Something Underground presents...

The Silent Stream: (Wisdom of A Brighton Whore - Part 1)

Written and Performed by Jonathan Brown (Artistic Director of Something Underground)

Something Underground...

• Winner, The International Fringe Encore Series Award 2022 (Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore)
• Best New Play Award, New Writing South 2012 (The Last Lunch).
• Best New Play Award (Shortlist), New Writing South 2013 (The Silent Stream)
• Bruntwood Prize (Longlisting) 2019 (How to Start a Knife Gang)..
  
• Best Male Performer, Brighton Fringe 2013 (Jonathan Brown for The Silent Stream)
• Best Female Performer, Brighton Fringe 2014 (K Goodfellow, Smoking Ban)
• Best Female Performer (Nom), Brighton Fringe 2013 (Rachel Guershon for Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore)
• Best Male Performer (Nom), Brighton Fringe 2007 (Jonathan Brown for Large Print Trash)
• Amnesty International Award for Outstanding Performance in the category of contribution to Human Rights Awareness (Longlisting) 2014. (Smoking Ban with Kate Goodfellow)
  
• Shortlist, Brighton Fringe International Touring Award in Association with The Pebble Trust 2022 (Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore)
• The Gemini Print Group and Brighton Fringe Design for Print Award (Shortlist) 2021 (The Spirit of Woodstock)
• Shortlist, UnBarred Best Local Artist Award, Brighton Fringe, 2022 (Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore)
  

“writer Jonathan Brown knows how to drive a plot… ” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian.

Journey into the murky, sordid and dangerous depths of Brighton’s Underworld, an evocation of memories and past lives.

George IV, The Prince Regent, wreaks havoc building his Brighton Pavilion, with hilarious and dark echoes of the Trump, Prince Andrew, Boris of his time.

George is a king in waiting. Kept to the wings and given no role by his pious, over-controlling father he turns to a life of hedonism, where building. borrowing, cavorting, grabbing pussies, paying off women, gambling, drink and laudanum... all become close to his heart.
Once on the throne…. nothing changes.

As he moves to his next project, his Pavilion, he is forced to change the course of a hidden river that runs through the town. Unbeknownst to him, the ancient river has allies in the underworld, and George is caught up in dark, unholy adventures, to find out what wisdom his own unbidden children have to tell him.

“…a must-see, very accomplished, bringing to life the showman for a 21st century audience.... a royally good show.” Brighton Argus

“You are a great performer... clever and funny. Well done! A tour de force of a performance!” Sara Clifford, Playwright

“… the captivating vitality of Brown’s multifaceted performance transport us... Vast emotional range is reached A fantastic insight...Brown shines in his convincing depiction of a man who helped birth Brighton” Broadway Baby

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