Arts PREVIEW: Sister Act @ Brighton Centre The hit musical comedy Sister Act comes to the Brighton Centre from January 11-14. Starring Alexandra Burke, the musical is based on the smash hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Singers invited to perform as part of Brighton Festival 2017 Brighton Festival is looking for 100-125 singers to perform as part of a special inter-choral choir for a large-scale, cross-art outdoor performance, featuring song, dance and physical theatre, as part of Brighton Festival 2017. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL: LGBT History Month: Sing-a-long-a ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Now at long last The Rocky Horror Picture Show gets what it’s been SCREAMING for – the full sing-a-long-a treatment. If you’ve done The Time Warp before, you’ll never have done it quite like this! By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘We Raise Our Hands in the Sanctuary’ New play spotlights the crucial importance of queer spaces and club culture. The 1980’s saw a major shift towards the emergence of a global gay club culture, but it was set against a backdrop of desperate levels of unemployment, riots, driven by racism, and AIDS casually reported as a gay plague. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL to host Brighton’s LGBT History Month events A special Pavilion erected on New Steine Gardens named after the legendary drag entertainer Phil Starr will be home to Brighton & Hove LGBT+ History Month events in February 2017. Miss Jason hosts the opening Gala event at the Phil Starr Pavilion on February 3 By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sunny Afternoon@Theatre Royal Due to my confusion over ‘60s summertime hits I had the vague idea this was a musical celebrating the life and work of Mungo Jerry. Luckily it turns out that Sunny Afternoon is actually based on the far superior back catalogue of the Kinks. By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts TONIGHT: Resound and Rebelles present ‘Hove for the Holidays’ Resound and Rebelles, two Brighton & Hove-based singing groups, invite you to join them for Hove for the Holidays 2016, a unique evening of beautiful music and personal stories around Christmas. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Murder at Lezzton Abbey Tickets are now on sale for the new show from the Lezzwood Players, The Lezzwardians – Murder at Lezzton Abbey – a sapphic slapstick sing-along send-up of Upstairs Downton Abbey. In the picturesque village of Lezzton-Under-Weald (twinned with Dul-las-Ditchwater), the strict social order of an Edward By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Qukulele Christmas Special Brighton’s favourite ukulele band rock up at the Latest Musicbar on Sunday, December 18 with a festive feast of mashups and mayhem. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Blood Brothers: Theatre Royal Having seen it a number of times, I’m always impressed how Willy Russell’s musical is always a brilliantly captivating experience despite its potential drawbacks. Its songs aren’t exactly great – though Marilyn Monroe and Tell Me It’s Not True always hit the mark; its plot is slightly contrived and By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Dick Barton and The Tango of Terror’ ‘Is this the thin end of the wedge? Will they be letting girls read the news next? Are Rodger and Wilco safe? Can Jock return Daphne’s jewels and save her reputation? Some, if not all, of these questions will answered in the next exciting instalment of – Dick Barton, Special Agent’ By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Shakespeare Revue: Theatre Royal The Shakespeare Review is more sophisticated than it may appear to be at first glance, but as a charming evening of songs, routine and some music hall style parody it’s an engaging and enjoyable way to spend an evening in the warm velvety comfort of the Theatre Royal. By Eric Page • 2 min read
