Brighton Fringe 2026

Theatre on Friday, 22 May 2026

14 theatre shows at Brighton Fringe 2026 on Friday, 22 May 2026, £5–£19. Look out for slots at The Lantern @ ACT, Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak, Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT). The day's schedule: 4 matinees, 9 evening shows, 2 late-night slots.

Ben Hur

Cue Fanfare

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

£17.50–£19Family

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

Emma or Emily

Moon Kim Theatre

▷ Fri 22 May@ The Annunciation, Brighton

£11–£13Teen

No Show

Goldstone, Lavender No. 9 & Metric Theatre

▷ Fri 22 May@ The Lantern @ ACT

ORWELL: The Road to 1984

Stratford Productions (Website)

▷ Fri 22 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Bubble

Shakespeare’s Lost

Brighton Shakespeare

▷ Fri 15 May@ The Lantern @ ACT

£13.50–£14.5016+

Sock Party

Marta Fossati and Tom Bass (Website)

▷ Thu 21 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak

£8–£10Family

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

House of The Onion

▷ Tue 19 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak

The Skins

Halfway Down

▷ Fri 22 May@ Grania Dean Studio (Lantern Theatre @ ACT)

£7.50–£10Teen

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

Whisky Tango Foxtrot!

Jack Bryan Comedy (Website)

▷ Fri 22 May@ The Lantern @ ACT

Counterattack : Youth

Logue Studio

▷ Fri 22 May@ Cellar Bar @ The Brunswick

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