Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: The Poety we make by Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal Who do we fall in love with: a body, a soul, a gender? Emerging theatre company Flugelman Productions presents the premiere of The Poetry We Make, a new love story for our times, by Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts FEATURE: Sit-Down-Stand-Up with Steve Lee It is 6.30am, Steve Lee is in Northern Thailand, dressed in a sarong about to try to peel 150 hard-boiled eggs. Even by his somewhat esoteric theatrical lifestyle this has to be regarded as bizarre. The easy eggs take under thirty seconds, the difficult ones can take two minutes, after an hour he ha By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Voting in the Golden Handbag Awards 2017 goes live Voting in the Golden Handbags Awards, 2017 is now live. This year is the 21st anniversary of the very first Golden Handbag Awards, staged in 1996 at the Brighton Dome with the original tiller girls topping the bill. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts David Hill Experience to raise funds for Sussex Beacon The David Hill Experience are staging a spectacular evening of entertainment to raise funds for the Sussex Beacon on Wednesday, April 26. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Under my thumb After an acclaimed run at Greenwich Theatre, CultureClash Theatre’s dark dystopian drama UNDER MY THUMB is set to transfer to the Brighton Fringe in May. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FESTIVAL FRINGE: Steve Lee: Sit down Stand up! Tales of a life well lived with a glass of brandy and live pianist. 46 years in showbiz. Two unpublished novels. Two TV scripts. One filmed in five languages. Festivals in Japan, Italy, and Hong Kong. Steve Lee tells it as it is, sitting down and standing up! By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Abi Roberts: Anglichanka Abi Roberts, the first UK comic to perform in Russia (in Russian) tells all. In 2016 Abi Roberts, became the first UK comedian to perform in Russia – in Russian! Now, in 2017, the centenary of the Russian Revolution she’s here to shed some light on our continental neighbours and tell us what side of By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts Celtic Folk Duo preview Fringe concerts to promote music education Brighton based Celtic Folk Duo ‘An Dha’ will be playing a free preview of their Fringe show in store at Ackerman’s Music shop in Brighton to promote music education in the local area. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: You give me fever – The Phaedra Cabaret Greek tragedy with a jazz cocktail twist hits Brighton Fringe. Laced with jazz standards and cocktails, this retelling of the Greek Phaedra tragedy creates a sultry tapestry of love’s eternal struggle with passion, addiction, choice and fate. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: According to Angelica@The Old Courtoom According to Angelica takes a fresh look at Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet from the Nurse’s point of view, offering up a rich backstory and an explanation of how she came to be Juliet’s nurse. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: La Voix’s ‘Red Hot Globe Trot’ La Voix brings her new show Red Hot Globe Trot to the Spiegeltent as part of Brighton Fringe. La Voix is a woman on a mission to bring back the glamour to stage and screen one town at a time! Brighton’s Turn is on Thursday, June 1 2017 ! By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: A Very Queer Nazi Faust @ Dandifest Celebrating 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, and highlighting the genocide of disabled people under the current Conservative Government, Vince Laws premieres the first act of A Very Queer Nazi Faust during the launch party in Norwich for Dandifest 2017. By Besi • 1 min read
