Look On Tempests was a 1960 play by Joan Henry. It staged at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End. It showed the effect on the upper middle class family of a man accused of gross indecency, and became the first play dealing with homosexuality to be approved for performance by the Lord Chamberlain, who had lifted a ban on the subject the previous year.
The cast of the original production included Vanessa Redgrave and Gladys Cooper. It was not a success with audiences.Joan Henry Date: Monday, Jan. 1, 2001 Publication: The Daily Telegraph (London, England)p 23 It ran for 30 performances.Play to Come off Date: Saturday, Apr. 2, 1960 Publication: The Daily Telegraph (London, England) Issue: 32646
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