Arts Lorraine Bowen to open the golden envelope at the Handbags Fresh from her appearances on Britain’s Got Talent, zany comedienne and writer of funny ditties Lorraine Bowen will be walking the red carpet at the Golden Handbag Awards on Sunday (21) at the Metropole Hilton. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Aneesa Chaudhry brings Jazz to the Golden Handbag Awards Jazz chanteuse Aneesa Chaudhry will be opening this years Golden Handbag Show on Sunday, June 21 at the Brighton Metropole Hilton. Aneesa, who is musical director of the Brighton based Rainbow Chorus, has built up an international reputation as a jazz performer appearing at festival all over the wor By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Perfect Pitch Award for Musical Theatre Writing Theatre Royal Stratford East and Perfect Pitch will be partnering together to present the 2015/16 Perfect Pitch Award for Musical Theatre Writing. BOTH companies, known for developing new musical theatre, are collaborating on the project, which will see a new, British writing team awarded with £12,0 By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Film festival fundraser at Royal Vauxhall Tavern The Whatever DIY Film Festival (WDIYFF) is holding a benefit evening at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Tuesday, June 16. WDIYFF is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers who aim to showcase the best queer and DIY film from the LGBTQ community. This year organisers want to make the festival as By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts LGBT choirs from all over the country gather today in Brighton Choirs from all over the UK and Ireland have been gathering in Brighton today for the start of the Hand in Hand LGBT Choir Festival. The choirs include the internationally renowned London Gay Men’s Chorus, Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, Deep C Divas, Diversity Choir, Gay Abandon, Manchester Lesbian and By Graham Robson • 1 min read
In The South Win a pair of tickets to see Kylie and Grace Jones at Hyde Park Gscene have 10 pairs of tickets to give away to see pop princess Kylie Minogue and Grace Jones at Barclaycard presents British Summer Time in Hyde Park on Sunday, June 21. Prepare for an unforgettable day of floor-filler hits from the universally-adored Kylie Minogue, who is one of the top pop enter By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Cabaret PREVIEW: Knees up for Nepal – A fundraising benefit The Brighton based arts and heritage organisation Strike a Light will be hosting a benefit gig to help support Nepal earthquake victims on Friday, June 19 at The Latest Music Bar. Band, performers, organisers and venue are volunteering their time to perform at this event, fundraising to support thos By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Break the Chains’ European Tour comes to Brighton US-based internationally touring queer activist musicians, Evan Greer (Riot-Folk) and Taina Asili will be coming to Brighton with the Break the Chains European Tour on Sunday, June 21. Touring, queer, activist musicians Evan Greer (Boston) and Taina Asili (New York) are bringing their high-energy so By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Pride in London anounce biggest ever Pride Arts Festival Pride in London, the annual festival championing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) community in London has announced its biggest ever Pride in London Arts Festival, which will launch with a special Q&A Screening of the award-winning film Pride, starring Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunt By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Final line-up confirmed for LGBT Choirs Gala Concert The line-up for the Gala Concert of LGBT Choirs during the Hand in Hand, LGBT Choir Festival, has now been finalised! As well as the hosts, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and The Rainbow Chorus, the evening will see performances by: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, Deep C Divas, Diversity Choir, Gay Abandon, L By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Henry Waddington Arts Top opera stars to raise money for Mencap Top singers in British Opera will be appearing at the Brighton Centre on December 19 to raise money for Brighton Mencap. The Brighton Centre will play host to this spectacular one-off evening celebrating the grand tradition of opera as a universal language with the power to make us laugh, cry and be By Besi • 3 min read
Heather Peace Arts Karen Harding and Heather Peace join Manchester Pride line-up Vocalists Karen Harding and Heather Peace have been confirmed to appear at the Manchester Big Weekend line-up starting Friday, August 28 to Monday, August 31. They will be joining Texas, noughties favourites Atomic Kitten, attitude-packed vocal trio, Stooshe and Big Weekend favourite, Lucy Spraggan, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
