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.
Raphael Akuwudike and Joshua Asaré play Ste and Jamie in this 30th-anniversary revival of Jonathan Harvey‘s iconic, coming-out and coming-of-age story, alongside TrieveBlackwood-Cambridge as Tony, Shvorne Marks as Sandra, and Scarlett Rayner as Leah.
A Theatre Royal Stratford East, Leeds Playhouse and HOME, Manchester Production.
Written by Jonathan Harvey
Directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike
Location: Theatre Royal Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford, London E15 1BN
Dates: FRI 08 SEP – SAT 07 OCT 2023
Age Guidance: 14+
Booking: 020 8534 0310 | https://www.stratfordeast.com/whats-on/all-shows/beautiful-thing
Price: Tickets from £10
