Inkbrew Productions

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

[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 🎭

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

🌈 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]

“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

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

@hopemilltheatre Great shows - brilliant storytelling.

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

🎉 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

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

🎥 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)

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

🎭 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

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

🇮🇪 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

[Inkbrew Productions @inkbrew]

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

[The Reviews Hub @TheReviewsHub]

#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

[The Reviews Hub @TheReviewsHub]

#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

[Jack The Lad magazine @JackTheLadMag]

“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 https://t.co/Rke1nIeBwF

[Peter Tatchell @PeterTatchell]

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 >
https://t.co/dqTSlix5js

#LGBTHistoryMonth #BBCFirstHomo