BEAUTIFUL YOUNG MAN
CAST: 3M
What do a high-energy personal trainer and a flamboyant, out-of-work actor have in common?
They’re both head over heels for the same shy, book-loving librarian.
Three men. Muscles, showtunes, twinks and loosely based on Cyrano de Bergerac. Set in London in the 1990s, before dating apps and equal marriage, Beautiful Young Manis three actor gay romantic comedy about body image, communication and love that is bound to set your heart racing.
“A powerful and moving piece of theatre that explores the human experience through the lens of love, loss, and resilience, Beautiful Young Man is a triumph.”
Jack C. Irwin, award-winning screenwriter
“I love this play. Shirley is a wonderful character who speaks to gay men struggling with getting older. It is rare to find a play that has so much romance and heart, I would love to see it in full production”
Stephen Barlow, director of the (non-replica) international tour of Phantom of the Opera.
“A beautiful, witty, and seriously moving gay update of the Cyrano story. Beautiful Young Man’s true secret weapon is the empathy and interest it extends to the character of Chris, the smitten young man in the middle. By delving into his yearnings, insecurities, and choices, Julian Woolford creates a genuinely compelling even-sided love triangle, one where the happy-ending outcome we want isn’t so clear or pre-determined. A real gem.”
Vince Gatton, award-winning playwright and star of Party.
CAST: 3
“Beautiful Young Man is a charming contemporary romantic comedy, an endearing tale of unlikely love triumphing. It is uplifting, witty and beautifully crafted. A must see.”
James Edwin Parker, author of Two Boys in a Bed on a Cold Winter’s Night
Production History
The play was presented as a reading by Rattlestick in New York during the run of And The Pursuit of Happiness and featuring Vince Gatton as Scott, Michael Curry as Chris and Douglas Leland as Shirley.
It was later presented in a private reading in London with Euan Morton as Scott.
The Genesius Guild presented it as part of the Pride Encore Benefit season in 2000 as the only new work in a series of readings including Torch Song Trilogy, Love Valour Compassion and The Boys in the Band.
In 2022 the play was slated for production at Above The Stag in London and casting was underway when the theatre suddenly announced that it was closing with immediate effect.
