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British Library: Breaking Barriers: Murray Melvin on a Taste of Honey

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Actor Murray Melvin talks about how he went from being the tea boy at Theatre Royal Stratford East to playing the role of Geof in the original production of Shelagh Delaney's "A Taste of Honey" in 1958. He sheds light on the challenges of playing a gay character at a time when homosexuality was illegal, and the collaborative process of bringing the play to the stage under the directorship of Joan Littlewood. [18:38]

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