REVIEW: HILDEGARD TRANSFIGURED @ BREMF Folk who I talked to loved it, most had never heard of Hildegard before, my companion adored it and thought it a very interesting night out. I was saved by the quality of the singing and closed my eyes for a lot of the performance, better to focus on the singing. By Eric Page • 3 min read
REVIEW: BOOKS The Little Book of LGBT Terms Language is one of the key paths to awareness, acceptance and empowerment but this book admits that it can be confusing. The book sets itself up as a pocket-sized easy-to-use dictionary introducing some of the most essential terminology surrounding gender, sexuality and LGBTQIA+ identity. By Eric Page • 1 min read
REVIEW: Curtains @ Alexandra Theatre Curtains Alexandra Theatre Birmingham The genius of Kander and Ebb is well-known from their hits Cabaret and Chicago . This , their final collaboration, is no Fosse-infused spectacle . Curtains is a carefully crafted witty piece of whimsy – a musical whodunnit which is really about the joys and mis By Eric Page • 2 min read
REVIEW: The Art of Moog @ BREMF Looking more like a Kraftwerk gig than a classical concert this event brought Bach’s eternal music to a seriously diverse Brighton audience. The band is made up of some of the UK’s best harpsichordists and baroque specialists who bring their combined skill and imagination to this thrilling re-colour By Eric Page • 2 min read
REVIEW: Burying the Dead: Ceruleo @BREMF BURYING THE DEAD Ceruleo St George’s Church, 31 October 2019 This rather delightful conceit was an engaging night of music and historical exposition, with Niall Ashdown as a bedbound Purcell slipping in and out of dreams as his fevers take hold and leading us on a merry jaunty around his memories. By Eric Page • 2 min read
REVIEW: Avenue Q @ Devonshire Park Theatre It’s certainly fun and done with gusto, the puppeting is superb and the puppeteers quickly fading off and giving the puppets full empathic reign. The singing is great, with two or three stand out performances, ‘There’s a thin line’, which closes the first act is utterly American musical dreamy. By Eric Page • 3 min read
REVIEW: METAMORFOSI TRECENTO @ BREMF it was very interesting to see music which would only have perhaps had an academic following two decades ago enjoying such a warm welcomed and presentation to a full audience who appreciated the delicate charms of this very early music. By Eric Page • 3 min read
PREVIEW:TRANSFORMERS @BREMF Consort of Voices Taking place at St Martins church and finishing with a recent version of Tallis’s 40-part motet, Spem in alium arranged for 11 voices by Mick Swithinbank this looks at being a superb evening my musical discovery By Eric Page • 2 min read
REVIEW: Murder, Margaret and Me @ Devonshire Park: Eastbourne All three excel at bringing these formidable characters to life, but as real people, as women of their time and in context but allowing us to absorb their personal attitudes and gain some understanding, although not much, about them as people. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Exploring LGBTQ+ representation in video games EXPLORING LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION IN VIDEO GAMES Once upon a time, the only representations you’d see of the LGBTQ+ community in video games were cameo roles or even negative stereotypes. LGBTQ+ characters would be identified exclusively by that trait, with no further depth or development. In the last By Eric Page • 3 min read
REVIEW: Books The Story of the LGBTQ Equality Movement by Matthew Todd In this substantial full colour hardback book, filled with superb photographs Todd draws together the individual stories and moving personal testimonies that map out the development of the Pride movements By Eric Page • 2 min read
The Masks of Gender: new podcasts with Persia West The Masks of Gender is a podcast in the form of conversations with author and broadcaster Persia West, talking to people about their gender and it’s intersections with race, age, LGBT+ identities, masculinity, intersex bodies, having gay, transgender and non-binary identities and more. It’s about th By Eric Page • 2 min read
