Arts PREVIEW: Aneesa Chaudhry’s Christmas Cracker Gig Three highly respected local artists all Golden Handbag Award winners come together in December to sing at the Latest Music Bar at Aneesa Chaudhry’s Christmas Cracker Gig. The night will include the power house singer Jennie Castell and the beautiful voice of Nick Ford. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Exactly-New album from Right Said Fred Right Said Fred’s will release their 9th studio album Exactly in March 2017. The album, two years in the making features an array of special guests and Fred and Richard Fairbrass’ signature mix of tongue-in-cheek observational pop. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts London Gay Men’s Chorus celebrate Silver Jubilee The London Gay Men’s Chorus (LGMC) celebrates its Silver Jubilee with a special gala concert at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on November 27. The LGMC began in 1991 when 9 friends sang at Angel tube station to raise money for the Terrence Higgins Trust. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Miss Jason records charity single for THT Miss Jason, the current holder of the Golden Handbag Favourite Drag Entertainer crown has recorded a charity single to benefit Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the national HIV and sexual health charity By Besi • 1 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: The Pearl Fishers@ENO This is a production with stunning set pieces, great voices and a fabulously wired chorus. Like the Storm in this production, it washed over me, was enjoyable and nice to hear but didn’t leave me beached, panting at the over whelming thrill of the night, most of the blame for this lack is Bizet’s th By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts Big Lotto Fund supports Newcastle LGBT Choir Northern Proud Voices, the North East’s largest and longest-running LGBT community choir, has been awarded almost £10,000 by the Big Lotto Fund. Big Lotto Fund grants – from the UK National Lottery – are awarded to organisations in the UK to help improve their communities. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Think Floyd come to Eastbourne Pink Floyd tribute band returns to the Congress Theatre in Eastbourne on Saturday, October 22. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Allan Jay records new charity single originally written for Cilla Song written for Cilla Black to be released as Cruse charity single by chart-topping recording artist Allan Jay. Songwriters Jason Prince and Lewis Greenslade originally wrote the heart touching ballad The Best Is Yet to Come for Cilla Black. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Aida:Verdi Kent’s trademark style of splendour, glamour and stuffing in as much pomp, activity and energy as possible on the stage works well with Aida, and gave it the much needed epic feel By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs: The Dome Early on in the show Cumming invites us to ‘open your heart and take off your judgey hat’ – complete anathema to a critic – yet by the close my heart was indeed filled with no small measure of love for my fellow man, and my ‘judgey hat’ (a fur-lined fedora if you must know) had been tossed recklessl By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Haven Anniversary Concert The West End comes to Henfield in November as professional singers supported by members of the Henfield Theatre Company, perform a unique, one-off concert to celebrate the first anniversary of the Henfield Haven. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: Nabucco With some charming walk on by local young people and children from The Theatre Workshop this was a lovely engaging piece of opera presented in Ms Kent’s trademark way, lot’s of drama, quality singing and an intimate feeling of seeing good opera done in a straight foreword way By Eric Page • 3 min read
