Brighton
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REVIEW: Brighton Fringe – The Mayor & His Daughter: A Genuine Appreciation Of Comedy
Some artists meet you halfway, with a trail of reassuring breadcrumbs luring you to darker forests. Sketch duo The Mayor And His Daughter, on the other hand, are more likely to ward you off with empty crisp packets and beer cans. If you ever make it to their metaphorical comedy clearing, curiosity getting the better… Read more
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Brighton Folk Choir at Apple Blossom Day, Stanmer Orchard
Mainly notable, in my mind, for the photos of Ruth’s terrifying puppet, which cursed the villagers and turned the apples to dust. Nevertheless I’m sure a good time was had by all. Read more
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REVIEW: Brighton Fringe – Landlord’s Wet Dream
It’s Fringe season, so I’ll be reviewing shows around and about, some for the Morning Star and some for The Reviews Hub, with my old mucker Simon Topping as Brighton editor. The first show I saw might actually be the best of the lot, in that it’s funny AND important. You can read it over… Read more
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Martha Casey Day / The Launch of Once&Future Festival
I’m currently reading Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein, a very interesting deep dive into paranoia, conspiracy, and the sinister nature of modern online existence, sparked by her being continually mistaken for Naomi Woolf during the pandemic. I knew exactly how she felt when walking into Presuming Ed’s on Friday night and finding Brighton comic Simon Harriyot… Read more
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Green berets and creeping fascism
Wearing a Keffiyeh in the street leads to a variety of responses, ranging between glares, thumbs up, and baffled glances. Sometimes it even leads to conversation – usually constructive, and often interesting. It’s usually pretty easily to clock the politics of who is approaching and what it is they are likely to want to say.… Read more
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A wander up Chanctonbury Ring
“Chanctonbury is a place where time slows” [1] The last time I made it up to Chanctonbury, the world was different. It was 2019, and I was walking the South Downs Way. I was lost, but not in a geographic sense, as it’s hard to lose one’s bearings when walking a giant ridge of chalk… Read more
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The Highchurches at The Court, Sweet @ The Yellow Book, Brighton
Our fifth gig as a four piece, and our third venturing beyond our spiritual and (kind of) actual home of The Folklore Rooms. The Court is a monthly celebration of folklore, produced by the marvellous Hattie Snooks and JD Henshaw. This was an imbolc special, for which we were treated to tales of the Celtic… Read more
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I interviewed Rachel Stamp’s David Ryder Prangley for Indie Brighton
This year I’m trying to do a lot more features and interviews alongside my weekly listings. The plan eventually is to set up a proper website to compliment the newsletter, which means I think I have to think a bit more about how comprehensive I want my guide to be, and how to stick to… Read more
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