After the ACT

By Ellice Stevens

Book 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839043989
• ISBN13: 9781839043987
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.9" x 7.7"