LGBTQ+ writing and stories

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

Showing 85-96 of 129 items.

Otherland

8f with suggested doubling (playing 30+ roles)

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.

The P Word

2m

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

8f 6m

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

1f

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!

    6-7f

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

    Pennyroyal

    2f

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

    Poppy + George

    2f 2m

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

    The Pride

    1f 3-5m

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

    Pronoun

    5f 4m, 5 f or m

    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

    8 monologues, up to 2f 6m

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

    Rattigan's Nijinsky

    4f 7m doubling

    The extraordinary story of the relationship between the famous dancer Vaslav Nijinsky and the impresario Sergei Diaghilev, drawing on an unproduced screenplay by Terence Rattigan.

    The Real Ones

    1f 3m

    A funny and honest stage play about platonic soulmates. Premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024.

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