{"product_id":"after-the-act-billy-barrett-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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839043989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839043987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Billy Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881139818751,"sku":"9781839043987","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80fb60ab-4cd6-41a7-9fb1-4dd3e1e29ee6.jpg?v=1747970795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-the-act-billy-barrett-9781839043987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}