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
Arts REVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus and London Gay Symphony Orchestra Last nights concert at the Dome (Jan 10) was a showcase for the combined talents of the Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC), The London Gay Symphony Orchestra (LGSO), pianists Coady Green and Christopher Wayne Smith, sopranos Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz and Samantha Howard and entertainers Jason Sutton and D By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Actually Gay Men’s Chorus at the Brighton Dome David Raven, Miss Jason and soprano Samantha Howard join an impressive line-up of performers in the splendour of the Brighton Dome tonight, Sunday, January 10. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Eastbourne audiences spoilt for choice this Spring Eastbourne Theatres Spring brochure for 2016 features top West End musicals including Blood Brothers, Priscilla, Chicago and Thriller Live. Willy Russell’s classic Blood Brothers plays at the Congress Theatre from January 18-23, Pricilla Queen Of The Desert rolls into town from March 14-19 and the M By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts ‘Actually’ pianists on top of the world Actually pianists set a historic world record with Himalayas performance. Coady Green, Artistic Director for Actually Gay Men’s Chorus and his partner Christopher Wayne Smith, both internationally award-winning classical pianists have made the record books by performing two massive symphonies for pi By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South CD REVIEW: The Sound of McAlmont & Butler So you want to know me now? The Sound of McAlmont & Butler celebrates its 20th anniversary. The pitfalls of skirting about the peripheral edges of a mass music movement such as Brit-Pop in the mid 1990s are that you are certain to disappear from view as swiftly as you briefly appeared. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus: Ring out the bells! Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) sang their hearts out at their traditional Christmas Carol Concert on Wednesday, December 23 at St Andrews Church in Hove. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Aneesa Chaudhry appointed MD of new European Queer Choir Aneesa Chaudhry, the musical director of the Rainbow Chorus has been appointed musical director of the new European Queer Choir. She will lead the choir on its journey to perform at the largest LGBT Singing Festival in the World at GALA Choruses, Denver Festival 2016, in Colorado, USA next July. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South From Boom Boom Boom to Buttucks and Snow White! Scottish recording artist Allan Jay releases new single Boom Boom Boom and is set to appear as Buttucks in Sinderfella, the adult panto here in Brighton. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Resound Arts REVIEW: Resound & Rebelles ‘Hove For The Holidays’ After a taster of what these two classy choirs could do at the World Aids Day concert on December 1, my expectations were very high – and I was not to be disappointed. Musical Director Stefan Holmström has drilled both groups to a peak of perfection that any musical ensemble could be proud of, profe By Andrew Kay • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Frocktail Hour Marilyn Monroe is hosting a cocktail party and has invited some very special legendary Divas along, but each Diva can only stay for one song… By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Have a Queer New Year Traumfrau presents a Queer New Year, an underground New Year’s Eve party at the Wagner Hall in Brighton on Thursday, December 31 from 9pm. Featuring DJs Von Petrovsoky and Alex Spinks, performers Alfie Ordinary, Rosy Carrick and Lydia L’Scabies, art, food, and more dancing than you can shake a stick By Graham Robson • 1 min read
