‘ 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 Rocky Horrow Show draws record audiences to Theatre Royal Brighton Theatre Royal Brighton is celebrating the most successful Christmas season in its recent history, with Rocky Horror Show, which ran at the Theatre over the Christmas and New Year period, selling almost 16,500 tickets during the two-week run. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Rocky Horror Show: Theatre Royal Brighton For just a moment, when Frankinfurter entered stage centre through a pair of doors, I was disappointed. I wanted an elevator with an iron grated folding door just like you see in the movie. But then I was almost instantly captured by the fresh cheeky character that grabbed and held the audience thro By Michael Hydes • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Hairspray at the Theatre Royal, Brighton Hairspray is a joyous candy-coloured confection which has a heart as big as its outsize heroine. It manages to combine a thrilling slickness of staging with something quite magically uplifting and the result might, quite possibly, be the most purely enjoyable show of the last few years. By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Rocky Horror Show at Theatre Royal Since its first appearance at the Royal Court Theatre in June 1973, Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show has become the world’s favourite Rock N’ Roll musical. It has been performed worldwide for over 40 years in over 30 countries and has been translated into more than 20 languages. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts INTERVIEW: Queen of the Sky Eric Page asked Caroline Reid, writer and comedian behind Pam Ann, a few deep and meaningful questions – he was lucky to get away with his life! By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Crush the Musical Composer Kath Gotts and writer Maureen Chadwick of the camp lesbian musical Crush talk to Jill Gardiner. By Contributor • 5 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Rocky Horror Show This years Christmas show at the Theatre Royal in Brighton is the legendary Rocky Horror Show. Since its first appearance at the Royal Court Theatre in June 1973, Richard O’Brien’s masterpiece has become the world’s favourite Rock N’ Roll musical. By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Judy: The Songbook of Judy Garland An all-star cast joins Judy Garland’s daughter, Lorna Luft in this remarkable tribute to a true legend. Judy Garland dominated stage and screen for five decades, boasting critically acclaimed performances in A Star is Born and The Wizard of Oz as well as a renowned film partnership with Mickey Roone By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Gay chorus will be ‘Putting on the Glitz’ at the Theatre Royal Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus will be “Putting on the Gliz” amidst the Georgian splendour of the Theatre Royal Brighton on November 30, as the chorus raises the curtain on its most glamorous production yet. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Fit for a Queen! Ceri Dupree reigns supreme. An evening out in the company of Ceri Dupree and “the ladies he loves” guarantees a night of showbiz glamour and entertainment. A return to the good old days when entertainers learnt their craft and could single-handedly hold the attention of an audience for a full evenin By Besi • 3 min read
Rupert Everett Arts Up close and personal with Rupert Everett Rupert Everett shot to stardom in the 1980s, playing the part of an openly gay boy at an English public school in the 1930s, in Julian Mitchell’s Another Country. I can remember seeing the play when I was a student in London. His smouldering looks and posh boy voice made a lasting impression on me a By Besi • 4 min read
