The Actors Trans Pride Weekender: Acts of Resistance!

Welcome to The Actors Trans Pride Weekender: Acts of Resistance! We’ve got an abundance of trans excellence lined up for you!

FRIDAY:

Banner and placard making | Side Bar | Free | 4pm to 7pm 

Free crafting event - Bring your own art supplies: paints, pen, markers, coloured paper, sparkles, ribbons and other decorative materials are all welcome! 

Extraordinary Acts Trans Cabaret Fundraiser | Theatre | Donations | 8pm to 10.30pm 

Back again to kick off the Actors' 2026 Trans Pride Weekender, we present an exquisite selection of trans performers for a night of song, drag, poetry and cabaret!

Hosted by Brighton legend Emma Frankland, the night will feature local favourites as well as introducing several artists who have never performed in Brighton before!

Entrance will be by donation - 100% of profits from the night will go to support trans healthcare fundraisers. We will also be selling the Extraordinary Acts Zine, which features artwork and poetry from over 20 queer artists (including Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Harry Clayton Wright and Tasnim Mahdy).

Book in advance to avoid disappointment on the night as we expect there to be a full capacity!

SATURDAY:

THE ACTORS TRANS PRIDE STREET PARTY | FREE | FROM 2PM TO LATE

Get ready for the Actors Trans Pride Street Party! Taking over the space with trans pride, abundance, joy, and resistance! There will be:

* Cabaret * Community stalls  * Live music * DJs * Film screenings * 

The outdoor stage will have performances from 3pm to 7pm

DJs outside from 7pm to 11pm 

DJs inside from 11pm until 2am

Sunday:

Clothes swap | Back bar | Free | 2pm to 5pm

Bring clothes you don’t wear anymore, find yourself a whole new wardrobe! 

The Garden Brides | Theatre | £10 | 7pm to 8pm 

A heteropessismist horror comedy - The Garden Brides is the story of Teresa - a lonely housewife in a small english village who becomes mysteriously enamoured by her neighbour’s new garden gnome. She starts seeing it in strange dreams that become more passionate and… sensual? She forms an uneasy alliance with Catherine, another housewife who has also been drawn to the same lawn ornament. A deeper and more confusing connection builds between the two women as they fall deeper into their psychosexual gnome cult. A surreal tale of otherworldly desire written by and starring punk rock cabaret icon Charlie Wood.

Tickets:  

Free entry guaranteed before 6pm. You don’t need to get a free ticket for entrance to the weekenders free events, but it helps us have an idea of numbers!

Please purchase tickets via the links for Extraordinary Acts and The Garden Brides, as they are ticketed separately.