James Ley (dramatist)
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James Ley is a Scottish playwright and screenwriter based in Edinburgh.[1] He is best known for the play Love Song to Lavender Menace which premiered at Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh in 2017.
Ley’s plays include I Heart Maths for Oran Mor, SPAIN for Glasgay! and UP for The Vault, Edinburgh Fringe.[1]
Written as a LGBT History Month Scotland Cultural Commission [1] Ley's play Love Song to Lavender Menace .[2][3] the play explores the story of the Lavender Menace Bookshop in Edinburgh which operated between 1982 and 1987..[4] The play was first performed at the Village Pub Theatre, Leith which presents readings of short plays and was co-founded by Ley.
Selected works[]
- The Ego Plays, Oberon Books, 2011, ISBN 9781849432306
- Love Song to Lavender Menace, Oberon Books, 2017, ISBN 9781786823427
References[]
- ^ a b "Playwrights' Studio, Scotland | Playwrights". www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "Play celebrates Edinburgh's secret gay scene". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ Fisher, Mark (2017-10-17). "Love Song to Lavender Menace review – an ode to 80s LGBT booksellers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Sigrid Neilson and Lavender Menace Creatives". British Theatre. 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
Categories:
- 21st-century Scottish dramatists and playwrights
- LGBT writers from Scotland
- Writers from Edinburgh
- Living people