This shows the poster used for Bubbles, which opened at The Nightingale Theatre in Brighton. Jane Boston, Tash Fairbanks and Hilary Ramsden performed in it.

Digital reproduction of the poster for the Siren play 'From the Divine'. This shows a photo of two toy soldiers and a toy tank falling over on the keys of a piano. The play was devised by Siren and scripted by Tasha Fairbanks following the Falklands War in 1982. It was directed by Sylvia Vickers. Siren used as a starting point for devising the play, a photograph from a newspaper of a group of women waving off the troops to the Falkland war, one of whom has lifted her tops showing her bare breasts behind a Union Jack flag. The play explored the role of women in supporting wars throughout the centuries.

'Life Life' artwork made by Rosana Cade and Ivor MacAskill at Marlborough Pub & Theatre

10 Years of Queer was a night at the Marlborough Theatre in September 2018 where we got together with all of our fabulous Marly Mates to celebrate a decade of supporting LGBTQ+ artists and platforming queer performers. Performances from: Liz Aggiss Harry Clayton-Wright Lasana Shabazz Lucy McCormick Sea Sharp David Hoyle Juno Dawson

Part of the 15 years of Marlborough Exhibition at Brighton Jubilee Library February 2025. The exhibition text reads: 15 Years of Marlborough Productions: A Journey of Queer Creativity and Community Since 2008, Marlborough Productions has been at the heart of Brighton’s art scene, championing intersectional LGBTQIA+ culture and fostering a vibrant community of artists and audiences. From our beginnings at The Marlborough Pub & Theatre to our current role as a national and internationally recognised company, this exhibition celebrates our history. It features just a small selection of the extraordinary people, performances and places that have contributed to our story – we only had ten panels to fill and we needed about a hundred! Images: 1. Brownton Abbey at Brighton Festival 2018, Ray Young - by Vic Frankowski We brought our Afro-futurist space church to Brighton Festival, led by a heavenly constellation of Queer Artists of Colour. 2. Brownton Abbey at ANTI Festival 2024 - TJ 2 - by Akseli Muraja Tina Hyena beams on stage as the crowd goes wild at ANTI Festival in Kuopio, Finland as part of Brownton Abbey the afrofuturistic space church themed performance party celebrating and elevating queer disabled artists of colour. 3. Lydia L’Scabies, A Queer Night at the Museum (2020) by Rosie Powell Freelance Drag artist Lydia L’Scabies captivates the room at A Queer Night at the Museum, a Queer Heritage South event at Brighton Museum.

A video documenting an event for the MarlyMates membership scheme at Marlborough Pub & Theatre on September 22nd, 2017. Event blurb: 'We were puzzling about the best way to say a massive thank you to our #MarlyMates and then it hit us, let’s do what we do best! Invite some amazing, out-there artists to our little pub & theatre for a night of wild, unexpected, hilarious performance with an extra touch of exclusive old Hollywood glamour.' Featuring: Stacy Makishi Neil Bartlett Juno Dawson Sh!t Theatre Selina Thompson Thick & Tight Emma Frankland

Bi Curious George and Other Sidekicks

Brighton Pride at the Marlborough (2016). Annual street party featuring Lasana Shabazz, Christeene and Impermanence Dance Theatre. Filmed by Duncan Jarvies, edited by Rosie Powell.

The following items have been donated to the archive by Carl Boardman. 1. This is a digital reproduction of a flyer for a cabaret and choral performance at The Old Market as part of a collaboration between The Rainbow Chorus and The Accidental Theatre company. The performance was held on the 4th December 1999 in aid of The Sussex Beacon, who specialise in the care and support of those living with HIV. 2. This is a digital reproduction of a flyer for 'A Requiem for Those Who Die Young', a collaboration between Joshua Mills-O'Connor and The Accidental Theatre Company. The performance was held on the evening of the 5th December 1998 at The Brighthelm Centre in aid of the World Aids Day Fund in Brighton.

This shows the cover of City Limits magazine, with the listings showing Siren presenting the play ‘Curfew’ at The Oval House theatre in London. It also shows a review of ‘Curfew’ by Carole Woddis in the centre of the first column. Siren shows were regularly reviewed very positively by City Limits (a rival to Time Out magazine and far more alternative at the time).

Digital reproduction of the cover of City Limits magazine, with a review of Siren's play ‘From the Divine', which was performed at Hoxton Hall and Jackson’s Lane theatres, London.

A promotional poster for David Hoyle's performance 'David Hoyle Ends LGBT History (Month)' taking place at the Marlborough Pub & Theatre on February 27th & 28th, 2015. The performance featured a guest spot from Brighton & Hove based cabaret performer Alfie Ordinary.

Douglas (Dougie) Byng (1893 – 1987) was a born performer. This early photograph shows the teenage Dougie ready to forge his professional career that would span over 70 years and see him perform in revues across the West End for the social elite including the Bright Young Things in Café de Paris in the 1920s, to right across the Fare East in WWII entertaining the troops.

Dougie as Nell Gwynn with June and John Tilley.

Douglas (Dougie) Byng (1893 – 1987) as “Camille”. Dougie ‘Bawdy but British’ Byng was the UK’s notorious king of double entendre. His performance career as a cross-dressing society entertainer spanned film, stage, variety and cabaret for more than 70 years. Dougie dedicated himself to entertaining the troops throughout WWII in concerts as far afield as Myanmar, Singapore and India. The content of his shows was so risqué, he was repeatedly banned by the BBC. His act could be seen at West End venues including Café de Paris, the Celebrity Club and eventually at his own nightclub, The Kinde Dragon (off St Martin’s Lane in London). His friend Noël Coward described Dougie’s act as ‘the most refined vulgarity in London’. Pushing the envelope a little further in true Dougie style, he himself called it ‘refined filth’. Either way, his female impersonation was side-splittingly crude and clever in equal measure.