Week Radio 4

Thu 25, Fri 26 & Sat 27 Nov, 8pmCorn Exchange£15 (£12.50 concessions)Book Macbeth and Shakespeare à la Carte supper club for £25

Macbeth

Performed in English

Shakespeare's tragic tale of madness andmurder is retold in a powerful new productionby award-winning Polish company Teatr Pieśń Kozła.

Blending text, movement and polyphonic song,the international ensemble explores themusicality and muscularity of Shakespeare'spoetry. The story is there, the characters arethere, but as the action unfolds through auniquely imagined physical and vocal language,the drama is born anew.

Teatr Pieśń Kozła’s Macbeth began life duringthe RSC’s Complete Works season in Stratfordupon Avon (2006) and was created over twoyears. Shifting seamlessly from dramatic sceneto visceral movement and soaring song, it is abeautiful and chilling production from one ofPoland's most innovative companies.

Founded in 1996, Teatr Pieśń Kozła has touredworldwide including two award-winning runs atEdinburgh in 2004 and 2006. This is thecompany's first full UK tour.

Duration: 75 mins (no interval) Age 14+

Tour supported by The Point, Eastleigh, ACEand the Instytut Adama Mickiewicza

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A show that comes straight from the belly but which lands a bull's-eye on the heartThe Guardian on TPK’s Chronicles, 2004


Wed 15 – Sat 18 Dec, 8pmPavilion Theatre£10 (£8 concessions)

The Diva in Me by Charlotte JonesDirected by Gary Sefton

Philippa has the X factor. But she was born in thewrong place – Coventry, at the wrong time –about forty years too late for the golden era ofmusicals. She grows up. She falls in love. Shegets married. She has a baby. All the ordinarythings. But inside she’s still a DIVA. Until herhusband leaves her, her best friend dies and herX factor becomes a hideous eX factor…

When The Diva in Me previewed as a Platformperformance at this year’s Brighton Festival itcaused a storm – full house, standing ovation,Argus Angel Award and a nomination for BestActress from The Latest. Find out what all thefuss was about as the full production now gets its premiere run at Brighton Dome.

A funny and moving antidote to celebrityobsession, by Charlotte Jones – starring PhilippaStanton (and Bjork, Amy Winehouse, Eartha Kitt,Judy Garland…).

Fri 26 Nov, 8pmPavilion Theatre£10

BaneA one-man show written and performed by Joe Bone

Hired hand Bruce Bane works the mean streets of pulpfiction. As he goes about his shadowy business downback alleys and eerie sidewalks, he shoots from the hipand asks questions later. Inspired by hard-boiled detectivestories and classic film noir, Bane is a hilarious one-mangenre parody performed and written by Joe Bone.

Joe plays all the parts, bringing his comic antihero and taleof bloody revenge to life with just his body, his voice andlive guitar soundtrack.

‘A fast-talking, quick-moving, smart-thinking little gem ofa show’ (Scotsman), Bane premiered at Brighton FestivalFringe 2009 (Fringe Review ‘Outstanding Theatre’ Award)before transferring to Edinburgh where its sell-out runreceived a Stage nomination for Best Solo Performance.

A brilliant hour of comedy-theatre …widescreen thrill with zero props The Guardian

Sharp and funny…thestanding ovation…wasjustly deserved The Argus

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Laura's StarBased on the original works by Klaus BaumgartAdapted for the stage by Tina Williams

Laura has always wanted someone special to share hersecrets with. One night she finds a star lying, broken,on the pavement. Tenderly, she takes the star home. As it glows warmly in her hand she knows that she willbe able to tell it all her secrets. But when she wakes upnext morning, the little star has disappeared. Was herspecial friend just a dream?

In this magical story – told with live music and puppetry– a lonely girl learns that friendship sometimes meansletting go of your most precious treasures.

For over 25 years Pied Piper has touched the hearts andimaginations of children, bringing new and well-lovedstories to life. Previous Pied Piper productions includeThe Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch and The Town Mouseand the Country Mouse.

Age: 3 – 7Duration: 50 mins

Sat 13 Nov, 11am & 2pmPavilion Theatre£7 (£5 concessions), £22 Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)

Sunflowers and Sheds

From the creative team behind the critically acclaimedOne Little Word comes a tender and heart-warmingstory of discovery for young children and their families.

On the allotments down by the railway, Frank’s peacefulroutine is turned upside down by the arrival of livelyIsabella and her chickens on the neighbouring plot.Through the changing seasons, the seeds of friendshipgrow side by side with the raspberries, runner beans,memories and dreams.

With original music, dynamic set and magicalstorytelling, Sunflowers and Sheds is an enchanting talethat feeds the imagination and allows it to bloom…

Age: 4+Duration: 50 mins

Sun 28 Nov, 11am & 2pmPavilion Theatre£7 (£5 concessions), £22 Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

Back by popular demand, everyone's favourite fair-feathered friend swoops into town for moremischievous adventures and musical delights from the creator of Sesame Street.

Written by Mo Willems and adapted for the stage byAdam Bampton-Smith, this charming and hilariousshow for young children is full of fun, feathers, laughterand excitement, and features original music and lots ofaudience participation.

The friendly bus driver leaves us with one simpleinstruction: ‘Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!’However, the pigeon is very clever and whines, bribes,pleads and even sings a song to get his own way...

Age: 3+ Duration: 50 mins

Fri 29, Sat 30 & Sun 31 Oct, 11am & 2pmPavilion Theatre£7 (£5 concessions), £22 Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children)

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Robin and the Big FreezeA festive family show for all agesWorld Premiere

With suitcases and sat navs, the birds are getting readyto leave town. Robin remains; he’s got lots to do liketweeting at anyone who comes near his patch andposing for Christmas cards. But the snow is on its wayand lots of it ... is everyone ready for the big freeze?

