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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Happy LGBT History Month 🏳️🌈 My play,“The BBC’s First Homosexual” is the official @LGBTHM production for 2026 in Salford, Birmingham, Brighton, London, Liverpool and Loughborough #lgbthm #lgbthm26 #bbcfirsthomo Some are sold out, but there are still tickets. See bio for link.
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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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You're invited to #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 & resilience
TICKETS > ticketlab.app/event/36503-Th…
#LGBTHistoryMonth #BBCFirstHomo
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The Guardian has just published a lovely article about #BBCFirstHomo, an @ahrcpress-sponsored play by @inkbrew based on my research on the first British doc about homosexuality. Catch the tour during @LGBTHM
theguardian.com/stage/2026/j…
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Jan 15
🎭 Scripts in hand, questions flying & a very different Britain taking shape.
Rehearsals are now underway for the #BBCFirstHomo @NA_Theatre, Salford. Inspired by a banned 1954 BBC documentary, the play opens Wed 4 Feb before touring England.
🏳️🌈Official @LGBTHM Production
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Jan 14
🧽🏡 Gen Z vs the 1950s household.
Actors Mitchell & Max take a quiz on 1950s domestic life - confusion ensues, dignity is lost, and one is crowned Domestic Goddess 👑
A peek into #BBCFirstHomo, a new play set in the 1950s. Touring Feb 2026 🌈🎭
🎟 linktr.ee/inkbrewtheatre
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22 Dec 2025
🎭 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT | Meet Andrew Pollard 🎭
We’re delighted to welcome Andrew Pollard as the final cast member joining The BBC’s First Homosexual.
📅 National Tour Feb 2026
🎟️ linktr.ee/inkbrewtheatre
#BBCFirstHomo #MeetTheCast #QueerHistory #LGBTHistoryMonth #ArchiveHistory
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19 Dec 2025
🎭 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT | Meet Max Lohan
We’re thrilled to welcome Max Lohan to The BBC’s First Homosexual.
A northern actor from Bolton, known for The A List, FBI: International, The Enfield Poltergeist, and currently as Callum in @emmerdale (ITV).
#BBCFirstHomo #MeetTheCast
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17 Dec 2025
We’re thrilled to announce Mitchell Wilson as Tom in The BBC’s First Homosexual - a young man navigating life, love and identity in 1950s Britain.
#BBCFirstHomo #MeetTheCast #QueerHistory #UKTheatre
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11 Dec 2025
🎭 The BBC’s First Homosexual – 2026 National Tour
4-5 Feb: @NA_Theatre, Salford
6 Feb: @crescenttheatre, Birmingham
7-8 Feb: @lanterntheatreb, Brighton
10-14 Feb: @CinemaMuseum, London
17-18 Feb: @HopeStTheatre, Liverpool
24-25 Feb: @lborouniversity
#bbcfirsthomo #UKTheatre
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11 Dec 2025
In 1954 the BBC made its first documentary on male homosexuality - so controversial it was banned, lost, & nearly forgotten. Now @inkbrew brings it to life in a new play for @LGBTHM: The BBC’s First Homosexual by @stephenmhornby, directed by @oli_hurst99.
#bbcfirsthomo
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14 Sep 2025
Absolute goldmine of wonderfully contrasting documents expertly assembled by @PParkerWriting in this exceptional book which provides a wealth of fresh insights into the period. Perfect reading in preparation for rewriting my play “The BBC’s First Homosexual” #bbcfirsthomo #1950s
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18 Jun 2024
We certainly think @georgemiller99 is the ultimate creative all rounder! He played multiple roles brilliantly in our production of “The BBC’s First Homosexual” and we can’t wait to see him in “Some Masterclass Shit” @53two in July #bbcfirsthomo @ILoveMCR
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George Miller is an actor, musician, and lighting technician at 53two. Is he the ultimate creative all-rounder?
ilovemanchester.com/53-two-s…
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3 Dec 2022
@BBCNews on how “The BBC's First Homosexual” got made for stage based on the #BBC 1950s radio documentary “The Homosexual Condition” @elhistorioso and @stephenmhornby and #RobertSeatter Head of #BBCHistory #bbcfirsthomo #bbc100 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-le…
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2 Dec 2022
Thanks for covering our show “The BBC’s First Homosexual” #bbcfirsthomo This was just the first stage of development. We’re hoping for a full touring production in #2023.
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Article⬇️includes an interview with Marcus Collins (@elhistorioso), Reader in Contemporary History at @LboroIRPH, about his #BBC100 @ahrcpress fellowship and the sold-out premiere of @inkbrew 's #BBCFirstHomo - a theatrical production that draws from some of Marcus's research
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Made in the 1950s, it was the BBC's first documentary about gay men but the work was later lost bbc.in/3gQKLuM
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Great to see coverage dropping of @stephenmhornby's play #BBCFirstHomo for #BBC100 with script-in-hand performances sold out at @NA_Theatre today @inkbrew:
ow.ly/4E1i50LS7ex
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30 Nov 2022
We are SOLD OUT for tomorrow’s script-in-hand performances, but there are usually some RETURNS on the day. You’re welcome to queue for them, but we can’t guarantee anything, but we’ll do our very best to fit everyone in #bbcfirsthomo #BBC100 #bbc100 @NA_Theatre @BA_Performance
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If you’re coming to see “The BBC’s First Homosexual” tomorrow at 2.30pm or 7.30pm, we’re in the New Adelphi Studio, which is in the same building but on the opposite side of the New Adelphi Theatre newadelphitheatre.co.uk/dire… #bbcfirsthomo #BBC100 #bbc100
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