Arts Bristol Pride Week – plans unveiled Plans for this year’s Bristol Pride Festival events have been released, revealing an exciting week of events to bring the city alive with Pride. As well as established favourites such the Pride Dog Show (Saturday July 1), the LGBT+ Gaming Event at Kongs (Sunday, July 2), and Theatre and Comedy night By Besi • 4 min read
Arts Pride in Hull announce more artists for main stage Pride in Hull announce two more names who will take to the stage in Queen’s Gardens on Saturday, July 22 to entertain the crowds alongside pop legend Marc Almond and 80s icon Sonia. Joining the line-up is X-Factor star Sean Miley Moore who shot to fame on the 2015 series of the show with his spellbi By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Resound and Brighton Chamber Choir Resound and The Brighton Chamber Choir (BCC) bathe the audience in shimmering Water Night. For the first time two of Brighton and Hove’s favourite choirs are pooling their vocal talents to create a night overflowing with shimmering music. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: La Voix @Brighton Spiegeltent With new ventures taking La V out there, in the arts festival circuit this was a new move, with some seriously tongue in cheek acknowledgments of the (same) old material. The house was packed full of fans, who knew what they wanted, and weren’t disappointed. With a fan base of older gay men Brighton By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FESTIVAL REVIEW: Monteverdi: Les Talens Lyriques The master of Baroque music performance, harpsichordist and conductor Christophe Rousset, and his extraordinary ensemble Les Talens Lyrique brought their rare powers of interpretation and insight to Monteverdi’s riveting masterpieces and this concert performance of Combattimento was much anticipated By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Trevor Ashley in Liza’s Back (is broken) @Underbelly Festival After wowing audiences at London Wonderground in 2016, Trevor Ashley is bringing everyone’s favourite diva back to London this Summer in Liza’s Back! (is broken). His five-star comic tribute to the iconic Liza Minnelli, will play at the Underbelly Festival for 6 performances only from Tuesday, June By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FESTIVAL REVIEW: m¡longa: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui To say the dancers were superb is an understatement and some of due and trio dances were astonishing; virtuoso performances of agility, technique and pure scalding sensuality, all contained in a stylised and ruthlessly executed Tango. There were separate stylised dances each shone with a brilliance, By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Etherwave: Adventures With The Theremin: Hypnotique This is a curious hybrid of music and education lecture and semi biography of performer Hypnotique who regales us with her personal story about how she came to fall in love with and learn to play the world’s first electronic instrument the Theremin (from 1920s Russia). By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Rainbow Chorus – Can’t take my eyes off you Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Rainbow Chorus’ contribution to this years Brighton Fringe, was a musical collaboration with the Yorkshire based six strong a capella singing group Deep C Divas. By Besi • 2 min read
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
