Fringe: THE BUBBLE SHOW
2024-05-25 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-05-26 13:30 - 15:00, 2024-06-02 13:30 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Wagner Hall
Doors: 1.30pm

Show: 2.00pm

Durations: 60mins

Age suitability: 3+ (Guideline)

Warnings: Audience Interaction

Contains Haze/Smoke Effects

Babes in Arms policy: Under 2’s are allowed in for free on the lap of a guardian

No interval.

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Mr. Bubbles is back for a 5th Season at Brighton Fringe, with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles and even fire bubbles!

Interactive and suitable for all ages, The Bubble Show is a unique blend of magic, storytelling, science and bubble art! Actor, storyteller and Guinness World Record Holder, The Highland Joker is one of the top bubble artists in the world, returning to Brighton with his award-winning performance!

Join us as we journey together through the realms of Bubbleland!

Brighton Fringe Caravanserai AWARD Nominee 2023“The Bubble Show: flawlessly simple and full of wonder” – Deadline News, Edinburgh, ★★★★★“Engaging showmanship from bubble maestro the Highland Joker” – The List, Edinburgh, ★★★★“Mr Bubbles works wonders with buckets, bowls and troughs of water and detergent” – Theatre Review New Zealand, ★★★★★“This show’s gentle humour and obvious passion will lift your spirits” – Edinburgh49, ★★★★

The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company
2024-05-27 14:30 - 16:30, 2024-05-28 14:30 - 16:30, 2024-05-29 14:30 - 16:30
Doors: 2.30pm

Show: 3.00pm

Durations: 70mins

Age suitability: 3+ (Guideline)

Warnings: Loud Noises

Babes in Arms policy: Under 2’s are allowed in for free on the lap of a guardian.

A play with music suitable for audiences of all ages, from the very young to the young at heart.

A seagull manages to escape from an oil slick, only to lay one last egg and with her dying breath ask Zorba, a harbour cat in Hamburg, to promise that he will hatch the egg and teach the chick to fly! How on earth will Zorba manage it? But nothing is impossible when you have good friends, wise enough help you discover your true self at just the right moment and so… learn to fly.

Pericles Theatre Company are delighted to bring their adaptation of ”The story of a seagull and of the cat who taught it to fly” by Chilean-born writer Luis Sepúlveda back to Brighton Fringe following their successful run (and award nomination) last year.

“Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Adults and kids – go & see it!”“Fantastic performance – poignant, funny, & beautifully directed.”“The combination of imagination, humour & joy that Pericles brings is just unique.”

Directed by Vasile Nedelcu – with original music and songs by David Brett and costumes by Anca Albani – Pericles Theatre Company bring this heartwarming story to life with their special mix of accessibility, diversity and rough theatre.

Pericles Theatre Company brings professional creatives together with young adults with complex needs to create colourful, fun, imaginative shows which appeal to all ages.

Winners of Camp Bestival Family Show Award at Brighton Fringe 2015 with their adaptation of Romanian folk tale “The Tale of the Pig”.

Nominated for the Legal & General Award at Brighton Fringe 2023 for “The Seagull and the Cat”.

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White Wall Cinema: DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA
2024-05-31 19:50 - 22:00
This new spiritual sequel to the classic Stop Making Sense concert film sees Talking Heads front-man David Byrne lead a collection of incredibly talented international musicians in an onstage whirlwind of glorious music, dance, human connection and political urgency. David Byrne gives us his personal guide to life in this incredible stage show event captured brilliantly by the great Spike Lee, who creates a magical flowing iridescent cinematic dream out of Byrne’s musical vision.

Pulling from the likes of James Baldwin, Janelle Monáe and Kurt Schwitters as well as his own solo music, it’s all nestled neatly inside a glut of gloriously performed Talking Heads classics. Once again redefining what is possible with a concert film, this joyously cathartic celebration of life is as exhilarating and charming a big screen experience as you are ever likely to have, don’t miss this special, ultra rare screening that is sure to burn down the house.

