Inspired by a true story, this gloriously funny play investigates the nature of comedy, the operation of censorship, and the complex misunderstandings implicit in the Anglo-American relationship.
In December 1975, Monty Python's Flying Circus was broadcast coast to coast in the US. It was the Pythons' first time on a major network... but somebody cut out all the naughty bits!
Undismayed, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam flew to New York to persuade the network to reinstate the cuts - and, somewhat by accident, found themselves at the centre of a landmark court case concerning freedom of expression and the protection of artistic integrity...
Steve Thompson's play No Naughty Bits was first performed at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2011.
| ISBN: | 9781848422056 |
| Publication date: | 9th September 2011 |
| Author: | Steve Thompson |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
| Genres: |
Plays, playscripts |
Inspired by a true story, this gloriously funny play investigates the nature of comedy, the operation of censorship, and the complex misunderstandings implicit in the Anglo-American relationship.
In December 1975, Monty Python's Flying Circus was broadcast coast to coast in the US. It was the Pythons' first time on a major network... but somebody cut out all the naughty bits!
Undismayed, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam flew to New York to persuade the network to reinstate the cuts - and, somewhat by accident, found themselves at the centre of a landmark court case concerning freedom of expression and the protection of artistic integrity...
Steve Thompson's play No Naughty Bits was first performed at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2011.
No Naughty Bits features in the following genres: Plays, playscripts
No Naughty Bits is available in Paperback
No Naughty Bits was written by Steve Thompson and published by Nick Hern Books
No Naughty Bits has 96 pages
Yes it is part of NHB Modern Plays series
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