Lord Arthur's Bed is a play by English playwright Martin Lewton.
The play is set in 2008 following the Civil Partnership of the two protagonists, who find themselves living in a house once occupied by Lord Arthur Clinton MP and transvestite Ernest Boulton.
It caused some considerable scandal on its opening in Brighton, when the Brighton newspaper "The Argus" led a story on the play with the headline "Sexually Explicit Play to be Staged in Church".
As a result, the play sold out throughout its Brighton run.
The original (2008) tour was produced at the following venues: In May 2009 the play was performed at the New Theatre in Dublin as part of the 2009 International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival The original (touring) cast was as follows: At the New Theatre in Dublin in May 2009, the cast was as follows: At The King's Head in March–April 2010, the cast was as follows: