Queer Theatre Variety Night

A proper queer night out, built around cabaret.

The evening may include a mixed bill of drag, burlesque, circus, stand-up, musical theatre, live music, spoken word, pop acts, magic and more. You’ll see established performers sharing the best of their work alongside emerging artists stepping into the spotlight with something fresh.

With cabaret-style seating, it’s social by design: a great way to meet other queer people, especially anyone from the performing arts world, whether you’re an artist, a theatre-lover, or just up for a big, joyful night in a queer-run room.

And every ticket funds Queer Theatre’s work producing LGBTQIA+ stories and nurturing LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers through classes, workshops, readings and new opportunities.

Great, submissions are open! Please email us a little about yourself, what you’d like to perform, and a couple of examples of your work. Ideally we’d love a clip in front of an audience, but a rough phone video at home is absolutely fine. What matters is that we can see you and get a sense of what you’ll bring to the night.

You should have 5–10 minutes of material. If you’d like feedback, you’ll have the option to work with our Artistic Director, Andrew Keates, during the day on Wednesday 4th February ahead of the show. Every performance will be professionally filmed with a multi-cam set-up, and you’ll receive a recording of the full show, an individual showreel of your performance, and a specially edited vertical clip for social media.

Submissions close on Friday 16th January 2026. Please send everything to [email protected].

To be announced…

Doors open: 7:00pm
Show starts: 7:30pm
Runtime: Approximately 2 hours, including an interval
Tickets: £15 all seats, £50 (Cabaret Table For Two at the Front - only 6 available).
Capacity: Only 100 tickets available. Early booking strongly advised. All profits go towards LGBTQ+ theatre projects at Queer Theatre.
All tickets include access to The Two Brewers’ late-night cabaret and DJ event following the show.

The Two Brewers
114 Clapham High Street, Clapham, London SW4 7UJ
By Tube: Clapham North and Clapham Common (Northern Line) are both around a 5-minute walk.
By Train: Clapham High Street Overground station is approximately 7 minutes away.
By Bus: Routes 35, 37, 45, 137, 155, and 345 stop nearby at Clapham Common Station or Clapham High Street Station. 

The venue is fully accessible for wheelchair users. However, as the night is likely to be extremely busy, we encourage guests with access needs to contact us in advance so we can make your visit as comfortable as possible.  

This event forms part of Queer Theatre’s commitment to ensuring LGBTQ+ theatre-makers always have somewhere to go each week to connect, create, and be inspired, alongside our 2B: Acting Classes, OutCast showcases, Queer Play Reading Club, theatre trips, parties, social events, masterclasses, and original productions. 

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