Arts True Trans story at heart of Indian Film Festival The Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival will return to cinemas across London from July 14 – 21. The full line-up will be revealed soon, and promises some of the most prestigious and audacious new independent films from South Asia. By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Arts Local drag artiste wins major award Local drag artiste Alfie Ordinary has won one of the most prestigious awards at the Brighton Fringe Festival, the International Touring Bursary in association with The Pebble Trust. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Legally Blonde the Musical Brighton Theatre Group Youth opened with their latest production Legally Blonde at the Corn Exchange last night (June 8). By Besi • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON PRIDE: D.E.Experience returns to Legends Cabaret Tent Jonathan Hellyer aka The D.E. Experience, one of the country’s top drag queens, makes a welcome return to Brighton Pride, where for many years he headlined the Legends Cabaret stage. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Fringe: Sweetie Darling Comes Again We excitedly skipped down to check out some of Brighton’s local cabaret talent taking to the stage for the final show in another hilarious Ab Fab dragged twist at the Gods ‘above Bar Broadway in Kemptown’ in Sweetie Darling Comes Again. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON PRIDE: Uniting Nations: The Exhibition Uniting Nations: The Exhibition a unique campaigning celebration of the global Pride movement. Through photographs, videos and oral testimony Uniting Nations will reflect upon the state of Pride today, the celebrations, events and demonstrations that unite everyone as we all follow in the footsteps By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Fringe: Wolf Meat Wolf Meat is about having fun, both with the performance, with theatrical convention, as well as the audience, and its dark silliness drags you into their world to revel fully in it. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Paul Burston Arts Polari First Book Prize reveals 2016 longlist Longlist revealed for Polari First Book Prize 2016. Now in its sixth year, the Prize is awarded annually to a writer whose first book explores the LGBT experience, whether in poetry, prose, fiction or non-fiction. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Pink Fringe: La Poule Plombee La Poule is the triumph of self delusion, she’s a dangerously unstable mix of abandoned Norma Desmond, a soupcon of young gifted Streisand some hefty dollops of Little Eddie from Grey Gardens, all folded into the fragile body of a falling apart Minnelli it’s a heady frothy explosive intoxicating stu By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Fringe: Jane Postlethwaite A hugely enjoyable and quirky show that highlights the inventiveness of Jane Postlethwaite and allows her crepuscular comical Northern charm to shine though and throw some serious shadows. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: FRINGE: The Tiger Lilies – PIAF The Tiger Lillie’s are a complex, dark acquired taste but an addictive one if they sate your appetite then it was a veritable feast served up at the Spiegeltent on Sunday, no one in the charged up thrilled audience left hungry. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Left to right: Khader Abu Seif, Naeem Jiryes and Fadi Daeem Arts Pride in London present screening and panel discussion of ‘Oriented’ LGBT Identity, culture and religion takes centre stage in Soho on Friday, June 3 as Aritha Wickramasinghe and Pride in London present a special screening and panel discussion of ground-breaking gay Israeli-Palestinian documentary, Oriented. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
