Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: According to Angelica@The Old Courtoom According to Angelica takes a fresh look at Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet from the Nurse’s point of view, offering up a rich backstory and an explanation of how she came to be Juliet’s nurse. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: La Voix’s ‘Red Hot Globe Trot’ La Voix brings her new show Red Hot Globe Trot to the Spiegeltent as part of Brighton Fringe. La Voix is a woman on a mission to bring back the glamour to stage and screen one town at a time! Brighton’s Turn is on Thursday, June 1 2017 ! By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Bad Girls the Musical@The Old Market Bad Girls the Musical is based on the iconic TV series Bad Girls first broadcast in June 1999, highlighting life in the fictional women’s prison HMP Larkhall. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: A Very Queer Nazi Faust @ Dandifest Celebrating 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, and highlighting the genocide of disabled people under the current Conservative Government, Vince Laws premieres the first act of A Very Queer Nazi Faust during the launch party in Norwich for Dandifest 2017. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Deep in The Heart of Me @ Sweet Waterfront 2 Thirty years on from Shirley Valentine, Janet takes a holiday to Greece. There she meets the woman of her dream, in a suit and tie singing Frank Sinatra songs. To a backdrop of his greatest hits, All or Nothing at All, Strangers in the Night, I’ve Got you under my Skin their romance unfolds and Jane By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Fall of Duty @ Sweet Waterfront 2 Behind The Lines’ story of Edwardian actor Basil Hallam and forces’ sweetheart Elsie Janis makes a case for the value of creating something live from the archives, as opposed to being drawn into a maelstrom of escapist digital technology and online post‐truth‐alt‐right propaganda. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Jerusalem Ablaze: Orlando Ortega-Medin There’s a touch of humour in these stories but overall the tone is dark, aggressive, full of shadow and unexpected finds, like a beach during a storm. He explores themes of loneliness and escape of facing demons and finding lost loves but his over aching theme is the unpredictability of death and it By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Brighton Fringe to open with a bang To celebrate its biggest ever festival, Brighton Fringe joins forces with The Warren to kick-start the festival with fireworks on the opening night. On Thursday May 4, fireworks will be launched from the top of St Peter’s Church to mark the opening of England’s largest arts festival. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: At the Junction Café This play deals with very deep emotions, which are all the more powerful because they are repressed. Two strangers meet in a café. Who are they? What will transpire? At times moving, at times hilarious, this play explores human relationships today. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Richard III (a one-woman show) An audience. Anything can happen. All the world is a stage. What part will you play? Pushing the boundaries of Shakespearean Performance, Brite Theater have re-imagined Richard III as a bold and engaging one-woman show. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus – The Superhero Show Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC) will be performing two shows on the opening weekend of the Brighton Festival Fringe. The Superhero Show will be an explosion of energy, colour and harmonies with a clear mission: to entertain and inspire. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Mediocre as F*&k by Gavin Lind Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most mediocre of all? In his 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Gavin shared the story of his struggle to accept the reality of his own mediocrity. Now he’s back and more mediocre than ever. By Contributor • 1 min read
