Arts New musical director for Brighton Belles Women’s Chorus Brighton Belles Women’s Chorus have secured the services of Marc Yarrow, Musical Director of Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus. MARC will be assisting the Belles with musical direction, voice training and general fabulousness. The Brighton Belles are always open to new members and remain a non-audition sing By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Ceri Dupree ~ Fit For A Queen 2015 To celebrate thirty years on the stage, international female impersonator extraordinaire Ceri Dupree is bringing his new show paying homage to some of his favourite ladies to Eastbourne. Expect a visual feast of spectacular, eye-popping, jaw dropping costume changes and side-splitting comedy. The sh By Besi • 1 min read
Arts New chairman for Actually Gay Men’s Chorus John Hamilton, founder and chairman of the Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC), is leaving the board after nine years of dedicated service. John, the handsome bass singing from the back row of the Chorus, has also regularly pulled pints at the Bulldog on St James’s Street for the last few years. John s By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Women take centre stage at Brighton Early Music Festival The programme for Brighton Early Music Festival 2015 will be one of the country’s largest celebrations of WOMEN – as composers, performers, inspirational characters, muses and symbols – including the largest UK celebration of women composers of the past. Festival highlights include a new production By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Fundraising mandolin concert in aid of the Martlets Hospice Brighton’s mandolin orchestra – The Fretful Federation – will be hosting a fundraising concert in aid of the Martlets Hospice at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday March 10, at St George’s Church, Kemptown. In addition to the award-winning orchestra, the concert will also feature guest flute soloist Kathy Rogers By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus raise over £1,000 for the Rainbow Fund Following its debut at the Theatre Royal, with their Christmas Show, Putting on the Glitz, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus raised £1,002.50 for the Rainbow Fund. Following its debut at the Theatre Royal, with their Christmas Show, Putting on the Glitz, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus raised £1,002.50 for the Ra By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Justin Utley, singer – songwriter – activist Justin Utley, the gay ex-Mormon turned LGBT activist and singer-songwriter, has announced he will be performing a gig in Brighton during his UK tour this year. His gig will take place at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 15 at the Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road, Brighton (just by Churchill Square). Advance Tickets By Besi • 3 min read
Arts World Aids Day Concert raises £2,214 for Lunch Positive The annual World Aids Day Concert fundraising concert, held on December 1, is renowned for the variety of its performances and the warm support of its audience. 2014’s concert, once again presented under the banner ‘We All Live Together’, was no exception and saw the Brighton Belles Women’s Chorus, By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: London Cabaret Awards 2015 Now in its 4th year, the Excess All Areas, London Cabaret Awards will once again bring together a panel of expert judges to nominate the best London cabaret acts for the only regular cabaret awards night in the capital. The awards are a celebration of the growing cabaret scene in London. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: La traviata I was totally absorbed by its headlong rush into tragedy and the singing and music was of astonishing quality. Overall a music triumph, but with a confusing narrative, but a rich lush evening none the less. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Singing workshop for International Womens Day Aneesa Chaudhry, will be running one of her popular singing workshop on International Women’s Day in March. Aneesa is musical director of the Rainbow Chorus, Brighton’s only LGBT choir and has a wealth of experience running singing and motivational workshops. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Glasgow’s LGBT young people perform with ‘Feeling’ The Wellcome Trust and the Roundhouse present Sounds of Sexology, the final showcase of a nationwide Sexology Songwriting project, on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Young people from Glasgow, London, Manchester, Brighton and Havant are to perform songs with Dan Gillespie Sells, the lead singer from pop By Besi • 2 min read
