The Boys Are Kissing

The Boys Are Kissing is a comedy about angelic intervention, children's birthday parties, and whether it's really just about the children, written by Zak Zarafshan and published to coincide with the world premiere at Theatre503, London, in January 2023.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 17 January 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Shortlisted for Best Writer at The Stage Debut Awards 2023 and Finalist for Most Promising New Playwright at the Offies Awards 2024, The Boys Are Kissing is a riotous comedy about angelic intervention, children's birthday parties gone sour, and whether it ever really is "just about the children." Written by 503Five 2019-20 alumni Zak Zarafshan, this edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Theatre503, London, in January 2023.

The play follows two 9-year-old boys who kiss in the school playground of a small town, causing their parents to be told to "do something about it." Amira is sending inclusive children's books to the school library, while her wife Chloe dreams of a kitchen island. Sarah is trying her best not to upset the Mum WhatsApp group, and her husband Matt just wants to do the right thing. Luckily, two cherubic winged guardians of the gays, summoned to attend to a disturbance in the queer atmos and intervene only where strictly necessary, are here to guide our helpless humans.

The Boys Are Kissing is a riotous comedy about angelic intervention, children's birthday parties gone sour, and whether it ever really is "just about the children." Written by 503Five 2019-20 alumni Zak Zarafshan, this edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Theatre503, London, in January 2023.

Weight: 144g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350411623