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SUMMARY:Whose Anthem Is It Anyway?
DESCRIPTION:Comedian Charlie George fronts artist Amartey Golding’s new p
 roject\, tackling the task of creating a new national anthem in just one n
 ight!\n\n\n\nDoors Open: From 19:00PM\n\nShow Starts: 20:00PM\n\nVenue: Ir
 onworks Studios\, 30 Cheapside\, Brighton BN1 4GD\n\nEngland’s having an
  identity crisis. Comedian Charlie George and our house band front a new s
 how by artist Amartey Golding for Brighton Festival 2023\, Whose Anthem Is
  It Anyway?\n\nTogether with the audience\, they’ll attempt to tackle th
 e impossible task of delivering a new national anthem in just one night. \
 n\nThere might be a lot about being English we’d prefer to distance ours
 elves from\, but can music bring us together!? What better way to usher in
  England 2.0 than creating a new national anthem.\n\nDrawing on our nation
 ’s rich musical heritage\, from Grime to Triphop\, Britpop to Bhangra\, 
 nothing is off the table in this raucous night of music\, comedy and democ
 ratic process.\n\nWitness the sound of our nation come to life through Cha
 rlie’s wry and witty takes on the state of the nation\, quick thinking i
 mprov from our house band\, and the most important ingredient: the audienc
 e! 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?\n\nBy the end
  of the show\, we will have collaboratively created a frankenstein of an a
 nthem\, that we will all sing together. No matter how bad it is!\n\nThis i
 s a funny and warm look at the impossible situation of creating one song f
 or 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’.\n\nA new work commissi
 oned by Lighthouse in collaboration with Brighton Festival 2023\, with add
 itional support from Arts Council England and Art Fund.\nACCESSIBILITY\n\n
  	The event will be BSL interpreted by Sue MacLaine\n 	Ironworks Studios i
 s a multipurpose space across two areas with wheelchair entry. The studio 
 is flat and the flooring is a mixture between polished concreate and lamin
 ate wood.\n 	Wheelchair accessible toilets are available at the Studio\n 	
 Wheelchair viewing positions are included in the seating plans\, please ad
 d-on a wheelchair space in Eventbrite when booking.\n 	The Studio and thea
 tre space are assistance dog friendly.\n 	Smoke machines\, strobe lights\,
  and other special effects may be in use at the studio. Please contact us 
 for more information if you may be affected by this.\n 	Please find furthe
 r access information for Ironworks here\n\n\nAUDIENCE PARTICIPATION TOOL\n
 Mentimeter is an Audience Participation Tool that will make your experienc
 e at the show more interactive and fun! The app does not require a downloa
 d and is easy to use\, allowing you to engage with the host in real-time. 
 Whether it's a multiple-choice\, word cloud\, or ranking question\, you ca
 n answer it on your own device and see your response instantly displayed o
 n the big screen. Just scan the QR code with your smartphone and you'll ha
 ve the opportunity to share your thoughts\, ideas\, and opinions on the to
 pics discussed during the show!\n\nCODE OF CONDUCT\nWe are committed to pr
 oviding a safe inclusive supportive environment for all. We have a zero-to
 lerance of any behaviour that constitutes discrimination\, bullying or har
 assment of any form. We ask that everyone follows our code of conduct.\n\n
 CREDITS &amp\; SPONSORS\nCommissioned by Lighthouse in collaboration with 
 Brighton Festival\, with additional support from Arts Council England and 
 Art Fund.\n\n\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Performance
LOCATION:Ironworks Studios\,  30 Cheapside \, Brighton and Hove\, England\,
  BN1 4GD\, South East\, United Kingdom
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