Arts BOOK REVIEW: Panic Response by John McCullough This is superb LGBTQ+ poetry, poems from a queer voice of the highest quality, a book to return to, to open at random, to let into your mind to cavort. McCullough is also (and I’ve said this before) a bloody good read. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Pride Guided Tours at Shakespeare’s Globe to bring to life queer stories and characters from Shakespeare’s life and times Pride Guided Tours bring to life the queer stories and characters from Shakespeare’s life and times. Guides will explain what life would have been like for the queer community during Shakespeare’s lifetime, an important era in LGBTQ+ history. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
-credit-Darren-Bell Arts REVIEW: The Way Old Friends Do @ Theatre Royal Brighton Great fast paced fun for fans of modern relationship comedy, light touch while pretending to be something deeper, a must for those who worship at the Alter of ABBA with plenty of original music scattered throughout the evening. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Queer artist Abby French wins Brighton Marina Bench Wrap design competition Abby’s design was unveiled at Brighton Marina over the May Bank Holiday and will grace 26 benches until the start of next year’s competition. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Birmingham Arts and activism organisation, Queer-side, becomes a CIC and launches Just Giving to support its work Queer-side is now fundraising and looking for new sources of funding which will allow them to continue their development for the LGBTQ+ community locally. In order to raise funds, Queer-side has set up a JustGiving page to raise £6,000 to support their work. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts Jill Gardiner, celebrated lesbian historian and poet, dies aged 63. Words by Jane Traies. Her death has come as a shock to her many friends, and is a loss to the wider lesbian community. As well as being a significant historian and poet, Jill will be remembered as a loyal and generous friend, who has been taken from us far too soon. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Wolverhampton born Beverley Knight wins Best Supporting Actress at Olivier Awards During her speech, Beverley Knight praised theatre, which is becoming more accessible and inclusive. She said: “A show like Sylvia makes theatre accessible. We are diverse on stage and I love that I look out and see diversity in age, in race and most likely in [theatregoers’] financial situations, t By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts Local artist creates Van Gogh-inspired ‘Starry Night’ artwork of Brighton landmarks The artwork by Pauly the Painter marks the 170th birthday of Van Gogh, along with Van Gogh Alive’s Brighton opening By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts New season of Queer I Am, the podcast that celebrates queer artists and queer allies, to launch Saturday, May 1 Queer I Am, the podcast that celebrates queer artists and queer allies, has announced the launch of its third season, which will be recorded weekly in front of a live studio audience, kicking off on May 1 with authors SJ Watson and Helen Trevorrow, and performer Anthony Barnett (AKA Shallow Vera). By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts FILM REVIEW: BFI Flare Festival- Golden Delicious Brian Butler explores a Canadian/Chinese coming of age love story By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Brighton LGBTIQ+ History Club: Queering The Screen Archive at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery on Sunday, March 26 For this edition, Brighton LGBTIQ+ History Club will be joined by Screen Archive South East (SASE) and Margate Pride to hear about the exciting work they have done in queering the archive. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Wish You Were Dead @ Theatre Royal Brighton Brian Butler is underwhelmed by an over-acted piece of theatre By Brian Butler • 2 min read
