Hayley Sprout

Tag: LGBT

  • Eris @ the Bunker Theatre*

    Eris @ the Bunker Theatre*

    Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/eris/about Running until: 28th September 2018 Production Photos by: Connor Harris In his debut play, John King’s Eris follows a young man called Seán, who has just broken up with his long term boyfriend of eight years Tim. As well as wondering whether it was the right decision, Seán now must…

  • Lonely Planet @ Trafalgar Studios 2*

    Lonely Planet @ Trafalgar Studios 2*

    Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/3141/lonely-planet-tickets.aspx Running until: 7th July 2018 Production photos by: Richard Hubert Smith Set in an American town in the mid 1980’s, Steven Dietz’s Lonely Planet follows the friendship between two gay men at the height of the Aids crisis. The play takes place in the map store owned by Jody (played…

  • LGBTQ+ In Theatre II

    LGBTQ+ In Theatre II

    Last year, I did a post showcasing plays & musicals that were about characters in the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate Pride. As there are more new shows in London to catch during June, I thought I would recommend you shows you can see now and shows that are soon opening that feature LGBTQ+ characters, this…

  • The York Realist @ Donmar Warehouse

    The York Realist @ Donmar Warehouse

    Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tickets and more information: https://www.donmarwarehouse.com/production/6395/the-york-realist/ Cover photo by: Johan Persson  After finding success in previous Donmar productions including My Night With Reg & Splendour, director Robert Hastie returns with a revival of Peter Gill’s 2001 play The York Realist. Set in a Yorkshire cottage in the 1960s, the play focuses on George and the relationship…

  • Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda – Becky Albertalli

    Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda – Becky Albertalli

    Title: Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda Author: Becky Albertalli Year Published: 2015 Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24926015-simon-vs-the-homo-sapiens-agenda Synopsis: “Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being…

  • LGBTQ* Reads! | George, Unspeakable, All of the Above.

    One of the best things about the start of summer is all the Pride events happening around the world! And recently, I’ve started looking for and reading books with themes on gender and sexuality. I’m trying to read more books along the spectrum, rather than just the centre. And here are some really good ones…

  • Grasshopper Jungle – Andrew Smith

    Title: Grasshopper Jungle Author: Andrew Smith Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18079719-grasshopper-jungle Rating: 3/5 Published: February 2014 Source: Physical owned copy! Plot: “Sixteen-year-old Austin Szerba interweaves the story of his Polish legacy with the story of how he and his best friend , Robby, brought about the end of humanity and the rise of an army of unstoppable, six-foot tall…