Entertainment in Brighton

Want to know what’s on in Brighton? Ironworks Studios is the home of top-quality entertainment and live music in Brighton. We showcase the best names in drag cabaret, burlesque shows and stand-up comedy. Our state-of-the-art, multipurpose entertainment venue is the perfect location for great nights out in Brighton.

We are the home of one of Brighton’s best comedy nights, Stephen Grant’s Forge Comedy Club with a roster of top-class comedians that have included Ramesh Ranganathan, Russell Kane, John Bishop, Sarah Pascoe and Zoe Lyons to name but a few. When it comes to comedy shows, we host some of the best nights in Brighton! Be sure to book comedy club tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Ironworks Studios also proudly presents Brighton’s best cabaret and drag shows. Not only are we the regular hosts of the phenomenal spectacle that is the one and only Cabaret Boheme, but we also showcase a variety of talented performers and one-of-a-kind burlesque nights.

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Ironworks Studios Shows

The Forge Comedy Club

Pride at the Ironworks

‘Pride at the Ironworks’  is an ongoing series of cabaret, comedy and live music events celebrating LGBTQ+ culture and diversity, as a year round cultural calendar that views the world through a variety of lenses, amplifying unheard voices.

Our mission is to present high-quality, innovative, inspirational, and engaging work to entertain, inform, educate, and thereby enrich the cultural life of the LGBTQ+ community and the residents of Brighton & Hove.

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