Today's idea - The Basement presents Quantick, AND Lighthouse's First Monthly Media Talk

Today TWO fantastic sounding events are taking place. We recommend both wholeheartedly.

The Basement opens their doors to the author behind Brass Eye, the Day Today, and Charlie Brooker's Screen Wipe as he delves into his musical side, showing his face as the songwriter behind the legendary Ian Dury & the Blockheads. Tonight he performs in the Basement's artily titled 'The Space' alongside the Blockhead's Chaz Jankel, and will also provide a brilliant short set. If you don't know who he is, we recommend finding out more about the pop culture critic and finding him on Twitter @quaintick.


Cost: £7.50, £5 concessions
Time: Doors 7:30
Event information: here



SECONDLY, The Lighthouse is launching a Monthly Talks Programme to focus on moving image and digital art, with talks from some brilliant bigwigs from the BFI and art directors. Today's sounds well worth a visit as they invite filmmakers Semiconductor along who have just ended a NASA residency. If you're interested in video, sound and digital animation with a bit of a science spin, this is your thing.

More info: here
Time: Doors 6:30pm, 7pm start
Cost: £3
Tickets: here
Facebook event: here
Twitter: @lighthousearts

Today's idea - Frankly Outrageous

Tonight there's a couple of good sounding things including Wordwatching at Komedia and classic horror films in the shape of Godzilla at The Marlborough Little Theatre, but tonight I'm heading to The Brighton Media Centre. Tonight "Frankly Outrageous" by James Weisz is to be performed for your visual stimulation. The plot is thus:

"Three friends reunite following the suicide of a good friend; in his old council flat. But the night is not just about reminiscing as hidden agenda and dark secrets begin to reveal themselves. Could twenty years of murky practice, backstabbing and lies come to a head? Revenge and retribution are on the cards. A dark comic drama from writer Calolm MacGregor. Its Frankly Outrageous."

Directed by James Weisz.
Written by Calolm MacGregor
Produced by Being Frank Productions in association with Smarty Pants Productions.

I haven't been to a play since I was a kid - but of all cheap-ish plays this one sounds like it should be more hit than miss. Also, it's only £6 advance and £7.50 on the door, opening at 8pm. Frankly Outrageous runs until March the 13th (Saturday). Find more info on the Media Centre website and find the Media Centre on the map here.