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Marlborough Productions
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A catalyst for queer culture and community.

A leading U.K. producer of queer-led intersectional performances, parties, heritage and radical community gatherings.

Brighton and beyond.
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Fantastic and thoughtful new set of resources 👀😮‍💨💆‍♂️:
producergathering.bsky.social Producer Gathering @producergathering.bsky.social · 6d
Contributions from ​Emma Wee, Evie Muir, Kim Simpson, Lou Platt, Nick Murray, Seyi Osi, The Black Wellbeing Collective and Toni-Dee Paul.​

Supported by Artsadmin & @marlboroughprods.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

🔗 The Stage Article shorturl.at/Xq2ql

#PauseGuide #ProducersCare
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Big week coming up for Harry Clayton-Wright and Marlborough Productions as Mr Blackpool finally comes to life with an extraordinary group of creative collaborators. It’s been quite the journey to get here, but I’m so proud and excited for this urgent and quite bonkers show to meet its audience ♥️💙💜
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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So delighted to be part of this with our pals at @attenboroughctr.bsky.social 💕
thisisliveart.bsky.social Live Art Development Agency @thisisliveart.bsky.social · Oct 6
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
October 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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@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
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October 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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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
An image of five performers on stage at the Clore Ballroom at the Southbank Centre are washed with blue lights. We can see young people watching the show at the foreground of the image. The performer in the middle of the image spins a hula hoop over their chest with one arm up. Four other performers, two either side of the hula hoop artist, have their arms in the air. All performers are wearing colourful clothes. Text in the back of the image reads "Prancer the Dancer" on a screen. The "Marlborough Productions logo is overlaid up top and below the text reads "We're Hiring! We're inviting applications for six roles in our company, and we'd love for you to join our brilliant team."
July 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Mr Blackpool’s Seaside Spectacular, an end of the pier show at the end of the world…

6th November, Northern Stage, presented with Curious Arts.

8th November, Southbank Centre.

Commissioned by @marlboroughprods.bsky.social and @attenboroughctr.bsky.social. Supported by Arts Council England.
Four performers are on a stage in various positions. Two at either side of the image are dressed in drag as Mick Hucknall and are on go karts. One on the left of the image is pulling a face akin to a grimace and the other is giving fashion. They are in large wigs and black suits with white shirts. One performer at the back of the image in the centre left is stood up holding a CO2 gun and is dressed in drag as a stick of rock. The other performer at the front of the image centre right is laid on the floor in a giant lilac feather showgirl costume with one arm holding the headdress. Behind the performers is heras fencing, traffic panels and pyro. Throughout the image is confetti. The lights are lilac and it looks incredibly exciting.
June 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Necessary work coming from Nassy and PG…
nassykonan.bsky.social Nassy Konan @nassykonan.bsky.social · Apr 4
I wrote my first piece for @artsprofessional.co.uk
As Lead Producer at @producergathering.bsky.social (supported by @marlboroughprods.bsky.social & Artsadmin) I’m co-creating a self-care guide for producers with The Uncultured. the-uncultured.com

www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
April 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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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
March 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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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...
March 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Co-Creative Directors and CEOs Tarik Elmoutawakil and David Sheppeard FRSA have an update on the fundraising campaign so far!

We only have THREE days left to reach our target.

Donate now! lnkd.in/ev56WjSJ

#TheBigGive #ArtsForImpact #MarlboroughProductions
March 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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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
March 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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We take queer culture to places it’s never been before. New Queers on the Block brings LGBTQIA+ artists to underserved communities across the UK, from Crawley to Blackpool.

