Beautiful Thing
by Jonathan Harvey

Name: Beautiful Thing
Brand: Jonathan Harvey
SKU: 9780822217176
Rating: 4.13 (366 reviews)

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Highlights

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90 minsUnit Set/Multiple SettingsBritish Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers love "Beautiful Thing" for its heartfelt exploration of young love and the relatable characters. Many highlight the play's realistic dialogue and ability to address serious issues like homophobia and identity with sensitivity and charm. The emotional depth and engaging writing have garnered much praise, though a few found aspects less impressive.

Heartfelt exploration of loveRealistic and relatable charactersEngaging dialogue and writingSome found it less impressive

Synopsis

THE STORY: Jamie and Ste (short for Steve) are teenage neighbors in a working-class housing project in London.

Jamie is bookish and shy while Ste is more athletic.

Neither one has an ideal home life: Jamie's mother Sandra is bitter over her financi

Press Reviews

"Only a theatergoer with an ice cube where his heart should be would remain indifferent to the plight of Jamie and Ste, the teen-age heroes of BEAUTIFUL THING, Jonathan Harvey's endearing, lopsided smile of a comedy about a boy who falls for the boy next door…warm and rewarding“ —The New York Times. ”A sharp, tart English comedy of manners…“ —New York Post. ”Deliciously upbeat…seldom has there been a play which so exquisitely and joyously depicts what it's like to be sixteen, in the first flush of love and full of optimism. Truly a most unusual and beautiful thing.“ —The Guardian (UK). ”This is the most heartening working-class comedy since A Taste of Honey."
— The Independent (UK)