General News X Factor auditions come to Brighton Have you got the X-factor? Auditions for next series will be held at Brighton’s Churchill Square shopping centre. IF you fancy yourself as the new One Direction, Little Mix, Olly Murs or last year’s winner Ben Haenow, now is your chance! Churchill Square Shopping Centre in Brighton will be holding a By Besi • 2 min read
Arts LGBT Choir Festival receives funding boost The Hand In Hand LGBT Choir Festival, taking place this summer from June 12-14, has received a huge boost in national recognition. Firstly, the National Lottery’s Big Lottery Fund agreed to provide a significant grant to support the event. Shortly afterward, Co-Operative Funeralcare agreed to get on By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Brighton LGBT choirs to host national choir festival BRIGHTON Gay Men’s Chorus and the Rainbow Chorus have joined forces to arrange the Hand in Hand UK & Ireland LGBT Choir Festival, which will be taking place in Brighton this summer over the weekend of June 12-14. The Hand In Hand Festival will bring together LGBT choirs from all over the UK and Irel By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Texas 25th Anniversary Tour Not many bands can boast such an extensive back-catalogue. Texas have just embarked upon their 25th anniversary tour after releasing ’25’, a commemorative album of their greatest hits on February this year. Their show at Brighton Dome was completely sold out, and in a reflection of their continuing By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: Between Worlds: Tansey Davies Between Worlds is a spiritual, poetic and ultimately uplifting drama, based on the events of 9/11 but focussing particularly on the relationships and emotions of the people affected. This new opera addresses one of the most significant events of the twenty-first century, bringing the universal opera By Besi • 5 min read
Arts ‘I Got Rhythm’ with the Actually Gay Men’s Chorus – tonight Tonight, Saturday, April 18, Brooklyn bursts into Brighton as Actually Gay Mens Chorus pay tribute to the city that doesn’t sleep. THEIR latest show, I Got Rhythm finds the boys brushing’ off their tails for an evening of music and song celebrating the dreams that made New York iconic. Featuring amo By Besi • 1 min read
Arts YouTube artist Boyinaband launches new LGBT music video YouTube artist Boyinaband has released a new music video, ‘Spectrum’, which focuses on young LGBT people and the issues they may face when coming out and dealing with their sexual identity. The video is a joint project with somewhereto_ a UK wide charity which offers young people aged 16-25 access t By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Foxes comes to Brighton Pride Grammy Award-winning singer songwriter Foxes will be joining the star-studded Pride Festival Main Stage line-up this August at Preston Park. Foxes, whose journey from her local open mic night to the worldwide stage has been meteoritic and mesmerising will be bringing her unique and glorious sounds t By Besi • 1 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: Oklahoma From the wonderfully evocative opening sequence when Ashley Days’ big creamy voice rings out across the theatre and we all knew we were in for a wonderful journey across the Midwest. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts 18 years – Rainbow Chorus goes from strength to strength The Brighton and Hove LGBT Rainbow Chorus will be celebrating its 18th birthday this year with a packed calendar of events for everyone to enjoy. The chorus, led by musical director Aneesa Chaudhry and pianist Mojca Monti and supported by a dedicated committee, will open its year by performing at Si By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Bliss Art Bliss Art have quite a following on the festival circuit both at home and abroad. Their gigs offer easy to listen to, yet challenging songs filled with Eastern European sounds from virtuoso pianist Mojca Monti and flautist Jana Cadez Amali plus the usual spicy cheekiness and soaring vocals from Asia By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Anything Goes It’s highbrow and lowbrow married together beautifully and Porter’s wonderfully clever puns, rhymes and lyrics are mostly allowed to shine out and dazzle. By Eric Page • 4 min read
