What’s on at the Lantern Theatre

Theatre 2nd May 7:00PM

Join us at The Lantern Theatre for our Brighton Fringe Preview Night and Launch Party!
Enjoy live and digital previews of 15 of the shows that will be performing at the Lantern this Fringe, and then join us for a complimentary drink in the bar to celebrate the beginning of Fringe season!

Theatre 3rd - 5th May 7:00PM

The world is changed by the women you push too far. Meet Sara Wesker. She refused to be pushed and she changed her world.

Theatre 3rd - 5th May 9:00PM

Ireland, 1923. Civil war has dividied country, friend and family.

Theatre 9th May 5:00PM 10th - 12th May 9:00PM

Brave New World meets Black Mirror as a tiny margin of error causes a future time traveller to end up in the present day.

Theatre 9th - 12th May 7:00PM

World premiere of a brand new play about Pirandello written by Tim Coakley and directed by Petina Hapgood.

Theatre 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th May 9:00PM

This debut piece of dark comedy will take you on an unexpected journey. Think Waiting for Godot meets Fleabag.

Grania Dean Studio

Theatre 11th - 12th May 5:00PM

I am from Hong Kong, but I live here now. For good.

Theatre 16th May 7:00PM 24th May 5:00PM

This is not your regular love story. Billy: “We should write a play about this” Elliot: “God no babe, this is not for public view”.

Theatre 16th - 19th May 9:00PM

A broken fairy tale for broken people from he team behind the 2022 Voice Mag BEST NEWCOMER AWARD at Brighton Fringe.

Theatre 17th - 19th May 5:00PM

Lemon is looking for Cactus, who left her, and is on the other side of the door. Can Lemon open it? A surreal, but funny play.

Theatre 17th - 19th May 7:00PM

A cocktail infused dinner party, full of music, gossip, comedy and despair. Expect A list celebrities and frolics

Theatre 17th & 18th May 7:00PM

It’s been raining for days. Once again the world has flooded but this time there is no Noah’s Arc. This is a bittersweet and slightly comical story about the end of the world, belonging, and a cat.

Grania Dean Studio

Theatre 20th May 5:00PM

Written by Caryl Churchill and First performed in 2012 for the Royal Court; Love and Information explores life with over 100 characters and asks us to think about what love is and how information changes our relationships in this digital age.

Theatre 23rd - 25th May 7:00PM

A retelling of the Trojan War from the woman who gets blamed for it all - because let's face it, there's always a woman to blame!

Theatre / Comedy 23rd - 26th May 9:00PM

Bad singing. Puppet sex. Existential dread. Relationships are hard, finding yourself is harder.

Theatre / Musical 25th - 26th May 5:00PM

An exciting new musical, by award-winning writer/composer Matthew Knowles, which explores the life of a recently-single woman.

Theatre 26th May 7:00PM

Stephen and Jeff’s love is tested when they’re forced to confront a face from the past in this powerful, moving and humorous play.

Theatre 27th - 29th May 9:00PM 28th - 29th May 7:00PM

International theatre premiere. A ritual drama that flips between the sublime & the ridiculous, the tragic & the absurd.

Theatre 30th May 7:00PM

A fascinating real-life gender transition story from the mid-twentieth century. World premiere from a debut playwright.

Theatre / Comedy 30th May - 2nd June 2:00PM

A comical mime duet exploring the cultural differences between two beach towns.

Theatre 31st May - 1st June 7:00PM

How far can you push a sex metaphor, a romantic friendship, and questionable interior décor choices?

Theatre 31st May - 1st June 5:00PM

I really need to touch that 3 times. 1, 2, 3. F*ck. Did anyone see that?

Comedy 1st June 9:00PM

Northern sketch lads Seldom Differ introduce an array of thickos, idiots AND idiots in this hour of character sketch comedy.

Theatre / Comedy 1st - 2nd June 9:00PM

Chuck 'n' Jeck are a sketch comedy duo made up of Charlie Lacy and Jess Render. Everyone is saying they are a triple threat - hot, funny and have tiny waists.

Grania Dean Studio

Theatre / Comedy 6th - 8th June 7:30PM

Based on Ollie Maddigan’s real life story, “The Olive Boy" is a crude but compelling comedy that will leave audiences deciding whether to laugh or cry. Following its month-long SELL OUT run at the Edinburgh Fringe, The Olive Boy tours the UK this Spring. “Brilliant & thought provoking” *****

Theatre / Comedy 15th June 8:00PM

Hamlet’s legendary court jester digs up the bones of his misspent life in this irreverent resurrection of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy.