Arts REVIEW: Brighton Festival: Anthony Burrill Part of the joy of the Festival is it revels in its nerdyness and this lovely presentation, and talk from Sussex resident Anthony Burrill on the joys of simple expressive printing was a well-attended, informative and ultimately enjoyable night out. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Penny Arcade in Longing Lasts Longer Penny Arcade is a force of nature and New York’s undisputed queen of the underground. Outrageous and inspirational, Arcade occupies a unique position in the American avant-garde and counterculture movement. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Festival: Stella by Neil Bartlett A theatrical encounter with a truly remarkable person, Stella is a new show inspired by the strange life and lonely death of Ernest Boulton – one half of the now-infamous Victorian cross-dressing duo Fanny and Stella. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Festival: The Last Resort We left with the solace of having done something together, something oddly intimate and exploratory. Not quite fun but certainly engaging and thoughtful. It’s an odd combination of Samuel Becket and Alan Bennett, unintentionally funny when clashing with the unpolished reality around u By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Laurie Anderson: Music for Dogs Laurie Anderson sets tails wagging at the Brighton Festival. By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Festival: Smoke and Mirrors This carefully explored, almost forensic due of endurance, acrobatic skills, and mesmerising body movements and dance is a very clean looking performance, lights, sound and set all stripped back to an essence By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Fringe: Windmill Collective Open Houses More than 1,000 artists exhibit their work in venues citywide and in the surrounding area, providing art lovers with an engaging and inspiring experience and offering the opportunity to buy work and chat directly with the creators. The Windmill Collective is just one of the finest and queerest ones By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Trans? Lady? Queen? With America passing new laws to prevent gender-panic in cottages, and supermodel Andreja Pejic turning heads all over the global media – not to mention our very own and very marvellous Rebecca Root and Paris Lees – you could be forgiven for thinking that trans is the new queer. You might also think By Neil Bartlett • 3 min read
Arts Brighton Festival: major new outdoor event will bring fascinating story from Brighton’s wartime history back to life. Brighton Festival announces major new work inspired by the story of hundreds of thousands of men who travelled from India to fight for the Allies in the First World War. By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts Guest Director for Brighton Festival 2016, revealed Pioneering artist and musician Laurie Anderson is Guest Director for Brighton Festival 2016. Anderson takes the helm as the Festival celebrates its 50th year. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Festival: The Joey Arias Experience A great night out, with a stunning performer in the perfect venue, the band could have been a little tighter as they seemed as languid and laid back as Arias pretended to be, but somehow that’s a small criticism for what was one of the best Festival shows I’ve seen. By Eric Page • 3 min read
