Sat 3–Mon 26 May 2025

Brighton Festival

Guest Director 2025
Anoushka Shankar

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Anoushka Shankar stands in the sea in a blue flowy dress

Brighton Festival 2025 is here...

Look towards a New Dawn with Guest Director Anoushka Shankar at Brighton Festival 2025

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'Let's come together to reflect, lift each other up and take action. This is a festival for everyone to participate in, to connect with, to feel part of. I can’t wait.”- Anoushka Shankar

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Theatre

Hamlet

9 - 11 May 2025

Teatro La Plaza (Peru)

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Brighton Festival Exclusives, Premieres and Commissions

Classical Music

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Brighton Festival Chorus

Thu 22 May
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
From £10
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Talks
Nikesh Patel, Himesh Patel and Nikesh Shukla

Wembley

Written by Nikesh Patel, Himesh Patel and Nikesh Shukla
Mon 5 May
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
From £10
Dance
A dancer wearing all black strikes a powerful move, staring straight at the camera

AYNA

CEYDA TANC DANCE
Fri 9 - Sat 10 May
The Arch
From £20
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Highlights and Hidden Gems

Music
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Nerm & Friends

Brighton Festival 2025 Official Closing Party
Sun 25 - Mon 26 May
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
From £15
Music
Ahad Elley aka Ahadadream looks down left, a golden and purple light spots on his face

Ahadadream

+ Friends
Sat 3 - Sun 4 May
The Old Market
From £15
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Spoken Word
Three spoken word artists in various poses

Status Flo

AFLO. the poet, Kid Anansi & Merki
Mon 19 May
Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
From £5
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Aditya Prakash plays a double-headed drum, alarge projection of his face behind him
Theatre

ROOM-i-Nation

21 - 23 May 2025

Aditya Prakash

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Events from overseas

Music
Aruna Sairam and Ganavya

Aruna Sairam & Ganavya

Mon 12 May
Theatre Royal Brighton
From £20
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Circus
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Humans 2.0

Circa (Australia)
Tue 20 - Sat 24 May
Theatre Royal Brighton
From £10
Dance
A woman performing classical Indian dance

Jwala (Rising Flame)

Mythili Prakash
Mon 5 - Tue 6 May
Theatre Royal Brighton
From £15
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North by Northwest

Wise Children | Emma Rice
Wed 14 - Sat 17 May
Theatre Royal Brighton
From £15
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Music
Anoushka Shankar emerges from the ocean

Anoushkar Shankar: Chapter III...

Sun 25 May
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
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Dance
A group of dancers lunge forward and throw their arms backwards, intense blue lighting surrounds them

Theatre of Dreams

Hofesh Shechter Company
Sat 3 - Sun 4 May
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
From £15
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Family Friendly

Family
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Future City: Brighton 2125

Presented by Playmakes
Sat 24 May
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
From £8
Family
Prancer the Dancer wearing a colourful costume with a cape

Prancer the Dancer's DanceDanceDiscoPartyFunShow

Sun 25 May
Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
From £10
Young Readers
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Pocket Shakespeare

Chris Riddell & Michael Rosen
Sun 18 May
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
From £10
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News from the Festival

Aditya Prakash plays a double-headed drum, alarge projection of his face behind him

Theatre highlights for Brighton Festival 2025 include actors Meera Syal & Himesh Patel and reinventions of classic stories

Our sensational theatre and performance programme includes multi-artist showcase and Brighton Festival Exclusive Brown Girl in the Ring featuring our…

Anoushka Shankar announces line-up for Brighton Festival 2025

Guest Director Anoushka Shankar has announced a huge multi-arts line up for Brighton Festival 3-26 May, inspired by the theme ‘New Dawn’. 

Announcing Lucy Davies as new Chief Executive of Brighton Dome, Brighton Festival and Create Music

We are thrilled to share the news that Lucy Davies will join us to become our new Chief Executive in the new year. Lucy is currently Executive Director…
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