“Musicals aren’t written. They are re-written!”

‘There’s an assumption that musical theatre is a lesser art form – more high street than couture…’

John Saul, also known as Dublin Jack, was a scandalous figure in Victorian London primarily remembered for his involvement in the underground world of male prostitution and for his authorship of gay erotic literature.

The composer and theatre-maker talks to Freya Parr about agitprop, injustices and the inherent campness of the Catholic Church