Theatre Myra DuBois to bring ‘Be Well’ – a new manifesto for mental health – to Brighton’s Komedia on Thursday, November 16 Myra DuBois calls out to you, the disadvantaged, downtrodden and tyrannised of the world, with her manifesto for mental health: AdMyrism! But are you ready to receive the call? By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Voting closes at midnight in the 2017 Golden Handbag Awards There is just over 24 hours left to vote in this years Golden Handbag Awards. Voting closes tomorrow night, Monday, May 29 at midnight when the countdown begins to the winners being announced at the Golden Handbag Show on Sunday, June 11 at the Brighton Metropole Hilton starting at 7.30pm sharp. By Besi • 3 min read
Hugo Michiels Arts Golden Handbags come of age Voting in the Golden Handbags 2017 closes at midnight on Monday, May 29. The results and winners for what is the most glamorous evening on the LGBT+ community calendar, will be announced at The Golden Handbag Awards in the Oxford Suite at the Hilton Brighton Metropole on Sunday, June 11 starting at By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Myra Dubois – Self AdMyra, National Tour Myra Dubois brings her new show Self Admyra to the Komedia, Brighton on April 22 as part of a national tour. Former barmaid, actress and singer Myra Dubois hits the road in 2017 with her Self AdMyra tour, combining her signature brand of acid-tongued wit, razor-sharp observations, songs and maybe ev By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Performers rally to Celebrate and support the Sussex Beacon Tickets are now on sale at Prowler and Nice ‘n’ Naughty in St James Street for the opening gala night to benefit the Sussex Beacon who are in danger of closing in June due to NHS cutbacks. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts LGBT History Month celebrates 25 years of the Sussex Beacon In the presence of the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Pete West, Celebration! will be the curtain raiser to LGBT+ History Month 2017, and the opening event of the B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Festival being staged for the first time in the specially constructed Phil Starr Pavilion on New Steine Gardens. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Preview: Myra Dubois: Self AdMyra Yes, at long last, she’s back, with her usual sharp brutal wit and smothering Northern bosom. Myra DuBois is part of the Brighton Comedy Festival and has her very own new show on Thursday, October 22! By Eric Page • 5 min read
Arts Golden Handbag Awards – The Countdown begins With a month to the Golden Handbag Awards at the Brighton Metropole Hilton and two weeks left to vote, the outcome of this years awards promises to be the closest ever. This year, 3,000 people voted in the first four days of online voting, smashing last years early doors vote which was less than hal By Besi • 2 min read
Arts The Golden Handbag Awards 2015 Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Gay Oscar’s, the Golden Handbag Awards, hosted by Lola Lasagne and featuring funny ladies Zoe Lyons and Myra Dubois, powerhouse vocalist Jennie Castelle and the brilliant Drag with No Name. By Besi • 2 min read