Putting on the Dish (2015)

Putting on the Dish (2015)

7 min|Short, Comedy, Drama|24 Jun 2015

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London, 1962. Two men strike up a conversation on a bench about life, sex and the hostile world they find themselves in as gay men. The conversation might be commonplace, but the language isn’t, because the two men are speaking in Polari.

Director: Karl Eccleston, Brian Fairbairn
Writer: Karl Eccleston, Karl Eccleston, Brian Fairbairn, Brian Fairbairn
Country: UK
Language: English, English
Duration: 7 min
Stars: Neil Chinneck, Steve Wickenden, Steve Wickenden

London, 1962. Two strangers strike up a conversation on a park bench about life, sex and the hostile world they find themselves in as gay men. The conversation might be commonplace, but the language isn’t, because the two men are speaking in Polari.

Polari was a form of slang spoken by some gay men in Britain prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967. Used primarily as a coded way for them to discuss their experiences, it quickly fell out of use in the 70s, although several words entered mainstream English and are still used today.

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