My Beautiful Laundrette is a play by Hanif Kureishi adapted from his screenplay for the 1985 film of the same name.
The play premiered at the Curve in Leicester from 20 September to 5 October 2019 before touring to Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham (8 to 12 October), Leeds Playhouse (15 to 26 October), Belgrade Theatre, Coventry (29 October to 2 November) and Birmingham Repertory Theatre (5 to 9 November).
The play was directed by Nikolai Foster and featured original music by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe from Pet Shop Boys.
[1] On 28 August 2020, Curve announced it would release an archive recording of the dress rehearsal of the production to play on its website from 2 September until the theatre could re-open, based on conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
[2] The play returned to the Curve from 17 to 24 February 2024 before touring to Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch (28 February to 9 March) and The Lowry, Salford (19 to 23 March).