Albion are preparing for Sunday's relegation decider at home to Ipswich as if it is an away game. They will stay at a local hotel on Saturday night, rather than just meeting up at Withdean for the 1pm showdown. The Seagulls require a point to be certain
Thousands of people have chosen to vote by post in tomorrow's General Election. Brighton and Hove City Council has sent out more than 26,000 postal votes for the parliamentary seats of Brighton Pavilion, Brighton Kemptown and Hove and Portslade. That
John Prescott was asked if he would allow Brighton and Hove Albion to build a stadium in Falmer but ducked the question. The Deputy Prime Minister, in charge of planning, said he was not allowed to make a decision until the inquiry wraps up this week.
The boats and waters of Brighton Marina provide the backdrop to the Big Splash as it sets sail for another extravaganza of street theatre, music and dance. With a nautical theme and acts with overseas influences, this is probably one of the most popular
La Delience Des Vines a Visages, Market Street, May 13 & May 14 French Street Arts group Le Cercle de la Litote and Brighton's Ragroof Theatre meet three generations of local families and spin their memories, dreams and myths into spellbinding performances
You find yourself surrounded by flaming, smoking and spinning wizardry as well as a symphony of whizzing, banging and popping in this celebration of fire. Starts from 10.30pm. Free.
An eccentric family of travelling outsiders present a colourful, edgy, comic contortion, where a lactating Madonna, a man with a bear's heart and a telepathic granny rule the roost. Collect free tickets from the Bear's Heart truck on New Road between
With more than 150 saxophones, trumpets and clarinets the evening air will fill with sound. Musicians will appear from behind bushes and from other hiding places. Stars from 5pm. Free.
A mix of projected film, light, music and fire in this evening show inspired by the elements of earth, air, water and fire. In a finale featuring images beamed on to a giant pod, the audience is greeted by out-of-this-world encounters. Starts from 10pm
This show explores the perceptions of one hour - 3,600 seconds - through the eyes of people of different ages and nationalities. Starts from 9.30pm. Free.
A fantasist begins a life sentence this week for bludgeoning his wife to death because she was about to find out he was a liar who had run up almost £60,000 of debt. David Page, 45, beat Valerie Page, 51, with a 1.5lb paperweight as almost a decade of
Athletes will complete the 100-metre sprint in stilettos in Brighton and Hove's first Drag Olympics. The event will be among the highlights of the Miss TG (Transgender) Brighton beauty pageant with Rocky Horror film star Richard O'Brien lined up to judge
The return of a legendary travelling tent marked the start of the countdown to one of the UK's biggest arts festival. The Famous Spiegeltent has reappeared in Brighton on the Old Steine lawns just days before the launch of the Brighton Festival on Saturday
As dance DJ Fatboy Slim he has earned himself an international following splicing together classic tracks for millions of music lovers. His offerings from the recording studio have proved equally successful, embracing a host of different sounds to create
A scheme to create a city farm is in danger of collapsing. The budget for the project in the deprived Whitehawk estate of Brighton and Hove has been slashed from £337,000 to £100,000 and two conservation groups have opposed the scheme. The East Brighton
Visual artist Nancy Davenport explores symbolic architectural forms in this stimulating multimedia exhibition. A continuous video loop constructed from hundreds of still photographs, Weekend Campus pays homage to Jean-Luc Godard's tour de force tracking
Textile artist Michele Walker uses quilting techniques as a metaphor for the complex social and personal histories which make up the fabric of our lives. Maker Unknown, her new commission for Fabrica, is a haunting sculptural installation, developed in
With the Albion players getting five-star treatment, wouldn't it have been great if the fans got in on the act, too, by the club laying on free coach travel for their last away game at Rotherham. Other clubs have adopted this idea, including West Bromwich
Sir John Tenniel's iconic illustrations for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass must be among the most famous and best-loved children's images in the world. In conjunction with The City Reads, and marking the 70th anniversary
Renowned as a virtuoso pianist, Rachmaninov was also a masterful composer of choral works. Written in 1913, his most accomplished work is Vespers. In the candlelit setting of St Bartholomew's Church, the 170-strong Brighton Festival Chorus will recreate
If you had your heart set on attending one of the Royal Pavilion's unique Music Room Recitals, we're sorry to say the tickets have already sold out. These immensely popular recitals offer a rare opportunity to hear worldclass music in the intimate setting
One of the great French orchestras, the Orchestre Nationale de Lille, makes a welcome return to Brighton. On the bill is avantgarde composer Pierre Boulez's richly percussive Rituel, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 3 in C Minor performed by Norwegian soloist
