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Care Takers
Synopsis:
Ms Lawson, a new teacher at St Margaret’s High School, believes Jamie Harrow is being bullied because he’s gay. She wants to help, but Mrs Rutter, the Deputy Head, thinks it will sort itself out. Is she speaking from experience or is there something more unsavoury about her unwillingness to help?
Number of Characters: 2
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 2
Length (in Pages): 60
Location: Deputy Head Teacher's office
Key Words: gay, education, queer, homophobia, schools
Has the Play Been Produced? Yes
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? Yes
Award nominations/wins: Stage Edinburgh Award 2016 Critics Choice of best plays Edinburgh 2016
Reviews:
https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/05-2009/caretakers_17059.html/
https://www.whatsonstage.com/blackpool-theatre/news/01-2010/care-takers-re-play-manchester_14540.html/
Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Synopsis:
A young man and an old man fall in love, but has someone been manipulated?
A gentle tale of intergenerational love, denial and acceptance.
Number of Characters: 2
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 2
Length (in Pages): 60
Location: Various locations Brighton
Key Words: gay, queer, love, drama, intergenerational
Has the Play Been Produced? Yes
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? No
Award nominations/wins:
Reviews:
Smilin' Through
Synopsis:
Kyle, a young gay man, comes out to his staunchly presbyterian mother. When she tells him to get out of the house, he barricades himself in his bedroom and goes on hunger strike until she changes her mind.
Number of Characters: 10
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 6
Length (in Pages): 90
Location: Belfast, terraced house
Key Words: gay, queer, political, Irish, comedy, feel-good
Has the Play Been Produced? Yes
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? Yes
Award nominations/wins: 2003 Writing Out Award, Finborough Theatre 2005 Nominated for Best New Play by Manchester Evening News
Reviews:
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/apr/23/theatre2
https://www.truantcompany.com/smilin-through
https://www.thetimes.com/article/smilin-through-rhr6g99kn5s
Stigmata
Synopsis:
Would you lie and make false claims to change something about the world you don't like? Would you hammer nails into your hands and pretend to receive messages from Christ? A young, radical dyke might.
Number of Characters: 4
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 4
Length (in Pages): 70
Location: A flat, manchester
Key Words: gay, queer, comedy, farce, religion, abuse
Has the Play Been Produced? Yes
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? No
Award nominations/wins:
Reviews:
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/stigmata-review-at-drill-hall-london
Stigmata
Synopsis:
Would you lie and make false claims to change something about the world you don't like? Would you hammer nails into your hands and pretend to receive messages from Christ? A young, radical dyke might.
Number of Characters: 4
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 4
Length (in Pages): 70
Location: A flat, manchester
Key Words: gay, queer, comedy, farce, religion, abuse
Has the Play Been Produced? Yes
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? No
Award nominations/wins:
Reviews:
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/stigmata-review-at-drill-hall-london
Still Ill
Synopsis:
Ulster 2008. Ten years after Peace.
When two old Smiths fans reunite a world of violence reopens in this tragic love story between ‘the jumped up pantry boy’ and ‘the boy with the thorn in his side.’
Number of Characters: 4
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 4
Length (in Pages): 80
Location: Northern Ireland - various locations
Key Words: gay, queer, northern ireland, terrorism, drugs, paramilitary
Has the Play Been Produced? Yes
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? Yes
Award nominations/wins: 2010 Winner of Warehouse Theatre's International Playwriting Award (under the title Transitions)
Reviews:
https://www.liverpoolsalon.org.uk/still-ill-review/
https://www.whatsonstage.com/salford-theatre/news/still-ill-tour-lowry_36466.html/
The Right Ballerina
Synopsis:
Jack, the Artistic Director of the country's leading dance company, is forced to make some difficult decisions when Penny, his principal dancer, is outed as a member of a right-wing organisation. A sustained campaign of protest by a group headed by Mr X brings the company to near bankruptcy and Jack is forced to meet Mr X's ever - increasing demands. Is Penny about to lose more than her career and reputation?
Number of Characters: 4
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 4
Length (in Pages): 80
Location: London, Artistic Director\'s Office
Key Words: political, thriller, drama, cancel culture
Has the Play Been Produced? Yes
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? Yes
Award nominations/wins:
Reviews:
https://jildysauce.wordpress.com/2012/10/13/the-right-ballerina/
https://theplaysthethinguk.com/2016/10/13/the-right-ballerina-hen-chickens-theatre/
https://www.theatrereviews.design/the-right-Ballerina-5-stars/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIiqmRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHe7nM5BdZ9VWbAa3YAQPpNthhZ0AVBExqyY2vNDx8xBXXX5cWJXJQq8PaA_aem_6g6SQar60CeDsaFp3DjtTA
