Radio, Komedia, Brighton

1:42pm Thursday 7th June 2007

Charlie Fairbanks has been born slap bang in the middle of the land of dreams at the exact centre of the 20th Century.

Queen Of The Slaughter, Komedia, Brighton, May 25

10:02am Tuesday 29th May 2007

The cast of Queen Of The Slaughter included a professional dancer, an expert fencer and musician, a parkour enthusiast and a classical pianist who is also a master of the operatic form known as belle canto.

Psyche And Eros – The Archetypal Love Story, Sussex Arts Club, Brighton

1:38pm Monday 28th May 2007

Love, lust, jealousy and vengeance?

Bacon, Nightingale Theatre, Brighton, May 23

3:57pm Friday 25th May 2007

There's a crucial few minutes shortly after entering a theatre when the artifice of what you're witnessing is apparent. If this lasts too long, then often the play fails; if it fades away unknowingly, then often it succeeds.

Hysteria, Komedia, Brighton, until May 27

1:12pm Friday 25th May 2007

The disastrous dinner date, you might think, is a pretty obvious scenario when it comes to writing modern comedy. For one it's the perfect microcosm in which to exploit the indignities of 30-something angst. With all that formality and fragile china, the potential for slapstick, too, must be irresistible.

Gamarjobat, Komedia, Brighton, Wednesday

11:33am Friday 25th May 2007

If silence is golden, then mime surely is money as the runaway Fringe success of 2006 returns for more suitcase-related shenanigans.

Count Arthur Strong: The Musical?, Komedia, Brighton, Sunday

12:44pm Wednesday 23rd May 2007

The life and times of Doncaster's most influential and talented showman have been recorded in great detail, not least in the pages of this very newspaper.

Taylor Mac, Komedia, Brighton, May 22

12:22pm Wednesday 23rd May 2007

Dragging a bulging suitcase down the stairs of Komedia's theatre, Taylor Mac arrived dressed in red heels, orange and green fishnets and a skirt made of surgical gloves.

Brighton Beach Boys, St George's Church, Brighton, Friday

3:40pm Tuesday 22nd May 2007

This dedicated 15-piece line-up recreated Pet Sounds and Sgt Pepper live in front of an adoring congregation at St George's Church, reproducing every harmony and layer of these complex albums using a vast array of instruments, including a glockenspiel, French horn and sitar.

Magic Flute, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Friday

10:50am Monday 21st May 2007

If you were anywhere in the vicinity of New Road, Brighton, at the weekend, you would have heard some squeals of laughter and some childish giggling.

Olympic chiefs to review drugs ban

Updated 5:43pm Saturday 19th July 2008

British Olympic chiefs will review their lifetime ban on drugs cheats immediately after the Beijing Games despite winning their court case against Dwain Chambers.

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