International Festival of LGBT+ History by Schools OUT in association with OUTing the Past (OTP). OTP run annual academic LGBT+ History conference.
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Delighted that my play “The BBC’s First Homosexual” is picked as a stand out show at this year’s #EdFringe #bbcfirsthomo
The 12 stand-out shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2026 rollingstone.co.uk/tv/the-12…
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Delighted with the reception of “The BBC’s First Homosexual” @edfringe
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – ★★★★ Review: The BBC’s First Homosexual – Absorbing and insightful drama observing the BBC’s stance on homosexuality in the UK👇 thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-b…
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Very chuffed to have won an Oscar!
🌈 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 🎭
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We made into the top 12 outstanding shows at this year’s @edfringe @AssemblyFest with our award-winning play “The BBC’s First
Homosexual” #EdFringe #bbcfirsthomo #edfringe26
The 12 stand-out shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2026 rollingstone.co.uk/tv/the-12…
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Following all the four and five star reviews, we’re almost SOLD OUT. There a couple of weekday tickets left to grab #bbcfirsthomo #edfringe #edfringe26
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – ★★★★ Review: The BBC’s First Homosexual – Absorbing and insightful drama observing the BBC’s stance on homosexuality in the UK👇 thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-b…
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The Irish Republicanism & The Gays: Cherishing All the Children of the Nation Equally exhibition is now available to view at Museum of Free Derry during normal hours.
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A packed Guildhall for the Derry launch of Irish Republicanism & ‘The Gays’.
Thanks to everyone who joined us and to Mayor Grace Uí Niallais for hosting the event.
The exhibition is now open at Museum of Free Derry as part of Féile 2026.
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🎭 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
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Wonderful atmosphere at the launch of the new public exhibition ‘Irish Republicanism and The Gays’ with guest speaker Ard-Mhéara Róis-Máire Donnelly.
A joint project between OUTing the Past International Festival of LGBT History, @MuseumFreeDerry and Áras Uí Chonghaile.
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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 🎭
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🌈 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 🎭
ALT Three white men dressed in 1950s suits and ties resting against a heavy wooden desk on the set of The BBC's First Homosexual.
OUTing the Past retweeted
📢 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: scenemag.co.uk/the-file-mark…
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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.
👉 thereviewshub.com/interview-…
#TheBBCFirstHomo #QueerTheatre
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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
assemblyfestival.com/whats-o…
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🎭 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
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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: gaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/t…
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🎭 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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🎭 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
🎟️ gaytheatre.ticketsolve.com/t…
