LGBTQ+ writing and stories
The following plays on our list contain LGBTQ+ characters and/or themes.
Edward II
The political tragedy of a King who indulges his passion and renounces his duties, and ultimately pays the price for forsaking his country.
Es & Flo
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.
Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
1mA dark and biting one-man, a huge hit at Edinburgh in 2022 and the Bush Theatre, London, in 2023, starring Samuel Barnett.
First Time
1m (playing age early 30s)A hilarious and heartbreaking true story that smashes through the stigma and shame of HIV, to present an uplifting and inspirational guide to staying positive in a negative world.
Five Years with the White Man
By Eloka Obi and Saul Boyer1m playing multiple parts (plus minimal contribution from 'Technician')A startling play about satirist ABC Merriman-Labor, the greatest Black Briton ever to have been forgotten.
The Flea
By James Fritz1-2f 4-13m plus optional extrasA riotous play about the Cleveland Street Scandal of 1889. Premiered at The Yard, London, in October 2023.
Foam
6-7mA gripping play that examines the nature of identity and the consequences of right-wing extremist ideology against the backdrop of London's skinhead and gay scenes of the 1970s and 1980s.
Folk
By Tom Wells2f 1mSurprising and poignant, Folk is a hilarious and not-so-holy story of hope, coming together and finding your feet when your world is turned upside down.
Four Play
By Jake Brunger4mA comic play about sex and commitment in the 21st century.
The Funeral Director
By Iman Qureshi2f 2mAn incisive and heartfelt play about sexuality, gender and religion in twenty-first-century Britain. Winner of the 2018 Papatango New Writing Prize.
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey