Arts PREVIEW: Jungle Book comes to Emporium, Brighton Emporium will be staging its own tribute to Rudyard Kipling, the Rottingdean based writer born 150 years ago, with a musical version of his most famous work, The Jungle Book. This classic tale of Mowgli the man cub raised by wolves, taught by a bear but hunted by a tiger, will transport its audience By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Marlborough: Miss Behave’s Gameshow The premise of this show is that the most important division in the world isn’t male and female or gay and straight but those who own iPhones and the rest of us. As we enter the confines of the Marlborough the audience is split into these two rival factions and then the games commence. Some utilise By Michael Hootman • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Sinderfella’ The Alternative Panto at Sallis Benney Theatre Naughty adult entertainment returns to Brighton in February 2016 when Southern Entertainments will be producing sixteen performances of The Alternative Panto ‘Sinderella’ at the Sallis Benny Theatre in Brighton. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Golden Handbag Awards – The Countdown begins With a month to the Golden Handbag Awards at the Brighton Metropole Hilton and two weeks left to vote, the outcome of this years awards promises to be the closest ever. This year, 3,000 people voted in the first four days of online voting, smashing last years early doors vote which was less than hal By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Festival: The Joey Arias Experience A great night out, with a stunning performer in the perfect venue, the band could have been a little tighter as they seemed as languid and laid back as Arias pretended to be, but somehow that’s a small criticism for what was one of the best Festival shows I’ve seen. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Vera, A Tribute to Brian Rafle’ Friends and colleagues of Brian Ralfe who died suddenly while on holiday in Egypt in March are organising a tribute show to the man who produced the colourful annual Alternative Panto. ‘Vera, A Tribute to Brian Ralfe’ will be held at the Studio Theatre, New Road on Sunday, June 14 2015. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Spiegeltent: Lost in Transit Although some of the narrative was lost in transit the show delivered an entertaining evening full of thrills and some moments of delightful oddness that warmed the audience up to a roaring handclapping appreciative finale. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Ladies’ Rock – UK Tour! Direct from Australia, LADIES’ ROCK is “one of the most exciting musical experiences to hit UK theatres in many years.” Featuring one of the finest female talents in the world today – Sydney’s premier singer/songwriter, Nicki Gillis – this stage show features some of Britain’s top musicians in a two By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Top Hat in Eastbourne Top Hat is this summer’s must see musical at the Congress Theatre in Eastbourne. With music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and based on the RKO motion picture, West End hit Top Hat, winner of three Olivier Awards, for Best New Musical, Best Choreography, Best Costume Design and winner of the Evening St By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Benefit for Sussex Beacon at Proud Cabaret Across The Pond is a blend of old and new performers providing a plethora of cabaret entertainment at Proud Cabaret, Brighton on Wednesday, July 29 2015. The show will be hosted by Mysterry Drag-Queen who felt that the traditional Sussex Beacon Fundraiser that occurs on the last Wednesday before Bri By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Fringe: Stalin’s Daughter at the Rialto In Stalin’s Daughter, David Lane’s powerful and disturbing monologue presents us with a haunting psychological examination of the later life of Joseph Stalin’s daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva. Uprooted and transient after her defection to the United States three decades earlier, the story opens with S By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Fringe: Threesome Review: Threesome Theatre Box: Warren Brighton Fringe This new play examines the effects of changing the rules of engagement in a settled marriage played to a sold out house at the neat little Theatre Box over the weekend. Chris Willoughby’s delightful and subtle performance as confused and bemused By Eric Page • 2 min read
