Community News Objections spanning breadth of LGBTQ+ communities raised after Brighton & Hove City Council announces no Pride for ‘gay village’, St James Street Objections spanning the breadth of our LGBTQ+ communities have been raised after Brighton & Hove City Council announced the Pride Village Party, which usually takes place in the heart of LGBTQ+ Brighton – St James Street – will be moved to Marine Parade. On Wednesday, April 2, Brighton & Hove City C By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Alternative Panto – ‘Jack Stripped Back’ In the magical silly world that is Pantoland, all things are possible. A cow can talk and sing, men can pretend to be women and girls; there can be a fairy of the garden and a grown man with his handy chopper can convince us he’s 18 and a virgin – oh yes he can! […] By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Community News Dine With The Stars, featuring a glittering line-up of top talent at your table, to raise funds for local HIV charity Lunch Positive Dine With The Stars, a gala charity dinner in aid of local HIV charity Lunch Positive, will take place in the Paganini Ballroom of the Old Ship Hotel, Brighton on Thursday, March 20 from 7.30pm – midnight. Dine with your favourite star of the Brighton cabaret scene, or let the organisers choose for By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Cabaret Queens Arms Brighton to celebrate its 40th birthday this week! Queens Arms Brighton is celebrating 40 years as a cabaret venue this week with five nights of events featuring over 30 artists, with every night raising funds for local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon. The Queens Arms will be celebrating in style with the cream of the cabaret scene taking to the Quee By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Previews Cabaret stars, including Alfie Ordinary, Allan Jay, Billie Gold and Davina Sparkle, gear up for this year’s Brighton Alternative Panto – ‘Jack – Stripped Back’ Producer Allan Cardew and stars of Brighton’s cabaret scene are gearing up for this year’s Brighton Alternative Panto: Jack – Stripped Back!, which is at Brighton Ironworks Studios from 28 January – 2 February. It’s got a starry cast of Brighton resident performers and a few visitors and will blend By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Community News Over £1,700 raised for Lunch Positive at Davina Sparkle’s Late Birthday Fundraiser at Legends Over £1,700 was raised at Davina Sparkle‘s Late Birthday Cabaret Fundraiser for local HIV charity Lunch Positive at Legends Brighton last night (Sunday, November 3). Hosted by Mary O’Kart, the event included an auction and lashings of top cabaret, including: Davina, Lovinia Belle, Cosmic, Miles Elli By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Davina Sparkle. Jim Carey Photography Community News Davina Sparkle’s Official Late Birthday Fundraising Show at Legends Brighton on Sunday, November 3 Head to one of Brighton’s premier LGBTQ+ venues, Legends, on Sunday, November 3 for iconic drag performer Davina Sparkle‘s Official Late Birthday Fundraising Show from 3.30pm. Hosted by Mary O’Kart, the event will raise funds for local HIV charity Lunch Positive and will feature lashings of top caba By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Brighton Railway Club to raise funds for Sussex Beacon at Pre-Pride Special with Davina Sparkle and Tabitha Wild Brighton Railway Club is to raise funds for local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon at its Pre-Pride Party on Friday, August 2 from 7.30pm. This year, dynamic duo Davina Sparkle and Tabitha Wild will be entertaining the crowd, getting everyone well and truly in the mood for this year’s Brighton & Hove P By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Dine With The Stars with Davina Sparkle to return in April 2024 The iconic fundraising event, organised by Davina Sparkle, is set to return in April 2024 (exact date tbc) for the first time since 2019. This year the event, with a top line up of live cabaret and a three course dinner, will be held at the Old Ship Hotel, and raise funds for the Ledward […] By Chris Gull • 1 min read
The Brighton Rainbow Fund Legends Jubilee Fundraiser raises £500 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund Brighton´s brilliant performers came together once more to raise money to be distributed as grants to local LGBTQ+ and HIV organisations and projects. By Chris Gull • 1 min read
Arts Miss Jason and Davina Sparkle present – ‘Carry on Camping’ Miss Jason and Davina Sparkle present Carry on Camping, a special weekend away in rural Herefordshire, from Friday, August 13 to Sunday, August 15 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Davina Sparkle’s Birthday Fundraiser @ Legends Join Davina Sparkle for a glittering Birthday Party Fundraiser at Legends, Brighton on October 17 from 4.30pm By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Indoor performances return Brian Butler hails the return of live indoor performances By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts Dine with the Stars raise £850 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund A glittering evening of top cabaret for the Brighton Rainbow Fund raises £850 By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Dine with the Stars for the Brighton Rainbow Fund on Tuesday, June 23 Thirteen cabaret performers come together to support the Brighton Rainbow Fund on Tuesday, June 23. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Dine with the Stars fundraiser online Dine with the Stars, a fabulous online event presented by the Brighton Rainbow Fund and the Brighton & Hove LGBT+ Community Safety Forum, is set to bring glitz and the glamour to living rooms on Tuesday, June 23 from 7.30pm. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News Davina Sparkle’s got ‘More Sausage than a Butcher’s Window’ Adonis Unzipped, the steamy male cabaret show, is now completely online By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Jack & His Big Stalk @Sallis Benney Theatre Starring the crème de la crème of Brighton’s drag royalty, this year’s offering from the Alternative Panto company is stacked high as a beanstalk with innuendo, double takes and downright honest to goodness rudery. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
In The South Win £500 cash prize at Queens Arms Got Talent The Queens Arms Got Talent search for a star, hosted by Davina Sparkle kicks off on Tuesday, November 14 and every Tuesday thereafter. Like its TV name sake, Britains Got Talent, Queens Arms Got Talent gives a platform to anyone, no matter what their talent, be they jugglers, magicians, dancers, com By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Shoreham panto support charity Christmas single for cancer charity LP Creatives, the team behind the sell-out pantomime at the Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham support the charity Cancer is a Drag with its new charity song release Christmas Time With You. Cancer is a Drag is a registered charity (Reg. No. 1160129) who’s main aim is to provide financial and wellbe By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Entertainers raise £4,207 for LGBT+ community safety initiatives Dine With The Stars raises £4,207 for The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF). Now in its sixth year, Dine with the Stars, the brainchild of ‘Baz’ Barry Nelson (formerly of Queens Hotel, Queens Arms and now the Burgershack at Bar Revenge) returned to the Jurys Inn Waterfront H By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Dine with the Stars for The LGBT Community Safety Forum Dine with the Stars returns to the Jury’s Inn Waterfront Hotel (next to Dr Brightons) on Thursday, October 12. Now in its 6th year, Dine with the Stars is the brainchild of ‘Baz’ Barry Nelson (formerly of Queens Hotel, Queens Arms and now the Burgershack at Bar Revenge). By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Miss Jason to make new pilot TV show Miss Jason’s House Party #whosehomeisthis is a brand new one hour pilot show coming to Latest TV Brighton this fall. A glittering and entertaining game show hosted by the witty and talented Miss Jason where the star-studded panelists studio audience and TV viewers have to guess a well-known celebrit By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Who’s the new boss behind the bar @Queens Arms? The Queens Arms is one of Brighton’s oldest established gay bars providing top quality cabaret for over thirty-five years. It has seen many legendary managers come and go over the years, and now is managed by John, a retired furniture manufacturer and upholsterer who has a life time of business and By Morgan Fabulous • 2 min read
