30 Years Of LGBT+ Theatre In Ireland
In 1996, Gerard Stembridge’s play The Gay Detective made its Irish premiere. Set before 1993’s decriminalisation of homosexality, its candid look at gay sexuality was a blast of fresh, subversive air for a theatre-going public unused to such frank portrayals. More importantly, the play was a huge success. It seemed not only was the country beginning to acknowledge the existence of queer theatre, but its artists were more than ever determined to create it.
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