Arts FRINGE REVIEW: Lachlan Werner: Voices of Evil @ Spiegeltent Bosco ‘a delightful, daft and debauched hour of occult decadence..’ By Eric Page • 3 min read
Birmingham Birmingham drag performers end relationship with venue over transphobic event The decision to end this ongoing event is due to the venue deciding to continue with the booking of a transphobic individual. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Cabaret Birmingham’s Eden Bar to host screening of ‘MAISIE’ documentary on Sunday, May 13 Birmingham’s Eden Bar will be hosting a screening of MAISIE: Britain’s Oldest Performing Drag Queen on Sunday, May 13 at 3.30pm. MAISIE the documentary follows David Raven who has worked for 50 years as a drag queen, Maisie Trollette. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Cabaret Darcelle XV, the world’s oldest working drag queen, dies aged 92 Darcelle was crowned the world’s oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records. The performer’s death from natural causes was announced on Facebook by the club she ran in Portland, Oregon, that was named after her drag persona. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News ‘David at 90’: David Raven’s 90th Birthday to be celebrated with a Gala Concert at Brighton Dome in July The Brighton Rainbow Fund is inviting everyone to join in the celebrations to mark a milestone birthday of a remarkable man and his remarkable career, and to raise funds to distribute as grants to local LGBTQ+ and HIV projects. By Chris Gull • 1 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON : Openings and closures, drag addiction and Eurovision Brian Butler looks at a feast of new theatre By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts Man Up, billed as Europe’s biggest and boldest Drag King battle, returns to alternative London pub The Glory from March Man Up, billed as Europe’s biggest and boldest Drag King battle, returns to alternative London pub The Glory from March. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Joe Black’s Kleines Kabarett – a gin-soaked cabaret extravaganza – at Komedia Brighton on Tuesday, April 4 Living somewhere between the stages of music, theatre and comedy, Joe Black takes an audience firmly by the hand and guides them to a place where the strange and unusual reign supreme. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Maisie Trollette film gets a Brighton showing Brian Butler looks forward to another showing of a film on a Brighton legend By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Hilarious drag game show ‘Disnay Snatched’ to raise funds for Wandsworth Oasis at The Two Brewers on February 16 “Drag queens competing – what could go wrong?” By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Vault Festival – quirky, funny, challenging and often shocking Brian Butler finds quirky, dark, comic and explicit shows to please all tastes By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts Brighton & Hove Pride announces magical festival offering at Ironworks Studios Continuing Brighton & Hove Pride’s mission to support LGBTQ+ artists all year round, they have some magical festive offerings for you this December, perfect for a night out with friends or a group of work colleagues. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
