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Is Lantern Theatre… Still Open? The Hotel Inspector Update (Brighton, UK)

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As of October 2026, Lantern Theatre and Cafe is listed open on lanterntheatrebrighton.co.uk, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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lanterntheatrebrighton.co.uk ·
Secondary source
brightonandhovenews.org ·

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What the source shows: The theatre's own Brighton Fringe 2026 programme lists shows from 1 to 31 May 2026 at 77 St James's Street with online booking and a cafe bar, and its website still links it.

  • Season / episode Season 19, Episode 7
  • Original air date
  • Address 77 St James's Street, Brighton BN2 1PA

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What happened after The Hotel Inspector?

The Lantern Theatre and Cafe in Brighton, a fringe theatre and studio space, was the subject of the nineteenth-series Hotel Inspector episode 'Lantern Theatre and Cafe', which aired on Channel 5 on 2024-05-16 with Alex Polizzi. TVmaze's listing says owners Daniel and Janette had hosted shows there for a quarter century and that their plan to expand the venue into a hub for local artists had left them in debt. TheTVDB's listing for the episode describes the same plan.

Brighton and Hove News reported on 2025-05-02 that the Lantern Theatre had 38 shows in that year's Brighton Fringe, and gave the theatre's address as 8-10 Rock Place, with its entrance and box office at 77 St James's Street. The theatre's current website, lanterntheatrebrighton.co.uk, links a Brighton Fringe 2026 programme, posted in March 2026, that lists shows from 1 to 31 May 2026 at 77 St James's Street. The programme gives online and phone booking and describes a cafe bar serving drinks, snacks and cakes by day and wine, beer and spirits in the evening. The website also lists venue and studio hire and describes the building as home to ACT Brighton, a drama school. A Google Places listing named The Lantern Theatre, Cafe & Bar was marked operational when checked on 2026-10-20.

Featured on The Hotel Inspector

Season / episode
Season 19, Episode 7
Original air date
Episode title
Lantern Theatre and Cafe
What was featured
Brighton fringe theatre and cafe whose expansion plan left owners in debt
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Lantern Theatre and Cafe

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Address
77 St James's Street, Brighton BN2 1PA
Venue type
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