Beautiful Thing West End

Beautiful Thing 2023

Opened: September 8, 2023
Closing: October 07, 2023

Beautiful Thing - 2023 - West End History , Info & More

Theatre Royal Stratford East
Gerry Raffles Square London

Teenage boys Ste and Jamie are neighbours on a South London estate. Jamie is more knowledgeable about The Sound of Music than football, while classmate Ste never misses a sports day. Both are being bullied, Jamie at school and Ste at home by his violent father and brother. One night, when things get too much, Ste seeks refuge in Jamie's flat and, sharing a bed, the boys strike up a new relationship. Together they come to terms with their sexuality and explore their feelings alongside their Mama Cass loving, rebellious friend Leah and with the much-needed emotional support of Jamie's lioness mother, Sandra.

This 30th-anniversary revival of Jonathan Harvey's iconic, coming-out and coming-of-age story set in the nineties, is about community, friendship, rites of passage and what it is to be 16 and in love.

BEAUTIFUL THING is a touching, urban love story, full of warmth and humour.

__Assisted performances__

BSL interpreted: Thu 28 Sep, 7.30pm

Captioned: Fri 29 Sep, 7.30pm

Audio Described: Sat 30 Sep, 2.30pm

Relaxed Environment: Sat 23 Sep, 2.30pm

Masked and Socially Distanced: Tue 19 Sep, 7.30pm

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Beautiful Thing FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Beautiful Thing have there been?
Beautiful Thing has had 3 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1999, West End which opened in 2013 and West End which opened in 2023.

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