Arts Dwarf Cottage Guest House – An adult panto Micronian Theatre Productions are producing a charity panto again this year at the Marlborough Theatre to benefit Cancer Research. So you think you know the story of Snow White? This is an unusal twist on the Story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and is strictly for adultsonly. Dwarf Cottage Gues By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Birmingham acting school ‘comes out’ to challenge sexuality prejudice Birmingham School of Acting (BSA), part of Birmingham City University addresses gay preconceptions in a new theatre production where characters are scrutinised for being ‘straight’, in a society where everyone else is gay. Devised and performed by Outspoken, a company of graduates and students from By Besi • 3 min read
Community News The Golden Handbag Awards 2014 – Tables go on sale This years Golden Handbag Awards hosted by Lola Lasagne, take place on Sunday, June 22 in the Oxford Suite at the Brighton Metropole Hilton Hotel. Tables are now on sale. There are a limited number of pre booked VIP tables available seating 12 people and costing £240. These are released on a first c By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus take part in “Abbaversary” at Brighton Dome On Sunday April 6, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) will be joining life-long ABBA fanatic Christopher Green (Tina C, Ida Barr), to relive ABBA’s historic Eurovision Song Contest win on the very spot it happened, 40 years ago to the day. In this party performance lecture celebrating ABBA and their m By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Panto queens raise £2,880 for Sussex Beacon Brian Ralfe producer of the Alternative Panto hands over cheque for £2,880 to the Sussex Beacon fund raising team. The Alternative Panto has been running in Brighton for the last eleven years. After every performance there is a bucket collection and this year the proceeds have been shared between th By Besi • 1 min read
Arts West End Eurovision: The final battle Now in its seventh and final year West End Eurovision 2014 The Final Battle is set to go out with a Boom Bang-A-Bang! After the phenomenal success of West End Eurovision 2013, the Make A Difference (MAD) Trust will be returning to the Dominion theatre on May 22, 2014. West End Eurovision sees 10 cas By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: OperaUndone This was a convincing performance done with conviction and thoroughly enjoyable all round. It’s also unusual to see music presented in such a straight foreword way at the Marlborough which has such a reputation for avant-garde and experimental works, but it’s a beautiful venue to experience live cla By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Brighton Fringe 2014 Launched With more than 700 shows on offer, a third are family friendly and lots are FREE and featuring venues from toilets to a PerfomR an app based on Grindr , this is a huge effort to present, organise and arrange and it’s sorted in time for us, the humble punters to enjoy this May. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Brighton Festival 2014 programme announced Guest Director Hofesh Schechter has launched the programme of events for the Brighton Festival 2014. Hofesh Schechter has been responsible for shaping this years programme of events for the three week event beginning May 3 until May 25. This years Festival is to include a diverse genre of events and By Mitchell Orriss • 2 min read
Arts Feminist Armpits Poet, artist and campaigner, Vince Laws, has launched Feminist Armpits in time for International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8. “As a man I want to show my support for feminism, and encourage women to be themselves, whether shaved or bushy. Let’s all stop being so judgemental, live and let live,” By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Rodelinda: ENO Handel’s epic story of love, power and mistaken identity is a triumph, but not an easy one to present to the modern audience, but the singing is exquisite; tonight the ENO live up to their hype as the House of Handel. Book now! By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts DANDIFEST! Art collective extraordinaire, The Norwich Dandies, are planning a two week happening, launching on Monday, April 28 2014, running through the May Bank Holiday, and ending on Saturday, May 10 2014. The Norwich Dandies, established in 2010, have worked separately on a vast array of projects, but alwa By Besi • 3 min read
