Arts World Cup 2018 – coming to a cinema near you This summer’s month long beach cinema event will include key matches from the 2018 World Cup, the city council announced today. Along with the latest blockbuster movies, screen lovers will be able to watch the world’s most widely viewed sporting occasion while soaking up the seaside atmosphere. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Queens on TV: girlband Denim set to see small screen spotlight Drag Queen pop group in production to feature on their own TV show. The comedic crew of queens are making their small screen debut, in their TV show of the same name. Produced by independent company Red Planet Pictures, of British favourites Death in paradise and Hooten and the Lady, the mockumentar By Ray A-J • 2 min read
Arts Punktured Snail Hits The Snailway One of Brighton’s most established, independent business has signed up as a Snailspace sponsor. Based in the North Laine, Punktured is the city’s ‘go to’ piercing studio for people looking for body adornment. Now in it’s 18th year, Punktured is celebrating with its very own giant gastropod on the Sn By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Reverbathon, a fundraiser for RadioReverb To help preserve local radio, Reverbathon 2018, RadioReverb’s annual fundraiser for Brighton’s not-for-profit radio station, takes place on, March 3, 2018. The event will be raising funds for the community radio station, which aims to be ‘the sound of your city’ by creating programmes that represent By Besi • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: Spamalot @Eastbourne Spamalot Devonshire Park Theatre Eastbourne Funnier than the Black Death & lovingly ripped off from the hugely successful 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, this spammier than ever production is full of misfit knights, killer rabbits, dancing nuns and ferocious Frenchmen. This is a gleefully By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Vagina print donated to Claude Nichol Sexual Health Clinic Local celebrity artist Jamie McCartney donates Great Wall of Vagina print and book to Brighton & Hove Sexual Health and Contraception Services. The sexual health and contraception (SHAC) team in Brighton will be using new visual aids to help overcome female patients’ embarrassment and stigma about t By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Like to sing but don’t know where? Continuing a long tradition in Brighton, Music for Life in association with Bar Broadway host weekly piano bars every Tuesday from 9-11pm. Each week, performers sing a mix of songs from the American songbook, songs from the shows, novelty songs or whatever else they choose. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: Satyagraha @ENO Visually it’s astonishing, blending and weaving itself with an endless sense of movement, representing the public support for Gandhi in the printed press. I was transfixed as the second part rose to its crescendo and with the projections, movement of actors, changing lighting effects and full of for By Eric Page • 5 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Behind the Scene – my story, my history Join the Heritage Lottery Fund to find out about celebrating lost, forgotten and untold LGBT+ histories, and how to access funding for LGBT+ heritage focused projects. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: Free big screen showing of ‘The Shack’ The Village Metropolitan Community Church will host a one-off screening of The Shack as part of the Soul Safari day of events during this year’s B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Call for creatives as Brighton Gin launches art prize Local comedian Zoe Lyons and artist Sean Simms join judging panel for Brighton Gin Art Prize – entry now open to amateur, aspiring and established artists in three categories. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: LGBTQIA (A New Generation) by Matt Fishel We’re Queer, we’re here, and rocking out this year. Welcome to the Queer rock track celebrating the Generation of freedom. Rock is heavy, harsh, hard hitting and inherently political; It’s a tough act to follow. By Ray A-J • 3 min read
