Arts PREVIEW: ELVIS Las Vegas 1969 at The Woodville in Gravesend Kent singer/actor, Scott Elvis, plays the title role of Elvis Presley in Anscombe Production Associates brand-new theatre musical production, ELVIS Las Vegas 1969, at The Woodville in Gravesend. The production received its world premiere last night, (Friday, April 28) with two performances today at By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Former US Presidential candidate to speak at Brighton Dome Former Democratic candidate for President of the United States Bernie Sanders will speak about his new book Our Revolution at a special Brighton Festival Extra event on Thursday, June 1, with tickets on sale from Wednesday, May 3 at 10am. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Oliver in the Overworld This spring, the acclaimed Krazy Kat Theatre Company presents the world premiere of the first ever sign language musical for families. Oliver In the Overworld, a family show for three to six year olds, hits the road for a six week national tour from April 7. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Shiny Town @ Royal Pavilion This spring, Brighton is set for a surprise as an entertainment paradise pops up in the leafy greenery of the Royal Pavilion Garden. Shiny Town is the newest addition to the cornucopia of entertainment destinations that are offered by Brighton Fringe throughout May but it is a little bit different f By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: SpokeEasy by Jozede Scrivener @ Sweet Dukebox In response to the outcry after the Snowden revelations, technology companies put strong encryption in messaging apps (like WhatsApp and Signal), so that intercepted messages could not be read by government spy agencies. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Cabaret duo WITT ‘n’ CAMP @ Warren 2 Brought to life by Charlie Howitt and Holly Campbell, WITT ‘n’ CAMP are on the run for crimes of public indecency, but they’re still putting on their show at The Warren, jail be damned. Join them for sixty minutes of saucy fun, cabaret and musical comedy. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: The Poety we make by Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal Who do we fall in love with: a body, a soul, a gender? Emerging theatre company Flugelman Productions presents the premiere of The Poetry We Make, a new love story for our times, by Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts FEATURE: Sit-Down-Stand-Up with Steve Lee It is 6.30am, Steve Lee is in Northern Thailand, dressed in a sarong about to try to peel 150 hard-boiled eggs. Even by his somewhat esoteric theatrical lifestyle this has to be regarded as bizarre. The easy eggs take under thirty seconds, the difficult ones can take two minutes, after an hour he ha By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Voting in the Golden Handbag Awards 2017 goes live Voting in the Golden Handbags Awards, 2017 is now live. This year is the 21st anniversary of the very first Golden Handbag Awards, staged in 1996 at the Brighton Dome with the original tiller girls topping the bill. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts David Hill Experience to raise funds for Sussex Beacon The David Hill Experience are staging a spectacular evening of entertainment to raise funds for the Sussex Beacon on Wednesday, April 26. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Crucible@Theatre Royal This is a truly magnificent production of a twentieth-century classic; its three hours seem to pass in a blink of an eye as director Douglas Rintoul expertly paces the play so that, in places, it has the heart-pounding intensity of a thriller. It’s also an exploration of moral corruption and decency By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Under my thumb After an acclaimed run at Greenwich Theatre, CultureClash Theatre’s dark dystopian drama UNDER MY THUMB is set to transfer to the Brighton Fringe in May. By Contributor • 2 min read
