After The Act
After the Act’s cast take us from the adolescent anguish of the classroom to the heated debates of Parliament via euphoric celebration and impassioned street demonstrations.
About After The Act
Written by Ellice Stevens and Billy Barrett, original score by Frew
Queers in classrooms!” “Perverts panicking parents!” - a new musical about pride, protest…and abseiling lesbians.
Section 28: the landmark legislation that silenced a generation and offered a global blueprint for LGBTQ+ oppression. Two decades after its repeal, multi-award-winning theatre company, Breach Theatre (It’s True, It’s True, It’s True) sing and dance on the grave of this watershed moment in LGBTQ+ history.
In this verbatim musical, (almost) every word is taken from interviews the company has undertaken with students, activists, and teachers, as well as from tabloid articles and news clips. After the Act’s cast take us from the adolescent anguish of the classroom to the heated debates of Parliament via euphoric celebration and impassioned street demonstrations.
Returning with the full original cast and creative team, After the Act was commissioned by New Diorama and premiered at New Diorama Theatre in March 2023.
Co-produced by Brighton Festival, HOME, New Diorama and Warwick Arts Centre and presented in Association with Traverse Theatre. Supported by Arts Council England.
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