After the ACT

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.

Author: Billy Barrett,Ellice Stevens
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Published: 12/16/2025
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781839043987