Next Lesson

Thoughtful, inventive and laugh-out-loud, Next Lesson charts 18 years in the life of a fictional South London school. Set against the backdrop of Section 28, Thatcher's notorious Local Government Act, which from 1988 prohibited schools from "promoting homosexuality," 14-year-old Michael comes out as gay. Later, he returns to school as a teacher. Next Lesson is a critically acclaimed play about being gay at school, following the experiences of staff and students, where clashes of attitudes meet moments of heartbreak, hope and love.