LGBTQ+ writing and stories

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

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Edward II

2f 20m, doubling possible

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

5f

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

1m

A 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

1m 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

1-2f 4-13m plus optional extras

A riotous play about the Cleveland Street Scandal of 1889. Premiered at The Yard, London, in October 2023.

Foam

6-7m

A 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

2f 1m

Surprising 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

4m

A comic play about sex and commitment in the 21st century.

The Funeral Director

2f 2m

An incisive and heartfelt play about sexuality, gender and religion in twenty-first-century Britain. Winner of the 2018 Papatango New Writing Prize.

Futureproof

5f 2m

A magical and deeply compassionate play about identity and the capacities of the human spirit.

The Giant

12m

A powerful, witty and moving play exploring the dark interplay between sexuality and creativity.

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