Inkbrew Productions

Dramatising archives. Award winners. Partner to @LGBTHM. Touring 2026 #bbcfirsthomo Next at Edinburgh Fringe TICKETS & REVIEWS ON LINK BELOW

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

🎭 Edinburgh, here we come.

The van’s (almost) packed, the show’s ready, and over 50% of tickets for #TheBBCsFirstHomosexual have already gone.

Heading to @edfringe? Come and join us.

📍 @AssemblyFest George Square, The Crate
📅 5–16 August
⏰ 1pm daily
🎟️ Link in profile

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

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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🌈 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 🎭

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

🌈 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 🎭

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“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.

👉 https://t.co/EYto3xvw6g

#TheBBCFirstHomo #QueerTheatre

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

📢 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: https://t.co/aNnlsmu5nH

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@hopemilltheatre Great shows - brilliant storytelling.

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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
https://t.co/5DKvrsEY2Z

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

🎭 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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🎥 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

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

🎭 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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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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: https://t.co/oXNm610bDb

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🎭 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

🎟️ https://t.co/oXNm610bDb

[Attitude Magazine @AttitudeMag]

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.
https://t.co/JM8kaOFEft

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🇮🇪 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: https://t.co/oXNm610bDb

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Very grateful to @lborouniversity for this excellent short film on the final performances of out @LGBTHM tour of #bccfirsthomo https://t.co/qluX908ZQX

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#castingcall #manchestercasting #salfordcasting

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#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' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://t.co/Cgoyrg7NR6 #London

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#THEATRE #REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The BBC'S First Homosexual @Inkbrew https://t.co/2jblg1EVoF "Powerful and poignant" #salford

[All That Dazzles @ATDazzles]

'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:
https://t.co/Vm0EypGZ72