Content Warning: This article contains sensitive topics related to the impact of Section 28. The Section 28 Justice Coalition launched this month as a campaign group calling for a public inquiry into the impact of Section 28 on LGBTQ+ people. As part of their campaign, they have launched a petition calling for the public inquiry, as well as opening a letter writing campaign

Created by Olivier Award winner Jon Brittain and Matt Tedford, Margaret Thatcher – Queen of Soho imagines a world in which, on the eve of the vote on Section 28, Prime Minister Maggie Thatcher gets lost in Soho (the heart of the LGBTQ+ community in London) and accidentally becomes a cabaret superstar. Will her night of glitter and dancing change her mind on this homophobic bill before it’s too late?

Jacob Collier MP for Burton and Uttoxeter spoke in favour of an amendment to the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill, put forward by Rachel Taylor, the MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, explaining that LGBTQ+ people “don’t feel safe in reporting hate”.

After The Act: A Section 28 Musical is a production based on commentary from people who experienced living under the infamous Section 28