A festive family treat, Robin and the Big Freeze breaksthe ice and warms the heart with fantastic puppets, livemusic and bird-watching for all – whether you're fleeingthe nest or ruling the roost this Christmas!

Robin and the Big Freeze takes flight care of Unpacked,the creative team behind the full-throttle children'sadventure Jumping Mouse. Unpacked tells theatricaltales for all ages with interactive play, physicalperformance and puppetry. It hopes that audiences willtake something home with them: a memory, a smile orthat special creative spark...

Commissioned by Brighton Dome

Wed 8 & Thu 9 Dec, 10amFri 10 Dec, 10am & 6pmSat 11 Dec, 11am, 2pm & 6pmSun 12 Dec, 11am, 2pm & 5pmPavilion Theatre£8 Adults, £6 Children, £5 school groups £25 Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children) Signed performance Thu 9 Dec, 10am

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Christmas BallWith the Berkeley Square Society Band

Recapture the golden age of ballroom dance at theglittering Brighton Dome Christmas ball.

Once again, the glorious ten-piece Berkeley SquareSociety Band invites you to slip on your glad rags, dustoff your foxtrot and give your feet a treat in thesumptuous setting of the Regency Corn Exchange.From the waltz to the quickstep; charleston to the cha-cha-cha, it's music, moonlight, love and romance all theway at this seasonal celebration of ballroom bliss.Remember, dress to impress!

Sat 18 Dec, 8pmCorn Exchange£12.50, £22.50 couples

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Christmas Tea DanceWith the Footloose Dance Orchestra

Tired of modern life’s rush hour culture? Then take timeout from the hurly-burly as the Footloose DanceOrchestra transports you back to the elegant age of theclassic tea dance.

This 15-piece big band is an authentic dance orchestraformed to recapture the ‘golden era’ of popular musicfrom the 1920s and 30s. The ensemble draws on thevery best dance music of the period – made famous bymany of its best-loved bandleaders. It performs all yourfavourite dance styles from the jazz-age swing of thefoxtrot to the Latin lilt of the tango and rumba.

Afternoon tea will be served in the splendid ConcertHall foyer. So sit back, soak up the ambience and thendance away the day in timeless tea dance style...

Sun 12 Dec, 2pm Corn Exchange£12.50 (includes tea and cakes)Special group rate: reserve a table for 8 people at £80 (limited availability)

Christmas Carol SingalongPresented by Jonathan Cohen

Jonathan Cohen piano / conductor / presenterSophie-Louise Dann special guest singerLondon Concert ChorusLondon Concert Orchestra

Clap your hands, stamp your feet and sing, sing,singalong as pianist, conductor and presenter JonathanCohen invites you to join the fun in this festivejamboree of carols galore and classic Christmas hits.

Selected songs include Santa Claus is Coming to Town;Jingle Bells; Let it Snow; Once in Royal David’s City;Winter Wonderland; O Come, All Ye Faithful; O HappyDay; The First Noel; Lord of the Dance; MerryChristmas Everyone; Good King Wenceslas; I Wish itCould be Christmas Every Day and many more…

Following ten years of sold-out shows at the RoyalAlbert Hall it's now time to raise the roof of BrightonDome with this unmissable Christmas Carol Singalong.

Fri 17 Dec, 7.30pm Concert Hall£12.50, £19.50, £23.50, £27.50 Workshop! P39

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Winter CeilidhWith the Sussex Pistols

The best-loved winter knees-up on the block is backwith more foot-stomping festive fun. Anyone who'sever been to this annual step-fest will know the score:grab a partner and get ready to swing them off theirfeet! With Ceilidh maestros the Sussex Pistols at thehelm (plus resident caller), you'll soon be Stripping theWillow and dancing the Gypsy Hill Jig with the best of them.

Under-8s chill-out room, kids’ cocktails and fullystocked bar for grown-up revellers – all the ingredientsfor a midwinter family fiesta.

Sun 19 Dec, 7pmCorn Exchange£8 Adults, £5 Children, £22 Family ticket (2 adults &2 children)

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Christmas ConcertRoyal Philharmonic OrchestraBrighton Festival ChorusBrighton Festival Youth Choir

James Morgan conductorJuliette Pochin mezzo-soprano

Join Brighton Festival Chorus, Brighton Festival YouthChoir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for what isnow an annual tradition – Brighton Dome’s sixth joyousSunday afternoon celebration of the very best inChristmas music.

Once again conductor James Morgan ushers in theYuletide season in the company of Classic FM starmezzo-soprano, Juliette Pochin, and other specialguests. Together they present an unforgettableafternoon of festive family music ranging fromtraditional to modern, from Bach to Britten, including allyour best-loved carols and Xmas favourites like Away inthe Manger, Sleigh Ride, Hark the Herald Angels Singand In the Bleak Midwinter. Plus the chance to sing your heart out accompanied by two of the UK’stop choirs!

The last five years have all sold out in advance so bookearly and make this a Christmas to remember.

Sun 19 Dec, 4pmConcert Hall£12.50, £15, £20, £25

Handel's MessiahRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra

Brighton Festival Chorus

James Morgan conductorEmma Bell sopranoJean Rigby altoAndrew Staples tenorChristopher Maltman baritone

There is no better way to celebrate the festive seasonthan Handel's glorious choral masterpiece Messiah. Forone night only the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Brighton Festival Chorus and four world-class soloistsbring this dramatic oratorio to life.

When Messiah was first performed at Dublin's NewMusical Hall in 1742, profits were shared – in a suitablycharitable gesture – between two hospitals and adebtor's prison. It has since become one of the mostpopular and enduring choral works ever written, itsbeautiful arias and rousing choruses resounding withjoy and reverence across the ages.

Wed 22 Dec, 7.30pmConcert Hall£15, £22.50, £27.50, £30

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O come all ye non-faithful, and rejoice in science …Robin Ince's alternative festive show celebrates a sense of wonder and free speechThe Guardian

Ida BarrLast Christmas (Possibly)

Live each day as though it’s your last, some yoga-type said. Ida Barr is treating thisXmas as though it’s her last. And she’s going out with a bang. Or rather a smashingYuletide theatrical happening for the Brighton massive.

