Brighton Open Air Theatre, Open-air theatre in Dyke Road Park, Hove, United Kingdom.
Brighton Open Air Theatre is an open-air venue located in Dyke Road Park in Hove, with a stage built to bring performers close to the audience. The space holds around 400 seats and hosts live performances across theatre, music, dance, opera, comedy, and circus from spring through autumn.
The theatre was founded in 2013 by local playwright Adrian Bunting, who pushed to create a dedicated performance space for the community in the park. His personal commitment turned an open green space into a working venue that has grown steadily since.
The Brighton Open Air Theatre sits in a public park, so performances ranging from theatre classics to comedy and circus happen in an open-air setting that feels informal and welcoming. This draws a broad mix of people who share the experience of watching live shows together outdoors.
The theatre is inside Dyke Road Park and easy to reach on foot, with the stage visible from the main paths. Performances take place outdoors in the evening, so bringing a warm layer and something waterproof is a good idea whatever the forecast says.
Artists who want to perform here enter a lottery rather than going through a traditional selection process, which means that any given evening can feature performers at very different stages of their career. This makes the programme genuinely hard to predict from one show to the next.
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