DOORS: 7.50pm*

START TIME: 8.20pm*

RUN TIME: 105 mins

CERT: 12

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Brighton Astro - Brown Dwarfs: Linking Stars and Planets
2024-06-06 19:00 - 21:30
DOORS: 7.00pm

LECTURE: 7.30pm

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Speaker: Dr Sonali Shukla

Stars and planets are distinct astronomical objects yet their formation processes are intertwined. Brown dwarfs straddle both categories, exhibiting characteristics of both stars and planets but not quite fitting into either category. This talk will explore the history, discovery and latest results from the study of brown dwarfs, drawing parallels with low-mass dwarf stars and giant planets. Studying brown dwarfs enhances our understanding of concurrent star and planet formation, shedding light on the origin of the solar system and beyond.

If you would like to come along, please sign-up for free via our meetup page.

If you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place.

Please only come along if you’ve signed up, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in.

Attendance is free, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically.

White Wall Cinema: SUMMER ARCHIVE SALE
2024-06-08 12:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-09 12:00 - 18:00
A special weekend long event, we open the White Wall Cinema archive for a massive sell off of films from our collection, with over 1000 Blu-Ray and DVD bargains to choose from as well as a selection of film poster art.

Plus our special soundtrack beer garden where you can grab a drink and take in the summer sun whilst enjoying a selection of songs hand picked from our favourite movie soundtracks. Come for a browse and stay for a beer!

DOORS: 12.00pm | CLOSED: 6.00pm

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White Wall Cinema: VHS FEST - THE FLY
2024-06-21 19:00 - 22:30
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Join us for VHS Fest, a special three night film festival celebrating films that represent the classic era of VHS video. Each night you can take a stroll through our life size VHS rental store, indulge in some retro gaming, have a drink in our beer garden (with our VHS era playlist) and then enjoy a cult classic film from the era on the big screen. Tickets for individual nights are available as well as a discounted festival ticket for all three nights.

One of the greatest horror directors of all time David Cronenberg creates perhaps the most recognisable feature film of his career in this undisputed classic of 80s cinema, The Fly.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest movie remakes of all time Canadian horror legend Cronenberg, responsible for scores of classic films including Scanners, Videodrome, Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch, Crash, A History of Violence, Eastern Promises and Cosmopolis, retools this 1958 Sci Fi Horror classic for the 80s. A sensation upon it’s 1986 release, it took $60 million at the box office over it’s $9 million budget cementing both Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis as cult cultural icons ahead of their roles in Jurassic Park/Wes Anderson movies and Beetlejuice/Thelma & Louise respectively.

DOORS: 7pm*

START TIME: 7pm*

LAST ADMISSION: 8.35pm

FILM RUN TIME: 96 mins

CERT: 18

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White Wall Cinema: VHS FEST - ROAD HOUSE
2024-06-22 18:00 - 22:30
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Join us for VHS Fest, a special three night film festival celebrating films that represent the classic era of VHS video. Each night you can take a stroll through our life size VHS rental store, indulge in some retro gaming, have a drink in our beer garden (with our VHS era playlist) and then enjoy a cult classic film from the era on the big screen. Tickets for individual nights are available as well as a discounted festival ticket for all three nights.

You may well have seen or heard about the new remake of this movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal, and yes, it’s ludicrously silly. However, we can assure you this original 1989 version… is much sillier… but in all the right ways.

A glorious b-movie mix of fistfights, cowboy boots, Swayze’s glistening torso sex appeal and even a monster truck (why not?), Roadhouse is the story of Dalton (Patrick Swayze) a tough nightclub bouncer with a Ph.D. in philosophy from NYU (obviously) who is hired to clean up a notoriously rowdy bar in a small Missouri town. Dalton, ably abetted by Sam Elliot (The Big Lebowksi, A Star Is Born), applies not only his philosophy but also his fist (only when necessary of course) to the problem, and finds himself in a romance with a local doctor (Kelly Lynch – ‘Drugstore Cowboy’) as well as on the wrong side of the town’s criminal big shot (Ben Gazzara – ‘The Killing of a Chinese Bookie’).

DOORS: 6pm*

START TIME: 6pm*

LAST ADMISSION BEFORE FILM: 7.30pm

FILM RUN TIME: 114 mins

CERT: 18

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White Wall Cinema: VHS FEST -LABYRINTH
2024-06-23 18:00 - 22:30
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Join us for VHS Fest, a special three night film festival celebrating films that represent the classic era of VHS video. Each night you can take a stroll through our life size VHS rental store, indulge in some retro gaming, have a drink in our beer garden (with our VHS era playlist) and then enjoy a cult classic film from the era on the big screen. Tickets for individual nights are available as well as a discounted festival ticket for all three nights.

In 1986, Muppets creator Jim Henson combined with Star Wars creator George Lucas to create one of the most beloved cult classics of all time. Labyrinth is a deliciously dark fairy tale that is indelibly etched into the minds of an entire generation of cinema goers (and VHS owners).

Incredibly inventive, brilliantly staged and a testament to the boundless imagination and creativity of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Originally set up by Henson and illustrator / conceptual designer Brian Froud to create The Dark Crystal, the shop’s brilliance in bringing to life the world of Labyrinth is only matched by the hilarious script by Monty Python’s Terry Jones (which was also worked on by the great Elaine May) as well as a young star-making performance by future Oscar winner Jennifer Connolly.

DOORS: 6pm*

START TIME: 6pm*

LAST ADMISSION BEFORE FILM: 7.30pm

FILM RUN TIME: 101 mins

FILM CERT: PG

EVENT AGE: 15+

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Brighton Astro - Into the Darkness: Understanding the mysterious Dark Energy
2024-08-01 19:00 - 21:30
DOORS: 7.00pm

LECTURE: 7.30pm

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Speaker: Dr Eva-Maria MuellerUniversity of Sussex

Join me on a journey into the enigmatic realm of dark energy, the unseen force accelerating the expansion of our universe. In this talk, I will guide you from the ground-breaking discovery of dark energy to the forefront of current research, unravelling its profound implications for the cosmos. Designed for curious minds of all backgrounds, I will illuminate the latest theories and experiments, revealing how dark energy shapes our universe’s fate. Come along as we explore one of science’s greatest mysteries, transforming our understanding of the cosmos and our place within it.

Eva-Maria Mueller is currently an Ernest Rutherford Fellow and proleptic lecturer at the University of Sussex studying the large-scale structure of our Universe to decipher the mystery of Dark Energy. Previously, she was a Dennis Sciama Fellow at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravity at the University of Portsmouth, and a research fellow at the University of Oxford. Eva-Maria gained her PhD from Cornell University researching extensions to the cosmological standard model.

If you would like to come along, please sign-up for free via our meetup page.

If you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place.

Please only come along if you’ve signed up, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in.

Attendance is free, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically.

Brighton Burlesque Summer Ball
2024-08-17 13:00 - 2024-08-18 22:30
Get your gowns and tuxedos out again people, we’re having another ball!

Sirona’s Secrets is proud to present the second Brighton Burlesque Summer Ball, and this time it’s a whole weekend extravaganza! Come to Wagner Hall, all lovers of burlesque, whether a fan of the art form, a hobbyist or a full time performer, this is the weekend for you to shop, learn, mingle, dance, and get dressed up to the nines, to party and to watch some quality entertainment with some of the best burlesque performers from all over the UK.

Saturday 17th August: Market, workshops and Competition showThere will be some market stalls to buy some burlesque bits and bobs, performer merch, accessories and of course tassels!Bring cash as well, as some sellers may not have a card reader.There will also be pop-up workshops throughout the afternoon, schedule tbc.In the evening, there will be a burlesque show, highlighting newer talent from around the UK, where performers will compete for the Brighton Burlesque Seaside crown, and a place in the line-up for Sunday’s Burlesque Ball.

The market will be open from 13:00 – 16:30.

The workshops will be staggered between 14:00 and 16:00.

The doors will re-open for the show at 18:30.

The market will be free to enter, but a ticket will be needed to be eligible for workshops, subject to availability.

Tickets for Saturday will grant access to the market, the workshops and the show.

Sunday18th August: The Brighton Burlesque Summer BallIt’s the Summer Burlesque Ball, so it’s time to feel good and dress to express, so get glammed up in your fancy threads, and come celebrate an evening of high calibre burlesque featuring bonafide superstars from all around the UK.

Doors will open at 18:00 for mingling and drinks.

You can expect an incredibly varied show, representing a broad range of styles, moods, and creativity.

After the show there will be time for more of a social, and dancing accompanied by our DJ.

There is also a beautiful outdoor space, The Fig Tree Garden, for you to mingle and enjoy the Summer evenings before and after each show, and in the intervals.

Our marvellous contestants and special guest performers will be announced soon!

Do not miss the biggest Brighton Burlesque Event of the year!

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Brighton Café Scientifique - Living is a Risky Business
2024-09-02 19:15 - 21:30
With Prof Jennifer Visser-Rogers

DOORS: 7.15pm

SPEAKER: 8.00pm

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We are bombarded with numbers and statistics in the media on a daily basis and are expected to use these to make decisions about our day-to-day lives. But what do these numbers really mean? Real life involves risks. From cycling without a helmet, visiting a country with contagious diseases, to living near the water. Sometimes your perception of risk is distorted, making you think that some things are more – or less – risky than is actually the case. And sometimes things happen just by chance, right? In this talk Jen Visser-Rogers will be taking you through some of the most important concepts in statistics as she looks at extreme weather events, pharmaceutical drug trials, risk, and more.

Professor Jennifer Visser-Rogers is an experienced statistical consultant and a popular science communicator and presenter. With a Ph.D. from the University of Warwick and a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Lancaster University, she has a broad portfolio of achievement, particularly in the development of clinical trial methodologies. She has an interest in the development and application of novel statistical methodologies, particularly in clinical trials. Jen can also regularly be found giving conference presentations and talking all things statistics in schools, theatres and pubs. She can often be heard on the Radio or seen on TV screens. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Jen carried out numerous interviews, was ITV’s resident COVID-19 statistician, and was a member of the Royal Statistical Society COVID-19 Task Force.

This talk has been arranged in collaboration with the Royal Statistical Society whose annual conference is taking place in Brighton during the first week of September.

White Wall Cinema: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME(1939)
2024-09-04 18:40 - 22:30
OUTDOOR SCREENING

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As the world prepares for the re-opening of Notre Dame join us to celebrate not only that, but the return of White Wall Cinema. Be a part of a special end of summer outdoor screening of a true classic, that also includes a free gift of your choice from a new set of special edition classic gothic novels being published this September by Pan Macmillan as part of the Macmillan Collectors Library (R.R.P. £9.99).

Be a part of this special outdoor screening, in the shadow of our very own gothic-revival church tower that looms over our garden, of the truly wonderful 1939 classic screen adaption of The Hunchback of Notre Dame featuring a truly remarkable, sensitive and powerful performance by the great Charles Laughton (Mutiny On The Bounty / Witness for the Prosecution / Spartacus). With every ticket you will receive a free book of your choice from the new special edition Macmillan Collectors Library ‘Monsters, Misfits & Ghosts’ range that includes Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’, Victor Hugo’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’, and Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ as well as ‘The Shadow in The Corner and Other Classic Ghost Stories’ featuring tales by the likes of Rudyard Kipling and Charles Dickens.

Please note This screening will be outside only if the weather permits, if the risk of disruptive wind or rain is judged to be too high we may choose to relocate this event to our usual indoor space. Whatever the weather the screening will go ahead either outdoors or indoors. Regarding outdoors, please be aware the temperature can drop after sundown so please bring the relevant clothing. Blankets and small cushions are allowed but please do not bring any camping chairs etc as they will not permitted. If you need to sit in a chair for health reasons please contact us in advance via info@whitewallcinema.co.uk seating position is on a first come first served basis so please arrive early.

​DOORS: 6.40pm*

START TIME: 7.40pm*

RUN TIME: 116 mins

CERT: PG (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

Brighton Astro - Project: Space Balloon (DNA to the edge of space)
2024-09-05 19:00 - 21:30
DOORS: 7.00pm

LECTURE: 7.30pm

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Ever wanted to go to space, like… for real? Well, now you can! Come and learn how budding astronauts Louis and Russ launched their DNA to the edge of space… and even managed to retrieve it! Come and learn exactly how they did it, how you could do it too, and if their DNA has changed because of it.

If you would like to come along, please register below.

If you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place.

Please only come along if you’ve signed up, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in.

For this meeting we will be at Wagner Hall on Regency Road, Brighton.Attendance is free, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically.

Please note that the venue has a bar that sells alcohol.

