My Beautiful Laundrette
- 1985 film
Comic drama about a young British-Pakistani attempting to turn around a laundrette business. Stars Gordon Warnecke, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day Lewis, Derrick Branche and more.
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My Beautiful Laundrette at Curve, Leicester
My Beautiful Laundrette is back for another spin. Adapted for the stage by Hanif Kureishi - whose 1985 movie of the same name catapulted Film4 to mainstream success - it continues to put a gay, cross-cultural relationship in the neon spotlight.
Tanyel Gumushan, What's On Stage, 22nd February 2024My Beautiful Laundrette stage show to return
The stage adaptation of My Beautiful Laundrette will return to Curve, Leicester next year ahead of a UK tour as part of the Theatre Nation Partnerships initiative.
The Pet Shop Boys - Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe - composed music for the show, which is adapted for the stage by Hanif Kureishi, based on his screenplay.
Alex Wood & Tanyel Gumushan, What's On Stage, 19th September 2023My Beautiful Laundrette stage production to be streamed
Curve Leicester's filmed stage version of My Beautiful Laundrette will be streamed online.
The Pet Shop Boys - Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe - composed music for the show, which is co-produced by Curve, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham and Leeds Playhouse. The piece is adapted for the stage by Hanif Kureishi, based on his screenplay.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 28th August 2020