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Brighton Fringe 2011: Reviews Archive

The Brighton Fringe, England's biggest mixed arts festival, is over for another year.  Here at FringeGuru, we reviewed over 70 separate shows across the 3-week festival... and we found some inspiring highlights from local and visiting companies alike.  We'll do it all over again in 2012!

The directors of Fringe Guru Ltd would like to thank our reviewers and editors Carmel Doohan, Mathilda Gregory, Catherine Meek, Jennifer Mills, and Craig Thomson; our colleagues at FringeReview, Latest 7 and the Argus; the operators of all Fringe venues; the staff of the Brighton Festival Fringe; and most importantly Kate Morrison and Rosie Blackwell-Sutton for their invaluable support and assistance during 2011's Festival.


Our reviewers picked seven of their favourite shows from the Brighton Fringe 2011 for our annual Editors' Choice AwardsFind out more about our choices >>


3.5 stars Theatre 10 Questions (2011-05-21)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

3.5 stars Comedy 5-Step Guide to Being German (2011-05-10)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

4 stars Theatre African Gothic (2011-05-18)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

3.5 stars Theatre After Money (2011-05-12)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

4 stars Events And The Birds Fell from the Sky (2011-05-09)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

4 stars Dance Anima (2011-05-25)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages. World Premiere.

4.5 stars Theatre The Art of Concealment: Terence Rattigan (2011-05-11)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

4.5 stars Lit. Be Prepared and Other Stories (2011-05-25)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

4 stars Theatre Bed & Breakfast (2011-05-13)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

4 stars Theatre The Big Bite-Size Banquet (2011-05-17)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult.

4 stars Theatre Big Daddy Vs Giant Haystacks (2011-05-28)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

preview Theatre Big Daddy Vs Giant Haystacks (2011-04-15)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

3 stars Theatre The Big Smoke (2011-05-08)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

4 stars Theatre Billy Budd Sailor (2011-05-11)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. World Premiere.

4 stars Comedy The Boom Jennies (2011-05-26)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

preview Tours Brighton's Victorian Sewer Tours (2011-04-06)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

4 stars Classical Christina Rossetti's 'Goblin Market' (2011-05-10)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. World Premiere.

4 stars Kids' The Clock Master (2011-05-30)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

4 stars Comedy The Cock & Tail Inn (2011-05-27)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

3 stars Theatre Conversation with an Acid Bath Murderer (2011-05-18)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

4 stars Theatre Cuckoo (2011-05-15)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

5 stars Theatre Dario Fo's The Open Couple (2011-05-17)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

preview Theatre Dario Fo's The Open Couple (2011-04-21)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

4 stars Cabaret Doug Segal: I Know What You're Thinking (2011-05-27)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

preview Comedy Faulty Towers the Dining Experience (2011-04-13)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

4.5 stars Theatre Festen by David Eldridge (2011-05-19)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

2 stars Comedy From the Devil They Came (2011-05-29)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

2.5 stars Theatre Front (2011-05-14)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

3 stars Lit. Genteel Tipple Through Gin in Literature (2011-06-02)  Suitable for age 18+ only.

3.5 stars Theatre Get Carter (2011-05-12)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. Warning: Contains strong language and nudity.

preview Theatre Get Carter (2011-04-28)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. Warning: Contains strong language and nudity.

preview Comedy Helen Keen: Future Robot Woman! (2011-04-04)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

3 stars Theatre Hitler Alone (2011-05-27)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

4 stars Theatre The Inside Man / The Interview (2011-05-15)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

3.5 stars Comedy Joey Page: Sparklehorse Supermind (2011-05-11)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

4 stars Comedy Kate Roxburgh: Monkey Revolution (2011-05-18)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. Free show. No ticket needed unless otherwise stated above.

3 stars Theatre Keep Taking The Tablets (2011-06-04)  Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

5 stars Theatre Kemble's Riot (2011-05-14)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages. World Premiere.

preview Theatre Kemble's Riot (2011-04-11)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages. World Premiere.

