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Brighton Fringe 2012: Reviews Archive

The Brighton Fringe, England's biggest mixed arts festival, is over for another year.  Here at FringeGuru, we reviewed almost 100 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 2013!

Alongside these Fringe shows, we've also reviewed The Rest Is Silence at the Brighton Festival.  Read the review >> 

The directors of Fringe Guru Ltd would like to thank our reviewers and editors Alice Ash, Naomi Dixon, Mathilda Gregory, Jonathon Manning, Catherine Meek, Jennifer Mills, Lynne Morris and Darren Taffinder; our colleagues at the Argus, Broadway Baby, Child Friendly Brighton, FringeReview and Latest 7; the operators of all Fringe venues; and most importantly Julian Caddy and the staff of the Brighton Festival Fringe for their invaluable support and assistance during 2012'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 stars Theatre 1912 (Reviewed 11 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. World Premiere.

3 stars Comedy Age of the Geek (Reviewed 20 May 2012)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

3 stars Theatre And No Birds Sing (Reviewed 28 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

3 stars Theatre And Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out (Reviewed 7 May 2012)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

2 stars Theatre Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (Reviewed 23 May 2012)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages. Warning: Contains flashing lights. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

3 stars Theatre Balloon (Reviewed 22 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

preview Theatre Bane Trilogy (Reviewed 4 May 2012)  

4 stars Events Bathing machines to beach huts (Reviewed 20 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only.

preview Comedy The Beta Males: The Space Race (Reviewed 12 April 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

5 stars Theatre Blonde Poison (Reviewed 24 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

preview Tours Brighton's Victorian Sewer Tours (Reviewed 14 April 2012)  

2 stars Theatre Bug by Tracy Letts (Reviewed 7 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. Warning: Contains strong language and nudity. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

3 stars Theatre The Cafe (Reviewed 18 May 2012)  Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

3 stars Theatre Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen’ (Reviewed 8 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

2 stars Theatre Churchills Children (Reviewed 14 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

5 stars Comedy Cock & Tail Inn 2: The 80s (Reviewed 17 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

3 stars Theatre The Comedy of Errors (Reviewed 15 May 2012)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

5 stars Theatre Cult of the Wrong (Reviewed 10 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

4 stars Theatre The Department of Unreliable Memoirs (Reviewed 11 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

2 stars Theatre Doctor Faustus, The Imaginarium (Reviewed 20 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

2 stars Theatre Domestic Bits (Reviewed 7 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

2 stars Theatre Down Came The Rain (Reviewed 20 May 2012)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Lit. Fashion Tips for the Last Days (Reviewed 15 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

5 stars Theatre Fever Pitch (Reviewed 3 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

3 stars Comedy Filthy Weekender Comedy (Reviewed 11 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

3 stars Theatre Forever 27 (Reviewed 14 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

4 stars Comedy Gerry Howell's Parrot Fashion Accessories (Reviewed 8 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. World Premiere.

4 stars Tours Ghost Walk of the Lanes (Reviewed 7 May 2012)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

5 stars Theatre The Girl With The Iron Claws (Reviewed 26 May 2012)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Theatre Gogol (Reviewed 18 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

3 stars Theatre Gone But Not Forgotten (Reviewed 10 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

5 stars Theatre Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues (Reviewed 9 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Theatre Hanover the Musical! (Reviewed 8 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language and nudity. World Premiere.

3 stars Theatre Harlow’s Monkeys (Reviewed 13 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language and nudity. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

preview Cabaret How-to Read Minds & Influence People (Reviewed 19 April 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Theatre I Have Never Cared For Sunsets (Reviewed 7 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

4 stars Events If I ruled the World (Reviewed 9 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

3 stars Theatre The Importance of Being Earnest (Reviewed 20 May 2012)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

5 stars Theatre In My Shoes (Reviewed 19 May 2012)  Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

3 stars Theatre The In/Visible City (Reviewed 10 May 2012)  

4 stars Theatre Irons/Dogging (Reviewed 23 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

preview Comedy Isy Suttie: Pearl and Dave (Reviewed 26 April 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

2 stars Comedy It's Not Easy Being Yellow (Reviewed 8 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. World Premiere.

