An LGBTQ+ night out at the London Theatre

A Gay Night Out in London: An LGBTQ+ theatre night in London

Visiting the theatre in London as an LGBTQ+ group.

Hitting the West End is a tradition for many people, including London’s fabulous LGBTQ+ community and gay visitors from out of London.

Obviously LGBTQ+ people love the same wide range of musicals, plays and entertainment as every other community, but in this post we are focused on getting dressed up and making a big night out of it: maybe some cocktails and dinner before the show, a big, fun musical to get everyone livened up, and then a late night in the bars and clubs of the West End.

A Christmas Gaiety - Royal Albert Hall 2023
A Christmas Gaiety
Royal Albert Hall
A truly camp Christmas is coming to the Royal Albert Hall this festive season with A Christmas Gaiety starring Starring Peaches Christ, Kerry Ellis, Baga Chipz, Sandi Toksvig, Le Gateau Chocolat

Starts: 12 Dec 2023
Booking to: 12 Dec 2023

ABBA Voyage
ABBA Voyage
ABBA Arena
ABBA Voyage is the extraordinary new concert at ABBA Arena in London

Booking to: 25 Nov 2024

Beautiful Thing
Theatre Royal Stratford East
The 30th-anniversary revival of Jonathan Harvey's iconic, coming-out and coming-of-age story Beautiful Thing

Booking to: 7 Oct 2023

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London
Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)
The extraordinary, Olivier Award winning revival of Kander & Ebb's Cabaret at London's Kit Kat Club / Playhouse Theatre

Booking to: 29 Jun 2024

Calendar Girls The Musical UK Tour
Calendar Girls The Musical
The Calendar Girls are back! This time with even more laughter, more songs, and more iced buns!

Booking to: 2 Dec 2023

Crazy For You at the Gillian Lynne Theatre
Crazy For You
Gillian Lynne Theatre
The smash-hit revival of Crazy For You comes to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London starring Charlie Stemp

Booking to: 20 Jan 2024

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Everybody's Talking About Jamie - London 2024
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Peacock Theatre
Smash-hit Everybody's Talking About Jamie is back in London, playing the Peacock Theatre

Starts: 5 Feb 2024
Booking to: 16 Mar 2024

Faking Bad - Turbine Theatre
Faking Bad
Turbine Theatre
Hilarious new parody musical Faking Bad - The Unauthorised ‘Breaking Bad’ Parody Methsical - is coming to London's Turbine Theatre this October 2023.

Starts: 5 Oct 2023
Booking to: 28 Oct 2023

Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen
Bush Theatre
Samuel Barnett stars in Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen at the Bush Theatre in London.

Starts: 10 Nov 2023
Booking to: 23 Dec 2023

House of Flamenka
House of Flamenka
Peacock Theatre
The world premiere House of Flamenka - starring Flamenco legend Karen Ruimy

Starts: 17 Oct 2023
Booking to: 28 Oct 2023

I Should Be So Lucky: The Stock, Aitken Waterman Musical
I Should Be So Lucky
New Wimbledon Theatre
I Should Be So Lucky is the official Stock Aitken Waterman musical featuring the soundtrack of a generation

Starts: 29 Jan 2024
Booking to: 3 Feb 2024

Magic Mike Live - 2023
Magic Mike Live
The Theatre, Hippodrome Casino
Channing Tatum's exhilarating Magic Mike Live at the London Hippodrome

Booking to: 30 Jun 2024

Mamma Mia! The Party
O2
Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! The Party is the ultimate feel-good theatre dining experience

Booking to: 3 Mar 2024

Mamma Mia! - Novello Theatre
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre
Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show now playing at the Novello Theatre.

Booking to: 28 Sep 2024

Moulin Rouge - Piccadilly Theatre
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre
Spectacular Spectacular. Moulin Rouge! The Musical opens at London's Piccadilly Theatre this November

Booking to: 17 Feb 2024

Mrs Doubtfire - Shaftesbury Theatre
Mrs Doubtfire The Musical
Shaftesbury Theatre
Smash-hit Broadway musical Mrs Doubtfire The Musical comes to London's Shaftesbury Theatre starring Gabriel Vick

Booking to: 2 Jun 2024

Pretty Woman The Musical UK & Ireland Tour
Pretty Woman - UK Tour
Pretty Woman: The Musical now playing in London's West End

Starts: 17 Oct 2023
Booking to: 28 Sep 2024

Private Lives - Ambassadors Theatre London
Private Lives
Ambassadors Theatre
Noel Coward's classic comedy Private Lives comes to the Ambassadors Theatre starring Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers.

Booking to: 25 Nov 2023

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Sister Act - Dominion Theatre
Sister Act
Dominion Theatre
Sister Act The Musical is back is London, based on the iconic movie starring Beverley Knight

Starts: 15 Mar 2024
Booking to: 31 Aug 2024

Sleeping Beauty Takes a Prick - Charing Cross Theatre
Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick
Charing Cross Theatre
Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick at Charing Cross Theatre in 2023

Starts: 23 Nov 2023
Booking to: 13 Jan 2024

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Strictly Come Dancing - Live Tour 2024
Strictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour (UK)
Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour 2023 - regional dates

Starts: 19 Jan 2024
Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

Strictly Come Dancing - Live Tour 2024
Strictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour (London)
O2
Get your sequins out as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour comes to The O2 London in February 2024

Starts: 9 Feb 2024
Booking to: 11 Feb 2024

Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding - Wonderville London
Tony N' Tina's Wedding
Wonderville
Tony N' Tina's Wedding is a fabulous night out in the West End, as the long-running off-Broadway show comes to London

Booking to: 21 Nov 2023

Unfortunate - The Other Palace
Unfortunate: The Untold Story Of Ursula The Sea Witch
Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Disney villain. Octo-woman. Plus-size icon. Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is back in London this Christmas 2023

Starts: 8 Dec 2023
Booking to: 17 Feb 2024



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