A Rainbow Chorus Concert Flyer (1999)

A Requiem For Those Who Die Young Flyer (1998)

Flyer for a club night at The Cavern, West Street, Brighton (below Swifts) on Wednesday 9 April 1997. £1 B4 10.30 + flyer, £2/2.50 after.

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.

The event that this flyer refers to was the launch of The Dyke Collective manifesto on the 24th April 2025, held at Dyke Night, a weekly queer social event at The Actors pub, Brighton. The Brighton Dyke Collective participated in a manifesto-writing workshop with Exploding Appendix in early 2024, and the manifesto was created as a group effort to set the tone for the Collective's future. The event included dykey activities and performances to spread the word that inclusive political action is taking place within the community. Bringing the manifesto launch to this space directly politicised it. The event was designed to celebrate dyke culture with performances, an arm wrestling station, and a table for Queers for Palestine, selling copies of the DC manifesto as part of the regular fundraising effort at the Actors. The manifesto is central to the collective and has inspired lots of dykes to get involved. The DC put these posters all around town, in The Queery, at the Universities, pubs, coffee shops, and bars. The event was a great night, with our Chair MCing, poetry from local dyke poets, music, and a reading of our manifesto to finish the night, read by members of the collective.

1 - Flamingo Bar flyer dates from 1996. We tried Dynamite Boogaloo in London as a monthly event, although it didn’t last long. Flamingo Bar was previously known as Bar Industria which had quite a few queer nights. Flamingo Bar gave the space quite a posh makeover and the bartender was the amazing Dick Bradsell who was London’s top “mixologist” (he invented the Espresso Martini among other cocktails). 2 - Dynamite Boogaloo cartoon flyer. Dynamite Sal’s boyfriend Sean Longcroft drew these cartoons. It features me, Sal, Dolly Rocket and DJ Wanker (Richard Smith). I would date this to 1998. 3 - The Double Six Club this was at Jongleurs in Leicester where I was drafted in to DJ. I think this would be 1998 too. 4 - Dynamite Boogaloo photo flyer - the photo was taken by Amanda (surname missing). I think the flyer would date from 1995 when we went to the Joint. It features me, Dolly and Sal (l-r). 5 - Late Nights In Shoreditch this is from 1997, I was drafted in to DJ and do cabaret shows at weekends at 333. The venue was previously the London Apprentic (notorious sleazy gay hangout) and was (and still is) owned by the formidable Vicky Pengelly. This was literally when Shoreditch was starting to attract artists etc and was still really rundown…but it was getting that cool edge. The club itself was literally falling down, bits of masonry falling off the ceiling etc. 333 and The Bricklayers Arms (also owned by Vicky) were at the epicentre of all the action; I lived just around the corner for a few years so was involved a little bit but not by any means a big part of it.

Club flyer for 'endorphine visions' at The Royal Pavilion Tavern, 7–8 Castle Square in Brighton on Monday 14 April 1997. Djs: Sophie, Laylah, Lettuce. Fetish, leather, rubber, pvc, tv, fantasy, cyber, uniforms.

'It's Christmas Carole!' Marlborough Madams Flyer 2010 (Front & Back)

Digital copy of a 'Lip Schtick Season' Flyer (2011)

Digital copy of a flyer for 'Literary Bent: Neil Bartlett & Bette Bourne' at the Brighton Fringe 2010, with Pink Fringe (Front & Back)

Flyer containing information about London Gay Pride events in July 1996. Events include LGBT Pride march at Hyde Park and Pride Festival held at Clapham Common for the first time. Schedule of the Cabaret tent and Bisexual tent at Pride Festival are detailed.

Flyer advertising a play called 'My Night With Reg' by Kevin Elyot, performed at the Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, 16–20 October 1996.

Flyer for regular monthly queer night at Cowley Club in Brighton on the 22 October 2016

This shows the postcard (front and back) used to promote Siren’s show ‘Les Les’. The postcard was used for the opening of the show at The Pavilion Theatre, Brighton. It shows Jude Winter and Jane Boston. They were the only Siren members who performed in the show. Deb Trethewey was still the technician at this time.

CW: This digital reproduction contains sexist and homophobic language. This shows a poster advertising Siren band playing at the Emporium in Leicester that has been defaced. The poster had been defaced with what was described in a letter attached to the poster as anti-feminist and anti-gay comments.