Chris Broom Reporter
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Chris Broom is The News's entertainments editor, who oversees our weekly what's on supplement, The Guide. He covers music, comedy, musicals, plays - if it's on a stage (and even if it's not) he'll write about it. And that includes everything from major touring acts and festival headliners, through to grassroots acts and the am-dram scene.

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846 Articles
almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Dungeons and Dragons going mainstream? Stranger Things have happened - finding out more at Retro ...

For some there has long been a thrill in pretending to be a barbarian, a ranger, a sorceror or a druid, engaging in a...

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Rupaul's Drag Race UK, The Official Season 3 Tour is coming to Portsmouth Guildhall

DRAG Royalty will sashay across the UK this autumn, swinging by Portsmouth, in the Series Three Tour of RuPaul’s Drag...

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

See a free screening of Hallucinations, a film about life with dementia at Aspex Portsmouth

Take an intimate journey into the personal experiences of people living with dementia in a special screening at Aspex...

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Octopus Story immersive art project wins £2,500 grant from Portsmouth City Council

AN ambitious Arts Council-funded project which will create a large-scale immersive audio-visual installation at Ports...

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Portsmouth artists Pompey Banana Club, Ashley John and Karl Bailey host one-weekend only exhibiti...

THEIR work will be familiar from the streets of Portsmouth, but a trio of local artists have teamed up to put on a bl...

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Infected blood scandal victim from Fareham says inquiry's ruling they should receive £100,000 has...

A VICTIM of the infected blood scandal has said that an inquiry’s ruling that all victims should receive at least £10...

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Police commissioner condemns own force's excessive response to man who shared an 'offensive' soci...

HAMPSHIRE’S police and crime commissioner has criticised her own force’s officers for their handling of an arrest of ...

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Police search for missing woman from Havant, last spotted in Southampton

POLICE have turned to the public for help in finding a woman from Havant who has been missing since Tuesday, and may ...

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Southsea hip-hop collective South Coast Ghosts to launch debut album Silent Assassins with Lord J...

They’re a 10-headed hip-hop, funk, rock and soul beast, and in the year since making their live debut, South Coast Gh...

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

True Colours shine as young people tell their stories in cabaret at New Theatre Royal

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Review | Future Folk with Amy Goddard and Vicar's Crackpipe at The Square Kitchen, Portsmouth

I’ll confess, I’ve never been hugely fussed about football.

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almost 2 years ago
portsmouth.co.uk

Martha Wainwright on her new memoir and album ahead of playing Wickham Festival 2022

Martha Wainwright has always been the kind of singer-songwriter to wear her heart on her sleeve.

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