Arts PREVIEW: First ever ‘Pride Improv Festival’ for London Zeal, a week-long event will take part in venues across the city from July 1-7, offering a diverse mix of improvised entertainment to celebrate the LGBT+ communities. Featuring improvised games, comedy, theatre, musicals, drag acts, stand-up and cabaret from both queer improvisers and those who supp By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ‘Out with Allan Jay’ gets the gossip at the Golden Handbag Awards 2017 Alan Jay report on the winners and the losers, the tops and the bottoms at the 2016/17 Golden Handbag Awards on his Latest TV programme Out with Allan Jay this evening at 9pm. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Final call for submissions to ‘Women Over 50 Film Festival 2017’ In 2016 Directors UK found that of 2,500 films made in the UK over the last 10 years, only 13% were directed by women. On average, female directors will direct fewer films in their career and are less likely to receive a second, third or fourth directing job. In other words, numbers are low for wome By Besi • 3 min read
Arts UDERBELLY REVIEW: Liza’s Back (is broken) Trevor Ashley brings his latest offering Liza’s Back (is broken) to the Spiegeltent at the Uderbelly Festival on the South Bank and what a wonderful treat it is. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Learn to dance in time for Brighton Pride with Gay Men’s Dance Company The Gay Men’s Dance Company (GMDC) has been running dance and other performing arts classes in London and Brighton for almost 2 years now. The company has 350 members and starts their new Pride term of dance classes in Brighton from July 13, offering you the perfect opportunity to involved with all By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Fire Service unveils new engine in support of LGBT+ equality Shoppers in Hull see the latest addition to Humberside Fire and Rescue Service’s (HFRS) fleet roll into Queen Victoria Square emblazoned in rainbow colours. The new fire engine, which will be based at the city’s Calvert Lane fire station, is the result of a close working relationship between the fir By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Gay UK: Love, Law and Liberty @British Library A new, free exhibition at the British Library, marks the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 1967. Gay UK: Love, Law and Liberty, explores gay lives through personal testimony, cultural expression and legal reform, from the 1895 trial of Oscar Wilde to the posthumous pardoning of historical By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Underbelly Festival, London: Liza’s Back (is broken) Trevor’s five-star comic tribute to the iconic Liza Minnelli, is playing at the Underbelly Festival for 6 performances only from Tuesday, June 27 to Sunday, July 2. There is no doubt about it; Liza Minnelli is a true Broadway legend. But her appearances on the musical stage have been few and far bet By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Stars of stage and screen to celebrate 50 years of Rockinghorse For one night only, on September 24, Brighton’s Theatre Royal plays host to stars of stage and television for a very special, gala variety performance, in the presence of The Mayor of Brighton and Hove and the High Sheriff of East Sussex. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: New Steine Heroes Exhibition to stage charity preview for Rainbow Fund New Steine Hotel in Kemptown will hold a charity preview evening of their latest exhibition Heroes on Monday, July 31 to celebrate the start of Brighton Pride week. During the evening, 10% of any art sold will be donated to the Rainbow Fund. There will also be a raffle with prizes including a three- By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts ‘Cowboys and Queens’ raffle raises £300 for Rainbow Fund ‘Cowboys and Queens’ cabaret dinner and dance at the Old Ship Hotel on June 23, raises £300 for Rainbow Fund from raffle.Kara Van Park provided the entertainment whipping the crowd up with cowboy numbers including Oklahoma before line dancing instructors took to the floor and walked the line dancing By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Hull art installation will challenge people’s perception of hate crime A provocative and interactive art installation exploring barriers within our society is set to appear at Hull Minster throughout Hull UK City of Culture 2017’s Freedom Season. The Electric Fence, inspired by the everyday experience of people facing hate crime around the world and the dark horrors th By Besi • 3 min read
