Arts PREVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar An explosive new production of the ground-breaking rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar comes to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre from Monday 7 – Saturday, September 12. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s pioneering rock musical, of the last seven days in the life of Jesus Christ through the eyes of Judas By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Judy: The Songbook of Judy Garland An all-star cast joins Judy Garland’s daughter, Lorna Luft in this remarkable tribute to a true legend. Judy Garland dominated stage and screen for five decades, boasting critically acclaimed performances in A Star is Born and The Wizard of Oz as well as a renowned film partnership with Mickey Roone By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Odd Shaped Balls – Tackling Homophobia In Sport Rugby player, James Hall, has the world at his feet. Yet despite having a steady girlfriend and a promising career, his life is about to be turned upside down. This funny and poignant one-man show tackles issues of homophobia and sexuality in sport and the pressures of intrusive media attention. Wit By Contributor • 2 min read
Boris Johnson: Mayor of London Arts Boris supports campaign to get RVT listed status The day after Sir Ian McKellen and Paul O’Grady added their support to the campaign to make the Royal Vauxhall Tavern the UK’s first building to get listed status in recognition of its contribution to LGBTQ heritage, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has added his support to the campaign. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Sound of Music The hills will come alive once again with The Sound of Music, as the much loved musical returns to Eastbourne in a brand new production at the Congress Theatre from Monday 13 – Saturday July 18. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Obituary: Peter Lindars Peter Steven Lindars passed away on April 20, 2015. He was born to Maeve Lindars and the late Michael Cheevers on July 2 1970, at North Middlesex Hospital in Edmonton. He attended Chesterfield Junior and then Enfield Grammar schools, before leaving school to work for Bairstow Eves Estate Agency in L By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Perfect Pitch Award for Musical Theatre Writing Theatre Royal Stratford East and Perfect Pitch will be partnering together to present the 2015/16 Perfect Pitch Award for Musical Theatre Writing. BOTH companies, known for developing new musical theatre, are collaborating on the project, which will see a new, British writing team awarded with £12,0 By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Quiche’ by Frank McHugh John and his partner Jenny are having a dinner party, but their minds are far from being preoccupied with wine, casual chit-chat and over cooked quiche. John intends to make an exciting but delicate proposition to their guests Jo and Jake, a proposition that Jenny herself has reluctantly accepted. Q By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Edit Profile Edit Profile is an explicit and raunchy exploration of the escapades of a single hard and horny gay man as he navigates the world of dating apps, chemsex and group play. With all this non stop pleasure at his fingertips what could possibly go wrong? What are you into? Into Chemsex? BB? Groups? Where By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Stars support Eastbourne Hippodrome grant bid Show business stars back the Royal Hippodrome Theatre (RHT), Eastbourne in their bid to secure a £25,000 grant from the Aviva Community Awards. If successful in their bid the CIC will use the money to prepare the paperwork for their £1.2million Heritage Lottery Bid which will see a restored facade, By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Bald Prima Donna Eugene Ionesco’s classic absurdist play was first performed in Paris in 1950 and since then has gone on to become one of the most performed plays in France. This is perhaps not surprising given that, situationally, the play is set in the suburbs of London and takes great delight in poking fun at the By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Basement: 4 Guys Chillin’ This is a verbatim drama based on interviews with a number of men who go to ‘chill out’ parties or, to be perhaps slightly more accurate, ‘drug-fuelled orgies’. As it starts off it seems as if it’s going to be a basically sensational tale of hedonistic gay men and the hijinks they get up to. There’s By Michael Hootman • 2 min read
