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Steam Punk Macbeth

Witches2I was curious to see how Oddsocks Productions could turn tragedy to comedy in their Steampunk production of ‘Macbeth’ at their recent visit to the Brighton Open Air Theatre in Dyke Road. An added attraction was that my niece was getting married on July 4 at Powderham Castle in Exeter with a Steampunk theme, and I wanted to see what Steampunk was all about. Continue reading Steam Punk Macbeth

3 Daft Monkeys

3DM Gold Group Diamond 2 (cropped)(group merged)(group brush)(soft focus)(small flat)Cornwall-based 3 Daft Monkeys are performing in Brighton on Thursday 9 June. This early evening gig is especially suitable for audiences of all ages, as the band brings its quirky and original festival-style musical exuberance to the Brighton Open Air Theatre in Dyke Road. Doors open at 6pm, the show starts at 7pm. Tickets are £8, Concessions £5, Family £22 from brightonopenairtheatre.co.uk Continue reading 3 Daft Monkeys

Brighton Open Air Theatre

BOATIn April 2013, Brighton playwright and construction manager Adrian Bunting was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died in May 2013, aged 47. In his final days Adrian threw his efforts into realising a long held ambition: the creation of a permanent, open-air 425-seater amphitheatre for the city he loved. Adrian identified the perfect site – the redundant bowling green in Dyke Road Park – drew up designs and left his life savings of £18,000 to kick start the project. Continue reading Brighton Open Air Theatre