Brighton What's On Guide

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Boylesque- Christmas Special @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Cabaret Boheme- Tinsel & Tassels @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Epicene- A Gender Blending Celebration Of Iconic Women In Music @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Forge Comedy Club @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Forge Comedy Club Christmas Party @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Giant Bubble Show @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

GIANT BUBBLE SHOW with Samsam Bubbleman! @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Groove & Glitter @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Jesca Hoop @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Kylie- A Celebration @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Long Nose Puppets: Out Of The Hat @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Miss Hope Springs- Christmas Agogo! @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Splice The Mainbrace Cabaret @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

The Songs Of Joni Mitchell & Carole King @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

The Sound Of Musicals @ Ironworks Studios Brighton

Whats on at Ropetackle Arts Centre

Music Fri 8 Dec 8pm

The Copper Family

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre

The earliest mention of the Copper family is in the village of Rottingdean, when in 1593, a male Copper was married in the parish church.

There is a very good chance that the family was resident in or around Rottingdean long before this date. Always working in the agrarian community, most were farm labourers or shepherds, although James ‘Brasser’ Copper (b.1845) and his son Jim Copper (b.1882) were farm bailiffs or managers.

Singing seems to have run in the blood, and we know that the Coppers were particularly renowned for it.

In 1896, ‘Brasser’ Copper and his brother Tom were ‘collected’ by a musicologist Mrs Kate Lee, who noted some fifty songs from them, which in many ways became the foundation stone upon which the Folk Song Society (later the English Folk Dance and Song Society) was formed in 1898.

The songs were kept alive in the village through the lean years of disinterest in the 1920s and 30s by Jim Copper and his bother John.

Post-war, Jim’s son Bob Copper and his cousin Ron took on the mantle and, largely through Bob’s diligence and writings, they survive into the modern era.

Today the family is represented by Bob’s son and daughter John and Jill, his son-in-law Jon Dudley and their respective children, Mark, Andy Sean, Ben, Lucy and Tom. Recently Bob’s great grandson Flinn has joined the line-up thus making it the eighth consecutive known generation of The Copper Family to sing.

Expect an evening of traditional, unaccompanied English folk song from this historical and influential local folk singing family.

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Music Sat 9 Dec 2:30pm until Sun 10 Dec

Richard Durrant’s Candlelit Christmas Concerts

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Richard’s Christmas concerts have become a much loved tradition for audiences across the UK. His musical quest to find the true meaning of Christmas combines British folk and early music with Pagan and Christian songs.

For Christmas 2023, Richard is joined by regular collaborators Amy Kakoura, Daisy Durrant, and Django Durrant for an unforgettable celebration of Midwinter.

Book early to avoid disappointment.

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Learning Sat 9 Dec 10am

Creative Writing Workshop: Gathering

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Join award-winning author and playwright, Jill Hucklesby, and create new writing inspired by the festive season and what it means to you.

Lyrics by Chris Rea and Michael Bublé will provide a light framework for the workshop, which will focus on the pleasures and pressures of the season and include verbal story-telling, quiet writing time and an opportunity to share work with the group.

Please bring writing materials, and wear festive attire if wished! Mince pies included!

Duration: 2.5 hours. Suitable for 18+

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Kids Fri 15 Dec 2pm until Sun 31 Dec

Jack and the Beanstalk

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre

“You cannot go wrong with a visit to the Ropetackle pantomime this Christmas” ~ British Theatre Guide
Following the sell-out success of Sleeping Beauty in 2022, LP Creatives return with Jack and the Beanstalk, running 15-31 Dec 2023.
The evil giant’s henchman Gobblegore is fed up with nobody paying the rent and will stop at nothing to rule everything and everyone – but there is one man with his allies standing firmly in his way!

We’re off on a truly giant and unforgettable journey this December – come and see where this story grows!

Will good win out? Will love triumph? Will I.Am is apparently a real name.

Don’t miss this feast of fun, fair maidens, fabulous panto magic, and the usual mayhem and madness everybody expects at Ropetackle come Christmas!

This is Shoreham’s funniest, biggest, and boldest pantomime ever – and it’s certainly our tallest tale yet, altogether now: “Oh yes it is…!!”

Book today – tickets sell out fast!
Duration approximately 2hrs, including interval.

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Music Tue 26 Dec 11am

Chris Coull’s Christmas Jazz

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre

Enjoy the launch of a new series of jazz breakfast concerts, hosted by celebrated local bandleader and trumpeter Chris Coull.

Chris has played with and led bands throughout the world, including 15 years as Director of Doha Jazz in Qatar. Melodic and thoughtful, his approach takes inspiration from classic 50s and 60s players such as Clifford Brown, Miles Davis and Kenny Dorham.

This special Boxing Day concert sees Chris joined by several multi-award winning musicians, including jazz vocalist Georgia Mancio, world-renowned saxophonist Alan Barnes, and Sussex based pianist Mark Edwards.

Georgia won the Parliamentary Jazz Award for Best Vocalist in 2021, Best Album in 2020, and has been nominated for numerous awards at the Jazz FM, British Jazz, and Urban Music Awards. Alan Barnes is a prolific international performer, composer, arranger, bandleader and soloist.

The rest of the band features Mark Edwards (piano), Dan Sheppard (bass), and Dave Ohm (drums).

“[Mancio] has everything covered – technical mastery, expressive range and a remarkable versatility” ~ ★★★★ The Observer

“Impossible not to fall in love with her voice, a magnificent example of strength and talent” ~ Jazz In Europe

Festive treats will be available to purchase, and the bar will be open.

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Comedy Sun 31 Dec 9:30pm

The Treason Show: That Was The Year That Was 2023

@ Ropetackle Arts Centre

‘tis the season to rip back the political comedy carpet and get the beers in for the ultimate satirical shindig with The Treason Show’s traditional New Year’s Eve knees-up at Ropetackle.

Featuring a ‘best-of’ selection and highlights from a year’s worth of Treason Shows, mixed with topical festive gags, skits and music, join us as we drag the shiny New Year kicking and screaming into the world.

Good riddance twenty twenty three and hello twenty twenty phwooooar!

Age guidance: 16+

Stay with us after the show to countdown the New Year, the bar will stay open late for this special evening.

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