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LGBTQIA+ sHOWS in London
Queer theatre, cabaret and drag in London
Flicker Magazine is the number one place to find queer and LGBTQIA+ shows in London. We bring the widest selection of theatre, drag, cabaret, and community events running now and starting soon across the city.
Whether you search for queer shows in London, LGBTQIA+ theatre, drag nights, or cabaret, this guide brings everything together in one place.
We keep this list fresh and accurate for anyone looking for queer and LGBTQIA+ shows in London, from West End productions to fringe venues and one night events.
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You can also explore queer and LGBTQIA+ shows in other cities, including Manchester and Brighton.
Mamma Mia!
Donna, Sophie and three possible dads meet on a Greek island in this joyous musical filled with ABBA hits. Up-beat, fun and perfect for anyone ready to sing, dance and be swept away. Ongoing Show
The Book of Mormon
Two young missionaries are sent to Uganda and end up in a chaotic adventure that dismantles faith, friendship and everything in between. A sharp, outrageous musical that keeps audiences laughing from start to finish.
Six The Musical
The six wives of Henry VIII retell their stories through pop music and sharp humour. The concert-style musical flips traditional history, centring voice, power, and identity with energetic performance and catchy songs.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Step into the Kit Kat Club and experience this intimate revival of Cabaret set in pre Nazi Berlin. The story blends hedonism, politics and identity with iconic songs and electric staging that surrounds the audience.
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman
A huge circus-theatre spectacular inspired by The Greatest Showman. Acrobatics, aerial feats, live vocals and circus magic meet hits like “This Is Me,” “Rewrite the Stars,” “A Million Dreams,” “Tightrope,” “The Greatest Show.” Begins with immersive pre-show in the Big Top’s backstage world.
The Devil Wears Prada
A musical based on the story of a young assistant in a fashion magazine office. Sharp power games, ambition, style, and queer culture in the background of the London fashion world.
Titanique Musical
When the music of Céline Dion collides with the film Titanic, you get a camp, theatrical voyage of love, chaos and powerhouse voices. Jersey-style ballads, parody and heart sail together.
The Producers
Two scheming theatre producers bribe their way into financing the worst Broadway show ever and then watch it become a surprise hit. A wild mix of sharp jokes, bold characters and big musical numbers in this lively revival.
Sabrage
A decadent cabaret-circus spectacle mixing acrobatics, vintage glamour and cheeky humour. Expect champagne sabering, burlesque, circus acts and a night full of energy.
Oh Mary!
Mary Todd Lincoln battles boredom, desire and a closeted husband in this camp re-imagining of history. Led by Cole Escola as Mary and Mason Alexander Park as Abraham Lincoln, the show blends absurd humour, queer chaos and fast, sharp storytelling.
Into the Woods
Classic fairy tale characters collide in Stephen Sondheim’s musical about wishes, choices, and consequences. Familiar stories twist together as the cost of getting what you want comes into focus.
Already Perfect
Tony Award-winner Levi Kreis opens the door to self-acceptance in a searing, uplifting new musical filled with gospel, humour and unflinching truth. As his past and present collide, the message comes clear: You are already perfect.
Ballad Lines
Sarah is a queer woman in New York trying to rebuild her life after grief breaks her rhythm. The show blends spoken text with live music to trace memory, desire, recovery and the tiny moments that push her forward.
Monstering the Rocketman
A new play about queer rage, grief, identity, media obsession and pop hunger. Rocketman, a once-brilliant performer, returns as a monstrous figure after trauma. The story unfolds through sharp dialogue, moments of horror, absurdity and emotional truth.
Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
A queer-powered musical parody telling the untold story of Ursula the Sea Witch. The show mixes filthy humour, pop songs, sea-witch glamour and a bold take on under-the-sea myths. Expect camp chaos, laughs, lust and full diva energy.
The Rocky Horror Show
A cult musical packed with camp energy, bold characters, iconic songs and lively audience shout-backs. A young couple steps into Dr Frank N Furter’s strange world of desire, discovery, chaos. A queer-friendly night built for fun.
Learning How To Dive
Three people face an uncertain future after an unexpected meeting. Shared loss brings buried truths to the surface. Love, trust, and identity shift inside one intimate space, where the past no longer fits the present.
These Roots Are Made For Walking
A bold triple bill of solo performances. Three stories trace feminism, bodily autonomy, protest, personal freedom across the twentieth century. History unfolds through lived experience, memory, resistance, private choice. Intimate theatre with a clear queer lens.
Creepy Boys: Slugs
A chaotic, absurdist show from the duo known as Creepy Boys. Expect clown-theatre, puppetry, punk energy, nakedness, wild comedy, and a heavy dose of weirdness. It plays with horror, humour and transgressive art.
Hunt for Fresh Meat – Next Dragon Boi
A high-energy performance battle from the Dragon Boiz collective. Strong stage presence, bold characters, fast rhythms, playful chaos and a crowd-driven search for the next standout performer.
Bitch Boxer
A powerful solo show about a woman training for the 2012 Olympics after women’s boxing becomes legal. The story explores grief, identity, ambition and survival through gripping monologue and boxing-style energy.
Soft Animal
A queer-leaning new play about grief, desire, memory, trust, longing. Two women come together after a sudden loss. The story moves through intimacy, silence, conflict, touch, distance. A quiet study of love shaped by pain and hope.
