S2 Ep65: Brighton Festival 2018 Bitesize - The String's Quartet's Guide to Sex and Anxiety
A live string quartet plays along to readings which explore some of the more discomforting aspects of human existence in The String's Quartet's Guide to Sex and Anxiety. Actor and performer Cathy Tyson and the string quartet join Melita and Rebecca in the studio. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13557/thestringquartetsguidetosexand_anxiety/ To find out more about Brighton F...
18m May 25, 2018
18m
S2 Ep66: Brighton Festival 2018 Bitesize - Elephant and Castle
Do people tell the truth when they talk in their sleep? Could anyone be on the verge of admitting some dark desire, or telling the person beside them what they really think? That’s the dangerous premise behind Elephant & Castle, the result of three years of Tom Adams’ recorded sleep-talk. Tom and his wife Lillian Henley join Melita and Rebecca in studio. Event Details: https://brightonfesti...
14m May 25, 2018
14m
S2 Ep67: Brighton Festival 2018 Bitesize - Snigel & Friends
Shortlistied for a Total Theatre award at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Snigel & Friends is a show aimed at the under 1s. The show invites its audience to join an inquisitive snail and friends, in their cozy home underneath the leaf canopy; a colourful and sensory world, designed by Laura Hook. They dance, play, sing and make music in the undergrowth while uncovering secret treasures. Re...
11m May 25, 2018
11m
S2 Ep68: Brighton Festival 2018 Bitesize - Tangomotan
The passion and the power of Tango are given an audacious new dimension by Tangomotán, a dynamic quartet that is weaving new musical sounds into the Tango tradition. The members’ classical training and international backgrounds have given them a richly diverse sound landscape on which to draw with often astonishing results. Melita Dennett went along to meet the group as they were arriving at ...
6m May 25, 2018
6m
S2 Ep69: Brighton Festival Radio Show 2018 - Episode 14
In this episode : we find out about a kaleidoscopic queer temple party; meet a music collaborator with Festival Guest Director David Shrigley and look forward to events in East Brighton at the weekend. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.co...
45m May 27, 2018
45m
S2 Ep70: Brighton Festival 2018 Bitesize - Your Place East Brighton
Now in it's second year, Your Place is a community initiative at Brighton Festival which takes the festival out of the city centre and into outlying parts of the city over two weekends. Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles look back at the first weekend in Hangleton and preview what's coming to East Brighton. Event Details: Hangleton: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13952/your_place/ East ...
7m May 27, 2018
7m
S2 Ep71: Brighton Festival 2018 Bitesize - The String's Quartet's Guide to Sex and Anxiety review
A live string quartet plays along to readings which explore some of the more discomforting aspects of human existence in The String's Quartet's Guide to Sex and Anxiety. Dan went to see the show and joins Melita and Rebecca in studio to tell them what he thought. Event Details: https://brightonfestival.org/event/13557/thestringquartetsguidetosexand_anxiety/ To find out more about Brighton F...
5m May 27, 2018
5m
S2 Ep72: Brighton Festival 2018 Bitesize - Jack Claramunt's Festival highlights
As the end of Brighton Festival approaches, our reporter and reviewer Jack Claramunt looks back at the last three weeks and shares his highlights with Melita and Rebecca. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture
8m May 27, 2018
8m
S2 Ep73: Brighton Festival 2018 Radio Show - Episode 15
In this episode : we hear about Shakespeare in the open air; explore a fear of what lies hidden in deep waters; hear about some of the festival's music highlights and look back at some picks of the festival. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radiorev...
59m May 27, 2018
59m
S2 Ep74: Brighton Festival 2018 Bitesize - The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's most riotous and farcical plays, in which merchants, masters, parents, servants and a long-suffering wife find themselves comically entwined over the course of one hectic day. The Lord Chamberlain’s Men bring their open air production to this year's festival and Rebecca Sandles met up its Artistic Director Peter Stickney. Event Details: https://br...
7m May 27, 2018
7m
S2 Ep75: Brighton Festival 2018 Bitesize - The Cult of Water
Aided by a witch, Jarvis Cocker, and magician-author Alan Moore, David Bramwell battles his own thalassophobia (the fear of ‘what lurks beneath’) to unearth little-known stories and myths that surround our rivers. The River Don is the focal point for this psycho-geographical journey that blends music, animation and film with captivating monologue. David Bramwell joins Melita and Rebecca in st...
