Arts Brighton Pride announce main stage hosts X Factor star Seann Miley Moore and DJ, model and transgender community advocate Munroe Bergdorf will be bringing a touch of class, style and glamour as hosts of this years main stage at Brighton Pride. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Fringe: Peter Joannou Brighton’s Singing Barber Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou will once again be singing his heart out from his upstairs shop window in the historic Lanes, during The Brighton Fringe Festival! By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts City to honour Brighton and Hove’s Jewish heritage The unveiling of a blue plaque to mark the home of Israel Samuel, the first recorded Jewish resident of Brighton, will form the centre piece of six-month of celebrations marking the 250 year anniversary of a Jewish presence in Brighton. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts fiveFilms4freedom announce first global LGBT influencers list fiveFilms4freedom is the world’s first global, digital, LGBT campaign promoted through the British Council’s network in more than 60 countries and regions around the globe, reaching audiences across the Americas, China, India, Israel, Mexico, Ukraine and to the Far East. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus: ‘It’s Bound To Be Right On The Night!’ Actually Gay Men’s Chorus are pulling out all of the stops for what promises to be their biggest celebration to date. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Collabro at Brighton Centre It’s not even been two years since the boys of Collabro won Britain’s Got Talent, but this show was proof that they’ve come a long way. Their ‘Act Two’ tour is based on their second album of the same name. It’s an eclectic mix that includes Mumford and Sons’ I will wait, Kodaline’s All I want, Queen By Michael Hydes • 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 Bristol Pride Festival on the move Bristol Pride moves to new city centre location for 2016 celebrations. After record numbers attending Pride in 2015, organisers have taken the decision to move the festival, which has taken place in Castle Park since 2010, to increase capacity for those attending. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Heather Small to headline Newcastle Pride Newcastle Pride, one of the largest free festivals of its kind in the country, returns with its longest ever programme of live entertainment for summer 2016. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sunday Social Club @ Patterns & The Dog Hauz Patterns and the Dog Hauz have revitalized this old venue and provided a new, clean fun and engaging place to relax with friend, enjoy an raucous evening out or just kick back, eat some hot dogs and enjoy the carefully crafted ambiance. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Collabro at Brighton Centre Collabro, the World’s number one musical theatre vocal group who performed to over 55,000 people on their sell out UK tour last year, start new tour for 2016 playing the Brighton Centre on Saturday. March 12! By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Still celebrating the new and the avant-garde: 50th Brighton Festival launches with Laurie Anderson as Guest Director The full programme for the 50th Brighton Festival (May 7-29, 2016) – the largest and most established curated annual multi-arts festival in England – has been unveiled with experimental artist and musician Laurie Anderson as Guest Director. By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read
Arts Hove Grown festival steps into the spotlight Hove Grown, a new performing arts festival for writers and performers within the City of Brighton & Hove, is set to reshape the live performance landscape of the city when it launches on Friday, March 18, 2016. By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: David Bowie Choirs Tribute Inspired by the USA’s Choir! Choir! Choirs! tribute to David Bowie, musical director of the Rainbow Chorus, Aneesa Chaudhry will lead a local choirs tribute to the great DAVID BOWIE inviting singers from all around to take part! By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: International Women’s Day Song and Music Making Workshop To celebrate International Women’s Day, Aneesa Chaudhry, musical director of the Rainbow Chorus will be taking a Song and Music Making Workshop at the Latest Music Bar. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Ferguson and Spraggan to appear at fundraiser for Manchester Pride Manchester Pride Spring Benefit returns for a second year with a brand new venue and a line-up of class acts. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Magic Flute: ENO Mark Wigglesworth as conductor was an utter delight, he pulls and throws the music around the auditorium with all the playfulness and artfulness that it demands, with the orchestra raised up over the pit and part of the action, and with some of the players taking part in the staging this was a near By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts Brighton Emporium Theatre supports newcomers Emporium Theatre in London Road, Brighton, will be supporting three recipients of The Pebble Trust Awards at this year’s Brighton Fringe, which will run from May 6-June 5. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Charity Cabaret benefit for RISE A fabulous night of entertainment is promised, with an outstanding array of acts including: Jenny Lynne Sessions (aka Jen-ix), Sophia Blackwell, River Harper, Hannah Brackenbury, Al Start and We R Bob. The evening will be hosted by Annabel Pribelszki. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts FEATURE: From barboy to Bard If you grew up in a small, not very interesting town, the cosmopolitan city of Brighton can hold a magnetic pull, and for poet John McCullough it was no different. By Steven Julian • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Valentines JukeBox Gig Night! Join jazz vocalist Aneesa Chaudhry and her pianist Mojca Monti for a Valentines evening with a difference at the Brunswick in Hove on February 14. Join these two talented musicians for a night of laughter and music! You can even pre-order your favourite love songs in advance of the gig and possibly By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Irrepressibles LIVE at Camden Forge After a sold out show in December, The Irrepressibles, one of the UK’s hottest gay bands, will return to The Forge in Camden for two performances of their critically-acclaimed intimate show Nude: Landscapes on Wednesday, February 17 and Thursday, February 18 at 7pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus new members evening Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC) is holding a New Members’ Evening on Tuesday, January 26 2016, 7:00pm at the Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton. After celebrating their 10th Anniversary in 2015, the chorus are looking forward to the challenge of the next ten years with great excit By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts New album and musical stage play from Andy Bell Erasure’s Andy Bell will release his sixth solo album Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine on March 4, 2016 and will be starring in a new musical stage show based on the album in London in March. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