BLINK
A contemporary play about love, loneliness and digital voyeurism. Sophie and Jonah share lives online through a baby-monitor link. Watching each other from afar sparks unexpected connection.
The Sublime Society Valentines Edition
A luxe, erotic evening of cabaret, burlesque, performance art and sensual spectacle. The show invites guests into a secret Mayfair boudoir where fantasy, desire and art merge. Expect sensual visuals, immersive vibe, refined pleasure and queer-friendly energy.
Magic Dyke
A wild drag-king cabaret night full of sensual dance, live vocals, interactive energy and bold queer spirit. Expect steamy performances, a cheeky crowd and a night made for queers and queer-friendly friends.
Yllana: The Opera Locos
A madcap fusion of opera and physical comedy by Spanish ensemble Yllana. The cast blends exaggerated opera voices, slapstick, acrobatics and parody with cinematic flair. A colourful, chaotic show that spins classical music into wild humour.
Rosa Garland: Primal Bog
A solo clown-theatre live-art piece exploring queer desire, taboo, slime, slime-covered bodies and messy erotic freedom. It uses humour, physical theatre and raw vulnerability to dive into shame, pleasure and identity in a boldly queer way.
Savage
A brutal queer love story set in occupied Copenhagen in 1940. Zack loves Nikolai. A regime arrives. Life breaks. Violence follows. The play shows desire under threat, identity under pressure, intimacy inside fear.
Sextetera
The Masterworkers bring chamber music to life with string sextets and eclectic works, welcoming everyone regardless of age, dress, orientation or gender identity. Classic compositions sit alongside folk and show pieces in an open, relaxed concert environment.
SEA WITCH – Live in Concert
The sea’s most feared villain takes centre stage in a dark musical prequel. Michelle Visage, Natalie Paris, and Amy Di Bartolomeo lead this show. Performed live in concert, the story explores power, loss, and desire before the myth begins, driven by music and a large scale cast.
The Demon Twink
A queer pop-theatre satire about fame, cancellation, viral culture, ego, desire, chaos. Jack Calver becomes a global pop star after a YouTube cover goes viral, then spirals into scandal, clout-chasing, paranoia and desperate attempts to stay relevant. The show blends queer identity, hyper-pop, comed
Tell Me Straight
A sharp, semi-autobiographical coming-of-age play about queerness, confusion and messy love. Him has many straight hookups. His best friend Dani wants him to meet a gay man who actually likes gay men. He tries a 30-day detox: no booze, no fast food, no men. But friends Lee, Ryan and Matt test his re
aggy
A bold one-act play exploring privilege, gender, race, creativity, art world politics. A couple pushes boundaries with identity, ambition, performance. The story questions who gets to create art, who gets to be heard.
Ancient Grease
An immersive, adult-only parody musical set in a high school for gods. Expect lust, lube, grease-soaked glamour, divine dance, camp humour and a wild re-imagining of identity, desire and Greek myth with biting wit and raw joy.
Date Night with Your Internet Boyfriends
A live comedy show by the duo behind the podcast Your Internet Boyfriends. Expect jokes about dating, identity, modern love and LGBTQ life - warm humour, casual chat-style comedy and a party vibe for queer and queer-friendly audiences.
I’m Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical
A musical celebrating the life and legacy of global icon Chaka Khan. The show traces her rise from humble beginnings to superstardom. Expect her greatest hits, powerful vocals, soulful riffs and a journey through triumphs, struggles, identity, fame and resilience.
Sugar Daddy
Sam Morrison turns personal loss into sharp, funny storytelling. Part stand-up and part narrative, the show explores love, grief, unexpected chaos, and unexpected moments from a life changed during the pandemic.
Alexander Vasiliev: Fashion and Eroticism
A lecture-performance by fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev exploring the deep links between fashion, intimacy, eroticism and changing ideas of beauty across eras. Expect a thoughtful, stylish dive into how clothes, identity and desire intersect.
Smalltown Boy
A heartbreakingly joyful play about grief, community and growing up queer in a rural town. The story uses drag and emotional storytelling to explore identity, belonging and queerness beyond urban life.
Andrew Doherty: Sad Gay AIDS Play
A queer solo show mixing dark comedy, satire and raw reflection on AIDS, fear and queer identity. Andrew Doherty performs a sharp and bold story shaped by horror, humour and personal history.
Kinky Boots
A shoemaker inherits a failing factory and teams up with Lola, a drag queen with flair, to save it and the day. With an Olivier-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, this uplifting musical celebrates identity, resilience and high-heeled triumph.
Slippery
A new play about ghosts, sex and spaghetti. A late-night return after a slip forces two characters to confront love, trauma and dark memories. Raw, intense, physical, and emotionally charged theatre that fits a queer-friendly audience.
Body and Soul
A ballet programme exploring movement, emotion, rhythm and human connection. English National Ballet performs works that mix classical technique with contemporary expression. The show reflects on inner experience, physical presence and artistic soul through dance.
Jordan Gray: Is That A C*ck In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Here To Kill Me?
A solo musical-comedy show by comedian Jordan Gray. The show mixes stand-up, songs and personal stories about gender, trans identity, fame and life after a public strip-off. It uses satire and honesty to challenge prejudice and social norms.
Avenue Q
A comic musical where puppets mix with actors. Life on a small New York street brings questions about work, love, identity, purpose. Sharp jokes, quick songs, awkward truths, honest emotion. A playful show with a queer-friendly vibe.
