A Taste of Honey

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A Taste of Honey is the first play by the English playwright and screenwriter Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 19. The play had its premiere in 1958, and was subsequently adapted into the 1961 film of the same title which won four BAFTAs at the 15th British Academy Film Awards. Set in Salford in North West England, it tells the story of Jo, a working class schoolgirl, and her mother, Helen, who is presented as tarty, foul mouthed and promiscuous. Helen leaves Jo alone in their new flat after Helen begins a relationship with Peter, a flashy, moneyed "wide boy" who is younger than her. At the same time Jo, who is white, begins a romantic relationship with Jimmy, a black sailor. Despite being only 15, she tells him she is nearly 18 and therefore nearly old enough to marry without parental permission. He proposes marriage but then goes to sea, leaving Jo pregnant and alone. She finds lodgings with a gay acquaintance, Geoffrey, who assumes the role of surrogate father. Helen returns after...

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