REVIEW: The Ruffian On The Stair, Lantern Theatre (Brighton Fringe) ✭✭✭
This new outing for The Ruffian on the Stair is a timely reminder of Orton’s talent that flourished for only four years before his untimely end.
Brighton Fringe 2017
REVIEW: Shell Shock, Brighton Fringe ✭✭✭✭
Shell Shock is a powerful depiction of the effects of combat on ordinary soldiers and the people around them.
Brighton Fringe Preview – Our Top Picks
From small beginnings, Brighton Fringe has grown over the past five years and now features nearly 1,000 events from comedy, cabaret and music to theatre, dance and visual arts. With a programme running from May 5 to June 4, we pick out some of the theatre highlights. For more, look out for the 160-page free A4 brochure or visit www.brightonfringe.org. The world premiere of Blooming, Patrick Sandford’s take on experiences of happiness, follows his hit show Groomed, which won three Brighton Fringe theatre awards in 2016. Patrick asked 100 people, “How do you know when you are happy?”. The answers – provocative, kaleidoscopic, astonishing – were the starting point for this optimistic-in-spite-of-everything show. Sweet Dukebox, May 19-21, 25-27 Shell Shock tells one soldier’s story of coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, adapted from the novel, Shell Shock: The Diary of Tommy Atkins, by Iraq … Read more
