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Teddy Boys: Post-War Britain and the First Youth Revolution
Max Décharné in conversation with Marc Glendening
Presented by: The Sohemian Society| 0 | LONDON: The Wheatsheaf Pub |
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| P | Wednesday 18th September, 2024 |
| N | 6:30pm |
Event information
TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR: Bookings can be made until midnight on the night before the event. Even when our online tickets are sold out or have been taken off sale, a limited number of seated and standing tickets will be available on the door. £10 sitting/£5 standing. Payment by cash or QR code only.
With their draped suits, suede creepers and immaculately greased hair, the Teddy Boys defined a new era for a generation of teenagers raised on a diet of drab clothes, Blitz playgrounds and tinned dinners.
From the Edwardian origins of their fashion to the tabloid fears of delinquency, drunkenness and disorder, the story of the Teds throws a fascinating light on a British society that was still reeling from the Second World War. In the 1950s, working-class teenagers found a way of asserting themselves in how they dressed, spoke and socialised on the street. When people saw Teds, they stepped aside.
Max Décharné traces the rise of the Teds and the shock wave they sent through post-war Britain, from the rise of rock ’n’ roll to the Notting Hill race riots. Full of fascinating insight, deftly sketching the milieu of Elvis Presley and Derek Bentley, Billy Fury and Oswald Mosley, Teddy Boys is the story of Britain's first youth counterculture.
Guest speakers:
Max Décharné is a musician as well as author of ten books, his most recent being Teddy Boys: Post-War Britain and the First Youth Revolution. He was the drummer of the band Gallon Drunk, and is the singer and songwriter of the band The Flaming Stars. His other books include Vulgar Tongues: An Alternative History of English Slang and King’s Road: The Rise and Fall of the Hippest Street in the World.
Marc Glendening is the co-founder of the Sohemian Society. His connection to Soho dates back to when, as a baby, he visited the Colony Room where his father, the painter Ronald Glendening, and his stepmother, Sohemian Society stalwart Yvonne Glendening, were regulars. Marc works as a free speech campaigner. He also writes occasional journalism, which has appeared in publications such as Spiked and The Critic.
Venue information
LONDON: The Wheatsheaf Pub| 0 | Upstairs function room at the Wheatsheaf Pub 25 Rathbone Place London W1T 1JB |
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| > | www.sohemiansociety.com/ |
| ` | Two short flights of stairs. No lift or other access. |