Brighton Natural Wine Fair
2024-09-07 12:00 - 18:00
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Brighton Natural Wine Fair is back! This time with more amazing UK low-intervention winemakers, local food stands plus wild beers & cider!

After the sell out success of the first Brighton Natural Wine Fair in April this year, we’re back and bringing you more UK low-intervention wine makers than you can shake a stick at! Whether you’re a pet nat pro or a natural wine newbie we’re guaranteed to have something for everyone!

WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM THE BRIGHTON NATURAL WINE FAIR?

We’ve lined up 20+ of the UK’s most exciting low-intervention winemakers to bring their best wines to Brighton, just for you! We want you to discover more excellent wines and hopefully learn a thing or two in the process. To add to our ferment fiesta, we’ll also have an array of wild beer and cider makers at the fair, plus kombucha!

WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON?

Meet and chat all things wine with 20+ wine producers from all around the UK. We’ll have around 80 different wines available to taste on the day!

Try some wild fermented beer and cider direct from the producers!

Join a workshop or masterclass – schedule TBC!

Get stuck into a craft workshop with Cult Milk

Grab some food from one of our local Sussex suppliers

Hang out at our natural wine bar and enjoy the great vibes!

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Brighton Café Scientifique - Monitoring biodiversity along the Sussex coast
2024-09-18 19:15 - 21:30
With Dr Valentina Scarponi and Alice Clark

DOORS: 7.15pm

SPEAKER: 8.00pm

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Up until the late 1980’s, Sussex Bay harboured dense kelp beds. However, since then, 96% of the kelp beds have been lost from the Bay, resulting in a degraded habitat. It is thought that the kelp was lost as a result of decades of trawling, increased water temperatures, sedimentation and pollution. In March 2021, the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) introduced the Nearshore Trawling Byelaw, firstly to help the recovery of fish stocks and secondly to allow the kelp to restore itself. The ARK team (Aquatic Research and Knowledge exchange) at the University of Sussex has since been monitoring the biodiversity in Sussex Bay, using video surveys and environmental DNA, to understand how the removal of trawling is affecting marine life.

Dr Valentina Scarponi is a lecturer in Ecology and Animal Behaviour at the University of Sussex, and the project co-lead with Prof Mika Peck. Her expertise includes shark behaviour, ecophysiology and conservation, fisheries management, coral reef monitoring and restoration, and effects of habitat degradation on marine community composition.

Alice Clark is a PhD student at the University of Sussex. She has a background in zoology and evolutionary biology. Her PhD research focuses on monitoring biodiversity along the Sussex coast since the implementation of the Nearshore Trawling Byelaw.

White Wall Cinema: HEARTS OF DARKNESS
2024-09-24 19:30 - 22:30
A FILMAKER’S APOCALYPSE

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With the impending release of The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola’s self financed 120 million dollar potential masterpiece / disasterpiece Megalopolis, and it’s accompanying discussion / bizarre controversy surrounding it’s production, we take a look back at the king of all madcap Coppola productions with this remarkable film documenting the sheer insanity surrounding the production of Coppola’s undoubted 1979 masterpiece, Apocalypse Now.

Truly one of the great films about filmmaking, the descent into near madness for Coppola is fascinating to watch as he chases his vision and nearly loses all sense of reality in an up river journey into the jungle almost as bizarre and wild as the ones experienced by the characters in the actual film.

Also available is a discounted joint ticket for this screening and our November 29th screening of ‘American Movie’, a profoundly funny and beloved cult documentary about a young filmmaker with no less ambition but far less money (approximately $3000) attempting to shoot a horror film in mid 90s Wisconsin, only to a face a series of hopelessly hilarious setbacks.

​DOORS: 7.30pm*

START TIME: 8pm*

RUN TIME: 96 mins

CERT: 15

White Wall Cinema: DRIVE AWAY DYKES
2024-09-30 19:30 - 22:30
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When the free spirited Jamie (Margaret Qualley – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Poor Things) breaks up with her girlfriend (Beanie Feldstein – Ladybird, Booksmart) she decides it’s time to take her demure (possibly uptight) housemate Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan – Hala, Bad Education) on a road trip to Tallahassee.

