Brighton Fringe REVIEW: ‘Locusts’ at Lantern Theatre, Brighton Pete has a silver tongue, and he is quietly and warmly welcoming as we take our seats. The long-standing charismatic pastor greets us to his church – what he calls his “family”. It’s a plausibly pleasant beginning to a sinister tale that will unfold over the next hour. And beneath that feeling of By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Brighton Fringe Queer Brighton Fringe Preview: Paul Diello cruises through the decades of one hit wonders, Crudi Dench needs your help, and Club Revenge opens their ‘Cabaret of Queeriosities’ In my second article on LGBTQ+ shows at this year’s Brighton Fringe, I look at a gay prince, the best short queer films around, and a gay choir’s Eurovision tribute. Laugh Till It Hurts is billed as a BDSM comedy show. It’s one man’s voyage into fetish and kink. Get tied up in its net […] By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: ‘Punchline’ by Andrew Kay with Brian Capron at Lantern Theatre Comedian Terry has got about as low as he can get in his career. He’s the compère for strippers with a second act spot to tell jokes before the band takes over. And so, over 55 minutes he tells us his back story, cutting in and out of gags from famous comics and revealing bit […] By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts Corrie killer takes to Brighton stage Brian Butler gets the lowdown on a new play starring an infamous serial killer By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Ruffian on the stair@The Lantern @ ACT Pretty much Joe Orton’s first play – written in 1964 – this 3-hander deals comically and darkly with love, sex for sale , Catholicism, homosexuality, lies, power and loneliness. By Brian Butler • 1 min read
