Arts DJ PROFILE: Josh The Barber and Fringe, so in between visiting an Open House, taking in a Fringe Show or going to a concert, there’s some real arse-shaking to be done. This month Queenie catches up with the lovely Josh The Barber to find what he’s up to……. By Queen Josephine • 2 min read
Arts Newcastle choir wins North East LGBT+ award A Newcastle choir has been recognised as the leading community group for positive LGBT+ engagement, winning a category award at the North East LGBT+ Awards 2017. Northern Proud Voices (NPV), the region’s largest and longest running LGBT+ community choir, was awarded the ‘Building a Stronger LGBT+ Co By Besi • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: You Give me Fever @Broadway Lounge Jack Lynch has written and directed an absolute gem of a show, which plays just right in the intimate cocktail bar space at the Broadway Lounge. Accompanied by guitarist James Shannon, its solo performer Pippa Winslow, recreates the Greek myth that was Phaedra. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FESTIVAL REVIEW: Sarah Connolly: All Saints Church There was hefty representation from the gay composers tonight and the spread of their works balanced the simple but strong lyricism of the first half, with a wonderfully witty encore of a James Fenton poem offered up with panache. This was an evening of quality, musical excellence and pure vocal joy By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FESTIVAL REVIEW: Endings @Old Market Saulwick come across like a retro-modern Madame Blavatsky using the vintage recording machinery and snatches of interviews to express her theosophical investigations, the temporary and temporal mashing up to form the present, the past and gone giving us creative material for the now, the reflection By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus: The Superhero Show The Superhero Show, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) contribution to the Brighton Fringe on Saturday evening (May 6), was a feast of musical excellence and performance with first class production values. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: ELVIS Las Vegas 1969@The Woodville, Gravesend ELVIS Las Vegas 1969 is really two shows in one. The first half, mainly spoken with little music is a dramatic reconstruction of the hours leading to Elvis Presley’s return to the stage on July 31, 1969, after a ten-year break from live concerts, while making movies in Hollywood. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts DJ Profile: Peter Castle This month, Queenie catches up with DJ Peter Castle to chat about the amazing fact that he’s been Legends’ Saturday resident DJ for 10 years. Have those years been as good for him as they’ve sounded to us? By Queen Josephine • 2 min read
Arts Countdown begins to Brighton Fringe opening as events hit 1,000 With two days until opening, Brighton Fringe has hit 1,000 events for the first time in the festival’s history. When Brighton Fringe announced its programme in March, 970 events had registered to take part, but additional artists registering online means Brighton Fringe 2017 now includes 1,000 event By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Miss Hope Springs to play the Wigmore Hall Internationally acclaimed singer songwriter, entertainer and star of the West End’s Live at Zedel, Miss Hope Springs embarks on a nine date UK solo tour launching on June 16 with a ‘late night show’ at the Wigmore Hall in London. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ELVIS Las Vegas 1969 at The Woodville in Gravesend Kent singer/actor, Scott Elvis, plays the title role of Elvis Presley in Anscombe Production Associates brand-new theatre musical production, ELVIS Las Vegas 1969, at The Woodville in Gravesend. The production received its world premiere last night, (Friday, April 28) with two performances today at By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Bananarama to play Brighton Centre in November Known for their gleefully shambolic pop hits and punk attitude, Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward and Siobhan Fahey last performed together at the BRIT Awards in 1988 – a performance of Love in the First Degree which saw the ladies flanked by a mini army of topless male dancers. Camp, you say? By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Oliver in the Overworld This spring, the acclaimed Krazy Kat Theatre Company presents the world premiere of the first ever sign language musical for families. Oliver In the Overworld, a family show for three to six year olds, hits the road for a six week national tour from April 7. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts David Hill Experience to raise funds for Sussex Beacon The David Hill Experience are staging a spectacular evening of entertainment to raise funds for the Sussex Beacon on Wednesday, April 26. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Celtic Folk Duo preview Fringe concerts to promote music education Brighton based Celtic Folk Duo ‘An Dha’ will be playing a free preview of their Fringe show in store at Ackerman’s Music shop in Brighton to promote music education in the local area. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Bad Girls the Musical@The Old Market Bad Girls the Musical is based on the iconic TV series Bad Girls first broadcast in June 1999, highlighting life in the fictional women’s prison HMP Larkhall. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus – The Superhero Show Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC) will be performing two shows on the opening weekend of the Brighton Festival Fringe. The Superhero Show will be an explosion of energy, colour and harmonies with a clear mission: to entertain and inspire. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus – Bring on the Men@St Andrews Church After working with the same musical director for more than 10 years, Actually Gay Men’s Chorus appointed a new MD last summer as Jason Pimblett passed the baton on to Samuel Cousins. By Besi • 2 min read
Busted Arts Busted to headline Bristol Pride 2017 Pop Rock band Busted will headline this year’s Bristol Pride Festival which takes place on the Bristol Amphitheatre and at Bristol’s Millennium Square on Saturday, July 8. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts ‘Bring on the men’ tomorrow, with Actually Gay Men’s Chorus at St Andrew’s Church Join Actually Gay Men’s Chorus on Saturday, April 8 for Bring On The Men and flex a little muscle in a celebration of music and masculinity. Enjoy an eclectic evening of song which recognises some of music’s leading men, the dashing and devilish characters, award-winning songwriters and lyricists, w By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Bad Girls the Musical@The Old Market Theatre With the local prison service currently in something of a state of turmoil, the timing of the staging of Bad Girls – The Musical at The Old Market Theatre (TOM) in Hove, couldn’t be better. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Alan Turing – Guilty of Love – World Premiere New Musical about WW2 code breaker Alan Turing receives World Premiere during Brighton Fringe. Alan Turing- Guilty of Love tells the tragic story of the WW2 hero who broke the Enigma codes at Bletchley Park and helped win the War but was prosecuted for homosexuality in 1952. The show explores his ea By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus elect new chairman Vaughan Leyshon was elected Chairman of the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) in March. Vaughan was unanimously selected by members of the chorus to head the body of trustees and officers who manage the Chorus. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ with the Rainbow Chorus If you thought a night with the Rainbow Chorus couldn’t get any better, then stand by for a departure from their usual concert format. For one night only on May 13 they will roll out an evening of songs from the familiar, the not so familiar, to the downright quirky as the marvellous, beautiful soun By Besi • 2 min read
