Arts BOOK REVIEW: Panic Response by John McCullough This is superb LGBTQ+ poetry, poems from a queer voice of the highest quality, a book to return to, to open at random, to let into your mind to cavort. McCullough is also (and I’ve said this before) a bloody good read. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Tonight at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: The Seven Doors of Danny A new musical based on Shakespeare’s The Seven Ages of Man with music by Ricky Horscraft, words by John McCullough with additional material for musical theatre adaptation by Tom Slater-Hyndman. Performed by members of Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, University of Sussex Symphony Orchestra, guest performe By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Polari tenth birthday tour comes to Marlborough Theatre London’s multi award-winning LGBT literary salon returns to the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, as part of its tenth birthday tour, funded by Arts Council England. Curated and hosted by author Paul Burston with readings and performances from Sylvia Brownrigg, Cerys Evans, Alexis Gregory, VG Lee and J By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Polari tenth birthday tour comes to the Marlborough Theatre London’s multi award-winning LGBT literary salon returns to the Marlborough Theatre on Friday, October 20, as part of its tenth birthday tour, funded by Arts Council England. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: SpaceCraft by John McCullough John McCullough’s first collection of poems, The Frost Fairs, won the Polari First Book Prize and captivated many readers immediately with his delicate, comprehensive and utterly deceptive and subtle use of words to capture the momentum of love in our lives. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts PICTURE DIARY: Dignitaries attend first performance of new LGBT song cycle Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Lynda Hyde, the High Sheriff of East Sussex, Michael Foster and Peter Kyle, MP for Hove & Portslade were among the dignitaries attending the first performance of The Seven Doors of Danny at St Andrew Church, Hove last night. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts FEATURE: From barboy to Bard If you grew up in a small, not very interesting town, the cosmopolitan city of Brighton can hold a magnetic pull, and for poet John McCullough it was no different. By Steven Julian • 3 min read
Arts Brighton Pride: Libraries Literature Live in the Park After the critical success of last year’s Literature Live at Brighton Pride, Brighton & Hove Libraries in partnership with Queer in Brighton and ‘HAVE A WORD’ will host an afternoon of entertainment at Preston Park with writers and performers talking about and reading from their own work. Sit back, By Besi • 2 min read
