Ministry of Lesbian Affairs
'It's hard to accept ourselves out there. But in here, with our people, we can accept each other.'
The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs, the only lesbian choir in the country, are trying to win their place on the Pride mainstage.
In a run-down church hall with an OWL (Older, Wiser Lesbian) at the helm, the ragtag choir navigate love, loss and trying to agree on song choices. But despite their best intentions, they find that harmony comes at a price.
Packed with laugh-out-loud moments and lots of lesbian drama, Iman Qureshi's play The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs was first performed at Soho Theatre, London, in 2022, directed by Hannah Hauer-King. This revised version of the play was published alongside the play's 2025 revival at Kiln Theatre, London.
Iman Qureshi is an award-winning writer for stage, screen and radio, whose play The Funeral Director won the 2018 Papatango New Writing Prize and premiered at Southwark Playhouse before touring the UK.