Abseiling lesbians! Queers in classrooms! Perverts panicking parents!
Thatcher's Section 28, which banned the 'promotion' of homosexuality in schools, was the landmark legislation that silenced a generation, offered a global blueprint for LGBTQ+ oppression and galvanised a movement.
Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens's After the Act is a funny, camp and unapologetically queer musical about how a moral panic gripped a nation - and a community decided to fight back. Its inspiring, often heartbreaking, stories of teachers, students and activists impacted by the legislation are accompanied by a joyously exuberant score written by Frew and inspired by the music of the 1980s.
It was first produced in 2023 by the award-winning theatre and film company Breach at New Diorama Theatre, London, before performances during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and a UK tour in 2024.
'Fizzing, fiery... sparkling satire... this musical feels exceptional... a massive achievement' - Guardian
'Fantastically daring... magnificent' - Time Out
'A moving tribute, a cry of fury, and a timely reminder against complacency - entertaining, provocative and important' - Arts Desk
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978-1-78850-841-4 (9781788508414)
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Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens are directors, writers and co-founders of Breach, whose other theatre work includes the Fringe First-winning It's True, It's True, It's True and Joan of Leeds.
