Arts REVIEW: The Cher Show @ Theatre Royal Brighton The Cher Show Theatre Royal Brighton Cher is the only act in history to have a No. 1 single in each of the last 6 decades which makes her the undisputed Queen of Pop, there are other monarchs of course, but she has ruled the longest and this musical attempts to grab some of the […] By Eric Page • 5 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Disco, Drag, Drama and Dinosaurs Brian Butler finds the Theatre Royal’s winter season has it all By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts Ambassador Theatre Group Productions present MOTHER GOOSE starring Ian McKellen, John Bishop and Mel Giedroyc at Theatre Royal Brighton Ambassador Theatre Group Productions has announced its UK and Ireland tour of the pantomime MOTHER GOOSE will open at Theatre Royal Brighton on Saturday, December 3 and tickets are on sale now. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel at Theatre Royal Brighton A pleasant enough evening at the theatre with a stella cast and the most charming atmospheric set, but somehow lacking the heart of the film. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Nick Ford Photography Arts REVIEW: Morning Glory Brian Butler sees himself in the mirror of this startling one-man show By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Queer romance, schoolboy crushes, bullying and disability In the second of two preview articles Brian Butler finds joy, despair and Queer history to dig into By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Photo: Manuel Harlan Arts REVIEW: The Doctor @ Theatre Royal Brighton Robert Icke’s The Doctor is very much an ideas-driven play. It’s a profusion of debates about race, gender, identity, morality, religion, medical ethics and wokeness which, against the odds, fit neatly into one production. It’s hard to know where the author stands on pretty much any of the themes he By Michael Hootman • 3 min read
Arts Jason Sutton (Miss Jason) returns to Theatre Royal Brighton for one night only Morning Glory starring Jason Sutton aka Miss Jason is at Theatre Royal Brighton on Tuesday, September 13 with back to back performances at 7pm and 8.30pm. By Chris Gull • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Waitress @ Theatre Royal Brighton This is a fizzing fun and quirky show, I was delighted by it. It’s lovely to enjoy such a clever combination of writing, lyrics and music which pull the classic arc of musicals into a modern messy genre mixing focus. But in a charming surgery way which belies the sophisticated work going on beneath By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts From Riot Act to Hope Springs – Brian Butler previews what’s on in Brighton, Hove and London Brian Butler shares some fabulous entertainment By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Lead photo credit: Luca-Truffarelli Arts REVIEW: The Patient Gloria @ Theatre Royal Brighton (BRIGHTON FESTIVAL) It’s probably the only show you’ll see this year which has a flying penis. By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
THE HOMECOMING. Ian Bartholomew (Sam), Keith Allen (Max) & Mathew Horne (Lenny) © Manuel Harlan Arts REVIEW: The Homecoming @ Theatre Royal Brighton Jamie Glover’s excellent production certainly brings out the dark humour of the play. It’s always exciting in the theatre to find yourself laughing and then almost immediately feeling slightly guilty for doing so. By Michael Hootman • 4 min read
