Fringe Preview Night Join us at The Lantern Theatre for our Brighton Fringe Preview Night and Launch Party! Enjoy live and digital previews of 15 of the shows that will be performing at the Lantern this Fringe, and then join us for a complimentary drink in the bar to celebrate the beginning of Fringe season! […]
Punchline by Andrew Kay It’s the end of the day and the end of an era. Comedian Terry has arrived at the club where once he was the headline act but now is reduced to introducing exotic dancers and bands. In a career where the world of comedy was dominated by men and racism and […]
Punchline by Andrew Kay It’s the end of the day and the end of an era. Comedian Terry has arrived at the club where once he was the headline act but now is reduced to introducing exotic dancers and bands. In a career where the world of comedy was dominated by men and racism and […]
Playhouse Creatures By April De Angelis The year is 1669: a bawdy and troublesome time. Theatres have just reopened after seventeen years of Puritan suppression. There is a surge in dramatic writing and English actresses appear on stage – the first time female actors have been allowed to perform in public. Playhouse Creatures focuses on […]
ACT Diploma Yr1 Show Women In Theatre ACTDiploma Yr1 end of term show – invited audience only.
Fake It Till You Make It Anecdotes from life in the theatre, written and performed by Su Douglas. Born into a theatrical family, her parents were the variety act José and Lee Street, Su has been involved with show business ever since. As a teenager she attended Aida Fosters Stage School and was soon performing […]
ACT Foundation Show The Fury of the Fifties ACT foundation end of term show – invited audience only.
The Burning of a Sicilian Whore by Giulia Menichelli “The scirocco carries souls away, but sometimes it also brings someone back.” Giulia Tofana recalls vividly when, as a little girl, her big brother Salvo told her the story if the scirocco wind. Giulia Tofana is the Sicilian Whore, the most famous courtesan in all Palermo […]
Staged Readings from ACT Playwriting Course New work from the students of our An Introduction to Playwriting course.Over the length of the course the students develop a new piece of writing that is then showcased in this script in hand performance by professional actors.
Don’t Be A Stranger written by charlie Douglas, with help from Jay Langley Ash moved away from Cornwall 5 years ago from their small village named Trewith, but now they’re back to mourn the life of their friend Tom during a wake in a pub that’s all to familiar. And the bartender; an old distant […]