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‘ONE FOR THE BOOKS: THE MAUPIN MARATHON’ to be screened at Hastings Rocks International Film Festival 2024 on Saturday, April 13

‘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

Have You Heard? Stories From My Archive – a new podcast series by Rose Collis

The podcast is based on her archive of historic materials collected since 1978, covering social, political and cultural history.

The Boy and The Bear — A Film by Rose Collis

The Boy and The Bear — A Film by Rose Collis

Personal stories unwind against a social and political backdrop and context of early Gay Pride marches; police harassment; anti-fascist/anti-racist activism; ‘agit-prop’ gay and feminist theatre; the London lesbian and gay scene and media of the late 1970s and early 1980s; and the first decade of th

Rose Collis reprints ground-breaking first book

Rose Collis reprints ground-breaking first book

Seaford-based writer and performer Rose Collis is re-issuing her acclaimed first book, ‘Portraits To The Wall: Historic Lesbian Lives Unveiled’.

LONDON: Equity LGBT History Month event presented by Rose Collis

LONDON: Equity LGBT History Month event presented by Rose Collis

The author, Rose Collis will present a new illustrated talk, ‘Player Kings and Queens: Equity Founders and Friends in LGBT History’, at a special LGBT History Month event for the entertainment union Equity.

PREVIEW: ‘Trouser-wearing characters’ by Rose Collis

PREVIEW: ‘Trouser-wearing characters’ by Rose Collis

Trouser-Wearing Characters by Rose Collis is the first ever musical cabaret show written and performed by a British female author. This original entertainment, written and performed by local Sussex’s favourite Rose Collis, is a unique mixture of music, history and comedy.

Local author to give two talks on ‘The Trials of Colonel Barker’

Local author to give two talks on ‘The Trials of Colonel Barker’

Writer and performer Rose Collis will give two talks about her book Colonel Barker’s Monstrous Regiment and the new stage play she is writing, based on the book.

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