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 January 2025 onwards
Firebird at King’s Head Theatre, 9 January – 9 February 2025
Sergey Fetisov’s telling of his experience as a conscript on a Soviet Airforce base during late 1970’s Communist rule was the inspiration for a film and then a memoir. Now the story comes to the stage for the first time. Firebird tells a tale of queer romance, the terror of authoritarian rule, and the constant threat that LGBTQIA+ citizens lived under at the time. The story follows a handsome, soulful young soldier who embarks on a clandestine gay affair with a charismatic fighter pilot on an Air Force Base in Soviet-occupied Estonia.
Tickets: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/firebird
King’s Head Theatre, 116 Upper Street, London N1 1QN, United Kingdom.
Jonny Woo: Suburbia at Soho Theatre, 14 – 25 January 2025
His most personal show to date, Suburbia, marks Jonny Woo’s return to his roots in spoken word, storytelling, and performance art. This poetic memoir chronicles his life journey, from his childhood in Medway to the (sex) clubs of New York and the vibrant queer community in London.
Tickets: https://sohotheatre.com/events/jonny-woo-suburbia/
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE, United Kingdom.
Looking For Giants at King’s Head Theatre, 14 – 26 January 2025
A one-woman show , Looking For Giants, combines theatre and comedy with lyrical language and storytelling. It addresses taboo topics and stereotypes related to women and sexuality, which are still prevalent in today’s discussions. The show aims to empower women in a society often shaped by the male gaze, using humour, authenticity, and honest expression. Previous praise:¨This performance is a rare combination of excellence in both writing and acting ¨– Everything Theatre ★★★★★
Tickets: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/looking-for-giants
King’s Head Theatre, 116 Upper Street, London N1 1QN, United Kingdom.
Copla: a Spanish Cabaret at The Other Palace Theatre, 14 – 26 January 2025
20% off with the code DIVA20 for performances 14th – 16th Jan. Copla is an art form practically unknown in England, yet it is essential to Spain’s cultural and political history and once served as a political tool against repression, first under Franco’s dictatorship and later for Spain’s queer community. The Copla songs channel the queer and migrant experiences in Spain’s early musicals, hitting all the right notes for gay people who love to laugh and cry to divas and their melodramatic music. This cabaret show celebrates queer migrant identity while exposing its pitfalls. This show is written and performed by queer migrant performer Alejandro Postigo who deconstructs the traditional Spanish songs and shares their historical significance for queer collectives, inviting the audience to be part of the dialogue. Through his performance of English Copla and his life stories, you’ll witness his rebirth as an alter ego, La Gitana.
Tickets: https://theotherpalace.co.uk/copla-a-spanish-cabaret/
The Other Palace, 12 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JA, United Kingdom.
Wish You Were Queer! at Cadogan Hall, 18 January 2025
Celebrate queer artists and queer stories with The Pink Singers, Europe’s longest running LGBTQ+ choir. This show will feature iconic songs by Queen, Chappell Roan, The Pet Shop Boys,Joy Oladokun, Brandi Carlile, David Bowie, Billie Eilish, Beverly Glen-Copeland, Maddie Zahm and more in an uplifting celebration of queer music. Wish You Were Queer will feature a collaboration with F*Choir, a London-based, all-genders community choir, as well as guest performances from The Advantages, a London-based lesbian guitar, keyboard and vocal trio, and live five-piece band.
Tickets: https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/pink-singers-wish-you-were-queer/
Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square, London SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom.
Drag Mother at Soho Theatre, 20 – 25 January 2025
Renowned Iraqi queen Glamrou and renowned Iraqi queen Glamrou’s mother fight for the spotlight with their competing narratives of what really happened. Get lost in this drag hall of mirrors, where one queen’s truth is another queen’s fiction. Their most autobiographical show to date, with live music, live comedy and live delusion! The Muslim drag sensation is here to activate your Freudian wounds with a stiletto. “Unapologetically queer and almost insultingly imaginative, Glamrou is a formidable intellectual powerhouse.” ★★★★ QX Magazine.
Tickets: https://sohotheatre.com/events/glamrou-drag-mother/
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE, United Kingdom.
Santi and Naz at Soho Theatre, 21 January – 8 February 2025
Santi and Naz are bestest-best friends living in a village in pre-partition India. One is Sikh, and the other is Muslim. They have little understanding of how religion will divide them. Santi and Naz explores female friendship, coming of age, and coming out against the backdrop of a country soon to be changed forever.
Tickets: https://sohotheatre.com/events/santi-and-naz/
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE, United Kingdom.
Looking for Fun? at Theatre503, 22 – 24 January 2025
A one-person play about online hookups, queer identity, and the search for connection. Following Looking4fun, a young man navigating hookup culture and loneliness, the play features witty monologues and audience interaction. Amid the backdrop of Grindr notifications and nightlife, LookingforFun? reflects on various encounters, grappling with what it means to belong and be loved. ★★★★★ The Broad ★★★★★ EdFringe Review ★★★★★ StageSide UK ★★★★ Jack The Lad.
Tickets: https://theatre503.com/whats-on/looking-for-fun/
Theatre 503, 503 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 3BW, United Kingdom.
Acid’s Rain at Pleasance Theatre, 5 February – 1 March 2025
How are you planning to save the world while the clock is ticking? The Climate Queens are ready to fight for their future with the help of a bit of drag magic – but the hot-headed, cold-hearted Alex Acid has other ideas. Fuelled by desperation, greed and a good dollop of corporate interest, will Acid reign? Is it easier to just light a fuse and watch the world burn when your voice is drowned out? Acid’s Reign is a new musical queering and querying the climate discourse, exploring the stories we tell about the climate crisis and the compromises we make to tell them. “Acid’s Reign is one of the best drag shows I’ve seen…the standard of performance is so high” ★★★★★ – Centrestage
Tickets: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/acids-reign
Pleasance Theatre, Carpenters Mews, North Road, London N7 9EF, United Kingdom.
Count Dykula at Soho Theatre, 11 February – 1 March 2025
With more fake blood, fake boobs, and real bats than ever before, Count Dykula is Airlock Theatre’s third major queer musical extravaganza. From the creators of Pansexual Pregnant Piracy and Lesbian Space Crime comes this hilariously bone-chilling production—a true delight for gay goths.
Tickets: https://sohotheatre.com/events/count-dykula/
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE, United Kingdom.
F**king Men at Waterloo East, 22 March – 4 May 2025
Use QX promo code QX25TIX and pay £25 for non premium tickets. After sellout seasons in 2023 and 2024, the hit play F**king Men by Tony-winning Joe DiPietro returns. A modern retelling of Schnitzler’s infamous classic ‘La Ronde,’ F**king Men is a fascinating, funny, and provocative story of sex, love, and connection. This dramatic comedy follows 10 men through a series of erotic encounters that change their lives in small but significant ways. In this raw, updated new version, Joe DiPietro takes a sharp and insightful look at the experiences of modern gay men as they navigate their conflicting desires for the comfort of monogamous love and the thrill of sexual freedom. 5 star reviews in All That Dazzles, Theatre Weekly, The Recs, Broadway World, Boox Office Radio, Plays To See, GScene and Queer Guru. Contains strong language, homophobic violence and nudity.
Tickets: https://www.waterlooeast.co.uk/fmen-2025
Waterloo East Theatre, Brad Street, London SE1 8TN, United Kingdom.
Premier LGBTQIA+ Gay Theatre In London:
VENUE CLOSED AboveTheStag&nbsTheatre London
An independent Charity and Theatre Company serving the LGBTQIA+ community and its supporters. 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:
ICA
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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