Arts ALEX HORNE @Brighton Comedy Festival: Brighton Dome Studio: Review The 30 year old served up a show full of observations, impressions and lies. Dropping his usual PowerPoint for a more experimental and successful routine Horne slowly wound the audience up into a state of hilarity. His honesty about his fibbing is delightful and you never quite now if he’s pulling y By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts ROOTS : Donmar, London: Review Three stars The intimate Donmar stage is the perfect setting for this kitchen sink drama from Arnold Wesker, the middle part of his trilogy of ground-breaking post-war plays, and the most often performed. Beatie (Jessica Raine from Call the Midwife) is on a visit home to her farming family deep in t By Kat Pope • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Inventing lives The University of Brighton LGBTQ Lives Research Hub have announced their first annual lecture. Open to all, these lectures seek to inspire and enthuse by inviting key speakers to develop research and understandings of LGBTQ Lives. The first lecture will be by author/ director/ performer: Neil Bartl By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Black History Month 2013 Black History Month presents a programme of culturally diverse events throughout Brighton & Hove for all ages this autumn, many of which are free. From Diwali celebrations (October 27) and a Day of the Dead themed festival (November 2-9) to the hugely popular Rum n Bass reggae night (October 26) and By Besi • 3 min read
News SAINTS OF THE LOT: Downtown 81 Saints of the Lot are a pop-up art gallery and creative events organisation. Their upcoming show, Downtown 81, is next Tuesday, October 1 at Sticky Mikes Frog Bar. The show is based around sex, anatomy and the body, with an 80’s underground, new wave, new romantic, glam and gender bender atmosphere! By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Fidelio: English National Opera: Review A musically profound production of Beethoven’s only opera with some fine singing, wrapped in this metaphorical maze of cold confusion it fails to offer the gasp out loud moments promised, although there are challenging and physiologically complex hues to the directors interpretation that are relevan By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts BRIEFS: THE SECOND COMING: London Wonderground: Review The boys and their acts are well balanced throughout the night with some very funny ensemble numbers built around funny themes, and there’s few dull moments with a quick turn over and some loud pumping music this is a show heavy on the spectacle, sequins and spangle, and if the acts doesn’t interest By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts HAVE A WORD at Latest Music Bar Have A Word, an evening of the written word, open mic performances and music, will be taking place at the Latest Music Bar, Brighton on Tuesday, October 8 at 8pm. On the night there will be performances from artist & writer Gregoire Aubert; writer, comedian & blogger Elaine Axten; poet & historian A By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts New Venture Theatre’s main stage re-opens The New Venture Theatre (NVT) in Brighton has had its main theatre restored after eight years of fundraising and renovation. The theatre, which first opened its doors in 1947, provides performing arts to the local community, with 10 major shows a year, acting classes, workshops, writing competitions By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Pink Fringe ‘call out’ Artist Rosana Cade is looking for participants to take part in her performance of Walking:Holding, which takes place at the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton as part the Pink Fringe in October. Walking:Holding, a performance where one audience member at a time gets to go on a walk and hold hands with a By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Coward: Marlborough Theatre: Review Lovers of Noël Coward may be surprised at James Martin Charlton‘s portrayal of the Master as a man with sex foremost on his mind. Although we still get the dapper dandy possessed of an elegant wit living a glamorous life, the play also presents a man who tells no lie when he describes himself as […] By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts Stephen Fry-supported play about Noël Coward coming to Marlborough Theatre Just Some Theatre Company present their upcoming touring production of Coward, a speculative play about the life of playwright, performer, musician and wit (not to mention prominent LGBT figure) Noël Coward and his relationship with a struggling young actor named Leonard, set in the lively and osten By Eric Page • 2 min read
