Arts West End Eurovision: The final battle Now in its seventh and final year West End Eurovision 2014 The Final Battle is set to go out with a Boom Bang-A-Bang! After the phenomenal success of West End Eurovision 2013, the Make A Difference (MAD) Trust will be returning to the Dominion theatre on May 22, 2014. West End Eurovision sees 10 cas By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: OperaUndone This was a convincing performance done with conviction and thoroughly enjoyable all round. It’s also unusual to see music presented in such a straight foreword way at the Marlborough which has such a reputation for avant-garde and experimental works, but it’s a beautiful venue to experience live cla By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Brighton Fringe 2014 Launched With more than 700 shows on offer, a third are family friendly and lots are FREE and featuring venues from toilets to a PerfomR an app based on Grindr , this is a huge effort to present, organise and arrange and it’s sorted in time for us, the humble punters to enjoy this May. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts New opera company to launch at the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton New opera company Opera Undone to launch with a performance of Bellini’s I Capuletti e I Montecchi, at the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton on Wednesday, March 5 Based on the original 13th Century manuscript that gave birth to Shakespeare’s play, the opera is set in a Medieval empire where the strict b By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Brighton Festival 2014 programme announced Guest Director Hofesh Schechter has launched the programme of events for the Brighton Festival 2014. Hofesh Schechter has been responsible for shaping this years programme of events for the three week event beginning May 3 until May 25. This years Festival is to include a diverse genre of events and By Mitchell Orriss • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Rodelinda: ENO Handel’s epic story of love, power and mistaken identity is a triumph, but not an easy one to present to the modern audience, but the singing is exquisite; tonight the ENO live up to their hype as the House of Handel. Book now! By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts Double International Women’s Day Celebrations Brighton Women’s Centre Turns 40! This year’s International Women’s Day celebrations will also mark the 40th birthday of Brighton Women’s Centre (BWC). Established in 1974 as a safe space where women could find mutual support and overcome isolation, BWC has inspired the development of a number of mu By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus raise nearly £6000 at their Brighton Dome Christmas Show Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus announced their Pull A Cracker Christmas show raised a staggering £5713.40 for the Sussex Beacon. For the third year running, the choir made a triumphant return to the Brighton Dome for a packed-out festive December evening. This year they were joined on stage by the actres By Besi • 1 min read
Arts The Brits – Time for a rethink? Now that the Brits has found a permanent home on the advertisement drenched ITV, there isn’t anything here that BBC bosses won’t be delighted with. After this shambles one can only imagine the high fiving and champagne popping hilarity that would have been echoing in the halls of Media City last nig By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 4 min read
Community News Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus singers to run in the Brighton Marathon Adam Betteridge and Silvio Grasso, two trustees with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, will be running in the Brighton Marathon on April 6, 2014 to raise funds for the choir. Neither have run a Marathon yet and its fair to say both are anxious and excited about the prospect. Adam Betteridge said: “We’re ab By Besi • 2 min read
General News Council’s music education hub SoundCity wins national award Brighton and Hove has won a national award for its groundbreaking music education hub SoundCity at the 2014 Music Teacher Awards. Beating four other hubs shortlisted for the national prize the winning city was announced last weekend during the Music Education Expo in London. Judges said that ‘no oth By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Verdi’s Rigoletto: ENO Hawaiian baritone Quinn Kelsey is captivating, full of power and conviction, his performance as the jester Rigoletto is the best I’ve ever seen, he’s on stage from the first moment, rarely leaving it, and it commanding with his huge presence from the off. By Eric Page • 3 min read
