Film ‘ONE FOR THE BOOKS: THE MAUPIN MARATHON’ to be screened at Hastings Rocks International Film Festival 2024 on Saturday, April 13 Seaford writer and director Rose Collis is to present her documentary ONE FOR THE BOOKS: THE MAUPIN MARATHON at Hastings Rocks International Film Festival 2024 on Saturday, April 13. In 1984, HM Customs raided the legendary Gay’s the Word bookshop and seized 2,000+ books. They included Tales of the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Rock Hudson, 1954 Film FILM PREVIEW: All That Heaven Allowed: an intimate portrait of Rock Hudson Brian Butler previews a new documentary on the life of movie star Rock Hudson By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Tales of Armistead Maupin Armistead Maupin found fame in the 1970s as the author of Tales of the City. By Alex Klineberg • 6 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Comedy, fake news and amazing circus acts come to Brighton Dome Brian Butler look forward to world-class entertainment at Brighton Dome By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts Tales of the City actor Marcus D’Amico dies Best known for his portrayal of Michael ‘Mouse’ Tolliver in the original TV adaptation of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City books, actor Marcus D’Amico has died at the age of 55. By Jaq Bayles • 2 min read
Arts P/REVIEW: View From The Sofa 18 From his lockdown sofa, Brian Butler looks at theatrical Dames, cliff-top theatre and a historic visit by Princess Di By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: An Audience with Armistead Maupin @Theatre Royal This was an unforgettable evening with the Tales of the City author celebrating the launch of his long-awaited memoir Logical Family. From his early life in the conservative South to liberal San Francisco, from his palm-reading Grannie to an awkward chat about girls with President Nixon, Armistead M By Eric Page • 3 min read