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Thoughtful, inventive and laugh-out-loud, Next Lesson charts 18 years in the life of a fictional South London school. Set against the backdrop of Section 28, Thatcher's notorious Local Government Act, which from 1988 prohibited schools from "promoting homosexuality," 14-year-old Micha...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Twickenham :
Aurora Metro Books,
2019.
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| Series: | Aurora Metro new plays.
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| Summary: | Thoughtful, inventive and laugh-out-loud, Next Lesson charts 18 years in the life of a fictional South London school. Set against the backdrop of Section 28, Thatcher's notorious Local Government Act, which from 1988 prohibited schools from "promoting homosexuality," 14-year-old Michael comes out as gay. Later, he returns to school as a teacher. Next Lesson is a critically acclaimed play about being gay at school, following the experiences of staff and students, where clashes of attitudes meet moments of heartbreak, hope and love. |
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| Item Description: | "Longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize"--cover. |
| Physical Description: | 71 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781912430192 1912430193 |