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“Comedy, music and more…”
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Want to embrace the darker side of burlesque? 😈 Starting from an evil smirk to a very knowing exposé, Sirona Thorneycroft will teach you the art of the Femme Fatale. This 5 week course will cover storytelling through dance with the themes of heartbreak, revenge and power. You will learn routines covering technique, attitude, stagecraft and presence.
Suitable for beginners and intermediate level.
Mondays from 1st to 29th April.
Email Sirona for further info and to secure your slot.
Our SECOND Cabaret Lab Burlesque Special!!!
Welcome to Spring & Fling!
Celebrating some of our favourite performers from Cabaret Lab’s sexier side, and ringing in the spring with some classic, some modern, some silly, some sweet, some naughty, some nice but all sensual and sexy burlesque!
Come to the Caroline of Brunswick for about 7:30pm on April 24th to join the fun, but try to arrive early to get a seat, as we will fill up quick!!
Free entry, but donations are gratefully accepted and hugely appreciated!
Skeptics in the Pub is aimed at providing a community for like-minded people to meet, drink and hear some great talks from speakers from all around the country.
Entry just £3!
Thursday 25th April
Why Diets Don’t Work and other myths about food and health
with Pixie Turner
Despite a wealth of information at our fingertips there are still so many things we get wrong about our health, and with a new diet book out every other day it’s no wonder people are confused. What should we be eating? When? How often? Just how important is food when it comes to our overall health?
Humans have always been a bit weird around food. We’re told eating certain foods are the key to living longer, some foods are ‘sinful’ or ‘bad’, that ‘you are what you eat’, and that we must seek to obtain health at all costs. All this means we follow crazy diets that make things worse rather than better, and have a population where most of us dislike our bodies.
Pixie will unpack why diet and nutrition misinformation is so problematic, on social media, in mass media, and on a public health level, and why we could all benefit from taking a moment to assess our personal relationship with food. Expect some mythbusting, diet rants, and lots of fully-referenced evidence-based science.
Pixie is a nutritionist (ANutr), food blogger, and science communicator. She graduated with a First Class degree in Biochemistry, and went on to complete a Masters in Nutrition with Distinction. She is the brains behind the ‘Pixie Nutrition’ social media accounts, which aim to infiltrate the wellness movement and debunk nutrition misinformation online. In addition, she has been featured as a nutrition expert on BBC and Channel 5, and in publications such as Red magazine, Evening Standard, Grazia, the Telegraph and more. Her first book, ‘The Wellness Rebel’ was published early 2018, with her second book, ‘The No Need to Diet Book’ released March 2019.
Following three sell-out Fringe runs with hit show ‘Crime and Funishment’ and more than a decade of acclaimed and raucously funny performances, Brighton’s improvised comedy revolutionaries return with a brand new show for 2019!
Join them as they delve into the secret lives of celebrities, creating a unique biopic documentary each night on stage, all based on your suggestions. What did David Bowie do before Ziggy? Was Marilyn Monroe really an alien? What’s Her Majesty’s hidden hobby? They’ll reveal all, with a heap of laughter and anarchy thrown in for good measure!
“Classic comedy gold” ***** (Latest 7)
8pm start / Entry £5
Simon Caine: Every Room Becomes a Panic Room When You Overthink Enough
Simon Caine is interested in the stories we tell ourselves vs the stories other people hear. Why do we always cast ourselves in the best part in all our stories when we share them online? And what’s the truth behind them? A new show looking at our relationship with happiness and social media in an age where attention seems to be wanted over personal growth. Where experiences are only as valuable as the number of likes they get and where anxiety seems to be everywhere and I’m sure there’s no link between these things.
Illicit Chats with Laura Thomas
Hosted by Sex Standing Up’s very own Ginnia Cheng, where she will be chatting to Laura Thomas (co-host of the Illicit Chats Podcast) about all the things illicit, sordid, and uncomfortable. And after they’ve talked all things sex, Laura will move onto the tough subjects that effect women’s day to day life but aren’t talked about day to day. There will be laughs, tears (from laughing so much) and pain (from laughing so hard)
Doors 7:00pm / Show 7:30pm / Tickets £5 (or pay what you want)
Want to embrace the darker side of burlesque? 😈 Starting from an evil smirk to a very knowing exposé, Sirona Thorneycroft will teach you the art of the Femme Fatale. This 5 week course will cover storytelling through dance with the themes of heartbreak, revenge and power. You will learn routines covering technique, attitude, stagecraft and presence.
Suitable for beginners and intermediate level.
Mondays from 1st to 29th April.
Email Sirona for further info and to secure your slot.
Our monthly open mic comedy club and competition!
For a spot, email crowscomedy@gmail.com
FREE ENTRY!
• Fri 3, Fri 10, Fri 24 & Fri 31 May @ 7:00pm •
(50 min)
Gráinne Maguire (as seen on BBC1, Dave, Comedy Central, Sky and heard on R3,4,5) returns with a new hour show about ghosts, Irish men and why we need to forgive Taylor Swift. Come on guys, she’s been through a lot.
“A must see from a comedian at the top of her game” – Edinburgh Festivals ****
“A self assured performance from a woman who has mastered her craft” – The Skinny ****
FREE ENTRY!
• Fri 3 & Fri 24 May @ 8:15pm •
(1 hour)
Over 21 Years Jay has built up a powerhouse of sharp political and observational material. This show is the very best of all his material in a slick hour. The show is free because Jay loves performing to people who have not seen him before. TV credits: Malai Comedy BBC, radio credits: Britain’s Got Satire (108 stations internationally), film credits: The Limelight (2010).
FREE ENTRY!
• Fri 3 & Sat 4 May @ 9:30pm •
(1 hour)
Twonkey’s 10th show is about a grotesque cake decorating shop in the Dordogne that has been secretly making fake weather since 1982. Last week I knocked on the door licking my lips in anticipation. The shopkeeper opened the door, a tiny woman who was all baggy eyes with a hard miserable face and fast little legs. I had made a horrible mistake, I could not turn back!
“He’s a one-man cornucopia of the bizarre” **** (Fringe Guru)
“He creates wonderlands of weird” **** (The Scotsman)
“Mind bending fables” **** (The Times)
“A comic with an operatic imagination” **** (Beyond the Joke)
FREE ENTRY!