Gently Down the Stream
by Martin Sherman

Name: Gently Down the Stream
Brand: Martin Sherman
SKU: 9781350040625
Rating: 4.07 (41 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Male

90 minsBritish LGBTQ Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the play's engaging content but express significant frustration with the quality of the printed script. Many note that the faded text affected their overall enjoyment and readability.

Engaging contentGreat storylinePoor print qualityDifficult to read text

Synopsis

Beau, a pianist expat living in London, meets Rufus, an eccentric young lawyer, at the dawn of the internet dating revolution.

After a life spent recovering from the disappointment and hurt of loving men in a world that refused to allow it, Beau is determined to keep his expectations low with Rufus.

But Rufus comes from a new generation of gay men who believe happiness is as much their right as anyone else’s, and what Beau assumed would be just another fling grows into one of the most surprising and defining relationships of his life.

A remarkably moving, brilliantly funny love story, Gently Down the Stream is the latest play from acclaimed playwright Martin Sherman.

The play reflects the triumphs and heartbreaks of the entire length of the gay rights movement, celebrating and mourning the ghosts of the men and women who led the way for equality, marriage and the right to dream.

It received its world premiere at the Public Theatre, New York, on 14 March 2017 in a production starring Tony-award winner Harvey Fierstein.

ThemesPS3569.H433 G46 2017