The Brunswick Pub, a stones throw from the sea in Holland Road Hove, has been transformed through an extensive refurbishment programme to become the premier music and arts venue in Hove. The owners are committed to providing quality,value for money and a welcoming friendly atmosphere, and for the duration of the festival our visiting theatre companies will enjoy generous discounts on food and drink.

Built in the 1930's,The B is a striking building with curved bays, turret roofs and brass crittall style windows. Much of the original panelling has been rescued and restored, particularly in The Venue. Atmosphere and mood change as you move from the beautifully constructed sunny garden, where the hive will be located, through the airy garden room to the bar (a fusion of the best of modern bar and traditional pub). Despite the high-tech sound and stage equipment, the music and arts Venue with its wood panelling, period lighting and fireplace retains a wonderfully cosy feel.

Upstairs there are beautifully decorated rooms for meetings,rehearsals and private parties, one of these rooms will become the hive's dressing room.

Your hosts for the festival are Dermot Keaney and Victoria Gould. 

Dermot trained as an actor at The Central School of Speech and Drama graduating in 1994, and has worked extensively since in theatre television and on film. He is a director, writer,teacher and producer of theatre and is thrilled to be running the hive at this years festival. 

Victoria is an actor and a mathematician. She has performed extensively in theatre, radio, film and television, and also teaches.  Her work in 2008 included A Bootmaker's Daughter for the Brighton Festival, extensive workshops for Complicite alongside the reworking of A Disappearing Number, and the making of a film, Touching Space, in Mumbai and London for The Royal Academy.