Brighton Festival 2017 previews, news and reviews

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The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, May 28 ★★★★

(I Could Go On Singing) Over the Rainbow, The Spire, May 27 ★★★★

This Bright Field, Brighton Dome, May 25 ★★★★★

Depart, Woodvale Cemetery, until Sunday ★★★★

Storytelling Army: empowering tales of everyday life

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Tristan and Yseult, Theatre Royal Brighton, until Saturday ★★★★★

Adam Buxton: Bug – David Bowie Special, Brighton Dome, May 23 ★★★★

A History of Britain in 21 Women, Brighton and Hove High School, May 21 ★★★

Gary Younge in conversation with Colin Grant, Brighton and Hove High School, May 20 ★★★★

An Evening With Picador Poetry, Theatre Royal Brighton, May 19 ★★★★

Inside wondrous cemetery show Depart

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Songs for the End of the World, Theatre Royal Brighton, May 16 ★★★★

Captivating performance gains five star review

Five Short Blasts, Brighton Marina, until May 28 ★★★

Ocean Wisdom, Four Owls and Jam Baxter, Brighton Dome, May 12, ★★★

Shirley Collins, Brighton Dome, May 14 ★★★★

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This Bright Field is dance, but not as we know it

Shirley Collins: It was heartbreaking to stop playing music

‘Cultural treasure’ and folk legend sings praises of Sussex

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Walk in the woods is an instant festival favourite (but not everyone is impressed...)

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Review: Ali Smith, Brighton and Hove High School, May 9 ★★★★

Review: Collisions, Lighthouse, Brighton, until May 28 ★★★★

Meow Meow tells tales of Theatre Royal's past

Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore, Theatre Royal Brighton, May 8 ★★★★

Review: For the Birds, secret location, until May 28 ★★★★★

Review: Under the Skin, Brighton Dome, May 7 ★★★★

Review: Kate Tempest opening gig, Brighton Dome, May 6 ★★★★

PICTURES: Thousands watch on as Children's Parade marks start of Brighton Festival

Brighton Festival Children's Parade set to bring colour and noise to city streets

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The Hiccup Project urge you to embrace vulnerability

Play explores the lasting impact of colonialism in India

Handful of People asks: how do we define happiness?

Feminism to the fore in hit comedy podcast

Death does not have to be the end

An intense encounter with Judy Garland - sort of

Music the best medicine for social epidemic

Kojey Radical shows power of the spoken word

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