**this event is now sold out***
a traveling band of some of the most incredible queer-identifying artists working today arrives in town!
For one night, renowned performance artists Rachael Young, Stacy Makishi, Malik Nashad Sharpe, Hester Chillingworth celebrate of all aspects of queerness, from what it means to be a black woman in the UK via the music of Grace Jones, to our relationships with our own non-binary bodies, to Tupac and black queer melancholy.
Here’s what people are saying about our lineup:
Rachael Young - "An uncompromising original tornado” The Stage
Stacy Makishi - "Brilliant" The Guardian
Malik Nashad Sharpe - "a raw portrait of black, queer identity and politics" Exeunt Magazine
Hester Chillingworth - "hilarious, witty and entertaining" A Younger Theatre
Accessibility: Gender-neutral toilets, Wheelchair access
New Queers on the Block is a scheme supporting the development of LGBTQ+ artists & audiences across the UK developed by The Marlborough Theatre (Brighton) in association with local partners, supported using public funding by Arts Council England and with support from Jerwood Charitable Foundation.
This event is supported by and part of Coastal Currents Festival in Hastings and St Leonards
Image credit: Rachael Young, NIGHTCLUBBING by Marcus Hessenberg