Celine Kuklowsky: Bed Boy
A comedy hour shaped by introspection, quiet chaos, personal truth. Celine Kuklowsky explores life, identity, desire, rest, worry, pleasure. The tone stays playful with sharp humour and quick shifts.
Jen Brister Live
Award-winning comedian Jen Brister brings a hilarious and authentic set about coming out later in life, navigating identity, parenthood and finding your tribe. Full of warmth, truth and laughter.
Brother Act: a Sister Act Cabaret
A drag-cabaret homage to a classic film with camp energy, bold performances and glittering theatrical flair. The show offers drag, cabaret and queer-celebratory style in a fun, playful night out.
Sue Perkins: The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins
A stand-up comedy show by Sue Perkins. She revisits odd public moments, embarrassing media coverage and personal misadventures with wit and warmth. The show mixes humour with honest reflection on stigma, misunderstanding and resilience.
Pigs Fly Easy Ryan
A chaotic, risky and wildly imaginative cabaret show. Two pigs disguised as air hostesses aboard a fictional budget airline break rules, break boundaries and challenge freedom, fetish, climate guilt and desire through absurd, erotic, carnival-style theatre.
Please Please Me
This new musical charts the meteoric rise of The Beatles and the hidden struggles of their gay manager Brian Epstein. It’s a bold, emotional look at fame, ambition and identity.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series 7 Tour
A full-glitter drag spectacular featuring all 12 queens from Series Seven. Expect high-energy performances, runway looks, lip syncs, charisma and the full cabaret-party vibe that fans love.
Eurovision Your Decision 2026
A wild drag-king cabaret night full of sensual dance, live vocals, interactive energy and bold queer spirit. Expect steamy performances, a cheeky crowd and a night made for queers and queer-friendly friends.
Derrière on a G String
A raucous comedy-dance show made entirely of physical sketches. Expect slapstick, dance, chaotic humour, homoerotic undertones and wild subversions of classical-music tropes. No spoken dialogue.
An Ideal Husband
Oscar Wilde’s sharp comedy of secrets and reputation unfolds in Victorian London. Sir Robert Chiltern’s perfect life collapses when Mrs Cheveley reveals his past. This witty revival asks what you’ll pay to protect your image.
Danny Beard Show
Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard brings a live show full of powerhouse vocals, sharp comedy and unapologetic queer joy.
End of the Rainbow
Drag legend Jinkx Monsoon becomes Judy Garland in a powerful revival of End of the Rainbow — a gritty, emotional portrait of fame, love and identity at the edge of stardom. Expect raw honesty, glamour and a voice that lingers long after the lights go down.
Jonathan Van Ness - Live Show
Jonathan Van Ness returns to London with Hot & Healed, a night of sharp comedy, honest stories and joyful chaos. Expect quick wit, personal moments, live energy and the full charm that made JVN a global favourite.
The Fringe Theatre Awards Ceremony
The very first annual celebration of fringe theatre. The night brings together performers, creators and audiences to recognise standout shows, new talent and the creative spirit that drives fringe work across the city.
Beetlejuice The Musical
Teen goth Lydia Deetz moves into a haunted house and calls up the ghost-with-the-most, Beetlejuice. Wild comedy, gothic flair and show-stopper songs combine for an outrageous musical ride.
Redcliffe
Written and performed by Jordan Luke Gage, this new musical tells the true story of two men in 18-century England whose forbidden love becomes a storm of passion, danger and self-discovery.
What’s Wrong With Angry
A play about queer love, identity and the challenges of coming out. It explores young gay relationships, family conflict and hope.
Rambert: This Is Rambert
A spotlight on the world-renowned Rambert dance company. A vibrant programme showcases striking choreography, bold movement, physical precision and emotional range. This season highlights the company’s evolution through contemporary works that connect body, music and audience.
Head First Acrobats: Return of GōDZ
A high-octane acrobatic spectacle from Head First Acrobats. The company returns with bold tricks, precision stunts, aerial feats and athletic dance sequences. The show blends physical risk, disciplined movement, playful danger and circus-theatre energy.
PRIDE The Musical
Based on the true story of gay and lesbian activists who supported striking miners in 1984, this bold new musical combines protest anthems, pop, disco and Welsh choir voices in a celebration of solidarity and identity.
I’m Grand Mam
A heartwarming solo show about family, identity, ageing and queer love. A performer returns home to care for their grandmother. Stories of youth, memory and connection unfold with humour, honesty, tenderness and a fresh voice.
Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical
A bold satirical musical about power, love and hidden identity. The story follows a controversial public figure whose private life and secret romantic past unravel in a 1950s-style musical comedy full of camp, subtext and dark humour.
Cleansed
A brutal, unflinching play about love under pressure, extreme devotion, identity, violence, desire, survival. Two lovers and two siblings face an institution ruled by cruelty. This staging asks what love becomes when everything else is stripped away.
Catherine Bohart: Borrowing Trouble
A stand-up hour by comedian Catherine Bohart. Expect sharp wit, candid stories and honest reflections on identity, life and society — delivered with her signature mix of humour and heart.
Barnum
This musical blends theatre with circus spectacle as P.T. Barnum’s life unfolds through soaring songs and daring acts. Lee Mead leads a cast of actor-musicians, acrobats, and circus performers, weaving imagination, ambition, and showmanship into a vibrant stage experience.
Dreamboys Show
Dreamboys brings high-energy choreography, playful audience moments and bold stage presence. A night built for fun with a cheeky, queer-friendly atmosphere.
