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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 >>


Show genres: 
3.5 stars Theatre 10 Questions (Reviewed 21 May 2011)  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 (Reviewed 10 May 2011)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

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

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

4 stars Events And The Birds Fell from the Sky (Reviewed 9 May 2011)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 stars Theatre The Big Smoke (Reviewed 8 May 2011)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

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

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

preview Tours Brighton's Victorian Sewer Tours (Reviewed 6 April 2011)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 stars Lit. Genteel Tipple Through Gin in Literature (Reviewed 2 June 2011)  Suitable for age 18+ only.

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

preview Comedy Helen Keen: Future Robot Woman! (Reviewed 4 April 2011)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

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

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

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

4 stars Comedy Kate Roxburgh: Monkey Revolution (Reviewed 18 May 2011)  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 (Reviewed 4 June 2011)  Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4.5 stars Cabaret Mr B: How I Invented HipHop (Reviewed 9 May 2011)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

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

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

4 stars Theatre Naive Dance Masterclass (Reviewed 8 May 2011)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights.

4 stars Theatre Navigation (Reviewed 28 May 2011)  

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

3 stars Cabaret Oliver Meech: Live Brain Surgery (Reviewed 10 May 2011)  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 (Reviewed 18 May 2011)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

3.5 stars Theatre Photographic Memory (Reviewed 9 May 2011)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

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

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

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

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

3.5 stars Theatre The Rotten Wedding (Reviewed 9 May 2011)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language and nudity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5 stars Theatre Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World (Reviewed 8 May 2011)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

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

3.5 stars Theatre Tenmen: The Lives of John Bindon (Reviewed 4 June 2011)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

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

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

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

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

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

4 stars Kids' Wallstories (Reviewed 12 May 2011)  

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.