The Multiverse is Gay! (NHB Modern Plays)

By Lewis Hetherington

A wild rollercoaster ride through school, the Multiverse, and finding yourself, over and over and over again…
It's the last day of school, and Amber bunks off to go partying with a raggle-taggle group of friends: the geeks, the queer kids, the school dropouts.
But even in this group, it can be a struggle to fit in. Accidentally stumbling through a portal that launches them across the Multiverse, Amber embarks on a journey that will force them to question who they are and who they want to become. As they tumble through time and space, will they finally find somewhere they belong?
Lewis Hetherington's play The Multiverse is Gay! was first performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, in a production by the Lyceum Young Company.
The Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series features large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to older teenagers and young adults.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Release date: Nov 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9781788507301

Lewis Hetherington

Lewis Hetherington is Glasgow-based playwright and performance maker. His work is rooted in collaboration, storytelling and play. He has won two Fringe First Awards and an Adelaide Fringe Award. He is co-founder of fieldwork performance, Constellation Points, and also an associate of The PappyShow. He has worked with companies including National Theatre of Scotland, Platform, Lyceum Theatre, Traverse and Grid Iron. He has created performances in castles, climbing arenas and swimming pools and many others sites in between. He often makes work with community groups, and has a real passion for amplifying stories which need to be heard, using creativity to empower people to find their voices and agency. Recent work includes The Coming Back Out Ball (National Theatre of Scotland), Red Riding Hood (Citizens Theatre), Rocket Post! (Constellation Points), Dear Green Place (fieldwork performance), BOYS (The PappyShow). His work has travelled all over the world including performances in Australia, China, Canada, Germany, Japan, the US and Singapore amongst others.

Book preview

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AMBER is on the north side of Dean Bridge. Passing cars and people. Regular urban bustle.

AMBER is increasingly uncomfortable standing alone on the street in the middle of the day, all dressed up for the prom. Waiting for their pals to arrive.

The ambient sound of the traffic and city seems to build until a voice cuts through as AMBER’s friends appear, BENNY, JESSIE, CAMERON, ROBIN. None of them are in prom outfits.

BENNY. Oh my big gay god, Amber, what are you wearing?

AMBER. What?

CAMERON. Why are you dressed like that?

ROBIN. You look amazing, Amber!

AMBER. I thought this was a pre prom picnic? So I’m dressed for the