Arts REVIEW: THE ART OF FUGUE: Fretwork Fretwork were superb and we were instantly plunged into the perfect, sublime brilliance of the music and this elegant consort’s majestic handling of the music of Bach. Fretwork are celebrated for their attitude and poise with Bach and their commitment to presenting the works of the baroque in novel By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘A Peaceful Noise’ fundraising concert When terrorists attacked the Bataclan Theatre last November, shock waves rippled throughout the music community and messages of support and solidarity flooded in from across the globe. A Peaceful Noise, which makes its debut at Shepherds Bush Empire on November 15 aims to harness that solidarity and By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts OPERA PREVIEW: Alcina produced by Opera Alumnus Turn on, tune in and drop out – but don’t fly off the Händel with Opera Alumnus’ psychedelic production of Alcina. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Theatre to close – director vows “The show will go on” Arts venue, 88 London Road, formerly called Emporium is to close its doors at the end of the year. Just when director James Weisz thought he had secured the future of the theatre at 88 London Road, he says his world “has been turned upside down.” By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: NEPTUNE’S SONG: Brighton Early Music Festival The evening finished off with a unexpected tour of the rest of the Sea Life center and with Telemann’s exquisite harmonies echoing in my mind I wandered into the deep, to gaze in wonder at the creatures of the abyss swimming all around and over me from out of a Perspex tunnel, and isn’t that Dear Re By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: MAMMA MIA comes to Brighton Centre First UK tour of the worldwide smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! comes to Brighton Centre from August 15 – September 3, 2017. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Early Music Festival: KIRCHER: Music, science and natural magic The programme of music explored chapters from nine books of Kircher’s masterpiece through chosen pieces of music by Kircher, Biber, Vivaldi, Rameau, and Handel with a tarantella and some superbly moving traditional Hebrew songs. Soperano Grace Davidson was in fine voice her rich coloured tones filli By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PICTURE DIARIES: Sleeping Beauty & A Little Prick Cllr Pete West, the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, attended the launch party for the Adult Pantomime Sleeping Beauty & A Little Prick at Buddies Diner, earlier this month, where guests were fed the best fish and chips I have eaten in many moons, washed down by the odd glass of wine or two. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: THE BOYS IN THE BAND Direct from a sell out run in London, Mart Crowley’s ground-breaking play, THE BOYS IN THE BAND, visits the Theatre Royal Brighton next month as part of a short UK tour. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Arts Council funds new play by local author Writer and performer Rose Collis has been awarded research and development funding from Grants for the Arts, supported by Arts Council England, to create a two-act stage play based on her book Colonel Barker’s Monstrous Regiment. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: La Cage Aux Folles – UK National Tour Bill Kenwright presents the much-loved musical LA CAGE AUX FOLLES with John Partridge as Albin and Adrian Zmed as Georges, which opens in Oxford on Thursday, January 5, 2017 and comes to Brighton on August 5, 2017 at the end of its nationwide tour and the opening of the Brighton Pride weekend. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Breakfast at Tiffany’s@Theatre Royal Based on Truman Capote’s novel, this is the story of a young woman in New York City who meets a young man when he moves into her apartment building; this stage adaptation by Richard Greenberg tries to recapture the elegant sense of the film. By Eric Page • 4 min read
