Arts PREVIEW: The UK’s No. 1 Shirley Bassey impersonator comes to Eastbourne for one night only! Dame Shirley Bassey – The Ultimate Tribute is a rare, must-see experience for any Shirley Bassey fan. Experience the glitz, glamour and all the showbiz razzamatazz of this legendary superstar, performed by the UK’s no.1 Shirley Bassey vocal and visual impersonator, Paula Randell. Now that The Dame h By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Justin Utley Live Justin Utley was welcomed to Brighton’s newly refurbished Rialto Theatre by a packed and enthusiastic mainly gay audience. This highly talented musician – singer, guitarist, pianist, activist and lovely gay guy- enthralled his audience as his life unfolded through his music. His act took a brilliant By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts Stand up for live music venues in Brighton and Hove Supporters of Brighton’s music scene are asking you sign an online petition to help stop the closure of the city’s music venues. Campaigners, led by local promoter Mark Stack, want an end to the ‘insanity’ of the current practice, where someone can deliberately move next door to a long established m By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts Brighton hosts ‘Hand in Hand’ LGBT Choir Festival in June Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and the Rainbow Chorus are hosting the Hand in Hand UK and Ireland LGBT Choir Festival this summer over the weekend of June 12-14. The Festival will bring together LGBT choirs from all over the UK and Ireland to sing, socialise and celebrate, whilst helping raise funds for By Besi • 2 min read
Arts ‘Hercules & Love Affair’ confirmed for Brighton Pride. The critically acclaimed house, disco and pop music collective Hercules & Love Affair will perform at the Brighton Pride Festival at Preston Park on Saturday, August 1. Andy Butler’s ever evolving musical collective Hercules & Love Affair combines must-dance grooves with tales of emotional triumph t By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Back To The Bond Age Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus will be bringing their new show ‘Back To The Bond Age’ to the Brighton Fringe Festival at the beginning of May. Back To The Bond Age is the first show the Chorus will be performing in this, their 10th Anniversary year. “Guns! Gags! Gizmos! Be shaken, stirred and seduced by By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Light Up The Night’ Three stunning singers with three stunning voices, Charlotte Jaconelli, Daniel Koek and Jai McDowall,will sing sensational hits from stage, screen and the charts! British soprano Charlotte Jaconelli, teams up here with Australian tenor Daniel Koek one of musical theatre’s brightest stars and Britain By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Free tickets available for Eastbourne Summer Season Show preview Residents living in the BN21 to BN24 catchment areas are being invited to attend the Royal Hippodrome Theatre on Sunday, March 22 at 5.30pm to see the Summer Season Showcase FOR FREE! This one hour show will highlight what people have been missing for the past 2 years during the Summer Season at the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts ALBUM REVIEW: Madonna ‘Rebel Heart’ THE arrival of a new Madonna album still excites editors in charge of column inches even if commercial success is a fraction of the heady days of True Blue and Like A Virgin. The preamble to this latest offering is unlikely to have been what Team Madonna had planned; 20+ leaked demos from a hacked c By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Crosby, Stills & Nash play Brighton in September Legendary folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) will play the Brighton Centre during their European Tour on September 19. THE tour kicks off on September 12 in London, with two nights at Eventim Apollo, and will wrap up on October 11 at Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The tour features two nigh By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Oklahoma arrives in Eastbourne Celebrate America’s pioneering spirit with the original feel-good, boot-stomping musical Oklahoma! which will ride into Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre on Tuesday, April 7. As refreshing and stirring as the day it was written over 70 years ago, this popular Rodgers and Hammerstein musical features muc By Besi • 1 min read
Arts GLOWchoirBrighton! GLOWchoirBrighton is a Natural Voice Community Choir for LGBTQ people and their straight allies to come together in song. All voices are welcome, from experienced singers to shower divas and absolute beginners! GLOW choirs sing a cappella songs of passion, protest and celebration from across the glo By Besi • 1 min read
