Nick Hern Books

LGBTQ+ writing and stories

The following plays on our list contain LGBTQ+ characters and/or themes.

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...blackbird hour

...blackbird hour

By babirye bukilwa

A visceral and moving exploration of caring, belonging, and a queer Black woman's attempts to love herself. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2025.

"Daddy": A Melodrama

"Daddy": A Melodrama

By Jeremy O. Harris

A blistering melodrama from Jeremy O. Harris, whose play Slave Play received a record twelve nominations at the 74th Tony Awards.

2nd May 1997

2nd May 1997

By Jack Thorne

A play set on the day that New Labour swept into government, telling three deeply personal stories of euphoria and despair.

A-Typical Rainbow

A-Typical Rainbow

By JJ Green

An uplifting play about the experience of growing up neurodivergent and queer in early 2000s Britain, based on real events from the perspective of the writer and the autistic community.

Adam

Adam

By Frances Poet

The remarkable true story of a young trans man's journey from Egypt to Scotland, charting his progress across borders and genders in his search for a place to call home.

After the Act

After the Act

By Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens

A funny, camp and unapologetically queer musical about Thatcher's Section 28 and the moral panic that gripped a nation – and how a community decided to fight back.

All honey

All honey

By Ciara Elizabeth Smyth

A play about sex, secrets and suspicion, winner of the 2017 Fishamble New Writing Award.

Published in volume SAUCE and All honey: Two Plays
    All of Us

    All of Us

    By Francesca Martinez

    A passionate and timely drama that looks at the human cost of abandoning those who struggle to fit in.

    Aloe Aloe

    Aloe Aloe

    By Camilla Whitehill

    A provocative short play about parenthood and responsibility, from the author of Mr Incredible and Where Do Little Birds Go?.

    Published in volume Mr Incredible
      Angels in America

      Angels in America

      By Tony Kushner

      A magnificent, two-part epic drama set during the Reagan years in America - now recognised as one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century.

      Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches

      Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches

      By Tony Kushner

      Part One of the two-part Angels in America, an epic drama set during the Reagan years in America - now recognised as one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century.

      Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika

      Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika

      By Tony Kushner

      The second part of Tony Kushner's acclaimed epic drama set during the Reagan years in America.

      Animal

      Animal

      By Jon Bradfield With Josh Hepple

      A hilarious, challenging and heartbreaking play about a gay, disabled man embarking on a sexual and romantic odyssey.

      Backstairs Billy

      Backstairs Billy

      By Marcelo Dos Santos

      An irreverent comedy about the fifty-year relationship between the Queen Mother and her most loyal, most outrageous servant. Premiered in the West End in 2023.

      Bacon

      Bacon

      By Sophie Swithinbank

      An unflinching and unexpectedly humorous play about masculinity, sexuality and power, through the dizzying lens of youth.

      Banana Boys

      Banana Boys

      By Evan Placey

      A play about the challenges of being on the school football team – and secretly gay.

      Before You Say Anything

      Before You Say Anything

      By Carys D. Coburn With MALAPROP Theatre

      A play that questions how everyone can be safe at the same time. A time-travelling set of interweaving stories exploring injustice, freedom and bravery.

      Being Friends

      Being Friends

      By Robert Holman

      The first of the three plays that make up Robert Holman's acclaimed dramatic trilogy Making Noise Quietly.

      Published in volume Making Noise Quietly: three short plays
        BLACK SUPERHERO

        BLACK SUPERHERO

        By Danny Lee Wynter

        A brutal, unflinching and funny portrait of one man's life spiralling out of control, in an age where our idols are Kings and our superheroes Gods.

        Bleeding Heart

        Bleeding Heart

        By Antonio Onetti Translated by Oscar Ceballos and Mary Peate

        A short dark comedy from Spain, in which a naive middle-aged transvestite encounters a petty thief nicknamed 'sour face'.

        Bloody Elle

        Bloody Elle

        By Lauryn Redding

        A heart-warming and belly-achingly funny story about falling in love for the very first time.

        Brokeback Mountain

        Brokeback Mountain (stage version)

        By Annie Proulx Adapted by Ashley Robinson and Dan Gillespie Sells

        A heartbreaking tale of an irresistible and hidden love spanning twenty years and its tragic consequences. Based on Annie Proulx's short story, with original songs by Dan Gillespie Sells.

        Broken Biscuits

        Broken Biscuits

        By Tom Wells

        A beautiful, heart-warming, laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story for our times.

        Brothers of Thunder

        Brothers of Thunder

        By Ann Marie Di Mambro

        A play about forgiveness, reconciliation and the role of the church in the modern world.