3.5 stars Comedy Kevin Dewsbury In Sane (2011-05-25)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

4 stars Theatre The King's Face (2011-05-26)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

preview Theatre The King's Face (2011-04-12)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

4 stars Tours A Live Trail (2011-05-13)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

4 stars Cabaret Lucy Bundy is Fake Bush (2011-05-16)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult.

5 stars Theatre The M Boat (2011-05-17)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

4 stars Lit. Magnus Volk's Electric Train of Thought (2011-05-30)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult.

3.5 stars Theatre Mathematics of the Heart (2011-05-29)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

3.5 stars Comedy Matt Green: Funny Times (2011-05-16)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

preview Comedy Max and Ivan: Holmes and Watson (2011-04-18)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. World Premiere.

3 stars Comedy McNeil and Pamphilon: Addicted To Danger! (2011-05-26)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

4 stars Theatre Metamorphosis by Steven Berkoff (2011-05-29)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

4.5 stars Cabaret Mr B: How I Invented HipHop (2011-05-09)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

preview Cabaret Mr B: How I Invented HipHop (2011-04-07)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

5 stars Theatre Much Ado About Nothing (2011-05-26)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

5 stars Comedy Music Box Improvised Musical (2011-05-11)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

4 stars Theatre Naive Dance Masterclass (2011-05-08)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights.

4 stars Theatre Navigation (2011-05-28)  

5 stars Theatre The Nonsense (2011-05-21)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

3 stars Cabaret Oliver Meech: Live Brain Surgery (2011-05-10)  Suitable for age 18+ only. World Premiere. Free show. No ticket needed unless otherwise stated above.

3 stars Theatre Phillipa and Will are Now In A Relationship (2011-05-18)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

3.5 stars Theatre Photographic Memory (2011-05-09)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

3.5 stars Theatre Plays by Berkoff and Arrabal (2011-05-28)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

preview Comedy Pope Benedict: Bond Villain (2011-04-26)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

preview Comedy Psychic? (2011-04-19)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

4 stars Comedy Richard Crawley: The Boy (2011-05-23)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

3.5 stars Theatre The Rotten Wedding (2011-05-09)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language and nudity.

preview Theatre The Rotten Wedding (2011-04-29)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language and nudity.

2.5 stars Comedy Samantha's Hotline (2011-05-11)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

4 stars Theatre Shift (2011-05-31)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

preview Film The Silent Movie Experience (2011-04-20)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

5 stars Theatre A Spoonful of Silence (2011-05-24)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

4.5 stars Theatre Spring Awakening (2011-05-19)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. Warning: Contains strong language and nudity.

preview Theatre Spring Awakening (2011-05-17)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. Warning: Contains strong language and nudity.

3 stars Theatre The Station: Fourstones (2011-05-21)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

2 stars Theatre Sun Damage (2011-05-25)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

5 stars Theatre Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World (2011-05-08)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

preview Theatre Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World (2011-04-05)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

4 stars Music Televisor (2011-05-13)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

preview Music Televisor (2011-04-14)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

3.5 stars Theatre Tenmen: The Lives of John Bindon (2011-06-04)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

4.5 stars Theatre This Time Tomorrow (2011-05-15)  Suitable for age 18+ only. World Premiere.

4.5 stars Comedy Thom Tuck Goes Straight-to-DVD (2011-05-16)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

2 stars Theatre Three Stars (2011-05-20)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

5 stars Comedy Tim Clare: How To Be A Leader (2011-05-16)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

4 stars Theatre The Unbuilt Room (2011-05-13)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

preview Theatre The Unbuilt Room (2011-04-08)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

4 stars Kids' Wallstories (2011-05-12)  

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FROM OUR ARCHIVES

These are archived reviews of shows from Brighton 2011.  We keep our archives online as a courtesy to performers, and for readers who'd like to research previous years' reviews.

About the Brighton Fringe

Running from 7 to 30 May this year, the Brighton Festival Fringe is the UK's second-largest mixed arts festival, with more than 600 shows slated to perform across Brighton and Hove.

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