Unruly people face fines of up to £500 if they are caught drinking alcohol on East Sussex streets under plans to cut booze-fuelled crime. Councillors in Lewes district are examining proposals for public drinking bans in Newhaven and Seaford town centres
To mark the 400th anniversary of the infamous gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament, two of the world's finest interpreters of 17th-Century music will perform an incendiary musical arsenal. The King's Singers and the ciol ensemble Concordia
This collaboration between Brighton-based contemporary musicians Tacet Ensemble and celebrated folk singers The Copper Family is a celebration of the vital force of English music. Performing both standards and newly-commissioned music, this is an invigorating
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Eisenstein's fictionalised account of the 1905 mutiny against the Tsarist regime, the New Music Players perform the UK premiere of Ed Hughes' contemporary score to Battleship Potemkin. This multimedia celebration
To those so-called Brighton fans who complained about not getting a ticket for the Spurs FA Cup match, where were you at Rotherham? This was our biggest match of the season and we couldn't sell it out - and we only had 3,000 seats. It was an insult to
Established by the original Jazz Warrior Gary Crosby in 1992, Tomorrow's Warriors picks up where the seminal Eighties big band left off. Just as the Jazz Warriors kickstarted the careers of Courtney Pine and Cleveland Watkiss, previous Tomorrow's Warriors
Council managers have turned to Mother Nature in the fight to stop organised football matches on the seafront. Instead of trying to use local bylaws to ban teams from playing on Hove Lawns, they have allowed the usually immaculately-manicured grass to
Christy Moore is almost as renowned for his mastery of the informal aside as his heartfelt and charismatic reinvention of Irish folk music. Former founder of Celtic fusion supergroup Planxty, Moore has become one of Ireland's most influential singersongwriters
Cutting edge Frantic Assembly theatre company again push back the boundaries with their first sitespecific show an escorted wander through a disused Art Deco hotel on the hills in Saltdean. The theme is dirty weekends and the audience are treated to a
Ambient freefall minimalist jazz or lo-fi post-rock trance? Pinning the tail on the metaphorical musical donkey which is The Necks has been likened to trying to stop a freight train with a feather duster. All-knowing music mag Straight No Chaser described
When septuagenarian superstar Ibrahim Ferrer won Grammys in 1998 and 2004, it was a testament to the worldwide rediscovery of Cuban music. Ferrer was plucked from relative obscurity by Afro Cuban All Stars' Juan Marcos Gonzalez and championed by Ry Cooder
Making a welcome return to the Brighton Festival, Dama from the group Mahaleo Madagascar's most enduring and influential musical phenomenon curates a showcase of the best of Malagasy music. In the three years since his last visit, Dama has stepped down
I agree with Adam Trimingham (The Argus, April 27) - it is time to rebuild the West Pier and rekindle the heritage this iconic structure gave the world. However, it appears to me the surviving skeleton is the clue to the shape the new pier should take
Brighton audiences will be the first in the UK to see the Maly Drama Theatre of St Petersburgs version of this Chekhov classic. Under the artistic control of legendary director Lev Dodin, the Russian company have become one if the most revered and respected
Ronnie Burkett is a man on a mission to shake off puppetrys childish reputation and prove just how powerful and emotive an art form it can be. The talented Canadian has wowed theatre-goers at previous Brighton festivals and returns this year with another
Half-naked bodies writhing in a mass of hamburgers, cola and ketchup is no ordinary way to protest against globalisation but Rodrigo Garcia is no ordinary director. The controversial Argentinean has made his name as a virile and energetic critic of modern
...The Ugliest Woman In The World & The False Corpse Theatre Royal Brighton Tuesday May 17 - Saturday May 21 The True History caused a sensation when it hit the boards in 2002 as one of the first plays to be performed in absolute darkness. Revived
There was a time when plays took place solely on the stage but those days look to be long gone. This original interpretation, by Brighton theatre group dreamthinkspeak, of Dostoyevsky's classic novel Crime And Punishment unravels itself in the bowels
Time is a main theme in both these authors' recent works. Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife explores how slipping back and forth in time dictates much of our lives. Doerr's novel, About Grace, is about a man who foretells the future. Starts 7.30,
Thirty-five years since his Pulitzer Prize-winning My Lai massacre scoop during the Vietnam War, Hersh has again shocked the world with his expose of US abuses of Iraqi prisoners. Don't miss this exclusive UK visit from the legendary reporter. Starts
Nick Broomfield's films have featured such unlikely icons as Tupac Shakur, Courtney Love and Aileen Wuornos. Here is a rare opportunity to catch this innovative taboo-breaker in conversation. Starts £8.30, £7.
