Fringe REVIEW: Candide @Brighton College – Montague Studio
The Brighton College Drama Department premiered its very first Fringe production this week, which not only exceeded my expectations but smashed them to smithereens.
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Fringe REVIEW: The Sparks Factory @Sweet Werks 1
I WAS lucky enough to catch the final night of The Spark Factory – a festival of bold and risky new work taking place within the Brighton Fringe and curated by Spun Glass Theatre. The week-long festival included a range of artistic disciplines, from puppetry to spoken word to musical cabaret, and co
Fringe REVIEW: Gingzilla: Glamonster Vs. the World
I could tell Gingzilla oozed charisma from the moment she greeted her queuing audience outside The Hat (in The Warren) with sweet and salty popcorn.
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FEATURE: Why we need a ‘Queer’ Theatre (now, more than ever)
Still buzzing from a jam-packed Brighton Fringe programme and clad in his retro lavender style – a look I’ve come to associate with the man behind the Marly – I sat down with Tarik Elmoutawakil to discuss the challenges and rewards that come with programming queer performance.
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BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Pelican @The Warren Studio 3
Pelican is one of the best sketch-comedies I’ve seen at the Fringe in years. Created and performed by ex-Footlights Jordan, Sam and Guy, the trio has charisma, likability and wit all rolled into one.
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BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Bourgeois & Maurice: How to Save the World Without Really Trying @Spiegeltent
By far, one of the best shows I’ve seen in this year’s Fringe is Bourgeois & Maurice: How to Save the World Without Really Trying.
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BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Gypsy Queen @The Marlborough Theatre
Hope Theatre Company’s latest production of Gypsy Queen isn’t a bad play; it’s everything you would expect to see in a gay play: repressed sexuality, conflicting masculinity, gay male stereotypes, jokes about tops/bottoms, a homophobic climax and full-frontal nudity. Even the show’s poster is obviou
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BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Darkroom Diaries @The Marlborough
Standing in nothing but tighty-whities and a leather harness, Dutch comedian Johan Goossens is a charismatic storyteller who knows how to beak the ice before sharing (over-sharing?) quirky, awkward and sometimes sticky anecdotes about his colourful sex life.
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BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Sex addiction: The lecture @One Church
I hadn’t intended on writing a review for The Queer Historian’s latest Fringe show Sex Addiction: The Lecture because I already submitted a preview piece in April’s issue of Gscene. And Tommy (The Queer Historian) has become one of my closest friends in Brighton since moving here in January, so I ac
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BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Rubber Ring @The Warren
Energetic and charming, just like its writer/performer, Rubber Ring is an engaging tale of adolescent uncertainty and a refreshing snapshot of growing up queer in Norfolk. Although somewhat predictable, the story was fast-paced and the script had moments of poetry and earnestness – I was genuinely h