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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · 3d

Had so many transformational experiences being part of previous editions of this, can’t recommend it enough.

Live Art peeps 👀

Live Art Development Agency @thisisliveart.bsky.social · 3d

Are you a live artist or practitioner eager to explore how and why you make?

Applications for Do It Together are now open!

tinyurl.com/49ce24w4

⏰Deadline to apply: Wednesday 12 November, 5pm

#DIT2026

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · 8d

It’s gonna be sooooo good…

Marlborough Productions @marlboroughprods.bsky.social · 8d

@coastisqueerfest.bsky.social 🌊is crashing into @attenboroughctr.bsky.social Oct 9th- 12th and the programme is buzzing with extraordinary queer writers, performers, thinkers + doers - tix are selling fast, check it out here: coastisqueer.com

Delivered with pals at @newwritingsouth.bsky.social

9-12 October 2025

coastisqueer.com

David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Jul 16

JOBS JOBS JOBS 👀

Marlborough Productions @marlboroughprods.bsky.social · Jul 16

We’re inviting applications for 6 roles in our company. We’d love for you to join our brilliant team. This is an opportunity to be part of a bold, collaborative organisation committed to pushing boundaries and platforming underrepresented voices.

bit.ly/mpwearehiring

@queerinbrighton.bsky.social

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Mar 28

Beautiful film by Rosie Powell capturing this part of our #queerheritage 👀

Queer in Brighton / Queer Heritage South @queerinbrighton.bsky.social · Mar 28

Chris and Geoff: on follies, cherubs and living theatrically

The very first video edition of My Queer Museum is now LIVE!

Watch now: youtu.be/t_0piiMP9Zc

#Brighton #LGBTQHistory #QueerHeritage

My Queer Museum - Chris & Geoff: on follies, cherubs and living theatrically

YouTube video by Marlborough Productions

youtu.be

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Mar 28

New History Club event, book ur 🎟️ soon, they always sellout!

Queer in Brighton / Queer Heritage South @queerinbrighton.bsky.social · Mar 28

Celebrate 50 years of Brighton Switchboard with the LGBTQ+ History Club in April!

Expect talks, reminiscing, and readings from the old call log books, plus some never-before-seen photographs.

📆 Sunday 27th April 2-4pm
📍Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/marlborough-...

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Mar 27

PHEW! 😅

Marlborough Productions @marlboroughprods.bsky.social · Mar 25

Aaaand that's a wrap!

The Big Give is over, and we're so thankful to everyone who supported our fundraising campaign this week.

YOU'RE ALL ICONIC!✨

FINAL TOTAL: £10,230

📸Vic Frankowski

#ArtsForImpact #BigGive

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Mar 24

Boy oh boy this has been an intense week with the @biggive.bsky.social !! We’re so close to our target… can u help us get there?

#queerculture #brightonculture #queercreatives #queerheritage

Marlborough Productions @marlboroughprods.bsky.social · Mar 24

Every £ donated before Tues at midday will be DOUBLED, meaning more opportunities for queer creatives.

We are so close to hitting our goal, and that's all thanks to you our amazing community.

Donate now: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Mar 22

@notyetarobot.bsky.social associate artist repping for our @biggive.bsky.social campaign! We’ve been on such a journey with this amazing artist - next to No Apologies @attenboroughctr.bsky.social on Apr 16th!

Marlborough Productions @marlboroughprods.bsky.social · Mar 21

Your support means we can carry on advocating for future changemakers.

Emma describes the support Marlborough has given xyr as a trans performance maker and the impact of our work across the sector.

Donate: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

#TheBigGive #ArtsForImpact #QueerCreativity

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Mar 19

💛💛💛

Marlborough Productions @marlboroughprods.bsky.social · Mar 19

We’re celebrating the work of our community and looking to the future.

In their own words, members of our community will share what Marlborough Productions means to them.

Here Subira talks about the power of theatre & queer creativity.

Double your donation: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Mar 18

Well proud of our team and the fantastic artists and communities we engage. Have a 👀 donate if you can and share if you wanna 💖

Marlborough Productions @marlboroughprods.bsky.social · Mar 18

We’re taking part in the Big Give.

From Tuesday 18th until Tuesday 25th, every pound donated to our projects will be DOUBLED! Let's make an impact on queer artists and communities across the UK together! Donate and share 💕

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Mar 14

So buzzed for this show and the fantastic new image by Matt Crockett 📸

Marlborough Productions @marlboroughprods.bsky.social · Mar 13

Was Kurt Cobain a trans woman? What if?

@notyetarobot.bsky.social's No Apologies premieres at ACCA, Brighton on 16 April. A radical reimagining of Nirvana’s 1993 MTV Unplugged, blending internet discourse, myth & live music.

🎟️ Info & tickets: lnkd.in/eHz494VH

#NoApologies #EmmaFrankland #Nirvana

David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Feb 24

V excited for this beaut…

Harry Clayton-Wright @hclaytonwright.bsky.social · Feb 24

Mr Blackpool is coming…

My new show, Mr Blackpool, previews at ACCA in Brighton this Saturday (1st March).

