Arts Spotlight on Iris Prize Film Festival 2021 Brian Butler looks forward to the 15th annual Queer film festival – the Iris Prize taking place in Queer Cardiff By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Call Me Madam – Upstairs @ The Gatehouse Brian Butler finds a show with a big heart in a small space when he goes to see Call Me Madam – Upstairs @ The Gatehouse By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Comedy, fake news and amazing circus acts come to Brighton Dome Brian Butler look forward to world-class entertainment at Brighton Dome By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Feature: Swapping Notes With Samuel Cousins Brian Butler talks to Samuel Cousins, musical director of Actually Gay Men’s Chorus By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts Feature: More theatre treats in Brighton, south coast and London Brian Butler finds lots to see at the theatre for a discerning LGBTQ audience this autumn By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts Spotlight On Adam Blanshay Brian Butler: I don’t know if Adam Blanshay has a trophy shelf – didn’t ask him – but if he does, it’s stacked. His production company has been involved in over 60 shows worldwide and he’s scooped up 6 Tony’s and 7 Olivier’s along the way. If a production wins a Best Show Award, then it’s the produc By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts FEATURE: Spotlight On Sam Barton Brian Butler meets the new Musical Director of Brighton and Hove’s Resound choir who says ”Resound is a choir that wants to be challenged – they have an eclectic repertoire and that interests me. My aim with them is to achieve more diversity”. One route he plans is to present more women composers- f By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts Spotlight on Queer East Film Festival Brian Butler looks forward to the annual showcase of Asian Queer films. Rarely-shown Queer cinema from East and Souh East Asia can be seen across London in the 2021 Queer East Film Festival. Running from 15-26 September, it will present 37 features, short films and artists’ moving image works. By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts FEATURE: Brighton’s Theatre Royal roars back Brian Butler gets an actor’s view of Brighton Theatre Royal as it re-opens By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Photo Credit Michael Stone at Nick Ford Photography Arts REVIEW: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus @ The Oil Shed Brian Butler welcomes the boys back in one of Brighton’s premier Queer singing groups : Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Jarman @ Above The Stag Brian Butler sees a great Queer icon recreated on stage By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts Happy Birthday Maisie Trollette David Raven, aka Maisie Trollette, talks to Brian Butler about being a master grocer, teenage innocence, breaking into the entertainment business and the many stars he has known and worked with in his 60 years in the drag business. By Brian Butler • 5 min read
