And This Is My Friend Sandy: Sandy Wilson's The Boy Friend, London Theatre and Gay Culture
Author:   Dr Deborah Philips
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Pages:   200
Publication Date:   25 March 2021
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Author:   Dr Deborah Philips
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Methuen Drama
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9781350174214


ISBN 10:   1350174211
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   25 March 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Acknowledgements Chapter One: And this is My Friend Sandy . . . Chapter Two: Mapping Theatreland: Soho, the West End and Homosexual Law Reform Chapter Three: The Ivy League: Binkie Beaumont, Noël Coward and Ivor Novello Chapter Four: ‘Oh! The Fairies’: The Players’ Theatre Club Chapter Five: ‘That certain thing called The Boy Friend’: the 1953 production of The Boy Friend Chapter Six: ‘What Next?’ After The Boy Friend Chapter Seven: Queer Utopianism: Valmouth Chapter Eight: 'A walpurgisnacht of self-indulgence': The Ken Russell film of The Boy Friend, His Monkey Wife, The Clapham Wonder and Aladdin Conclusion Afterword

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Deborah Philips is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Brighton, UK. She has published widely on women’s fiction, popular culture, cultural and educational policy and theatre. Her books include; Fairground Attractions: (Bloomsbury, 2014), Women’s Writing 1945-today (Bloomsbury, 2006/2014) with Garry Whannel The Trojan Horse (Bloomsbury, 2013) and with Ian Haywood Brave New Causes (Continuum, 1998). She contributed the programme notes to the 2019 production of The Boy Friend at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

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