Arts Hove Grown festival steps into the spotlight Hove Grown, a new performing arts festival for writers and performers within the City of Brighton & Hove, is set to reshape the live performance landscape of the city when it launches on Friday, March 18, 2016. By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Warhorse, New London Theatre Last month, an exciting announcement was made that in January 2018 the National Theatre production of Warhorse is coming to the Brighton Centre for a two week run – part of a prestigious tour of just seven UK cities. By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read
Arts ‘Of Mice and Men’ producers seek local dog for cameo role Does your pooch have star quality? If so then the Theatre Royal, Brighton is looking for a senior dog to appear briefly as ‘Candy’s Dog’ during the run of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men from Tuesday, April 19–Saturday, April 23. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Would like to meet: Rialto Theatre Great fun and certainly a funny alternative to watching bickering couples desperately trying to enjoy the over prices clichés thrust at them by the cities hoteliers and restaurateurs.If people are tired of overpriced Valentine themed evenings WLTM offers a completely different night out but still ba By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Megan Ford: FEMINASTY: Marlborough Theatre Performing horrible characters, whiny girl stand-up, dumb sketches, and rap songs, Megan Ford takes down the patriarchy with nothing but her bare hands and some fabulous wigs. The world is a terrible place and it’s all the fault of the corporations who run the media. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Albatross 3rd & Main: Emporium Theatre The Emporium Theatre’s new season opened on February 2 with the World Premiere of a brand new play by Brighton based writer Simon David Eden. The Albatross 3rd & Main is a slick, punchy, black comedy and a psychological thriller, full of sharp, stylish and intelligent writing. By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Magic Flute: ENO Mark Wigglesworth as conductor was an utter delight, he pulls and throws the music around the auditorium with all the playfulness and artfulness that it demands, with the orchestra raised up over the pit and part of the action, and with some of the players taking part in the staging this was a near By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: King Charles III: Theatre Royal, Brighton Queen Elizabeth is dead and immediately the rest of the Royal Family are arguing about the workings of the constitution: does Charles (Robert Powell) ascend the throne immediately, or does he only become king upon his coronation? This minor problem of regal procedure soon becomes irrelevant when the By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sinderfella: Sallis Benney Theatre When you review shows as part of your job there is a responsibility to reflect accurately the quality of what you see. By Besi • 5 min read
Arts REVIEW: Carnival Dreams the Musical: Ashcroft Theatre I went to see the world premier of Carnival Dreams at the Ashcroft Theatre in Croydon last night (February 3) expecting to see a musical about dance. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Frankenstein and Sex at Hove’s Dukebox theatre An award-winning comic investigation into the science of attraction, and a brand new immersive and interactive game theatre experience, are coming to Brighton Science Festival in February, as part of a varied programme at The Dukebox Theatre. By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
‘ Arts REVIEW: Private Lives: Theatre Royal, Brighton Noël Coward’s play is a gossamer thin confection about love and life amongst the beautiful and fabulously wealthy. Tom Attenborough’s production somehow manages to make heavy work of one of the lightest pieces in the theatrical canon. Despite some fine performances, lines that should sparkle like th By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
