Arts MindOut for the laughs! Comedienne, Zoe Lyons headlines the annual comedy extravaganza MindOut for the laughs! at the Komedia on Wednesday July 16. She will be joined by the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, Dolly Rocket, Tom Allen, Debra Jane Appelby and the Two Wrongies. Your compere for the evening is Cat Harding and the event By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PRIDE ARTS PREVIEW: ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ New Venture Theatre’s second amateur production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, returns for a limited run as part of Brighton Pride’s Arts and Film Festival, 2014. Following its huge success and sell-out shows at this years Brighton Fringe Festival 2014, Hedwig plays from July 31 to August 3 at the Ne By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Big Lottery grant for Rainbow Chorus Brighton’s LGBT choir, The Rainbow Chorus has been awarded a £9,000 Big Lottery Fund Grant, as part of the Awards for All program. The grant will allow the Chorus to buy technical equipment to improve lighting, sound and presentation in performance. It also allows the purchase of a portable keyboard By Besi • 2 min read
Frankmusik Community News Frankmusik’s perfect synth-pop comes to Brighton Pride Vincent James Turner aka Frankmusik will be appearing on the Brighton Pride Main Stage on August 2. Frankmusik is an artist whose electronic synth pop was influenced by an early childhood soundtrack of The Jam, Yazoo, the Drum’n’Bass of Nicky Black Market’s Mixtapes, Basement Jaxx, Daft Punk and Fat By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Strictly Resound in concert tonight Join Resound male voice choir, for an evening of dance inspired music tonight! Resound Male Voices will be presenting their next concert, Strictly Resound, at 7:30 pm tonight, Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (BHASVIC) Hall in Seven Dials. Resound has made a nam By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Collabro join Brighton Pride main stage line-up Classical boy band, Collabro, winners of Britain’s Got Talent will appear on the main stage at Brighton Pride on August 2. The five sexy boys will appear at Pride after their show stopping performances of numbers from the musical Les Miserable during this years Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) TV series. By Besi • 1 min read
Cabaret Local charity nominated for National Diversity Award Carousel is a local Brighton charity that supports learning disabled artists to achieve their creative ambitions. They have been nominated in the best Community Organisation of the year category at the National Diversity Awards. You can help Carousel, by supporting their nomination and saying why yo By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Charity cabaret night supporting Brighton Pride with Rose Wilby, VG Lee and many more A fully inclusive LGBTQ night of fabulous music and comedy at The Basement. Acts appearing include Rosie Wilby, VG Lee, Claire Parker, Jonwayne Connolly, Chick Atkinson and Judy Theobald. Rosie Wilby said of the event: “I’m excited to be involved with the event as its a great venue and I’m a fan of By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Actually Gay Women’s Chorus support training for anti LGBT bullying in schools Actually Gay Women’s Chorus will perform their new production Pride! (In the Name of Love) celebrating Freedom, Pride and Love on July 31. The show will start off the celebrations to Brighton Pride with music ranging from the huge harmonic realm of Beethoven to the Power of Pink, from the magic of D By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Rainbow Chorus proves that there is ‘Strength in Harmony’ Fresh from their appearance in Dublin at the Various Voices LGBT Choral Festival, The Rainbow Chorus, Brighton and Hove’s only LGBT choir, invite you to an evening of song and harmony. The evening launches their new logo and celebrates their Strength in Harmony strapline. Led by the talented and viv By Besi • 1 min read
Music Collabro to appear in Brighton The winners of Britain’s Got Talent 2014 are to appear at the Brighton Centre on February 13, 2015. Britain’s Got Talent 2014 winners Collabro have announced a 23 date nationwide UK tour for 2015 and will be joined by very special guest and runner up Lucy Kay. Collabro are an English musical theatre By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Pearl Fishers: ENO A mixed bag, some stunning set pieces then some irritating distractions, great voices, and a fabulously wired chorus who are kept oddly static. Like the Storm in this production, it washed over me, was enjoyable and nice to hear but didn’t leave me beached, panting at the over whelming thrill of the By Eric Page • 4 min read
