Brighton Fringe 2026

Theatre on Wednesday, 20 May 2026

18 theatre shows at Brighton Fringe 2026 on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, £6–£19. Look out for slots at The Lantern @ ACT, Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT), The Actors - Theatre. The day's schedule: 15 evening shows, 3 late-night slots.

Ben Hur

Cue Fanfare

▷ Wed 20 May@ Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)

£17.50–£19Family

Born Traitor

Nocebo Theatre

▷ Wed 20 May@ The Lantern @ ACT

Can't Kill the Spirit

PlayGC Theatre

▷ Wed 20 May@ The Lantern @ ACT

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Mads Noddings

▷ Tue 19 May@ The Actors - Theatre

Miss Havisham's Clothes Swap

Helen Tennison Performance (Website)

▷ Tue 19 May@ Lionhouse

£10–£12Teen

Not Another Group Chat!!!

Purple Productions (Website)

▷ Wed 13 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai

The Coffee Machine is Broken

Vitruvian Theatre

▷ Tue 19 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Bubble

The Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka

Jonathan Sidgwick

▷ Mon 4 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak

£10–£12Kids

The Illustrious Reign of King Louis XIX (In its entirety)

House of The Onion

▷ Tue 19 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak

The Summer Palace

Hatmolester Productions (Website)

▷ Tue 19 May@ Grania Dean Studio (Lantern Theatre @ ACT)

The Winner Rolls It All

STAUNCH Theatre

▷ Wed 13 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Bubble

£12.50–£1416+

Unidentified Fluid Other: Gaylien de Mars

Gaylien de Mars

▷ Thu 7 May@ Ironworks Studios (Studio C)

You Oughta Be in Pictures

Polis Loizou (Website)

▷ Wed 20 May@ The Lantern @ ACT

SLAY

Gobby Girl Productions (Website)

▷ Tue 19 May@ The Actors - Theatre

£6–£7.50Teen

Cowpokes in a Bunkhouse

Oblique Theatre (Website)

▷ Tue 19 May@ The Rossi Bar

Supernatural

David Stewart Magic (Website)

▷ Sun 3 May@ The Brunswick

Chemistry

Special Someone Productions

▷ Fri 15 May@ Grania Dean Studio (Lantern Theatre @ ACT)

Sherlock Holmes vs Arsène Lupin: A Drag Crime Caper

The Department of Ulterior Motives

▷ Sat 16 May@ Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)

£12–£15Teen

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