There is one actor on the stage, and one character, Charles Chaplin. But he is ominously divided into two characters, two facets of his own mind; the Man and the Clown. Darkly similar and curiously different, the pulling and pushing of these two inner beings forms the axis around which this wonderful new one man... more >> By: Howard Young Feedback: Editor Read full story
One of life’s best kept secrets was let out into the world long ago. In fact, Iron & Wine have had legions of fans, quietly, knocking at the doors of venues across the globe for many-a-year. So it was great to catch up with Sam Beam and his somewhat weary warriors at the Old Market .. as part of the Great Escape Festival. Last in the city a year ago, at St. George’s Church, Kemptown, this time around it’s... more >> By: Mike Cobley Read full story
Opening The Brighton Magazine’s Great Escape Festival gig account at the Pressure Point in the presence of Bon Iver was .. one hell of a way to spend any second of your precious time. Bon Iver (pronounced "bohn eevair") is the stage and recording name of indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon, an enigma who is slowly gaining notoriety via the patronage of bands such as Iron & Wine. A growing number of clued-up gig-goers are catching on... more >> By: Mike Cobley Read full story
Bitter & Twisted Tale From Final Days Of Taliban Rule
In a small claustrophobic room, above a great pub, deep in the backstreets of Kemp Town, the audience sit listening to the rich, dark sounds of war; bombs are exploding and shells are landing. It is like being in a World War Two bomb shelter during the blitz, except we’ve all got a drink in our hands and our anticipation is one of pleasant excitement. And that, I am afraid, was about as good as it got,... more >> By: Howard Young Feedback: Editor Read full story
Bumf-Bumf-Bumf Cadunk Crack Donnnnggk, Bumf-Bumf-Cadunk Crack Donnnnggk; the sand weights strike the floor, the wooden planks fall, the great swinging plank strikes the standing one, two huge pieces of wood are rhythmically pounding up and down with muffled crunch of a ring that sounds like a church bell with a small cushion and a half empty box of cornflakes in it. Bumf-Bumf-Bumf Cadunk Crack Donnnnggk; like an organic techno-beat manufactured out of all natural materials, no added flavours and all that. This all comes as the dance and movement artists of Gravity and Levity bring home the finale of their inspiring, gimmick free, naturalistic... more >> By: Howard Young Feedback: Editor Read full story
One of the biggest stars in British wrestling makes a rare South Coast appearance on the next Sussex grappling spectacular. Giant Scottish heavyweight champion Drew McDonald tops the bill on a special half-term show at the Worthing Assembly Hall on Thursday, May 29, which also features the first PWF title defence by Brighton's Barry Cooper.
Rugged 6ft.1in, 22st former Scots Guardsman McDonald has... more >> By: Mike Cobley Read full story
In an imaginary world where ‘Home on the Range’ meets Oedipus Rex, the ‘Cows Come Home’ at the Udder Place, tries to reconcile modern man’s compulsion to self destruction with the ancient notion of the immediate and terrible power of the gods. This is done through a farmer who poisons his whole herd (and thus himself) as well as the actions of a Greek chorus. They watch this Oedipus-like character, the author of his own undoing, with detached horror before succumbing to the disease themselves.
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In every festival there is the ‘one’, the Holy Grail, the great find of the whole season and in the case of this year’s mainstream festival it is ‘Johnny’s Midnight Goggles’ by Sharpwire at Brighton Dome Pavilion Theatre. In the words of the lady who sat next to me at the performance ‘It’s magical’. And it was. And what is crazy is that this small piece of theatrical genius that is as funny and wonderful as anything I have seen in a very long time, is only on for two nights. They had better bring it back next year is... more >> By: Howard Young Feedback: Editor Read full story
