Brighton Festival Brighton Festival 2025 returns with guest director Anoushka Shankar People of a certain age will remember renowned musician and composer Ravi Shankar teaching the ancient musical instrument the sitar to The Beatles’ George Harrison – a sound that changed the group’s musical style. By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Community News Celebrating the vibrant LGBTQ+ history of Brighton & Hove and beyond The Coast is Queer LGBTQ+ Literature Festival and Queer Heritage South are joining forces on Saturday, May 24 to present an interactive archiving workshop that celebrates the vibrant LGBTQ+ history of our city and beyond. Inspired by a fascinating display of gay newspapers and lesbian pulp fiction, By Graham Robson • 1 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 FESTIVAL: Carnesky’s Showwomxn Sideshow Spectacular Marisa Carnesky Wandering around with the music, ohhh’s, ahhh’s and palpable excitement of the crowd on this sunny Saturday afternoon we gently glide around knife balancing body stunts, dangerous wrestlers, fire whippers, an aerialist with a hair raising act, a disturbing writhing contortionist, glass walkers, danc By Eric Page • 5 min read
Brighton Festival REVIEW: Celestial Voices @ The Old Market (Brighton Festival) …possibly the most interesting intersectional cultural evening I’ve attended in a long time, full of beauty, cultural fertilisation, invocation, innovation and pure raw beauty. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Brighton Festival REVIEW: Seven Ages @ Brighton Dome (Brighton Festival) Brian Butler finds the ageing process entertaining By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Brighton Festival REVIEW: Moby Dick @ Theatre Royal (Brighton Festival) ‘Let faith oust fact; let fancy oust memory; I look deep down and do believe.’ Seriously impressive puppeting , a wonderful evocative show and worth experiencing if you can get or beg a ticket. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: Van Gogh Alive @ Brighton Dome Corn Exchange Eric Page reviews “engaging and thoughtful” Van Gogh Alive at Brighton Dome By Eric Page • 4 min read
Brighton Festival Van Gogh Alive opens its doors at refurbished Brighton Dome After a brief delay due to additional testing and verification required by Brighton Dome, the iconic 220-year-old venue is now ready to welcome visitors for this awe-inspiring experience. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Brighton Festival – 120 events over 3 weeks Brian Butler finds gathering round in our Queer community is at the heart of Brighton Festival By Brian Butler • 5 min read
Arts World premiere of Emma Frankland’s “unapologetically queer” ‘Galatea’ comes to Brighton Festival Set in a world where gods walk among the mortals, this unapologetically queer story follows different characters – all lost in the woods. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Circa Sacre @ Theatre Royal Brighton (BRIGHTON FESTIVAL) The choreography is impressive: fluid and gliding and suitably gravity-defying. However, due to my manifest limitations, I wanted to leave after about ten minutes. By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