Fran Lebowitz Live Show
Cultural critic Fran Lebowitz returns with her trademark sharp wit, unscripted opinions and razor-clean observations about modern life. Expect a candid talk, audience Q&A, and the kind of bite only Fran can deliver.
Daniel Foxx: How Lovely
A stand-up comedy show about breakups, dating in your thirties, failed self-care routines and the messy life of trying to stay optimistic. The show blends sharp wit, queer perspective, and relatable chaos.
Dick Whittington and His Cat
A festive pantomime retelling of the classic folk-tale: a poor boy travels to London seeking fortune with his clever cat, battling villainous rats, finding love and discovering that ambition, heart and courage can turn dreams into reality.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie UK Tour
Jamie New begins a bold journey of self discovery as he pursues his dream to become a drag queen. Returning as a 10th Anniversary tour, the musical blends heart, humour, and pop music while celebrating identity, acceptance, and chosen family.
The Rocky Horror Show
A cult musical packed with camp energy, bold characters, iconic songs and lively audience shout-backs. A young couple steps into Dr Frank N Furter’s strange world of desire, discovery, chaos. A queer-friendly night built for fun.
Already Perfect
Tony Award-winner Levi Kreis opens the door to self-acceptance in a searing, uplifting new musical filled with gospel, humour and unflinching truth. As his past and present collide, the message comes clear: You are already perfect.
These Roots Are Made For Walking
A bold triple bill of solo performances. Three stories trace feminism, bodily autonomy, protest, personal freedom across the twentieth century. History unfolds through lived experience, memory, resistance, private choice. Intimate theatre with a clear queer lens.
Monstering the Rocketman
A new play about queer rage, grief, identity, media obsession and pop hunger. Rocketman, a once-brilliant performer, returns as a monstrous figure after trauma. The story unfolds through sharp dialogue, moments of horror, absurdity and emotional truth.
Learning How To Dive
Three people face an uncertain future after an unexpected meeting. Shared loss brings buried truths to the surface. Love, trust, and identity shift inside one intimate space, where the past no longer fits the present.
The Book of Mormon
Two young missionaries are sent to Uganda and end up in a chaotic adventure that dismantles faith, friendship and everything in between. A sharp, outrageous musical that keeps audiences laughing from start to finish.
Ballad Lines
Sarah is a queer woman in New York trying to rebuild her life after grief breaks her rhythm. The show blends spoken text with live music to trace memory, desire, recovery and the tiny moments that push her forward.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Step into the Kit Kat Club and experience this intimate revival of Cabaret set in pre Nazi Berlin. The story blends hedonism, politics and identity with iconic songs and electric staging that surrounds the audience.
Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
A queer-powered musical parody telling the untold story of Ursula the Sea Witch. The show mixes filthy humour, pop songs, sea-witch glamour and a bold take on under-the-sea myths. Expect camp chaos, laughs, lust and full diva energy.
Oh Mary!
Mary Todd Lincoln battles boredom, desire and a closeted husband in this camp re-imagining of history. Led by Cole Escola as Mary and Mason Alexander Park as Abraham Lincoln, the show blends absurd humour, queer chaos and fast, sharp storytelling.
Into the Woods
Classic fairy tale characters collide in Stephen Sondheim’s musical about wishes, choices, and consequences. Familiar stories twist together as the cost of getting what you want comes into focus.
Titanique Musical
When the music of Céline Dion collides with the film Titanic, you get a camp, theatrical voyage of love, chaos and powerhouse voices. Jersey-style ballads, parody and heart sail together.
Sabrage
A decadent cabaret-circus spectacle mixing acrobatics, vintage glamour and cheeky humour. Expect champagne sabering, burlesque, circus acts and a night full of energy.
The Producers
Two scheming theatre producers bribe their way into financing the worst Broadway show ever and then watch it become a surprise hit. A wild mix of sharp jokes, bold characters and big musical numbers in this lively revival.
The Devil Wears Prada
A musical based on the story of a young assistant in a fashion magazine office. Sharp power games, ambition, style, and queer culture in the background of the London fashion world.
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman
A huge circus-theatre spectacular inspired by The Greatest Showman. Acrobatics, aerial feats, live vocals and circus magic meet hits like “This Is Me,” “Rewrite the Stars,” “A Million Dreams,” “Tightrope,” “The Greatest Show.” Begins with immersive pre-show in the Big Top’s backstage world.
Six The Musical
The six wives of Henry VIII retell their stories through pop music and sharp humour. The concert-style musical flips traditional history, centring voice, power, and identity with energetic performance and catchy songs.
Mamma Mia!
Donna, Sophie and three possible dads meet on a Greek island in this joyous musical filled with ABBA hits. Up-beat, fun and perfect for anyone ready to sing, dance and be swept away. Ongoing Show
Mamma Mia!
Donna, Sophie and three possible dads meet on a Greek island in this joyous musical filled with ABBA hits. Up-beat, fun and perfect for anyone ready to sing, dance and be swept away. Ongoing Show
The Book of Mormon
Two young missionaries are sent to Uganda and end up in a chaotic adventure that dismantles faith, friendship and everything in between. A sharp, outrageous musical that keeps audiences laughing from start to finish.
Six The Musical
The six wives of Henry VIII retell their stories through pop music and sharp humour. The concert-style musical flips traditional history, centring voice, power, and identity with energetic performance and catchy songs.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Step into the Kit Kat Club and experience this intimate revival of Cabaret set in pre Nazi Berlin. The story blends hedonism, politics and identity with iconic songs and electric staging that surrounds the audience.
