Arts BRIGHTON FESTIVAL REVIEW: Five short blasts An interesting boat trip, some food for thought, a moment feeling free of the land and riding the wild white breakers of the churning sea, safe in a boat, with a few moments of delightful silliness which I won’t spoil but contain more than one trombone it all adds up to something delightful, etherea By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: The Circus of Horrors @Preston Park After taking to the road over 22 years ago and touring all over the world the phenomenon returns with its latest brand new show especially designed for Brighton Fringe Festival. The spectacular features an amazing amalgamation of bizarre and fantastic circus acts act’s all woven into a sensational s By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Two Singular Sensations @Purple Playhouse Theatre This intimate homage to the stage musical from Brighton-based Elevation Productions starts with mini toeches shining on the tap dancing feet of Edwin Ray, and on his saxophone-playing life-long friend Emma Jane Morton – in their tribute to A Chorus Line. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Hats off to Laurel and Hardy Tony Carpenter (Laurel) and Philip Hutchinson (Hardy) overcome the first big hurdle of a tribute show in Hats Off to Laurel and Hardy at the Sweet Waterfront – they actually look and sound like the originals. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FESTIVAL REVIEW: If I could I would: Mimbre Mimbre don’t challenge; they change and provide a healthy counter narrative to the usual edge-of-danger acrobatics and physical theatre and ‘If I could I would’ allows them to convince us that we’ve all got capacity to fly, have pools of resilience and sometimes you just need two cheeky old ladies a By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Sex addiction: The lecture @One Church I hadn’t intended on writing a review for The Queer Historian’s latest Fringe show Sex Addiction: The Lecture because I already submitted a preview piece in April’s issue of Gscene. And Tommy (The Queer Historian) has become one of my closest friends in Brighton since moving here in January, so I ac By Spencer Charles Smith • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FESTIVAL REVIEW: Sarah Connolly: All Saints Church There was hefty representation from the gay composers tonight and the spread of their works balanced the simple but strong lyricism of the first half, with a wonderfully witty encore of a James Fenton poem offered up with panache. This was an evening of quality, musical excellence and pure vocal joy By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Fundraiser for Chechnya: Screening of Paragraph 175 @Duke’s at Komedia, Brighton The People’s Film Club and Eyes Wide Open Cinema will present a screening of Paragraph 175 on June 1 to benefit LGBT+ people in Chechnya. Between 1933-1945 approximately 100,000 men were arrested for homosexuality in Nazi Germany, half of whom were imprisoned. An estimated 10,000 – 15,000 were sent By Besi • 2 min read
Arts ‘Love is not a crime’: Casting call for Project 74 photography project A surprising number of countries still punish same-sex relationships with life imprisonment or even death. Project 74 will raise awareness of this issue through their new photography project Love is not a crime. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Pride in London announce line-up of events during London Pride Festival Showcasing the full spectrum of London and its LGBT+ communities, this year’s London Pride festival will celebrate the true diversity of London’s art, history, theatre, film and music from June 24 – July 9. The theme of the Pride parade on Saturday, July 8 is Love Happens Here. By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Arts Seventh edition of Queer in Brighton’s LGBTQ+ history club The seventh edition of Queer in Brighton’s LGBTQ+ history club takes place from 3-5pm on Sunday, May 28 at the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Rubber Ring @The Warren Energetic and charming, just like its writer/performer, Rubber Ring is an engaging tale of adolescent uncertainty and a refreshing snapshot of growing up queer in Norfolk. Although somewhat predictable, the story was fast-paced and the script had moments of poetry and earnestness – I was genuinely h By Spencer Charles Smith • 1 min read
