Lesbian plays

J. Posener, J. Kay, J. Fleming, J. Davis, L. Mason

The first ever anthology of lesbian plays contains Jill Posener's autobiographical "Any Woman Can", tracing its heroine's coming out in the era before feminist and gay politics had created a lesbian community. "Any Woman Can" was the first lesbian play produced by Gay Sweatshop, Britain's oldest gay theater company. "Double vision" by the Women's Theatre group with Libby Mason, about the relationship of two women differing in class, culture and politics. Jackie Kay's "Chiaroscuro", first staged by the Teatre of Black Women, telling how its four characters' friendship is challenged and strengthened by their expieriences of racism, sexism and homophobia. Jill Fleming's "The rug of identity", a delightful lesbian farce.