Arts Clowns, a one-way mirror and the Cuban revolution – that’s Brighton Fringe for you Queer clowns who think they’re cats, a man in his pants watching the bin man through a one-way mirror, and the folk music of the Cuban revolution – what a launch party for the 2024 Brighton Fringe. The biggest arts festival in England promises its usual quirky, crazy, annoying mix if its launch is a By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sister Act: The Musical @ Theatre Royal Brighton Sister Act the Musical is an absolute delight from beginning to end. It’s a testament to the power of music, laughter, and sisterhood, and it left me smiling long after the final curtain call. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts FILM REVIEW: Riley Brian Butler finds a Gay footballer’s journey of angst doesn’t make touchdown By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Spotlight on : the 38th BFI Flare LGBTQ+ London film festival Brian Butler dips into one of the world’s longest running Queer film festivals By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW Wild Things by Laura Kay An entrancing, delightful book about listening to your inner voice, the deeper under currents of desire and choosing the path less trodden, being impulsive, following your dreams and finding yourself out there, wild and energised. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts A look at phenomenal, new queer theatre – from Cowboys and Lesbians to 52 Monologues for Young Transexuals and FutureQueer As LGBT+ History Month comes to a close, there are some excellent productions by queer theatre-makers to look forward to. FutureQueer has its last performance at the new King’s Head Theatre studio space on 2 March. It’s said to be sold out but check the box office. I’m sure that the multi-talented A By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts Queer Britain partners with wine brand Madame F for Madame F Queer Britain Art Award Lead Pic: previous prize winners Sadie Frost, Oliver Freeston, Paul Harfleet The UK’s LGBTQ+ museum Queer Britain has again partnered with wine brand Madame F for the third year of the Madame F Queer Britain Art Award, which this year has a theme to celebrate Queer Creativity, inspired by illustrato By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts So so so scandalous! Danny Beard’s ‘Straight Expectations’ coming to Brighton Komedia in September Danny Beard, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 4, has announced their brand-new tour for 2024, Straight Expectations, will be coming to Brighton Komedia on Thursday, September 19. Full tour dates HERE. See Danny perform with full live band and be perched for a night of killer vocals, snappy com By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Handmaid’s Tale @ English National Opera The ENO’s revival of The Handmaid’s Tale, depicting the story of one ‘handmaiden’ Offred in this totalitarian, theonomic, and neo-Puritanical regime, is taken from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, veers away from too much direct graphic brutality but is a scary view of what might be, and is unremi By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: ‘The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions’ @ Southbank Centre This retelling and centring of queer history is a searing read of patriarchy and the audience buzzed as they left, entertained but unapologetically magically queered up by these faggots and their friends. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: ‘Afterglow’ – Southwark Playhouse The heart wants what the heart wants in this gay threesome drama By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: ‘Exhibitionists’ at the new King’s Head Theatre, Islington First off, it’s great to welcome a new theatre space in London, with the opening of the King’s Head Theatre, nestling in a shopping centre behind the original iconic pub theatre in Islington: more about it later. Shaun McKenna and Andrew Van Sickle’s play Exhibitionists is billed by the authors in By Brian Butler • 2 min read
