Arts FILM REVIEW: Lonesome Brian Butler finds much to like in the tale of a lonesome cowboy By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Grindr: The Opera – An Unauthorised Parody Brian Butler gets ‘hooked’ on this epic piece of erotica By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: Boyslut by Zachary Zane ….a self-declared swaggering manifesto for revolution, a crowing cockfest and a candid sweaty romp through his own filthy sex life! Too throw off the shackles of shame, the niceties can go f**k. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth Sunburnt offers us a peek into blistering adolescent angst, a furious fission of elemental feelings exploding, boiling and churning with huge undercurrents sending out massive uninhibited flares that disrupt expectations and apparent paths forward. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: ‘Everything Possible’ by Fred Small (author) and Alison Brown (illus) Everything Possible celebrates love and friendship, gently encouraging children to dream their own dream and choose their own path, wherever it may take them. The colourful illustrations celebrate the diversity of younger people, letting them ‘see themselves’ in this inspiring and uplifting story. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Brighton Fringe Fringe REVIEW: SÉAYONCÉ RES-ERECTION: THE SECOND CUMMIN These are superbly crafted jokes….to say Wye is genius would be to feed his ego, so let’s just say they’re really rather good and when they’re bad they’re better. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts FRINGE REVIEW: Lachlan Werner: Voices of Evil @ Spiegeltent Bosco ‘a delightful, daft and debauched hour of occult decadence..’ By Eric Page • 3 min read
Brighton Festival REVIEW: Moby Dick @ Theatre Royal (Brighton Festival) ‘Let faith oust fact; let fancy oust memory; I look deep down and do believe.’ Seriously impressive puppeting , a wonderful evocative show and worth experiencing if you can get or beg a ticket. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: Van Gogh Alive @ Brighton Dome Corn Exchange Eric Page reviews “engaging and thoughtful” Van Gogh Alive at Brighton Dome By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Panic Response by John McCullough This is superb LGBTQ+ poetry, poems from a queer voice of the highest quality, a book to return to, to open at random, to let into your mind to cavort. McCullough is also (and I’ve said this before) a bloody good read. By Eric Page • 3 min read
-credit-Darren-Bell Arts REVIEW: The Way Old Friends Do @ Theatre Royal Brighton Great fast paced fun for fans of modern relationship comedy, light touch while pretending to be something deeper, a must for those who worship at the Alter of ABBA with plenty of original music scattered throughout the evening. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Symphony of Sorrowful Songs by Henryk Górecki; English National Opera; London Coliseum; London, UK; 25 April 2023; Nicole Chevalier – soprano; Lidiya Yankovskaya – Conductor; Isabella Bywater – Director/Designer; Roberto Vitalini – Video Designer; Jon Driscoll – Lighting Designer; Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; Music Classical REVIEW: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs @ ENO This haunting performance of Henryk Górecki’s Third Symphony is a startlingly but soothing staging from the ENO yet again showing us what a dedicated team of people can do with imagination, flair and a determination to explore and share the very best of music with a diverse and invested audience. By Eric Page • 4 min read