4 stars Kids' Lapin Wants Ice-Cream (Reviewed 11 May 2012)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

preview Comedy Lights! Camera! Improvise! (Reviewed 24 April 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. Warning: Contains strong language. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

3 stars Comedy A Little Commitment (Reviewed 15 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. Free show. No ticket needed unless otherwise stated above.

4 stars Lit. Luna’s History of Madness (Reviewed 11 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language and nudity. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Comedy Mae-Day: I’m Not Waving, I’m Drowning (Reviewed 25 May 2012)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

5 stars Comedy The Maydays present: The Fringe Show (Reviewed 26 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

5 stars Theatre Midnight at The Boar's Head (Reviewed 24 May 2012)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult.

preview Comedy The MindWarp Show (Reviewed 17 April 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

4 stars Theatre More Lives Than One - Oscar Wilde (Reviewed 22 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

preview Comedy Morgan & West: Time Travelling Magicians (Reviewed 2 May 2012)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

2 stars Theatre Murphy's Legacy by Eddie Alford (Reviewed 16 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

preview Comedy Naive Dance Masterclass (Reviewed 23 April 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. Warning: Contains nudity.

4 stars Theatre Napoleon: A Defence (Reviewed 10 May 2012)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages. Warning: Contains flashing lights.

3 stars Tours Only in Brighton... (Reviewed 14 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

3 stars Lit. PIGHOG on the Fringe Bali Brasserie (Reviewed 6 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

3 stars Cabaret Professor Elemental's Great and Secret Show (Reviewed 9 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere.

4 stars Theatre Puppet Paramour (Reviewed 9 May 2012)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult.

5 stars Theatre Ragnarok: The Weird of the Gods (Reviewed 7 May 2012)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

5 stars Kids' Rolling on the Floor Laughing (Reviewed 24 May 2012)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Theatre Scallywags (Reviewed 15 May 2012)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. Warning: Contains flashing lights.

3 stars Theatre Shakespeare Unbound, Gift to the Future (Reviewed 13 May 2012)  2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Dance Small Talk (Reviewed 13 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

3 stars Cabaret Spirit Sideshow (Reviewed 10 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Theatre Standards and Screwed (Reviewed 17 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere.

3 stars Comedy Stay At Home Dad (Reviewed 16 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Theatre A Streetcar Named Desire (Reviewed 9 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only.

4 stars Theatre This Time Tomorrow (Reviewed 12 June 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only.

preview Cabaret Three Balls and a New Suit (Reviewed 11 April 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains flashing lights. Warning: Contains strong language.

preview Theatre Translunar Paradise (Reviewed 10 April 2012)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages.

3 stars Cabaret Trouser-Wearing Characters (Reviewed 6 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

3 stars Theatre Trumpton Comes Alive! (Reviewed 26 May 2012)  

4 stars Theatre Twelfth Night or What You Will (Reviewed 22 May 2012)  2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Theatre Two-Headed (Reviewed 8 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Lit. The Unquiet Dead (Reviewed 7 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Theatre Vivascope (Reviewed 19 May 2012)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages. World Premiere.

3 stars Tours Votes for Women (Reviewed 18 May 2012)  Family-friendly.  Suitable for all ages. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

4 stars Comedy Walk Like A Black Man (Reviewed 24 May 2012)  Suitable for age 18+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

5 stars Theatre Wee Andy (Reviewed 17 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language.

preview Theatre White Rabbit, Red Rabbit (Reviewed 16 April 2012)  

4 stars Theatre Who Did I Think I Was? (Reviewed 26 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

2 stars Comedy Women of an Uncertain Age (Reviewed 23 May 2012)  Suitable for age 15+ only. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.

3 stars Theatre You Left Me in the Dark (Reviewed 26 May 2012)  Parental Guidance.  Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult. Warning: Contains strong language. World Premiere. 2-for-1 tickets for Friends of the Fringe members.