reduction in censorship Flashcards
playwrights began
experimenting with new styles of plays often addressing social issues with frankness = clashes with lord chamberlain
new place had to gain
a license from the lord chamberlain office before they allowed to be performed
what could the Lord Chamberlain’s office demand
demand that material that it considered to be inappropriate or immoral was removed
what could happen to theatre owners if a play did not have approval?
could be prosecuted
what was in the cenetre of innovation?
The Royal Court Theatre in London
what was banned in 1967?
Edward Bod’s controversial play Early Morning
after ‘Early Morning’ was banned in 1967, what did the backbencher George Strauss introduce?
a bill to abolish theatrical censorship
-with Roy Jenkins’ support, and the testimony of the famous actor Laurence Olivier= bill passed into law 1968
the removal of theatrical censorship permitted?
nudity on stage
new act permitting nudity on stage was celebrated when?
13 members of the cast of Hair, American musical in production at the Shaftesbury theatre = stood up + faced audience naked for 30 secs in 1968
by end of 1960s what had become more acceptable and explicit?
screen violence and sex
effect of reduction in censorship
reduction in censorship did not create an immediate wave of decadence= largely legitimized changes that had already taken place
Tv was both affected by and helped to develop?
more liberal attitudes
what were tackled as the 1960s progressed?
issues of sex,violence, politics and religion which had previously been banned or considered unsuitable for public broadcasting
