Arts OPERA REVIEW: Satyagraha @ENO Visually it’s astonishing, blending and weaving itself with an endless sense of movement, representing the public support for Gandhi in the printed press. I was transfixed as the second part rose to its crescendo and with the projections, movement of actors, changing lighting effects and full of for By Eric Page • 5 min read
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: LGBTQIA (A New Generation) by Matt Fishel We’re Queer, we’re here, and rocking out this year. Welcome to the Queer rock track celebrating the Generation of freedom. Rock is heavy, harsh, hard hitting and inherently political; It’s a tough act to follow. By Ray A-J • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Jack & His Big Stalk @Sallis Benney Theatre Starring the crème de la crème of Brighton’s drag royalty, this year’s offering from the Alternative Panto company is stacked high as a beanstalk with innuendo, double takes and downright honest to goodness rudery. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Warhorse @Brighton Centre It’s close to two years to the day since the exciting announcement was made that the acclaimed National Theatre production of Warhorse would be coming to Brighton for a two week run – part of a prestigious tour of just a handful of lucky UK cities. By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: First Year Out by Sabrina Symington It’s an honest story of the day to day experiences of transition, from the extraordinary to the mundane, depicted with humour, fortitude and intuition. Depicting her experiences from coming out right through to gender reassignment surgery, Lily’s story provides vital candid advice on the social, em By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Wanting In Arabic by Trish Salah Salah is furious and gentle, shocking and so,so tender it moved me, and I felt I didn’t understand some of her work. Always a powerful tool of the poet, to draw you back to their lathe of meaning and whittle some more of your mind away with their sharp edged observations. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Highland Fling by Anna Larner From the breath-taking Highlands of Scotland to the buzz of a Leicester gay bar, family and friendship are tested to breaking point as the narrative pressure builds in this wonderful engaging Lesbian romance by novelist Anna Larner. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Two Gentlemen Sharing by William Corlett It’s a brilliant examination of clash, culture, class, urban and country, gay and straight, progressive and intolerant and made me laugh out loud constantly. Corlett’s humour is gentle but relentless, ravaging personal prejudices and giving us more than a few delightful revelations as the story unf By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Strangers on a Train @ THEATRE ROYAL Strangers on a Train Strangers On A Train is based on the 1950 novel by Patricia Highsmith with a heafty nod at that Oscar-Winning Alfred Hitchcock film. We begin the story as a fateful encounter takes place between two men in a carriage of a train crossing America. Guy is the successful businessma By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: 50 Queers Who Changed the World We Queers are some of the coolest folk in history. The books looks at Freddie Mercury, Virginia Woolf, Laverne Cox, Harvey Milk and Audre Lorde (and 45 others) all who have made an unforgettable impact. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Aphra Behn: A Secret Life by Janet Todd This book look at the astonishing life, work and history of Aphra Behn: 17th century dramatist, poet, novelist, political propagandist, bisexual writer, and spy. Behn, a spy, was the first professional woman writer. The most prolific dramatist of her age, innovative novelist, translator, lyrical an By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Holiday On Ice – Time @Brighton Centre Following last years production BELIEVE, choreographed by Olympic champion Christoper Dean, this year’s creative director and choreographer David Liu continues to move the choreography away from traditional straight lines, such a trademark of Holiday on Ice productions over the years, and creates a By Besi • 2 min read
