A unique regular Brighton based entertainment and arts event with exclusive special guest interviews

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Special thanks to…

A live music venue with a cabaret stage downstairs and a skylit restaurant/bar upstairs.

The venue is one of Brighton’s main live music venues. Amongst the people who have performed here in the last few years are Amy Winehouse, The Kooks, Ben Howard, Rizzle Kicks, Jesca Hoop, Chris Difford, Newton Faulkner, Don Letts and some jazz greats from Herbie Flowers and Larry Adler to Liane Carroll.

www.thelatest.co.uk/musicbar

CÔTE BRASSERIE - BRIGHTON

Based at Church Street, Côte Brighton is a modern interpretation of the many famous bistros of Paris. Inspired by new trends, they are dedicated to authentic classic brasserie dishes with a modern twist, using high quality produce at great prices. Côte is open early every day for breakfast, through to lunch and dinner. Its atmosphere is informal, friendly and highly welcoming.

www.cote-restaurants.co.uk

ED MOORE

Special thanks to

The Space official

Photographer,

Ed Moore.

www.edshots.co.uk

There is a wealth of Jurys Inn hotels in central locations. Each one offers great value rates with warm and excellent friendly service. There are two Brighton-based hotels; in the City Centre, at Stroudley Road, and Brighton Waterfront at King’s Road. There are many spacious and well-lit rooms which are designed around the guests’ comfort. We’re grateful for their support.

www.jurysinns.com

This events super raffle prizes include…

Julien Temple: A selection of the director’s work, including feature films and documentaries.

The Orb: Some of the group’s material, including some of their acclaimed and popular albums.

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Thanks to Octopus Books, a copy of this fabulous bestselling reference guide, with nearly 1000 pages. www.octopusbooks.co.uk

Chernobyl: Thanks to Acorn DVD for this Blu-ray of what is one of 2019’s most acclaimed TV dramas. Jared Harris and Emily Watson star in this shocking series on the Russian nuclear disaster. www.acorndvd.com

Anthony Daniels’ I Am C-3PO: Thanks to DK Publishing, a copy of the actor’s highly engaging and insightful autobiography on his life as the droid from the Star Wars films. www.dk.com

The Treasures of Queen: Thanks to Carlton Books, a copy of this lavish, officially endorsed publication. It tells the band’s story through images, such as from their own collection, and the written word. www.carltonbooks.co.uk

George Michael – You Have Been Loved: Thanks to Danaan Publishing, this large book is about the sadly missed singer/songwriter, with many fabulous photographs. www.danannpublishing.com

Airplane!: Marking 40 years since its release, a DVD copy of one of the funniest comedy films ever made.

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Our February edition of The Space features…

INTERVIEWS WITH JULIEN TEMPLE and

ALEX PATTERSON (and audience Q&As)

Held on Wednesday February 12th at the Latest Music Bar, Manchester Street, Brighton BN2 1TF / Doors 19:15 / starts at 19:45 (times may change slightly) / £17 / hosted by Wayne Imms

JULIEN TEMPLE

Julien Temple is a renowned filmmaker whose career began by making music videos for the Sex Pistols, then the 1980 feature film for them, The Great Rock `n’ Rock Swindle. He is the director of many other music videos. They include Culture Club’s Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Dexy’s Midnight Runners’ Come on Eileen, the Rolling Stones’ Undercover of the Night, the Kinks’ Come Dancing, David Bowie’s Blue Jean, Whitney Houston’s I’m Your Baby Tonight, Blur’s For Tomorrow, Janet Jackson’s When I Think of You, Tom Petty’s Free Fallin’, Neil Young’s Harvest Moon and Scissor Sisters’ Mary.

Julien also directed the eighties’ features Absolute Beginners, which starred David Bowie, Patsy Kensit, Ray Davies and Steven Berkoff, and Earth Girls Are Easy, starring Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carey and Geena Davis. Since 2000, he became known for a wide range of acclaimed music documentaries. They include The Filth and the Fury, on the Sex Pistols; Glastonbury; Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten; The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson; London: The Modern Babylon and Keith Richards: The Origins of the Species. More recently, he directed Ibiza: The Silent Movie, with Fatboy Slim as musical director.       

ALEX PATERSON

Alex Paterson, also known as Dr Alex Paterson, is a musician and co-founder of dance / ambient group The Orb. He has extensively collaborated with Jimmy Cauty, best known as half of the KLF, who he founded The Orb group with. They formed in 1988, soon gaining a cult following. Later members include musician and producer Youth, Killing Joke’s bassist, and Thomas Fehlmann. As well as their music, they are known for colourful live shows with psychedelic imagery. Certainly a very popular live act, The Orb play at a wide range of venues, clubs and festivals around the world. Their most well known single is 1990’s Little Fluffy Clouds, which reached number 10 in the UK charts, upon its 1993 rerelease. Another single was Blue Room, which is nearly 40 minutes long. It was a number 8 single and the longest ever single to chart. It came from their number one album, U.F.Orb, released in 1992. 2018 saw the release of The Orb’s fifteenth studio album, No Sounds Are Out of Bounds. They have been described as the Pink Floyd of the nineties. Collaborators have included Floyd’s David Gilmour, as well as Lee “Scratch” Perry and Jah Wobble. Alex has been the DJ at many gigs for the band Killing Joke.

www.theorb.com

“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."

WRITER & ACTOR

MARK GATISS

(Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen, Doctor Who)

"I had a fantastic time at The Space; it's the most enjoyable bit of public speaking that I have ever done! You really have something special going on there in Brighton. The audience were cool and well informed. It was a really interesting and creative evening!"

VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR PAUL FRANKLIN

(The Dark Knight trilogy, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Inception)

"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

OUR APRIL EVENT HAS…

INTERVIEWS WITH DOM JOLY & DAVID SPROXTON (AND AUDIENCE Q&As)

Held on Tuesday April 14th at the Latest Music Bar, Manchester Street, Brighton BN2 1TF / Doors 19:00 / starts at 19:40 (times may change slightly) / £18 / hosted by Wayne Imms

DOM JOLY

Dom Joly is best known for creating and appearing in Trigger Happy TV, the Channel 4 television series that was first broadcast in January 2000. He is also the author of five books. His other television shows include Fool Britannia for ITV and World Shut Your Mouth for the BBC. Dom has appeared in I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, among other shows. Hidden camera series Trigger Happy TV was highly popular and successful around the world. Dom’s books include The Dark Tourist: Sightseeing in the World’s Most Unlikely Holiday Destinations. Places he went to include Chernobyl, Iran and North Korea. Scary Monsters and Super Creeps saw him in search of mythical creatures, such as the Yeti and Bigfoot. Dom’s most recent book, The Hezbollah Hiking Club: a short walk across the Lebanon, was published in 2019.

DAVID SPROXTON

David Sproxton co-founded Aardman Animations in 1972 with Peter Lord. It’s the company behind characters such as Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and films that include Chicken Run. His early work as an animator was on children’s show Vision On, before co-creating the popular clay character of Morph. With director and animator Nick Park, he was a producer of The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave, which featured Wallace and Gromit. David’s other work with Aardman includes Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep and Flushed Away, as well as Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. He also worked on the Oscar-winning short film Creature Comforts, directed by Nick Park, and Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer video, as camera operator and lighting technician.