Cabaret Local charity nominated for National Diversity Award Carousel is a local Brighton charity that supports learning disabled artists to achieve their creative ambitions. They have been nominated in the best Community Organisation of the year category at the National Diversity Awards. You can help Carousel, by supporting their nomination and saying why yo By Besi • 1 min read
Cabaret Getting glammed up for the history of drag Drag acts from the past and present will be donning their highest heels and most glamorous gowns for a special fundraising event being held next month. On Sunday July 13, Boulevard cabaret club, Churchill Street, Newcastle, will be taking visitors on a journey through the history of drag for a speci By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Charity cabaret night supporting Brighton Pride with Rose Wilby, VG Lee and many more A fully inclusive LGBTQ night of fabulous music and comedy at The Basement. Acts appearing include Rosie Wilby, VG Lee, Claire Parker, Jonwayne Connolly, Chick Atkinson and Judy Theobald. Rosie Wilby said of the event: “I’m excited to be involved with the event as its a great venue and I’m a fan of By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Drag King Richard III at London’s Riverside Studios Stance Theatre are bringing their hit play Drag King Richard III to the Riverside Studios from July 28 – August 3 following a successful run at the Bristol Shakespeare Festival. Drag King Richard III explores the complexity of switching gender as Laurie (the main character) embarks on the journey of By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Importance of Being Earnest, a trivial comedy for serious people! The Southampton based Maskers Theatre Company will perform Oscar Wilde’s classic play, The Importance of Being Earnest in the open air at Hamptworth Lodge, between Romsey and Salisbury from July 16-26. The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People(!) was first performed on Feb By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Don Juan in Soho opens tonight Brighton Little Theatre’s next production will be Don Juan in Soho by Patrick Marber (the writer of Closer and Notes on a Scandal and the screenplay of Fifty Shades of Grey) after Moliere. The play originally opened at the Donmar Warehouse in 2006 and was directed by Michael Grandage and starred Rhy By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Pearl Fishers: ENO A mixed bag, some stunning set pieces then some irritating distractions, great voices, and a fabulously wired chorus who are kept oddly static. Like the Storm in this production, it washed over me, was enjoyable and nice to hear but didn’t leave me beached, panting at the over whelming thrill of the By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts Eva Iglesias joins line up for Golden Handbag Awards on Sunday Eva Iglesias, the diva who wowed the judges on this years Britain’s Got Talent with her rendition of Aretha Franklin’s classic hit ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ has been added to the final line up at this years Golden Handbag Awards. Eva will be joining fellow semi finalist on Britain’s By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: One Man Play for Newcastle Pride Tea with the Old Queen, a one-man play based on the fictitious secret diaries of the Queen Mother’s real-life page and steward, will be staged as part of Newcastle Pride 2014. The play will be performed at the North East Mining Institute, Westgate Road, Newcastle on Saturday, July 5 from 7.30pm. The By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Shakespeare in the Park Shakespeare in the Park returns to the Royal Spa, Queen’s Park in Brighton with a performance of Macbeth on Sunday, July 6 at 7.30pm. Performed by Illyria Open Air Theatre, the cast includes aspiring young actor Beau Jeavons-Whitewill as Macduff, and is directed by Oliver Gray. This “blood soaked tr By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Marlborough Theatre voted ‘Best Venue’ at Brighton Fringe The Marlborough Theatre has received the award for “Best Venue” in the Latest Festival Awards 2014 Following a successful Brighton Fringe 2014, the Marlborough has been crowned best of the fest, by The Latest. The award was presented at a ceremony on Tuesday, June 2, at Latest Music Bar where an ill By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Mme Butterfly: The one man show at the Marlborough Mme Butterfly – The One Man Opera will be at The Marlborough Theatre, Brighton from June 5–7, before going on national tour. The show, set 30 years after the end of the iconic Puccini opera and starring Ignacio Jarquin, follows Mme Butterfly’s son, Tomisaburo, who travels to America in the hope of m By Besi • 1 min read
