{"product_id":"after-the-act-9781839043987","title":"After the ACT","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbseiling lesbians! Queers in classrooms! Perverts panicking parents!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThatcher'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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilly Barrett and Ellice Stevens's \u003ci\u003eAfter the Act\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Billy Barrett,Ellice Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839043987","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45089490403465,"sku":"9781839043987","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_9f8f2d2d-4133-4cd7-9ed1-1296e1dd6d7b.jpg?v=1766476709","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/after-the-act-9781839043987","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}