Nick Hern Books

LGBTQ+ writing and stories

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

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The Motive and the Cue

The Motive and the Cue

By Jack Thorne

The West End edition of the fierce, funny play about a clash of theatrical titans, Richard Burton and John Gielgud, winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Play and the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play.

Mr Thomas

Mr Thomas

By Kathy Burke

A gritty, darkly funny look at attitudes to homosexuality in the 1950s, a portrait of repressed sexuality and alcoholism – and an homage to the great masters of British theatre, Wilde, Coward, Pinter and Orton.

The Multiverse is Gay!

The Multiverse is Gay!

By Lewis Hetherington

A wild rollercoaster ride through school, the Multiverse, and finding yourself, over and over and over again… A play in the Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series, featuring large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people.

My Night With Reg

My Night With Reg

By Kevin Elyot

A deliciously funny and bittersweet comedy that captures the fragility of friendship, happiness and life itself. Winner of the Evening Standard and Olivier Awards for Best Comedy.

My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)

My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)

By Rob Madge

A joyous, chaotic, autobiographical play telling the story of actor, writer and social-media sensation Rob Madge as they set out to recreate a Disney parade they performed as a twelve-year-old for their Grandma.

Never Have I Ever

Never Have I Ever

By Deborah Frances-White

An explosive, savagely funny first play by Deborah Frances-White, comedian, screenwriter and host of the global hit podcast The Guilty Feminist.

The Nightclub

The Nightclub

By Chloe Todd Fordham

A short play about three very different women at a gay nightclub in Orlando, who are caught up in a terrifying hate crime.

Nine Lessons and Carols

Nine Lessons and Carols

Stories for a Long Winter

By Chris Bush and Maimuna Memon

A play about connection and isolation, forged during the Covid pandemic, exploring what we hold on to in troubled times.

The Normal Heart

The Normal Heart

By Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer's ground-breaking play about the 1980s AIDS crisis, published in a new edition alongside the major National Theatre revival in 2021.

Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey (stage version)

By Zoe Cooper Original author Jane Austen

A playful and surprising reimagining of Jane Austen's novel, infused with the spirit of the original, and fizzing with imagination and humour.

Open

Open

By Christopher Adams and Timothy Allsop

A frank, refreshing romance that draws on interviews, conversation and private correspondence to explore the authors' real-life open marriage.

Orlando

Orlando (stage version)

By Virginia Woolf Adapted by Neil Bartlett

A sparkling adaptation of Virginia Woolf's famous fantasy, premiered in the West End with Golden Globe winner Emma Corrin leading an ensemble company.

Otherland

Otherland

By Chris Bush

A play exploring what it means to be true to yourself in the face of unstoppable change, from the writer of Standing at the Sky's Edge. Premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2025.

Outspoken

Outspoken

A Canadian Collection of Lesbian Scenes and Monologues

Edited by Susan G. Cole

Touching on gender, sexuality, family, pop culture, and history, the pieces in this anthology range from the hilarious to the poignant, the sexy to the sincere, the truthful to the tongue-in-cheek.

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The P Word

The P Word

By Waleed Akhtar

A sharp-witted and devastating play charting the parallel lives of two gay Pakistani men as they negotiate everything from casual hook-ups to the UK's hostile environment.

Paper

Paper

By Chris Bush

A play about family, heritage and legacy, part of Chris Bush's triptych of plays about a Sheffield manufacturing family, Rock / Paper / Scissors.

Paper Knickers

Paper Knickers

By Jackie Hagan

A bold, witty monologue play exploring what it is to be an amputee, commissioned by the BBC as part of CripTales, a television series marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the UK's Disability Discrimination Act.

Published in volume CripTales: Six Monologues
    Paradise Now!

    Paradise Now!

    By Margaret Perry

    A funny and raging play about ambition, exploitation and the search for connection in a fractured world.

    Pennyroyal

    Pennyroyal

    By Lucy Roslyn

    A heartrending play about sisterhood and motherhood; enduring love, and regrets many years in the making.

    Pigs and Dogs

    Pigs and Dogs

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short, startling play about Uganda's 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act and what lies behind it.

    Poppy + George

    Poppy + George

    By Diane Samuels

    A romantic drama with music inspired by the days of music hall and beyond, from the author of the modern classic Kindertransport.

    The Pride

    The Pride

    By Alexi Kaye Campbell

    The powerful debut play from Alexi Kaye Campbell, examining changing attitudes to sexuality.

    Pronoun

    Pronoun

    By Evan Placey

    A love story about transition, testosterone, and James Dean - commissioned as part of the 2014 National Theatre Connections Festival and premiered by youth theatres across the UK.

    Queers: Eight Monologues

    Queers: Eight Monologues

    By Various Created by Mark Gatiss

    Queers celebrates a century of evolving social attitudes and political milestones in British gay history, as seen through the eyes of eight individuals.