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Crying into Bins

Thu 8 Oct 2026

7:30 PM (Doors: 7:00 pm)

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Crying into Bins

A surreal spoken word theatrical hybrid, taking the audience on a cathartically funny journey through 20 years in the hospitality industry. From the food waste bin into which her friend had a nervous breakdown, Lia tries to make sense of the twenty years she spent serving food and drink.

The show chronicles tales collected over two decades – a poetical exploration of mental health, societal structures, terrible rage and bittersweet acceptance. But expect a little more than one woman and a microphone…

 

“I have spent my adult life shovelling leftover potato fondants into my mouth in the vain hope that the sheer volume might make up for the lack of company, posh dress and dinner music they were designed for”


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THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE KOMEDIA STUDIO

UNRESERVED SEATING

AGES 16+

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What people are saying...

I can’t tell you how much of an honour it is to have worked with you guys a few times now. I feel in such safe hands and I am always impressed by how on it you all are. You’re all legends, I love working with you. Thank you for making my Beaverhausen Fringe experience an amazing one! AGAIN.

What a line up, everyone was brilliant, haven’t laughed that much in a long time!

I had a fantastic Easter weekend shows at Komedia last Friday & Saturday! I truly had a fun time with super funny Jordan Brooks, Jack Hester, and Jodie Mitchell at packed room (both nights!). The food was delicious (had Portobello mushroom burger and I highly recommend), Dave and team looked after us so well and they are just so wonderful. And what a fun & loving audiences!

Some nights you go to see comedy… Other nights, you witness new stars being born. Watching new voices develop and seeing one of my favourite new acts (James Ellis) headlining the night was superb.

If you ever get the chance, check out Comic Boom Comedy Club. Really great to see the local Brighton comedy scene continuing to build and thrive 🤘

The best comedy show we’ve ever seen at Komedia, it absolutely delivered!!! They all nailed it. I definitely recommend checking Komedia Comedy Club out — it is the perfect spot to have a good laugh! P.S. Cerys Nelmes & Touissant Douglass my absolute favourites!!

Great for an evening’s entertainment. Central location, good service and delivered on the comedy.

Everything was so accessible and with ease, we truly had such a lovely and comfortable time. It means a lot to have such a positive experience at a place we love. The comedy itself was incredible and we were cackling the entire time! This was my first night out of the house in months, thank you so very much for making it so joyful and comfortable. You are all brilliant!!!!!

Please extend my gratitude to all the terrific people at Komedia who contributed to my night flowing smoothly.

We just wanted to thank you all for an amazing show last night. We had a blast performing and working with you all. Thanks also to Taylor and Dylan and wow, we love your security guards. Thanks so much! Hope to see you again sometime 🙂

Thank you for hosting me! It was such a pleasure working with your incredible team. I felt truly looked after. Special shout-out to Steve and Misti on tech—you’re both stars 🧡

Thanks again for having me last week. I was very, very happy… and my first solo show in Brighton! Thrilled we got such a good crowd.

A MASSIVE thank you for making us feel so welcome and for all your support you gave us. Thank you to Steve (our Technician on the night) and Taylor (behind the bar) for being sooo brilliant and helpful. Big thank you to the doorman at Komedia for being so lovely too! 😊

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