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La La Theatre Company auditioning for local actor

La La Theatre Company are seeking a Brighton actor for an exciting new comedy.

Marlborough Theatre

Therapy” centres around four characters who embark on a series of unusual holistic treatments at the Orpady School of self-discovery. The course takes the residents on a bonkers journey, only to discover all is not as it appears to be. Contains warped humour, lower-the-tone wit and spiteful remarks.

The play requires movement and physicality.

Davey – Male 20’s to mid 30’s
Physical attributes – Small build.
Gay, quirky, camp but quick tongued, he wears make-up in a gothic way like a young Robert Smith from the Cure and what he lacks in confidence he makes up in attitude, he is equally gentle as he is sharp and these complexities can often get him into trouble. Good comic timing.

Audition date Sunday, November 23

Play to be performed at the Marlborough Theatre Brighton in March 2015

Rehearsals starting In early January 2015.

For more information and an audition pack please send your CV with a recent photograph to: tararastar@hotmail.com

Kemptown MP encourages participation in Sussex Police ‘Precept Consultation’

Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, is encouraging residents to take part in a consultation being run by the Sussex Police to determine how much residents will pay for policing in their Council Tax next year.

Simon Kirby MP

IN ORDER to gauge the opinions of Sussex residents on a possible further precept increase, Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has decided to run a further consultation.

For further information about this consultation, and further information on the police precept and police budget, click here:

Simon Kirby said: “I welcome this consultation as I believe that it is important for the public to have their say on important matters such as how much they pay on their Council Tax. I am always conscious that for many people, Council Tax will be the highest bill they get (after mortgage/rent) and am therefore keen to see Council Tax frozen for residents.

“I would like to encourage residents to take the time to complete this consultation, and to share their opinions on this important matter.”

Brighton MP named as overall MP of the Year 2014 by Patchwork Foundation

Caroline Lucas the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion was named the Patchwork Foundation MP of the Year by Mr Speaker, Rt Hon John Bercow last night, November 5.

Caroline Lucas MP

THE AWARD recognises those MPs who have represented and work well with underrepresented, deprived and minority communities across the country.

Over 90 MPs were nominated including members from different faith groups and ethnic backgrounds and were judged by 5 key criteria:

• Deprived communities (including white working class communities)

• Faith communities

• Ethnic communities

• Sexual Orientation communities

• Other communities traditionally excluded by the political process

The award was announced from the State Rooms, in the Speaker’s House.

The Rt Hon John Bercow MP said: “I would like to give my best wishes to the Patchwork Foundation and congratulate them for their work over the last 12 months.”

Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, said: “I’m honoured to have been nominated for this Patchwork Foundation award, and delighted to have won. Sadly there is still a long way to go in terms of addressing the huge underrepresentation of minority and deprived communities, both in society and in parliament itself.  As MP for Brighton Pavilion, I am committed to continuing to do all I can to support and engage with those communities and to prevent people from being excluded from the political process.”

Rt Hon David Cameron MP, The Prime Minister added: “I am proud to support the ground-breaking work of the Patchwork Foundation.  The organisation has helped thousands of young people from under-represented communities engage in the political process.  From holding community engagement events attended by thousands of people, to small master classes with senior political figures, the Foundation is leading the way in making politics more accessible to all, regardless of where you live, where you come from, your age, ethnicity or background.”

Caroline Lucas MP
Left to Right – Jonathan Holt (KPMG Partner, Sponsor), Rt Hon John Bercow MP (Mr Speaker), Caroline Lucas MP (Overall MP of the Year 2014) and Martyn Lewis CBE (Patchwork Foundation, Patron and Compere)

Jonathan Holt KPMG Partner, said: “We are delighted to sponsor these awards and help Patchwork encouraging under represented communities connect with the political process. The work done by their volunteers and the time they commit will hopefully inspire young people in all communities to fulfil their true potential. How organisations work with, and within, their local communities is a critical part of inspiring young people. That’s why KPMG pioneered a School Leaver Programme, a Business Support Academy and why, only last month KPMG hosted a series of events promoting the importance of inclusion in the workplace. We committed ourselves to ambitions which are quantifiable and against we can be judged – and these targets span across the four areas of gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation. The fact is, everyone has the right to feel safe from discrimination and bring their whole self to work so that they can fulfil their own potential.”

Simon Woolley, OBV Founder and Patchwork National Advisory Board Member, concluded: “The MP of the Year Awards not only highlights the work MPs are doing to better understand their diverse communities, it also applauds those MP’s who are encouraging greater civic and political engagement. With many young people, particularly from BME communities feeling a huge disconnect from our elected representatives, the MP of the year awards should be a reminder to all MP’s that we expect them to give voice to those unheard, and in doing so the whole of society benefits.”

 

 

PREVIEW: Rick Wakeman – ‘A Night Of Music and Anecdotal Wit’

Rock legend Rick Wakeman brings his one man show to the iconic De La Warr Pavilion in March 2015.

Rick Wakeman

A FELLOW of the Royal College of Music, Professor of the London College of Music, former Yes keyboard player, Watchdog presenter and renowned Grumpy Old Man, Rick Wakeman has led a rich and varied life.

In his one-man solo show, he recounts hilarious and unlikely anecdotes from a career that has included musical collaborations with David Bowie, Cat Stevens and Elton John, as well as worldwide tours with YES and his own band The English Rock Ensemble, punctuated by displays of dazzling virtuosity on the piano.


 

Event: Rick Wakeman – A Night Of Music and Anecdotal Wit: Support The Cadbury’s Sisters

Where: De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1DP

When: Saturday, March 14

Time: 7pm

Tickets: £25 – £27

To book online, click here:

 

‘Strike A Brighton Pose’ announce fundraising total for Pride Brighton & Hove and The Rainbow Fund

The Strike A Brighton Pose exhibition organised by Kate Wildblood and Queen Josephine during Brighton Pride, raised £259.50 for Brighton Pride and The Rainbow Fund.

Brighton Strike a Pose
Kate Wildblood & Queen Josephine: Photo Trish Barr

THE EXHIBITION ran for two weeks at Brighton’s Jubilee Library and explored the city’s LGBTQ clubbing history and featured club nights and venues including Wild Fruit, Revenge, Traumfrau, Transister, Secrets, FTPA, The Candy Bar as well as the memories of the many who has graced their dancefloors over the past 25 years.

Queen Josephine said: “We are so delighted that the exhibition was such a success, enjoying amazing feedback as viewers made their way down a very glitterball kind of memory lane courtesy of flyers, original artwork and some truly glorious LGBTQ clubbing memories. Together we finally brought the proud disco to the library.”

Fellow curator Kate Wildblood, added: “Thanks to the generous support of the Brighton and Hove clubbing community and local businesses including The T Chest, Weeza Graphics, Audio Brighton, Pete Hayward Design, 4Print and Merlin & Ellis we are able to make a donation to Brighton Pride and The Rainbow Fund. We’d also like to thank all the staff at Jubilee Library as well as Danny Dwyer, Brighton Pride and Thirteen Art’s Hizze Fletcher for their patience and support in helping us bring the city’s disco memories to life once again”.

For more info on Strike A Brighton Pose and to continue the fundraising by purchasing SABP badges and cards, click here: 

Brighton Strike A Pose

Improving end of life care for LGBT people

New study aims to improve awareness of the care and support that is available to LGBT people.

GMFA

THINKING ABOUT the end of our lives is difficult for most of us. For many, the ideal is to be comfortable, supported and surrounded by loved ones, but this ideal may be harder to achieve for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans* (LGBT) communities.

Many LGBT people feel uncomfortable talking to their healthcare providers about their sexuality or gender history, which can lead to greater isolation in the late stages of life.

This month a new study is being launched to examine the experiences of LGBT people as they approach the end of their lives. It is hoped that the study will help to improve the care that LGBT people receive when facing a life limiting illness (such as cancer, neurological conditions, heart, lung or liver disease).

People who identify as LGBT can experience discrimination from their healthcare providers, or may not feel confident to share their sexual identity, or gender history, with them.  This can have a negative impact upon their experience of care, it may also mean that partners or chosen family are not involved in decision making, or may miss out on the support that they need.

While many research studies have explored the experiences of illness and care for different ethnic and cultural minority groups, the LGBT communities have received less attention.

This study, funded by Marie Curie and led by King’s College London, is looking to recruit people who identify as LGBT, and who are facing a life limiting illness.

Participation in the study will involve an in depth interview with a researcher to explore your experiences of care as someone who identifies as LGBT, and to find out how that care could be improved.

GMFA, the gay men’s health charity, is a partner in the study.

The findings from this study will be used to develop leaflets and online information resources for patients, partners, friends, chosen or biological families and community groups to improve awareness of the care and support that is available to them.

These will be distributed through media sources, in support centres nationwide, online and will also be used in the professional training of health care providers.

The study is recruiting nationwide. If you identify as LGBT and are facing a life limiting illness and would like to share your experiences, click here:

Or email:  

Or telephone: 020 7848 5521

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