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Brighton Festival 2008: eDaily + Reviews A-Z
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Once again the ThreeWeeks review team were busy, busy, busy during May reviewing more shows than any other publication at the Brighton Festival.

Their reviews appeared in the ThreeWeeks column in The Argus each morning, plus online in the ThreeWeeks eDaily. You can access the reviews via the eDaily archives here - link through by eDaily date or look for a show name and follow the link to the relevant edition.

   

eDaily links

#01 - 02.05.08
#02 - 07.05.08
#03 - 08.05.08
#04 - 09.05.08
#05 - 12.05.08
#06 - 13.05.08
#07 - 14.05.08
#08 - 15.05.08
#09 - 16.05.08
#10 - 19.05.08
#11 - 20.05.08
#12 - 21.05.08
#13 - 22.05.08
#14 - 23.05.08
#15 - post-fest

Review links

Show Company Genre
eDaily
007 - My Other Life Second Impression Theatre Co Theatre/Musicals
A Cappella Sensation deciBelle Music
Abando'man: A Hip Hop Comedy Rob Broderick Comedy
Adem Komedia Music
Aeneas Faversham Forever The Penny Dreadfuls Comedy
Afterspark Komedia Music
All Dolled Up Super Who & thisispopbaby Comedy
An Acute Psychotic Episode Making Connections Matter Literary 5/23/2008
Andrew Kennedyu & Julius Drake Brighton Festival Music
Andrew O'Neill GSOH Upstairs At Three and Ten Comedy
An Evening of Playback Theatre Random Acts Theatre Company Theatre/Musicals
An Evening With The Vagabonds Brighton Bandstand Performance Group Theatre/Musicals
An Infinite Line: Brighton Brighton Festival/Fevered Sleep Events
Andrew Cronshaw and Tigran Aleksanyan Brighton Festival Music
Andrew O'Hagan and Matt Frei Brighton Festival Literary
Around the World On 80 Quid Ruckus Theatre/Musicals
The Art Of Catastrophe Still Point Theatre
Bacchic Actors Of Dionysus Dance/Physical
Backward Glance Multi Story Theatre/Musicals
Bad Men: Guantanamo Bay And The Secret Prisons Brighton Festival/Clive Stafford Smith Literary
The Bellydance Diaries The Bellydance Co Dance/Physical
The Birthday Club / Comic Angels Present Fun At The Fringe Comedy
Bite-Size 'Lunch Hour' White Room Theatre Theatre/Musicals
Bite-Size 'Soiree' White Room Theatre Theatre/Musicals
Bite-Sized! Improvised! Televised! Rob Broderick & Padraig Hyland Comedy
The Black Curtain Angel Exit Theatre Theatre
Bon Iver The Great Escape Music
Brain Drain!! Pure Vintage Theatre Theatre/Musicals
Brighton and Sussex Medical School Review BSMS Theatre Company Comedy
Brighton Bits at Komedia Studio Bar Hole In The Road Theatre/Musicals
The Cabinet of Curiosities The Two Wrongies Comedy
Call Mr Robeson Call Mr Robeson Theatre/Musicals
Carl Donnelly vs John Robins vs Predator Brett Vincent for Underbelly Promotions Comedy
Caroline Nin Caroline Nin Music
Catchy! The Great Plague Musical Total Beast Theatre Company Theatre/Musicals
Celebrating Linda Smith Brighton Festival Literary
Cheeky Devil Late Night Comedy Cheeky Devil Comedy
Classical Guitar Recital Spyros Dendrinos Music
Clever Peter Whitebone Productions Comedy
Coco Peru Coco Peru Comedy 5/23/2008
Complete And Utter Conti Nina Conti Comedy
Conjuring Up Comedy Ian Keable Comedy
Connected As We Are SUDS Theatre Company Theatre/Musicals
The Cows Come Home Zeb Fontain Dance/Physical
Creative Brighton Debate Brighton Festival Events
Dalgit Nagra and Sean O'Brien Brighton Festival Literary
Daughters of Albion Brighton Festival Music
Delovely Lights Of London Productions Cabaret
The Diminishing Present Bgroup Dance/Physical
Drookit Dogs Drookit Dogs Music
Durang Durang EFP Theatre/Musicals
Electric Mouse Comedy Showcase Electric Mouse Comedy
Face The Music Flamin' Dames Cabaret
Fat Cat Nights #1 Brighton Festival/The Great Escape Music
Fat Cat Nights #2 Brighton Festival/The Great Escape Music
The Father Monologues – Part 2: Jenny Jonathan Brown Theatre/Musicals 5/23/2008
Fear Of Projection The Infamists Comedy
Festival Africa: Yiri Baa West African High-Life Band Live Music
