Time comes for us all…
Professor Nathan Zangari is fading away. Once voted the sexiest professor on BBC2’s Open University, his highly celebrated archeo-linguistics paper on “Graffiti, Women and the Walls of Pompeii” is now but a distant memory. Now, he can’t sleep, he can’t get published, and… he can’t get laid.
At the sleep-study clinic that he’s enrolled at, they observe him talking in his sleep, seemingly an intermediary for a long-forgotten Pompeian girl.
When overambitious student, Callie, offers to capture his mumblings, they both find themselves sucked into the very real lives of those on the edge of destruction, some 2000 years ago.
Written and Performed by Jonathan Brown
Latin Voice & Consultant: Ilse Morehouse.
Model for Methe: Yuliia Zeria
Carpenter: Peter Melville-Brown / Luca Wrobel
Due to some very mature content the show is suitable for anyone aged 14+
SOMETHING UNDERGROUND Reviews & Accolades
Amongst Top 5 Theatre shows, Brighton Source’s Best of Brighton 2022.(Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore)
Best Newcomer (Nom), The Offies, (Moyosola Olashore for Knife on The Table)
Winner, The International Fringe Encore Series Award 2022 (Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore)
Best New Play Award, New Writing South 2012 (The Last Lunch).
Best New Play Award (Shortlist), New Writing South 2013 (The Silent Stream)
Bruntwood Prize (Longlisting) 2019 (How to Start a Knife Gang)..
Best Male Performer, Brighton Fringe 2013 (Jonathan Brown for The Silent Stream)
Best Female Performer, Brighton Fringe 2014 (K Goodfellow, Smoking Ban)
Best Female Performer (Nom), Brighton Fringe 2013 (Rachel Guershon for Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore)
Best Male Performer (Nom), Brighton Fringe 2007 (Jonathan Brown for Large Print Trash)
Amnesty International Award for Outstanding Performance in the category of contribution to Human Rights Awareness (Longlisting) 2014. (Smoking Ban with Kate Goodfellow)
Shortlist, Brighton Fringe International Touring Award in Association with The Pebble Trust 2022 (Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore)
The Gemini Print Group and Brighton Fringe Design for Print Award (Shortlist) 2021 (The Spirit of Woodstock)
Shortlist, UnBarred Best Local Artist Award, Brighton Fringe, 2022 (Betsy: Wisdom of a Brighton Whore)