Brighton Gay Men's Chorus

Brighton Gay Men's Chorus The original & most fabulous Gay Men’s Chorus in Brighton & Hove. Registered Charity No. 1171020

MEET THE SOLOISTS: Jonny Gannon 🎤 For Mother Clap’s Molly House, bass Jonny Gannon stepped into the spotlight with Kylie...
21/08/2026

MEET THE SOLOISTS: Jonny Gannon 🎤

For Mother Clap’s Molly House, bass Jonny Gannon stepped into the spotlight with Kylie Minogue’s “Love at First Sight.” ❤️

On the surface, it’s a straightforward love song. But for Jonny, there’s something particularly special about hearing a q***r icon and ally like Kylie sing about falling in love.

While so many love songs can feel rooted in heterosexual relationships, Kylie’s music has always felt different to him.

“A Kylie song can be sung by anyone, to anyone and about anyone.”

And Love at First Sight had a very particular place in the story of our Molly House.

When Jonny auditioned with the song, he suggested placing it just before the wedding scene — celebrating the love between James and Chris’s characters and giving them, and us, a moment of levity and joy before the story moved into darker territory.

For Jonny, that sense of belonging goes beyond the song. Since joining Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus in 2024, he says the Chorus has taught him to be truly proud of who he is and given him a sense of community he never thought possible as a gay man.

One singer, one Kylie classic — and a love song that really can belong to everyone. 🏳️‍🌈

More of our Molly House soloists are still to come…

All 📸 Nick Ford Photography

MEET THE SOLOISTS: Jon Taylor 🎤 For Mother Clap's Molly House, Tenor 2 Jon Taylor stepped into the spotlight with a song...
19/08/2026

MEET THE SOLOISTS: Jon Taylor 🎤

For Mother Clap's Molly House, Tenor 2 Jon Taylor stepped into the spotlight with a song everyone knows: Petula Clark's “Downtown.”

But heard inside the Molly House, this 1960s pop classic takes on a rather different meaning. 🏳️‍🌈

“I picked *Downtown* as some of the lines could be interpreted as being part of a Molly House,” says Jon.

Lyrics about finding someone like you, someone who understands you, suddenly feel very different when they're placed in the world of the Molly Houses — spaces where men could meet, find community and, for a while at least, be themselves.

As Jon puts it: “When seen through the Molly House lens these words take on a completely different hue than the one intended!”

Over the next few weeks, we'll be meeting all eight of our Molly House soloists and discovering the stories behind the songs they chose.

Next time you hear “Downtown”, you might just hear it differently…

📸 by Nick Ford Photography
(Except rehearsal 📸 by Steve Watson)

**RETURN TO THE MOLLY HOUSE: Eight voices, eight moments 🎤🏳️‍🌈**There's something special that happens when one voice st...
17/08/2026

**RETURN TO THE MOLLY HOUSE: Eight voices, eight moments 🎤🏳️‍🌈**

There's something special that happens when one voice steps out from the chorus.

Solo performances have always been an important part of a Brighton Gay Men's Chorus show — a chance for individual members to take the spotlight, tell a story of their own and bring something uniquely theirs to the stage.

For **Mother Clap's Molly House**, eight of our members did exactly that.

Across the show, their songs became part of the storytelling — sometimes joyful, sometimes moving, sometimes unexpected, and each bringing a different voice and character to our night at the Molly House.

So meet our eight soloists!

And this isn't the last you'll see of them.

Over the next few days and weeks, we'll be returning to each of these performances individually — meeting the singers, revisiting their songs and putting each of our Molly House soloists back in the spotlight. ✨

**Follow Brighton Gay Men's Chorus and meet all eight.**

📸 Nick Ford Photography

**RETURN TO THE MOLLY HOUSE: Meet the Creative Team 🎭🎶**Behind all the music, mischief and glorious chaos of **Mother Cl...
16/08/2026

**RETURN TO THE MOLLY HOUSE: Meet the Creative Team 🎭🎶**

Behind all the music, mischief and glorious chaos of **Mother Clap's Molly House** were the people who helped bring the whole thing to life.

**Joe Paxton — Artistic Director**
**Tim Nail — Music Director**
**Josh Winstone — Assistant Director**

From shaping the show and its performances to bringing its music to life, Joe, Tim and Josh were at the heart of creating our Molly House.

As we continue our return to 18th-century London, we're shining a light on some of the people behind the scenes as well as those you saw on stage.

Swipe to see our creative team in action 👉

And there's much more still to come from the Molly House…

**Follow Brighton Gay Men's Chorus for more music, performance and q***r culture from Brighton.** 🏳️‍🌈

All 📸 by Nick Ford Photography

Oh, what a night at the Molly House… 🏳️‍🌈✨A few more of our favourite moments from **Mother Clap's Molly House** — a nig...
14/08/2026

Oh, what a night at the Molly House… 🏳️‍🌈✨

A few more of our favourite moments from **Mother Clap's Molly House** — a night of music, mischief, fabulous frocks and more than a little debauchery.

We have *so many* wonderful memories from this show that we're not quite ready to leave the Molly House behind.

Over the next few weeks we'll be sharing more from behind the scenes, introducing some of the musicians and creatives who made it all happen, and revealing a few things you might have missed on the night.

For now, swipe through and enjoy the glorious chaos. 👉

All photos 📷 by Nick Ford Photography

**Follow Brighton Gay Men's Chorus for more from inside the Molly House.**

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