From Head of BBC Youth Entertainment to President of the Ramblers' Association, her career has been characterised by innovation and a winning eccentricity. Starts 3pm, £16
Do-si-do down to the Corn Exchange for this year's end of festival ceilidh. The Sussex Pistols folk band will be getting the crowd skipping, twirling and hollering. There are children's cocktail, a supervised quiet room for under-eights and a bar for
I am grateful Gillian Marston explained the case for wheelie bins (The Argus, April 15). Firstly, there is great respect for our refuse collectors and all of them would wish to co-operate to make things easier and safer. However, the collection and disposal
Captain Stuart Tuck praised Eastbourne Borough's character after scoring a wonder goal to help send his side through to the Conference south play-off final. Borough came from 2-1 down at half-time to beat Thurrock at Ship Lane and will now face Cambridge
Albion are preparing for Sunday's relegation decider at home to Ipswich as if it is an away game. They will stay at a local hotel on Saturday night, rather than just meeting up at Withdean for the 1pm showdown. The Seagulls require a point to be certain
Two college friends have launched an emergency handyman service for those with neither the time nor expertise for DIY. Ian Budd and Graham Aylmore both attended Northbrook College in Worthing and also travelled across Europe as engineers for global processing
Keith Biddlestone has been appointed managing director of Brighton-based Bupa International, the world's largest expatriate health insurer with almost 300,000 customers. Keith was previously managing director of Bupa Asia, in charge of insurance and hospital
Little Richard may be renowned for his ludicrous lyrics and larter-than-life performances but when he declares, "I am the originator, I am the emancipator, I am the architect of rock 'n' roll, I am the man that started it all", he's making a perfectly
"My brother gave it to me," explained Martha Wainwright when her acoustic guitar refused to stay in tune. "He's trying to keep me down." Later, the singer, whose press coverage to date has largely hinged on her being the sister of pop crooner Rufus, not
Council managers have turned to Mother Nature in the fight to stop organised football matches on the seafront. Instead of trying to use local by-laws to ban teams from playing on Hove Lawns, they have allowed the usually immaculately-manicured grass to
UNRULY people face fines of up to £500 if they are caught drinking alcohol on East Sussex streets under plans to cut booze-fuelled crime. Councillors in Lewes district are examining proposals for public drinking bans in Newhaven and Seaford town centres
The Eurovision Song Contest is 50 years old this year. The first contest took place on May 24, 1956, with just seven contestants. Drawing a global audience of around a hundred million, many well-known artists have represented the UK, including Cliff Richard
Well done, the Albion. Chris English is wrong (Letters, April 28). The Albion did not sell the Goldstone, Bill Archer did - the Albion are brave and kind. -Lesley Kite, Hove
Slapstick clowning from the three men ina barbershop - a world where training dolls, scissors and towels come to life to hamper their busy schedule. Show starts at 1pm and 3pm and is free.
The Guardian Angels are firemen on duty armed with their own special fire engine. With nerve-shattering explosions, they thrill the crowd with their comic combustion. Starts from 9pm. Free.
