Arts REVIEW: Flutter Bye @ Brighton’s Ironworks Studios. This one-night only performance deserves a longer outing By Brian Butler • 2 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
Brighton Fringe “A 24-carat performance!” Billie Gold wows with Brighton Fringe show, ‘Praise Kink’ Brighton-based cabaret star Billie Gold produces a 24-carat performance that storms through her turbulent life in her one-person Brighton Fringe show Praise Kink. On a stage moodily lit by bright red lights, she belts out the song Beggin’ and we know we’re in for a storming hour of truth, honesty, r By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts On stage: Drag Ballet, a hot cleaner in marigolds, Princess Diana resurrected and two gay sauna visits Drag ballet, a Hollywood legend in the closet, a hot cleaner in marigolds and two gay sauna visits all feature in my latest round-up of queer shows in Brighton and London Mark Gatiss, the brilliant writer of Sherlock and Dr Who, has put together a series of monologues that chart LGBTQ+ history miles By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts Clowns, a one-way mirror and the Cuban revolution – that’s Brighton Fringe for you Queer clowns who think they’re cats, a man in his pants watching the bin man through a one-way mirror, and the folk music of the Cuban revolution – what a launch party for the 2024 Brighton Fringe. The biggest arts festival in England promises its usual quirky, crazy, annoying mix if its launch is a By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Reviews REVIEW: Cinderella Re-mixed – the Brighton Alternative Pantomime Welcome back to Brighton’s long-standing alternative pantomime, with a fizzing, high-octane, raucous and filthily funny re-imagining of the Cinderella story. Boasting four top-line drag artists and high-class singing soloists, this show is a joy, going back to basics and the traditional look and fee By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Cinderella Remixed: Brighton’s alternative panto boasts cast made up of cream of Brighton’s queer scene Brian Butler gets ready for drag stars, solo singers and boy dancers By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Cabaret INTERVIEW: Steven Brinberg is… Simply Barbra Brian Butler talks to cabaret star Steven Brinberg about all things Streisand By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Cabaret Brighton Alternative Panto to return with CINDERELLA: REMIXED in January to raise funds for the Sussex Beacon Under completely new artistic direction and production, the much anticipated Brighton tradition is back and Remixed with a live band, professional dancers and of course a cast of Brighton’s favourite cabaret stars. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Previews PREVIEW: Queer cowboys, a Grindr musical, Eurovision and Miss Hope Springs You wait forever for one show about queer cowboys, and then along come two. Not only that, there’s a musical about Grindr, the return of everybody’s favourite Jamie, and more of the faded star that never was Miss Hope Springs. By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard to host community wellness day on Monday, January 16 The event, which takes place at Ironworks Studios is Brighton, will offer free self care activities such as massage, haircuts and nails, as well as workshops and activities such as yoga, meditation and crafts, with music and food in the evening. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Chris Jepson to launch The Identity Project’s first zine – the Brighton & Hove edition The Identity Project by Chris Jepson is an exploration of what it means to identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community today By Graham Robson • 1 min read
