Arts A celebration of LGBT+ culture headlines three days of literature, music and performance at Eden A celebration of LGBT+ culture headlines three days of literature, music and performance at Eden Project. The Eden Project’s first ever showcase of LGBT+ creativity opens the attraction’s forthcoming Arts Festival, between September 8 and 10. The Arts Festival starts on Friday September 8 with Proud By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Christmas Queens come to Brighton Centre in December Following a sold out UK tour in 2016, Christmas Queens returns to the Brighton Centre on Tuesday, December 12 for a festive extravaganza! To celebrate the release of the stars RuPaul’s Drag Race’s new album Christmas Queens #3 arriving under your Christmas tree they will be celebrating with a night By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts GLOW Choir Brighton welcomes new singers for Autumn term GLOW choir Brighton is a Natural Voice Community Choir for LGBT+ people and straight allies to unite in song. All voices are welcome. There is no policing of sexuality or gender identity, and all levels of musical experience and ability are welcome to join in. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Wedding Singer @Theatre Royal Based on the 1998 box office breaking movie, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, The Wedding Singer’s original musical score written by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin has much to offer but sadly on first hearing, few memorable tunes. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: The Merry Millionaire Duology by John Wells This is a story of privilege and indulgence, of luxury and secrets of seeming to be one thing, but being another and it’s also a story of white privilege in last days of imperial exploitation and indulgence of the European (and particular British) elites of the time and a story of gay love and sex l By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Want to sing with Resound? Resound Male Voices, a Brighton based ensemble singing group who come together weekly to make amazing music are looking for baritone and bass voices to join them. Led by Stefan Holmstrom, this active group perform a diverse range of music including; jazz, classical, folk and modern day. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Timber by Dale Lazarov & Player In ‘Timber’, a hunky third-wheel bachelor goes on a quiet hike in his solitude after his paired up friends disturb his sleep by having endless early morning sex in the campgrounds. After completely losing his way in a slightly magical forest, he meets an uncannily-masculine threesome of lumberjacks By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts Pride Cymru 2017 – colourful, brilliant and proud! As a Welsh Gay man, returning home for this superb, fun, engaging LGBTQ Pride event, I felt truly proud to see my county and capital city embracing LGBTQ folk and rights in such a passionate, friendly and authentic way. What a great BIG weekend and what a welcome from the Cardiff gay boyo’s. Balchd By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Polari tenth birthday tour comes to Marlborough Theatre London’s multi award-winning LGBT literary salon returns to the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, as part of its tenth birthday tour, funded by Arts Council England. Curated and hosted by author Paul Burston with readings and performances from Sylvia Brownrigg, Cerys Evans, Alexis Gregory, VG Lee and J By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Trans Pride 2017 – My Genderation – Putting the T first since 2013 This year Trans Pride in Brighton and Hove celebrated their fifth anniversary on July 22 with record numbers of 2,500+ reported on the protest march along Brighton seafront to Brunswick Square in Hove. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Tony Warren celebrated in new exhibition The early life and career of Tony Warren, creator of Coronation Street, the world’s longest running continuing drama, is to be remembered in an exhibition at Salford Museum & Art Gallery. Four Miles from Manchester; Tony Warren’s Coronation Street runs from Saturday October 21, 2017 to Tuesday, July By Besi • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: No Fear No Shame by Alice Denny This new collection of poems from Alice Denny, like herself, is slim but packs a punch. There is an essential contradiction in all Denny’s poems; like all poets she’s both startlingly intimate and ruthlessness private, exposing and hiding, showing and telling, letting us feel the throb of blood in h By Eric Page • 2 min read
