Arts REVIEW: The Albatross 3rd & Main: Emporium Theatre The Emporium Theatre’s new season opened on February 2 with the World Premiere of a brand new play by Brighton based writer Simon David Eden. The Albatross 3rd & Main is a slick, punchy, black comedy and a psychological thriller, full of sharp, stylish and intelligent writing. By Paul Gustafson • 2 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 REVIEW: King Charles III: Theatre Royal, Brighton Queen Elizabeth is dead and immediately the rest of the Royal Family are arguing about the workings of the constitution: does Charles (Robert Powell) ascend the throne immediately, or does he only become king upon his coronation? This minor problem of regal procedure soon becomes irrelevant when the By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sinderfella: Sallis Benney Theatre When you review shows as part of your job there is a responsibility to reflect accurately the quality of what you see. By Besi • 5 min read
Arts REVIEW: Carnival Dreams the Musical: Ashcroft Theatre I went to see the world premier of Carnival Dreams at the Ashcroft Theatre in Croydon last night (February 3) expecting to see a musical about dance. By Besi • 3 min read
‘ Arts REVIEW: Private Lives: Theatre Royal, Brighton Noël Coward’s play is a gossamer thin confection about love and life amongst the beautiful and fabulously wealthy. Tom Attenborough’s production somehow manages to make heavy work of one of the lightest pieces in the theatrical canon. Despite some fine performances, lines that should sparkle like th By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Alice in Pantoland: Alice, Alice who the fuck is Alice? After the untimely death of Brian Ralfe last year, Lee Tracey and the cast of Alice in Pantoland return to the Studio Theatre at the Dome to continue the tradition of outrageous adult entertainment championed by Brian since 2002. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus and London Gay Symphony Orchestra Last nights concert at the Dome (Jan 10) was a showcase for the combined talents of the Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC), The London Gay Symphony Orchestra (LGSO), pianists Coady Green and Christopher Wayne Smith, sopranos Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz and Samantha Howard and entertainers Jason Sutton and D By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Holiday on Ice shines at Brighton Centre Passion opened at the Brighton Centre last night giving UK Holiday on Ice (HOI) fans their only opportunity to see this skating extravaganza in the UK this year. With more than 327 million paying customers through the doors Holiday on Ice “is the most visited and successful live entertainment show a By Besi • 2 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
In The South CD REVIEW: The Sound of McAlmont & Butler So you want to know me now? The Sound of McAlmont & Butler celebrates its 20th anniversary. The pitfalls of skirting about the peripheral edges of a mass music movement such as Brit-Pop in the mid 1990s are that you are certain to disappear from view as swiftly as you briefly appeared. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus: Ring out the bells! Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) sang their hearts out at their traditional Christmas Carol Concert on Wednesday, December 23 at St Andrews Church in Hove. By Besi • 3 min read
