Look on Tempests

Look On Tempests was a 1960 play by Joan Henry. It was at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End. It showed a man who was accused of gross indecency, and the effect it had on his upper middle class. It was the first play that dealt with homosexuality to be approved for performance by the Lord Chamberlain. The year before that, Lord Chamberlain started to allow movies on the subject.

The cast of the original production had Vanessa Redgrave and Gladys Cooper. It was not a success with audiences.Joan Henry
Date: Monday,  Jan. 1, 2001
Publication: The Daily Telegraph (London, England)p 23 It ran for 30 performances.Play to Come off
Date: Saturday,  Apr. 2, 1960
Publication: The Daily Telegraph (London, England) Issue: 32646

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