Arts FEATURE: It’s Showtime, Folks! Part Two There are still a bunch of musical theatre treats to catch on BBC iplayer, but hurry because some disappear this coming weekend. There are two Elaine Page programmes to watch, with the First Lady of British MT at her best. In Elaine Page at the BBC, we get a compilation of her many tv moments. […] By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Footloose @ Theatre Royal There are a few extra songs shoehorned in, including a rather delightfully silly rendition of ‘Holding out for a Hero’ which allows Jake Quickenden to show off their rather more muscular skills & body and offer the mostly older female audience some energetic but light titillation whilst Darren Day s By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts FEATURE: Sondheim, Strictly, and Showtunes in store Brian Butler looks forward to Musical Theatre and dancing Heaven By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Spotlight on Eastbourne’s new theatre offerings Brian Butler finds lots to enjoy down the coast By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Five Queer plays to start 2022 Brian Butler finds a wealth of Queer drama is on offer By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Theatre Royal’s new season Brian Butler looks forward to ballet, a whodunnit, a real stage Dame and countless musicals at the Brighton Theatre Royal’s new 2022 season By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: tick..tick..Boom! On Netflix Brian Butler is enchanted by Jonathan Larson’s fateful bio-musical By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts FEATURE: The shows of 2021 – the highs and some lows Brian Butler looks back at the shows of 2021 By Brian Butler • 5 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Musicals on Christmas TV Brian Butler finds a Queer man’s paradise – musicals galore at Christmas. In the run-up to Christmas theatres all over the UK and on Broadway, we could face a stay-at-home end of 2021. By Brian Butler • 5 min read
Arts REVIEW: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Brian Butler is blown away by this musical journey from teen boy to drag queen. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Spotlight On: Joe Paxton Brian Butler talks to Chorus Director Joe Paxton about music, nerves and bereavement By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts FEATURE: Seasonal shows round-up From choral singing to panto, Brian Butler searches for seasonal entertainment this wonderful wintertime and the December delights of 2021 By Brian Butler • 4 min read
