Arts Overlooked: Lizzy Mace: Fringe Review Charming, understated and funny, Mace sneaks up on us unawares and moves us from pity to hilarity in one swift ruthlessly observed remark. Don’t underestimate this overlooked show By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare’s Globe For most of the last few centuries Shakespeare scholars have relegated Titus Andronicus to somewhere near the bottom of the league table. The very aspects that they deem unworthy of Will – the torture, rape, mutilation and murder – are the kind of qualities that certainly don’t harm its box office By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts Just Between Us: J. H. Trumble: Book review It’s an engaging story and one which will keep you reading. It’s also good to read a book that deals with HIV and young people but without too much judgment just a lot of reflection and soul searching. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Endgame: Emporium Endgame is the bleakest of black comedies, a post-apocalyptic nightmare in which a domestic tyrant presides over his obedient son and his hapless parents – both of whom live in barrels whose sawdust isn’t changed as often as is hygienic. The outside world – ‘the other hell‘ – is a place without Turk By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Rise of Alec Caldwell The rise of Alec Caldwell Erotic adventures of a young businessman Casey K Cox. So this erotic novel is a bit of a chimera, it’s a romantic love story wrapped up in a hot and sexy exploration of master/ slave sexual dynamics and kinky orgiastic man on man sex with a sub plot (geddit…..) of […] By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Pam Ann: Fly Tour She lectures on manners when being shocking rude, on morals when being debauched, on kindness when being bitingly harsh and on high ideals when spouting vulgarity. Her foul mouthed tirade of abuse is wrapped in her tongue in cheek Australian eloquence. This effortless contradiction is the core of Pa By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Men in the Alps Men in the Alps: Best of 2008/13 Bruno Gmuender This is the first I’ve seen of this series of hunky amateur Alpine men books and also the last one ever they will be producing, so it’s a bittersweet review for the Men in the Alps: best of book. If you’re not aware of the […] By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Painted Ladies This book is a good read and a convincing journey into identity and how unwanted attention can bring reflection and resilience to a character under threat. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: OperaUndone This was a convincing performance done with conviction and thoroughly enjoyable all round. It’s also unusual to see music presented in such a straight foreword way at the Marlborough which has such a reputation for avant-garde and experimental works, but it’s a beautiful venue to experience live cla By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Brighton Fringe 2014 Launched With more than 700 shows on offer, a third are family friendly and lots are FREE and featuring venues from toilets to a PerfomR an app based on Grindr , this is a huge effort to present, organise and arrange and it’s sorted in time for us, the humble punters to enjoy this May. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: In the Mirror a Monster This new novel by Marten Weber is a gripping noir thriller with s shadowy undertones. It twists and engages you with the growing anxiety of the protagonists as they struggle to understand, adapt and deal with the profound changes wrought in their lives by these two fit lads from abroad. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Rodelinda: ENO Handel’s epic story of love, power and mistaken identity is a triumph, but not an easy one to present to the modern audience, but the singing is exquisite; tonight the ENO live up to their hype as the House of Handel. Book now! By Eric Page • 4 min read
