'Think about it – Who hates the miners? Thatcher. Who else? The police, the public and the tabloid press – Sound familiar?'

Summer 1984. As Thatcher battles to dismantle the coal industry, and with a lethal pandemic on the rise, twenty-four-year-old activist Mark Ashton steps forward to found an unlikely new alliance with the pit communities of South Wales: Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

A funny, fierce and joy-filled musical, Pride tells the incredible true story of how two threatened communities joined forces – and made history.

Reuniting the team behind the acclaimed BAFTA Award-winning film – writer Stephen Beresford and director Matthew Warchus – Pride the Musical was first performed at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in 2026, before transferring first to the National Theatre and then to the Bridge Theatre, London.



Stephen Beresford is a playwright and screenwriter, whose other plays include The Last of the Haussmans, Three Kings and The Southbury Child.



'Magnificent… uproarious… an abundant theatrical imagination… a remarkable piece of British social history, deeply moving, deeply important'



'Stunning… a triumph… Pride succeeds in packing a wallop of an emotional punch while never neglecting to find the very human humour in even its most sombre moments. It's an impassioned and timely plea for seeking out common ground. You'll laugh-cry your way through it'



'Hilarious and heartbreaking, silly and serious – a total triumph'



'A five-star spectacle… a show that reminds you why you go to the theatre… the stuff of musical theatre heaven'



'The show of the year… five stars is nowhere near enough for this heartfelt and hard-hitting treat of a show'