DUCHESS THEATRE
Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5LA
PLAGUE OVER ENGLAND
Plague over England is based around the controversial 1953 conviction of Sir John Gielgud - for persistently importuning men for immoral purposes. More than just a dramatisation of a scandalous event in one actor's life, this new play shows how Gielgud's arrest played a small but distinct part in the battle to make homosexuality legal.
Plague over England is based around the controversial 1953 conviction of Sir John Gielgud - for persistently importuning men for immoral purposes.
More than just a dramatisation of a scandalous event in one actor's life, this new play shows how Gielgud's arrest played a small but distinct part in the battle to make homosexuality legal.
It captures the spirit of Britain in the early 1950s when judges, politicians and the national press were describing homosexuality as a cancer, an epidemic and a threat to national life. It is an extraordinary insight into the dramatic changes in social attitudes to gay life in the last fifty years.
Dates
Previews from: 11th February 2009
Opening night: 16th February 2009
Limited engagement until: 16th May 2009
Audience: Plague Over Engalnd is suitable for audiences aged 16 and above. Children under 5 will not be admitted to the Duchess Theatre.
Run Time: TBA
Show Times
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
| Matinee | - | - | 3 pm | - | - | 3 pm | - |
| Evening | 7:45 | 7:45 | 7:45 | 7:45 | 7:45 | 7:45 | - |
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