Something Rotten

Dukebox, at The Iron Duke, Waterloo Street, Hove, Saturday, October 3, 8pm, £5, www.wegottickets.com/thedukeboxtheatre

ACTOR and writer gives the murderous Uncle Claudius’s point of view in this one-man reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Short Hot Flush Film Festival

Exeter Hall, Exeter Street, Brighton, Saturday, October 3, noon to 7pm, £10/£5, shfff.co.uk/

LAUNCH of a new film festival made by and aimed at women over 50.

Friends Nuala O’Sullivan and Maggi Healey have put together a programme of 27 international short films, and a panel event examining why women of a certain age are so under-represented both in front of and behind the camera.

Guy Lloyd’s Celebrity Bingo

Emporium, London Road, Brighton, Saturday, October 3, 7.30pm, £15, emporiumbrighton.com

BRIAN Gittins, burlesque dancer Cherry Shakewell and chap-hop pioneer Professor Elemental are among the special guests raising cash for the Sussex MS Treatment Centre and Brighton MS Society.

Paddy McGuinness

Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road, Sunday, October 4, 7.30pm, from £21.40, 08448 717650

TAKE Me Out host and former Phoenix Nights doorman Paddy McGuinness returns to stand-up after a four year break from touring to share stories about being a first-time dad.

Our Brighton Hippodrome Benefit: The Golden Years Of Theatre

Komedia Studio, Gardner Street, Brighton, Sunday, October 4, 3pm, £8/£10, 0845 2938480

IN a fundraiser to help support the project to reopen the Hippodrome as a theatre venue, Nigel Nevinson shares memories of his actress mother who spent eight decades on the boards.

The Full Monty

Congress Theatre, Carlisle Road, Eastbourne, Monday, October 5, to Saturday, October 10, 7.30pm, 2.30pm matinees, from £14.50, 01323 412000

THE hit 1997 film is transferred to the stage by original writer Simon Beaufoy, starring Gary Lucy, Andrew Dunn and Louis Emerick, and directed by former EastEnder Jack Ryder.

Donald Robertson Is Not A Stand-up Comedian

The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, Monday, October 5, 8pm, £12/£10, 01273 201801

GARY McNair’s five star Fringe hit monologue tells the story of a hated man’s attempts to make the world laugh.

Stories From A Crowded Room

Pavilion Theatre, Marine Parade, Worthing, Tuesday, October 6, to Friday, October 9, 8pm, 4pm matinees, 01903 206206

THE 25th anniversary production of Earthfall’s immersive dance, music and film experience designed for just 65 people at a time.

Father Brown: The Curse Of The Invisible Man

Devonshire Park Theatre, Compton Street, Eastbourne, Tuesday, October 6, 7.45pm, 2.30pm matinees, from £15.50, 01323 412000

THE ecclesiastical sleuth, played by John Lyons, investigates a series of murders where the culprit has left no trace.

Rachael Otori: Portrait

Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, New Road, Wednesday, October 7, 7.30pm, £12/£10, 01273 709709

WRITER and performer Rachael Ofori explores modern life through music, poetry and dance, challenging cultural stereotypes, exploring identity and examining role models along the way.

My Other Half

The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, Thursday, October 8, 8pm, £17, 01273 201801

CRIME writer Mark Billingham joins forces with Americana duo My Darling Clementine for the story of a washed up showgirl working in a rundown Memphis bar and the tales she hears from her customers.