Every May, Brighton becomes a festival city for three weeks as everything from opera to stand-up comedy, readings, screenings and street theatre takes over indoor and outdoor venues.
In 2008, Brighton Festival boasted 12 premières, nine exclusives and 30 free events, sometimes at weird and wonderful locations.
Among the highlights were: Shakespeare's Globe's Romeo and Juliet, an al fresco performance among the catacombs of Dyke Road's Victorian Rest Gardens (the centrepiece being a VW camper); Ballet National de Marseille's brilliant Metamorphoses; Still Black, Still Proud - a musical Afro tribute to James Brown at Brighton Dome's Concert Hall; famous gypsy band Fanfare Ciocarlia at the Brighton Dome; Mozart's Marriage of Figaro at the Theatre Royal Brighton and the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Brighton Dome.
Among the highlights were: Shakespeare's Globe's Romeo and Juliet, an al fresco performance among the catacombs of Dyke Road's Victorian Rest Gardens (the centrepiece being a VW camper); Ballet National de Marseille's brilliant Metamorphoses; Still Black, Still Proud - a musical Afro tribute to James Brown at Brighton Dome's Concert Hall; famous gypsy band Fanfare Ciocarlia at the Brighton Dome; Mozart's Marriage of Figaro at the Theatre Royal Brighton and the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Brighton Dome.
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