Music Opera Review: la Bohème @ Theatre Royal Brighton This is an utterly charming performance, with some of Kents signature touches, a stage filling bit of spectacle, live orchestra, La Boehme is a romantically sad story, ending in tragedy but with some delightful set pieces celebrating love hope and beauty By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts ‘Pantomime: Beyond the Binary’ exhibition opens at Brighton’s Ledward Centre The exhibition coincides with a run of Mother Goose at Theatre Royal Brighton down the road, starring Sir Ian McKellen and John Bishop By Graham Robson • 1 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: Cluedo @ Theatre Royal Brighton Cluedo was this; a great farce trying to escape from a rather dull game, but trapped like a trap in a trap, wriggling with all the energy of a committed talented cast, sometimes fighting against their material with real verve and mostly succeeding, but there were quite a few moments where it didn’t By Eric Page • 3 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
Arts REVIEW: Private Lives @ Theatre Royal A period delight, executed with humour and panache and certainly one for Cowards fans or anyone interested in a certain type of arch, camp dialogue driven relationship comedies with a delicious vicious core. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Beautiful @ Theatre Royal Molly-Grace Cutler as Carole King is touching, she’s totally there, filled with charming vulnerable and buoyant hope, it’s a beguiling performance, hinting at the steeliness at Carols core and her tenacity to be heard on her own terms, and the second half focuses more on her music than the AWOL plo By Eric Page • 5 min read
Community News Sussex Beacon to fundraise at ‘Round the Horne’ at Theatre Royal Apollo Theatre Company’s production of Round The Horne will be at Theatre Royal Brighton on Monday, January 31 (for one night only!) and the Sussex Beacon will be there shaking buckets to raise vital funds to care and support people living with HIV in Sussex. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Play that goes wrong @ Theatre Royal Building up into an entirely daft crescendo of madness the entire play, cast, set and night literally starts to fall apart. It’s done with such wit and well-rehearsed charm that it looks random and ad hoc a real testament to this tightly worked and skillfully directed groups of actors who all work v By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Gangsta Granny Theatre Royal What’s not to like about a fun, silly, life affirming show like this with a strong moral message about appreciating our older relatives before they’re gone, sharing our wild and wonderful stories from life all mixed up with some hearty farts! By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Midnight Bell New Adventures Mathew Bourne Superb and with a lot to recommend it, The Midnight Bell is a wonderful show to enjoy in the Theatre Royal with enough flair to impress the dance aficionados, more than enough to satisfy the Bourne fans in the house, and enough real passion for your average audience member to enjoy. Its overflowing By Eric Page • 5 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON : Theatre Royal re-opens with starry season Brian Butler says hooray for the Theatre Royal’s re-opening and checks out the entertaining and diverse line up to look forward to By Brian Butler • 3 min read