@marlboroughprods.bsky.social

Production week is upon us. Let’s bring this thing to life!

www.attenboroughcentre.com/events/5365/...

📷 Matt Crockett
💄 Blü Romantic
🗼 Ryan Dawson Laight

Mr Blackpool’s face, performed by Harry Clayton-Wright, is in the centre of a large clump of lilac feathers. They are wearing a giant headdress that resembles Blackpool Tower. A black beard, beauty mark, pale white powdered skin, dark eyeshadow and 70s aviator glasses.

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Feb 14

Lovely article 👀

Queer in Brighton / Queer Heritage South @queerinbrighton.bsky.social · Feb 14

Our Community Champion Kate spoke with @divamag.bsky.social about Brighton's first lesbian club night:

“I wanted something that was about music as much as it was about sex and sass... It was ours... We wanted to not be an afterthought.”

diva-magazine.com/2025/02/13/s...

The incredible true story of how Brighton got its first lesbian house night

DIVA sat down with the co-creators of Shameless Hussies to find out how this history is being preserved

diva-magazine.com

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Feb 12

Some light on the horizon for 2025.

Marlborough Productions @marlboroughprods.bsky.social · Feb 12

🚨 New season alert! Marlborough Productions launches into 2025 with a bold, bright & totally Queer programme! 🎉

💃🏽 Cabaret, dance & live art
📍 Touring across the UK
📖 Plus, a special exhibition in Brighton!

Read all about it 👉 tinyurl.com/5nnkenfn

#QueerArts #MarlboroughProductions #LGBTQIA

A collage of 20 vibrant images showcasing the work of Marlborough Productions, a pioneering queer arts organisation. The central image features the words 'Marlborough Productions' in bold white text. Surrounding images depict dynamic performances, cabaret, dance, costume design, activism, and community workshops, highlighting queer creativity and expression. The images include performers in striking costumes, theatrical moments, joyous gatherings, and interactive art-making, reflecting the organisation’s commitment to LGBTQIA+ culture and storytelling.

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Feb 7

Squeal! This is gonna be a lot of fun 🎢🚨💕

Harry Clayton-Wright @hclaytonwright.bsky.social · Feb 7

Mr Blackpool. A seaside rave at the end of the world.

My new show previews at ACCA in Brighton on Sat 1st March. A theatrical installation embedding the history of ‘end of the pier’ entertainment, variety, drag and dance music.

attenboroughcentre.com/events/5365/...

@marlboroughprods.bsky.social

Mr Blackpool (performed by Harry Clayton-Wright) towers over a model village wearing a large lilac feather headdress and bikini with see through shorts, all embellished with beads and rhinestones. Mr Blackpool, wearing glasses and with big black beard, has pale white skin with pink blush, purple lipstick, black smokey eyes with purple glitter and pencil thin eyebrows. Mr Blackpool’s large dusky pink heel steps on the roof of one of the small houses.

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Jan 30

V excited for this 💕

Marlborough Productions @marlboroughprods.bsky.social · Jan 22

Meet Emma Frankland (@notyetarobot.bsky.social) – award-winning writer, performer, and co-host of Diverse Alarums: Histories in Cabaret! Expect wit, disruption, and irreverence.
📍 ACCA, Brighton 📅 12th Feb, 2025 🎟️ tinyurl.com/mud2f9je

Emma, a white trans woman with dyed blonde hair, sits in the centre of the image, wearing a black, red, and white tattered dress in a wide-legged stance. She sits in the mud, in front of a thorny bush by the Adur river in Shoreham. The sky is blue and it's a sunny day. Emma looks at the camera with a neutral expression. She holds what appears to be a rusted dagger in her hand.

David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Jan 29

I did stick with it, but continued to find pacing an issue. I feel a bit televisually bereft at the moment. Need a good series!

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Jan 26

You too Emma!

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Jan 24

Happy birthday Carrie Coon. No one cries like Carrie. The end of The Leftovers is truly transcendent TV and that was just the start of her extraordinariness.

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Jan 24

Hiyaaaaaaaaa 💕

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Jan 10

V proud of @hclaytonwright.bsky.social and all the incredible folk that came together to make this record of #queeramusements and beautiful, bold #blackpool

Harry Clayton-Wright @hclaytonwright.bsky.social · Jan 10

QUEERS IN BLACKPOOL - out now!

@queeramusements.bsky.social is a brand new queer arts festival in Blackpool that took place in 2024 and the incredible James Barnett (@makemeaoffer on TikTok) came up to make a film about it.

Popcorn at the ready and head to our website to watch: queeramusements.com

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Dec 29

And I know classic streaming style, loads of interesting revelations will come in the last 30mins of the series finale to keep me on the hook for S3…

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Dec 29

Still watching Silo for reasons largely unbeknownst to me. It’s puzzling how many genuinely charismatic actors, an interesting premise plus high production values can result in something so murky and incoherent.

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Dec 28

It’s the bit where the body basically goes back to front… yeesh. I’ll get back to trying to touch my toes.

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David Sheppeard @davidsheppeard.bsky.social · Dec 28

A Tori kind of day. Releasing six extraordinary albums in a row is nothing to be sniffed at.

#toriamos

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