Arts REVIEW: Sunday Social Club @ Patterns & The Dog Hauz Patterns and the Dog Hauz have revitalized this old venue and provided a new, clean fun and engaging place to relax with friend, enjoy an raucous evening out or just kick back, eat some hot dogs and enjoy the carefully crafted ambiance. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: David Hoyle’s Seaside Getaway David Hoyle is one of the most accomplished performers who grace our stages and I would encourage, urge and embolden you to go see him next time he is in town. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Would like to meet: Rialto Theatre Great fun and certainly a funny alternative to watching bickering couples desperately trying to enjoy the over prices clichés thrust at them by the cities hoteliers and restaurateurs.If people are tired of overpriced Valentine themed evenings WLTM offers a completely different night out but still ba By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Magic Flute: ENO Mark Wigglesworth as conductor was an utter delight, he pulls and throws the music around the auditorium with all the playfulness and artfulness that it demands, with the orchestra raised up over the pit and part of the action, and with some of the players taking part in the staging this was a near By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts FILM REVIEW: The Danish Girl Eddie Redmayne’s performance in The Danish Girl is arch, irritating and occasionally feels like a carry on film and I wondered aloud to my companion if this was because we was queers or if it was that fay. It was. Both. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Cabaret REVIEW: Scrooge Inspired: Spire This is my Christmas city tip! Take the kids, take the boyfriend, take the girlfriend, take the in-laws or out-laws, take the neighbor as it’s Xmas, but dress up warm, By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Christmas at Kew Gardens This new winter trail for 2015 is filled with magical moments to enjoy with friends and family. The one-mile sparkling path winds its way through the world-famous botanic gardens in a magical after-dark experience. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: Lulu -The Tiger Lilies: Dome The Tiger Lilies, crepuscular music makers and all round darkly dark cabaret trio, who’s music, songs and personas are as twisted as a Prime Ministers arguments for war and just as deluded and deadly presented their new show Lulu: a murder ballad at the Brighton Dome. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Mikado: ENO Set in an ever-so English 1930s seaside hotel, bleached white with privilege and wealth Jonathan Miller’s Marx Brothers-inspired song-and-dance Mikado is a popular hit with audiences of all ages. A distant picture of Hokusai’s Great Wave off Kanagawa is one of the only gentle echos of this operettas By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: ‘Industrialising Intimacy’ : Elaine Mitchener Industrialising Intimacy is the fruit of this unique collaboration, using vocal improvisation, movement and sound to create an original work of contemporary music theatre. Wavering between observer and partaker the audience were invited to share Michener’s exploration of the many facets of intimacy. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Celebrate! Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus All communities have their high and low moments. Celebrate! the 10th Anniversary Show with the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) at the Theatre Royal on Sunday November 22 was one of those high moments not only for the singers but for everyone lucky enough to be in the audience on the night. By Besi • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Force of Destiny: ENO While not perfect this new ENO production is an exciting, challenging and interesting night out with quality singing and a sumptuous orchestral score, director Bieito has done bloody well to get so much out of this difficult Verdi epic. By Eric Page • 4 min read
