Arts REVIEW: Brighton Festival: Stella Neil Bartlett’s two-hander (technically a three-hander) is a complex meditation on gender and identity. It’s based on the life of Victorian cross-dresser Stella (born Ernest) Boulton who survived a scandalous court case and went on to have a successful career as a female impersonator. By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Something Rotten Fresh from award-winning success with Glengarry Glen Ross and national press acclaim for Operation Black Antler, Robert Cohen continues his festival-season voyage into the heart of darkness with a one-man show about Hamlet’s murderous uncle. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Portsmouth Pride: The Pink Triangle – Untold story of gays in World War II Life being a homosexual can still be difficult. Home Office figures show that the number of homophobic attacks reported to police leapt by nearly a quarter last year. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Chemsex Monologues – Charity Performance for GMFA The acclaimed play Chemsex Monologues, written by Pat Cash and produced by the Dragonflies Theatre company, will be staged for a special charity performance in support of GMFA at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Saturday, June 11. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Fringe: Am I F#*kable? The play begins with a montage of dating scenes spread over the generations and then plunges into some of the various dating and relationship challenges faced in today’s world. By Michael Hydes • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Bodyguard The Musical: Eastbourne The UK and Ireland tour of hit musical The Bodyguard, starring fifth series The X Factor winner Alexandra Burke, comes to the Congress Theatre in Eastbourne before it transfers back to the West ENd from June 7-18. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Festival: Anthony Burrill Part of the joy of the Festival is it revels in its nerdyness and this lovely presentation, and talk from Sussex resident Anthony Burrill on the joys of simple expressive printing was a well-attended, informative and ultimately enjoyable night out. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Penny Arcade in Longing Lasts Longer Penny Arcade is a force of nature and New York’s undisputed queen of the underground. Outrageous and inspirational, Arcade occupies a unique position in the American avant-garde and counterculture movement. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Festival: Stella by Neil Bartlett A theatrical encounter with a truly remarkable person, Stella is a new show inspired by the strange life and lonely death of Ernest Boulton – one half of the now-infamous Victorian cross-dressing duo Fanny and Stella. By Contributor • 1 min read
Cabaret REVIEW: Brighton Fringe: CircoPitanga An excellent hour of well crafted and seriously impressive skill. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Cabaret REVIEW: Pink Fringe: Madame Señorita Valluerca managed the raucous fringe audience well, charming everyone with just a hint of Iberian Menace behind those flashing eyes. She has that wonderfully Spanish mix of dark and light so compounded in the Spanish soul, like Goya eating candy floss of getting your face sliced by las Meninas, Mada By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Pink Fringe: The Bear Space Thought proving and funny, in equal measure and never fully tipping from one to the other, a high wire of narrative balancing not an easy mix but one which Fouplay produce with verve, style and very engaging performers. Great fun. By Eric Page • 2 min read
