Look on Tempests explained

Look On Tempests was a 1960 play by Joan Henry. It staged at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End. It showed the effect on the upper middle class family of a man accused of gross indecency,[1] and became the first play dealing with homosexuality to be approved for performance by the Lord Chamberlain, who had lifted a ban on the subject the previous year.[2]

The cast of the original production included Vanessa Redgrave and Gladys Cooper. It was not a success with audiences.[3] It ran for 30 performances.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: De Jongh, Nicholas. Not in front of the audience: homosexuality on stage. registration. 119–122. 1992. Routledge. 0-415-03362-4.
  2. News: Pouteau. Jacques. London Sees Play of Type Formerly Banned. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125120318/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/446294852.html?dids=446294852:446294852&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+25%2C+1960&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=London+Sees+Play+of+Type+Formerly+Banned&pqatl=google. dead. 25 January 2012. Los Angeles Times. 25 March 1960. 30 October 2010.
  3. Joan HenryDate: Monday, Jan. 1, 2001Publication: The Daily Telegraph (London, England)p 23
  4. Play to Come offDate: Saturday, Apr. 2, 1960Publication: The Daily Telegraph (London, England) Issue: 32646

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