Mon, 09 June, 2025 — Sat, 14 June, 2025
Directed by Laila Noble
A whirlwind comedy about two best friends on the hunt for Beyoncé tickets.
After a very average hook-up, Jordan realises this particular ‘gentleman caller’ has stolen his irreplaceable Beyoncé concert tickets for her Murrayfield show the next day.
When his best friend Russell returns home and they’ve both held space for this devastating loss, it’s time to get in formation, ring the alarm and execute plan B to see Queen Bey live.
You Won’t Break My Soul is a new Scottish comedy from JD Stewart (Daniel Getting Married, The Devil Drinks Cava) about the power of friendship, self-belief and Beyoncé.
Writer: JD Stewart
Director: Laila Noble
JD Stewart is a gay playwright, TV writer, screenwriter, performer, and digital content creator from the Scottish Borders. He holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University and an MSc in Playwriting from The University of Edinburgh. His work includes: Gay Boy, One Twenty-One, The Birthday Engagement Funeral Party; Daniel Getting Married, The Devil Drinks Cava (A Play, A Pie and A Pint). JD was a member of the BBC Scottish Voices 2022 cohort and developed his screenwriting through NFTS and The Edinburgh International Film Festival. In 2024, JD wrote the original TV Pilot, Gaze, which was shortlisted for the 2023 BAFTA/Rocliffe Prize, in the Top 3% of submissions for the 2024 BBC Drama Room and received funding and pitch deck support from New Writing North. JD is the New Work Producer at Live Theatre, Newcastle.
Laila Noble is a Queer Director and Playwright from Wales, based in Scotland. She is currently the Associate Director at A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) where she programmed the Autumn '24 season. Recent directing credits include Pinocchio (Cumbernauld Theatre); Poker Alice, Lost Girls/At Bus Stops (PPP) and the award-winning national tour of Alice Mary Cooper's The Bush. Laila has directed stand-up for Radio 4 and is a multi-award-winning writer. Recent writing includes Mererid and the Mallard (Tron Theatre), Dungeons, Dragons and the Quest for D*** (PPP) and Y Dyn yn y Llong Danfor (The Byre).