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Overview
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 and 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.
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- ISBN-13: 9781839043987
- ISBN-10: 1839043989
- Publisher: Nick Hern Books
- Publish Date: December 2025
- Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.25 pounds
- Page Count: 88
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