Arts REVIEW: Giselle by Varna International Ballet @ Theatre Royal Brighton There’s something extra fun about watching a classic ballet, danced in a classic way in a rococo theatre like the Theatre Royal, its velvet plushness and plastered glided excesses underlining what a lovely experience ballet can be. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Business News Gscene archive donated to the Bishopsgate Institute James Ledward’s personal archive collection of Scene and Gscene magazines from 1996 onwards donated to Bishopsgate Institute By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Burnt City by Punchdrunk I was moved by this Epic dark experience, it was emotive and evocative. I left feeling that I’d been shifted into a different reality, It’s a memorable experience, you will remember it. They’re not afraid of shade are PunchDrunk, in any way means or form. By Eric Page • 6 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Brighton Schlock by Merryman Downes “A rich, heady confection of daftness.” By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: LIARMOUTH by John Waters John Waters doesn’t disappoint here, his mind is twisted ways which makes rococo baroque look straight, this fun exploration of more Baltimore lives is a shock-o-rama of his favourite themes By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Shawshank Redemption @ Theatre Royal Brighton The redemption of the title is a curious idea for men who neither wish for it or appear to strive for it, remorse is certainly explored but Andy seems to be the only person (man) advocating his own innocence in this sorry tale. David Esbjornson directs this confident cast with a firm hand, although By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: A Short History of Queer Women by Kirsty Loehr This perfect book leaves you with an appetite to learn more, offering reassurance of constant affirming glorious presence of women loving women throughout known herstory. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: It’s a Wonderful Life @ ENO Wonderful Life is a cosy, warm offering from the ENO, filled with astonishing bursts of beauty from a magnificent cast.. The unrequited hopes, longing and dreams at the heart of this Opera are overwhelmed on occasion by it being dipped in honey, it’s …Celestial gaslighting in action. By Eric Page • 6 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: ‘This Way Out’ by Tufayel Ahmed There’s not enough life affirming queer, Muslim, brown protagonists on our LGBTQ+ bookshelves, and this romantic honest book is to be celebrated not only for the clarion voice of Amar but for its honesty of the struggle to find and keep rare, precious queer love in a world set against us every attai By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Yeoman of the Guard @ ENO A successful night and a polished introduction to a remodelled Yeoman. Offering a fine evening of nostalgic semi-serious opera with its heart of G&S essential silliness maintained. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Cher Show @ Theatre Royal Brighton The Cher Show Theatre Royal Brighton Cher is the only act in history to have a No. 1 single in each of the last 6 decades which makes her the undisputed Queen of Pop, there are other monarchs of course, but she has ruled the longest and this musical attempts to grab some of the […] By Eric Page • 5 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: The Queens of Sarmiento Park by Camila Sosa Villada I absolutely adored it, in the face of bleak reality and a world which rejects anyone different it offers pure trembling life affirming moments of brilliant vibrant hope, a spiritual connection with the essence of life, an irrefutable rightness of being you, which cannot be taken away by harsh grind By Eric Page • 3 min read
