The best LGBTQIA+ gay theatre shows and gay plays in London can be found at the following venues and if you’d like to purchase theatre tickets then please click on the link to the Theatre where you’ll find theatre tickets.
Best Gay LGBTQ+ Queer Theatre in London for July 2025 onwards
This Bitter Earth at Soho Theatre, 18 June – 26 July 2025
Directed by Billy Porter and written by Harrison David Rivers, This Bitter Earth is an intimate and compelling story about a young Black writer and his white activist partner. As their passions and priorities collide, the couple confronts issues of race and class, as well as the courage required to love openly.
Tickets: https://sohotheatre.com/events/this-bitter-earth/
Soho Theatre Dean Street, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE, United Kingdom.
Bold Mellon Collective presents: Queer Migrations Festival, 9 July – 9 August 2025
The Queer Migrations Festival is a community arts event that highlights the intricate connections between queerness and migration—exploring how bodies, identities, and stories traverse borders, seas, and generations. This festival will be held at the Royal Museums Greenwich, Firepit Art Gallery, and PARKSfest 2025. Queer Migrations focuses on the experiences of queer individuals who have embarked on journeys, fled their homes, or resettled, often in search of safety, freedom, or a sense of belonging. The Queer Migrations program features community-led workshops, an exhibition, and live art performances.
Tickets: https://www.boldmelloncollective.com/queer-migrations-festival
National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, London SE10 9NF, United Kingdom.
Ensemble Festival 2025 (Free Event) at Royal Victoria Docks, 26 – 27 July 2025
An outdoor celebration of circus, dance, physical theatre, and street art presented by Certain Blacks. The festival features LGBTQ+ icon and star of many a wild night at the RVT, Olivier Award winner and Duckie Associate Artist Miss High Leg Kick. Miss High Leg Kick transports you to the late 1950s in the multi-sensory PALAIS DE DANSE experience. This is an offbeat and interactive show that evokes the ambience of classic dancehall culture, infused with a modern twist. TELL ME by Sadiq Ali Company tackles the stigma surrounding HIV through the medium of circus, incorporating the stunning art of Chinese pole acrobatics and physical storytelling. The programme also includes works by Artizani and Tenderfoot Theatre, Levantes Dance Theatre, Mish Weaver, Nandita Shankardass, Tiago Fonseca, Thirunarayan Productions, Tilly Ingram, Ramshacklicious and Hijinx. Visit Certain Blacks for exact times and locations of this FREE EVENT.
Tickets: www.certainblacks.com
Royal Victoria Docks, London E16 1FA, United Kingdom.
Saving Mozart at The Other Palace Theatre, 28 July – 30 August 2025
Written and composed by Charli Eglington, and directed by Markus Olzinger, this is the Mozart you’ve never met—raw, human, electric. Mozart was a child prodigy, a musical rebel, an outcast and an icon. Saving Mozart is a bold new musical based on a powerful true story of passion, defiance, and music that refused to die. Inspired by Nannerl, Mozart’s sister, who played before he did. Driven by Leopold, the father who demanded perfection. Resurrected by Constanze, the wife who refused to let the world forget. Shunned by society. Fuelled by brilliance. The production features a stellar cast of musical theatre superstars. including Jordan Luke Gage (Titanique&Juliet) as Salieri. Jordan is an LGBTQ advocate and was nominated in 2022 for a National Diversity Award for being a positive role model in our community.
Tickets: https://theotherpalace.co.uk/saving-mozart/
The Other Palace Theatre, 12 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JA, United Kingdom.
Fruitcake at The Hope Theatre, 7 – 10 August 2025
Showing at Camden Fringe, Fruitcake is a bold, darkly funny one-woman play about sexuality, obsession, and identity. It follows a confident university student whose entanglement with a mysterious classmate begins to unravel into something far more disturbing. At its heart, it’s a queer neuro-spicy coming-of-age story that blends mystery with feminist storytelling.
Tickets: https://camdenfringe.com/events/fruitcake/
The Hope Theatre, 207 Upper Street, London N1 1RL, United Kingdom.