But things do not go as planned when the two inadvertently get tangled up in a ludicrous criminal plot that involves everyone from Pedro Pascal to Colman Domingo to Matt Damon. This quickfire little gem of a star studded queer road trip movie combines both that familiar off beat Coen Brothers feeling we all know and love as well as delivering a fresh, slickly delivered, cheerfully trashy B-movie vibe, with lots of goofiness and lots of sex.

DOORS: 7.30pm*

START TIME: 8pm*

RUN TIME: 84 mins

CERT: 15 (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult)

White Wall Cinema: RIDDLE OF FIRE
2024-10-02 19:00 - 22:30
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Dubbed ‘The coolest debut from Cannes’ by AnoOther Magazine, Riddle of Fire is a totally unique cinematic experience that follows three renegade kids who tear across the rolling hills of Wyoming in a mythical quest for Blueberry Pie in order that they might be allowed to play a stolen video game.

Delightfully odd and very cool, Riddle of Fire is Hayao Miyazaki, Twin Peaks, Zelda, Home Alone, Dungeons & Dragons, Robin Hood, The Brothers Grimm and more, all rolled into one tale of dirt bike riding paintball gun toting outlaws with a heavy dose of folklore with witches in the woods and fairies in the trees, all set in the American mid-west.

As Variety Magazine wrote: ‘Its deadpan comedy and surreal feel — somewhere between “Escape to Witch Mountain,” “Scooby-Doo” and “Napoleon Dynamite” — make it equally appealing to kids, Gen Xers, stoners, Adult Swim watchers and fans of cult indie cinema’.

​Appealingly all shot on 16mm to create a ‘dark 70s kids Disney Sci-Fi vibe’, and layered with one of the coolest soundtracks in recent memory by some of the best ‘dungeon synth’ artists (yes, apparently that’s a thing), it’s an achingly cool, but entirely heartfelt ode to long summers of childhood mischief, as well as lo-fi fantasy ‘dust’ epics of the 70s and 80s.

DOORS: 7.00pm

START TIME: 7.40pm

RUN TIME: 113 mins

CERT: 12 (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult)

Brighton Astro - Many Moons of the Giant Planets
2024-10-03 19:00 - 21:30
Speaker: Will Joyce

DOORS: 7.00pm

LECTURE: 7.30pm

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Spacecraft exploration of the outer planets and their extensive systems of moons discovered a variety of strange new worlds, some planet-sized, many challenging conventional science, and some being downright bizarre. Plus, several may even be home to life, despite being well outside the Sun’s “Habitable Zone”!

This discussion surveys many of these fascinating worlds using spectacular imagery and modern scientific ideas, including:

Why is Io the most volcanically active world in our Solar System?

Can Europa really support life as we know it?

Can deep water oceans exist inside several large, medium and small worlds?

Is Titan a “future Earth” currently stored in “deep freeze”?

Can moons collide, break apart, and reform?

Current and future space missions to try to obtain some answers.

Many important questions remain, and possibilities are actively debated among planetary scientists.

Join the discussion!

If you would like to come along, please register below.

If you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place.

Please only come along if you’ve signed up, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in.

For this meeting we will be at Wagner Hall on Regency Road, Brighton.Attendance is free, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically.

Please note that the venue has a bar that sells alcohol.

Waterstones: An Evening With Florence Given
2024-10-07 19:00 - 21:30
DOORS – 6.15pm

EVENT – 7.00pm

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Following her sold out ‘Girlcrush’ event from last year, Florence Given returns to Brighton Waterstones to discuss her much anticipated new book, ‘Women Living Deliciously’.

In ‘Women Living Deliciously’, Florence encourages us to fall in love with our lives and uncover the sense of wonder in ourselves that has been buried by shame, perfectionism and self-objectification.

She believes that for too long we have internalised the belief that our bodies are things to be looked at, rather than lived in; that it’s embarrassing to fully express ourselves; that we cannot trust the parts of ourselves that are so full of desire.

This book will unpack the many barriers women face when trying to access joy so that they can discover the delicious life that’s theirs for the taking.

Please note: the Book & Ticket option includes a copy of Women Living Deliciously (RRP. £20.00) which will be available for collection on the night.

