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SUMMARY:Brighton Astro: The Star That Refused to Fade
DESCRIPTION:The 37-Year Mystery of Supernova 1987A – Lealahni Woulfe\, University of Sussex\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.00pm\n\n\n\nLECTURE: 7.30pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn February 1987\, a supernova exploded in a nearby galaxy\, but hours before the light arrived\, detectors caught 25 mysterious particles called neutrinos. These “ghost particles” told us something extraordinary should be left behind at the heart of the explosion. It took 37 years to find it.\n\n\n\nCome along to explore the astrophysics of stellar death\, the incredible 1987 neutrino detection\, and how the James Webb Space Telescope finally solved the mystery in 2024. We will also look ahead to what is next for neutrino astronomy\, including the detectors waiting for the next galactic supernova\, which could happen at any moment.  \n\n\n\nLealahni is a medical student at Brighton and Sussex Medical School\, fascinated by the intersection between neuroscience and physics. Originally planning to become a theoretical particle physicist\, she has pursued this passion through years of volunteering at the South Downs Planetarium alongside research projects at the University of Sussex\, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory\, and PTB Berlin.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Brighton Astro we are captivated by stars\, bewitched by the moon and fascinated by space.Brighton Astro is a group of cosmic enthusiasts who meet regularly to discuss the universe\, exchange knowledge and to gaze at the stars. We are not scientists or scholars\, we are ordinary people curious about the wonders of space.Brighton Astro is FREE and open to everybody\, from beginners to experts. Why not come along next month and learn about space? \n\n\n\nBrighton Astro is inclusive and welcomes everybody. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendance is free\, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover costs. 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. \n\n\n\nPlease only come along if you’ve signed up\, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in. \n\n\n\nIf you 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.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/brighton-astro-the-star-that-refused-to-fade/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260403T185000
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DTSTAMP:20260501T222017
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SUMMARY:White Wall Cinema: Ghost World
DESCRIPTION:The beloved adaptation of Daniel Clowes’ underground comic Ghost World is our White Wall Cinema Good Friday special. Directed by Terry Zwigoff (Crumb)\, the film perfectly captures the acerbic wit\, deadpan humour\, and teenage angst of its two lead characters\, effortlessly portrayed by Thora Birch (American Beauty) and Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation\, Under the Skin). They’re joined by screen legend Steve Buscemi (Reservoir Dogs\, The Big Lebowski)\, delivering one of his most memorable performances. \n\n\n\nWhen misfit friends Enid (Birch) and Rebecca (Johansson) graduate from high school\, they find themselves adrift in the malaise of a long\, post-graduation summer. Beyond enrolling in an art class\, adulthood feels frustratingly out of reach\, but at least they still have each other. Their fragile bond begins to fray when the cynical duo prank a lonely\, middle-aged record collector (Buscemi). What starts as a joke gradually becomes something more complicated\, as one of them forms an unexpected attachment that drives a wedge between the pair. \n\n\n\nWryly observed and darkly hilarious\, Ghost World is a film for anyone who has ever felt out of place\, who never quite fit in or earned a seat at the popular table. Widely regarded as one of the finest coming-of-age films of the 2000s\, it has maintained a devoted cult following for more than two decades. \n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 6.50pm*\n\n\n\nSTART TIME: 7.20pm*\n\n\n\nRUN TIME: 112 mins\n\n\n\nCERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)\n\n\n\n\n*Please note – doors open at 6.50pm\, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.20pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets & More Info
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/white-wall-cinema-ghost-world/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260405T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260405T223000
DTSTAMP:20260501T222017
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SUMMARY:White Wall Cinema:  A Double Bill Of Interdimensional Weirdness
DESCRIPTION:THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROOBANZAI & BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwo cult classics\, one night\, zero sense of normalcy. If you love action\, humour\, and just a dash of absurdity\, this Bank Holiday double bill is your destiny. Originally\, Big Trouble in Little China was partly conceived as a sequel to The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension\, making this the perfect pairing. \n\n\n\nFirst up: the greatest movie about a neurosurgeon\, physicist\, test pilot\, rock star\, comic book hero\, and samurai you’ll ever see. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai follows the titular hero\, played by Peter Weller (yes\, RoboCop himself)\, on his quest to save the world from evil aliens. \n\n\n\nSome of the most gloriously nonsensical fun ever committed to celluloid\, it has also become a hugely influential cult classic. Wes Anderson even copied the film’s ending almost verbatim for the closing moments of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou\, while the pop-culture buffet that is Ready Player One features numerous references to Buckaroo Banzai—so much so that Steven Spielberg’s film sees the main character dressing like Buckaroo himself. \n\n\n\nFollowing that\, a film that was once proposed as Buckaroo’s sequel before being reshaped into another gloriously offbeat classic from John Carpenter: Big Trouble in Little China. Director of Halloween\, The Thing\, The Fog\, Starman\, Escape from New York\, and They Live\, Carpenter is no stranger to pulpy\, genre-bending cult hits — but Big Trouble might just be the quirkiest of them all.  \n\n\n\nWhen truck driver Jack Burton (Kurt Russell – The Thing\, Death Proof) makes a routine delivery in San Francisco’s Chinatown\, he suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a supernatural conflict between two ancient Chinese warrior societies. Before long he’s dragged into a wild rescue mission with his friend Wang Chi (Dennis Dun) and sharp-tongued\, fearless lawyer Gracie Law (Kim Cattrall – Sex and the City) to save Wang’s fiancée from the clutches of the 2\,000-year-old sorcerer David Lo Pan (James Hong – Everything Everywhere All at Once). \n\n\n\nSave the world twice in one night – £13 Double Bill Price (or £.9.50  individually)7:00pm – Buckaroo Banzai9:00pm – Big Trouble in Little China. \n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 6.30pm*\n\n\n\nSTART TIME: 7pm*\n\n\n\nRUN TIME: 201 mins + 10 minute intermission.\n\n\n\nCERT: 15 (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult)\n\n\n\n\n*Please note – doors open at 6.30pm\, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.00pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets & More Info
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/white-wall-cinema-a-double-bill-of-interdimensional-weirdness/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260407T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260407T213000
DTSTAMP:20260501T222017
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SUMMARY:Waterstones: An Evening With Melissa Auf der Maur
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Auf der Maur’s Even the Good Girls Will Cry is a captivating portrait of the 1990s; rock’s final decade in analogue. A creative shape-shifter\, she joined the Smashing Pumpkins ahead of her work with Hole.   Subsequently she has been acclaimed as a record producer\, solo performer and photographer.  Hear Melissa discuss her writing about the music and the personalities of the US alt-rock scene.\n\n\n\nThanks to a thrown beer bottle and a fan letter to a P.O. box\, Melissa Auf der Maur’s first band scored an opening slot for the Smashing Pumpkins in her bohemian home town\, Montreal. Sensing Melissa’s talent\, Billy Corgan recommended her to Courtney Love. Whisked from her local scene\, Melissa joined Hole just after the deaths of Kurt Cobain and Hole’s prior bassist\, Kristen Pfaff\, with the just-widowed Courtney Love at the centre of it all. \n\n\n\nMELISSA AUF DER MAUR is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter\, best known as the former bassist of rock bands Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins. In 2007\, VH1 included her as #68 on the list of ‘100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll.’ She is also the co-creative director and owner of Basilica Hudson\, a performance centre in Hudson\, NY\, where she lives. \n\n\n\nBook & ticket option includes a hardback copy of Even The Good Girls Will Cry (rrp £22) available for collection on the night. \n\n\n\nDOORS 6.30pm | EVENT 7.00pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/waterstones-an-evening-with-melissa-auf-der-maur/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260408T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260408T213000
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SUMMARY:Café Scientifique: UK Food Security: Science & Politics
DESCRIPTION:Erik Millstone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! \n\n\n\nRegister to Attend\n\n\n\nErik Millstone completed a first degree in Physics\, followed by 3 postgraduate degrees in Philosophy. He was appointed to teach the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sussex in 1973\, but in Spring 1974 read an article called ‘Death for Dinner’ in the New York Review of Books. His interest in food safety was ignited then\, since when he has vigorously pursued that interest. He was a co-author of the first proposals to establish a Food Standards Agency in the UK\, and now counts himself as one of agency’s critical friends. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Erik Millstone will review several of the problematic features of food security not just in the UK\, but more widely too. He will explain why the pursuit of food security is both a scientific and a political problem\, and highlight some of the key ways in which science interacts with policy considerations. \n\n\n\nHe will explain why governments intervene in agricultural and food markets\, as they try to stabilise what would otherwise be volatile supplies and prices. He will outline how agricultural and food policies have evolved. He will highlight some of the ways in which scientific uncertainties complicate policy choices\, and illustrate some of the problems that remain unsolved.
