Arts Casting announced for ‘Bent’ @National Theatre Casting announced for Bent at the National Theatre: Queer Theatre: LGBT+ Stories and Social Change – in partnership with Pride in London. The National Theatre will mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales by staging its first Queer Theatre even By Besi • 2 min read
Rag ‘N’ Bone Man (Rory) by Deans Chalkley for Sony Records Arts PREVIEW: Rag’n’Bone Man ‘Overproof Tour’ @Brighton Centre Following his triumphant set on The Other Stage at Glastonbury on Sunday July 2, the biggest UK breakout star of 2017, Rag’n’Bone Man, AKA Rory Graham, announces seven UK and Eire dates for this November including a show at the Brighton Centre on November 28. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: A Gay Outing @Charleston A Gay Outing is Charleston’s annual celebration of its queer heritage. Taking place in a beautiful canvas marquee in the Paddock, Tate Britain curator Clare Barlow will explore the stories behind the Queer British Art exhibition, from unrequited love to cross-dressing on the British stage, from pris By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Trouser-wearing characters’ by Rose Collis Trouser-Wearing Characters by Rose Collis is the first ever musical cabaret show written and performed by a British female author. This original entertainment, written and performed by local Sussex’s favourite Rose Collis, is a unique mixture of music, history and comedy. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts New library scheme to support people living with long term health conditions A new national Reading Well scheme is being launched for people long-term health conditions. Delivered by public libraries, the new scheme is part of the successful Reading Well Books on Prescription programme, developed with health experts and people living with long-term conditions and their carer By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Chair of Rainbow Chorus receives ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at Golden Handbag Award Ceremony For the first time this year I asked LGBT+ groups and organisations to nominate someone who they felt deserved a special award at Golden Handbags 2017. I was personally thrilled to present Finola Brophy with a Gscene Lifetime Achievement Award for her services to equality and LGBT+ people in the cit By Besi • 22 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Sophie Cook talks about her life Trans activist and Labour Parliamentary candidate Sophie Cook announces dates for her new show Not Today – How I chose Life. Sophie Cook is a media personality, politician and activist whose wide portfolio of work includes presenting, producing, writing, photography and motivational speaking. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Festival Chorus: Summer Concert at Attenborough Centre for Brighton Festival Chorus (bfc) celebrates its 50th anniversary season with a summer concert at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts. bfc has been rehearsing at the University of Sussex since 1968 when Laszlo Heltay, the University’s Director of Music, formed the Chorus. Heltay auditioned ma By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Casting announced for ‘Certain Young Men’ @National Theatre Casting announced for Certain Young Men at the National Theatre Queer Theatre: LGBT+ Stories and Social Change – in partnership with Pride in London. The National Theatre will mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales by staging its first Queer By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Miss Moneypenny’s presents A Night at the Proms @Symphony Hall, Birmingham The legendary Miss Moneypenny’s present A Night at the Proms on November 24. It was the glamorous club brand that put Birmingham on the map in the early 1990s. Now, marking 25 years since Miss Moneypenny’s began, Birmingham’s dance music heritage will spectacularly fuse with the powerful world of or By Besi • 1 min read
Arts LGBT+ submissions wanted for Photoworks Annual journal Photoworks Editors are currently looking for fully resolved projects responding to photography’s role within LGBT+ communities and invite UK and international artists at any stage of their career to submit suitable new or previously unpublished work. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts BOOK PREVIEW: A secret history – The London Gay Men’s Chorus In 1990 gay people were frequently despised and generally considered to be diseased perverts. Just twenty years later an organisation named the London Gay Men’s Chorus were being hailed as cultural ambassadors and invited to perform at 10 Downing Street. By Besi • 3 min read
