Brian Butler

Previews

Supersonic Man: a joyous new musical set among Brighton’s LGBTQ+ community

Adam is a fun-loving influencer having the time of his Iife. But he’s struck down with a terminal condition, and faces losing everything – including the love of his life Darryl. They vow this will not be the end, and instead they seek a completely new beginning and explore new ways to Iive. Adam wil

Theatre

REVIEW: ‘The Last Laugh’ at Theatre Royal Brighton

Three comedians walk into a dressing room – no seriously – three comedians walk into a dressing room. This is the premise at the centre of Paul Hendy’s tragicomedy The Last Laugh – which he both wrote and directs. And not just any comedians – these are giants of late 20th-century comedy – Tommy Coop

Interviews

INTERVIEW: Jonathan Blake – from the bath houses of San Francisco to the coal mines of South Wales

It’s a cliche that people go on a journey in their lifetime. But for Jonathan Blake, actor, gay activist, costumier, and the subject of a poetry collection, it’s got to be true. His journey has taken in the bath houses of San Francisco, TV and film studios, the coal mines of South Wales, and the […]

Arts

Following rave reviews, ‘The Strange Case of Dr Dillon’ returns to the stage in Brighton next week for one night only

Following rave reviews, The Strange Case of Dr Dillon returns to the stage in Brighton next week for one night only. Set between the 1920s and the 1960s, the play follows Dr Michael Dillon’s journey as the first trans man to undergo medical transition. In a society far less understanding of transiti

Arts

REVIEW: Brighton Alternative Panto – ‘Jack Stripped Back’

In the magical silly world that is Pantoland, all things are possible. A cow can talk and sing, men can pretend to be women and girls; there can be a fairy of the garden and a grown man with his handy chopper can convince us he’s 18 and a virgin – oh yes he can! […]

Film

Changing The Game: trans teenage athletes striving to be the best at their chosen sports while dealing with transitioning

Michael Barnett’s award-winning documentary Changing The Game follows the journeys of three US trans teenage athletes as they strive to be the best at their chosen sports while dealing with transitioning. It’s a glorious celebration of being who you know yourself truly to be, but also a realistic lo

News

Queer Theatre announces latest initiative, OutCast – a “celebration of queer voices and stories”

Following the highly successful launch of Queer Theatre, the company has announced its latest initiative OutCast. This annual series, which will premiere in February at the iconic queer venue The Two Brewers in Clapham, will feature a range of performances from new and rediscovered LGBTQ+ writing, a

Previews

Cabaret stars, including Alfie Ordinary, Allan Jay, Billie Gold and Davina Sparkle, gear up for this year’s Brighton Alternative Panto – ‘Jack – Stripped Back’

Producer Allan Cardew and stars of Brighton’s cabaret scene are gearing up for this year’s Brighton Alternative Panto: Jack – Stripped Back!, which is at Brighton Ironworks Studios from 28 January – 2 February. It’s got a starry cast of Brighton resident performers and a few visitors and will blend

Theatre

Brokeback Mountain meets Top Gun. ‘Firebird’ coming to the stage for the very first time from January 9

It’s been called Brokeback Mountain mixed with Top Gun, and Firebird draws on a true-life Cold War story and follows a handsome soulful young soldier, who embarks on a clandestine affair with a charismatic fighter pilot on an air-force base in Soviet-occupied Estonia at the height of the Communist r

LGBTQ+ News

Forever The Vivienne – “An immense talent is lost to not only the LGBTQ+ community but the wider world.”

It had taken me two months to set up my interview for Scene with drag star The Vivienne – well that’s what happens when an international performer is due on your doorstep – in this case as The Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang at Congress Theatre. It would turn out to be a terrific, […]