8m May 27, 2018
8m
S2 Ep76: Brighton Festival 2018 Bitesize - Mark Johnson's Festival Highlights
As the end of Brighton Festival approaches, our reporter and reviewer Mark Johnson looks back at the last three weeks and shares his musical highlights with Melita and Rebecca. To find out more about Brighton Festival see : http://brightonfestival.org To find out more about RadioReverb - the Broadcast Media Partner of Brighton Festival 2018 see : http://radioreverb.com #Brighton #Arts #Culture
6m May 27, 2018
6m
S3 Ep1: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 1
In the first of this year's Brighton Festival podcast series on RadioReverb Melita and Rebecca hear about installations, exhibitions and performances including Flight, the Nature of Why and Iron Men. An interview with Guest Director Rokia Traore and a look at the Children's events at the festival.
45m May 06, 2019
45m
S3 Ep2: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Children's Parade
Melita talks to childrens programmes director Pippa Smith and festival chief executive Andrew Comben at the Children's Parade.
6m May 07, 2019
6m
S3 Ep3: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Flight by Vox Motus
Melita investigates the ongoing Flight installation, which charts the journey of two refugee children.
9m May 07, 2019
9m
S3 Ep4: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Iron Men
Reporter Josh Sharp reviews the Malian photography exhibition Iron Men, and interviews attendees.
4m May 07, 2019
4m
S3 Ep5: Brighton Festival Bitesize - The Nature Of Why
An interview with the British Para Orchestra's associate music Director Lloyd Coleman on performance piece The Nature Of Why.
8m May 07, 2019
8m
S3 Ep6: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Mark Johnson highlights
Mark Johnson, host of RadioReverb's Slipstreem Worldwide Beats, shares his highlights and thoughts on the international music at this year's festival.
3m May 07, 2019
3m
S3 Ep7: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Children's Programmes Director
Pippa Smith, director of Children's Programmes, discusses what's on offer for young people at this year's festival.
6m May 07, 2019
6m
S3 Ep8: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 2
Going behind the scenes of the Brighton Festival with Melita Dennett and Rebecca Sandles. On today's programme, Damian Barr on Common People, the compilation of working class stories; a look at the film season with Cinecity & Duke of York's Tim Brown; Gill Kay on the 2019 classical music programme; Soumik Datta on King of Ghosts, the original scoring of classical indian films; and Serge Clottey...
52m May 08, 2019
52m
S3 Ep9: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Damian Barr, Common People
Author Damian Barr discusses the compilation of working class writing, Common People.
7m May 08, 2019
7m
S3 Ep10: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Classical Music Programmer Gill Kay
Gill Kay, the festival's classical music director, discusses the 2019 music programme.
10m May 08, 2019
10m
S3 Ep11: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Rokia Traore and Mr Bongo
Reverb's world music guru Mark Johnson interviews Guest Director Rokia Traore following her opening performance, and reviews 30 Years of Mr Bongo.
7m May 08, 2019
7m
S3 Ep12: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Soumik Datta
Sarod player Soumik Datta discusses King Of Ghosts, the classical Indian films with original score in association with City of London Sinfonia.
6m May 08, 2019
6m
S3 Ep13: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Serge Attukwei Clottey
Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey explains his exhibition at Fabrica gallery.
8m May 08, 2019
8m
S3 Ep14: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Cinecity & Duke of York's Tim Brown
The 2019 Festival's film season is under the microscope with the local authority on film, Tim Brown from Cinecity and the Duke of York.
10m May 08, 2019
10m
S3 Ep15: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 3
Melita & Rebecca take you on the inside track of the Brighton Festival. Today, the Distorted Constellations exhibition; Sam Sweeney's 'The Unfinished Violin'; the Brighton Youth Orchestra; a look at the children's events programme; Spymonkey's comedy theatre show, 'Cooped'.
50m May 09, 2019
50m
S3 Ep16: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Brighton Youth Orchestra
Melita talks to members of the Brighton Youth Orchestra about their event 'Fiesta of Music from around the World'.
4m May 09, 2019
4m
S3 Ep17: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Young Literature Producer, Hilary Cook
Melita interviews the producer of literary events for young people, Hilary Cook.
8m May 09, 2019
8m
S3 Ep18: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Curiouser
Melita and Rebecca find out more about the Alice In Wonderland inspired Curiouser, a multi-arts collaboration between UK-based Flexer & Sandiland and Norwegian company Dybwikdans.
6m May 09, 2019
6m
S3 Ep19: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Distorted Constellations
Melita interviews Nwando Ebizie, the creator of the exhibition which stimulates the little-known neurological condition 'Snow Vision'.
9m May 09, 2019
9m
S3 Ep20: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Free Events Guide
Melita and Rebecca run down some of the best free events at the Brighton Festival.
