Fri 1–Mon 25 May 2026

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Theatre
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Kohlhaas

A Brighton Festival Production | World Premiere
Fri 1 - Tue 5 May
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
From £20
Music
From left to right a black lady with long braided her wearing white and black patterned shorts and shirt holds a microphone, a white man wearing jeans and a jacket sings into a mic in the centre, and a black lady with a dark afro wearing a patterned dress plays bass at the end. They're stood on stage performing to an audience

One World Orchestra

Fri 1 May
Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
From £15
Music
Beverly Glenn Copeland, a Black transgender man with short curly gray hair stands sideways on looking to the ceiling in front of a blue black drop

Beverly Glenn-Copeland

With F*Choir
Fri 1 May
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
From £15
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Circus

carnation

2 - 25 May 2026

NoFit State Circus | World Premiere

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Brighton Festival Exclusives, Premieres and Commissions

Theatre
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KlangHaus: Last Haus on Earth

KlangHaus
Sat 2 - Sat 23 May
Brighton Dome Anita's Room
Tickets £25.50
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Music
Laurie Anderson- a 78 year old woman with short grey hair is wearing a teal knitted jumper and blue trousers. She's sat in an armchair with her head in her hand and staring towards the ceiling

Laurie Anderson: The Republic of Love

Wed 6 May
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
From £25
Music
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Zamrock Allstars: Sampa The Great x W.I.T.C.H.

Sat 9 May
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
From £25
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Theatre

Malory Towers

19 - 23 May 2026

Emma Rice Company

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Highlights and Hidden Gems

Music
Four men sit cross-legged on the floor surrounded by pianos of various sizes. They're looking up towards the camera

KNEEBODY

+ New Generation Jazz Futures
Sat 2 May
Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
From £15
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Theatre
Two children dressed as ghosts in a cloud of smoke in front of a white wall covered with sheets of paper with handwritten letters

Time Keeps The Drummer

Fevered Sleep
Fri 8 - Sun 10 May
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
From £8
Music
West African born Angélique Kidjo is visible from the shoulders up. She's wearing a red head scarf, gold multi-hoop necklace, gold hoop earrings and a green silk jacket. She's in front of a red and orange gradient backdrop

Angélique Kidjo

+ Saidi Kanda
Sat 16 May
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
From £25
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Classical Music

Shakespeare's Sisters

10 May 2026

Golden Globe Winner Miranda Richardson, soprano Sophie Bevan & Grammy Winner Christopher…

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News from the Festival

A group of performers stand on stage. They are happy and smiling, with a live band playing behind them.

Big names. Exclusive collaborations. Unexpected musical encounters.

The contemporary music programme for Brighton Festival’s landmark 60th edition is bursting with global icons, one-off collaborations and boundary-pushing…
Two children dressed as ghosts in a cloud of smoke in front of a white wall covered with sheets of paper with handwritten letters

Theatre, Dance, Music & Visual Art collide: Time Keeps the Drummer at Brighton Festival

You’re invited to slow down and linger as you enter a world where theatre, dance, music and visual art collide for a performance unlike anything you've…
Tenebrae choir standing in all black in a church, they are surrounded by candles

A journey through 400 years of music: our 2026 classical programme

This year, Brighton Festival celebrates its 60th edition with a classical music programme which reflects the past 60 years and the many extraordinary…
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