Arts OPERA REVIEW: Rigoletto @ ENO A tragic story of jealousy, vengeance and sacrifice, Rigoletto is one of Verdi’s most popular operas. Jonathan Miller’s much-loved ‘Mafia’ production makes a welcome return to the ENO stage, relocating the action to New York’s Little Italy in the 1950s with a tightly cut ‘ Mad men’ swagger to the co By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Tribute Concert for Pablo Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus held a Tribute Concert to celebrate the life of their friend and colleague Pablo Fernandez Arias Carzola at the Phil Starr Pavilion on Sunday, February 5. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON Festival: LGBT History Month: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus to give free concert at Phil Starr Pavilion on Sunday The Brighton Gay Men’s chorus present a free Tribute Concert on Sunday, February 5 at the Phil Starr Pavilion during Soul Safari 1, a day exploring our LGBT spirituality organised by Village MCC. The concert will be remembering choir member Pablo Fernández-Arias, who passed away shortly before Chris By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Salisbury Arts Centre hosts first ever Salisbury Queer Arts Weekender Salisbury Arts Centre (SAC) is to stage the first ever Salisbury Queer Arts Weekender (SQUARK) in April, with a range of LGBT+ talent featuring theatre, music, comedy, cabaret and drag artists from across the UK. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Rent @ Devonshire Park Theatre This show now in its 20th year and wrapped round the plot of La bohème centres on the lives of a group of impoverished young American artists struggling with identity, HIV, homelessness, politics, death and a world which doesn’t seem to care about them or their dreams. This interwoven group are fran By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON Festival: Phil Starr Pavilion hosts LGBT History Month events Today (February 1) is the start of LGBT History Month, an international month-long observance of our collective LGBT+Histories. History month gives all LGBT+ people and their allies the opportunity to commemorate and remember the bravery of those who campaigned and spoke out over the years to help u By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: A Very Queer Nazi Faust is happening! Vince Laws, independent poet, artist and campaigner, has launched a new four-part participatory theatre project in Norwich. A Very Queer Nazi Faust will celebrate 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK, and will “highlight the plight of disabled people under the curr By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Belinda Carlisle at Brighton Dome Belinda Carlisle will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of her hit record ‘Heaven is a Place on Earth’ by performing it in its entirety at the Brighton Dome on Monday, October 2 from 7pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Performers rally to Celebrate and support the Sussex Beacon Tickets are now on sale at Prowler and Nice ‘n’ Naughty in St James Street for the opening gala night to benefit the Sussex Beacon who are in danger of closing in June due to NHS cutbacks. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Does your pet dog have what it takes to be an opera star? Has your dog got star quality? If your pet pooch is the canine equivalent of Brad Pitt or Scarlett Johansson, then they could win a place in the spotlight in the beautiful and romantic opera LA BOHEME, coming to Theatre Royal Brighton on Thursday, February 23. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sister Act @ Brighton Centre Deloris Van Cartier (Alexandra Burke) sees her gangster boyfriend, the nightclub owner Curtis Jackson (Aaron Lee Lambert) shoot small time crook Ernie who he believes has squealed on him to the police. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL: LGBT History Ball returns for LGBT History Month The LGBT History Ball returns during LGBT History Month as part of the B RIGHT ON Festival. It will be staged at the Phil Starr Pavilion in New Steine Gardens on Saturday, February 18 from 7pm. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL: LGBT History Month: Divas Aneesa Chaudhry, Jennie Castell, Gabriella Parish and Hannah Brackenbury join forces to bring you an evening of jazz, show tunes, ballards and torch songs. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts Do you want to stage an event during LGBT History Month in Brighton? The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum have been busy over the Christmas Holiday assembling the B Right On Festival of events for LGBT History Month and would like you to get involved. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts LGBT History Month celebrates 25 years of the Sussex Beacon In the presence of the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Pete West, Celebration! will be the curtain raiser to LGBT+ History Month 2017, and the opening event of the B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Festival being staged for the first time in the specially constructed Phil Starr Pavilion on New Steine Gardens. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Win pair of tickets for Sister Act at Brighton Centre We have a pair of tickets to see Alexander Burke in Sister Act at The Brighton Centre on Wednesday, January 11 at 7.30pm. Gscene have a pair of tickets to give away for SISTER ACT at The Brighton Centre on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 7.30pm. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Singers invited to perform as part of Brighton Festival 2017 Brighton Festival is looking for 100-125 singers to perform as part of a special inter-choral choir for a large-scale, cross-art outdoor performance, featuring song, dance and physical theatre, as part of Brighton Festival 2017. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL to host Brighton’s LGBT History Month events A special Pavilion erected on New Steine Gardens named after the legendary drag entertainer Phil Starr will be home to Brighton & Hove LGBT+ History Month events in February 2017. Miss Jason hosts the opening Gala event at the Phil Starr Pavilion on February 3 By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus welcome new members for 2017 season Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC) will hold a New Members’ Evening at 7:30pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Singing is good for your health and improves confidence RC+ (Rainbow Chorus Plus) is a welcome and successful initiative from the Rainbow Chorus, Brighton’s long-standing LGBT choir. It is now in its second year largely thanks to support from the Rainbow Fund. The grant at the time raised a few eyebrows as some might wonder why is it necessary to fund so By Besi • 3 min read
Arts TONIGHT: ‘Let it Snow’ – Actually Gay Men’s Chorus The Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) Christmas offering this year will be on Friday, December 23 at St Andrew Church in Hove. Their first Christmas show under new musical director Samuel Cousins, the AGMC will be singing Christmas standards with a few new surprises and will be raising money for Incl By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Polish popstar faces hate comments after publishing gay video on her website Beata Kozidrak is a singer with legendary Polish band, Bajm. After divorcing her husband earlier this year, she relaunched her solo career, releasing her third solo album B3. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Michael Ball and Alfie Boe ‘Together Again’ in 2017 Following the stunning success of their Platinum selling album Together and 29 sold out shows across the UK in 2016, Michael Ball and Alfie Boe return to the Brighton Centre on Saturday, December 2, 2017 as part of their Together Again tour. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Rainbow Chorus – ‘The Sledge of Glory’ There was plenty of love in the room at St Georges Church, Kemptown for the Rainbow Chorus Christmas concert The Sledge of Glory which was a sell out. The Rainbows have a firm fan base and were enthusiastically received and encouraged in both halves of the show by a noisy and appreciative audience. By Contributor • 2 min read
