Arts REVIEW: The Late Show: Basement The Late Show Basement The Otherplace FINISHING off the night at The Late Show in the basement was soft, and relaxing, with an apparently French Chanteuse and her smoky throaty blues heavy songs with just the right streak of anger and hope mixed in. This was a late night laid back show, with no pret By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Shit-faced Showtime: Basement Shit-faced Showtime The Otherplace Magnificent Bastard Productions From the very same crew that brought us last years Shit-faced Shakespeare comes an all new, all singing, all dancing, parody musical revue. This fresh-from-rehab group of musical performers are taking us on whistle stop ‘Shit-faced By Eric Page • 3 min read
Union J Arts Manchester Pride add to their ‘Big Weekend’ lineup of stars DJ Fresh, Andy Butler (Hercules and Love Affair) and Union J will all join the multi-million selling, multi-platinum, band Texas as part of the line up for the charity’s Big Weekend event that will take place over the August bank holiday weekend. DJ Fresh, aka English record producer and DJ Daniel S By Besi • 2 min read
Arts ‘Forgotten Stories’ from the Royal Docks People are being asked to contribute forgotten stories to a new historical archive, honouring the rich cultural history behind London’s Royal Docks. Did you or your family used to work in or grow up in or around London’s Royal Docks? Were you a docker or did you live in a dockside community? Perhaps By Besi • 2 min read
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: I Got Rhythm: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus The Actually Gay Men’s Chorus returned to top form with a beautifully staged show I Got Rhythm, at St Andrews Church in Hove on Saturday, April 18. The church was packed, with standing room only and graced by the attendance of the Mayor and Mayoress of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Brian Fitch and his wif By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Polari secures ACE funding for UK tour London’s leading LGBT literary salon, Polari, has this week been awarded Arts Council England (ACE) funding for a seven month series of events outside of the capital: Polari on Sea in Hastings, and a second nationwide tour. Starting June 30, Polari on Sea, will see the award-winning movement begin a By Besi • 2 min read
Arts London LGBT arts festival seeks applications from artists, filmmakers and performers Gaywise FESTival (GFEST) has announced the 2015 call for entries from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) artists. THE London based event invites expression of interest in three main categories: film (shorts and features), visual arts and performance. Niranjan Kamatkar, By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Arts Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus welcomes new members Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus will be holding a New Members’ Evening on Tuesday, May 5 2015, from 7:00pm at the Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton. The New Members’ Evening will be combined with a regular rehearsal, so if you’re interested to know what it’s like being in the Chorus and meet t By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Fringe: Mark Daniels, Acute Britishness Acute Britishness. It’s a serious syndrome. Lovely cute but worrisome gay boy Mark Daniels suffers from a syndrome known as Acute Britishness. His self-deprecating, sarcastic wit questions why Brits just won’t complain, even about the country’s biggest problems: school textbooks, STD clinics, Craig By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts 11 Rugby Road, Brighton: “home to 2 guys, 2 kilns and bundles of creativity” Dan and Adam found love last year while on a research trip (Club Revenge) and turned an eight year friendship into a perfect partnership that sees dreams of making their joint passions into a cottage industry. Here to prove that a love for making isn’t only for middle-aged women (they’re looking at By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts The Golden Handbag Awards 2015 Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Gay Oscar’s, the Golden Handbag Awards, hosted by Lola Lasagne and featuring funny ladies Zoe Lyons and Myra Dubois, powerhouse vocalist Jennie Castelle and the brilliant Drag with No Name. By Besi • 2 min read
Edge Hill University Arts University offers UK’s first ‘Drag Studies’ module Edge Hill University is to become the first higher education institution in the UK to offer a module dedicated to the art of drag. The Drag Kings and Drag Queens of Performance module has recently been validated and will be on offer to year 3 undergraduates on Performing Arts and Dance & Drama cours By Besi • 2 min read
