Arts Miss Jason to make new pilot TV show Miss Jason’s House Party #whosehomeisthis is a brand new one hour pilot show coming to Latest TV Brighton this fall. A glittering and entertaining game show hosted by the witty and talented Miss Jason where the star-studded panelists studio audience and TV viewers have to guess a well-known celebrit By Besi • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Black Wave: Michelle Tea Teas’ prose is wonderful, Queer, lusciously Lesbo, darkly Dykey and frothy, filthy and fun. It’s a seriously gripping and evocative tale of Queer women love in all the messy hyper clarity colourful mixed up ways that Tea can tweak and twist her lady loving ideas into. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Wedding Singer @Theatre Royal Smash hit Broadway musical THE WEDDING SINGER will celebrate their 200th performance when it opens at Theatre Royal Brighton on Tuesday August 29! This 80’s musical will get you up dancing faster than your Dad at a wedding, is packed with songs which capture all the fun and energy of the Adam Sandle By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Bitch Doctrine – Essays for Dissenting Adults: Laurie Penny Noted British feminist writer tackles gender, sexism, identity, and power issues in a world being laid waste by “kamikaze capitalism.” From her opening premise that ‘toxic masculinity is killing the world’ you’ve got a really clear idea of where this elegant, refined and ruthlessly researched, argue By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Family panto returns to Brighton this Christmas Family pantomime will return to Brighton this Christmas, with a spectacular new production of Cinderella starring a star studded West End cast to be announced shortly. This traditional family pantomime will take place at The Hilton Brighton Metropole from December 23-27 (no shows on Christmas Day). By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: MAMMA MIA! @Brighton Centre MAMA MIA! is a perfectly constructed musical, with great music written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, and a clever storyline constructed around the songs of ABBA by Catherine Johnson. It’s a story of young and old love. A story about strong women and the love old friends have each other. Sing By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: La Cage Aux Folles @Theatre Royal When La Cage Aux Folles opened in 1983 it was very much a ‘piece of its time’ scripted by Harvey Fierstein with music by Jerry Herman and introducing the world to the fabulous Les Cagelles. Those were the days before we had gay marriage and many of the rights we now enjoy. The musical gave gay peopl By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Want to sing in a gay chorus? Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC) will be holding a New Members’ Evening at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at their rehearsal space in the Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, in the centre of Brighton. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts MAMMA MIA! arrives in town! Over 60 million people around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show! Writer Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the id By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Rescue movie ‘Lion Ark’ roars into London for free screening The award winning rescue documentary Lion Ark – the story of the dramatic rescue of twenty five lions from circuses in Bolivia – returns to London for a free screening at the Royal Horticultural Halls this Saturday, August 19. The acclaimed film, which will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers a By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: ‘Love Actually’ – Actually Gay Men’s Chorus Love Actually – the contribution by Actually Gay Men’s Chorus to this years Brighton Pride celebrations was the perfect way to mark the 50th Anniversary of the partial repeal of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 in England and Wales. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Eastbourne Rainbow raise £155 for local HIV charity Eastbourne Rainbow is a group for 50+ LGBT+ people living in Eastbourne and the surrounding area, to socialise, make new friends, gain support and obtain information relative to the group. On July 29, they held a screening of the film Victim to mark the 50th anniversary of the passing of the 1967 Se By Besi • 1 min read
