Arts Free dance performance to mark World Mental Health Day A free dance performance Witness This will shine a spotlight on Mental Health to mark World Mental Health Day on October 10. Brighton Dome marks World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, October 10 with a free dance performance shining a spotlight on mental health. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: The Barber of Seville @English National Opera Two centuries after its premiere and thirty years after its first outing in 1987, Jonathan Miller’s Tiepolo-inspired staging brilliantly intercuts the traditions of the Italian commedia dell’arte and the Whitehall farce to create a charming evening of musical and comedy enjoyment. Rossini’s prequel By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Brandon Robertson book launch at The Village MCC The Village MCC will host Brandon Robertson again as he visits the UK to promote his latest book “Our Witness: The Unheard Stories of LGBT+ Christians”. The event will feature readings from Brandon whose personal story is contained in the book, a presentation about the harm of non-inclusion and the By Besi • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: Cilla The Musical @Mayflower Theatre Southampton It is always tricky when you choose to present the life of a showbiz legend in the format of a musical, but on many levels Bill Kenwright gets it spot on with his new production Cilla the Musical. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: Dreamboats And Petticoats @Theatre Royal Inspired by a multi-million-selling series of albums, Dreamboats And Petticoats breezed into Brighton on a wet Monday evening but managed to send the audience away from The Theatre Royal very content and humming numbers from the golden age of rock and roll, 1956-62. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: Sunday Night @Theatre Royal There was a time when a benefit show for any charity would guarantee a full house at a theatre and bring communities together in support of a good cause. That is no longer the case with the traditional charity show format becoming much more difficult to pull off and theatres even more difficult to f By Besi • 3 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: Aida @ENO Welsh tenor Gwyn Hughes Jones gave us a real heroic Radamès, full and resounding and committed to the very end, he was wonderful although trapped behind his Gilbert and Sullivan epaulettes and wooed Latonia Moore’s Aida in the most convincing way, Morre was excellent, pure, fine and focused her humi By Eric Page • 5 min read
Arts TONIGHT: Wanted! Men wanting to sing show tunes…. and more! The Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) are renowned for singing show tunes! Their last show included songs from Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jekyll & Hyde, Follies and Rent. They sing songs from a broad range of other genres also, with Love Actually, their Pride show, includ By Besi • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: The Best Man @Theatre Royal After making its UK premier at Theatre Royal Windsor earlier this month, Gore Vidal’s 1960 political satire, The Best Man, has landed at Brighton’s Theatre Royal on the second leg of its UK tour. The plot revolves around the characters and ambitions of two very different fictional politicians vying By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: He’s Always Been My Son by Janna Barkin He’s Always Been My Son A Mother’s Story about Raising Her Transgender Son Janna Barkin This inspiring and moving story, told with great passion and gentle humour gives us the inside story of an extraordinary family. Barkin’s engaging and entertaining prose allows us to gather first-hand experience, By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Comedy at Dr Brightons for Rainbow Fund! Smiley Sunday, a brilliant night of laughter and comedy is back at Doctor Brightons for its ninth outing on Sunday, October 8. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Stereophonics play Brighton Centre on February 27 One of Britain’s best live bands Stereophonics will embark on a major UK arena tour in February 2018 following the release their new album Scream Above The Sounds. They play Brighton Centre on Tuesday, February 27. By Besi • 1 min read
