Barrie Jerram

Brighton Fringe offers so much choice, and one is never quite sure what to expect. A flyer intrigues and a chance is taken.

FIRST appearing in 1898, Henry James’ novella has been profusely adapted for television, stage and on film.

ON September 27, 1968 at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, Hair opened.

The pantomime season may be over but the spirit of telling fairytales continues with the arrival in Brighton of The Russian State Ballet of Siberia with their version of the Cinderella story.

FOR the last 15 years adult audiences in Brighton have found relief from post-Christmas blues with the antics of Brighton’s Original Alternative Pantomime Company.

CONOR McPherson’s award-winning play is short on incident but full of well-crafted, naturalistic and strong dialogue. Set in a small remote bar in Ireland on a wild night, it celebrates Irish storytelling and depicts rural life with humour and emotion.

Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Books continue to delight audiences and inspire new productions. Each one strives to refresh the stories anew. Disney had two bites on film but it is in the theatre that they really work their magic by inviting the audience to use its imagination.

Mischief Theatre gave birth to a series of plays featuring productions by Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, all of which go terribly and hilariously wrong.

ANYBODY looking for a traditional family pantomime need look no further. Here is a corker that should appeal to young and old.

There is a song in this show - “Not At All What We Expected” - and this production certainly delivered the unexpected. The audience may have anticipated the familiar telling based on the French novel or, perhaps, Disney’s cartoon version.