Porto-born singer/songwriter Claudia Aurora enraptures with the spine-tingling emotion of her powerful, mournful Fado torch songs. She returns to Komedia accompanied by her fantastic band, Javier Moreno on guitar, Kate Shortt on Cello and Jon Short on double bass. Her extraordinary voice, drenched in a sadness that courses through the audience, gives the soaring sound of Portugal unique dramatic expression.

Over the past 11 years the Funny Women Awards have discovered some of the best new female comedy talent, with past winners and finalists including Katherine Ryan, Andi Osho and Sarah Millican. Come and see some up-and-coming talent taking part in this first-round heat hosted and headlined by 2012 Funny Women Awards finalists Lucy Frederick and Viv Groskop.

Xara Vaughan a true chanteuse born out of talent and circumstance. She escaped from school to become a Stringfellow’s Angel. She escaped from a nunnery high in the Himalayas to join a punk band. Ms. Vaughan is that rare thing “the genuine article” – a cabaret star! Musical direction and arrangements by Mark Aspinall.

The double award winning Maydays return to Brighton Fringe to take you on a tour of improv shows, old and new. Each night a different format, different guests and different stories, but the same inimitable Maydays improv magic.
"… funny, confident, imaginative, charming and not afraid of making themselves look ridiculous."
**** (Fringereview)
***** (Fringeguru)
***** (Threeweeks)
**** (Chortle)

The Modernists by Jeff Noon
Tanglehead Productions produced & directed by Rikki Tarascas.
Fuelled by amphetamines, fast music, style and the motor scooter, The Modernists is a non-stop ride with the Mods.
In the 1950s the Mods were the pure distillation of cool.
They adopted blues R&B and Bluebeat, moved into basement clubs and developed their own dances, style and attitude.