Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch are delighted to share the exciting news that the highly praised production of Hanif Kureishi’s My Beautiful Laundrette, produced by Leicester’s Curve, will tour to Hornchurch 28 February – 9 March 2024 as part of the Theatre Nation Partnerships initiative.
Set in London during the Thatcher years, My Beautiful Laundrette tells the story of a young British Pakistani, Omar, who transforms his uncle’s run-down laundrette into a thriving business. After being confronted by a racist gang, Omar develops a relationship with school-friend Johnny, a fascist skinhead. Against a backdrop of racial division, nationalism, rising inflation, recession and political turmoil, love blossoms between the two boys, as they set to work renovating the South London laundrette.
My Beautiful Laundrette is based on Kureishi’s ground-breaking 1985 Oscar-nominated film of the same name and features original music composed by the Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe. Originally staged at Curve in 2019 under the direction of Nikolai Foster, the play garnered four-star reviews from publications including The Observer, The Sunday Express and The Daily Mail, with The Guardian opining “an iconic movie, sharply reimagined.” In addition, the production received nominations for Best New Play and Best Regional Production at the 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards.
My Beautiful Laundrette will open at Leicester’s Curve theatre 17 to 24 February, before touring to Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch 28 February to 9 March, Theatre Royal Wakefield 11 to 14 March, The Lowry, Salford 19 to 23 March, Liverpool Playhouse 26 to 31 March and Blackpool Grand Theatre 2 to 6 April.
Tickets to the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch dates start from just £12.50 (plus 70p QNext fee). Under 26s £8. To book visit queens-theatre.co.uk