Sam Ward's Nation plays in the round at Brighton Dome, 12 to 14 November

YESYESNONO bring Nation to Brighton Dome’s¹ Studio Theatre for three nights next week, from Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 November. Sam Ward wrote it and performs it, and it is staged in the round.

It’s about a butcher, a baker, a farmer and a dog in a town where, in the Dome’s words, “something very bad has just happened”. Then a stranger knocks at the door. The Dome’s listing calls the show “a dark, brutal fable about the political power of stories”. Brighton and Hove News², which previewed the run, says the audience is cast as the town’s residents.

Ward first presented Nation at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024, where The Skinny gave it five stars. The Stage called it a “compelling, almost song-like tale”. It follows the company’s earlier show, We Were Promised Honey!

Shows start at 8pm, and doors open at 7.15pm. Tickets cost £20, or £18 for concessions, and there is a limited number of £12 low-income tickets. Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival members get £2 off full price. Age guidance is 14+, and Jill Blackadder will interpret Saturday’s performance in BSL.