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman
A huge circus-theatre spectacular inspired by The Greatest Showman. Acrobatics, aerial feats, live vocals and circus magic meet hits like “This Is Me,” “Rewrite the Stars,” “A Million Dreams,” “Tightrope,” “The Greatest Show.” Begins with immersive pre-show in the Big Top’s backstage world.
The Devil Wears Prada
A musical based on the story of a young assistant in a fashion magazine office. Sharp power games, ambition, style, and queer culture in the background of the London fashion world.
Titanique Musical
When the music of Céline Dion collides with the film Titanic, you get a camp, theatrical voyage of love, chaos and powerhouse voices. Jersey-style ballads, parody and heart sail together.
The Producers
Two scheming theatre producers bribe their way into financing the worst Broadway show ever and then watch it become a surprise hit. A wild mix of sharp jokes, bold characters and big musical numbers in this lively revival.
Sabrage
A decadent cabaret-circus spectacle mixing acrobatics, vintage glamour and cheeky humour. Expect champagne sabering, burlesque, circus acts and a night full of energy.
Oh Mary!
Mary Todd Lincoln battles boredom, desire and a closeted husband in this camp re-imagining of history. Led by Cole Escola as Mary and Mason Alexander Park as Abraham Lincoln, the show blends absurd humour, queer chaos and fast, sharp storytelling.
Into the Woods
Classic fairy tale characters collide in Stephen Sondheim’s musical about wishes, choices, and consequences. Familiar stories twist together as the cost of getting what you want comes into focus.
Already Perfect
Tony Award-winner Levi Kreis opens the door to self-acceptance in a searing, uplifting new musical filled with gospel, humour and unflinching truth. As his past and present collide, the message comes clear: You are already perfect.
Ballad Lines
Sarah is a queer woman in New York trying to rebuild her life after grief breaks her rhythm. The show blends spoken text with live music to trace memory, desire, recovery and the tiny moments that push her forward.
Monstering the Rocketman
A new play about queer rage, grief, identity, media obsession and pop hunger. Rocketman, a once-brilliant performer, returns as a monstrous figure after trauma. The story unfolds through sharp dialogue, moments of horror, absurdity and emotional truth.
Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
A queer-powered musical parody telling the untold story of Ursula the Sea Witch. The show mixes filthy humour, pop songs, sea-witch glamour and a bold take on under-the-sea myths. Expect camp chaos, laughs, lust and full diva energy.
The Rocky Horror Show
A cult musical packed with camp energy, bold characters, iconic songs and lively audience shout-backs. A young couple steps into Dr Frank N Furter’s strange world of desire, discovery, chaos. A queer-friendly night built for fun.
Learning How To Dive
Three people face an uncertain future after an unexpected meeting. Shared loss brings buried truths to the surface. Love, trust, and identity shift inside one intimate space, where the past no longer fits the present.
These Roots Are Made For Walking
A bold triple bill of solo performances. Three stories trace feminism, bodily autonomy, protest, personal freedom across the twentieth century. History unfolds through lived experience, memory, resistance, private choice. Intimate theatre with a clear queer lens.
Creepy Boys: Slugs
A chaotic, absurdist show from the duo known as Creepy Boys. Expect clown-theatre, puppetry, punk energy, nakedness, wild comedy, and a heavy dose of weirdness. It plays with horror, humour and transgressive art.
Hunt for Fresh Meat – Next Dragon Boi
A high-energy performance battle from the Dragon Boiz collective. Strong stage presence, bold characters, fast rhythms, playful chaos and a crowd-driven search for the next standout performer.
Bitch Boxer
A powerful solo show about a woman training for the 2012 Olympics after women’s boxing becomes legal. The story explores grief, identity, ambition and survival through gripping monologue and boxing-style energy.
Soft Animal
A queer-leaning new play about grief, desire, memory, trust, longing. Two women come together after a sudden loss. The story moves through intimacy, silence, conflict, touch, distance. A quiet study of love shaped by pain and hope.
BLINK
A contemporary play about love, loneliness and digital voyeurism. Sophie and Jonah share lives online through a baby-monitor link. Watching each other from afar sparks unexpected connection.
The Sublime Society Valentines Edition
A luxe, erotic evening of cabaret, burlesque, performance art and sensual spectacle. The show invites guests into a secret Mayfair boudoir where fantasy, desire and art merge. Expect sensual visuals, immersive vibe, refined pleasure and queer-friendly energy.
Magic Dyke
A wild drag-king cabaret night full of sensual dance, live vocals, interactive energy and bold queer spirit. Expect steamy performances, a cheeky crowd and a night made for queers and queer-friendly friends.
The Devil Wears Prada
A musical based on the story of a young assistant in a fashion magazine office. Sharp power games, ambition, style, and queer culture in the background of the London fashion world.
Titanique Musical
When the music of Céline Dion collides with the film Titanic, you get a camp, theatrical voyage of love, chaos and powerhouse voices. Jersey-style ballads, parody and heart sail together.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Step into the Kit Kat Club and experience this intimate revival of Cabaret set in pre Nazi Berlin. The story blends hedonism, politics and identity with iconic songs and electric staging that surrounds the audience.
The Producers
Two scheming theatre producers bribe their way into financing the worst Broadway show ever and then watch it become a surprise hit. A wild mix of sharp jokes, bold characters and big musical numbers in this lively revival.
