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Casting call for our award-winning show “The BBC’s First Homosexual” at #edfringe2026 Assembly Crate George Square #castingcall #edfringe #bbcfirsthomo Closes 12th June at midnight
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May 22
🌈 Dublin thank you @wildestages 🏆
#TheBBCsFirstHomosexual received 6 nominations, winning 2: Best Writing (Dr Stephen M Hornby) & Contribution to Queer Theatre (Rob Ward) 🏆🌈
Huge thanks to our audiences & everyone involved ❤️
Next: @AssemblyFest @edfringe, 5–16 Aug 🎭
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May 18
🌈 That’s a wrap on #TheBBCsFirstHomosexual at Wilde Stages @GayTheatre in Dublin.
Huge thanks to our audiences, the Wilde Stages team, venue staff, supporters, & everyone who joined us along the way. It’s been a real pleasure.
Next up: @AssemblyFest at @edfringe, 5–16 Aug 🎭
ALT Three white men dressed in 1950s suits and ties resting against a heavy wooden desk on the set of The BBC's First Homosexual.
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May 15
“a bold, disruptive & heart wrenching” @TheReviewsHub
Find out more about #TheBBCsFirstHomosexual, a play written by Dr Stephen M Hornby, inspired by a previously lost 1950s BBC radio documentary on homosexuality.
👉 thereviewshub.com/interview-…
#TheBBCFirstHomo #QueerTheatre
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May 11
📢 Opening tonight in Dublin.
A “Sexual Offences, 1953–4” file in a forgotten BBC archive, uncovered by Prof. Marcus Collins, inspired #TheBBCsFirstHomosexual.
Ahead of opening night at @GayTheatre, read more about the archive behind the play: scenemag.co.uk/the-file-mark…
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🎉 From London to Dublin to… Edinburgh
After a sold-out London run, #TheBBCsFirstHomosexual heads to Dublin this May, then @edfringe in Aug.
🎭 @AssemblyFest, George Square (The Crate)
📅 5–16 Aug
🎟 Tickets on sale now
#EdFringe #Theatre #QueerHistory
assemblyfestival.com/whats-o…
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Apr 29
🎭 Rehearsals are underway
We're back in the room with the cast & creative team of #TheBBCsFirstHomosexual.
Based on a rediscovered 1954 BBC transcript, the play explores identity, love & fear in a world that demanded silence.
🎭 Wilde Stages @GayTheatre, Dublin
📅 11–16 May
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Apr 29
🎥 Meet Barry McStay
Irish actor Barry McStay joins the cast of #TheBBCsFirstHomosexual for Wild Stages @GayTheatre Festival this May.
Here he shares what it means to join the company and invites audiences to experience the story live.
📅 11–16 May
📍 @TheTeachersClub, Dublin
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Apr 24
🎭 How far have we really come since 1954?
Producer Rob Ward reflects on #TheBBCsFirstHomosexual - and that while attitudes have shifted, conversion therapy is still not fully outlawed.
The play weaves a lost 1954 BBC doc with Tom’s story.
📍@GayTheatre, Dublin (11–16 May)
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Apr 21
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Critically acclaimed
#TheBBCsFirstHomosexual makes its Irish debut at Wilde Stages @GayTheatre this May 🇮🇪
“A powerful piece of theatre, meticulously crafted and profoundly felt.” - London Theatre Reviews
📅 11–16 May
🎟️ Don’t miss out: gaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/t…
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Apr 20
🎭 Kildare’s Barry McStay joins Mitchell Wilson & Max Lohan in #TheBBCsFirstHomosexual as it arrives in Dublin for its premiere @GayTheatre @TheTeachersClub 🇮🇪 this May.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A brilliantly staged intimate three-actor play…” – All That Dazzles
🎟️ gaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/t…
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Inkbrew Productions retweeted
Apr 19
It’s now eight years, five prime ministers and a change of government since we were first promised a ban, and LGBTQ people are still subjected to the heinous practice, which is often rooted in religious oppression.
attitude.co.uk/life/the-trai…
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Apr 16
🇮🇪 NEW DATE 🇮🇪
After a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ tour of England, #TheBBCFirstHomosexual comes to Dublin for its Irish premiere @GayTheatre. A powerful play inspired by a banned 1954 BBC documentary.
📍 @TheTeachersClub
📅 11–16 May
🎟️ Book Now: gaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/t…
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Very grateful to @lborouniversity for this excellent short film on the final performances of out @LGBTHM tour of #bccfirsthomo youtu.be/CYbwlWcAXTc?si=Y4t7…
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Inkbrew Productions retweeted
#THEATRE #REVIEW The BBC’s First Homosexual @CinemaMuseum @inkbrew 'As a nation, we refuse to learn from history and thus are doomed to repeat it. The BBC’s First Homosexual is a nobly poignant attempt to buck that trend' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thereviewshub.com/the-bbcs-f… #London
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Inkbrew Productions retweeted
#THEATRE #REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The BBC'S First Homosexual @Inkbrew thereviewshub.com/the-bbcs-f… "Powerful and poignant" #salford
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Inkbrew Productions retweeted
Feb 11
'The BBC's First Homosexual' at The Cinema Museum brings an unknown chapter of queer British history to life with striking intimacy.
Here's Abi's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review:
allthatdazzles.co.uk/post/re…
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Inkbrew Productions retweeted
“A beautifully conceived play that is as entertaining as it is informative. What it lacks in physical set design it more than makes up for with the superb performances from an exceptionally talented cast." Read the full ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ review at jacktheladmag.com/theatre-re…
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Inkbrew Productions retweeted
Jan 30
I’m chairing discussion about #TheBBCsFirstHomosexual at @CinemaMuseum London on Thurs 12 Feb 7.30pm
This play brings a lost 1954 BBC documentary on homosexuality to life, exploring censorship & queer history
TICKETS >
ticketlab.app/event/36503-Th…
#LGBTHistoryMonth #BBCFirstHomo
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