It is said that British Drama was shockingly lifted out of the
doldrums by the "revolutionary" appearance of John Osborne's "Look
Back in Anger" at the Royal Court in May 1956. But had the theatre
been as ephemeral and effeminate as the Angry Young Men claimed?
Was the era of Terence Rattigan and 'Binkie' Beaumont as repressed
and closeted as it seems?
In this bold and fascinating challenge to the received wisdom of
the last forty years of theatrical history, Dan Rebellato uncovers
a different story altogether. It is one where Britain's declining
Empire and increasing panic over the "problem" of homosexuality
played a crucial role in the construction of an enduring myth of
the theatre. By going back to primary sources and rigorously
questioning all assumptions, Rebellato has rewritten the history of
the making of modern British drama.
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