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/cafe-scientifique-uk-food-security-science-politics/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260409T192000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260409T223000
DTSTAMP:20260501T222017
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SUMMARY:White Wall Cinema: All We Imagine As Light
DESCRIPTION:Topping numerous Film of the Year polls (BFI’s Sight & Sound\, The New York Times\, Film Comment\, AP)\, All We Imagine as Light is a luminous\, intricately woven portrait of the intersecting lives of three nurses living in Mumbai. Written and directed by Payal Kapadia in her fiction feature debut\, the film was selected for the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival\, where it was awarded the Grand Prix. \n\n\n\nAs much a tribute to Mumbai as it is a quiet critique\, the film follows three very different women who have left their homes in search of opportunity in the big city. Each contends with her own emotional and material struggles\, striving to build stability\, both financial and personal\, while questioning their relationships and navigating the pressures of a rapidly changing urban landscape shaped by gentrification and rising Hindu nationalism. \n\n\n\nA series of everyday yet nonetheless life-altering events unfold\, prompting each woman to gently shed the societal expectations placed upon them\, by others and by themselves. Lyrically told\, visually rich\, and suffused with atmosphere\, longing\, and gentle humour\, this is a deeply rewarding and delicately crafted work. Both beautifully nuanced and disarmingly simple\, it stands as a modern masterpiece. \n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.20pm*\n\n\n\nSTART TIME: 7.50pm*\n\n\n\nRUN TIME: 115 mins\n\n\n\nCERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult).\n\n\n\n\n*Please note – doors open at 7.20pm\, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.50pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets & More Info
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/white-wall-cinema-all-we-imagine-as-light/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260417T192000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260417T223000
DTSTAMP:20260501T222017
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SUMMARY:White Wall Cinema: Cutter's Way
DESCRIPTION:Hailed by Time Out as “nothing less than a modern masterpiece\,” Cutter’s Way serves as the closing salvo in a lineage of taut\, politically charged thrillers such as All the President’s Men\, The Parallax View\, Three Days of the Condor\, and The Conversation. Empire magazine called it “a classy monument to the paranoia of post-Watergate America.” The film also fits neatly into the tradition of L.A. Neo-Noir cinema such as The Long Goodbye\, Chinatown\, Thief\, Body Heat\, Blue Velvet\, To Live & Die in L.A.\, L.A. Confidential\, Heat and even The Big Lebowski and Mulholland Drive. \n\n\n\nThe film features an exceptional performance by Jeff Bridges (Lebowski\, True Grit) as Richard Bone\, a laid-back gigolo who becomes entangled in a murder investigation after witnessing the body of a dead cheerleader dumped in a quiet Santa Monica neighbourhood. When his friends\, Cutter (Heard)\, a disabled Vietnam veteran\, and his intelligent\, grounded wife Maureen (Lisa Eichhorn – Yanks\, The Talented Mr. Ripley)\, learn about the murder\, Cutter channels all his obsessive\, unpredictable\, and paranoid energy into confronting the suspected culprit: a powerful local oil tycoon\, dragging the trio into an ever spiralling series of events. Portraying cynicism\, vulnerability\, and simmering anger all at once\, Heard is positively electrifying in the role\, and the entire film radiates with a unique neo-noir energy\, that makes it both the definitive final statement on the post-Watergate era and a primal scream against the erosion of the American dream. \n\n\n\nFinally restored in 4K\, Cutter’s Way is an engrossing\, unusual\, thrilling\, and intelligent murder mystery with sharp political undertones\, a landmark of American cinema that too few have experienced in all its glory. \n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.20pm*\n\n\n\nSTART TIME: 7.50pm*\n\n\n\nRUN TIME: 109 mins\n\n\n\nCERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult).\n\n\n\n\n*Please note – doors open at 7.20pm\, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.50pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets & More Info
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/white-wall-cinema-cutters-way/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260424T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260424T223000
DTSTAMP:20260501T222017
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SUMMARY:White Wall Cinema: But I'm A Cheerleader
DESCRIPTION:The queen of TV comedy directing\, Jamie Babbit\, has helmed multiple episodes of Gilmore Girls\, Malcolm in the Middle\, Ugly Betty\, The L Word\, Gossip Girl\, The Middle\, Girls\, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia\, Russian Doll\, and Only Murders in the Building. But it’s her legendary debut feature\, But I’m a Cheerleader\, a riotous lampoon of the lunacy of conversion therapy\, that remains her most beloved work. \n\n\n\nThe film follows Megan (Lyonne)\, who\, despite seeming like an all-American girl (jock boyfriend\, good grades\, and yes\, a cheerleader) finds her parents staging an intervention\, fearful she might be *shock horror* a lesbian. With the help of “ex-gay” Mike (RuPaul)\, she is carted off to the True Directions conversion therapy camp in the hope she can learn to be straight. But when she meets rebellious\, unashamed teen lesbian Graham (Clea DuVall)\, the camp’s mission quickly begins to unravel. \n\n\n\nA high-camp comedy filled with brightly coloured sets and boundless energy\, But I’m a Cheerleader is a tongue-firmly-in-cheek dissection of some of society’s less progressive attitudes toward sexuality and gender roles\, and one big\, glittery kick in the teeth to heteronormativity. Satisfyingly broad in its comedy\, this light-hearted satire has a surprisingly heartfelt emotional core\, with a charming cast gleefully embracing its low-budget indie spirit. It’s a vibe that has only grown in stature over time\, cementing the film as one of the key works that helped redefine lesbian cinema. \n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.30pm*\n\n\n\nSTART TIME: 8.00pm*\n\n\n\nRUN TIME: 92 mins\n\n\n\nCERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult).\n\n\n\n\n*Please note – doors open at 7.30pm\, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 8.00pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets & More Info
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/white-wall-cinema-but-im-a-cheerleader/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260429T192000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260429T223000
DTSTAMP:20260501T222017
CREATED:20260421T104945Z
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SUMMARY:White Wall Cinema: The Man Who Wasn't There
DESCRIPTION:Anchored by a superb ensemble including Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade)\, Frances McDormand (Fargo\, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing\, Missouri\, Nomadland)\, Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation\, Under the Skin)\, and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)\, the film follows Ed Crane (Thornton)\, a taciturn\, almost nihilistic barber drifting through life in a small California town. His quiet routine is disrupted when a stranger offers him a dubious business opportunity requiring a significant investment. Suspecting his wife Doris (McDormand) of infidelity\, Ed seizes what he sees as a chance to blackmail her lover and secure the money. What follows is a slow\, inexorable spiral into a world of cruelty\, crime\, and existential uncertainty\, where each decision carries unforeseen and often devastating consequences. \n\n\n\nThe film feels like the perfect synthesis of the Coens’ longstanding preoccupations\, blending their signature jet-black humour with a hauntingly enigmatic crime narrative. Shot in luminous black and white by Roger Deakins (whose collaborations with the Coens and work on the likes of Blade Runner 2049 and 1917 rank among the most visually striking in modern cinema) it stands as a masterclass in neo-noir aesthetics. Complementing the imagery is Carter Burwell’s astonishing score\, arguably one of the finest film composers working today\, scoring all the Coens big hitters as well the likes of Being John Malkovich\, and the Twilight saga) this could easily be one of the best of his career\, lending the film a melancholic\, almost otherworldly tone. \n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.20pm*\n\n\n\nSTART TIME: 7.50pm*\n\n\n\nRUN TIME: 116 mins\n\n\n\nCERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult).\n\n\n\n\n*Please note – doors open at 7.20pm\, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.50pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets & More Info
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/white-wall-cinema-the-man-who-wasnt-there/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T223000
DTSTAMP:20260501T222017
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SUMMARY:The Comedy Graduation Night
DESCRIPTION:Come & celebrate Comedy Brilliance!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nAfter weeks of hard work and dedication\, the talented individuals from our 8-week comedy course\, they are ready to take the stage and showcase their comedic genius. From crafting hilarious material to perfecting their delivery\, they’ve honed their skills week after week\, and they’re ready to take the stage.\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an unforgettable evening filled with laughter\, camaraderie\, and celebration of comedic talent.  As the leading provider of stand-up courses for over 16 years\, Brighton Comedy Course ensures that every student gets the spotlight they deserve\, with personalised feedback and performance opportunities every week. \n\n\n\nDon’t miss out on this incredible showcase of comedy brilliance! See you there for a night to remember! \n\n\n\n\nDOORS: 7.30pm*\n\n\n\nSTART TIME: 8pm*\n\n\n\nEND APPROX: 10.30pm\n\n\n\n\n*Please note – doors open at 7.30pm\, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 8.00pm.  No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets & More Info
URL:https://www.wagnerhallbrighton.co.uk/event/the-comedy-graduation-night-4/
LOCATION:Wagner Hall
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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