The London Rose

musicals and operas · cotton blend productions · Ages 13+ · United States of America

world premiere

“The London Rose” tells the story of Edward, a transgender man.

It’s 1895 and Edward Kingsley returns to London after escaping his former life as “Emily”. He builds his new life with help from the quick-thinking Lee, the sardonic Rosanna Winchester, and the tortured, closeted John Collins. When Oscar Wilde’s conviction for homosexuality turns life upside-down in Londontown, Edward must fight for the safety of his loved ones and for his own human dignity.

Production Team


mia cotton *

writer/composer/producer

oliver rotunno *

edward kingsley/producer

mel glickman *

fight choreographer

analyse gutierrez *

suffragist/mrs. kingsley/ensemble

sarah clingenpeel *

suffragist/ensemble

evelyn-rose whitlock *

paper boy/ensemble/production assistant

andrew john morrison *

butcher/ensemble

robert w. laur *

father/ensemble

max mahle *

marcus/ensemble/associate producer

brian caelleigh *

bradford/ensemble

ember everett *

rosanna winchester/producer/costumer

andrew tooley *

stage manager

jennifer horne *

suffragist/ensemble

nikki knupp *

choreographer

* Fringe Veteran