Nick Hern Books

LGBTQ+ writing and stories

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

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Burgerz

Burgerz

By Travis Alabanza

A timely, unsettling and powerful play from one of the UK's most prominent trans voices.

 

Published in volume Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers
    Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

    Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

    By Jack Thorne

    A play about grief and looking at someone that little bit more closely. Written specifically for young people as part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival, and premiered by youth theatres across the UK.

    Captain Corelli's Mandolin

    Captain Corelli's Mandolin (stage version)

    By Louis de Bernières Adapted by Rona Munro

    Rona Munro's adaptation of Louis de Bernières' much-loved epic novel, set on an idyllic Greek island in 1941.

    Chicken Shop

    Chicken Shop

    By Anna Jordan

    A dark and twisted coming-of-age story by the Bruntwood Prize-winning author of Yen.

    Cloud Nine

    Cloud Nine

    By Caryl Churchill

    A landmark play about sexual politics in colonial Africa and modern-day Britain, in which all our assumptions about sex and gender are stunningly exploded.

    Cock

    Cock

    By Mike Bartlett

    A razor-sharp play about love and identity that redefines the battle of the sexes as we know it.

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    Cold Meat Party

    Cold Meat Party

    By Brad Fraser

    A play about a group of former friends reuniting in a B&B for a funeral.

    Collapsible

    Collapsible

    By Margaret Perry

    A funny, furious monologue about holding on in this collapsing world.

    Coming Clean

    Coming Clean

    By Kevin Elyot

    Funny, fresh and packed with razor-sharp wit, Kevin Elyot’s landmark drama questions the nature of fidelity and the limits of love.

    Company: The Complete Revised Book and Lyrics

    Company: The Complete Revised Book and Lyrics

    By George Furth and Stephen Sondheim

    Published alongside the acclaimed, reimagined West End revival in 2018, this edition of Sondheim's hit musical features the complete revised book and lyrics for the production, plus colour production photographs.

    Crush: The Musical

    Crush: The Musical

    By Maureen Chadwick and Kath Gotts

    An outrageously fun musical set in an all-girls school in the 60s, from the team behind Bad Girls: The Musical.

    Cyrano

    Cyrano

    By Virginia Gay Original author Edmond Rostand

    A joyous, gender-flipped retelling of Edmond Rostand's classic play, first performed by Melbourne Theatre Company, and a hit at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe before transferring to Park Theatre, London.

    Dark Sublime

    Dark Sublime

    By Michael Dennis

    A play about joy and heartbreak, quarries and transmat beams – a love-letter to British sci-fi television.

    The Day I Stood Still

    The Day I Stood Still

    By Kevin Elyot

    A poignantly funny drama from the author of My Night With Reg, about the heartbreak of unrequited love and the power of memories.

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    Delay

    Delay

    By Tim X Atack

    A suspenseful, heart-wrenching yet hopeful stage drama about saying what you mean, and saying goodbye. Premiered at Bristol Old Vic in 2025.

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    Dorian

    Dorian

    By Phoebe Eclair-Powell and Owen Horsley Original author Oscar Wilde

    A thrilling stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, following one man's descent from glorious debauchery to epic self-destruction.

    Drawing Crosses on a Dusty Windowpane

    Drawing Crosses on a Dusty Windowpane

    By Carys D. Coburn

    A play about losing someone close to you, about the human need to remember and connect.

    A Dream

    A Dream

    By Chris Bush

    A riotous musical play transporting Shakespeare's most beloved characters to the chaos of a busy modern-day hospital. In the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series.

    Dreaming and Drowning

    Dreaming and Drowning

    By Kwame Owusu

    An intimate and visceral play that dives into the mind of a young Black queer man wrestling with anxiety. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023.

    Drip Feed

    Drip Feed

    By Karen Cogan

    An infectious, dark comedy monologue play about the messiness of being young(ish), female and queer.

    Drunk Enough To Say I Love You?

    Drunk Enough To Say I Love You?

    By Caryl Churchill

    A man falls in love with America and leaves his wife and children for fifty years of love and adventure with Sam.

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    Duecentomila

    Duecentomila

    By kai fig taddei

    A touching play about two teenagers exploring their queer identities.

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    Edward II

    Edward II

    By Christopher Marlowe

    The political tragedy of a King who indulges his passion and renounces his duties, and ultimately pays the price for forsaking his country.

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    Es & Flo

    Es & Flo

    By Jennifer Lunn

    A sharply observed, deeply compassionate play celebrating an older lesbian relationship, women coming together to fight for what's right, and the healing power of chosen family.