Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: The girl in the grate A spoken word show from storyteller Cathianne Hall, paying homage to vintage ‘Girl About Town’ sitcoms and exploring why sometimes you have to get stuck to get unstuck. Give yourself a squirt of ‘Charlie’ perfume, top up your glass of Babycham and join award-winning writer Cathianne Hall for The Gir By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ELVIS Las Vegas 1969 at The Woodville in Gravesend Kent singer/actor, Scott Elvis, plays the title role of Elvis Presley in Anscombe Production Associates brand-new theatre musical production, ELVIS Las Vegas 1969, at The Woodville in Gravesend. The production received its world premiere last night, (Friday, April 28) with two performances today at By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Ipek Duben: THEY / ONLAR THEY/ONLAR focuses on how Turkish society views They or the Other. Through the stories of several individuals the artist goes behind the scene in Turkish society, allowing us to glimpse her country’s diversity of ethnic, religious and gender positions, the perceptions of members of the Sunni majorit By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Oliver in the Overworld This spring, the acclaimed Krazy Kat Theatre Company presents the world premiere of the first ever sign language musical for families. Oliver In the Overworld, a family show for three to six year olds, hits the road for a six week national tour from April 7. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Shiny Town @ Royal Pavilion This spring, Brighton is set for a surprise as an entertainment paradise pops up in the leafy greenery of the Royal Pavilion Garden. Shiny Town is the newest addition to the cornucopia of entertainment destinations that are offered by Brighton Fringe throughout May but it is a little bit different f By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: SpokeEasy by Jozede Scrivener @ Sweet Dukebox In response to the outcry after the Snowden revelations, technology companies put strong encryption in messaging apps (like WhatsApp and Signal), so that intercepted messages could not be read by government spy agencies. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Cabaret duo WITT ‘n’ CAMP @ Warren 2 Brought to life by Charlie Howitt and Holly Campbell, WITT ‘n’ CAMP are on the run for crimes of public indecency, but they’re still putting on their show at The Warren, jail be damned. Join them for sixty minutes of saucy fun, cabaret and musical comedy. By Contributor • 2 min read
Features & Longread How MindOut made me proud of who I am MindOut the LGBTQ Mental Health Service reveal how they achieve excellent results. At MindOut we try really hard to capture that holy grail of information from people who use our services: what it is about our services that really works so that you feel supported and helped in both the short and lon By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: The Poety we make by Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal Who do we fall in love with: a body, a soul, a gender? Emerging theatre company Flugelman Productions presents the premiere of The Poetry We Make, a new love story for our times, by Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Under my thumb After an acclaimed run at Greenwich Theatre, CultureClash Theatre’s dark dystopian drama UNDER MY THUMB is set to transfer to the Brighton Fringe in May. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FESTIVAL FRINGE: Steve Lee: Sit down Stand up! Tales of a life well lived with a glass of brandy and live pianist. 46 years in showbiz. Two unpublished novels. Two TV scripts. One filmed in five languages. Festivals in Japan, Italy, and Hong Kong. Steve Lee tells it as it is, sitting down and standing up! By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Abi Roberts: Anglichanka Abi Roberts, the first UK comic to perform in Russia (in Russian) tells all. In 2016 Abi Roberts, became the first UK comedian to perform in Russia – in Russian! Now, in 2017, the centenary of the Russian Revolution she’s here to shed some light on our continental neighbours and tell us what side of By Contributor • 3 min read
