Harry Clayton-Wright Arts You Otter Know: a new zine by Harry Clayton-Wright You Otter Know is a brand new online publication by theatre maker and performer, Harry Clayton-Wright. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: Flights of Fancy by Veronica Thompson ‘Flights of Fancy’ is utter celebration of the possibility of being truly, wonderfully yourself, where and whoever you happen to be, it’s a reverie rooted in reality. By Eric Page • 4 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 FEATURE: Why we need a ‘Queer’ Theatre (now, more than ever) Still buzzing from a jam-packed Brighton Fringe programme and clad in his retro lavender style – a look I’ve come to associate with the man behind the Marly – I sat down with Tarik Elmoutawakil to discuss the challenges and rewards that come with programming queer performance. By Spencer Charles Smith • 4 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Gypsy Queen @The Marlborough Theatre Hope Theatre Company’s latest production of Gypsy Queen isn’t a bad play; it’s everything you would expect to see in a gay play: repressed sexuality, conflicting masculinity, gay male stereotypes, jokes about tops/bottoms, a homophobic climax and full-frontal nudity. Even the show’s poster is obviou By Spencer Charles Smith • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: The Poety we make by Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal Who do we fall in love with: a body, a soul, a gender? Emerging theatre company Flugelman Productions presents the premiere of The Poetry We Make, a new love story for our times, by Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Magid El-Bushra’s A Willesden Liederkreis (‘A Willesden Song-Cycle’) Operatic countertenor Magid El-Bushra’s acclaimed one-man drag opera cabaret A Willesden Liederkreis comes to the Marlborough Theatre this weekend (March 22). A Willesden Liederkreis (‘A Willesden Song-Cycle’) is a funny, provocative and touching work from acclaimed countertenor Magid El-Bushra, bas By Besi • 2 min read
Photo: Foteini Christofilopoulou Arts PREVIEW: Kava Girls There are some places in the world, where being transgender wouldn’t raise a plucked eye brow. In Kava Girls a play with songs written, and directed by Sani Muliaumaseali’i you’ll find such a place. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Care Takers by Billy Cowan An explosive new play about homophobia and bullying by award-winning playwright Billy Cowan. The play is a hard-hitting drama about homophobic bullying in the staff room of a school. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Siren reform with show at Marlborough Siren a New Wave band who toured their lesbian feminist shows and played as a band throughout the 1980’s has reformed. Previously members of Brighton bands Devils Dykes and Bright Girls, Jude Winter, Tash Fairbanks, Jane Boston and Deb Trethewey formed the radical lesbian feminist company, Siren. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: David Hoyle’s Seaside Getaway David Hoyle is one of the most accomplished performers who grace our stages and I would encourage, urge and embolden you to go see him next time he is in town. By Eric Page • 2 min read
