Censorship of British Drama 1900-1968 Volume 4

Steve Nicholson is Emeritus Professor of 20th-Century and Contemporary Theatre, and Director of Drama, in the School of English at the University of Sheffield. He is a series editor for Exeter Performance Studies and the author of British Theatre and the Red Peril: The Portrayal of Communism, 1917-1945, also published by UEP.

• AcknowledgementsTimeline: The Political and Cultural CalenderIntroduction: Galahad and Mordred1. The Inflamed Appendix (1960-1961)2. No Laughing Matter (1961-1962)3. Pleasuring the Lord Chamberlain (1963)4. Some S. I will not Eat (1964)5. Blows for Freedom (1965)6. Going Wild (1965-1966)7. Getting Tough (1966)8. An Affront to Constitutional Principles (1967)9. Let the Sunshine In (1968)10. Afterwords (1968-1971)NotesSelect BibliographyIndex

Nicholson’s skillful deployment of meticulous archival research is combined with an effective sense of the overall picture of theatre and performance in the 1960s and concludes with a persuasive caution against complacency about the situation after the end of pre-censorship.