The Book of Mormon
Two young missionaries are sent to Uganda and end up in a chaotic adventure that dismantles faith, friendship and everything in between. A sharp, outrageous musical that keeps audiences laughing from start to finish.
Sabrage
A decadent cabaret-circus spectacle mixing acrobatics, vintage glamour and cheeky humour. Expect champagne sabering, burlesque, circus acts and a night full of energy.
Mamma Mia!
Donna, Sophie and three possible dads meet on a Greek island in this joyous musical filled with ABBA hits. Up-beat, fun and perfect for anyone ready to sing, dance and be swept away. Ongoing Show
Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
A queer-powered musical parody telling the untold story of Ursula the Sea Witch. The show mixes filthy humour, pop songs, sea-witch glamour and a bold take on under-the-sea myths. Expect camp chaos, laughs, lust and full diva energy.
Oh Mary!
Mary Todd Lincoln battles boredom, desire and a closeted husband in this camp re-imagining of history. Led by Cole Escola as Mary and Mason Alexander Park as Abraham Lincoln, the show blends absurd humour, queer chaos and fast, sharp storytelling.
Already Perfect
Tony Award-winner Levi Kreis opens the door to self-acceptance in a searing, uplifting new musical filled with gospel, humour and unflinching truth. As his past and present collide, the message comes clear: You are already perfect.
Ballad Lines
Sarah is a queer woman in New York trying to rebuild her life after grief breaks her rhythm. The show blends spoken text with live music to trace memory, desire, recovery and the tiny moments that push her forward.
Sextetera
The Masterworkers bring chamber music to life with string sextets and eclectic works, welcoming everyone regardless of age, dress, orientation or gender identity. Classic compositions sit alongside folk and show pieces in an open, relaxed concert environment.
SEA WITCH – Live in Concert
The sea’s most feared villain takes centre stage in a dark musical prequel. Michelle Visage, Natalie Paris, and Amy Di Bartolomeo lead this show. Performed live in concert, the story explores power, loss, and desire before the myth begins, driven by music and a large scale cast.
Into the Woods
Classic fairy tale characters collide in Stephen Sondheim’s musical about wishes, choices, and consequences. Familiar stories twist together as the cost of getting what you want comes into focus.
Learning How To Dive
Three people face an uncertain future after an unexpected meeting. Shared loss brings buried truths to the surface. Love, trust, and identity shift inside one intimate space, where the past no longer fits the present.
Smalltown Boy
A heartbreakingly joyful play about grief, community and growing up queer in a rural town. The story uses drag and emotional storytelling to explore identity, belonging and queerness beyond urban life.
These Roots Are Made For Walking
A bold triple bill of solo performances. Three stories trace feminism, bodily autonomy, protest, personal freedom across the twentieth century. History unfolds through lived experience, memory, resistance, private choice. Intimate theatre with a clear queer lens.
Sugar Daddy
Sam Morrison turns personal loss into sharp, funny storytelling. Part stand-up and part narrative, the show explores love, grief, unexpected chaos, and unexpected moments from a life changed during the pandemic.
Six The Musical
The six wives of Henry VIII retell their stories through pop music and sharp humour. The concert-style musical flips traditional history, centring voice, power, and identity with energetic performance and catchy songs.
Soft Animal
A queer-leaning new play about grief, desire, memory, trust, longing. Two women come together after a sudden loss. The story moves through intimacy, silence, conflict, touch, distance. A quiet study of love shaped by pain and hope.
The Demon Twink
A queer pop-theatre satire about fame, cancellation, viral culture, ego, desire, chaos. Jack Calver becomes a global pop star after a YouTube cover goes viral, then spirals into scandal, clout-chasing, paranoia and desperate attempts to stay relevant. The show blends queer identity, hyper-pop, comed
Monstering the Rocketman
A new play about queer rage, grief, identity, media obsession and pop hunger. Rocketman, a once-brilliant performer, returns as a monstrous figure after trauma. The story unfolds through sharp dialogue, moments of horror, absurdity and emotional truth.
The Rocky Horror Show
A cult musical packed with camp energy, bold characters, iconic songs and lively audience shout-backs. A young couple steps into Dr Frank N Furter’s strange world of desire, discovery, chaos. A queer-friendly night built for fun.
Yllana: The Opera Locos
A madcap fusion of opera and physical comedy by Spanish ensemble Yllana. The cast blends exaggerated opera voices, slapstick, acrobatics and parody with cinematic flair. A colourful, chaotic show that spins classical music into wild humour.
Ancient Grease
An immersive, adult-only parody musical set in a high school for gods. Expect lust, lube, grease-soaked glamour, divine dance, camp humour and a wild re-imagining of identity, desire and Greek myth with biting wit and raw joy.
Come Alive! The Greatest Showman
A huge circus-theatre spectacular inspired by The Greatest Showman. Acrobatics, aerial feats, live vocals and circus magic meet hits like “This Is Me,” “Rewrite the Stars,” “A Million Dreams,” “Tightrope,” “The Greatest Show.” Begins with immersive pre-show in the Big Top’s backstage world.
Andrew Doherty: Sad Gay AIDS Play
A queer solo show mixing dark comedy, satire and raw reflection on AIDS, fear and queer identity. Andrew Doherty performs a sharp and bold story shaped by horror, humour and personal history.
