By Grace Hatchell, currently trying to explain to confused bloke in Greggs that “just popping to a...
Festival
By Grace Hatchell on a sugar high Brighton Fringe 2026 has officially kicked off with over 850...
Edinburgh Fringe 2026: The New Shows, Big Names and Weird Wonders Just Announced

Midge Lema in Bean vs. The Robots. Photo Credit Marie Buck. HMU Jenny Bouton

By Grace Hatchell, wide eyed with a cup of tea. More than 1,500 additional shows have been...
Why is Brighton Festival producing its own theatre show for the first time in 60 years?

KOHLHAAS adapted from the novella by H. von Kleist ;
Rehearsals ;
Cast: Arinze Kene ;
Adapted by M. Baliani and R. Rostagno ;
Translated and Directed by O. Elerian ;
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange,
Brighton, UK ;
10 May 2026 ;
Photo by: Helen Murray

By Grace Hatchell, currently somewhere between a hill and a bad decision, with a satchel full of...
By Grace Hatchell, currently wondering if I can sneak a glitter flag into me satchel without anyone...
What’s On at Brighton Fringe 2026? Full Line-Up Revealed for Comedy, Theatre and Dance Festival

Tip of Your Tongue

Brighton Fringe has unveiled its full programme for 2026, with the festival returning from 1 May to...
What Is Rep Stripped Festival and Why Is Dundee Rep Championing New Scottish Voices?

Photographer: Alastair More

By Grace Hatchell I nearly dropped my satchel when this one landed on the doormat, because it’s...
I opened my satchel this morning and nearly dropped half my post on the floor because this...
Sheffield Theatres has announced a new annual theatre festival, Open Works, which will run from 28 September...
INK Festival 2026 Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Richard Curtis and Esther Freud

Credit: Bill Jackson

What’s in Grace’s Satchel This Week? Well, 70 short plays and a very busy postwoman trying not...
Grace here – and if your idea of festive sparkle involves roller skates, aerialists and maybe even...
Rude Health Festival 2025 brings bold theatre, dance & art to Cambois | Oct–Dec 2025

AJAYU image credit Elly Wellford

Right then, Villagers – clear a space on your calendars and polish your dancing shoes, because The...





