Together with the audience, they’ll attempt to tackle the impossible task of delivering a new national anthem for England.

There might be a lot about being English we’d prefer to distance ourselves from, but can music bring us together!? What better way to usher in England 2.0 than creating a new national anthem?

Drawing on our nation’s rich musical heritage, from Grime to Triphop, Britpop to Bhangra, nothing is off the table in this raucous production of music, comedy and democratic process.

Witness the sound of our nation come to life through Charlie’s wry and witty takes on the state of the nation, quick-thinking improv from our house band, and the most important ingredient: the audience!

Can Charlie find a way to bring the room, if not the nation, together to create a song that represents what we’re really about?

By the end of the show, we will have collaboratively created a frankenstein of an anthem, that we will all sing together. No matter how bad it is!

This is a funny and warm look at the impossible situation of creating one song for an entire nation, but also acts as a vehicle to ask how English people feel about themselves and their nation, grappling with that indefinable and elusive thing that makes England ‘England’.

There will be a matinee and an evening perfomance of Whose Anthem Is It Anyway? as part of the wider programme of Dreamy Place Launch Programme delivered by Lighthouse.

12:30pm – 2pm: Whose Anthem Is It Anyway? Matinee Performance
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6.30pm – 7.30pm: Whose Anthem Is It Anyway? Evening Performance
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For one night only, Fabrica Gallery transforms into a fleeting dream, with beats that pulse and thrum like the heart of the night and melodies that meander like a wisp of dreamy fog, you’ll find yourself in a realm of pure ethereality. Shadows morph and dance with you, salt lamps cast an incandescent spell, and UV light reveals the secrets of this liminal space.

Who Is Still Dreaming? Is brought to you by local arts producer, creative community organiser and artist Tarik Elmoutawakil,  (Marlborough Productions/ Brownton Abbey/ Radical Rhizomes). Co-produced by installation artist Thomas Buckley.

Who is Still Dreaming? is part of the wider programme of Dreamy Place Launch Programme delivered by Lighthouse.

Both DJs are native to the underground club scenes of Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong, creating vibrant scenes using techno, experimental sound and sampling, often working with sound and visuals to create visually rich sonic experiences.

GUAN (Guan Boyang) is an electronic music producer and digital media artist from Hangzhou. He is currently signed under the Modern Sky label and has established himself firmly in the Chinese music scene with his unique digital dystopian aesthetics. Graduating from the China Academy of Art, he has developed his own distinctive approach to sound and other mediums, critically examining the relationship between humans and technology in digital society.

GUAN’s work is characterised by its eccentricity and is known for its fusion and versatility in musical genres. Through his imaginative exploration of future mutant organisms, he has created a “high-tech naturalism” sound system, where radical sonic experiments shape bizarre and organic landscapes.

LimboLimbs is a music producer from Eating Music (Shanghai). She is a talented musician, mixing jazz elements with strange, sampled sounds to make her work. Her tastes vary between the cutting edge and sometimes stubbornly traditional, hovering between the old school and the new, while constantly exploring the space where her aesthetic ideas can be established.

LimboLimbs’ concept of music is personal but not selfish. She likes to bring fun and humour to people, and tell absurd stories through music, which is her spiritual sustenance.

As a DJ, she has been active in music festivals and underground clubs, specialising in a dramatic and aggressive style. She is also the organiser of a high-BPM club night called ‘Helplessly’ in Shanghai.

Tickets for this event also include entrance to the club night and dreamy dance party with Brighton’s own Tarik Elmoutawakil. A 5-hour combo event with artists and DJs from Brighton and Shanghai, bringing together a unique musical and visual feast, with sound, visuals and performance. All for only £5. Tickets can be booked here

Who is Still Dreaming? is part of the wider programme of Dreamy Place Launch Programme delivered by Lighthouse.

The performance installation combines choreographic scores performed by a group of dancers, interactive technology, and a sonic landscape that includes text and poems.

CHARCO, a world premiere for The Dance Space, is an episode of a larger research and multidisciplinary artistic project, The Machine of Horizontal Dreams (2023-25) by Pepa Ubera, that examines, questions and re-imagines ideas of progress.

The development of the project is supported by Arts Council England.

About Pepa Ubera

Ubera is an artist and a dancer based in London. Her choreographic work challenges social structures, questioning how the body behaves in the current context. In her interdisciplinary practice she has been exploring other medias working with video, light, text, creating site specific and curating performance events.

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A grisly murder has happened in a grand manor house; none other than Brighton’s own Preston Manor. Who committed this heinous crime? Where did they do the deed? Which nasty weapon did they use? These are the questions you and your team of intrepid detectives will need to answer. The suspects are lining up, and they’re a dodgy looking bunch, so you’ll have your work cut out for you.

Choose your own route around Preston Manor to seek out puzzles. Solve these and they will give you the clues you need to unravel the mystery. Once you have all the clues you need, your team can huddle and make your deduction.

Will it be the right one? Have you got what it takes to bring the murderer to justice? Play Clue Company at Preston Manor to find out.

Please be aware that more than one team can play this game at the same time but there are plenty of different rooms to explore so you can avoid each other if you so desire!

Tickets start from £26 per person. For more information about this event and to book tickets click here

Access

• Free parking is available at Preston Manor.
• Preston Manor is accessible by wheelchair but two of the rooms used for the game are upstairs so are not accessible.