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The Space is a unique, regular and intimate arts, culture and media event with guest interviewees Presenter and promoter, Wayne Imms can be contacted at wayne@the-space.uk Southern Performance And Creative Energies
"That was a thoroughly enjoyable evening in a great location! Many thanks for looking after me so well, for providing a knowledgeable and entertaining interviewer, and for finding me some new fans. It's been said before but bears repeating – Brighton Rocks!" BESTSELLING AUTHOR IAN RANKIN
Jonathan Glendening We're very grateful to this filmmaker, who is multi-skilled in the medium, including being an award-winning feature film director, an acclaimed screenwriter and an excellent editor. More on Jonathan can be seen at www.glendening.co.uk
Hotel Pelirocco The prestigious Hotel Pelirocco is the original boutique hotel in Brighton and is unlike any other in the UK. It has nineteen highly unique and very stylish individually themed rooms, including ones related to David Bowie, soul music and Star Wars. It's based at Regency Square, close to the town centre and the seafront. More details can be found at www.hotelpelirocco.co.uk
"I cannot recommend an appearance at The Space highly enough. Nothing was too much trouble, from the delightful dinner beforehand to my fellow guest and the wonderfully informal and fun interview that followed. A lovely evening and I'd be back like a shot." ACTOR AND WRITER MARK GATISS
The Claremont We appreciate the support of The Claremont. Based in Hove, the lovely hotel has eleven generously-sized guest rooms, including three deluxe, two with luxury four-poster beds, two superior doubles, three classic doubles and three stylish singles. Further details are at www.theclaremont.eu
Côte The support of Côte is much appreciated. There are over 80 of the excellent restaurants in the UK, including in Brighton, at Church Street, opposite the Dome. They have a wide range of delicious food, some of it French-inspired. Further details are at www.cote.co.uk
One Taxi One Taxi have a wide range of clean and modern vehicles with polite and helpful drivers providing short runs or long distance journeys, including to or from airports, with a set fare on every journey. Their service is reliable and punctual. Further details are at their website www.one-taxi.com or you can find their One Taxi app on IOS & Android for fixed fares everywhere!
"The Space is a wonderful and an interesting set-up, both in terms of an interviewee or an audience member." DJ FATBOY SLIM
Reserve places online here now for the Andy McCluskey event Only £23 - Please note: You won’t need a confirmation email and there are no actual physical tickets for the event. Upon making a booking, your name will be added to an attendance list (if you book additional places, a plus one or more will be added with it, depending on the amount of places booked). When entering the venue, you will be met by a Space crew member, who will check your name from the list and issue a stamp accordingly. We do not need your postal address, payment reference number or a printout of your payment receipt. There will be only be refunds if events are cancelled or if a guest becomes unavailable. This event occurs on Thursday September 11th at: Horatio's on Brighton Palace Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1TW Click here for directions > > > Doors 7pm, starts 7:45pm (approx).
OUR EVENT ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH HAS... AN INTERVIEW WITH ANDY McCLUSKEY OF ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK (AND AN AUDIENCE Q&A) Doors 19:00, starts 19:45, to finish at approx 22:00 (times may change slightly). At Horatio's on Brighton Palace Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1TW. ANDY McCLUSKEY Andy McCluskey is a singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, best known as the lead singer and bass guitarist of the highly regarded Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, also known as OMD, seen as pioneers of electronic music. He is the sole constant member of the group, which he founded in the late seventies with keyboardist Paul Humphreys. This event will mark key anniversaries for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark; 45 years since their self-titled debut album and their second, Organisation. They were both released in 1980, as were the group's first two top twenty singles, Messages and Enola Gay. Other hit songs include Souvenir, Electricity, Joan of Arc, Locomotion, Talking Loud and Clear, Maid of Orleans (The Waltz of Joan of Arc), If You Leave, (Forever) Live and Die, Sailing on the Seven Seas and Pandora's Box. They have had fourteen top 30 albums in the UK and maintained a high level of popularity and acclaim around the world. In the late nineties, Andy formed the girl group Atomic Kitten, co-writing their early songs, such as Right Now and Whole Again. During his career, collaborators have included The Lightning Seeds, Gary Barlow and Karl Bartos, formerly of Kraftwerk. For more on Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, visit www.omd.uk.com
Reserve places online here now for the Sean Pertwee and Christopher Newman event Only £21 - Please note: You won’t need a confirmation email and there are no actual physical tickets for the event. Upon making a booking, your name will be added to an attendance list (if you book additional places, a plus one or more will be added with it, depending on the amount of places booked). When entering the venue, you will be met by a Space crew member, who will check your name from the list and issue a stamp accordingly. We do not need your postal address, payment reference number or a printout of your payment receipt. There will be only be refunds if events are cancelled or if a guest becomes unavailable. This event occurs on Monday May 12th at: Horatio's on Brighton Palace Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1TW Click here for directions > > > Doors 6:45pm, starts 7:30pm (approx).
OUR EVENT ON MONDAY MAY 12TH HAS... INTERVIEWS WITH SEAN PERTWEE AND CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (AND AUDIENCE Q&As) Doors 18:45, starts 19:30, to finish at approx 22:30 (times may change slightly). At Horatio's on Brighton Palace Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1TW. SEAN PERTWEE Sean Pertwee is an actor, narrator and a producer, known for a wide range of TV series' and films. He is perhaps best known for the Batman-related series Gotham, which saw him as Alfred Pennyworth, from 2014-2019. A memorable appearance was in the popular 2002 horror film Dog Soldiers as Sergeant Wells. Other big screen roles were in the science fiction films Equilibrium and Event Horizon, as well as the acclaimed dramas Leon the Pig Farmer, I/D., directed by Phil Davis, and Blue Juice with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Ewan McGregor. More recent TV dramas include Silent Witness, the Netflix series You and Channel 5's The Night Caller. Sean also had roles in series' such as Poirot, Death in Paradise, Luther and Cold Feet. His distinctive voice has been heard in video games, including Assassin's Creed and Warhammer, documentaries radio dramas and commercials, as well as TV shows such as Masterchef: The Professionals, which he narrated. After studying at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Sean spent three years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is the son of the actor Jon Pertwee, best known for playing the third Doctor Who. Sean's appearance is subject to work commitments, which could mean him becoming unavailable closer to the time CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN Christopher Newman is best known for producing all eight seasons of Game of Thrones. a worldwide television phenomenon, of course. He also produced the first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the prequel series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy books. His career began in the film industry fifty years-ago, as a runner on the live-action Disney film One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing. Since then, Christopher worked on a number of features, particularly as as first, and occasionally second, assistant director. They include the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace, Superman II & III, Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, Love Actually, Sally Potter's Orlando, Sense & Sensibility, Mamma Mia! and The Remains of the Day. He also worked with Jim Henson on The Dark Crystal and The Great Muppet Caper, as well a director on various TV series', notably Band of Brothers. www.chrisnewmanproducer.com