Field Work Katie Ethridge Dance/Physical
Final Cut - Last-night Screening Party Final Cut Film
Flabbergast The Parlure Spiegeltent Children's Shows
Flamenco Con Fusion Ricardo Garcia's Flamenco Flow Children's Shows
Flyaway Katie Long Nose Puppets Children's Shows
Follow Me Komedia Theatre/Musicals
Footprints In The Sand Pursued By A Bear Productions Theatre/Musicals
For The Love of Chocolate Amanda Waring Productions Theatre/Musicals 5/23/2008
Forbidden Love - A Curious Tale Sytse Buwalda & Pablo Escande Music Music
The Forgotten Badac Theatre Theatre
The Four D'Oeuvres Resident Alien Comedy 5/23/2008
Generic1 DEFAULT Productions Theatre/Musicals
Glow Chunky Move Dance/Physical
Gore Vidal In Conversation With Andrew Marr Brighton Festival Literary
The Great American Songbook Alyson Green And Her Jazz Trio Music
Greedy Unrestricted View Comedy
Growing Up Games Jude Simpson Comedy
Hadley's Experiment Livestock Theatre/Musicals
HaHa Laurie Booth Dance/Physical
Hanif Kureishi Brighton Festival Literary
Hard Chair Stories Otherplace Productions Theatre/Musicals
The Hat The Hat Music
The Haunted Moustache Otherplace Productions Theatre
Having A Room Of One's Own Varndean Studio Theatre Company/Otherplace Productions Theatre/Musicals
The Heimkehrer - Coming Home Antje Papenburg Theatre/Musicals
Hello! OK? Les Femmes Celebres and Bite-Size Theatre/Musicals
Heroes And Villains Guy Incognito Comedy
The Hot Topic Brighton Festival/Sir David King Literary
How Do You Spell It? Menage and The Hamilton Yarns Dance/Physical
I Kissed a Frog And ... It Gave Me Herpes Chesterlass Productions Theatre/Musicals
I, Lear The Black Sheep Theatre/Musicals 5/23/2008
Ida Maria The Great Escape Music
The Idiot Colony RedCape Dance/Physical
I Have Made Too Many Memories Moksha Café Visual Art 5/23/2008
I Love You, You're Perfect... Change! S&M Productions Theatre/Musicals 5/23/2008
The Immigration Game: Rahila Gupta and Kate Clanchy Brighton Festival Literary 5/23/2008
In Bob We Trust Komedia Music
Infanta: User's Guide Erika Blaxland-de-Lange Theatre/Musicals
Intimate Encounters New Venture Theatre Theatre/Musicals
Iron And Wine The Great Escape Music
Ising On The Cake Sharon Elizabeth Theatre/Musicals
Ivan Brackenbury's Hospital Radio Show Ivan Brackenbury Comedy
The Jamestown Union and Samantha Horwill The Jamestown Union Music
Jenny Eclair 'Because I Forgot To Get A Pension' Avalon Promotions Comedy 5/23/2008
Jeremy Warmsley The Great Escape Music
John Tavener Concert Brighton Festival/City of London Sinfonia Music
Johnny's Midnight Goggles Brighton Festival/Sharpwire Theatre/Musicals
Jonathan Mayer - Drugs And Bumming Brett Vincent For Underbelly Promotions Comedy
Julie Roberts & Leonie Mansell Brighton Media Centre Music
The Kitsch Kittens Holiday Slide Show The Kitsch Kittens Cabaret
The Knowledge Of Beauty Get A Real Job Promotions Theatre/Musicals
Ladma vs The World Ladma Comedy
The Lansdowne Mews Artists Anna Dumitriu Visual Art
The Last Resort Strangeface Theatre Company Theatre/Musicals
Late of the Pier The Great Escape Music
Laura Maling The Great Escape Music
Le Cirque De Improv Off the Cuff Comedy Collective Comedy
Let Justice Be Done Mixed Blessings Theatre Group Theatre/Musicals
Life And Death Of Van Gogh Cracked Actor Productions Theatre/Musicals
Like Caged Birds Wired Theatre Theatre/Musicals
Little Howard And The Magic Pencil Of Life And Death Good Sense Of Humour Comedy
Lively And Effective Communication Positive Comedy Learning Workshops
Lord Arthur's Bed Theatre North Theatre/Musicals
Los Albertos Los Albertos Music
Lunchtime Life Lessons Padraig Hyland Comedy
Mac's Lyrical Mac McFadden Comedy
The Magic Hand Sytse Buwalda and Stephen John Kalinich Music
The Maids Caro Brown Productions Theatre/Musicals
Mandolin Orchestra Concert The Fretful Federation Mandolin Orchestra Music
The Marilyn Monroe Show NJB Productions Theatre/Musicals 5/23/2008
Mark Allen GSOH at Upstairs at Three and Ten Comedy
