bian ▁play w right s ▁target ed ▁all - f em ale ▁aud ien ces . ▁ ▁More ▁les bian ▁plays ▁were ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁femin ist ▁movement . ▁L ack ▁of ▁public ▁interest ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁decrease ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁les bian ▁plays ▁written ▁and ▁performed ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁when ▁The ▁Boston ▁Mar riage ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁early ▁twenty - first ▁century . ▁ ▁L GB T Q + ▁theatre ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁white ▁gay ▁men . ▁David ▁Mam et ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁heter osex ual ▁male ▁play w right s ▁to ▁write ▁about ▁a ▁play ▁with ▁exclus ively ▁les bian ▁characters . ▁ ▁Boston ▁Mar riage ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁play ▁David ▁Mam et ▁wrote ▁that ▁only ▁includes ▁les bian ▁characters . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Cur tain ▁Up ▁review , ▁London , ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁L ort el ▁listing ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁review , ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Boston . com ▁review ▁ ▁[ https :// www . the guard ian . com / stage / 2 0 1 7 / nov / 2 9 / the - se ven - rages - of - d avid - m am et - gen ius - or - symbol - of - to xic - mas cul inity ▁] ▁ ▁Category