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 Feature: More theatre treats in Brighton, south coast and London Brian Butler finds lots to see at the theatre for a discerning LGBTQ audience this autumn By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: Dirty Dancing @ Theatre Royal Brighton He is a superb dancer. His body writing with a gymnastic energetic which is astonishing, jumping, twisting, lifting, spinning, thrusting, gyrating and doing all the things you can possibly do with a huge thickly muscled body to music. He understands the affect this has on his audience and plays up t By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts FEATURE: Brighton’s Theatre Royal roars back Brian Butler gets an actor’s view of Brighton Theatre Royal as it re-opens By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Small Change at The Omnibus Theatre: Directed by George Richmond-Scott George Richmond-Scott is currently directing a new adaptation of Small Change by Peter Gill at The Omnibus Theatre in Clapham. By Alex Klineberg • 5 min read
Arts When Barbra Streisand met Joan Rivers: The Funny Girls Barbara Streisand is one of the greatest singers on the planet. Her Brooklyn contemporary Joan Molinsky – better known as Joan Rivers – became one of the greatest comedians on the planet. By Alex Klineberg • 2 min read
Competition Win tickets to ‘Bottom’ With a cracking soundtrack, Willy’s funny, honest and open-hearted storytelling yanks the lid off the queer experience. This is for anyone who hates making the first move. Anyone who thinks they are unlovable. Anyone that’s ever tried to be someone they’re not. By Jaq Bayles • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Jarman @ Above The Stag Brian Butler sees a great Queer icon recreated on stage By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts Titania McGrath comes to Brighton Titania McGrath is a fiercely opinionated social justice warrior on Twitter (with 649.1K followers). She declares herself to be many things: “Activist. Healer. Radical intersectionalist poet. Nonwhite. Ecosexual.” By Alex Klineberg • 4 min read
Arts Happy Birthday Maisie Trollette David Raven, aka Maisie Trollette, talks to Brian Butler about being a master grocer, teenage innocence, breaking into the entertainment business and the many stars he has known and worked with in his 60 years in the drag business. By Brian Butler • 5 min read
Arts FEATURE: More openings, more shows – out of the woods ? Brian Butler wonders if we’re out of the woods with more shows opening and looks into what delights await LGBTQ+ audiences this autumn across London’s theatres By Brian Butler • 5 min read
Arts REVIEW: Jack Hoosie and The Leisure Groan Brian Butler steps back in time to a queer sauna in 1990’s Yorkshire By Brian Butler • 2 min read