Launched in April 2025 at The Queer Emporium in Cardiff, Spotlight began as a variety show. Now thanks to funding from Arts Council of Wales, Marm's Spotlight has been transformed into a theatre show ready for it's 2026 UK tour. Directed by Elan Isaac, written material by Priya Hall, creative support by Leo Drayton, and produced Daniel Huw Bowen on behalf of The Queer Emporium, Marm's Spotlight is performed by Marmalade and guests queer performers.

What happens when drag becomes a global phenomenon?

Rolling off the back of the Drag Race lorry, armed with nothing but a RuPeter Badge and a fading memory of the Werk Room, Marmalade wades into the territory of post show “fame”, and is left wondering…

Why did she do that? Why did she go on the show? What kind of impact does the show, one of that scale, have on local scenes and their? A show that doesn’t necessarily platform the drag she loves, and why doesn’t it? What kind of drag does she love? Does she still love her own drag? Why does she do it?

Welcome to Spotlight - a new venue designed, operated and built by Marmalade herself (it wasn’t, this is theatre), and her chance to explore these questions, pretend she has answers, and celebrate the drag and queer artists she loves.