Ilford Boy - Donmar Warehouse, London

Ilford Boy at the Donmar: Witty coming-of-age story

This East London tale skips between the 80s and 90s to tackle issues of race and sexuality with verve and a eye for period details

Review: Ilford Boy (Donmar Warehouse)

⭐⭐⭐ This entertaining new play is an intriguing and authentic family drama, though its many themes are left feeling unbalanced

Ilford Boy - Donmar Warehouse, London

Writer: Danny Lee Wynter Director: Tim Sheader Coming of age is hard enough in any circumstances, but for a Black gay teenager in working-class Essex in the 1990s, there’s lots stacked against Ted in Danny Lee Wynter’s Ilford Boy, an accomplished and tender second play staged at the Donmar Warehouse. Exploring intergenerational inheritance, different kinds [...]