Magic Dyke
A wild drag-king cabaret night full of sensual dance, live vocals, interactive energy and bold queer spirit. Expect steamy performances, a cheeky crowd and a night made for queers and queer-friendly friends.
Date Night with Your Internet Boyfriends
A live comedy show by the duo behind the podcast Your Internet Boyfriends. Expect jokes about dating, identity, modern love and LGBTQ life - warm humour, casual chat-style comedy and a party vibe for queer and queer-friendly audiences.
Tell Me Straight
A sharp, semi-autobiographical coming-of-age play about queerness, confusion and messy love. Him has many straight hookups. His best friend Dani wants him to meet a gay man who actually likes gay men. He tries a 30-day detox: no booze, no fast food, no men. But friends Lee, Ryan and Matt test his re
BLINK
A contemporary play about love, loneliness and digital voyeurism. Sophie and Jonah share lives online through a baby-monitor link. Watching each other from afar sparks unexpected connection.
Bitch Boxer
A powerful solo show about a woman training for the 2012 Olympics after women’s boxing becomes legal. The story explores grief, identity, ambition and survival through gripping monologue and boxing-style energy.
The Sublime Society Valentines Edition
A luxe, erotic evening of cabaret, burlesque, performance art and sensual spectacle. The show invites guests into a secret Mayfair boudoir where fantasy, desire and art merge. Expect sensual visuals, immersive vibe, refined pleasure and queer-friendly energy.
Savage
A brutal queer love story set in occupied Copenhagen in 1940. Zack loves Nikolai. A regime arrives. Life breaks. Violence follows. The play shows desire under threat, identity under pressure, intimacy inside fear.
aggy
A bold one-act play exploring privilege, gender, race, creativity, art world politics. A couple pushes boundaries with identity, ambition, performance. The story questions who gets to create art, who gets to be heard.
I’m Every Woman: The Chaka Khan Musical
A musical celebrating the life and legacy of global icon Chaka Khan. The show traces her rise from humble beginnings to superstardom. Expect her greatest hits, powerful vocals, soulful riffs and a journey through triumphs, struggles, identity, fame and resilience.
Alexander Vasiliev: Fashion and Eroticism
A lecture-performance by fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev exploring the deep links between fashion, intimacy, eroticism and changing ideas of beauty across eras. Expect a thoughtful, stylish dive into how clothes, identity and desire intersect.
Hunt for Fresh Meat – Next Dragon Boi
A high-energy performance battle from the Dragon Boiz collective. Strong stage presence, bold characters, fast rhythms, playful chaos and a crowd-driven search for the next standout performer.
Creepy Boys: Slugs
A chaotic, absurdist show from the duo known as Creepy Boys. Expect clown-theatre, puppetry, punk energy, nakedness, wild comedy, and a heavy dose of weirdness. It plays with horror, humour and transgressive art.
Rosa Garland: Primal Bog
A solo clown-theatre live-art piece exploring queer desire, taboo, slime, slime-covered bodies and messy erotic freedom. It uses humour, physical theatre and raw vulnerability to dive into shame, pleasure and identity in a boldly queer way.
Andrew Doherty: Sad Gay AIDS Play
A queer solo show mixing dark comedy, satire and raw reflection on AIDS, fear and queer identity. Andrew Doherty performs a sharp and bold story shaped by horror, humour and personal history.
Kinky Boots
A shoemaker inherits a failing factory and teams up with Lola, a drag queen with flair, to save it and the day. With an Olivier-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, this uplifting musical celebrates identity, resilience and high-heeled triumph.
Slippery
A new play about ghosts, sex and spaghetti. A late-night return after a slip forces two characters to confront love, trauma and dark memories. Raw, intense, physical, and emotionally charged theatre that fits a queer-friendly audience.
Body and Soul
A ballet programme exploring movement, emotion, rhythm and human connection. English National Ballet performs works that mix classical technique with contemporary expression. The show reflects on inner experience, physical presence and artistic soul through dance.
Jordan Gray: Is That A C*ck In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Here To Kill Me?
A solo musical-comedy show by comedian Jordan Gray. The show mixes stand-up, songs and personal stories about gender, trans identity, fame and life after a public strip-off. It uses satire and honesty to challenge prejudice and social norms.
Avenue Q
A comic musical where puppets mix with actors. Life on a small New York street brings questions about work, love, identity, purpose. Sharp jokes, quick songs, awkward truths, honest emotion. A playful show with a queer-friendly vibe.
Celine Kuklowsky: Bed Boy
A comedy hour shaped by introspection, quiet chaos, personal truth. Celine Kuklowsky explores life, identity, desire, rest, worry, pleasure. The tone stays playful with sharp humour and quick shifts.
Jen Brister Live
Award-winning comedian Jen Brister brings a hilarious and authentic set about coming out later in life, navigating identity, parenthood and finding your tribe. Full of warmth, truth and laughter.
Brother Act: a Sister Act Cabaret
A drag-cabaret homage to a classic film with camp energy, bold performances and glittering theatrical flair. The show offers drag, cabaret and queer-celebratory style in a fun, playful night out.
Sue Perkins: The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins
A stand-up comedy show by Sue Perkins. She revisits odd public moments, embarrassing media coverage and personal misadventures with wit and warmth. The show mixes humour with honest reflection on stigma, misunderstanding and resilience.
Pigs Fly Easy Ryan
A chaotic, risky and wildly imaginative cabaret show. Two pigs disguised as air hostesses aboard a fictional budget airline break rules, break boundaries and challenge freedom, fetish, climate guilt and desire through absurd, erotic, carnival-style theatre.
