2014 Brighton Fringe programme features 720 events

The programme has been announced for the 2014 Brighton Fringe, which runs from 3 May to 1 June in tandem with the previously announced Brighton Festival.

There are 720 events confirmed so far at 186 different venues and spaces, from the ever-expanding Warren hosting over 70 shows, to a public toilet in the Old Market.

The Marlborough Theatre will have 30 events, including their first-ever Street Party on the first Saturday of May. Comedy is also a big theme this year with over 200 shows.

This year will also see the launch of Performr, an app based on Grindr that will lead audiences to 'Pink Fringe' performances.

Returning this year is the Spiegeltent at the Old Steine with a larger number of shows of different genres from spoken word to music, and one of the Victorian-style bathing machines is returning to New Road with a new one-on-one relay play Host written by Tim Crouch for The Nightingale theatre.

There will also be the return of 'Tight Modern' on the seafront: a miniature replica of the Tate Modern advertised as the "world's smallest temporary art gallery".

Brand new for 2014 is the standalone Family Guide, which is an expansion on last year's decision to increase Brighton Fringe by a week to incorporate the half-term. The programme currently features over 200 child-friendly events.

And there is a total of 211 free events this year, up from 165 in 2013.

Julian Caddy, managing director of Brighton Fringe, said: "I'm delighted that Brighton Fringe continues to attract the depth, breadth and quality of work that it does. There is, truly, something for everyone."

For more info on the Brighton Fringe, visit www.brightonfringe.org