Spin Cycle at Etcetera Theatre, 16 & 23 August 2025
Kitt can be a bit of a bitch sometimes. Noel can be an asshole. But they loved each other. Why don’t they anymore? And why don’t they even recognise one another? Spin Cycletells the sapphic story of two ex-lovers who unknowingly reconnect in a launderette, revealing forgotten love through absurd, bittersweet twists.“Fresh and clever… immediately very engaging” – Jodie Adams, Underbelly Boulevard Senior Programmer.
Tickets: https://camdenfringe.com/events/spin-cycle/
Etcetera Theatre, 265 Camden High Street, London NW1 7BU, United Kingdom.
Dragging Your Heels at Camden People’s Theatre, 19 – 23 August 2025
In this funny and uplifting play, Ben (played by Terry Geo) has recently gone through a divorce and returned to his hometown. Feeling as though life is closing in on him, he aspires to become a stand-up comedian but struggles with severe stage fright. With the help of his best friend, Callum (Tafadzwa Madubeko), and the drag queen Tammy Scowls (Dolly Diamond), he discovers there might be another way to fulfill his dreams. Can a builder really become a drag queen?
Tickets: https://camdenfringe.com/events/dragging-your-heels/
Camden People’s Theatre, 58-60 Hampstead Rd, London NW1 2PY, United Kingdom.
Lightbulbs at Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 19 – 23 August 2025
A tender and flickering love story, Lightbulbs explores modern queer relationships. Lightbulbs is an absurdist play that explores modern-day queer relationships through the interactions between two young gay men, Oran and Ezekiel. Presented by the new London theatre company, Woodhouse & Roderick, this show celebrates queer love stories, highlighting the diversity and beauty within our queer community.
Tickets: www.brockleyjack.co.uk
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre. 410 Brockley Road, London SE4 2DH, United Kingdom.
Marcus Megastar: HeartThrob UK Tour 2025 at Museum of Comedy, 22 – 23 August 2025
Marcus makes a grand entrance in a stretch limo, kicking off his show with a lively performance featuring his red Flying V electric guitar and music by DJ Pumkin Spice. Expect hilarious anecdotes and celebrity confessions, including George Michael. The immersive visuals enhance the experience as Marcus introduces memorable characters, like the melancholic Italian poet Leopardi, who died a virgin. For 2025, Marcus transforms into Ronnie Kray, the infamous gangland villain, from his Broadmoor cell, taking the audience on a wild ride with unexpected twists. The grand finale features a cheeky return of Britain’s notorious brothel keeper, Cynthia Payne, sharing her scandalous life story. With themes of adult humour, slight nudity, and flashing lights, this show may not be suitable for all audiences!
Tickets: https://camdenfringe.com/events/marcus-megastar-heartthrob-uk-tour-2025/
Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St Georges Church, Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2SR, United Kingdom.
Happy Ending at Waterloo East Theatre, 27 September – 26 October 2025 (Discount Code)
From the company behind F**king Men comes Ronnie Larsen’s bold new comedy-thriller, Happy Ending. After a hit run in the USA, Happy Ending arrives in London and invites audiences into the private world of a gay massage therapist called Andy. Andy’s routine is upended by the arrival of an unexpected client: Mr. Miller, a seemingly straight Trump supporter with a mysterious agenda. As the session unfolds, tensions rise, secrets surface, and what begins as a routine appointment spirals into something far more unpredictable. Packed with razor-sharp wit, provocative twists, and a seductive dose of suspense, Happy Ending keeps you guessing until the very last moment — because every good massage includes a happy ending… or does it? Don’t miss this limited run. Happy Ending is offering all QX readers 25% off any purchase of non-premium tickets using promo code: HEQX25
Tickets: https://www.waterlooeast.co.uk/happy-ending
Waterloo East Theatre, Brad Street, London SE1 8TN, United Kingdom.
Premier LGBTQIA+ Gay Theatre In London:
VENUE CLOSED Above The Stag Theatre London
An independent Charity and Theatre Company serving the LGBTQIA+ community and its supporters that performed many gay plays in London. It is the only designated queer theatre in London and is located in Vauxhall. It´s very convenient for after theatre drinks at one of the many gay venues in the area, so you have an excellent opportunity to make a night of it. The theatre is London’s delightful LGBT thespian oasis. A gorgeous corner of performance and campery, and they’re the only theatre in the UK that’s exclusively LGBT-focused! They also have a very nice bar so you can enjoy pre-theatre and interval drinks, plus bar snacks.
To purchase LGBT+ theatre tickets visit the QXTickets portal with links to theatre websites that are currently staging LGBT+ gay theatre London.
The Soho Theatre London
Soho Theatre is one of the country’s busiest venues with a year-round festival programme of theatre, comedy and cabaret featuring several gay plays. There are six shows a night across three stages, with a very popular bar. The Theatre is based in the heart of gay soho and a very gay friendly theatre in the heart of Soho that includes a lot of queer theatre content in its programming.Tickets at The Soho Theatre
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The Pleasance Theatre London
Located in Islington, The Pleasance Theatre has three production spaces. Mainhouse: Capacity 230. Downstairs: Capacity 75. Stagespace: Capacity 54. This Off-West End theatre welcomes artists at all stages of their careers with a commitment to new work that pushes boundaries. They stage several LGBTQ and gay theatre shows every year. Tickets at The Pleasance Theatre
Park Theatre London
Located very close to Finsbury Park station, Park Theatre describes themselves as a neighbourhood theatre with a global ambition. They focus on staging a mix of both new writing and modern revivals. This stunning playhouse aims to stage content that resonates and reflects the world around them and the neighbourhoods close by. This London Theatre therefore includes a lot of LGBTQ+, queer and gay theatre in their programming. Located very close to Finsbury Park station, Park Theatre describes themselves as a neighbourhood theatre with a global ambition. They focus on staging a mix of both new writing and modern revivals. This stunning playhouse aims to stage content that resonates and reflects the world around them and the neighbourhoods close by. Tickets at the Park Theatre
Kings Head Theatre
Located in Upper Street, Islington and established in 1970, The King´s Head was the first pub theatre to be founded since Shakepeare’s day and has staged numerous LGBTQ+ and gay plays in it. The pub is a cozy traditional Victorian pub and a great place to meet up. In the winter customers get to enjoy a roaring fire! The theatre is located at the back. This is the Theatre where Hugh Grant made his acting debut. The Theatre is firmly committed to equality and diversity in everything it does. It regularly stages LGBTQI+ gay theatre shows and will run a whole season of gay theatre in London. Tickets at The Kings Head Theatre
Brixton House Theatre
As they embark on a new journey as Brixton House, the team told QX, “we are proud to continue expanding on Ovalhouse Theatre’s renowned legacy for creating safe-spaces for artists across the LGBTQI+ community and beyond, to authentically create and fearlessly share their voices with audiences keen to hear their stories.” Tickets at Brixton House.
The Other Palace Theatre
A theatre situated 3 minutes for Victoria tube. There is a 300-seat Main Theatre space and a smaller Studio space that accommodates up to 120 people. They offer a varied programme of drama, musical theatre, cabaret and jazz. There is also an excellent restaurant and bar. Tickets at The Other Palace.
The Vaults
London’s home for immersive theatre and alternative arts is set in a maze of disused railway arches under Waterloo Station and regularly puts on LGBTQ+ focused shows and gay plays in London. They are on a mission to inspire. Tickets at The Vaults
Southwark Playhouse
The Playhouse is 5 minutes from Borough Station in an area with excellent eateries. Described as quirky and classy at the same time (The Stage), the theatre has two distinctive theatre spaces. They seek to showcase the U.K.’s best up and coming talent in London, including queer theatre, offering such talent the opportunity to present their first fully realised productions. Content focuses on reinterpreting classic plays and contemporary plays of note.Tickets at the Southwark Playhouse
The Donmar Warehouse
This is a 251-seat, not-for-profit theatre in Covent Garden, and they have won more than 100 awards in their 27-year history. They bring together a wide variety of people in an intimate warehouse space. For this theatre representation really matters. Tickets at The Donmar Warehouse.
Other Theatres that stage excellent LGBTQIA+ gay theatre shows in London:
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The Apollo Theatre : Everybody´s talking about Jamie
Charing Cross Theatre
Leicester Square Theatre
And many other fantastic gay theatres across London…
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