Please Please Me
This new musical charts the meteoric rise of The Beatles and the hidden struggles of their gay manager Brian Epstein. It’s a bold, emotional look at fame, ambition and identity.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series 7 Tour
A full-glitter drag spectacular featuring all 12 queens from Series Seven. Expect high-energy performances, runway looks, lip syncs, charisma and the full cabaret-party vibe that fans love.
Eurovision Your Decision 2026
A wild drag-king cabaret night full of sensual dance, live vocals, interactive energy and bold queer spirit. Expect steamy performances, a cheeky crowd and a night made for queers and queer-friendly friends.
Derrière on a G String
A raucous comedy-dance show made entirely of physical sketches. Expect slapstick, dance, chaotic humour, homoerotic undertones and wild subversions of classical-music tropes. No spoken dialogue.
An Ideal Husband
Oscar Wilde’s sharp comedy of secrets and reputation unfolds in Victorian London. Sir Robert Chiltern’s perfect life collapses when Mrs Cheveley reveals his past. This witty revival asks what you’ll pay to protect your image.
Danny Beard Show
Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard brings a live show full of powerhouse vocals, sharp comedy and unapologetic queer joy.
End of the Rainbow
Drag legend Jinkx Monsoon becomes Judy Garland in a powerful revival of End of the Rainbow — a gritty, emotional portrait of fame, love and identity at the edge of stardom. Expect raw honesty, glamour and a voice that lingers long after the lights go down.
Jonathan Van Ness - Live Show
Jonathan Van Ness returns to London with Hot & Healed, a night of sharp comedy, honest stories and joyful chaos. Expect quick wit, personal moments, live energy and the full charm that made JVN a global favourite.
The Fringe Theatre Awards Ceremony
The very first annual celebration of fringe theatre. The night brings together performers, creators and audiences to recognise standout shows, new talent and the creative spirit that drives fringe work across the city.
Beetlejuice The Musical
Teen goth Lydia Deetz moves into a haunted house and calls up the ghost-with-the-most, Beetlejuice. Wild comedy, gothic flair and show-stopper songs combine for an outrageous musical ride.
Redcliffe
Written and performed by Jordan Luke Gage, this new musical tells the true story of two men in 18-century England whose forbidden love becomes a storm of passion, danger and self-discovery.
What’s Wrong With Angry
A play about queer love, identity and the challenges of coming out. It explores young gay relationships, family conflict and hope.
Rambert: This Is Rambert
A spotlight on the world-renowned Rambert dance company. A vibrant programme showcases striking choreography, bold movement, physical precision and emotional range. This season highlights the company’s evolution through contemporary works that connect body, music and audience.
Head First Acrobats: Return of GōDZ
A high-octane acrobatic spectacle from Head First Acrobats. The company returns with bold tricks, precision stunts, aerial feats and athletic dance sequences. The show blends physical risk, disciplined movement, playful danger and circus-theatre energy.
PRIDE The Musical
Based on the true story of gay and lesbian activists who supported striking miners in 1984, this bold new musical combines protest anthems, pop, disco and Welsh choir voices in a celebration of solidarity and identity.
I’m Grand Mam
A heartwarming solo show about family, identity, ageing and queer love. A performer returns home to care for their grandmother. Stories of youth, memory and connection unfold with humour, honesty, tenderness and a fresh voice.
Here Comes J. Edgar! A Comedy Musical
A bold satirical musical about power, love and hidden identity. The story follows a controversial public figure whose private life and secret romantic past unravel in a 1950s-style musical comedy full of camp, subtext and dark humour.
Cleansed
A brutal, unflinching play about love under pressure, extreme devotion, identity, violence, desire, survival. Two lovers and two siblings face an institution ruled by cruelty. This staging asks what love becomes when everything else is stripped away.
Catherine Bohart: Borrowing Trouble
A stand-up hour by comedian Catherine Bohart. Expect sharp wit, candid stories and honest reflections on identity, life and society — delivered with her signature mix of humour and heart.
Barnum
This musical blends theatre with circus spectacle as P.T. Barnum’s life unfolds through soaring songs and daring acts. Lee Mead leads a cast of actor-musicians, acrobats, and circus performers, weaving imagination, ambition, and showmanship into a vibrant stage experience.
Dreamboys Show
Dreamboys brings high-energy choreography, playful audience moments and bold stage presence. A night built for fun with a cheeky, queer-friendly atmosphere.
Fran Lebowitz Live Show
Cultural critic Fran Lebowitz returns with her trademark sharp wit, unscripted opinions and razor-clean observations about modern life. Expect a candid talk, audience Q&A, and the kind of bite only Fran can deliver.
Daniel Foxx: How Lovely
A stand-up comedy show about breakups, dating in your thirties, failed self-care routines and the messy life of trying to stay optimistic. The show blends sharp wit, queer perspective, and relatable chaos.
Dick Whittington and His Cat
A festive pantomime retelling of the classic folk-tale: a poor boy travels to London seeking fortune with his clever cat, battling villainous rats, finding love and discovering that ambition, heart and courage can turn dreams into reality.
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie UK Tour
Jamie New begins a bold journey of self discovery as he pursues his dream to become a drag queen. Returning as a 10th Anniversary tour, the musical blends heart, humour, and pop music while celebrating identity, acceptance, and chosen family.
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