Arts A feast of early music for Brighton this autumn Brighton Early Music Festival has launched its fifteenth annual programme. The Festival is riding high after one of its 2015 productions, Francesca Caccini’s opera La liberazione di Ruggiero, was listed as one of The Guardian’s Top 10 Classical and Opera performances of 2015. By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: The Adventures of a Happy Homosexual: Memoirs of an Unlikely Activist: Terry Sanderson Terry’s eye witness accounts of just about every LGBT event of importance from the last 40 odd years is as funny as it is poignant and his trademark ruthlessness and honesty shines through this book and is testament to his belief in the importance of recording our own LGBT history on our own terms a By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Community theatre calls for volunteers and reviewers The Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Eastbourne is calling for volunteers and people to review their shows. The theatre is run by a community interest company, all of the front of house staff are volunteers who have a love of theatre and a love for the Royal Hippodrome Theatre as a venue. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Miss Hope Springs to make her glittering Wilton’s debut The award-winning international cabaret star is no stranger to the bright lights of Hollywood. Her show is full to bursting with all-original, witty and moving self-penned songs and hilarious tales from her glitteringly disastrous life. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Join Martin Fisher Foundation for an afternoon at Zippo’s Circus Save the date in your diary for a Zippo’s Circus fundraiser for the Martin Fisher Foundation (MFF) on Sunday, September 4. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts MARTIN FISHER FOUNDATION: Tonight – Pre-Pride free film and discussion Join the Martin Fisher Foundation at the Purple Playhouse Theatre in Hove, for a showing of Nicholas Feustel’s short film of the PROUD PrEP trial followed by a discussion with a panel of PrEP experts. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: High as Sugar, King’s Head High as Sugar is a new one person musical about a loud and proud trans woman living life on the wild side in the art-pop, counter-culture of New York City between 1969 and 1970. By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain: Kate Harrad This book is an important and relevant commentary on contemporary British Bisexual experience and a must read for Bi people and their allies from across the LGBTQ world. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Paul Burston Arts Polari First Book Prize 2016 shortlist revealed The shortlist for the Polari First Book Prize was announced last night (Thursday July 28, 2016) at the Polari Literary Salon in London’s Southbank Centre by founder and chair of judges Paul Burston. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Pride event Start your Pride Weekend celebrations with a late night private view of Brighton Museum’s Fashion Cities Africa exhibition. This late night event includes a pay bar where you can relax with a drink, before sitting down to a private screening of a film characterising the queer experience in Kenya. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Hide: Matthew Griffin I loved this book, it made me laugh and brought a tear to my eye and it’s rare a book does both, the narrative is huge and emotionally brutal, little details bringing the reality crashing in, but always human and real and the men’s relationship offered up with a tender honesty that reflects so many By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Young people in Brighton & Hove are making LGBTQ history Photoworks, an organisation dedicated to enabling participation in photography and produce the Brighton Photo Biennial is leading on Into the Outside – a learning project with local young people, re-examining their city’s rich LGBTQ+ past and creating a new archive of queer youth experiences. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
