Arts SPOTLIGHT ON : Openings and closures, drag addiction and Eurovision Brian Butler looks at a feast of new theatre By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq The World to sashay into Brighton Centre in October Billed as the “biggest drag show in the world”, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq The World, will visit the UK and Ireland with an all-new production in October. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Steel Magnolias @ Theatre Royal Brighton Amusing and engaging, with some solid comic throw away lines and one stand out emotional scene of grief expressed, it felt froth with no firmness. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: ‘The Way Old Friends Do’ @ Birmingham Repertory Theatre With a sharply funny, high-camp, and dragged-up script, this production is full of laugh-out-loud moments woven alongside the heart-warming story of friendship, coming outs, and love. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Three musicals and four world premieres at Chichester Brian Butler takes a look at Chichester’s new season By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: My Son’s a Queer (but what can you do?) Brian Butler delves into the world of wool wigs, yellow frocks and Maleficent By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Grey Area at the Vault Festival Brian Butler finds a Queer rom com suitably disturbing By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Jo Harper’s new play The Beach House to take over London’s Park Theatre from February 15 The play explores the fragility of female relationships through the lives of three women as they grapple with queer motherhood, sisterhood and life’s distractions By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Burnt City by Punchdrunk I was moved by this Epic dark experience, it was emotive and evocative. I left feeling that I’d been shifted into a different reality, It’s a memorable experience, you will remember it. They’re not afraid of shade are PunchDrunk, in any way means or form. By Eric Page • 6 min read
Arts New documentary musical, After the Act, examines dark days of Section 28 A new documentary musical from Breach Theatre – After the Act – examines the dark period of UK history when Section 28 prohibited the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality in schools, and the knock-on effect on the queer community today. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: A Madonna musical, forbidden love, and conversion therapy Brian Butler finds more shows telling queer stories including a Madonna musical, forbidden love, and a revelation about conversion therapy By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Shawshank Redemption @ Theatre Royal Brighton The redemption of the title is a curious idea for men who neither wish for it or appear to strive for it, remorse is certainly explored but Andy seems to be the only person (man) advocating his own innocence in this sorry tale. David Esbjornson directs this confident cast with a firm hand, although By Eric Page • 4 min read
