Music Allan Jay returns with ‘Club Tropicana’, a sizzling, high-energy summer single Award-winning pop sensation Allan Jay has returned with Club Tropicana, a sizzling, high-energy summer single. Allan is turning up the heat this spring with his vibrant new single – a high-octane remake of the Wham! classic. Released today, Thursday, April 24, the track delivers infectious dancefloo By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Dine With The Stars, featuring a glittering line-up of top talent at your table, to raise funds for local HIV charity Lunch Positive Dine With The Stars, a gala charity dinner in aid of local HIV charity Lunch Positive, will take place in the Paganini Ballroom of the Old Ship Hotel, Brighton on Thursday, March 20 from 7.30pm – midnight. Dine with your favourite star of the Brighton cabaret scene, or let the organisers choose for By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Cabaret Queens Arms Brighton to celebrate its 40th birthday this week! Queens Arms Brighton is celebrating 40 years as a cabaret venue this week with five nights of events featuring over 30 artists, with every night raising funds for local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon. The Queens Arms will be celebrating in style with the cream of the cabaret scene taking to the Quee By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Previews Cabaret stars, including Alfie Ordinary, Allan Jay, Billie Gold and Davina Sparkle, gear up for this year’s Brighton Alternative Panto – ‘Jack – Stripped Back’ Producer Allan Cardew and stars of Brighton’s cabaret scene are gearing up for this year’s Brighton Alternative Panto: Jack – Stripped Back!, which is at Brighton Ironworks Studios from 28 January – 2 February. It’s got a starry cast of Brighton resident performers and a few visitors and will blend By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Community News Over £1,700 raised for Lunch Positive at Davina Sparkle’s Late Birthday Fundraiser at Legends Over £1,700 was raised at Davina Sparkle‘s Late Birthday Cabaret Fundraiser for local HIV charity Lunch Positive at Legends Brighton last night (Sunday, November 3). Hosted by Mary O’Kart, the event included an auction and lashings of top cabaret, including: Davina, Lovinia Belle, Cosmic, Miles Elli By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Davina Sparkle. Jim Carey Photography Community News Davina Sparkle’s Official Late Birthday Fundraising Show at Legends Brighton on Sunday, November 3 Head to one of Brighton’s premier LGBTQ+ venues, Legends, on Sunday, November 3 for iconic drag performer Davina Sparkle‘s Official Late Birthday Fundraising Show from 3.30pm. Hosted by Mary O’Kart, the event will raise funds for local HIV charity Lunch Positive and will feature lashings of top caba By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride “A celebration of inclusivity.” First ever Thurrock Pride to be a feast of colour, comedy, drag and discussions Thurrock’s first ever Pride event will take place on Saturday, 8 June starting at 9.30am with a Pride Celebration Walk commencing at Purfleet Station, joined by the wider community to walk along the river front and Gray’s High Street. Events will take place throughout the day, ending with the Great By Graham Robson • 5 min read
Reviews REVIEW: Cinderella Re-mixed – the Brighton Alternative Pantomime Welcome back to Brighton’s long-standing alternative pantomime, with a fizzing, high-octane, raucous and filthily funny re-imagining of the Cinderella story. Boasting four top-line drag artists and high-class singing soloists, this show is a joy, going back to basics and the traditional look and fee By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Cinderella Remixed: Brighton’s alternative panto boasts cast made up of cream of Brighton’s queer scene Brian Butler gets ready for drag stars, solo singers and boy dancers By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Music Award Winning Allan Jay Releases New Summer Anthem Allan Jay Wins the Entertainer of the Year Award 2023 at the Proud Scotland Awards. With his success set to continue this year, Allan has released a new summer anthem to hit the LGBTQ+ club and dance scene. Allan Jay is a dynamic multi Award winning Scottish vocalist and has been a constant feature By Dale Melita • 2 min read
