Ministry of Lesbian Affairs, The
- Full Length Play, Drama, Comedy, Contemporary
- 1M, 7F
- ISBN: 9781839040788
When banks and sandwich shops have more pride than we do, where can we go to be with our tribe?
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama, Comedy
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
It's 2022. There's a rainbow flag in every high-street window, and no lesbian bar. Enter The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs: a lesbian choir on a mission to unite a disparate and dwindling community. Led by a world-weary conductor, the choir flirt, gossip and attempt to sing their way onto the main stage at Pride.
But harmony is more easily dreamt than realised in this heart-warming musical comedy about love, queerness and belonging. Iman Qureshi's play The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs premiered at Soho Theatre, London, in May 2022, as a co-production between Soho and Damsel Productions. It was shortlisted for the 2022 George Devine Award.
REVIEWS:
"Acerbic, moving and fun, with some really terrific writing... a charming, funny and inclusive piece of work."
Evening Standard
"So funny that your stomach aches from laughter... captures the fullness of a life that is rarely seen on stage... Here's hoping it goes far."
WhatsOnStage
"A warm cosy hug of a show, full of life, wit, and pathos that lingers long after its last notes fade."
Time Out
"I was totally blown away! Clever, quirky, funny, upsetting, poignant and educational. A must-see."
LondonTheatre1
"A true celebration of lesbian identity - immensely necessary but also, immensely fun... Qureshi's writing is almost faultless, quickly dancing between joyous humour and painful scenes... a perfect example of the play-with-music done right."
Broadway World
"Delightful and moving... plenty of laugh-out-loud moments that resonate with audiences from all walks of life. There are also scenes of real tenderness, gut-wrenching sadness, and a sense of genuine fear."
Culture Whisper
Characters
- Casting: 1M, 7F
- Casting Attributes: Good role(s) for female performers
- Casting Notes: All roles (bar the cis man) should be open to trans and non-binary actors comfortable with playing women on stage. The character of Bridget must be played by a trans woman, and the character of Fi must be played by a disabled actor and wheelchair user. Please cast according to the ethnicities specified. Where none is specified this does not mean that white is the default. It would be wonderful to have a range of body types in the choir too.
ANA - white, femme, late twenties/early thirties
DINA - Arab, femme, late thirties
CONNIE - the conductor, sixties
FI - a wheelchair user, forties
BRIDGET - trans woman, fifties
ELLIE - woman of colour, soft butch, early twenties
DANNY
THE DRUNK GUY AT THE BAR
HANDYMAN
One male actor, Arab, thirties, to multirole as all the male roles
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