The Actors

Very POC safe and welcoming place. Hard working, Joe the manager and his cool team are very well organised and have created an excellent and outstanding pub. They do lots of variety of events and entertainments to cater to different tastes from music, dance, poetry, theatre, markets and many more. I'm very impressed with the high quality of the acts, musicians and DJs that they put on for their themed events. Black Brighton Market is one of my favourite and highly recommended monthly event to attend at the pub alongside the weekly open mics. Well done to Joe and the team at the Actors. Keep up the great work!.

I've been to the Marly with friends to see some of their shows several times; it's always been busy, but friendly. The staff never seem to stop moving and, even when the place is packed out, they are always polite. The venue upstairs is old, but adequate; it can get quite claustrophobic in there during the summer, as the aircon isn't the best. The loos are non-gendered, old but kept clean and well stocked with toilet paper. And the food looks good although I haven't tried it myself. It's not as central as some bars as it's on the left as you approach the seafront/Pavillion, which means it misses out on some of the less appealing parts of the nightlife, but that's a bonus in my opinion. I'd happily go back any time I'm in Brighton.

We've been here a couple of times for a pint or two during an afternoon stroll round Brighton. Slightly off the road location from the Steine, so we found it by accident the first time - lucky us! The staff are excellent and always very chatty. Pub has been quiet when we've been in, the next visit has to be so we can enjoy what the theatre has to offer. Toilets here are transgender, but not a problem as they are very well maintained.

Really nice place, especially for the queer community. Felt very welcoming, warm and friendly. Lots of nice smiles exchanged between strangers. It does get cramped on weekends and during events so be aware of that if you struggle with crowds. Pizzas are reasonably priced (didn't eat but saw others order food and it looked good) but honestly feel a little scammed to pay £6.35 for a bottle of cider.