Prince Faggot
Prince Faggot is a 2025 play by Jordan Tannahill.
Synopsis
An ensemble of queer and trans performers imagine a future world where Prince George of Cambridge is a gay man. In the process, they interrogate the ways in which power and colonisation play upon their lives and sexualities.The play features a series of fictional, direct-address monologues written by the playwright for the members of the ensemble, and a final monologue based on the real-life experiences of actress N'yomi Allure Stewart.
Production history
World premiere (Off-Broadway)
Prince Faggot opened at Playwrights Horizons with a first preview on May 30, 2025, an official opening night on June 16, and a scheduled closing on July 6. After an extension, the first run closed on August 3, 2025. The show was co-produced by Soho Rep and Jeremy O. Harris, and directed by Obie Award winner Shayok Misha Chowdhury.Studio Seaview (Off-Broadway)
The show returned to for a second Off-Broadway run at Studio Seaview for an initial run of September 11, 2025 to October 26, 2025. It was later extended through November 30, 2025. On November 3, 2025, a third and final extension through December 13, 2025 was announced.Critical reception
New York Times theatre critic Jesse Green gave Prince Faggot a Critics' Pick and wrote "If the playwright means to shock, mission accomplished. But here’s the real shocker: the play... is thrilling. Inflammatory, nose-thumbing, explicit to the point of pornography, wild and undisciplined." The play received positive reviews from various publications including The New Yorker, Attitude, and Cosmopolitan, which described the show as "a horny, thought-provoking play that's as academic as it is avant-garde." The play stirred a degree of controversy and prompted international press coverage over its depiction of Prince George of Cambridge as an adult gay man engaged in kink and chemsex.The premiere production was included on a number of 'Best of 2025' lists, including in the Los Angeles Times ''Artforum and Vulture''.