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# No Sweat – a play telling the stories of LGBTQ+ homeless people
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/no-sweat-a-play-telling-the-stories-of-lgbtq-homeless-people/
- Published: 2020-02-01T16:26:21.000Z
- Updated: 2020-02-01T19:30:25.000Z
- Description: No Sweat – a play telling the stories of LGBTQ+ homeless people
- Author: Scene Editorial Team

[![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/no-sweat-600400.jpg)](https://www.gscene.com/arts/theatre/no-sweat-a-play-telling-the-stories-of-lgbtq-homeless-people/attachment/no-sweat-600400/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

No Sweat, a play telling the stories of LGBTQ+ homeless people, will be showing at London’s **Pleasance Theatre** from **Tuesday, February 4** till **Saturday, February 29**.

Created by **Vicky Moran**, former assistant director of[ Cardboard Citizens](https://www.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk), *No Sweat* explores how prejudice and austerity intersect to create a critical situation for young LGBTQ+ people – thought to make up a quarter of the UK’s young homeless population.

Drawn from real stories and interview clips, the story is set in a gay sauna, where many young people seek shelter, and highlights how difficult it is for LGBTQ+ people to find shelter.

[![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/high-res-landscape_004_1.jpg)](https://www.gscene.com/arts/theatre/no-sweat-a-play-telling-the-stories-of-lgbtq-homeless-people/attachment/high-res-landscape%5F004%5F1/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

Moran said she was inspired by stories she heard while working with **Cardboard Citizens** – stories which she insists are still hugely underrepresented in conversations around homelessness and in theatre.

She said: *“I realised that a massive part of people’s journeys was how their identity played into it. Particularly for our young people, many of them were LGBTQ+ and so their experiences, of course, were completely different to many others who weren’t.*

*“Of course there are moments of joy, laughter and hope – ultimately it is a play about community and friendship. However, it is also a play that is based off real-life stories. Life is tough for all of us and comes with many challenges, even if you were born into families or countries that accept us for who we are.”*

[![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/thumb_254503_600400.jpg)](https://www.gscene.com/arts/theatre/no-sweat-a-play-telling-the-stories-of-lgbtq-homeless-people/attachment/thumb%5F254503%5F600400/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

The *No Sweat* crew is also running a [pay-it-forward scheme and inviting £15 donations](https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/no-sweat-4-29-feb-220-pay-it-forward?utm%5Fsource=email&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=no+sweat), each of which will buy a ticket for a homeless or formerly homeless person who might not be able to attend the show otherwise.

*No Sweat* begins on February 4 and runs until February 29\. **Tickets**, between **£12-16**, can be bought [here](https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/no-sweat?ref=scenemag.co.uk#overview).

**Event:** *No Sweat*

**Where:** Pleasance Theatre, Carpenters Mews, North Road, London N7 9EF