Arts B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: A night of comedy and drag STELLA PINT PRESENTS… A night of comedy and drag starring Jen Brister, Hannah Brackenbury, Sammy Silver, The Dick Hard Experience, Freddie Pluto, George Faithless and Christine Hepworth – James. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: BFI Flare opens with World Premiere of ‘Against the Law’ The British Film Institute (BFI) Flare, the UK’s longest running LGBT film event, will celebrate its 31st edition with the world premiere of Against the Law, a “powerful and timely” factual BBC drama, at the BFI Southbank, London on Thursday, March 16. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Lord of the Dance – Dangerous Games @ Brighton Centre Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance Dangerous Games returned to the Brighton Centre last night, 20 years after Flatley launched the original Lord of the Dance following parting company with Riverdance. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Myra Dubois – Self AdMyra, National Tour Myra Dubois brings her new show Self Admyra to the Komedia, Brighton on April 22 as part of a national tour. Former barmaid, actress and singer Myra Dubois hits the road in 2017 with her Self AdMyra tour, combining her signature brand of acid-tongued wit, razor-sharp observations, songs and maybe ev By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Pirates of Penzance @ ENO This delightful and vivid production is warm enough to please the fans, clean enough to please the critics and fresh enough to draw in a new curious crowd this is smooth and fresh revival. Recommended. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: ROCK UP! – Open Mic Night Join local musician and open mic host Robin Coward for a mic night with a difference as part of LGBT History Month. Robin is well-known across Brighton and Hove for his friendly, inclusive music nights, which he has run for the last 15 years and have proved a great starting point for many musicians By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Total raised by Alternative Panto for LGBT Community Safety Forum climbs to £3,814.07 After 20 performances the curtain fell on this years Alternative Pantomime A LADD IN at the Sallis Benney Theatre last Thursday night (February 2). Starring Dave Lynn, Jason Sutton, Davina Sparkle, Allan Jay, Jason Lee, Sally Vate, Christopher Howard and Lola Lasagne, the pantomime written by Andrew By Besi • 2 min read
Arts LGBT HISTORY MONTH: ‘Smiles Matter’ at Jubilee Library A new exhibition at Brighton’s Jubilee library runs till February 26 highlighting the good work of Accessibility Matters at Pride last year in Brighton & Hove. Curated and designed by the Brighton & Hove, LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF) with the kind support of the Community Safety Team a By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Gaslight @ Theatre Royal Tightly written, well-acted and delightfully compact production with a few well timed thrills, Gaslight is a lovely night out and worth trotting along to if you fancy some rather delightful quality writing performed with relish by this safe engaging team . It is 2 hours 25 minutes (including interva By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Alternative Panto total for LGBT Community Safety Forum climbs to £3,814.07 After 20 performances the curtain fell on this years Alternative Pantomime A LADD IN at the Sallis Benney Theatre last Thursday night (February 2). Starring Dave Lynn, Jason Sutton, Davina Sparkle, Allan Jay, Jason Lee, Sally Vate, Christopher Howard and Lola Lasagne, the pantomime written by Andrew By Besi • 2 min read
Arts New charity single for Retired Greyhound Trust The Retired Greyhound Trust (RGT) will be releasing their debut charity single, Let’s hear it for the Boy(s), performed by chart-topping artist Allan Jay later this month. Originally a 1980’s No.1 hit for Deniece Williams, the song’s title is also the name of their current campaign which is to highl By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty and a little prick at the Old Ship It is tricky when you try to change the format of any tried and tested product to bring your audience along with you. By Besi • 3 min read