Arts FEATURE: Seasonal shows round-up From choral singing to panto, Brian Butler searches for seasonal entertainment this wonderful wintertime and the December delights of 2021 By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts Miss Jason to make new pilot TV show Miss Jason’s House Party #whosehomeisthis is a brand new one hour pilot show coming to Latest TV Brighton this fall. A glittering and entertaining game show hosted by the witty and talented Miss Jason where the star-studded panelists studio audience and TV viewers have to guess a well-known celebrit By Besi • 1 min read
Community News PICTURE DIARY: Isle of Wight Pride Isle of Wight staged its first Pride on July 15 and what a fantastic event it was, embodying everything a great pride should aspire to. It is a huge responsibility to stage any public event, but the organisers of IOW Pride, just about got everything right, except they forgot to provide a dressing ro By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Isle of Wight’s first ever LGBT+ Pride event sells out! But, there is still a chance to get involved by purchasing one of the very few VIP tickets left! If you haven’t already got your free ticket to attend Pride on Saturday, July 15 in Ryde, you have missed out on the free ticket allocation. Due to licensing restrictions, the total number of attendees i By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Total raised by Alternative Panto for LGBT Community Safety Forum climbs to £3,814.07 After 20 performances the curtain fell on this years Alternative Pantomime A LADD IN at the Sallis Benney Theatre last Thursday night (February 2). Starring Dave Lynn, Jason Sutton, Davina Sparkle, Allan Jay, Jason Lee, Sally Vate, Christopher Howard and Lola Lasagne, the pantomime written by Andrew By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Alternative Panto total for LGBT Community Safety Forum climbs to £3,814.07 After 20 performances the curtain fell on this years Alternative Pantomime A LADD IN at the Sallis Benney Theatre last Thursday night (February 2). Starring Dave Lynn, Jason Sutton, Davina Sparkle, Allan Jay, Jason Lee, Sally Vate, Christopher Howard and Lola Lasagne, the pantomime written by Andrew By Besi • 2 min read
Arts New charity single for Retired Greyhound Trust The Retired Greyhound Trust (RGT) will be releasing their debut charity single, Let’s hear it for the Boy(s), performed by chart-topping artist Allan Jay later this month. Originally a 1980’s No.1 hit for Deniece Williams, the song’s title is also the name of their current campaign which is to highl By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Celebration! gets the B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival off to a great start Two icons of the drag scene were smiling in heaven last night as hundreds of ‘queens’ battled the elements on Brighton Seafront to take their seats in the Phil Starr Pavilion, while storm Doris blew outside. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: A LADD IN – The Alternative Panto The Alternative Panto A LADD IN, returns for a second year to the comfortable surroundings of the Sallis Benney Theatre with a production perfectly judged for an adult audience. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Alternative panto returns to Sallis Benney Theatre on January 19 Team behind successful Alternative Pantomime return to Sallis Benney Theatre with ‘Al Ladd In’. An alternative and fun take on the traditional pantomime, Aladdin, by the company that brought you the critically acclaimed production of Sinderfella in 2015. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Allan Jay records new charity single originally written for Cilla Song written for Cilla Black to be released as Cruse charity single by chart-topping recording artist Allan Jay. Songwriters Jason Prince and Lewis Greenslade originally wrote the heart touching ballad The Best Is Yet to Come for Cilla Black. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sinderfella: Sallis Benney Theatre When you review shows as part of your job there is a responsibility to reflect accurately the quality of what you see. By Besi • 5 min read
In The South From Boom Boom Boom to Buttucks and Snow White! Scottish recording artist Allan Jay releases new single Boom Boom Boom and is set to appear as Buttucks in Sinderfella, the adult panto here in Brighton. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Lucy Spraggan LGBTQ+ News Newcastle Pride announce full festival line-up THE three-day festival, now one of the largest, free LGBT events in the UK, returns to Newcastle’s Town Moor from Friday July 17, celebrating 45 years of world Pride. Event organisers, Northern Pride, recently announced that girlband B*Witched and pop superstar Belinda Carlisle would be headlining t By Besi • 3 min read
