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Beautiful Thing archiveSet during a heat wave on a rundown Thamesmead estate, Beautiful Thing is an urban fairytale full of characters that abound with attitude, energy, frankness and humour. The story follows Jamie, an introvert, troubled teen whose dislike of football is reason enough for his classmates to bully him at every opportunity. Living with is pre-occupied single mum, Sandra, Jamie finds himself infatuated with his next door neighbour and classmate Ste. Ste, who is living with his drug-dealing brother and abusive, alcoholic father in the flat next door, is one night beaten so badly that Sandra takes pity and lets him sleep over. In the absence of a third bed, Ste has to make do with sleeping 'top-to-toe' with Jamie. Much to his delight, Jamie is able to provide Ste with the comfort and reassurance he craves and also a little massage with some peppermint foot lotion . . . The boys' relationship is helped along by Leah, a sassy, Mama Cass-obsessed neighbour and Sandra's dippy neo-hippy lover, Tony, as they discover themselves, each other and a Beautiful Thing. Jonathan Harvey deftly combines comedy with ardent drama in his critically acclaimed award winning play. Beautiful Thing truly captures what it is to be sixteen and in the first full flush of love. Contains strong language

Cast/Performers

Charlie Brooks (Sandra), Thomas Law (Ste), Sam Jackson (Jamie), Gerard McCarthy (Tony), Vanessa Babirye (Leah)

Creatives/Company

Author: Jonathan Harvey
Producer(s): Nottingham Plahouse, Curve Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse, Tom O'Connell (QNQ)
Director(s): Nikolai Foster, Kay Magson CDG (casting)
Lighting: David Plater
Sound: George Dennis
Design: Colin Richmond

Beautiful Thing

Beautiful Thing (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01308053374. Details of all Beautiful Thing archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S01303760848

Archive Listings

25 May 15
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30 May 15
Curve
Leicester, Leicestershire
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18 May 15
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23 May 15
Royal & Derngate
Northampton, Northamptonshire
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11 May 15
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16 May 15
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Guildford, Surrey
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20 Apr 15
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9 May 15
Playhouse
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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13 Apr 15
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18 Apr 15
The Lowry
Salford, Greater Manchester
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30 Mar 15
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11 Apr 15
Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham, West Midlands
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23 Mar 15
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24 Mar 15
Marlowe Theatre
Canterbury, Kent
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Reviews

Reviews


User Review: 18May15: Fantastic play - fantastically performed by all involved at Guildford last Saturday. Met the cast afterwards, beautiful people, so kindly signed my handbill/flyer for me - SUPERB!!!!

User Review: 24Mar15: Wonderful. Charlie Brooks is as camp as Xmas and you dont even think of Janene unlike other soap stars she is a true actress. Good to see 6th formers in the audience as this play will help a lot of young people strugling with their sexuality. I,m 68 and was lucky enough to have a Mum like Sandra

User Reviews

Steve (18May15): Fantastic play - fantastically performed by all involved at Guildford last Saturday. Met the cast afterwards, beautiful people, so kindly signed my handbill/flyer for me - SUPERB!!!!
Geoff Boddy (24Mar15): Wonderful. Charlie Brooks is as camp as Xmas and you dont even think of Janene unlike other soap stars she is a true actress. Good to see 6th formers in the audience as this play will help a lot of young people strugling with their sexuality. I,m 68 and was lucky enough to have a Mum like Sandra
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