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Wed 15 May `13
The New Venture Theatre's Harold Pinter Double Bill Brings Out His Sharp Humour & Observations

“Does it ever occur to you that while you're spending the afternoon being unfaithful to me I'm sitting at a desk going through balance sheets and graphs?” .. “What a funny question.”
Director of ‘Celebration’ (part of the Pinter double bill), Tim McQuillen-Wright, says of Pinter; 
Tue 14 May `13
Btn Fest Review - War And Peace Played Out As Pretentious Electronica @ All Saints Church

Poor Tolstoy, wherever he is, he is not a happy man, of this I am sure.
Apparat  'Krieg Und Freiden' ('War and Peace') at the All Saints Church was the m... more >>

Mon 13 May `13
Jonathan Harvey: Rare Opportunity To Hear From Award-Winning Playwright And Leading Coronation Street Writer

To mark the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking play Beautiful Thing, Jonathan Harvey will be appearing 'In Conversation with…' author and Polari host Paul Burston on Saturday 15 June at 6pm at Theatre Royal, Brighton.
A brand new production of Beautiful Thing debuted in London last month and will tour to Brighton’s Theatre Royal from 10-15 June. ... more >>

Sun 12 May `13
Brighton Fringe Launches Short Story Competition To Awake The City’s Creativity

Brighton Fringe has launched the Brighton Fringe Short Story Competition, where visitors are invited to tell a story in less than 140 characters and share it through Twitter.
The competition is open to anyone participating in the Festival, attending performances and shows, or visiting the Fringe City in the next... more >>

Sun 12 May `13
Btn Fest Review - 'Britten: The Canticles' Vies For Best Production Of Brighton Festival 2013

For the past week Ben Britten has looked anxiously on (from the silver vault Made in Heaven for all writers artists and musicians).
He has watched Stravinsky leap from cloud to cloud in joy thanks to the Great Enormo Rosen, he has see Schubert's puffed out cheeks go pin... more >>

Sat 11 May `13
Btn Fest Review: Sinead O'Connor Brought More Than A Sprinkle Of Stardust To Brighton Dome

It should be all about the voice. That great soaring gift few are blessed with. And believe me, Sinead O'Connor has been blessed and gifted with a larynx that purrs and soars like a Ferrari.
But then, to the tone deaf, it seems that her talent has become eclipsed by the (unwarranted) cult of celebrity and tabloid tittle-tattle.... more >>

Fri 10 May `13
Brighton Naked Bike Ride Mixes Celebration And Protest In Its Eighth Year

On Sunday 9th June the World Naked Bike Ride will return to the streets of Brighton for its eighth annual ride.
Up to a thousand "bare as you dare" cyclists are expected to pedal through the heart of the city. 
Wed 08 May `13
Btn Fest Review: The Contents of A House @ Preston Manor Peels Back The Layers Of History

As any modern production of a Greek Tragedy tells us more about the values of our society than those of ancient Greece, so (argues Peter Reader) the contents of Preston Manor tell us more about its curators than the family that originally lived there so many years ago.
If you are lucky enough to get a ticket for this sold out gig, Reader will walk you by the hand through the house, weaving the stories of ... more >>

Tue 07 May `13
Btn Fest Review: Paul Lewis’ Schubert Sonatas @ Glyndebourne Given An Overview In Two Parts

Outside (the Impressionists): Outside lie the impressionists, a sight bathed in sunshine sparkling Monet lake wine glasses reflecting the light from Water Lilly side-tables adorned with food and rich white tablecloths waving at edges in the gentle breeze. Suede feet slightly dampen by long grass walks, amid sheep on high in the sunshine eating in lazy folds of warmth, waiting to lose their coats.
Legs on tables and legs on tartan rugs adorned with camping mess while empty champagne bottles lay outside, lazily warming in the sun, bub... more >>

Mon 06 May `13
Btn Fest Review: The Great Enormo Was A Winning Educational Musical Extravaganza For All Ages

Yesterday, Stravinsky danced, leaping joyfully across the clouds after he watched (from his most heavenly vault put aside for the souls of dead artists, writers and musicians) a performance of his Firebird Suite in a concert hall full of children
(all ice cream, crisps and sweets and brimming over with excitement about the 'Bear Hunt' man). (The Great Enormo, A Kerfuffle in B Flat…(Michael Rosen and the City Of London Symphonia) Brighton Dome Concert Hall, 4th May 2013).
So pleased was he that sent the sunshine out across Brighton the next morning to show us that Modernism was our own modern enlightenmen... more >>


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