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 the AIDS crisis
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’.
LGBTQ+ writer and performer Rose Collis receives Arts Council funding
LGBTQ+ writer and performer Rose Collis receives Arts Council funding
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
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’
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.
WORTHING LGBT HISTORY MONTH: The Trials of Colonel Barker
In the Twenties, Colonel Sir Victor Barker DSO was a fine figure of a man. Dashing, handsome, with impeccable manners, he was a model gentleman and devoted father of a young son.
PREVIEW: Third meeting of LGBTQ+ History Club and workshops
The third Queer in Brighton History Club meeting is on Sunday, October 20 at the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery.
Arts Council funds new play by local author
Writer and performer Rose Collis has been awarded research and development funding from Grants for the Arts, supported by Arts Council England, to create a two-act stage play based on her book Colonel Barker’s Monstrous Regiment.
Blueprint 22 – a project for young people
Blueprint 22 is a not-for-profit youth organisation operating along the coastal strip from Brighton to Bognor Regis. They work with anyone aged 16-25 and over the last 5 years have run 101 youth-led projects working with 1270 different young people.