Help us continue this groundbreaking work by donating today: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

#LGBTQIAArt #TheBigGive
The background of the image is black, leaving a performer the sole focus of the graphic. The performer is wearing an extravegant outfit. Their headpiece is a large upside-down triangle with differently designed sections; one is dark with a painted letter M, the adjacent is white with a metallic F, and th emiddle section is a painting of what looks like a landscape. The headpiece sits on a green base, textured with lots of bumps and squiggles. The performer's face is painted green, and they are looking of camera whiklst holding a banana to their ear, like they're on the phone. They are wearing a khaki jacket with nothing underneath, and are holding a takeaway coffee cup in their other hand. Overlaid on the performer are two triangles, one pink and one blue. The headpiece covers the triangles top section of the triangles, whereas the rest of their body sits underneath them. Above the headpiece is the logo for New Queers on the Block. In the bottom left corner are the logos for Arts for Impact / The Big Give and Marlborough Productions A photograph of a performer on stage. The background of the stage is a orange curtain, softly lit with on stage lights. As a result, the performer is cast in a darker light, silhouetted against the lighter background. They are in the middle of a movement, with their arms raised to different levels and their hair braids lifted behind them as though moving their head around. They are raised slightly on their toes. They are wearing what looks like a pink cloth drapped around their body loosely, with leggings underneath. In the bottom left corner are the logos for Arts for Impact / The Big Give and Marlborough Productions.
March 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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To celebrate the #BigGive, we're looking back at the impact Marlborough has had.

Here Ebony Rose Dark shares the importance of the inclusive space that Marlborough has provided in Brighton.

Link in bio to donate!

#TheBigGive #ArtForImpacts #QueerCreativity #MarlboroughProductions
March 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Radical Rhizomes is the ONLY regular social programme for QTIBPoC in Brighton & Hove, creating spaces for connection and creativity.

With your help, we can grow and thrive.

Support us in The Big Give: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

#QTIBPoC #RadicalRhizomes #TheBigGive
A Black performer is in the middle of voguing; they are looking slightly off camera with their chin raised, one arm extended in front of them and one arm folded at the elbow so their hand rests on their shoulder. They have dark curly hair that seems to be moving along with their dance, as it curls away from their head. In the background, other dancers are blurry and out of focus. Overlaid on the image are two triangles, one pink and one blue. Parts of the dancers - their arms and head - cover the triangles, whereas the rest of their body sits underneath them. In the top left corner is the logo for Radical Rhizomes. In the bottom left corner are the logos for Arts for Impacts/The Big Give and Marlborough Productions "A DJ leans over their decks, smilling as if in the middle of a performance. They are Black, with a short afro. Around them is music tech equipment, as they are in the middle of a set. The image is overlaid with a slight purple blur. Above the performer is overlaid a purple box with white writing inside. The writing reads: “Radical Rhizomes is an immensely valuable and precious resource for QTIPOCs in Brighton. It's so rare to see spaces run exclusively by and for people of colour, and queer POC spaces are rarer still.” - RR attendee At the bottom of the image are the logos for Marlborough Productions, Radical Rhizomes and Arts for Impact/The Big Give" "A group of people pose together around a framed certificate that one person near the front is holding. An intersectional pride flag hangs on the wall behind them. The image is overlaid with a slight purple blur. Over the faces of the group is a purple box with white writing inside. The writing reads: “If Rhizomes didn't exist in Brighton and Hove so many of us would be left feeling unconnected and lonely. So many relationships have been nourished through Rhizomes events for me. The opportunity to do something wholesome, and eat something wholesome, in a wholesome atmosphere with other Black and brown queers helps me to feel more whole.” - RR attendee At the bottom of the image are the logos for Marlborough Productions, Radical Rhizomes and Arts for Impact/The Big Give"
March 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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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...
March 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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We are a programme of @marlboroughprods.bsky.social if you value the work we do to share and preserve #lgbtqia+heritage consider donating and sharing 🖤💚🖤

#gayhistory #lesbianhistory #queerhistory #brightonheritage #brightonculture #thebiggive
marlboroughprods.bsky.social 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...
March 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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We are a disabled-led organisation breaking barriers for multiple marginalised LGBTQIA+ artists.

