Arts Celebration! gets the B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival off to a great start Two icons of the drag scene were smiling in heaven last night as hundreds of ‘queens’ battled the elements on Brighton Seafront to take their seats in the Phil Starr Pavilion, while storm Doris blew outside. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Performers rally to Celebrate and support the Sussex Beacon Tickets are now on sale at Prowler and Nice ‘n’ Naughty in St James Street for the opening gala night to benefit the Sussex Beacon who are in danger of closing in June due to NHS cutbacks. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: A LADD IN – The Alternative Panto The Alternative Panto A LADD IN, returns for a second year to the comfortable surroundings of the Sallis Benney Theatre with a production perfectly judged for an adult audience. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts LGBT History Month celebrates 25 years of the Sussex Beacon In the presence of the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Pete West, Celebration! will be the curtain raiser to LGBT+ History Month 2017, and the opening event of the B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Festival being staged for the first time in the specially constructed Phil Starr Pavilion on New Steine Gardens. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Alternative panto returns to Sallis Benney Theatre on January 19 Team behind successful Alternative Pantomime return to Sallis Benney Theatre with ‘Al Ladd In’. An alternative and fun take on the traditional pantomime, Aladdin, by the company that brought you the critically acclaimed production of Sinderfella in 2015. By Contributor • 1 min read
Fundraising News Brighton Queens of Snowdonia! Drag Queens to climb Mount Snowdon for charity in 2017. Are you a healthy person? Do you fancy a challenge? Are you looking to do something good for charity? By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Sea Serpents fundraise to play in Europe in 2017 The Sea Serpents, Brighton & Hoves’ new LGBT rugby team stage fundraiser to send team to play in the Union Cup. The Sea Serpents in the Garden of Envy variety show will be at Envy above Charles Street Bar on Saturday, June 11. Doors open at 7:00pm, and the show will start an hour later. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Local theatre producers launch new website Anscombe Production Associates (APA) are one of the City’s most concise one stop production houses. They cover theatre and event production from concept to performance with ‘skill and amassed knowledge on every aspect of creative and operational management’. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sinderfella: Sallis Benney Theatre When you review shows as part of your job there is a responsibility to reflect accurately the quality of what you see. By Besi • 5 min read
Cabaret Local TV presenter joins cast of Alternative Panto – The gayest show in town! – TV presenter and broadcaster Mike Mendoza joins the line up of Sinderfella the Adult Panto at the Sallis Benny Theatre in February. Mike will be playing the role of Lord Chamberlain when rehearsals start in January. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Queens Arms raise over £1,150 for work of the LGBT Community Safety Forum A cabaret fundraiser organised by the Queens Arms in George Street on Sunday, September 27 raised a magnificent £1,153.32 for the work of the Brighton and Hove, LGBT Community Safety Forum. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts PICTURE DIARY: Alternative Panto ‘Sinderfella’ launched at QA ‘Sinderfella’ receives official launch at the Queens Arms with the announcement that local drag legends Dave Lynn and Maisie Trollette have joined the company for the star-studded panto, written by Andrew Stark, directed by Quintin Young with musical direction by Marc Yarrow. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
