May 18, 2012 
Brighton Festival
Brighton Festival 2012 review: The Unsaid – Diplomatic Incidents @ the Pavilion Theatre 13 May 2012
Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Elizabeth Hughes listens carefully and questions everything at The Unsaid: Diplomatic Incidents as part of the Brighton Festival 2012. “Why do we not say what we mean?” asked Dr Biljana Scott at the Brighton Festival on Sunday afternoon (13 May 2012). Dr Scott is a linguistics expert with a [...]
Brighton Festival 2012 review: English Chamber Choir @ St Batholomew’s Church 11 May 2012
Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Elizabeth Hughes reviews a performance of a world premiere by the English Chamber Choir at St Bartholomew’s Church in Brighton as part of the Brighton Festival 2012. The beautiful vastness of St Bartholomew’s Church was the venue for a joyful performance by the English Chamber Choir on Friday night. [...]
Brighton Festival 2012 preview: The Unsaid Diplomatic Incidents @ the Pavilion Theatre 13 May 2012
Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Elizabeth Hughes previews Sunday’s Brighton Festival 2012 show at the Pavilion Theatre – The Unsaid: Diplomatic Incidents. The importance of the words we use, in particular in politics and the media, has never been more important and an event which examines this issue at Brighton Festival has already sold [...]
Brighton Festival 2012 review: Book Slam @ the Corn Exchange 7 May 2012
Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Elizabeth Hughes finds out that the literary scene is anything but down and out in her review of Book Slam at the Corn Exchange on Monday 7 May, as part of Brighton Festival 2012. The Book Slam event at Brighton Dome got off to a smashing start on Monday [...]
Brighton Festival 2012 preview: English Chamber Choir live @ St Bartholomew’s Church 11 May 2012
Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Elizabeth Hughes previews the upcoming English Chamber Choir live performance at St Bartholomew’s Church as part of Brighton Festival 2012. Music from across three centuries will meet at St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton, on Friday night (11 May 2012). The English Chamber Choir will present the world premiere of a [...]
Brighton Festival review: Faber Social @ the Corn Exchange 5 May 2012
Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Elizabeth Hughes finds out that the Faber Social event as part of Brighton Festival 2012 is not quite as sociable as she had been expecting. The stage at Brighton’s Corn Exchange on Saturday night (5 May 2012) was certainly packed with literary talent. Veteran Irish writer Edna O’Brien was [...]
Brighton Festival 2012 preview: Book Slam @ the Corn Exchange 7 May 2012
Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Elizabeth Hughes previews Book Slam featuring Jackie Kay, Sapphire, Jon McGregor and Andreya Triana as part of Brighton Festival 2012. On Bank Holiday Monday 7 May Book Slam is making a day trip to Brighton and will be presenting a special evening of entertainment at the Corn Exchange, Brighton [...]
Brighton Festival 2012 preview: Faber Social @ the Corn Exchange 5 May 2012
Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Elizabeth Hughes previews the upcoming Faber Social event featuring Edna O’Brien, Simon Armitage, Andrew O’Hagan and Linda Grant at the Corn Exchange as part of the Brighton Festival 2012. An after-dark soirée of lively book readings, stimulating conversation and musical interludes will take place at the Corn Exchange, Brighton [...]
Brighton Festival 2012: Granta debate – Is Britain still Great? @ the Brighton Dome 9 May 2012
Granta is the British quarterly magazine that showcases new writing, without political or cultural manifesto. Its mission centres on a ‘belief in the power and urgency of the story’. On Wednesday 9 May 2012, as part of the launch of the next edition of Granta on 10 May in which 20 artists will ‘respond to [...]
Brighton Festival 2012: King Priam by Sir Michael Tippett @ Brighton Dome 27 May 2012
King Priam, Sir Micahel Tippett’s second opera, was performed in Coventry Cathedral almost exactly 50 years before the set date for this performance in the Brighton Dome as part of the Brighton Festival 2012. The Brighton Festival Chorus sings with the Britten Sinfonia and a glittering cast, conducted by Sian Edwards. King Priam tells the [...]
Brighton event: Brighton Festival 2012
Brighton Festival’s 2012 programme is packed, as ever, with a headline programme of world and UK premieres and festival exclusives. Vanessa Redgrave (pictured) herself will be celebrated in her own BAFTA My Life in Pictures event (5 May 2012, Brighton Dome). Exploring her life and work in a live on-stage interview, this event will also [...]
City College Brighton and Hove students help Cinecity create ‘Hangover Square’ film-set for Brighton Festival 2012
City College Brighton and Hove, a corporate partner of the Brighton Festival, has joined forces with Cinecity to create a film-set for an imaginary screen version of Patrick Hamilton’s classic novel ‘Hangover Square’ as part of this year’s festival. Fifty years after the death of the iconic Sussex-born author and saloon bar laureate – much-admired [...]
Brighton Festival 2012 programme launched
Last week (Wednesday 22 February 2012) the Brighton Festival 2012 programme was launched, heralding the announcement of the festival’s main headline events. The 2012 Brighton Festival Guest Director, Vanessa Redgrave, will be bringing her passion for the 46th three-week celebration from 5 – 27 May 2012. The stage, screen and television actress has been UNICEF [...]
Brighton Festival 2012 Guest Director announced as Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave, the legendary stage, screen and television actress and doyenne of the performing arts, has been announced as Guest Director of Brighton Festival 2012. Andrew Comben, Chief Executive of Brighton Dome and Festival said: “Brighton Festival goes from strength to strength and revealing our Guest Director is now one of the most anticipated aspects [...]
Day Options art shortlisted for Brighton Festival award
A display of art created for the Brighton Festival by local people with learning disabilities has been shortlisted for The Latest Best Open House award. Wellington House in Brighton is part of the Day Options service run by Brighton and Hove City Council to provide daytime opportunities for people with learning disabilities. The centre has [...]
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