Brighton Fringe 2026

Theatre on Thursday, 21 May 2026

12 theatre shows at Brighton Fringe 2026 on Thursday, 21 May 2026, £7–£19. Look out for slots at Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT), The Lantern @ ACT, Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak. The day's schedule: 2 matinees, 9 evening shows, 1 late-night slot.

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

DURO..........wait to be pampered

Langfield Pictures

▷ Thu 21 May@ Brighthelm Community Centre

£10–£15Kids

Sock Party

Marta Fossati and Tom Bass (Website)

▷ Thu 21 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak

£8–£10Family

The Coffee Machine is Broken

Vitruvian Theatre

▷ Tue 19 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Bubble

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

House of The Onion

▷ Tue 19 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak

tHERapy

Duchess Productions & B-Rated Productions

▷ Thu 21 May@ Friends' Meeting House

Toast: Stories from the End of the World

Witwerks Theatre (Website)

▷ Fri 1 May@ Comedy at the Caxton

Waiting for Texto!

Aideen McQueen (Website)

▷ Thu 21 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)

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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