Arts PREVIEW: Moroccan acrobats, singing soldiers and a Drag aristo Brian Butler finds a lot of Queerness on Brighton and London stages By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts Feature: Vivian and Anthony-Only An Octave Apart Brian Butler hears about the drag star and the countertenor – honestly ! By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Queer romance, schoolboy crushes, bullying and disability In the second of two preview articles Brian Butler finds joy, despair and Queer history to dig into By Brian Butler • 4 min read
News Charles Street Tap fundraiser for the Brighton Rainbow Fund Chris Marshall, landlord at Charles Street Tap, is hosting his Birthday Party with the support of the cream of the cabaret scene, to raise vital funds for the Brighton Rainbow Fund By Chris Gull • 1 min read
Arts Scene Unseen: intimate new cabaret about identity and sexuality available to watch online in September A Royal & Derngate, Northampton and English Touring Opera (ETO) co-production, Scene Unseen, which will be available to view online on ETO at Home from 9am on Monday, September 12, is a new musical about identity, sexuality, and what makes us who we are. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Queer plays, an opera and a ballet In the first of two articles, Brian Butler surveys a feast of queer theatre coming soon By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Erica, Stephen and Tyler, organisers of the fundraiser News Legends announces total raised for the Brighton Rainbow Fund on Pride Sunday The traditional Pride Sunday Cabaret Marathon Fundraiser raised a massive £3,000 in six hours. By Chris Gull • 1 min read
Cabaret Queer theatre and cabaret venue Above The Stag to close its doors A sad queer theatre closure but hope of a new start By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Cherry Fakewell’s STAUNCH! to raise funds for the Sussex Beacon STAUNCH!, an immersive cabaret with drag performers, loud music stand up and acrobats, is to raise funds for local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon at The Curzon in Brighton on Saturday, July 23 from 7pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: From iconic handshake to Queer bathtime singing – it’s all yours Brian Butler previews another range of shows for your delight, from iconic handshake to Queer bathtime singing – it’s all yours By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts Birmingham’s Fatt Butcher wins Drag Idol 2022 The grand final of Drag Idol 2022 was held at the Two Brewers, Clapham on Thursday, June 23, and it saw Birmingham’s Fatt Butcher compete against the other hopeful drag performers – Flick, Viola Viagra, and the wild card, Bonnie Banks. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts FRINGE REVIEW: Musclebound – Rosy Carrick Brian Butler finds Rosy Carrick’s comic thesis about musclemen totally absorbing By Brian Butler • 2 min read
