Theatre
Kevin Elyot’s Olivier Award-winning play ‘My Night with Reg’ comes to Birmingham
My Night with Reg is a play which explores the lives of gay men and the AIDS crisis during the 1980s
Arts
FRINGE REVIEW: MYTHOS: RAGNAROK
This show, all throbbing muscle and wrestling on top holds a seriously affirming message at heart, …..we went for the eye candy, but left thrilled, enchanted and seriously entertained.
Arts
FRINGE REVIEW: You Bet @ Round Georges
We feel Bet the woman, tender, whole, emotionally unfulfilled by her lovers, but not by her life. Bet the friend, turning over the disappointment from the other women in her life.
Arts
FRINGE REVIEW: Lachlan Werner: Voices of Evil @ Spiegeltent Bosco
‘a delightful, daft and debauched hour of occult decadence..’
Brighton Festival
REVIEW: Moby Dick @ Theatre Royal (Brighton Festival)
‘Let faith oust fact; let fancy oust memory; I look deep down and do believe.’ Seriously impressive puppeting , a wonderful evocative show and worth experiencing if you can get or beg a ticket.
Arts
SPOTLIGHT ON: Cam sex, drag queens and Grindr
In the first of two articles, Brian Butler finds a treasure trove of queer shows
Theatre
Myra DuBois to bring ‘Be Well’ – a new manifesto for mental health – to Brighton’s Komedia on Thursday, November 16
Myra DuBois calls out to you, the disadvantaged, downtrodden and tyrannised of the world, with her manifesto for mental health: AdMyrism! But are you ready to receive the call?
Arts
REVIEW: The Way Old Friends Do @ Theatre Royal Brighton
Great fast paced fun for fans of modern relationship comedy, light touch while pretending to be something deeper, a must for those who worship at the Alter of ABBA with plenty of original music scattered throughout the evening.
Music
Classical REVIEW: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs @ ENO
This haunting performance of Henryk Górecki’s Third Symphony is a startlingly but soothing staging from the ENO yet again showing us what a dedicated team of people can do with imagination, flair and a determination to explore and share the very best of music with a diverse and invested audience.
Music
Opera Review: la Bohème @ Theatre Royal Brighton
This is an utterly charming performance, with some of Kents signature touches, a stage filling bit of spectacle, live orchestra, La Boehme is a romantically sad story, ending in tragedy but with some delightful set pieces celebrating love hope and beauty
Theatre
National Youth Theatre releases rehearsal images of new production ‘Bakkhai’ – a queer reimagining of the Ancient Greek classic.
Ancient Greece and gig theatre collide in a boldly reimagined Bakkhai like you’ve never seen it before. Underscored with original electronic music, filled with celebratory raucous dance and devised with some of Britain’s most exciting new talent from the NYT REP.
Theatre
REVIEW: Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story
Brian Butler finds a new Lady Di show clever, funny and tasteless