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We round up 3 LGBTQ+ poetry and theatre pieces to see in the capital this November.
Transpose Pit Party: Subverse – The Pit, Barbican
CN Lester’s powerful festival celebrating the artistry of trans and disabled voices through music and poetry at the Barbican. Curated by ILĀ and directed by Jamie Hale, this bold new edition of the legendary Pit Party presents four nights of boundary-defying performance from some of the UK’s most exciting trans artists.
Five featured artists will draw on disciplines beyond their core practice to create unexpected results. This includes:
- ILĀ and Coda Nicolaeff adapting two of their ground-breaking sonic installations, SECURESCUE and UN/BOUND, for a live performance setting
- New commissions include ILĀ and Ray Felix Carter combining music and text to reclaim the concept of dissociation
- An interdisciplinary piece by CN Lester and Jamie Hale, blending poetry, storytelling and contemporary classical composition with operatic vocality and extended vocal techniques
- Advance performance of original songs from CN Lester’s forthcoming EP, Fellow Travellers
Tickets available at barbican.org.uk. Note, there is an age guidance of 16+.
Performance run: 12 – 15 November 2025.
Fanny – Kings Head Theatre
From the writer Calum Finlay, comes Fanny – a comedy celebrating music, family and the work of a composer overlooked because of her sex. Fanny Mendelssohn is the older sister of Felix, known for The Wedding March and many others. Felix was such a musical sensation that Queen Vistoria requested a personal concert and even sung her favourite of his compositions ‘Italian’ – the only problem was that Felix didn’t write it, Fanny did. The play follows Fanny (played by Charlie Russell) trying to take her rightful place at the palace.
Tickets available at kingsheadtheatre.com. Note, there is an age guidance of 7+
Performance run: 9 – 15 November 2025.
I Dream of Theresa May – Tara Theatre
Written by Vivek Nityananda, I Dream of Theresa May is the story of Nikhil, a gay Indian man living in London, desperate to find a way to stay in the UK. He finds an unlikely mentor when his nemesis, Theresa May, appears at his flat with an offer to help – if he meets her exacting standards.
I Dream of Theresa May is a deft political satire that shifts between comedy and nightmare as a queer brown man is radicalised by a diva in blue, the face of a right-wing British government. The play explores urgent questions of identity, immigration, and Britishness under the ‘hostile environment’ policy, told through a lens that is witty, personal, and deeply reflective. It is directed by Natasha Kathi Chandra, marking her debut as Artistic Director of Tara Theatre.
Tickets available at taratheatre.com. Note, the production contains references to suicide and use of discriminative language.
Performance run: 17 – 29 November 2025.
