David Sheppeard
@davidsheppeard.bsky.social
Co Creative Director at Marlborough Productions, Queer Heritage South + steering group of Coast is Queer Festival. Brighton & Hove longtime resident. Tall and opinionated.
Coming up on Wednesday 18th March… it’s going to be a day of enlightening conversation the culmination of months of research into the state of queer arts in the UK in 2026.
Marlborough Productions@marlboroughprods.bsky.social · 5mo agoGUEST ANNOUNCEMENT BACKLASH: A QUEER CULTURAL STATE OF THE NATION We’re delighted to share with you the first wave of brilliant guests who will be joining us on Wednesday 18th March for “Backlash: A Queer Cultural State of The Nation” 👀:
So enjoyed working on this project 💜
Marlborough Productions@marlboroughprods.bsky.social · 6mo agoLast year we collaborated with Diverse Alarums, to pair 5 LGBTQ+ cabaret artists with researchers to create rip-roaring new acts inspired by intersectional queer histories. Watch the short film about the process: marlboroughproductions.org.uk/project/dive...
Dead excited about this lineup! #queerbrighton #queerperformance #queerbrighton
Queer in Brighton / Queer Heritage South@queerinbrighton.bsky.social · 8mo agoThis February, prepare for A Queer Night at the Museum, taking place from 7:30pm at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. 📆 Friday 6thFebruary ⏰ 7:30pm - 11:00pm 🎟️ From £12 👉 Find out more: www.queerheritagesouth.co.uk/s/queer-heri...
Some 2025 stats 📈📊… So proud of what artists, team and partners have achieved this year 💕
Marlborough Productions@marlboroughprods.bsky.social · 8mo agoIn our 16th year of Marlborough Productions, 2025 marked out biggest year yet! We’ve worked with more artists and partnered with incredible organisations all over the country, commissioning projects up and down the UK.
Looking to engage with some fantastic queer folks in developing our Digital Archive. Find out more about joining our Advisory Group 👀🤓
Queer in Brighton / Queer Heritage South@queerinbrighton.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe Queer Heritage South Live Archive is a pioneering digital community archive celebrating & preserving LGBTQIA+ life and culture in Brighton & Hove - and we want you to help shape it! Join our Archive Advisory Group today, visit www.queerheritagesouth.co.uk/s/queer-heri...
I couldn’t have imagined this would be the climate we'd be working in when I co-founded Marlborough Productions 16 years ago w/ Tarik Elmoutawakil, but we need to engage with the realities of producing queer culture across the UK if it's to remain a sustainable longterm practice for artists + orgs.
Marlborough Productions@marlboroughprods.bsky.social · 8mo agoWe are joining forces with Curious Arts & Fatt Projects to launch the LGBTQIA+ Cultural Barometer, a new research project aiming to map and understand experiences of anti-LGBTQIA+ backlash across the UK.
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 ♥️💙💜
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 · 10mo agoAre 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
It’s gonna be sooooo good…
Marlborough Productions@marlboroughprods.bsky.social · 11mo ago@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
JOBS JOBS JOBS 👀
Marlborough Productions@marlboroughprods.bsky.social · last yr.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
Beautiful film by Rosie Powell capturing this part of our #queerheritage 👀
Queer in Brighton / Queer Heritage South@queerinbrighton.bsky.social · last yr.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
New History Club event, book ur 🎟️ soon, they always sellout!
Queer in Brighton / Queer Heritage South@queerinbrighton.bsky.social · last yr.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-...
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 · last yr.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...
@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 · last yr.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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Marlborough Productions@marlboroughprods.bsky.social · last yr.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...
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 · last yr.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...
So buzzed for this show and the fantastic new image by Matt Crockett 📸
Marlborough Productions@marlboroughprods.bsky.social · last yr.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
V excited for this beaut…
Harry Clayton-Wright@hclaytonwright.bsky.social · last yr.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
Lovely article 👀
Queer in Brighton / Queer Heritage South@queerinbrighton.bsky.social · last yr.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...
Some light on the horizon for 2025.
Marlborough Productions@marlboroughprods.bsky.social · 2y ago🚨 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
Squeal! This is gonna be a lot of fun 🎢🚨💕
Harry Clayton-Wright@hclaytonwright.bsky.social · 2y agoMr 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
V excited for this 💕
Marlborough Productions@marlboroughprods.bsky.social · 2y agoMeet 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
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.
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 · 2y agoQUEERS 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
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.
A Tori kind of day. Releasing six extraordinary albums in a row is nothing to be sniffed at. #toriamos
Delighted by the Afrique En Cirque show at Brighton Dome. The contortionist performer did things with his spine that made me feel a bit 🤢. brightondome.org/whats-on/Vzv...
Afrique en Cirque / Circus / What's On - Brighton Dome
High energy circus and family fun for all
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Convinced that the film Maria would have been better if it had been made entirely from the perspective of her two scene-stealing miniature poodles 🐩 #mariacallas #maria
Nene’s taken to just keeping her toothbrush chew in her mouth like a cigar. It’s adds to the intense feeling of judgement I already feel from her on a daily basis.