Ida Barr is a former Music Hall singer who’s embraced hip-hop and rap. She’s justbeen heard on Jay-Z’s new album on the song Joined at the Hip (Hop). She’s beencalled Lady Ga-Ga meets Lord Haw Haw and she’s putting together an Xmasextravaganza to ease you into the festive season.

With a mixture of music, comedy and gentle interactive fun, this show is as full ofgood times as a parson’s nose is packed with Paxo!

Ida Barr is the star of Radio 4’s new comedy series Artificial Hip Hop; written andperformed by Christopher Green.

Mon 20 – Thu 23 Dec, 8pmFri 24 Dec, 7pmPavilion Theatre£12.50 Signed performance Thu 23 Dec

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Robin InceNine Lessons andCarols forGodless People

In its first ever ventureoutside of London,Robin Ince’s sell-outChristmas hit bringstogether a stellar cast ofBritain's finest scientists,comedians andmusicians. Together theyrejoice in a unique comiccelebration of the manywonders of our universe– from black holes toBonobo apes…

This year's line-up is still to be announced, but previous guests have includedRichard Dawkins, Dara O Briain, Jarvis Cocker, Mark Steel, Ben Goldacre, AlanMoore and Brian Cox.

Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People is created and hosted by Robin Ince –multi-award-winning comedian and co-presenter of Radio 4's science show InfiniteMonkey Cage.

Sun 12 Dec, 7.30pmConcert Hall£15 (£12.50 concessions)

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The Treason Show’sThat was the Year That Was 2010

The Treason Show – Brighton’s gag-a-minute topical sketch show – presents ThatWas the Year That Was – a satirical review of 2010. In a year where the old Toryparty (New Labour) gave way to the New Tory party (The Lib Dems) what now forour ConDemNation? Which one of the hilarious Miliband brothers will break up thedouble act? Which local celebrity will get a pasting in our leit motif ‘BrightonBohemian Rhapsody?’ All this and more from Brighton’s ‘floorboard terrorists’ in thenow legendary ‘Best-of’ edition. Wickedly crafted by a team of over 50 writers andall wrapped up in Mark Brailsford’s Christmas package. Early booking advised!

Age 18+

Mon 27 – Fri 31 Dec, 8pmPavilion Theatre£15 (£12.50 concessions)

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... a funny and feral animal, one that never passes ashot at the solar plexus **** The GuardianPeter's adventures look wonderfully exciting and Prokofiev’s score helps, too,

in a thrillingly beautiful animation. Sunday Times

Peter and the Wolf Live!The Orchestra of the Blue BalloonMark Stephenson conductor

BreakThru Films’ Oscar®-winning animation of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolfgets the big-screen treatment in an unforgettable Christmas concert experience for allthe family. Accompanied by orchestral score and newly commissioned script, this UKpremiere production is performed live by the Orchestra of the Blue Balloon.

Peter and the Wolf is the story of a boy's thirst for adventure and determination toconfront his fear. This much-loved tale – famously pairing animal characters withinstruments of the orchestra – has resonated with over five generations of childrensince its premiere in 1936. The new film – screened here in a live performance with a new script – reworks Prokofiev's timeless masterpiece with ingenious new twists,capturing all the fun and excitement of the original story. Don't miss this sparklingfestive production live at Brighton Dome.

Age 7+Although classified Universal, younger children may find a few scenes in the film scary. Duration: 60 mins

Tue 21 Dec, 3pm & 5pmConcert Hall£12.50, £15, £17.50Under 16s half price


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White Night

Mark the official end of British summertimeby doing something different in themiddle of the night. This year’s WhiteNight theme is illumination so check outBrighton's best-loved arts venue in anentirely new light.

The Pavilion Theatre gets a Gallicmakeover as it’s transformed into LaLunes des Pirates for one night. Featuringsome of the best bands and DJs fromWhite Night’s sister festival Nuit BlancheAmiens till midnight and then chanson,chit-chat and cognac au petit matin in thetheatre bar and on café tables outside.French-speaking is de rigueur … but don'tfret, there's help at hand to assist withyour conjugations!

L’été est mort – vive la Nuit Blanche!

Sat 30 Oct, 9pm – 2am BSTPavilion TheatreFree

InhabitA unique artistic tour ofBrighton Dome

See our historic building from an entirelynew perspective – for one day only! Brighton Dome’s Artist Developmentprogramme has brought local artists,writers and performers together withDome staff to seek out their favouritenooks and crannies – areas of the buildingthat the public often doesn’t see.Together they have collaborated on aunique series of events, which you, theaudience, will discover as you are guidedaround the venues. Ranging frominstallations and interventions to miniperformances, these events reflect theartists’ and staff’s own experiences ofBrighton Dome, and, together, magicallyreveal its hidden corners and best keptsecrets.

Sat 4 Dec, 11am – 4pmConcert HallFree

Brighton & HoveBlack HistoryMonth Exhibition

Did you know that Brighton Dome'sresplendent Concert Hall and CornExchange – along with the Royal Pavilion– housed wounded Indian soldiers duringWorld War I? Thousands of Indian troops– fighting with the Allies on the Westernfront – were treated in these makeshiftmilitary hospitals. Nine kitchens in theRoyal Pavilion were erected to cater forthe different groups – Sikhs, Hindus,Muslims – and separate facilities werebuilt in respect of their distinct practices of worship.

Now, as part of Black History Month – a UK-wide celebration of British Asian,African and Afro-Caribbean history –Brighton Dome hosts a fascinatingexhibition of photographs and ephemerafrom this unique chapter in the city’s past.

Throughout OctoberBrighton Dome Founders RoomFree

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Orchestral Open Weekend

Brighton Dome launches a specialOrchestral Open event, two days ofparticipation and discovery as the very bestin classical music spills over into the Dome Foyer.

Whatever musical path you’re on – fromnovice to budding soloist – meet somepassionate players, take part in a tastersession or get some hands-on help with anew tune. Don’t be afraid to bring your owninstrument! What’s more, the Brighton andLondon Philharmonic Orchestras areopening their doors, offering a uniquechance to witness orchestral rehearsalsin progress…

Sat 2 Oct 11am-1pm – Brass/percussion sessions 2pm-4pm – Woodwind sessions3pm-5.30pm LPO open rehearsal (numbers limited) 7.30pm – LPO concert (see p.11)

Sun 3 Oct11am-2pm – String sessions10.30am-1.30pm – BPO open rehearsal1.45pm-2.15pm – Pre-show talk (see p.12)2.45pm – BPO concert (see p.12)

In association with the LPO, BPO, BrightonYouth Orchestra, Brighton & Hove MusicArts and Study Support Service, Brighton &Hove Big Band and McObe Music.

Young Bands Night

Brighton is a hotbed of music talent with oneof the most vibrant scenes in the UK.Over two special nights, the Pavilion Theatreshowcases the best local young bands:

Heading up the first night (Wed 10 Nov)are Brighton's Will and the People, aninfectious blend of The Clash meetsVampire Weekend... With support fromBrighton-based singer-songwriter LaurenRebecca and Chichester's Indie rockersThe Watermelons.

Indie psych-rock sextet Alice kick-off thesecond night (Wed 1 Dec) with theirgenre-defying instrumental mash up –with horns! Plus the big riffs, raw bluesyvocals and heavy grooves of youngBrighton rockers, When Monsters Walk…

Part of a young local band with a bit of afollowing? Fancy putting on a gig at thePavilion Theatre with support from our team?E-mail [email protected] a link to your music.

Brighton Goes GospelAin't no stoppin' us now!

Brighton Goes Gospel – the city's premiergospel choir – marks its ten yearanniversary with a celebratory concert.

Over the last decade, this remarkablecommunity choir has gone from strengthto strength, attracting over 2,000members and performing everywherefrom Brighton's Labour Party conferenceto the Royal Albert Hall.

Brighton Goes Gospel is led byinternationally acclaimed choir directorKaren Gibson. With musical director JasonThompson and the sensational JT Band inthe mix, the suitably titled Ain't no stoppin'us now! delivers an infectious anduplifting programme of traditional andcontemporary gospel sounds.

So whatever your beliefs, Go Gospel thisXmas for some high-energy festive song.

Sat 11 Dec, 7pmConcert Hall£16 (£12 concessions), £8 under 16s

Wed 10 Nov & Wed 1 Dec,doors 7.30pmPavilion Theatre£4

Blue Camel Club

Carousel's Blue Camel Club – Brighton'spopular club night for people withlearning disabilities – brings all its energyand creative verve to its new home at theCorn Exchange. The club celebrates theartistic achievements of people with alearning disability as artists andparticipants. Featuring bands fromCarousel's ‘Shut Up and Listen’ stable,films from Oska Bright Film Festival (theoriginal and only film festival run by andfor people with a learning disability),performances, magic, DJs and VJs, BlueCamel Club showcases the dynamicdiversity of the learning disabledcommunity from Brighton & Hove andbeyond.

For more information visitwww.carousel.org.uk

Mon 4 Oct, 7pmCorn Exchange£4 (access assistants free)

Forbidden Fruit

Set in modern day America, thiscontemporary musical is brought to theCorn Exchange by two youngBrightonians. Composer Jude Obermullerand lyricist Callum Macintyre havecreated this tale of love and teenage angstwhich they will showcase for the first timein their home town.

Come and share the songs and music anda selection of scenes as they present thisentertaining work-in-progress brought tolife by a host of local talent

Mon 20 Dec, 7.30pmCorn Exchange£5

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PerformanceTheatrical Makeup in a Day(Halloween Special)

Brighton’s own Sylvi Du Sauzay leads this practicalworkshop for budding masters and mistresses ofdisguise. Just in time for Halloween you’ll learn how tocreate wounds and scars, ghosts and ghouls, or simplyto make someone very old, and very scary. Please bringbrushes if you have them and an old towel.www.sylvi.co.uk Age 15+

Mon 25 Oct, 11am – 4pmBrighton Dome Concert Hall Dressing Rooms (entryvia Dome Stage Door)£20

From a Whisper to a Shout: Poetry andPerformance in a Daywith Jacob Sam-La Rose

A crash course in writing and performing poetry.Performance Poet Jacob Sam-La Rose will guide youfrom the initial spark of writing and generating ideas,through shaping and editing original drafts todeveloping the skills that allow you to share your poemswith an audience. Age 11 – 14Sun 14 Nov, 11am – 4.30pmPavilion Theatre£12.50

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Well known for his fun, inspiring approach to groupsinging, Scott teaches by ear, so no music reading isrequired.

Meet members of local choirs to find out how to getsinging in the Brighton area. Suitable for all levels ofsinging experience.

Promoted by Making Music in partnership withBrighton Dome. Part of Brighton Early Music Festival’sThe City Sings www.bremf.org.uk/citysings

Sun 7 Nov, 10.30am – 3pm Pavilion Theatre £10 (£7.50 concessions)

Soulful SingingPut a smile on your face, lift your spirits and get yourfeet moving with Soulful Singing and the sound of liveDjembe drumming. Mahasuka leads a workshop full offun and harmony and his enthusiasm for the positivepower of group singing is infectious. No experiencenecessary, just the will to sing.For adults and children aged 12+

Sat 6 Nov, 2pm – 4pmPavilion Theatre£5

Sing-along-a-Sandwich on a Seasonal SundayFancy a seasonal sing-along session? Lorraine Bowenwill get you vocalising to a quick-fire variety of stylesand give you lots of techniques to boot as you singrounds, winter part songs and some Christmasfavourites.Lorraine's energetic style is fun andinfectious. Beginners and all ages welcome.Age 16+

Sat 12 Dec, 11am – 4pmFounders Room, Brighton Dome Foyer£20

WritingOn Mission

New Writing South and Brighton Dome present anexciting new ‘Introduction to Playwriting’ course led byOla Animashawun, Diversity Associate at the RoyalCourt Theatre and director of new writing companyEuphoric Ink.

The course runs over five Saturdays from Sep to Dec2010. To apply, email a play or a short piece of writing(drama, poem, prose) to: [email protected] 6 Sep. Everyone is welcome to apply, however weencourage applications from black and minority ethnicwriters aged 18+ (no upper age limit). We will thenselect the most promising writers to take part.

Ola Animashawun has worked in theatre for over 25years. He has 15 years experience as a specialist in thefield of play-writing workshops and script development.

Saturdays – 25 Sep, 9 & 23 Oct, 20 Nov, 4 Dec11am – 4pmFounders Room, Brighton Dome Foyer £50

ComedyStand-up in a WeekendWith Tony Allen

Ever fancied yourself as a stand-up comedian? The secret isAttitude. In this weekend workshop, Tony Allen ('thegodfather of alternative comedy') and team help youunleash your performance persona and use it to produceyour unique comedy. Age 18+Sat 2 & Sun 3 Oct, 11am – 5pm£35Performance Sun 3 Oct , 5.30pm, £3 Pavilion Theatre

SingingSing Around the World (and Join a Local Choir!) Workshop with Scott Stroman

Celebrate a range of vocal styles including jazz, gospel,world, and classical in this one-day workshop led byacclaimed vocal director and jazz artist Scott Stroman. Poetry and Performance in a Day

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Shakespeare-inspired workshops Sonnet in a Day with Stephen Clark

Sonnets celebrate, declare, promise and capture. Theyare perfectly formed presents that we have given andreceived for centuries. This workshop, run byOlivier Award-winning playwright, lyricist and poet,Stephen Clark (Love Story for the Chichester FestivalTheatre; West End hit Zorro the musical; La Traviata forENO) is a practical look at how to conquer the sometimes-intimidating challenge of writing those 14 lines. Age 18+

Sat 27 Nov, 11am – 4pmFounders Room, Brighton Dome Foyer£12.50

Teatr Pieśń Kozła (Song of the Goat Theatre) Workshops for professional performers

Led by past and present company members, thisintensive workshop is aimed at theatre professionalsinterested in working with text, movement and song.

Discover the strong ensemble principles at the core ofthe company’s work using Tietr Pieśń Kozla’s uniqueperformance exercises. This is a rare opportunity forprofessionals to work with this leading theatre companyto deepen their awareness of body, voice, emotions andimagination. A 20-minute film about the company willbe shown and there will be an opportunity fordiscussion. Participants should be prepared to workphysically and vocally (in bare feet) throughout the day.Please wear comfortable practice clothes.

Sat 27 Nov, 10am – 4pm£20 – Application by email [email protected] including a brief résumé

Shakespeare Made EasyWith Sarah Mann

Sarah Mann, actor, director and Trinity GuildhallExaminer, leads this fun workshop exploring some ofShakespeare's famous scenes and monologues. Dramagames and improvisation help students to understandand enjoy Shakespeare’s writing in a practical andphysical way. Please bring imagination and enthusiasm! Age 11 – 15

Sun 28 Nov, 2pm – 4pmFounders Room, Brighton Dome Foyer £5

Stage Combat WorkshopWith Richard Brighton (Swordplay)

Whether providing swashbuckling action or grittyrealism, the stage fight is a powerful storytelling tool.Professional fight director Richard Brighton willintroduce you to the basics of armed stage combat.Learning spectacular swordplay, and using historicallyaccurate single-handed broadswords, discover how tobring the fight scenes from Macbeth to life.

Age 15+

Sat 27 Nov, 10.30am – 5pmPavilion Theatre£20

Staging MacbethWith Jem Wall

This talk and workshop explores how Shakespeare’splays were originally rehearsed and performed and theimpact that the Globe Theatre’s stage had on the waythe plays were shown. The workshop will focus onMacbeth so some knowledge of the play would beuseful. Prepare for a practical, actor’s approach to verseand meaning with Jem Wall, actor and Globeeducational practitioner and co-director of Brighton-based Hydrocracker. Age 16+Sun 28 Nov, 10.30am – 1pmFounders Room, Brighton Dome Foyer£10

DanceAkram Khan Masterclass Akram Khan is one of contemporary dance’s mostcharismatic talents. To complement his latest visit toBrighton Dome (see p.2) Akram and his acclaimedcompany are delivering a very special masterclass fordance professionals and final year students followed bya talk by Akram himself.

To book: email [email protected]

In association with South East Dance

Fri 29 Oct, 11am masterclass; 1pm talk Corn Exchange £12 (£10 concessions inc South East regionparticipants)

Hip-Hop Basics Workshop

with Breakin’ Convention’s Raphael Hillebrand

B-Boy duo Sebastien & Raphael head up this year’sBreakin’ Convention, the world’s leading hip-hop dancefestival. For Raphael this workshop is about ‘showingeverybody how beautiful breaking is!’ Known for hisacrobatic jumps, saltos and crew battles, Raphaelteaches the key movements of B-Boying and poppingincluding technique and choreography. A range ofmusic gives participants an overview of the dances andskills to take away and practice.

‘Thank you for this priceless experience.’workshop participant

Wed 17 Nov, 6.30pm – 8pmPavilion Theatre£12

Christmas Ballroom Dance Workshop With Carola Degener- Pereira

Whether you are a beginner, improver or a seasonedpro, professional dance teacher Carola’s workshop willteach you to take to the floor with a flourish. Learn allthe moves from the stately waltz to the lively cha-cha-cha so you can dance in style at the Christmas Ball andTea Dance.