Your support means we can continue this work.

Donate today via the link in our bio

📸Rosie Powell, Victor Frankowski & Mark Vessey

#QueerArtMatters #TheBigGive #ArtsForImpact #MarlboroughProductions
A drag queen with long white-blonde hair stands in the centre of a museum exhibition room. She is wearing a a long black evening dress and black gloves. She is looking to the side, brushing her hair off her shoulder with one arm and holding the other on her hip. A group of people stand on a balcony behing her and look down to the room she's in. On the display cases on either side of her are antique furniture, like tables and armchairs. A Black performer with long pink hair stands at the front of the stage. They are wearing a grey tshirt and camo print knee-length shorts with trainers. They are looking to one side, hoilding both their arms out with their palms facing upwards, as through posing a question to the audience. On the stage behind the, other performers have their backs to the audience; they are bent over with their hands on the floor in front of their feet, and their bums raised in the air. The stage is cast in a soft purple light, with a white curtain as a backdrop. A person walks through an empty road in Brighton. They are wearing only small black shorts and taped crosses on their chest. they have short brown hair, a drawn-on black moustache and heavy blakc eye makeup. On their torso is the following written in marker pen: WE WERE HERE. In one hand they hold a red and white megaphone, which is raised to their mouth as they presumably speak into it. In their other hand is some paper. A crowd of onlookers stand on the pavement watching the person protest. Two people are on stage in costumes. The person on the right is crouching or sitting down; they are wearing a short blonde curly wig and a headband with Christmas oranments on their head, with a Christmas tree shawl and brightly patterned suit. The person on the left is standing and holding two red and white maracas. They have brown hair that is partially covered by a pink headscarf, leaving only their fringe visible. On top of their headscarf is a collection of fruit, like an apple and a bunch of grapes. They are wearing a long pink and while dress, which has a repeating flamingo pattern. It has ruffled shoulder straps and frilly layers of skirt. They are stood between a table with a small Christmas tree and lots of tinsel, and a green sparkly sign that reads "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING" in retro font. The backdrop of the stage is a curtain of gold tinsel.
March 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
marlboroughprods.bsky.social
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...
March 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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It’s LIVE! The Big Give is here & every pound you donate is DOUBLED!

Help us create spaces of joy, belonging, and empowerment for LGBTQIA+ communities.

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

Image credit: Akseli Muraja

#TheBigGive #ArtsForImpact #QueerCreativity #MarlboroughProductions
March 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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The Big Give starts TOMORROW at 9am!

From Tuesday 18th until Tuesday 25th, every pound donated to our projects will be DOUBLED! Let's make an impact together.

For more information, please see the link in our bio.

#QueerCreatives #TheBigGive #MarlboroughProduction #Brighton

@biggive.bsky.social
A performer is spotlighted on a dark stage, with their arms slightly outstretched and knees bent, raised on their toes in the middle of a dance. Their head is tipped upwards, with closed eyes and open mouth, as if singing or shouting. They are wearing a shoulder covering of black feathers and a leathery corset. They have feathered coverings on their forearms and lower legs, as well as broze bracelets and anklets. Overlaid on the photograph are pink lines, radiating from the performer's head. White text runs sideways to the right of the performer, and reads "MAKE AN IMPACT". Logos for Marlborough Productions and the Big Give's Arts for Impacts are in the bottom right corner.
March 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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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
March 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Produced by Hannah Rose Fox & part of New Queers on the Block, Giddy Up is a 3-year programme bringing bold, boundary-pushing artists to Hastings. The 2025 programme is live! 👉 tinyurl.com/32h465x9

Supported by Home Live Art

#GiddyUpHastings #QueerPerformance #Hastings #StLeonards #PerformanceArt
March 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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hclaytonwright.bsky.social 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.
February 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Some great queer histories being celebrated here #lgbthistorymonth
queerinbrighton.bsky.social 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
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February 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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🚨 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.
February 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM