Arts Marlborough Productions celebrates 15 years of pioneering intersectional queer culture and performance This September, Marlborough Productions celebrates 15 years of creating and supporting boundary-pushing, cutting-edge queer performance, parties, heritage and radical gatherings. A catalyst for queer culture and community, Marlborough Productions has worked alongside writers, performers, activists, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Stars of this year’s Brighton Family Panto out and about in the city centre promoting December’s Sleeping Beauty Stars of this year’s Brighton Family Panto have been out and about in Brighton city centre promoting this December’s Sleeping Beauty, which runs from December 19 – 30 at Hilton Brighton Metropole. As is tradition, they dressed up in costume at Donatello Italian restaurant in Brighton Place. David H By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Multi-award-winning theatre director Andrew Keates to launch Queer Theatre to tell LGBTQ+ stories and nurture queer talent A year ago, multi-award-winning theatre director Andrew Keates woke up in a shed at the bottom of a garden pumped full of drugs and on the brink of a heart attack after being sexually assaulted by two men. By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Hugh Panaro – ‘Man Without a Mask’ at Crazy Coqs Broadway star Hugh Panaro has an accolade no-one else will achieve for sure: he played the Phantom more than 2,300 times – a staggering achievement. So this huge voice and matching personality could feel constrained in the intimacy of London’s Crazy Coqs cabaret room. Not a bit of it. From the momen By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Simply Divine: We speak to Jonny Woo ahead of his new show, ‘Antony and Cleopatra: A Dream Of Passion’ If a film is made of the life of Jonny Woo – and it should be – the only person who could play this dancer, drag artist, poet, actor, writer, DJ and night club owner is: Jonny Woo. If he is a diamond of a performer, it’s because all the rough edges have been polished […] By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts Lucy Davies announced as the new Chief Executive of Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival Lucy Davies has been announced as the new Chief Executive of Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival. Lucy joins Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival from her role as Executive Director at the Young Vic Theatre, where she has overseen major productions such as a 24-hour non-stop performance of The Second Wom By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Book launch and exhibition for Sculpting Colour, a monograph of Romany Mark Bruce, the designer and creator of the Brighton & Hove AIDS Memorial A book launch, and exhibition, is to take place at Encounters Artspace in Hove for new book Sculpting Colour, a monograph of Romany Mark Bruce, the designer and creator of the Brighton & Hove AIDS Memorial (TAY). Written by Alex Leith, the biography details Romany’s life growing up in Ireland, and h By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: No Fit State – ‘Sabotage’ at The Level, Brighton So alive, so vibrant, so utterly unforgettable. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts “Like most little gay boys, making people laugh was an escape.” Danny Beard to bring ‘Straight Expectations’ to Brighton Komedia in September Drag performer Danny Beard can trace their stage persona back to the outrageous, flamboyant Leigh Bowery, friend of Boy George, who delighted and shocked audiences in Soho and New York in the 1980s. And now they’re bringing their UK touring show Straight Expectations to Brighton’s Komedia in Septemb By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Lorraine Le-Blanc Davis, centre manager for BN1 Arts Centre in Brighton, awarded £35,600 to run Community Arts Programme for marginalised groups in Brighton Lorraine Le-Blanc Davis, centre manager for BN1 Arts Centre in Brighton, has been awarded £35,600 through Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants to run a Community Arts Programme for marginalised groups in Brighton. The award will be used to develop a sustainable, inclusive arts space reflecti By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: ‘DeadEndia Volume 3: Divine Order’ by Hamish Steele DeadEndia is more than just a fantastic graphic novel – it’s a cultural touchstone that pushes the boundaries of queer representation in media. Steele has created a work that will undoubtedly inspire a new generation of LGBTQ artists and storytellers to share their own unique voices with the world. By Eric Page • 5 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Freakslaw by Jane Flett Freakslaw is an candyfloss tinged exploration of the concept of chosen family. In a world that often feels alienating and hostile, the characters in Flett’s novel find solace and support and redemption within this makeshift community. By Eric Page • 3 min read
