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 October 2026 onwards
Tell Me Straight and Aggy at King’s Head Theatre, 15 October – 14 November 2026
A dynamic double bill by Paul Bradshaw, both plays offer a candid portrayal of modern queer life in London, exploring the chaos of contemporary dating, desire and creative ambition. Tell Me Straight is a fast-paced, semi-autobiographical play about sexuality, desire and the uncertainty of modern relationships. Aggy is a one act play exploring privilege, race and gender. Both plays speak to the clumsy, knottiness of navigating life as queer people today; questioning the idea of how we adjust and perform our identities to feel less invisible. “Unflinching, self-aware, and quietly profound” – Broadway World.
Tickets: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/double-bill-tell-me-straight-and-aggy-t8hc
King’s Head Theatre, 116 Upper St, London N1 1QP, United Kingdom.
LGBTQ+ New Comedian Of The Year: Semi Finals 2 at The Queen Of Hoxton, 21 October 2026
The LGBTQ+ New Comedian Of The Year competition showcases emerging LGBTQ+ standup talent across the UK. The winners of the Semi Finals 1 & 2 will go on to perform at the Grand Final at London’s Comedy Store, with the chance to win £1,000, and gain opportunities in the comedy industry.
Tickets: https://www.outsavvy.com/organiser/lgbtq-events
The Queen of Hoxton, 1 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3JX, United Kingdom.
Orlando: A Pornobiography at New Diorama Theatre, 10 November – 12 December 2026
Three boys, hunting on palace grounds, spot a girl. Two strangers skate together on the frozen River Thames. A young man and a married crossdresser meet for a playdate. Centuries pass, and Orlando has just bought a plane ticket to Neukölln, Berlin. Part pornographic bildungsroman and part frosted fever dream, Orlando: A Pornobiography is a restless transmission across time. It glides between the surreal and the hyperreal, depicting an unruly epic where the 16th Century rings a phone sex hotline, discovering the 21st Century on the other end, and asking for a body capable of surviving its own desire. Across erotic entanglements, historical ruptures, and queer intrusions, an ensemble of transfemme performers tear through Virginia Woolf’s Orlando in this brazen anti-adaptation. This is a world premiere commissioned by New Diorama Theatre from award-winning duo piss/CARNATION.
Tickets: https://newdiorama.com/whats-on/orlando
New Diorama Theatre, 15-16 Triton Street, London NW1 3BF, United Kingdom.
Pride The Musical at Bridge Theatre, 12 November 2026 – 8 May 2027
Summer 1984. The government is threatening the coal industry. Elsewhere, it brands homosexuality a threat to British family values. Seizing an unlikely opportunity, 24-year-old activist Mark Ashton rallies a group of lesbian and gay campaigners to raise money for striking miners in South Wales. Fuelled by hope, solidarity and their love of a laugh, the two communities transform division into unity through an extraordinary bond of friendship.
Tickets: https://www.bridgetheatre.co.uk
Bridge Theatre, 3 Potters Fields Park, London SE1 2SG, United Kingdom.
Goblin at Park Theatre, 17 November – 5 December 2026
A darkly comic, distinctly queer coming-of-age story. It’s just come off a strong Fringe run, winning a Binge Fringe Queer Performers Award and earning a dozen four- and five-star reviews. Written and performed by Derek Mitchell. Set in 2007, the show follows 15-year-old Eliot and his imaginary friend Goblin as he grows into adulthood, becomes increasingly isolated and is drawn into a secretive relationship with Max, a much older alternative reality TV star. It moves between characters and timeframes to explore identity, desire, obsession, and what happens when someone you once knew becomes almost impossible to recognise. At its heart it’s about the messy, funny and sometimes unsettling experience of figuring out who you are, and the people and fantasies you create along the way. The Stage called it “seriously impressive” ★★★★.
Tickets: https://parktheatre.co.uk/events/goblin/
Park Theatre, 13 Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London N4 3JP, United Kingdom.
Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen at The Other Palace, 19 November 2026 – 10 January 2027
After years of swiping and being permanently single, a professionally neurotic stand-up comedian finally meets Mr Right and does everything wrong. A delightfully dark journey through self-awareness and self-sabotage. Is love worth the price of a killer punchline? This stand-out, critically acclaimed solo show is from Marcelo Dos Santos and stars Samuel Barnett.
Tickets: https://theotherpalace.co.uk/feeling-afraid/
The Other Palace, 12 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JA, United Kingdom.
The Human Voice at Cockpit Theatre, 24 November – 5 December 2026
Featuring outstanding new theatre artist Elliot Pritchard as The Woman in his first solo show, the production returns this world-famous piece by Jean Cocteau to the queer world which inspired it almost 100 years ago. The telephone rings. During the call, The Woman gradually loses her battle to retain her lover. On one end of the phone, there is the person who cannot be false to their nature. They are being abandoned by the unseen lover on the other end of the phone who cannot face up to their nature at all. Jean Cocteau, an openly gay artist, expressed through his work the covert longings and fantasies of those who feel ‘out-of-norm’ in society, using symbols like metaphors and masks.
Tickets: https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/the_human_voice_by_jean_cocteau_
Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH, 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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