Music ‘Just Good Friends’ at Purple Playhouse in Hove Just Good Friends, a cabaret-style show of material by composer and lyricist Mark Bunyan, will be playing at The Purple Playhouse in Hove on Friday, March 8 – Sunday, March 10 at 7.30pm. Directed by Johnnie Worthy, and starring Mark Bunyan, Kate Dyson and Mark Inscoe, the show takes a contemporary l By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: ENO: Opera Review This was a great night out at the ENO, full of laughter and delightful performances and the added fireworks of Lucy Crows voice. I’d recommend this production for a first timer or for someone with a more traditional taste in opera as it will leave you humming and smiling all the way home. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Music Somewhere for me: St Mary’s Church: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus: The Actually Gay Men’s Chorus brought the B.Righton.On LGBT Arts Festival to a close on Friday, February 22, with a wonderful concert at St Mary’s Church in Kemptown. The concert was performed against the backdrop of a spectacular laser light show produced by Protech Productions, which was projected By Besi • 3 min read
Music Actually Gay Men’s Chorus: Somewhere for me: CD Review: ‘£1 Million Record Deal’…. the headlines screamed. Sadly it was not to be, however the first gay chorus ever to be signed to a major record label haven’t given up. Although the deal with Universal Records failed to release their debut album, it was recorded and the Actually Gay Men’s Chorus have no By Besi • 3 min read
Music Actually Gay Men’s Chorus release new album ‘Somewhere For Me’ The Actually Gay Men’s Chorus will be performing on Friday, February 22, during February’s inaugural B.Right.On LGBT Arts Festival celebrating LGBT History Month. They will be singing some of their favourite numbers including original arrangements of Albinoni’s Adagio with guest soprano Samantha How By Besi • 2 min read
Music Haunted by you: Rachael Sage: Album Review Her deceptively simple hum along feel good melodies hide some dark hidden depths and her breathy voice seduces the time away when listening to her lyrics which are heartbreakingly honest with a relentless streak of optimistic hope. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Music Back to Bach in March Back to Bach, a night of Baroque Music, takes place at The Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton on March 9 at 7.30pm. Baroque flautist, Robert Goodman and harpsichordist, Massimo Redaelli will perform Bach’s ‘English’ Suites BWV 707 & 808, Partita BWV 830 and the Sonata for flauto traversiere and By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Medea. ENO. Opera review David McVicar’s new Medea opened to a packed house and was thrilling and engaging from the off, this most complicated of Greek myths was presented with a fresh perspective and allowed the much maligned Medea to convince us of her terrible vengeance. It was gripping, absorbing and shocking too. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Music ‘Resound’ bring their L-O-V-E to B.Right.On Festival Tonight Following the success of their most recent concert Jazz, Lovers and Others, Brighton and Hove’s newest male voice group Resound are now in the final weeks of preparation for their Valentine’s show ‘L-O-V-E’ which is to be performed at St Andrew’s Church in Waterloo Street, Hove, on Saturday, Februar By Besi • 2 min read
Music Fatboy Slim to play DJ set in Parliament Hove based superstar DJ Fatboy Slim is to play a set on the House of Commons Terrace on Wednesday March 6 for the final of Mike’s Weatherley’s House the House competition. House the House, run by the Last Night a DJ Saved My Life Foundation, encourages those aged between 16-25 years old to get more By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Carmen: Theatre Royal: Opera review Directed by Ellen Kent, this traditionally staged, romantic new production was set in Seville and reflected a Goya painting, with fountains, flowers, orange trees and even a wonderfully calm rescue donkey from Coral Weaver’s sanctuary. It was an evening of passion, romance and tragedy. Starring me By Eric Page • 2 min read
Music Tallis Scholars: CD Review This month I want to highlight some rather special artists who are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year – The Tallis Scholars, founded in 1973 by conductor Peter Phillips. They are launching their celebratory world tour with a concert at St Paul’s Cathedral on March 7 – if you can make it, By Eric Page • 2 min read
