Fringe THEATRE REVIEW: We apologise for the inconvience @The Warren The multi-million best-selling author Douglas Adams has written 3 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy books, radio and tv series. But he has reached a crisis – not for the first time – writer’s block. By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Fringe THEATRE REVIEW: Edith Piaf Live at Nimegue @Rialto Theatre Andrew Farr is absolutely amazing! The Brighton-based performer is witty, sad, emotional and provides an enormously glorious theatrical experience . For the second time in less than two weeks, the Rialto Theatre technicians experienced a failure of lights and sound on a show, delaying Andrew’s show By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Fringe THEATRE REVIEW: A Steady Rain @The Lantern @ACT “We should know the eyes of a demon when we see them. Otherwise we end up with demons for friends”. So says Denny, the hard-bitten, violent, angry and self-deluded Chicago cop who is trapped in a downward spiral that leads inevitably to tragedy in this tense two-hander. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Fringe THEATRE REVIEW: 25/The Decriminalisation Monologues @Junkyard Dogs: The Doghouse “People forget what it was like back then. Our rights were hard won and they can be sharp taken away. People would do well to remember that “. By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Fringe THEATRE REVIEW: Closer @The Rialto Theatre “Tell me the truth. Without it, we’re animals” says 1 of the quartet of characters in Patrick Marber’s complex, dense, dark drama of marital and extra-marital sex and betrayal. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Festival THEATRE REVIEW: Dead Dog in a Suitcase @Theatre Royal John Gay’s Beggars Opera was an 18th century sensation – an opera about the lowest murkiest levels of English society, featuring the popular songs of the day. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Fringe THEATRE REVIEW: The Milkmans on his way @The Old Courtroom Based on the ground-breaking novel of the same name, by David Rees, this coming of age gay love story starts in the small Cornish village of Bude. It’s 1979 and Ewan, 17-year-old son of the local milkman is struggling with his adolescence. He’s got a girl friend of sorts, played with a touching gent By Brian Butler • 2 min read
PANTO REVIEW: Big Dick Whittington @The Phil Starr Pavilion Take six of Brighton’s top drag queens, two concert and cabaret singers, some excruciating jokes, a ton and a half of innuendo and what have you got ? Brighton’s legendary Alternative Pantomime! By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Pic Greg Macvean TSPL, 09/08/2010, Giles Brandreth for Scotsman Festival supplement The Great Dabbler Gyles Brandreth, Scrabble expert, murder mystery writer and ex MP, best known for his radio and tv appearances on programmes like Just a Minute and Countdown tells Brian Butler about acting lessons from Sir Roger Moore, and the vital importance of words. By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Hey Mr Producer! From the luxury of Frank Sinatra’s Las Vegas dressing room to a portakabin in Brighton’s Victoria Gardens, theatre and show impresario Quintin Young has seen it all, as he tells Brian Butler. By Brian Butler • 4 min read
THEATRE REVIEW: Bottom @The Marlborough Willy Hudson is a gay boy on a mission. Through his great love for Beyoncé and trying to get a boyfriend, he first needs to find out the truth about his sexuality. Is he a top or a bottom? By Brian Butler • 2 min read
MUSICAL THEATRE REVIEW: Come From Away @Phoenix Theatre, London Among our indelible memories of 9/11 are undoubtedly the fall of the Twin Towers, the heroism of the NYC firefighters and the resilient spirit of the city’s residents and visitors. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
