It is indeed getting better, because Jonathan Harvey’s urban fairytale ‘Beautiful Thing’ is coming to Bedlam Theatre.

Teenage boys Ste and Jamie are neighbours on a South London
estate. Jamie is more knowledgeable about The Sound of Music
than football, while classmate Ste never misses a sports day.
Both are being bullied, Jamie at school and Ste at home by his
violent father and brother. One night, when things get too much,
Ste seeks refuge in Jamie’s flat and, sharing a bed, the boys
strike up a new relationship. Together they come to terms with
their sexuality and explore their feelings alongside their Mama
Cass loving, rebellious friend Leah and with the much-needed
emotional support of Jamie’s lioness mother, Sandra.

From the 28th-31st of October, we will be transform the Bedlam stage into the setting of this thrilling coming-of-age story celebrating and exploring the intricacies of young love, unwavering resilience and self acceptance. The stakes are high, but the future is bright for these five individuals as they find community in one another, and make you question what it is to truly know love. Thirty years on from its initial publication, Jonathan Harvey’s
iconic, coming-out and coming-of-age story set in the nineties still
resonates with audiences who are moved by passionate tales of friendship, rites of passage, and the feeling of being 16 and in love.