This Week @ Theatre Royal Brighton: Writer Rona Munro Discusses Mary Shelley & Her New Adaptation Of Frankenstein
As
Frankenstein arrives at
Theatre Royal Brighton for a week of performances,
Rona Munro discusses (below) her new adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece which places the writer herself (depicted by Eilidh Loan) amongst the action, as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now.
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From Teenage Spies to Drag Queen Stories - Brighton Dome’s Family Friendly Events For Half Term
‘Children are curious and accepting. Teaching them that "different" is not bad is key to the eradication of forms of hate, not just homophobia. The question I often get asked is: "Are you a boy or a girl?". The answer I give is, "I am whatever you want me to be!" According to one boy, I'm now a unicorn.’
Becoming Electra: One-Woman Drag Show Explores A Queer Jewish Girl Finding Her Voice @ Komedia Brighton
At a time when LGBTQ+ education in schools is being protested; when the scourge of anti-Semitism is rearing its head on the political left as well as the right; Jewish graves desecrated with swastikas and religious and queer people are attacked in their community spaces –
Becoming Electra presents an uplifting, challenging and hopeful story of a
proud, queer Jewish girl finding her voice.
Brighton CCA: City's First Major New Contemporary Arts Gallery In Twenty Years Opens Next Weekend
The
University of Brighton will launch
Brighton CCA, the first
major new contemporary arts gallery in the city for twenty years, on Saturday 19 October 2019.
False Advertising: Alt-Rock Trio Offer Up A Welcome Dollop Of Brainfreeze Prior To Date @ Prince Albert Brighton
The tale of
Brighton-bound False Advertising kicks off on the open-mic circuit of Manchester.
Queer As Folk: Protest Singer & LGBTQ Activist Grace Petrie Brings New Song Selection To Brighton
Make way for protest singer,
LGBTQ+ activist, folk singer, socialist and social commentator
Grace Petrie.
Interview: Ventriloquist Paul Zerdin Reveals All behind The Success Of His Sponge Family Ahead Of Date @ Komedia Brighton
For more than twenty-five years the London-born ventriloquist
Paul Zerdin has been wowing audiences across the globe with his cheeky brand of stand-up puppetry, and his
'sponge family' – including peppy tween Sam, demanding newborn Baby and old man Albert – have becomes stars themselves.
Young Enough: NYC's Charly Bliss Make Return Visit To Brighton In Support Of Critically Acclaimed Second Album
Charly Bliss, the American four-piece band - who have traded their brash punk persona for a more thoughtful pop sound - make a
welcome return Brighton, following a well received appearance at the city's Great Escape Festival, back in May.