Details
Dates
Fri 5 – Sat 27 Sep
Price
Tickets from £14.50. Find out about our pricing here.
Fees & Charges
Booking Fee of £2.50 per order
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Age Guidance
14+
Triggers and advisories
This show contains graphic sexual language, homophobia and references to suicide and death. Religious imagery is used in a way some may find offensive.
Post Show Q&A
Tue 16 Sep
Access
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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.
Caroline Bird delves into Whitehouse’s most explosive battle—her infamous blasphemy trial against Gay News, which revealed the shocking power behind her sweet smile. It will challenge your beliefs about freedom, censorship, and explore one woman’s formidable resolve to push back the tide.
Known for her iconic stage and TV appearances (Hamlet, A Streetcar Named Desire, Dinnerladies, Shameless, Silk, The Village, Inside No. 9, See No Evil, Black Mirror), Maxine Peake brings this fascinating and outrageous character to life.
Samuel Barnett will take on over 15 diverse roles as the second cast member, including her mother, a documentary filmmaker, a roman centurion, Margaret Thatcher and Jesus. He was winner of the first ever Edinburgh Award from The Stage and the Scotsman Fringe Award for the one-man show Feeling Afraid as if Something Terrible is Going to Happen, and Tony award-nominated for Alan Bennett’s The History Boys, and Twelfth Night.
This play is a work of fiction inspired by real events. Some characters and scenes have been imagined, or conflated from various sources including diaries, court records and interviews.
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Schools and Groups
Groups
Groups of 10 or more can save up to 20% on full price tickets.
Discount will be automatically applied on the ‘Checkout’ screen. Book up to 20 tickets online with the groups discount, discounts vary per performance and are subject to availability. Group discounts can only be applied on tickets in Bands A and B.
See the list of discounted performances on the Group Discounts Page.
Have a large group looking to attend? Please email tickets@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk and a member of the team will be able to assist.
Schools
Show tickets for school pupils are £14 each (one teacher goes free with every 10 tickets purchased). Find out more about School Visits here and book by calling Box Office on 0115 941 9419.
Access
We provide British Sign Language Interpretation, Chilled Performance, Captioning and Audio Description for this production.
Everyone is welcome to attend accessible performances, customers experience the full show including the accessible services.
Find out more about Access at Nottingham Playhouse here.