Tastes of Honey: The Making of Shelagh Delaney and a Cultural Revolution

A Taste of Honey is a play by Shelagh Delaney that opened in 1958 in a small fringe theatre in London. It exposed a deeply polarised society in Britain and sparked press and political outrage. It was written by a nineteen-year-old bus driver's daughter from Salford and struck an immediate chord with working-class women who dreamed of more than just suburban housewifery. Her work and legacy would go on to inspire future generations of writers, musicians, and artists.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 04 November 2021
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

On May 27, 1958, A Taste of Honey premiered at a small fringe theater in London. Written by a nineteen-year-old bus driver's daughter from Salford, the play vividly depicted a deeply divided society in Britain, ignited press and political controversy, and catapulted its young author into an unexpected fame. Shelagh Delaney's confident female characters resonated deeply with working-class women who aspired beyond suburban housewives, and her work and legacy would continue to inspire future generations of writers, musicians, and artists.

This is the extraordinary tale of how a working-class teenager stormed the theatrical world, challenged age-old notions of class, race, sex, and taste, and paved a groundbreaking new path in British culture.

A captivating read, DAVID HARE

Weight: 272g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781784703486