A Revolution of Hearts: Brighton Theatre Group's Magnificent Les Misérables ★★★★★
This is community theatre at its most vital and necessary—proving when hearts are this committed and talent runs this deep, magic happens.
Eric Page
Chaos, Curtains, and Cannibalism: Nature Theatre of Oklahoma's "No President" Tests Every Limit ★★★☆☆
"No President" explores competition, artistic identity, and the absurdities of show business, blending high art and low comedy with a political edge. It's work that refuses to be easily categorised or dismissed, even when it's driving you to distraction.
Spine-Tingling Spectacle: 'Ghost Stories' haunts Brighton Theatre Royal ★★★★☆
The disturbed perspective of the sets, subtly shifting lighting and sounds scapes all conspire to tip the audience into a state of unease; glimpses of wide eyes focus, expectant, held breathes, titialted nerve jingling.
Treasures in the Dirt: 50 LGBTQ+ Finds: From the Portable Antiquities Scheme
I learned some genuinely fun facts alongside historical insights, but I felt that little bit more affirmed in a truth we all need to hear: we've always been here. The book is particularly important in providing readers with concrete evidence to combat the bigotry that many LGBTQ+ people face.
Wrestling with Giants: Piss/CARNATION's Ugly Sisters
To experience this piece is the point—it's theatre that asks us to sit with difficulty, laugh at power, and find empathy even for those who would deny our humanity. Such artistic sophistication feels essential in times like these.
A Gloriously Guilty Pleasure: Cruel Intentions Brings '90s Heat to Theatre Royal
Now! that's not what I'd call a musical, but
Cruel Intentions is a gloriously guilty pleasure that succeeds despite itself
★★★★★ Boys from the Black Stuff: A Masterclass in Masculine Vulnerability
There's something profoundly queer about watching heterosexual masculinity stripped bare