Business News Men for Men, Man Monday special at Queens Arms Davina Sparkle hosts a fun, raunchy, sex show with three of her gorgeous hunks doing the full monty in the intimate surrounds of the Queens Arms. A brilliant fun show, raunchy and very sexy with three of the largest strippers in the biz; Papa Bear Marshall, top Stripper TITUS (Gladiator) Rowe, and B By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Total raised by Alternative Panto for LGBT Community Safety Forum climbs to £3,814.07 After 20 performances the curtain fell on this years Alternative Pantomime A LADD IN at the Sallis Benney Theatre last Thursday night (February 2). Starring Dave Lynn, Jason Sutton, Davina Sparkle, Allan Jay, Jason Lee, Sally Vate, Christopher Howard and Lola Lasagne, the pantomime written by Andrew By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Alternative Panto total for LGBT Community Safety Forum climbs to £3,814.07 After 20 performances the curtain fell on this years Alternative Pantomime A LADD IN at the Sallis Benney Theatre last Thursday night (February 2). Starring Dave Lynn, Jason Sutton, Davina Sparkle, Allan Jay, Jason Lee, Sally Vate, Christopher Howard and Lola Lasagne, the pantomime written by Andrew By Besi • 2 min read
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
Community News Petition to save Brighton HIV charity hits 10,000 signatures 10,000 people have now signed a petition asking the Government to take action to save local HIV charity, The Sussex Beacon. The charity faces the prospect of closing services, including its ten bed inpatient unit, following a reduction in the funding it receives from the NHS. By Besi • 3 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 Davina Sparkle raises £2,200 for Wedding Wish Well foundation Davina Sparkle turned over her birthday party at Charles Street on Sunday October 16, to be a fundraiser for the Wedding Wishing Well Foundation. By Hugo Michiels • 1 min read
Arts TONIGHT: Davina’s BIG fundraising birthday cabaret party Davina Sparkle celebrates her birthday at Charles Street tonight, Sunday, October 16 with a mega charity fundraiser starting at 7.30pm. 12 Amazing Cabaret Acts, will be performing to raise money for the ‘Wedding Wish Well Foundation’, who grant weddings and pays for them, to terminally ill cancer pa By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund support community groups at post Brighton Pride awards ceremony Rainbow Fund support young and old people, trans people, people with HIV, people with mental health issues and the organisations who support them, at the Rainbow Fund Pride Awards last night at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel. By Graham Robson • 5 min read
Community News Charles Street raise £1,000 for Rainbow Fund Chris Marshall the manager of Charles Street and jukebox wizard Ruby Roo aka Rupert Ellick celebrated their birthdays in style on Sunday (September 4), raising £1,000 for the Rainbow Fund in the process. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South PICTURE DIARY: David Raven’s 83rd birthday party at Queens Arms David Raven aka Maisie Trollette celebrates his 83rd birthday party in style on Thursday, August 18 at the Queens Arms with showbiz friends including Miss Jason, Davina Sparkle, Jason Lee Howlett and JP Kristian aka as the Human Jukebox. Buckets were shaken to raise money for the Sussex Beacon. By Captain Cockroach aka Graham Hobson • 1 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 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
Fundraising News Dolph and friends raise £1,200 for Sussex Beacon It may have been Boxing Day in Dolph Zahid’s household on Hove seafront, but the spirit of Christmas giving continued. Dolph invited a number of friends to attend an evening party on Boxing day at his home, and requested that each guest bring one or items that could be raffled to raise funds for the By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts ‘First LGBT Poet Laureate’ appointed To help promote LGBT poetry, Camden LGBT Forum have created the post of First LGBT Poet Laureate. The recipient of the title “First LGBT Poet Laureate” which will be formally announced during LGBT History Month in February is Trudy Howson. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Fundraising News Capt Baz birthday bash to benefit the Rainbow Fund Former Lollipop Girl and landlady at the Queens Arms, Barry Nelson, will be celebrating his birthday with a bevy of friends and the cream of Brighton’s entertainers at the Queens Arms on Sunday, January 31. By Graham Robson • 1 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
Arts PREVIEW: Phil Starr Tribute Night Ten Years on from the death of the legendary Phil Starr, friends and colleagues will be celebrating the life of one of the finest drag queens ever at the Queens Arms tomorrow night, Saturday, October 16. By Besi • 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
In The South PICTURE DIARY: David Raven celebrates 82nd birthday Maisie Trollette aka David Raven celebrated his 82nd birthday this evening with friends, fans and colleagues at the Queens Arms in George Street. David was joined on stage by Davina Sparkle and singer Peter Sanford who kept a pact Queens Arms entertained till late into the night. David was voted a P By Contributor • 2 min read
Cabaret Who will be Mr or Mrs GAY QA, 2015? The Mr & Mrs GAY QA competition is being staged on January 22 at the Queens Arms on George Street to crown the most fabulous customer at the newly refurbished bar. The evening will be hosted by Dave Lynn and the winner will receive a cash prize and a photo shoot with the professional photographer, H By Besi • 1 min read
