Community News MAISIE TROLLETE / DAVID RAVEN: A personal tribute by Paul Kemp from Brighton & Hove Pride David Raven aka Maisie Trollette has been the mainstay at Brighton Pride for as long as I can remember, participated in the Pride community parade and entertained in the Cabaret Tent at Preston Park. David’s passing has stirred fond memories of my own personal journey of growing up in Brighton, Davi By Contributor • 4 min read
Community News Event to celebrate Dave Lynn’s 50 years in drag raises almost £1,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, in memory of Dave’s dear friends David Raven aka Maisie Trollette and Dame Barbara Windsor Stars of the cabaret scene, including Drag With No Name, Sally Vate and Alfie Ordinary, gathered to help Dave Lynn celebrate a fabulous 50 years in drag at Legends Brighton on Sunday, March 23. The event, a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Research UK, raised almost £1,000: £195 from reserved seating, whi By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Just David Community News Funeral of David Raven (Maisie Trollette) to be held on Thursday, April 3 The funeral of the drag artiste David Raven (Maisie Trollette), who sadly passed away on March 12, will be held on Thursday, April 3 at St Mary’s Church in Kemptown, Brighton. People wanting to attend are asked to meet at Legends nightclub on Marine Parade for 9.30am wearing ‘anything but black’. Du By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News OBITUARY: David Raven aka Maisie Trollette (1933 – 2025) “An institution, a legend, and yes, drag royalty.” By Contributor • 5 min read
Cabaret David Raven aka Maisie Trollette has passed away at the age of 91 Brighton celebrity and star of the cabaret world David Raven, otherwise known by his drag persona Maisie Trollette, has passed away at the age of 91. During his long and distinguished career David performed in cabaret throughout the length and breadth of the UK, as well as many guest appearances abr By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Interviews National treasure Maisie Trollette celebrates 91st birthday Scene wishes national treasure David Raven aka Maisie Trollette a very happy 91st birthday today, with a peek back at an interview given to Brian Butler. It’s difficult to think of another drag artiste who can, in the space of an hour or so chatting in his garden flat in Kemptown, get ballet star Ru By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Community News The Sussex Beacon unveils window display to honour 90th birthday of David Raven aka Maisie Trollette There was great excitement in St James’s Street last Thursday afternoon, when local charity the Sussex Beacon’s shop window was transformed into a birthday present, bearing a stunning, large bow. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News ‘David at 90’ raises £5,000 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund The concert, organised to celebrate David Raven’s (aka Maisie Trollette) 90th Birthday, at the Brighton Dome on Sunday, July 23 raised £5,000 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund to distribute to local LGBTQ+ and HIV organisations as grants. By Chris Gull • 1 min read
Cabaret Birmingham’s Eden Bar to host screening of ‘MAISIE’ documentary on Sunday, May 13 Birmingham’s Eden Bar will be hosting a screening of MAISIE: Britain’s Oldest Performing Drag Queen on Sunday, May 13 at 3.30pm. MAISIE the documentary follows David Raven who has worked for 50 years as a drag queen, Maisie Trollette. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Cabaret Darcelle XV, the world’s oldest working drag queen, dies aged 92 Darcelle was crowned the world’s oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records. The performer’s death from natural causes was announced on Facebook by the club she ran in Portland, Oregon, that was named after her drag persona. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News ‘David at 90’: David Raven’s 90th Birthday to be celebrated with a Gala Concert at Brighton Dome in July The Brighton Rainbow Fund is inviting everyone to join in the celebrations to mark a milestone birthday of a remarkable man and his remarkable career, and to raise funds to distribute as grants to local LGBTQ+ and HIV projects. By Chris Gull • 1 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Maisie Trollette film gets a Brighton showing Brian Butler looks forward to another showing of a film on a Brighton legend By Brian Butler • 1 min read
