And This Is My Friend Sandy: Sandy Wilson’’s the Boy Friend, London Theatre and Gay Culture

Deborah Philips is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Brighton, UK. She has published widely on women’s fiction, popular culture, cultural and educational policy and theatre. Her books include; Fairground Attractions: (Bloomsbury, 2014), Women’s Writing 1945-today (Bloomsbury, 2006/2014) with Garry Whannel The Trojan Horse (Bloomsbury, 2013) and with Ian Haywood Brave New Causes (Continuum, 1998). She contributed the programme notes to the 2019 production of The Boy Friend at the Menier Chocolate Factory.