Brighton Café Scientifique - Glass fibre composites - a new ‘forever material’?
2024-10-09 19:15 - 21:30
With Dr Corina Ciocan

DOORS: 7.15pm

SPEAKER: 8.00pm

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Over the past 80 years, glass reinforced plastic boats (GRP or composite boats) have become a mainstay of the boating industry while little attention has been given to the consequences of GRP degradation or boat disposal. Recent studies reveal widespread glass fibre pollution in heavily trafficked waterways while research and policy lag behind. With over one million GRP boats reaching the end of their life each year, disposal and recycling solutions that protect aquatic life and human health are urgently needed.

A marine biologist, Corina Ciocan’s expertise is in Ecotoxicology (the impact of environmental stressors on aquatic organisms). She has been a Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton since 2012; prior to this, Corina was a full-time Researcher at the University of Sussex, part of the Aquatic Toxicology group. She is involved in a wide range of national and international research programmes, with focus on aquatic contamination. She has published scientific articles and books and her studies have been heavily referenced in numerous publications and television programs around the world. She is considered a pioneer in efforts to highlight coastal degradation, but also the lack of environmental protection legislation.

Doors and bar open 7:15pm

White Wall Cinema: WATERWORLD
2024-10-11 18:50 - 22:30
‘THE ULYSSES CUT’

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WWC is proud to present a very special screening of the fabled ‘Ulysses Cut’ of the much maligned 90s Kevin Costner ‘Mad Max, but on water’ blockbuster Waterworld. Attacked viciously in the press even BEFORE it’s release due to reported production problems and a ballooning budget of what, at the time, became the most expensive movie ever made, the film has (rather incorrectly) become synonymous with monstrous financial disaster.

Cut to ribbons by the studio in a panic to try to salvage something from the reputation the press had given it before even seeing it, huge chunks of character development, some of the film’s best sequences and the films pacing were lost, giving way to a confusing choppy theatrical cut. Eventually in the years that followed more expansive (but censored for TV) versions surfaced on American TV, and over the intervening decades footage was cribbed from these by fans, and cobbled together into an infamous ‘Ulysses Cut’ that spread around film fans online. Finally now restored in it’s full uncensored, original length glory (restoring some lost 40 minutes of scenes) the official ‘Ulysses Cut’ represents the definitive version of this lost epic blockbuster that now comes across as Mad Max directed by Terry Gilliam.

DOORS: 6.50pm*

START TIME: 7.20pm*

RUN TIME: 178 mins

CERT: 12 (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult)

White Wall Cinema: GLORIA (1980)
2024-10-17 19:10 - 22:30
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Originally announced by us back in May, this screening now becomes an unintended tribute to the great Gena Rowlands who sadly passed away on August 14th of this year. One of the great actresses of her, or indeed any other generation, starring in films such as Woody Allen’s Another Woman and Jim Jarmusch’s Night on Earth.

This gem of a movie is the product of Rowland’s husband and collaborator John Cassavetes. A renowned actor himself (Rosemary’s Baby, The Dirty Dozen), Cassavetes was also a revered writer / director and considered a true filmmaker’s filmmaker creating such uncompromising classics as Husbands and The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. But for both Rowlands and Cassavetes it was their husband & wife collaborations that would become their most successful ventures with dense but highly rewarding masterpieces like Opening Night and A Woman Under The Influence. This film was initially designed by Cassavetes’s as a commercial script to sell to a major studio for others to make, but when Rowlands was cast, Cassavetes’s could no longer resist taking on directorial duties.

DOORS: 7.10pm*

START TIME: 7.40pm*

RUN TIME: 122 mins

CERT: 15

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Identity Theatre Company: THE WELKIN
2024-10-23 18:30 - 22:30, 2024-10-24 18:30 - 22:30
Doors: 6.30pm

Act 1: 7.00pm

Interval: 20mins

Act 2 end: Approx 10pm

“She has been sentenced by men pretending to be certain of things of which they are entirely ignorant.”

1759 – The country waits for Halley’s Comet.

In rural Suffolk, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of twelve matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she’s telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority and the devil in their midst.

A bold, powerful and unflinching play that asks how far have we really come? It’s funny, it’s bizarre and most importantly it is a necessary reminder that we really have not come that far since the 18th century.

The Welkin contains adult themes and language.

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