LGBTQ+ News Comedy legend and LGBTQ+ trailblazer Julian Clary to host tonight’s 2024 British LGBT Awards Comedy legend and LGBTQ+ trailblazer Julian Clary will be hosting the 2024 British LGBT Awards on Friday, June 21 in London, following in the footsteps of Alan Carr, Graham Norton and Rylan. The announcement comes one year after Clary presented a posthumous award to the late Paul O’Grady’s husband A By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: From Tits & Teeth landing in Brighton to ‘national trinket’ Julian Clary, Alexis Gregory’s ‘FutureQueer’ and some ‘Really Old Friends’ with Tanya Hyde and drag royalty There’s lots more varied queer theatre to enjoy in Brighton and London in the coming weeks. Tits & Teeth present their latest show, Thick & Tight – a combination of drag, dance, satire, mime and lipsync – at Brighton Dome’s Corn Exchange on February 21. Barbara Cartland, Andy Warhol, Grace Jones and By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Spotlight on Eastbourne’s new theatre offerings Brian Butler finds lots to enjoy down the coast By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Dresser @ Theatre Royal Clary can make us laugh, and did so, with the right amount of wit, throw away and melancholic observations, the audience adored him. This part calls for some bitter spitting viciousness and here there was no mean, just sweetness curdled, no claw or nail, just bitterness and empty threat. A camp mise By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts FEATURE: Brighton’s Theatre Royal roars back Brian Butler gets an actor’s view of Brighton Theatre Royal as it re-opens By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts FEATURE: The Coast Is Queer 3 – Jamie Windust Brian Butler listens intently to non-binary writer/model Jamie Windust By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Manatomy – poems by James McDermott Brian Butler looks forward to James McDermott’s debut collection of gay poetry Manatomy By Brian Butler • 1 min read