Amateur sailor Marina Kniestedt is cutting across the Atlantic in the longest leg of her round-the-world race. The 32-year-old from North Chailey, near Lewes, set sail from Cape Town in South Africa on Sunday and will head to Boston in the US with her
An animator has won a prime-time television slot thanks to a pair of domino-playing bar flies. Trevor Hardy's cartoon characters, Les and Alf, will be seen setting the world to rights in the pub, playing dominos and drenching themselves in ketchup in
Sussex's answer to Glastonbury will celebrate its tenth anniversary next month despite once being threatened with closure. Glastonwick festival of music, beer and poetry will take place at the Fly-In Bar and Restaurant, Shoreham airport, on Friday and
In fashion, science, art and entertainment, dolls have been used throughout the centuries to reinforce and question the cultural/social roles which men and women play. Exploring associations between consumption and desire, the nature of femininity, fashion
Campaigners hope a woman arrested and held in a Dubai jail for having prescribed painkillers in her bloodstream could be home next week. Tracy Wilkinson, 44, from Balcombe near Haywards Heath, was granted bail in Dubai at the weekend. She is due to appear
The BBC Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of two distinct musical traditions American minimalism and English choral music. Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber performs the UK premiere of Philip Glass' Cello Concerto. Plus there is Arthur Bliss' choral requiem
Virtuoso pianist Joanna MacGregor takes centre stage with Gershwin's Piano Concerto, accompanied by the Brighton Youth Orchestra. The concert also premieres a song cycle composed especially for the occasion by Stewart Copeland (Police), John Paul Jones
How did Brighton and Hove Albion not sell-out their biggest game of the season so far at Rotherham? This was their last away match of the season and a must-win if we are to hold onto our place in the second tier of English football. Quite frankly, this
At the age 73, Alfred Brendel is said to be the greatest living classical pianist of the age. This rare recital performance by Brendal at the sumptuous Glyndebourne Opera House will include Schumann's romantic piano sonata Kreisleriana and Schubert's
The opening performance of this year's Brighton Festival introduces a wealth of international talent united in celebration of the best of British music. Canadian soloist James Ehnes brings to life Elgar's virtuosic Violin Concerto and Richard Hickox leads
An exquisite blend of farce and irony, coupled with one of the most beautiful scores in the operatic repertoire, made Cosi Fan Tutte a hit when it premiered in 1790. More than two centuries later, it continues to enjoy immense popularity and is considered
To celebrate the bicentenary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth, this young Danish ensemble presents a chamber concert of period works and new compositions inspired by the author's fairytales. The programme features Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor
The Sacconi String Quartet was formed in 2001 at London's Royal College of Music. Taking their name from the outstanding 20th-century Italian violin maker and author, the group are fast gaining a reputation as one of the finest young chamber music ensembles
Since winning the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Music Award, Canadian-born Gillian Keith has established herself at the forefront of her profession. The soprano has appeared with major orchestras at venues and festivals all over the world and has sung
Marta Topferova's nomadic leanings lend her delicate Latin ballads and swooning Gilberto-esque bossas a truly global feel. From Prague (via Seattle and southern Spain) to New York, she has absorbed a rich palette of musical styles, including Czech folk
The family of a snowboarder killed in an avalanche told how they have found comfort in a postcard he sent days before his death. James Rourke, 26, of Westway, Wick, Littlehampton, was swept more than 2,500ft in a torrent of ice, snow and rock down the
Chris Abrahams is one of the most distinctive keyboard players Australia has produced. Both as a solo performer and as one part of jazz/ambient group The Necks, the artist is well known for his exploratory and riveting improvisation. He was even voted
At the age of 17, Nicola Benedetti is already an accomplished performer. The young Scottish violinist won the coveted BBC Young Musician Award 2004 and has been riding a wave of publicity ever since. Alison Rhind will accompany her on the piano during
Few musicians have managed to invent a whole new musical genre, but how many can lay claim to a new language? Composer and singer Julien Jacob has done just that, delivering his tender and deeply original pan-continental world music in an entirely imaginary
Internationally acclaimed as one of the world's most talented guitarists, Debashish Bhattacharya mastered Indian classical music techniques at an early age. Since then, the artist has created his own sound drawing on wider musical influences and combining
An outstanding soloist as well as a fine chamber musician, Alexandre Tharaud has dedicated much of his young life to the French repertoire. From his solo homage to John Philippe Rameau to his widely-acclaimed recording of Ravel's complete piano works,
After 17 years of cultural repression, Ethiopian music is undergoing a renaissance. At the forefront of this revival is Abyssinia Infinite, a crosscultural collaboration between legendary producer Bill Laswell and Ethiopia's hottest new vocal revelation
Twelve years of hard graft are, at long last, beginning to pay off for the Esbjorn Svensson Trio. With a string of awards to their credit, a top-20 chart hit in their home country of Sweden, and a burgeoning European fanbase, EST have defiantly emerged
For nearly 17 years, the family of Louise Kay have searched for clues to her whereabouts. Louise, who would be 35 now, disappeared in 1988 after a night out with friends in Eastbourne. She had been out to various bars and clubs with a group of friends
Generations of music teachers have tormented their reluctant pupils with the mantra "practice makes perfect" but The Bays challenge that idea. Despite being one of this year's hottest Festival tickets, this fourpiece dance act never practice. Before they
Gravity and Levity dont just do aerial dance they do aerial dance as it has never been done before. Boasting a show which weds film and visual art with gravitydefying manoeuvres, this newly-formed troupe take dance to new heights literally. Directed by
Charlie Chaplins daughter Aurelia Thierree continues the family tradition of variety and circus in this dazzling display of stage illusions. Nothing is as it seems in this highly-imaginative family show, directed by the stars mother, the celebrated circus
Lloyd Newson, founder of DV8 Physical Theatre, directs the UK premiere of his award-winning company's first new work in five years. Entitled Just For Show, this astounding piece of physical theatre is all about showing and about showing off. In a world
We were very pleased to see the article about our singing group, Musicale, (Letters, April 14) but unfortunately the photograph was not of Musicale but of the Crescent Operatic Society celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2002. We are a group of three
This rare visit to the UK by the Trisha Brown Dance Company, their first to Brighton since 2000, will revisit two of her signature works, before culminating in the UK premiere of her highly-acclaimed Present Tense. An innovative and exuberant dancer and
Make a date with the author of High Fidelity, whose latest work, narrated by an adolescent, a disgraced TV presenter and an US rock star cum delivery boy, is about a chance encounter among strangers. Starts 7.30pm, £10, £6.
