Brighton preview: Beach House @ The Haunt 23 May 2012

Baltimore duo Beach House come to Brighton for an intimate show at The Haunt on 23 May 2012. It’s no wonder the show sold out in such quick time, as the Brighton date is one of only two Beach House will be playing in the UK in the coming months. Celebrating the release of the [...]

2013 Brighton Marathon on TV

The 2013 Brighton Marathon, which will take place on Sunday 14 April 2013, is to be broadcast on Channel 4. The Grounded Events Company, organisers of the Brighton Marathon, have announced that Channel 4 will broadcast a highlights package of next year’s event. This television package will include the Brighton Marathon itself, plus the Grand [...]

Brighton event: My Swish presents Swish Nights @ Temptation 15 June 2012

Brighton’s favourite clothes-swapping organisation, My Swish, is back with its most sophisticated swish to date. Grab the girls and your pre-loved outfits and join us for an oh-so-stylish Summer’s evening. Friday 15 June sees the launch of Swish Nights, our innovative Pop-Up Swap Soiree that combines fashion, friends and fizz (a winning formula in our [...]
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Brighton-born student set to storm BBC3′s ‘Be Your Own Boss’

Brighton-born Gabriella Colasurdo, a 22-year-old student graduating from the University of East Anglia, is one of 500 hopefuls left in the running for BBC Three’s Be Your Own Boss (BYOB). Having passed through the initial selection process, Gabriella has now been given £100 and must return with a profit, in the hope of becoming one [...]

QueenSpark secures ‘Robots’ artist for Alt-Brighton project

Community publisher QueenSpark Books is delighted to announce that Brighton & Hove based graphic artist Paul Collicutt has been chosen as the lead artist and mentor for its ALT-Brighton graphic novel project. Paul Collicutt is a respected graphic artist and joins QueenSpark to work in collaboration with 12 volunteer graphic artists to help bring the [...]

Brighton Fringe 2012 review: Footprints @ Salvation Army Brighton Congress Hall 14 May 2012

Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Suchi reviews Monday’s performance of Footprints by the Fan Dance Theatre Company as part of the Brighton Fringe 2012. Until recently I had not heard of the Fan Dance Theatre Company. Nor had I any idea what their production of “Footprints” was about but I accepted an invitation to [...]

Brighton Festival 2012 review: The Unsaid – Diplomatic Incidents @ the Pavilion Theatre 13 May 2012

Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Elizabeth Hughes listens carefully and questions everything at The Unsaid: Diplomatic Incidents as part of the Brighton Festival 2012. “Why do we not say what we mean?” asked Dr Biljana Scott at the Brighton Festival on Sunday afternoon (13 May 2012). Dr Scott is a linguistics expert with a [...]

Brighton-based author Colin Grant amused at being VS Naipaul’s ‘valet for the day’

As the BBC’s World Service gets set to close its doors at the iconic Bush House, Brighton-based author and historian Colin Grant talks to ‘The Telegraph’ about his latest book, ‘Bageye at the Wheel’, a comic memoir about growing up in a West Indian household in 1970s Luton. And, as everyone decamps to Broadcasting House, [...]

Brighton Festival 2012 review: English Chamber Choir @ St Batholomew’s Church 11 May 2012

Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Elizabeth Hughes reviews a performance of a world premiere by the English Chamber Choir at St Bartholomew’s Church in Brighton as part of the Brighton Festival 2012. The beautiful vastness of St Bartholomew’s Church was the venue for a joyful performance by the English Chamber Choir on Friday night. [...]

The Great Escape 2012: Saturday 12 May 2012 Review

So, after two fantastic days at The Great Escape we hoped for more of the same on Saturday and we were not disappointed. Who we saw: Jackson Firebird (Digital, 1.30pm) Red Ink (Digital, 2pm) Chet Faker (Digital, 2.45pm) Jinja Safari (Digital, 3.20pm) Palma Violets (Komedia Upstairs, 8.15pm) Howler (Komedia Upstairs, 9pm) Alabama Shakes (Komedia Upstairs, [...]

The Great Escape 2012: Friday 11 May 2012 Review

After a good first day we were pleased to feel the sun on our skin as we headed off into town for the second day of The Great Escape. Luckily we had the day off work, so we could get out and about early and catch as much music as possible. Who we saw: Tiny [...]

The Great Escape 2012: Thursday 10 May 2012 review

Thursday saw The Great Escape 2012 get off to a flying start, despite the miserable Brighton weather. Although we were stuck in the office till the evening, so missed all the Thursday daytime bands (boo) we more than made up with it by our excellent choice of evening bands (even if we do so say [...]

Brighton Festival 2012 review: Book Slam @ the Corn Exchange 7 May 2012

Brighton and Hove Free Press contributor Elizabeth Hughes finds out that the literary scene is anything but down and out in her review of Book Slam at the Corn Exchange on Monday 7 May, as part of Brighton Festival 2012. The Book Slam event at Brighton Dome got off to a smashing start on Monday [...]