Arts David Essex guest stars on video in Brighton family panto Producers behind the new family pantomime, Cinderella, which opens on December 22 at The Hilton Brighton Metropole, have announced their cast for the show. The line-up, which will see David Essex appear on-screen as Baron Hardup, includes West End performers, Jon Robyns as Prince Charming: Joseph Pe By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Rodelinda @ENO This is one of the best productions of Rodelinda I’ve seen and the strong Welsh contingent gives it a real Celtic flavour and strength, it’s a three and half hour thumper of a piece and might run over, but for me it could have gone on twice as long and got me all the way home to Brighton in state of By Eric Page • 3 min read
In The South Brighton couple receive community orders following homophobic abuse Man and a woman sentenced to 12 month community orders, after yelling homophobic abuse in an ongoing neighbour dispute in Brighton. Lacey Lee (24) and her boyfriend Gary Corness (32) from Hadlow Close, Brighton were both convicted of public order offences, after the victim was subjected to the abuse By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: An Audience with Armistead Maupin @Theatre Royal This was an unforgettable evening with the Tales of the City author celebrating the launch of his long-awaited memoir Logical Family. From his early life in the conservative South to liberal San Francisco, from his palm-reading Grannie to an awkward chat about girls with President Nixon, Armistead M By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: PLAINSONG TO POLYPHONY: BREMF Music from the 12th to the 16th centuries culminating in the ultimate polyphonic work, Tallis’s 40-part motet Spem in alium this large gathering of voice had some gentle choreography added to explore the roots of polyphony in ancient chant melodies. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts DVD REVIEW: Teenage Kicks Teenage Kicks (Matchbox DVD) certainly starts off in an arresting way with incestuous desire leading directly to death within about two minutes. Yet Miklós Varga (Miles Szanto) doesn’t seem to learn from this as he sets out to prove Homer Simpson’s adage about the brain being ‘a subsidiary of the pe By Michael Hootman • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Keith Vaughan: On Pagham Beach, photographs and collages from the 1930’s Keith Vaughan: On Pagham Beach, photographs and collages from the 1930’s will feature rare vintage photographs and collages by the British artist Keith Vaughan (1912-1977). Dating from the 1930s, the majority of these images have never been seen or exhibited before. By Contributor • 1 min read
Business News Who’s the boss behind the bar? @The Crown This month Morgan Fabulous popped into Kemptown to chat with Arly and Bego, owners of the newly refurbished pub, The Crown. The Crown, a freehold venue, offers a variety of spirits and lagers, however Arly and Bego welcome coffee and speciality tea lovers, as they feel that during the day not everyb By Morgan Fabulous • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Elvis Las Vegas 1969 Anscombe Production Associates (APA) present a concert version of their production Elvis Las Vegas 1969 for the 2nd Henfield Haven Anniversary Concert. Henfield-born and Brighton based producer Tim Anscombe will be producing the show. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Morrissey plays Brighton Centre in March, 2018 Morrissey announces first full UK tour since 2016 which arrives at the Brighton Centre on March 3, 2018, to promote his new album Low in High School. Low in High School will be released digitally and in physical formats: CD, coloured vinyl and limited edition cassette and is Morrissey’s first studio By Besi • 1 min read
Health New survey highlights disconnect between the aspirations of people living with HIV in the UK and HIV treatment advances People living with HIV in the UK continue to have lower expectations from life than the general population, despite HIV treatment advances. New survey highlights disconnect between the aspirations of People Living with HIV in the UK and HIV treatment advances. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Nicola Sturgeon to apologise for historic criminalisation of gay men in Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, is to make a statement of apology to people convicted in the past under Scotland’s historical discriminatory “homosexual offences” laws. The apology will be made in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday November 7, to coincide with the publication of a bill By Besi • 2 min read
