Monday, 1 June 2026

Beautiful Thing

 

Beautiful Thing, Stratford East, 2023.

Cast: Raphael Akuwudike, Joshua Asaré, Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge, Shvorne Marks, Scarlett Rayner.

Writer: Jonathan Harvey
Director: Anthony Simpson-Pike

I saw the original production, then the twentieth anniversary one, and because I'm so old I saw the thirtieth. I wonder if there will be a fortieth. It's interesting (and inevitable) that my feelings for it have changed as I get further away from the ages of the characters: the first time made me cry all the way home, this time I really appreciated the writing. I think it felt less dated with a black cast as I felt (possibly wrongly) that being gay might be more of a problem in their community. Lovely theatre as well.
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