2m May 09, 2019
2m
S3 Ep21: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Sam Sweeney
Sam Sweeney discusses 'The Unfinished Violin', his live show of instrumental music inspired by the Great War.
4m May 09, 2019
4m
S3 Ep22: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Cooped
Brighton's own Spymonkey discuss the show which made them an international comedy sensation.
7m May 09, 2019
7m
S3 Ep23: Brighton Festival - Episode 4
Melita & Rebecca give you the inside track of the Brighton Festival. In the chair today: AKA Trio's Antonio Forcione; Sarah Hutchings on this year's City Reads book choice; the cast of Kneehigh's Dead Dog in a Suitcase; the Glyndebourne collaboration Eye to Eye; and an interview with Stef O'Driscoll, the artistic director who brought us the Storytelling Army.
45m May 10, 2019
45m
S3 Ep24: Brighton Festival Bitesize - AKA Trio, Anthony Forcione
Guitarist Anthony Forcione of the AKA Trio ahead of their show on Saturday 11th May.
4m May 10, 2019
4m
S3 Ep25: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Eye to Eye
A preview of Eye to Eye, commissioned in partnership with Glyndebourne. Created by writer and theatre maker Sheila Hill, the piece features a voiced text, jazz interludes and a 100 voice choir.
4m May 10, 2019
4m
S3 Ep26: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other lovesongs)
Kneehigh's Dead Dog is a story of corruption, betrayal, murder, and greed – all shot through with dark humour. Melita talks to cast members Dominic Marsh and Angela Hardy.
12m May 10, 2019
12m
S3 Ep27: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Sarah Hutchings City Reads
An interview with Sarah Hutchings of City Reads, the annual event where the whole of Brighton and Hove becomes one big book group, reading the same novel. This year's choice is Let Me Be Like Water, SK Perry's debut novel.
9m May 10, 2019
9m
S3 Ep28: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Storytelling Army
Melita & Rebecca talk to Stef O’Driscoll, the artistic director at Nabakov, the company which first created the Storytelling Army two years ago.
4m May 10, 2019
4m
S3 Ep29: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 5
Rebecca Sandles and Mark Johnson bring you the inside track of the Brighton Festival. Today, an interview with City Reads author SK Perry; a look at Without Walls with Justice in Motion's On Edge and Initiative.dkf's Scalped; Our Place with the Banyan Tree Theatre Company; Unseen Mentor with Jacob Sam-La Rose; and Melita meets the director and crew of Eye to Eye.
53m May 13, 2019
53m
S3 Ep30: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Eye to Eye 2
Melita meets the writer and members of the cast of Eye to Eye, the Glyndebourne collaboration that tells the story of a mother and child with a 100-voice choir.
9m May 13, 2019
9m
S3 Ep31: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Our Place with the Banyan Tree Theatre Company
Introducing the all female BAME theatre company who perform as part of the annual Our Place programme.
10m May 13, 2019
10m
S3 Ep32: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Scalped
An interview with Initiative.dkf's DK Fashola on the dance theatre show Scalped for Without Walls.
6m May 13, 2019
6m
S3 Ep33: Brighton Festival Bitesize - SK Perry
Rebecca and Mark meet this year's City Reads pick SK Perry to discuss her novel Let Me Be Like Water.
9m May 13, 2019
9m
S3 Ep34: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Unseen Mentor, Jacob Sam-La Rose
Poet and writer Jacob Sam-La Rose discusses the showcase of three of his mentees at Unseen Mentor.
7m May 13, 2019
7m
S3 Ep35: Brighton Festival Bitesize - On Edge by Justice in Motion
Justice in Motion explain On Edge, their parcour show about freedom in movement, as part of Without Walls.
8m May 13, 2019
8m
S3 Ep36: Brighton Festival 2019 - Episode 6
Melita & Rebecca bring you the latest news on the Brighton Festival. In this episode: interviews with musical chameleon Chilly Gonzales; Jamie Harrison, artistic director of Flight; ACCA Creative Director Laura McDermott; a preview of My Left / Right Foot, the musical challenging perceptions of disabled people; and reviews of Without Walls shows by Josh Sharp, and the AKA Trio by Mark Johnson.
45m May 14, 2019
45m
S3 Ep37: Brighton Festival Bitesize - Without Walls
Our reporter Josh Sharp finds out what fans thought of the weekend's Without Walls performances.
4m May 14, 2019
4m
S3 Ep38: Brighton Festival Bitesize - ACCA Creative Director
Creative Director of ACCA joins Melita and Rebecca in the studio to discuss two of the venue's programmes, True Copy and Seancers.
14m May 14, 2019
14m