Mayday! The Musical The Maydays Comedy 5/23/2008
Martha Tilston Martha Tilston Music
Medeski, Martin, Wood Brighton Festival Music
Meeting Of Ways: Poetry With Music Brighton Buddhist Centre Music
Messiaen Anniversary Concert Brighton Festival Music
Michael Fabbri GSOH at Upstairs at Three and Ten Comedy
Miriam Makeba Brighton Festival Music 5/23/2008
Mojo New Venture Theatre Theatre/Musicals
The Moops The Moops Comedy
Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf James Seabright Comedy
Mother's Boy Mason and Merriman Theatre/Musicals 5/23/2008
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Show Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Music
My Brother's Keeper Apikoros Theatre/Musicals
Naked Voices Go West Naked Voices Music
Natalie Haynes Natalie Haynes Comedy
Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee And Friends The Great Escape Music
New Music For Two Percussionists Adam Bushell and Tom Norrell Music
The Nightmare Factory The Nightmare Factory Comedy
Norman Brighton Festival/Lemieux.pilon 4d art Dance/Physical
Off the Box Joanna Neary Comedy
The Office Of Correspondence Foul Play Productions avec Les Correspondents Theatre/Musicals 5/23/2008
Open Wide White Room Theatre/ Bite Size Comedy
The Ornate Johnsons Strawberry Productions/Show & Tell Comedy
Os Loitadores (The Wrestlers) Redroaster Coffee Company Exhibits
Pet Sounds V Sgt Pepper Brighton Beach Boys/Psychedelic Love Orchestra Music
Peter Firman Objective Talent Management Comedy
Philharmonia Orchestra Brighton Festival Music
Pin Ups Ben R Thomas Exhibits
Playhouse Creatures/A Life In The Theatre Hello id Theatre/Musicals
Portico Quartet Brighton Festival Music
Power Lunch by Alan Ball Scorch Theatre Theatre/Musicals
The Presidential Selection The Presidential Selection Comedy 5/23/2008
Ragtime To Swing Elal Productions Music 5/23/2008
Red Otherplace Productions Theatre/Musicals 5/23/2008
Rider Spoke Brighton Festival/Blast Theory Theatre/Musicals
Robin Ince GSOH at Upstairs at Three and Ten Comedy
Roots Of Africa Rowan Africa Visual Art 5/23/2008
Sally Ann Hayward GSOH at Upstairs at Three and Ten Comedy
Scott Capurro - Laughtershock Scott Capurro Comedy
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Comedy
Seth Lakeman Seth Lakeman Music 5/23/2008
Short Cuts Short Cuts Dance/Physical 5/23/2008
Sleeping Rough: A Duo Of Duologues Jacaranda Theatre Theatre/Musicals
Songs and Arias: Tenor, Mezzo-Soprano Marcel Scerri, Charlotte Shorthouse, Yuri Paterson-Olenich Music
Soweto Kinch The Great Escape Music
Spiro Brighton Festival Music
Spreading Her Thinly 5D Theatre Company/Whose Shoes Productions Theatre/Musicals
The Sputnik II Memorial Session Spacedog UK Music
Stephen Grant - Second Stephen Grant Comedy
Stephen K Amos Glorious Talent Stephen K Amos Comedy
Steve Day GSOH Upstairs At Three and Ten Comedy 5/23/2008
Still Black, Still Proud: An Afro Tribute to James Brown Brighton Festival/Soul Power Music
Stockholm Brighton Festival/Frantic Assembly Theatre
Suitcase Circus Olypuppet Children's Shows
Susan Greenfield Brighton Festival Literary
Talkestra Plays New Music Brighton New Music Brighton Music
Taming Of The Shrew The Pantaloons Theatre/Musicals
Tasteless, Timeless Comedy School Of Mirth Comedy 5/23/2008
Terence Allbright (piano): 'Modern British Music' Bramber Press Music
Tim Winton & Julie Myerson Brighton Festival Literary
Tom Tom Club Strut & Fret with Udderbelly Productions Music
Total Old Police Cells Museum Theatre/Musicals
The Treason Show Komedia Comedy
Trinity Higher State Circus Dance/Physical
Two Cures For Love: Wendy Cope Brighton Festival Literary
Up The Gary Bad Penny Theatre Theatre/Musicals
Utter Bellocs Discombobulated and Me Theatre/Musicals 5/23/2008
The Very Best of Slaughterhouse Live Tongue in Cheek Comedy Management Comedy
Vocal Explosion/Banda Los Chillones Vocal Explosion Music 5/23/2008
Want Rufus Kit Ashton And Friends Music
The Western Gamarjobat Comedy