The Last Stand of Mrs Mary Whitehouse
Author(s):
Caroline Bird
Company:
Nottingham Playhouse
A wickedly funny new play that explores the enigma of Mary Whitehouse: pearl-clutching prude or "the most dangerous woman in Britain"?
In the 1970s, one twinkly old lady wielded extraordinary influence, fighting against what she believed was the UK’s moral decline. Armed with only a typewriter in her garden, this seemingly harmless grandmother took on the BBC and the "godless media" in a culture war that divided the nation.
Maxine Peake brings this fascinating and outrageous character to life.