London theatre

Themis Theatre's Schrödinger's Lesbians brings Sappho back to Camden Fringe at the Cockpit on 8 and 9 August.

Alastair Whatley plays Oscar Wilde in Micheál Mac Liammóir's celebrated one-man show at Park Theatre from 22 July to 22 August 2026. Michael Fentiman directs

Matthew Bourne's queer dance thriller The Car Man returns to Sadler's Wells from 28 July to 29 August 2026. Male desire, noir mechanics and the New Adventures company.

Lulla by Flaming Theatre runs at Omnibus Theatre Clapham from 30 June to 10 July. Queer folk horror about a teenage girl escaping into a surreal dream world guided by Lady Nightshade

Arcola Theatre announces its autumn 2026 season with five productions from September to February, including Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's Turn of the Screw and three world premieres

Tender, Eleanor Tindall's sold-out queer thriller-romance, transfers to the Bush Theatre main house from 9 July to 1 August. Francesca Amewudah-Rivers joins Nadi Kemp-Sayfi

Four queer women, one sofa and a marriage running out of things to say, reviewed at Omnibus Theatre's 96 Festival.

The London Character Guides Association launched in Covent Garden last month. Four theatrical characters, a camp sensibility and walking tours now open to book