Thu 2 Dec, 8pm – 10pmPavilion Theatre£5 per person

Henri Oguike Workshops Henri Oguike Company offers an extensive range ofcreative and repertory workshops and master-classes.Please contact Jo Cornes for [email protected] or call 020 7014 2822. 39

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• Concert Hall: tiered seating for conferences,graduations and lectures

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and public open events • Founders Room: fully equipped venue for meetings

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All venues benefit from full event management,catering and in-house production service teams. Companies which have used Brighton Dome for theirevents recently include EDF Energy, The Body Shop,Visit England and The British Medical Association.

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ContactFor more information please contact:Donna Miller, Conference & Event Sales Manager01273 261524 or [email protected]

Brighton Dome is on Church Street in the heart of thecultural quarter, not far from the Royal Pavilion. It has three venues within it – the Concert Hall, CornExchange (entrances on Church Street) and PavilionTheatre (entrance on New Road).

TravelBrighton Station is a ten-minute walk away, with fast,regular services into Brighton from London (from 52minutes for Southern trains from Victoria and LondonBridge) and elsewhere. Visit www.southernrailway.comor call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950 fortimetables. For information on frequent local bus services go towww.buses.co.uk. Visit www.visitbrighton.com forinformation on car parking and accommodation in Brighton. www.journeyon.co.uk has information onpublic transport and walking routes around the city.

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AccessBrighton Dome is committed to making your visit easyand enjoyable. Where possible we operate familyfriendly and accessible venues with baby changefacilities.Concessionary-priced tickets, where available,are offered to registered disabled people, and wherepossible a range of prices is available for disabledcustomers. Each disabled customer can apply for onecomplimentary ticket per booking in order to bring anaccess assistant or companion with them free ofcharge. For detailed access information contact theVisitor Services Department on 01273 261516 /261525.

Wheelchair users

The Concert Hall, Corn Exchange and PavilionTheatre are all accessible to customers with

mobility issues. Each venue has lifts, accessible toilets(RADAR keys in operation), and specific wheelchairpositions.

Hearing impaired customers

The Pavilion Theatre and Corn Exchange are fittedwith induction loops as well as Sennheiser infraredhearing systems. The Concert Hall has a Sennheiser radiofrequency system installed. Please reserve yourSennheiser units at the Ticket Office when you book.See www.brightondome.org/access.aspx for full detailsor call Visitor Services on 01273 261516 / 261525.Hearing impared customers can also book by fax on01273 261540 or via [email protected]

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Guide dogs are welcome in all Brighton Domevenues. Printed materials are available in large printformat from the Marketing Department on 01273260825.

Under-14s

With the exception of events specifically aimed atyounger people, under-14s coming to see a show willnot be allowed into the venues without a ticket-holdingadult. Age limits for children’s shows are determinedon an event by event basis.

Booking informationConcessions, where available, are offered to students,over 60s, JSA/IS, registered disabled/DLA or IB.Please show ID when claiming concessions. A list ofthe types of ID that are accepted can be found atwww.brightondome.org/HowToBook.aspx. We acceptMastercard, Amex, Visa, Maestro, Solo and Deltacards. Please make cheques payable to Brighton Domeand Festival Ltd. Tickets may be reserved and paid forwithin four working days. Book full price tickets online24 hrs a day at www.brightondome.org and select yourown seats online for reserved seated events.

* We believe that customers shouldn't pay more thanthe face value of a ticket, plus booking and/ortransaction fee. To deter people from buying ticketsfrom us to sell on for personal gain, it may benecessary on some high profile music events to holdtickets for collection on the night of the performance.Customers will be required to produce the credit/debitcard used for the original transaction to redeem thesetickets.

Transaction fees

There is a transaction fee of £2.25 for phone and postalbookings with no additional charges for credit or debitcards. There is a reduced booking fee of £1.75 foronline bookings and no transaction fee for personalbookings. There is a £1.50 per ticket fee for rock &pop events. Members pay no transaction fee on ticketsthey collect and a reduced fee of £1 for tickets posted out.

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Unreserved tickets for standing rock & pop events canbe posted in advance (only via recorded delivery for£2.40 plus transaction fee). Tickets can also becollected on the night of the event 30 mins prior to theperformance. Restrictions may apply – see above*.

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Doors open 30 minutes before standing events and 45minutes before seated events. Please note thatlatecomers may not be admitted to the auditorium untila suitable break in the performance and that someperformances may not contain suitable breaks. Pleasecheck door times and latecomer information with theTicket Office when you book.

General informationBar facilities

Each venue has its own bar where you can enjoy a widerange of drinks before most performances. For manyevents, you can avoid the interval rush by ordering yourdrinks before the show.

Small print

Programme correct at time of going to press. BrightonDome reserves the right to change the programme inunforeseen circumstances.We may ask customers whocause unreasonable disturbance during events to leavethe auditoria. Once paid for tickets are non-refundable.Brighton Dome is committed to treating all customersand members of staff equally.

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Les Ballets Tockadero de Monte Carlo

The Trocks are back! Les Ballets Tockadero de MonteCarlo – to give them their full title – are an internationalphenomenon. Their all-male dance extravaganzas – aninspired blend of parody and playful homage to theformal world of classical ballet – first struck a chord withNew York’s off-Broadway crowd over a quarter of acentury ago. Since then they've played to sell-outaudiences in over 500 cities across 30 countries. Theircomic calling card is that all parts are played by men: theheroes, the villains, the swans, even the princesses! Butwhat makes a Trocks experience so unforgettable is theskill, athleticism and sublime comic timing they bring totheir gratuitous gaffes and hilarious pratfalls.

A Dance Consortium tour

Ailey 2

New York's outstanding young company Ailey 2 bringsan exhilarating dance programme to Brighton Domenext spring.

