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	The Warren (venue website) Theatre 12, 19 May, 5:00pm-6:15pm
Warning: Contains strong language.  Parental Guidance. Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult.

It’s a welcome return to Brighton for this thoughtful World War Two caper, which we first reviewed at the same venue back in 2012. Thanks to the TV series Dad’s Army, we’ve all heard about the 1940’s Home Guard … but Britain’s secret wartime “scallywags” are less well-known. A hush-hush network of part-time soldiers, they’d have been our nation’s last desperate line of defence in the face of a Nazi invasion, sworn to fight (and almost certainly die) in defence of a conquered land.

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	Komedia Studio (venue website) Comedy 24, 26 May, 6:30pm-7:30pm; 25 May, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Family-friendly. Suitable for all ages.

For today’s pick, we’ve turned to a long-time favourite of ours – though we hasten to stress, we’re not the only ones to feel that way. Perennially popular at the Edinburgh Fringe, magical double-act Morgan & West invariably deliver an accomplished conjuring show, which skips the showy razzmatazz in favour of old-world charm. But the tricks are just half the story: what makes this pair stand out is their instant likeability, and easy, ever-present wit.

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	MEET: Visitor Information Centre (venue website) Tours 4, 11, 25 May, 1 Jun, 12:30pm-1:30pm; 9, 16, 23, 30 May, 6:30pm-7:30pm

Nestling near the back of the Fringe programme, Brighton’s unique “Tours” section is an often-overlooked delight. Within its pages, you’ll find a diverse and entertaining range of walkabouts, offering a welcome al-fresco alternative to yet another show in a darkened room. And while many of the tours focus on the unique side of life in the city, Votes For Women offers something slightly different – a local snapshot of a nationwide upheaval, and a tale that still has telling resonance even in our present day.

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	The Warren (venue website) Theatre 13-15 May, 9:30pm-10:25pm
Warning: Contains strong language.  Warning: Contains flashing lights.  Suitable for age 16+ only.

The cameras are rolling, the floor manager’s panicking and a nervous contestant is waiting off-stage. But this is no ordinary game show. In their sometimes-thoughtful, often-outrageous cabaret musical, Quite Nice Productions reprise the life of a recently-deceased young man… before we, the audience, are called on to decide whether to send him to Heaven or to Hell.

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	The Old Market (venue website) Theatre 10, 12 May, 8:00pm-9:00pm; 11 May, 2:00pm-3:00pm, 8:00pm-9:00pm
Warning: Contains flashing lights.  Parental Guidance. Under-17's must be accompanied by an adult.

Somewhere on the front line of the First World War, an underground trench collapses… entombing Bert, a luckless soldier, alone in the darkness. It’s a theme that’s been explored many times before, but in this acclaimed play from the Argus-Angel-winning Enfants Terrible, the storyline takes a creative and unexpected turn. Guided by a mysterious apparition, the doomed Bert wanders into a fantastical, grimly allegorical world – there to traverse a nightmarish landscape filled with monsters and skulls, in the desperate hope he might find a way back to the sunlight.

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