An 18-year-old queer student navigates love, lust, and rugby at a rigid boys’ school.
Set in an all-boys boarding school, this sharp and candid play introduces Johnny, an 18-year-old in his final year who doesn’t quite fit the institution’s rigid expectations. A member of the 7ths rugby team and an unapologetic Britney Spears devotee, Johnny moves through a world steeped in hyper-masculinity with wit, defiance, and vulnerability. When he begins a secret, intensely physical relationship with Harry, the confident and admired 1st team rugby captain, their encounters become both an escape and a complication. From awkward PSHE classes to clandestine hook-ups and late-night Grindr meetups, Johnny chronicles the messy, funny, and tender realities of queer adolescence. This is not a conventional coming-out tale or a story built on tragedy, but an unfiltered portrait of a young man trying to live honestly within a culture shaped by shame and silence—reminding us that queer stories hold the same beating, breaking heart as any other.