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In 1950, being a member of the LGBTQ community was difficult. There were pressures to either stay in the closet and be discrete or to conform to the world around them. Many felt that the only safe space they had was found within the theatre and plays that may or may not have hints of being about them. Bell, Book and Candle by John Van Druten is a perfect example of one of those coded plays. The main protagonist Gill, a witch in New York City, and by extension her family, can be examined and analyzed as part of the LGBTQ+ community showing the struggles that they face in mid-century America. Through the use of coding and gender stereotypes, Bell, Book and Candle shows the pressures on LGBTQ+ people to either stay closeted or conform to heterosexual and cisgender norms.

Bell, Book and Candle and Lesbians: A Look into LGBTQ+ Lives Through the Work of John Van Druten