06/14/2026
Pride is a musical with book and lyrics by Stephen Beresford and music by Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen and DJ Walde. The musical is based on Beresford's 2014 film of the same name which in turn is depicts the true story of the Le****ns and G**s Support the Miners campaign during the British miners' strike in 1984.
The musical, directed by Matthew Warchus (who also directed the film) made its world premiere at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff on 31 March 2026 before opening in the Dorfman Theatre at the Royal National Theatre, London.
Summer, 1984. With miners on strike across the country, 24-year-old activist Mark Ashton tries to rally a disparate group of gay men and le****ns into supporting the beleaguered miners. Le****ns and G**s Support the Miners (LGSM) quickly finds itself entwined with a small pit village in South Wales. What follows is the remarkable true story of two threatened communities joining forces – and discovering they have more in common than they ever imagined.
Funny, fierce and full of heart, Pride unites the director and writer of the original film, Matthew Warchus and Stephen Beresford, with composers Christopher Nightingale, Josh Cohen and DJ Walde. Together they share the inspiring story of these real-life events, set to an original score with songs inspired by protest anthems, pop, rock, disco and the Welsh choral tradition.
This boisterous tale of the unlikely union between striking Welsh miners and out-and-proud gay Londoners is an irresistibly uplifting story, set in 1980s Britain – a time of political and social upheaval dominated by Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government.
Pride musical first listen - You Stood By Me: https://youtu.be/Yj0YPuXRCeY
(Text https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_(musical) & https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/pride/ =1*w6s0q3*_gcl_au*NzU3Mjk3MjY2LjE3NjIyNzU4MTY.)
