Arts PREVIEW: Grease – Tom Parker from boy band to leading man Voted The No.1 Greatest Musical in Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Musical – GREASE comes to the Theatre Royal, Brighton for Christmas 2017! In the absence of a traditional Christmas Pantomime at the Theatre Royal again this Christmas, it’s time to dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobby socks an By Besi • 3 min read
Arts New LGBT+ night in Brighton El Geebee Tea Queue, a brand new variety evening celebrating local, national and international LGBT + talent, launches at The Brunswick, Hove on Sunday, October 8. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts A Christmas Open House in Kemptown After placing in the top three Best Artists’ Open Houses in May, Adam, Dan and Egg the Pug of 11 Rugby Road in Kemptown invite you in to their festively transformed home for Christmas Open Houses from November 25–December 10. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Photo: Morris Mac Matzen Arts Holiday on Ice returns to Brighton with new show ‘TIME’ The world-renowned show, Holiday on Ice, which has been running for over 73 years, returns to the Brighton Centre in January 2018 with their new spectacular production, TIME. Celebrating ‘the best and most memorable times of our lives’, the show is described as a photo album filled with ‘snapshots’ By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: What’s coming up at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts As part of the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts autumn programme there are a lots of amazing events to look out for. One not to miss is David Hoyle’s show Diamond, in association with The Marlborough Theatre. Diamond is an unforgiving queer performance of sexuality. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Tales from the city @Museum of Liverpool Stories, objects and memories from Liverpool’s LGBT+ communities. The Museum of Liverpool will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act with a powerful exhibition exploring stories from the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) communities from 1967 – 2017. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Three Letters+ @Naked Gallery Zachary Innes-Mulraine is staging an exhibition at Naked Eye Gallery from September 30 – October 6 about his experiences as a young man coming out on the scene, learning and dealing with his HIV+ diagnosis and finding happiness with an HIV+ partner. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Southampton Gay Men’s Chorus go ‘Out on the Town’ Southampton Gay Men’s Chorus (SGMC) will showcase their talent while celebrating the rich diversity of musical and show tunes for their Autumn, 2017 production. ‘Out on the Town’ will take centre stage on Saturday, October 7 at the Hub Theatre, Southampton City College, St Mary’s, Southampton. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: YES announce 50th Anniversary Tour – #YES50 2018 marks half a century since the formation of YES, one of the biggest bands in the history of progressive rock. To celebrate the milestone YES will embark on a ten date UK tour next March – #YES50, featuring not only many of the band’s classic hits but performances of sides 1 and 4 and an excerpt By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Women Over 50 Film Festival unveil 2017 programme With just under two weeks to go until the Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF), organisers unveil the full programme of films and events for the third festival plus an announcement of celebrity endorsement from award-winning Sussex-based actress Greta Scacchi. The Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF), By Alice Blezard • 3 min read
Arts A celebration of LGBT+ culture headlines three days of literature, music and performance at Eden A celebration of LGBT+ culture headlines three days of literature, music and performance at Eden Project. The Eden Project’s first ever showcase of LGBT+ creativity opens the attraction’s forthcoming Arts Festival, between September 8 and 10. The Arts Festival starts on Friday September 8 with Proud By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Christmas Queens come to Brighton Centre in December Following a sold out UK tour in 2016, Christmas Queens returns to the Brighton Centre on Tuesday, December 12 for a festive extravaganza! To celebrate the release of the stars RuPaul’s Drag Race’s new album Christmas Queens #3 arriving under your Christmas tree they will be celebrating with a night By Contributor • 1 min read