Arts PREVIEW: LGBT History Club #6 The sixth LGBT History Club organised by Queer in Brighton returns to the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery on Sunday, March 26. This month Stuart Feather will be reading from his book Blowing the Lid: Gay Liberation, Sexual Revolution and Radical Queens. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ‘Showtune Bear-a-oke’ with Brighton Bear Weekend Have you ever fancied belting out a show tune or song from a movie? Well now’s your chance! Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) present Showtune Bear-a-oke upstairs at Bar Broadway on Steine Street, from 5 – 8 pm on Sunday, April 2. By Besi • 2 min read
Joey visits Brighton ahead of his UK tour Arts Preview: War Horse at the Brighton Centre A multi-award winning, West End superstar was spotted on Brighton Beach and in Pavilion Gardens this week as Joey, the life-sized, equine puppet and star of War Horse came to town to promote the arrival of the acclaimed National Theatre production, which premiers at the Brighton Centre from January By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: At the Junction Cafe @ Purple Playhouse Theatre Homegrown Buckle Collective hits Hove Grown festival with an experimental and playful new drama. At times moving, at times hilarious: At the Junction Cafe is a battle of the generations that explores relationships, memory and human communication in a highly innovative way. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Magid El-Bushra’s A Willesden Liederkreis (‘A Willesden Song-Cycle’) Operatic countertenor Magid El-Bushra’s acclaimed one-man drag opera cabaret A Willesden Liederkreis comes to the Marlborough Theatre this weekend (March 22). A Willesden Liederkreis (‘A Willesden Song-Cycle’) is a funny, provocative and touching work from acclaimed countertenor Magid El-Bushra, bas By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Queer British Art 1861-1967 @ The Tate Tate Britain present Queer British Art 1861 – 1967, the first exhibition dedicated to queer British art. Featuring works from 1861–1967 relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ+) identities, the show marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality By Besi • 1 min read
Years & Years Arts Years & Years added to Brighton Pride main stage line up Years & Years will perform a UK Pride Exclusive Show at Brighton Pride’s Summer Of Love Festival at Preston Park, on Saturday, August 5. The band declared by NME as “the most important pop band of our time”, are winners of the coveted BPI Critics Choice Award, BBC’s Sound of 2015, MTV Best UK and Ir By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Resists: snapshots of LGBTQ+ activism in our city Join Queer in Brighton for an evening of LGBTQ+ history, food, and art. A chance to peer into archival material and learn about some of the pivotal moments of political activism of our community. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Traumfrau: ACCA: The Infamous Queer Takeover Traumfrau head out of town to take over the Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts (ACCA), one of the newest arts venues in Brighton, with a night of live art, DJs and lots of dancing on Friday, April 7 from 9.30pm. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Young, Queer & Skint @ The Marlborough What does it mean to be Young, Queer & Skint in 2017? This new project, supported by Arts Council England, sees the Marlborough Theatre running a series of mini-festivals throughout the year responding to issues relevant to the people who walk through their doors. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Boyzlife @ Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy, part of the multi-platinum, record breaking bands, Westlife and Boyzone, joined forces last year to create Boyzlife. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Resound Male Voices present ‘Soundtrek’ Resound Male Voices make their Brighton Fringe debut in May with ‘Soundtrek’, a devised show of choral music from all over the world set in….a pub! By Besi • 2 min read
