Arts PREVIEW: New book will be first dedicated to work of iconic San Francisco photographer This summer will see the publication of a new photographic book which records LGBT+ life in San Francisco during a seminal period in the development of the LGBT+ movement. LGBT: San Francisco is the first book dedicated to photographer Daniel Nicoletta’s archive of powerful images tracing the burgeo By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE FESTIVAL: The Picture of Dorian Gray@The Warren, Studio 2 Argus Angel Award winning Box Tale Soup return to Brighton Fringe with an thrilling new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Commissioned by the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA, Box Tale Soup’s new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is an inventive By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Miss Hope Springs to play the Wigmore Hall Internationally acclaimed singer songwriter, entertainer and star of the West End’s Live at Zedel, Miss Hope Springs embarks on a nine date UK solo tour launching on June 16 with a ‘late night show’ at the Wigmore Hall in London. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: The girl in the grate A spoken word show from storyteller Cathianne Hall, paying homage to vintage ‘Girl About Town’ sitcoms and exploring why sometimes you have to get stuck to get unstuck. Give yourself a squirt of ‘Charlie’ perfume, top up your glass of Babycham and join award-winning writer Cathianne Hall for The Gir By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ELVIS Las Vegas 1969 at The Woodville in Gravesend Kent singer/actor, Scott Elvis, plays the title role of Elvis Presley in Anscombe Production Associates brand-new theatre musical production, ELVIS Las Vegas 1969, at The Woodville in Gravesend. The production received its world premiere last night, (Friday, April 28) with two performances today at By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Former US Presidential candidate to speak at Brighton Dome Former Democratic candidate for President of the United States Bernie Sanders will speak about his new book Our Revolution at a special Brighton Festival Extra event on Thursday, June 1, with tickets on sale from Wednesday, May 3 at 10am. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Bananarama to play Brighton Centre in November Known for their gleefully shambolic pop hits and punk attitude, Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward and Siobhan Fahey last performed together at the BRIT Awards in 1988 – a performance of Love in the First Degree which saw the ladies flanked by a mini army of topless male dancers. Camp, you say? By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Ipek Duben: THEY / ONLAR THEY/ONLAR focuses on how Turkish society views They or the Other. Through the stories of several individuals the artist goes behind the scene in Turkish society, allowing us to glimpse her country’s diversity of ethnic, religious and gender positions, the perceptions of members of the Sunni majorit By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Oliver in the Overworld This spring, the acclaimed Krazy Kat Theatre Company presents the world premiere of the first ever sign language musical for families. Oliver In the Overworld, a family show for three to six year olds, hits the road for a six week national tour from April 7. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Shiny Town @ Royal Pavilion This spring, Brighton is set for a surprise as an entertainment paradise pops up in the leafy greenery of the Royal Pavilion Garden. Shiny Town is the newest addition to the cornucopia of entertainment destinations that are offered by Brighton Fringe throughout May but it is a little bit different f By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: SpokeEasy by Jozede Scrivener @ Sweet Dukebox In response to the outcry after the Snowden revelations, technology companies put strong encryption in messaging apps (like WhatsApp and Signal), so that intercepted messages could not be read by government spy agencies. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Cabaret duo WITT ‘n’ CAMP @ Warren 2 Brought to life by Charlie Howitt and Holly Campbell, WITT ‘n’ CAMP are on the run for crimes of public indecency, but they’re still putting on their show at The Warren, jail be damned. Join them for sixty minutes of saucy fun, cabaret and musical comedy. By Contributor • 2 min read
