Arts Brighton Festival: major new outdoor event will bring fascinating story from Brighton’s wartime history back to life. Brighton Festival announces major new work inspired by the story of hundreds of thousands of men who travelled from India to fight for the Allies in the First World War. By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts Kazakhstan’s official Academy Award entry to open the Asia House Film Festival 2016 Yermek Tursunov’s 2015 film, Stranger (Zhat), will open the Asia House, 2016 Film Festival on February 22 at the Ham Yard Hotel in London. By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: LGBT History Month events at Worthing Library Al Brookes, author of ‘The Gift of Looking Closely’ will be presenting two friendly, safe, supportive workshops at Worthing Library during LGBT History Month. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts New album and musical stage play from Andy Bell Erasure’s Andy Bell will release his sixth solo album Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine on March 4, 2016 and will be starring in a new musical stage show based on the album in London in March. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘War Horse’ comes to Brighton Centre in 2018 The National Theatre’s acclaimed production of War Horse, begins a major tour of the UK on September 15 2017 at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, and comes to the Brighton Centre from January 25 – February 10, 2018. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Ruby Wax: Sane new world Following sell-out UK tours in 2014 and 2015 and a successful run at the St James Theatre, Ruby Wax– comedian, writer, mental health campaigner – is bringing her one-woman comedy show, Sane New World, to the Arts Theatre in London for a final run from January 19 – February 13. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Carnival Dreams the Musical The World Premier of Carnival Dreams The Musical is at the Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon on February 3. The production stars Cheryl Fergison, who played the much-loved Heather Trott in EastEnders, is written by Norman Mark with haunting original music by Robert Orledge and directed by Andrew Lynford. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Towner Art Gallery: ‘Recording Britain’ Towner presents Recording Britain, an exhibition of nearly fifty watercolour paintings of the changing landscape of Britain during the Second World War. Set up by Sir Kenneth Clark at the outbreak of war in 1939, Recording Britain was a scheme intended to boost national morale by celebrating the cou By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Women of Troy In Troy, the war is over and the city is burning. The Gods shift their allegiances. The city’s once rich and powerful women have been herded together to await their fates at the hands of the victorious Greeks. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Actually Gay Men’s Chorus at the Brighton Dome David Raven, Miss Jason and soprano Samantha Howard join an impressive line-up of performers in the splendour of the Brighton Dome tonight, Sunday, January 10. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Would Like To Meet Would Like To Meet is a brand new play written by Christine Kempell and Hilary Handel. It features the trials and tribulations of dating in the digital world, with a collection of hilarious true life dating disasters, embarrassing speed dating scenarios and shocking statistics. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts LGBT History Month events at local libraries Brighton Libraries events to mark LGBT History Month during February. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