Ailey 2 grew out of the eponymous Alvin AileyAmerican Dance Theatre, formed in 1958 by thelegendary African-American dancer, choreographerand visionary. Under former Ailey dancer Sylvia Waters,Ailey 2 draws together America's best young dancetalent, translating their strength, agility, grace and soulinto stirring and powerful performances.

This critically acclaimed ensemble produces a diversedance repertoire that includes Alvin Ailey classics (suchas his signature work Revelations) and thrilling newworks by today's most in-demand choreographers.

A Dance Consortium tour

Paul LewisSchubert Piano Recital

Schubert Sonata for Piano No. 15 in C, D840 Schubert Drei Klavierstcke D946 Schubert Sonata for Piano No.17 in D major,

D850

In spring 2011 multi-award-winning pianist Paul Lewisembarks on a two-year Schubert project, performing allthe composer's mature piano works from theWanderefantasie onwards. This special Brighton Domerecital showcases some of these key works includingperhaps the most exuberant of all Schubert's sonatas,the 17th, written in the mountain spa of Gastein in 1825during a rare interlude of joyful repose in what wasotherwise a markedly turbulent and troubled life.

Paul Lewis is one of today's most distinctive and poeticpianists. He won the Gramophone Instrumental Awardand Record of the Year in 2008, his 2009 recording ofSchubert's Winterreise with Mark Padmore was aGramophone and Sunday Telegraph pick of the year,and this year he became the first ever pianist to play all five Beethoven piano concertos during a singleProms season.

Tue 15 & Wed 16 Mar, 2011, 8pmConcert Hall£12.50, £18.50, £22.50, £27.50 Post-show discussion Tue 15 Mar, free to ticketholders

Sat 5 Feb, 2011, 7.30pmConcert Hall£10, £15, £17.50, £20

Tue 1 & Wed 2 Mar, 2011, 8pmConcert Hall£12.50, £15, £19.50, £22.50 £7.50 school groups (except top two prices)

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All month Black History Month Exhibition FR P36

Fri 1 African Night Fever 8pm PT P5

Sat 2 Orchestral Open Weekend from 11am Various P36

Imelda May 7.30pm CE W

London Philharmonic Orchestra 7.30pm CH P11

Sun 3 Orchestral Open Weekend P36

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2.45pm CH P12

Gilad Atzmon with Strings 8pm CE P5

Mon 4 Blue Camel Club 7pm CE P37

Mumford and Sons doors 7pm CH W

An Evening with Fay Weldon 7.30pm PT P23

Tue 5 The End Gare St Lazare 8pm PT P27

Wed 6 The End Gare St Lazare 1.30 pm & 8pm PT P27

Sussex Salon Series: expert patient 8pm FR P23

Fri 8 Robin Ince’s Bad Book Club 7.30pm PT P14

Best of the Fest 8pm CH P14

Tommy Tiernan 9.15pm PT P14

Sat 9 Tommy Tiernan 9.15pm PT P14

Phil Nichol 7.30pm PT P15

Sarah Millican 7.30pm CE P15

Adam Hills 9.30pm CE P15

Sun 10 Warning: May Contain Nuts 4pm PT P15

Andrew O’Neill 7.45pm PT P15

Mon 11 Frankie Boyle 7pm CH P16

Tue 12 Frankie Boyle 7pm CH P16

Russell Kane 7.30pm CE P16

Kevin Bridges 9.30pm CE P16

Wed 13 Pete Firman 7.45pm PT P17

Al Murray, The Pub Landlord 8pm CH P16

Thu 14 Ardal O’Hanlon 7.30pm CE P17

Josie Long 9.30pm PT P17

Al Murray, The Pub Landlord 8pm CH P16

Paul Zerdin 8pm PT P17

Fri 15 Stewart Francis 7.30pm CE P17

Isy Suttie 7.45pm PT P17


Rich Hall 9.30pm CE P18

Sat 16 Sarah Millican 7.30pm CE P15

Susan Calman 7.30pm PT P18

Jimmy Carr 8pm CH P18

Greg Davies 9.15pm PT P18

Sun 17 Stephen Grant 7.30pm CE P18

Jimmy Carr 8pm CH P18

Tue 19 Stewart Lee 8pm CH P19

Wed 20 Julian Clary 7.30pm CE P19

Mark Watson 8pm CH P19

Andrew Lawrence 9.15pm PT P20

Thu 21 Shappi Khorsandi 7.30pm CE P20

Alun Cochrane 7.45pm PT P20

Fri 22 Zoe Lyons 7.30pm CE P20

Frisky & Mannish 9.15pm PT P21

Jack Whitehall 9.30pm CE P20


Sat 23 Sean Lock 8pm CH P21

Seann Walsh 7.45pm PT P21

Jim Jefferies 9.30pm CE P21

Sun 24 Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2.45pm CH P12

Wed 27 If That’s All There Is Inspector Sands 8pm PT P27

Thu 28 If That’s All There Is Inspector Sands 8pm PT P27

Akram Khan Company 8pm CH P2

Fri 29 Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! 11am & 2pm PT P30

OMD doors 7pm CH W

If That’s All There Is Inspector Sands 8pm PT P27

Sat 30 Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! 11am & 2pm PT P30

White Night 9pm - 2am BST PT P36

Sun 31 Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! 11am & 2pm PT P30

UB40 7.30pm CH W

Chrome Hoof 9pm CE P5

Tue 2 Alex Wilson’s Mali Latino 8pm CE P6

Wed 3 Sussex Salon Series: new politics 8pm FR P23

Fri 5 Heath Quartet 8pm CE P11

Paco Peña 8pm CH P3

Sat 6 Paco Peña 3pm & 8pm CH P3

Mon 8 Foals doors 7pm CH P10

Tue 9 Henri Oguike Dance Company 7.30pm CE P2

Wed 10 Young Bands Night doors 7.30pm PT P37

Sat 13 Laura’s Star 11am & 2pm PT P30

Goldfrapp doors 7pm CH P10

Tom Paxton 8pm CE P6


Mon 15 Marina and the Diamonds doors 7.30pm CE W

Tue 16 Four Tet 7.30pm CE P10

Hugh Masekela & The Mahotella Queens 8pm CH P7

Thu 18 MADE10 Design & Craft Fair times vary CE W

Nawal El Saadawi with Clare Short 7.30pm PT P23

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Fri 19 MADE10 Design & Craft Fair times vary CE W

Breakin’ Convention 10 7.30pm CH P4

Storyville: Lionel Shriver 8pm PT P24

Sat 20 MADE10 Design & Craft Fair times vary CE W

Storyville: New Voices 12 noon PT P24

Storyville: The Music of Chance 2pm PT P25

Storyville: Louise Welsh 4pm PT P25

Storyville: Bonnie Greer 6pm PT P25

Breakin’ Convention 10 7.30pm CH P4

Storyville: Jackie Kay 8pm PT P25

Sun 21 MADE10 Design & Craft Fair times vary CE W

Storyville: New Voices 2pm PT P26

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2.45pm CH P13

Storyville: Love, Loss and Tragedy… 4pm PT P26

Storyville: True Blood 6pm PT P26

Storyville: Ali Smith 8pm PT P26

Mon 22 Ellie Goulding doors 7.30pm CH W

Tue 23 John Bishop 8pm CH W

Thu 25 Shakespeare à la Carte 6pm BDF P28

Soweto Kinch 8pm PT P8

Macbeth Teatr Pieśń Kozła 8pm CE P28

Fri 26 Shakespeare à la Carte 6pm BDF P28

Bane 8pm PT P29


Sat 27 London Philharmonic Orchestra 7.30pm CH P11


Sun 28 Sunflowers and Sheds 11am & 2pm PT P30

Gogol Bordello doors 7.30pm CH P10

Mon 29 Acoustic Ladyland 8pm PT P9

Tue 30 Heaven 17 7.30pm CE P10

Wed 1 Young Bands Night doors 7.30pm PT P37

Michael Bolton 7.30pm CH W

Sussex Salon Series: civil partnerships 8pm FR P23

Fri 3 The Treason Show 8pm PT P22

Sat 4 Inhabit 11am – 4pm CH P36

The Bootleg Beatles 8pm CH P10

Treason Show 8pm PT P22


Tue 7 Squeeze doors 7.30pm CH W

Wed 8 Robin and the Big Freeze 10am PT P31

Ross Noble 8pm CH P22

Thu 9 Robin and the Big Freeze 10am PT P31

Ross Noble 8pm CH P22

Fri 10 Robin and the Big Freeze 10am & 6pm PT P31

Ninja Tune’s 20th Birthday Night 7.30pm CH P8

Sat 11 Robin and the Big Freeze 11am, 2pm & 6pm PT P31

Brighton Goes Gospel 7pm CH P37

Sun 12 Robin and the Big Freeze 11am, 2pm & 5pm PT P31

Christmas Tea Dance 2pm CE P32

Robin Ince Nine Lessons and Carols... 7.30pm CH P34

Wed 15 The Diva in Me Charlotte Jones 8pm PT P29

Thu 16 Katie Melua 7.30pm CH W

The Diva in Me Charlotte Jones 8pm PT P29

Fri 17 Christmas Carol Singalong 7.30pm CH P32


Sat 18 Brighton Ukulele Day: Tom Hodgkinson 6pm FR P9

Brighton Ukulele Day: Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain 8pm CH P9

Christmas Ball 8pm CE P32


Sun 19 Christmas Concert 4pm CH P33

Winter Ceilidh 7pm CE P33

Mon 20 Forbidden Fruit 7.30pm CE P37

Ida Barr 8pm PT P34

Tue 21 Peter and the Wolf Live! 3pm & 5pm CH P35

Ida Barr 8pm PT P34

Wed 22 Handel’s Messiah 7.30pm CH P33

Ida Barr 8pm PT P34

Thu 23 Ida Barr 8pm PT P34

Fri 24 Ida Barr 7pm PT P34

Mon 27 The Treason Show 8pm PT P35

Tue 28 The Treason Show 8pm PT P35

Wed 29 The Treason Show 8pm PT P35

Thu 30 The Treason Show 8pm PT P35

Fri 31 Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra 2.45pm CH P13

The Treason Show 8pm PT P35

Sat 2 Stand-Up-In-a Weekend 11am PT P38

Sun 3 Stand-Up-In-a Weekend 11am PT P38

Sat 9 On Mission: New Writing South 11am FR P38


Mon 25 Theatrical Make-up in a Day 11am CH Dressing Rooms P38

Fri 29 Akram Khan Masterclass 11am masterclass, 2pm talk CE P39

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Sun 7 Sing Around the World 10.30am PT P38

Sun 14 From a Whisper to a Shout 11am PT P38

Wed 17 Hip-Hop Basics 6.30pm PT P39


Sat 27 Teatr Pieśń Kozła workshop for professionals 10am P39

Stage Combat 10.30am PT P39

Sonnet in a Day 11am FR P39

Sun 28 Staging Macbeth 10.30am FR P39

Shakespeare Made Easy 2pm FR P39

Thu 2 Christmas Ballroom Workshop 8pm PT P39


Sat 12 Sing-along-a-Sandwich 11am FR P38

Thu 3 Feb 2011 Richard Thompson 8pm CH W

Sat 5 Feb 2011 Paul Lewis 7.30pm CH P42

Fri 25 Feb 2011 Anton & Erin 7.30pm CH W

Sat 26 Feb 2011 London Philharmonic Orchestra 7.30pm CH W

Tue 1 & Wed 2 Mar 2011 Ailey 2 8pm CH P42

Tue 15 & Wed 16 Mar 2011 Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo 8pm CH P42

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