From Rwanda to South Africa's townships, award-winning BBC correspondent Fergal Keane has witnessed the dark heart of man's brutality at close range. Join Keane for a powerful and candid account of a life lived on the front-line. Starts 5pm, £7.
When Trigger Happy TV first scammed its way on to our screens in 1999, its re-invention of Candid Camera was a cult hit. This established Joly as the king of absurdist street antics. The prolific writer, producer and performer is a must-see. Starts 7.30pm
As dance DJ Fatboy Slim he has earned himself an international following splicing together classic tracks for millions of music lovers. His offerings from the recording studio have proved equally successful, embracing a host of different sounds to create
Broadcaster, author and historian, Dr David Starkey is an authority on the monarchy. Here he discusses the relationship between royalty and its subjects and asks how tomorrow's historians may view the current tensions in English society. Starts 4pm, £7
Writer, journalist and lifelong dissenter, Tariq Ali made his name in the front-line of political activism in the Sixties. He has remained a vocal commentator since. Get the inside track on our political, social and cultural landscape from one of the
I went to the Labour party's election rally at Hove Town Hall last Sunday May 1. I am a 13-year-old, Year 9 student at Blatchington Mill School and was invited to come along by my mother, as she knows I am interested in politics. On the way, I was accused
To launch Brighton Festival's anthology of new writing, Jeanette Winterson reads from her new novel. Starts 7.30pm, £7.
Sunday Thur May 26 (signed performance), Fri May 27 and May 29, respectively. Shakespeare as boring, prepare to think again, with the help of Tim Crouch. Written and performed by Tim, with a lot of blood and heavy metal, I, Banquo takes a look at the
Over the past year, 4,000 youngsters from 70 schools and groups across the city have been working hard to create what promises to be the noisiest, brightest and biggest Children's Parade in 15 years. Towering tableaus and amazing costumes made and worn
Wild Park in Moulsecoomb will be transformed in an Valencian-style festival filled with colour and noisy excitement centred around a 20ft caricature. In The Seven Deadly Sins Fiesta Finale, months of hard work will literally go up in flames. At the start
The right to peaceful protest is a fundamental right we enjoy in the free world. Unfortunately, the dividing line between peaceful and violent demonstration is blurred. A decade ago, animal rights protesters used violent methods to interrupt activities
David Norris today revealed he feared for the life of his mechanic who got caught up in a mass brawl at Wolverhampton on Monday night. Chris Geer was left on the ground with head and shoulder damage. His father Trevor, Eagles' team manager, was also caught
Martin Chalons-Browne suggests rubbish collection chambers should be constructed under streets and pavements (Letters, April 22). Has he thoroughly thought out this proposal? Access to chambers would have to be via waterproof covers. How would collections
Crawley have released defender Sean Hankin and midfielder Charlie Mapes. Hankin joined the club in December 2003 and made 31 appearances this season. Mapes played 36 times after signing from Wycombe last summer and had been on the transfer list at his
Lee Carney led Horsham into the Ryman division one play-off final at Queen Street last night. The 22-year-old midfield dynamo made two, scored one and was even the victim of violent conduct as frustrated Cray substitute David Gray shoved him to the ground
Women in business are being given the chance to find out how to inspire others and achieve professional goals by injecting a little passion into their work. Motivational speaker Louisa Nunn is holding two Passion in Business events later this month in
A Sussex council is one of only two in Britain to launch an attack on cluttered roads and unnecessary street signs. West Sussex County Council has joined a project to cut the number of street signs and road humps cluttering up country lanes and villages
