The Little I Knew Review: The Little I Knew by Chiara Valerio, translated by Ailsa Wood A meditation on small-town life, female relationships, and the secrets that pulse beneath seemingly placid surfaces. This novel unwinds with careful intensity, its narrative architecture mirroring the slow, sun-drenched rhythms of southern Italian coastal existence. By Eric Page • 2 min read
BREMF A Resplendent Celebration: Music Divine brings Gibbons to life in Brighton's BREMF There's something rather magical about experiencing four centuries of musical heritage vibrating through the bones of a lurking Brighton church, Gibbons 400 was a transcendent journey marking 400 years since Orlando Gibbons' death. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Austentatious cast 2025 and show title Austentatious A Most Delightful Evening of Theatrical Impropriety Austentatious at Theatre Royal Brighton, - 21 September Wit, charm, and just a touch of the risqué, whether you are a devoted Austen enthusiast or newcomer to the world of drawing rooms and country estates, Austentatious are masters of daft comedy that shall linger long in memory. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Book review by Eric Page The Sexual Evolution: How 500 million years of sex, gender and mating shape modern relationships by Nathan H. Lents ★★★★★ This injects a timely splash of colour into a field increasingly given to dreary black-and-white thinking. Essential reading that proves Nature has always been the ultimate advocate for diversity, and has been having a perfectly marvellous time at it. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Book review by Eric Page Queer Georgians: A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers and Homemakers By Dr Anthony Delaney ★★★★★ Queer Georgians is both deeply serious scholarship and a celebration of queer resilience. It takes the mythic sheen off our ancestors while making them infinitely more precious—as recognisably queer people who loved, struggled, thrived, and endured. unmistakably queer. By Eric Page • 3 min read
queer fringe Fringe! -queer film and arts fest celebrates 15 Fringe! -queer film and arts fest celebrates 15 years - offering a loud story of joy, solidarity and radical imagination. Here are just a few items that caught my eye. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
England A Descent into Desire: Hilda Hilst's "The Obscene Madame D" For queer readers seeking literature that honors complexity of desire and the courage to live authentically, it celebrates the transformative power of refusing to be contained by others' definitions of acceptable existence By Eric Page • 3 min read
Brighton Theatre Royal A Revolution of Hearts: Brighton Theatre Group's Magnificent Les Misérables ★★★★★ This is community theatre at its most vital and necessary—proving when hearts are this committed and talent runs this deep, magic happens. By Eric Page • 4 min read
England Spine-Tingling Spectacle: 'Ghost Stories' haunts Brighton Theatre Royal ★★★★☆ The disturbed perspective of the sets, subtly shifting lighting and sounds scapes all conspire to tip the audience into a state of unease; glimpses of wide eyes focus, expectant, held breathes, titialted nerve jingling. By Eric Page • 2 min read
News Town of Hexham left saddened following theft of Pride flag The town of Hexham in Northumberland has been left saddened following the theft of a Pride flag displayed in celebration of Pride Month. The flag, which was raised by Hexham Town Council, was discovered missing on the morning of Friday, 20 June. Vandals had allegedly broken into St Andrew' By Graham Robson • 2 min read
UK Pride in London to kick off with Big Gay Brunch in Covent Garden For the first time, the Pride in London parade day will kick off with the The Big Gay Brunch in London’s West End. The free event will run from 11 am on Saturday, 5 July, at the Actors’ Church, which will throw open its gates to welcome visitors to By Graham Robson • 1 min read
UK Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has "refused to apologise for his force’s past homophobic witch-hunts" The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Stephen Watson, has "refused to apologise for his force’s past homophobic witch-hunts", which involved some of the most extreme unlawful victimisation of LGBTs by any UK force. His refusal comes nearly two years after he was first urged to By Graham Robson • 3 min read
