Beautiful Thing Av Jonathan Harvey

<p>Teenage boys Ste and Jamie are neighbours on a South London estate. Jamie is more knowledgeable about <i>The Sound of Music</i> 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. <br><br>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.<br><br>Thirty years on from its initial publication, Jonathan Harvey''s iconic, coming-out and coming-of-age story set in the nineties still resonates with ideas on community, friendship, rites of passage and what it is to be sixteen and in love. <br><br>This edition is published to coincide with the revival at London''s Stratford East theatre, in September, 2023.</p>