Next Lesson - Woodley, Chris
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A new play by Chris Woodley Acclaimed play about controversial Section 28 Exploring human consequences for the school community Ideal for drama students, colleges, amateur theatre groups, local theatres Longlisted for The Polari First Book Prize 2019 (shortlist announced 26 July 2019) "You can't teach someone to be gay Val, it's just a discussion. They're not promoting anything." In 1988, 14-year-old Michael comes out as gay. Later he returns as a teacher. In the background: the notorious Section 28 of Thatcher's Local Government Act, which prohibited schools from "promoting homosexuality".…mehr

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A new play by Chris Woodley Acclaimed play about controversial Section 28 Exploring human consequences for the school community Ideal for drama students, colleges, amateur theatre groups, local theatres Longlisted for The Polari First Book Prize 2019 (shortlist announced 26 July 2019) "You can't teach someone to be gay Val, it's just a discussion. They're not promoting anything." In 1988, 14-year-old Michael comes out as gay. Later he returns as a teacher. In the background: the notorious Section 28 of Thatcher's Local Government Act, which prohibited schools from "promoting homosexuality". The narrative of the play spans from 1988 to 2003 and explores what it means to be gay then and now.
Autorenporträt
Chris Woodley is an actor, writer and teacher. As an actor he has worked in Iceland and the UK, performing at London venues including The Criterion, The Lyric, The Yard and Greenwich Theatre. In 2013 he co-founded Hyphen Theatre Company with Esmé Patey-Ford and developed his first piece Elephant in the Room. His first short play Plus One was performed at The Criterion Theatre in the same year. Next Lesson is his first full-length play and has received great reviews from audiences. His most recent play The Soft Subject (A Love Story) was also nominated for The Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence and received great press last year at Edinburgh.