Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Arr’ we there yet? Head First Acrobats If you’ve ever seen them then you know what they do, and they’ve adapted their impressive skills to suit both adult evening shows and this fun kids show. Swashbuckling daftness abound with some delightful daft tango’ing with mops as they swabbing the decks, climbing the rigging on a unsupported ladd By Eric Page • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Pride ‘Diversity Bus’ named after iconic drag queen Pride and Brighton & Hove Buses unveil their new Diversity Bus for 2017 – the latest incarnation of the Pride Festival Bus. The Diversity Bus has been designed to promote and celebrate diversity in all the city’s communities. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: La Voix @Brighton Spiegeltent With new ventures taking La V out there, in the arts festival circuit this was a new move, with some seriously tongue in cheek acknowledgments of the (same) old material. The house was packed full of fans, who knew what they wanted, and weren’t disappointed. With a fan base of older gay men Brighton By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Guilty of Love @St Mary’s Church Books, plays and films about the life and death of the brilliant code-breaker Alan Turing are many and varied. This is the second musical on his life which I have seen in recent years , and as it’s 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised, it’s a timely re-visit to the subject matter. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Features & Longread INTERVIEW: Mark Foster talks swimming, eating and his Go Dad Runs Mark Foster burst on to the international swimming scene at the age of 16. He went on to represent his country at the highest level for 23 years and is Britain’s most decorated male swimmer. Since retiring from swimming Mark has become a familiar face on television and a household name. He is a succ By Paul Gustafson • 8 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Weekend call for volunteers Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) 2017 kicks off on June 15 with the BBW Pub Quiz at the Camelford Arms. BBW organisers are looking for volunteers to help them at the various events that will follow from Friday 16 – Sunday, June 18. By Besi • 1 min read
General News National Volunteers Week – Horse rescue centre needs volunteers Horse rescue centre near Bolney, Sussex needs new volunteers to help care for its eight horses and ponies each with their own story of mistreatment or neglect. How to Train Your Human Therapeutic Experiences (HTTYH) was set up by Brighton-born Amber John, to bring horses and people together for the By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: Gypsy Queen @The Marlborough Theatre Hope Theatre Company’s latest production of Gypsy Queen isn’t a bad play; it’s everything you would expect to see in a gay play: repressed sexuality, conflicting masculinity, gay male stereotypes, jokes about tops/bottoms, a homophobic climax and full-frontal nudity. Even the show’s poster is obviou By Spencer Charles Smith • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Traumfrau Disco and DIY @Komedia Queer disco, Traumfrau, takes over Komedia Brighton for Disco & DIY featuring special guest American DJ, producer and musician JD Samson on Friday, June 16 from 11pm. The legendary JD Samson, one third of the American electronic-feminist-punk band Le Tigre, will be joined by the equally epic DJ Jume By Contributor • 1 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: A night at the sauna with Sam I was very excited when I found out that there was going to be a trans-inclusive night at Brighton Sauna, for many reasons: I haven’t been to a sauna for about 10 years, and that was at a gym on the outskirts of Brighton. Second of all, I knew that I was finally going to meet Jak (one of the staff), By Besi • 4 min read
In The South Scrapping free school lunches will cost city dearly Liberal Democrats claim scrapping free school lunches will waste over £500,000 spent upgrading kitchens in Brighton and Hove. Plans by Theresa May to axe free school lunches would waste the £517,577 invested in the City to upgrade school kitchens, according to the Liberal Democrats. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News More acts announced for Newcastle Pride More headliners including Kelly Llorena and Stooshe will take to the stage this summer for one of the UK’s leading LGBT+ events. Nineties-turned-noughties songstress, Kelly Llorenna, known for hit songs ‘Set You Free’ and ‘Tell It To My Heart’ will be joining British girl band Stooshe as part of thi By Besi • 3 min read
