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REVIEW: Dave Lynn and Allan Cardew bring ‘John and Thomas’ to life

Brian Butler October 11, 2024

There’s many a double act that split – through ill health, retirement or death – and there’s sometimes a sense of not knowing how the remaining partner feels. And that’s a central theme of Andrew Kay’s latest play John and Thomas. But this 50-minute gem is so much more than that. John (Allan Cardew) is […]

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Rehearsed reading of Andrew Kay play ‘John and Thomas’ with Dave Lynn and Allan Cardew to raise funds for new LGBTQ+ drama prize in honour of Jason Sutton aka Miss Jason

Brian Butler October 3, 2024

It’s several decades since drag performer Dave Lynn first met then amateur actor Allan Cardew at Marilyn’s club behind Brighton station. Since then, they’ve shared the stage in many a gay-themed play and Allan has gone on to be a director and producer – most recently of the alternative panto. And so, they’ll reunite onstage […]

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New play to launch a prize in honour of drag star and community champion, Jason Sutton (Miss Jason)

Brian Butler July 19, 2024

Pic by Chris Jepson Photography Latest TV’s Andrew Kay has created a new play, John and Thomas, to launch a prize in honour of drag star Jason Sutton aka Miss Jason, whose untimely death shocked the Brighton and London gay scene. Andrew wrote a previous play, Morning Glory, specifically for Jason and it had great […]

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REVIEW: ‘Punchline’ by Andrew Kay with Brian Capron at Lantern Theatre

Brian Butler April 14, 2024

Comedian Terry has got about as low as he can get in his career. He’s the compère for strippers with a second act spot to tell jokes before the band takes over. And so, over 55 minutes he tells us his back story, cutting in and out of gags from famous comics and revealing bit […]

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FEATURE: The Future of Theatre Through Brighton Eyes

Brian Butler July 19, 2020

As We move to a limited reopening of theatres Brian Butler talks to three of Brighton’s theatre professionals.

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