About the walks

"Brighton Rock" walk:
2006 saw the first of my "Brighton Rock" walks during Brighton festival fringe. It was truly amazing to see how many "walkers" were still so in love with a film that was made over 50 years ago!
Following the fringe season, it was a delight to be requested to feature the walk in Brighton library's "Whats the word" literary festival in July.
Now its Festival time again and I look forward to meeting more fans of the film and book as we revisit 1930's Brighton to learn the secrets behind the ever popular classic, "Brighton Rock".

"Brighton Rock", the book:
Written by Graham Greene in 1936, the story centres around the seedy underbelly of Brighton in the 1930's.
The main characters are Pinkie and his gang members, Dallow, Cubitt and Spicer.
The arrival in town of Fred Hale, an ex-reporter on the Evening Argus arouses the interest of Pinkie who has a score to settle with Fred. The events that follow are both thrilling and frightening. This is a dark novel combining religion, hatred and violence.
Published in 1938 "Brighton Rock" is still regarded as one of Greene's best novels, still selling in substantial numbers in bookshops around the world.

"Brighton Rock", the film:
The success of Greene's novel inevitably lead to a film version in 1948. The Boulting brother's undertook production and direction in partnership with Terrence Rattigan. Graham Greene took immense interest in the production of the film often getting angry when he felt that the scenes filmed did not do justice to the novel or were lacking in content.
Casting popular actors such as Richard Attenborough, Nigel Stock and Hermione Baddeley alongside unknowns such as Carol Marsh was a risky but well considered venture resulting in first class acting in a well paced adaption of the book.

"Brighton Rock", the walk:
90 minutes of "Brighton Rock" facts and memories are brought to life on this entertaining walk.
Using photos from the film we visit the actual locations and learn fascinating facts about how the film was made..
No stone is left unturned in the quest to reveal the history of the production of this great film!
This is a "leisurely" walk and involves no hills to climb. There is a "comfort stop" during the walk and the walk finishes at Brighton's crumbling West Pier.
Please note: the walk will take place whatever the weather so come prepared.