Anderson stars as Brighton Festival launches line-up for its 50th year
The wait is almost over. Tickets for Brighton's 50th festival will shortly go on sale with the full line-up revealed this morning.
As well as daring and one-of-a-kind commissions the month-long festival will also include international names from the worlds of theatre, music, arts and dance. So who will we be watching in May?
Andy Dickenson reports and we hear from guest director Laurie Anderson, chief executive Andrew Comben, Toby Park & Tim Crouch of The Complete Deaths, and Ajay Chhabra, artistic director of Dr Blighty.