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David Sheppeard

Queers in Blackpool: new film casts light on Blackpool’s queer scene with its people at its heart

Queers in Blackpool: new film casts light on Blackpool’s queer scene with its people at its heart

Blackpool’s newest multi-artform festival, Queer Amusements, lit up the North-West from April to September 2024. A new short film from Tiktok Award nominee James Barnett (best known for his channel @makemeaoffer with parents Teresa and Michael), Queers in Blackpool, shines a light on the people who

Marlborough Productions celebrates 15 years of pioneering intersectional queer culture and performance

Marlborough Productions celebrates 15 years of pioneering intersectional queer culture and performance

This September, Marlborough Productions celebrates 15 years of creating and supporting boundary-pushing, cutting-edge queer performance, parties, heritage and radical gatherings. A catalyst for queer culture and community, Marlborough Productions has worked alongside writers, performers, activists,

Queer Heritage South awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to develop new strategy for LGBTQ+ heritage across Brighton & Hove

Queer Heritage South awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to develop new strategy for LGBTQ+ heritage across Brighton & Hove

Queer Heritage South – run by the team from queer producing company Marlborough Productions – has announced initial support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the development of its project Queer Heritage South: Live Archive, which aims to create a city-wide, long-term strategy for the coll

Marlborough Productions announces ‘New Queers on the Block 2022’ commissioned artists

Marlborough Productions announces ‘New Queers on the Block 2022’ commissioned artists

The programme has commissioned these new artists to embark on a six-month development period across New Queers on the Block’s national network

FEATURE: Why we need a ‘Queer’ Theatre (now, more than ever)

FEATURE: Why we need a ‘Queer’ Theatre (now, more than ever)

Still buzzing from a jam-packed Brighton Fringe programme and clad in his retro lavender style – a look I’ve come to associate with the man behind the Marly – I sat down with Tarik Elmoutawakil to discuss the challenges and rewards that come with programming queer performance.

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