Bahareque - PierFest 2024 - A night of hot latin rhythms

Event Start Time 7.30pm, Doors 7pm, Tickets £15 plus booking fee

“Bahareque” Latin American Rhythms Band is a five-piece acoustic ensemble that plays traditional Latin music from Guantanamera to romantic Mexican ballads, Paraguayan polkas, Andean huaynos, Venezuelan joropos, Chilean cuecas, Colombian cumbias & much more.

Among the traditional instruments that feature in the Band’s performances: Guitar, pan-pipes ,quena, maracas, cuatro, bongos, Venezuelan & Paraguayan harps.

“Bahareque” has performed in Spain, France, Bulgaria and in June 2023 put on a series of very well-received concerts in north-east Italy.

The members of the Band are:
Vicky Cespedes (Bolivia): Pan-pipes, quena, maracas, vocals.
Rodrian Ramirez:(Venezuela): Cuatro & vocals.
Wilmer Sifontes: (Venezuela): Bongos, percussion, vocals.
Leonel Salinas: (Chile): Guitar, charango & vocals
Colin Gordon: (UK): Venezuelan & Paraguayan Harps

John & Thomas - a new play by Andrew Kay - part of PierFest 2024

Event Start Time 7.30pm, Doors 7pm, Tickets £15 plus booking fee

JOHN & THOMAS By Andrew Kay

John & Thomas is a romance, the love story of two older men approaching
retirement, one ready to face a quieter future, the other unready to give up a
life on stage… and in heels!

Written before COVID, at the request of actor and drag star Dave Lynn,
playwright AK decided to write something for Dave and Jason Sutton
who had starred in his previous play Morning Glory which had a successful
run at the Edinburgh Fringe and was revived at Theatre Royal Brighton in
2022.

Sadly Jason Sutton passed away in early 2024 way before his time. The
outpouring of sadness was huge but it also prompted AK to dig out the play
he had written for Jason and Dave. It soon became obvious to him that it had
a future and after a few phone calls a plan was hatched.

John & Thomas will be performed as a rehearsed reading as part of
PierFest 2024 on Brighton Palace Pier. The ticketed event will star
Dave Lynn with Allan Cardew, who directed Morning Glory and later took on
that role. The production will be directed by theatre royalty Carole Todd
and the evening narrated by BBC Radio Sussex star Allison Ferns. The
evenings profits will be administered by the Rainbow Fund to be used to
create an annual prize for LGBTQ+ theatre in honour of Jason Sutton

THE JASON SUTTON PRIZE
Jason was a much loved drag artiste with a reputation for his razor wit and
charm, but he was also an accomplished actor. He appeared in Privates On
Parade and The Boys In The Band at Theatre Royal Brighton and in the
play Twinkle. He had his own TV series, Miss Jason’s Gadabout, on
Latest TV and had starred as Dame in pantomimes across the UK. This new prize will honour
the man’s talents and help upcoming theatre makers from Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ community.

For press enquiries contact: Andrew Kay andrew.kay1@mac.com. 07884260387
Jason Sutton

Dave Lynn, Allan Cardew Carole Todd Andrew Kay Allison Ferns

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Grohotsky - Part of PierFest 2024

Event Start Time 7.30pm, Doors 7pm, Tickets £15 plus booking fee

The “Harry Styles mixed with Pavarotti of Ukraine” giving his first solo concert at the legendary Horatios Bar at Brighton Palace Pier

Igor Grohotsky, the singer-songwriter’s singer songwriter! has had millions of views and fans because quite simply, his mix of emotional ballads, popular Ukrainian folklore, as well as renditions of global pop hits will make your heart melt and soar in equal measure.