Newsletter: November with Queer Theatre
There’s a lot to get involved with this month at Queer Theatre, and we’d love to see you. We kick off with our Queer Theatre Variety Night on Friday 7th November at The Two Brewers - an unapologetically queer celebration of drag, music, spoken word and performance from across our community. Every ticket directly supports our work nurturing queer talent, so by spending the evening with us, you’re keeping queer art alive. Then on Wednesday 12th November we return with The Show People Podcast, recorded live with the brilliant Pearl Mackie - actor, activist, and the beloved Bill Potts from Doctor Who. Tickets are limited to just 100, so early booking is encouraged.
Later in the month, Tuesday 18th November brings our Queer Play Reading Club, featuring I Fcked You In My Spaceship* and a special guest conversation with playwright Louis Emmitt-Stern. It’s a relaxed evening of new queer writing, reading together, discussion, free tea and snacks, and good company. And on Wednesday 26th November, we celebrate our community’s talent at the OutCast Autumn Showcase, featuring actors and writers from across Queer Theatre’s classes and programmes, directed by Andrew Keates. Finally, if you’ve been thinking about joining us as a participant rather than an audience member, 2B: Acting Classes for LGBTQ+ People run every Monday. No experience needed — just curiosity, courage and a cup of tea at 6:30pm. Come be part of the family.
Queer Theatre Variety Night
Friday 7th November 2025
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm–10pm | DJ until 4am
📍 The Two Brewers, Clapham
A night of authentic queer variety: Musical theatre sung like it matters, drag that refuses to behave, stand-up that tells it honestly, live music straight from the chest, and spoken word that hits hard.
A queer, messy spectrum of queer performances.
And the best bit? Every ticket helps fund future Queer Theatre projects, so by coming along you’re keeping queer art alive and thriving.
Cast includes: Ryan Hinds, with Barb Barrick, Bran Isabella, Caroline Trettine, Makides, Fempath, Freddie Haberfellner, Horologica, Josh Sanchez , Justin Elizabeth Sayre, Kaotica Drag, Pearl Does Country, Poet The Jules, Ro Winchester, Stefan Gold, Titiana Marie, and more!
🎟️ Only £15. All tickets include access to The Two Brewers’ late-night cabaret & DJ until 4am.
The Show People Podcast with Pearl Mackie
Wednesday 12th November 2025
Doors 7pm | Show at 7:30pm | DJ and Cabaret from 10:30pm until 4am
📍 Two Brewers, Clapham
The award-winning Show People Podcast with Andrew Keates continues its live monthly residency at The Two Brewers with another incredible guest: Pearl Mackie.
Pearl is a British actress celebrated for her ground-breaking role as Bill Potts in Doctor Who, starring alongside Peter Capaldi. Since then, she has built an extraordinary career across stage and screen.
She currently appears in Netflix’s hit thriller The Diplomat, created by Homeland and The West Wing writer and producer Debora Cahn. On stage, she has recently starred in The Human Body (Donmar Warehouse), Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors (National Theatre), and Ballet Shoes (National Theatre).
Other credits include The Long Call (ITV), Tom Jones (ITV/Masterpiece PBS), Friday Night Dinner (Channel 4), Greed(directed by Michael Winterbottom), Horizon Line, and acclaimed theatre productions such as The Birthday Party (with Zoë Wanamaker and Toby Jones) and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
🎟️ Tickets are strictly limited to 100, with all profits supporting Queer Theatre’s work nurturing queer talent and telling LGBTQ+ stories.
Queer Play Reading Club: I F*cked You In My Spaceship
with special guest, Louis Emmitt-Stern
Tuesday 18th November 2025 | 6:30pm – 11pm
📍 The Railway, Clapham
This month our Queer Play Reading Club features Louis Emmitt-Stern’s stunning play I F*cked You In My Spaceship.
‘What if I look down at my baby and I don’t know who they are? Just some… entity. Alien to me. Staring back. A nothing. Or worse, look down and all I see is Ed Sheeran.’
Two couples each invite a stranger into their homes in the hope of sparking new life. Instead, they find themselves threatened by invasion, alienation and abduction…
We’re thrilled that playwright Louis Emmitt-Stern will be joining us to discuss his work and answer questions.
Each session includes:
🎭 A space for new queer writing to be read and discussed
📚 A free copy of the play, thanks to Nick Hern Books
🧠 Q&A with Jennifer Lunn and Artistic Director Andrew Keates
🍰 Free tea, coffee & snacks
🍸 Drinks and socialising afterwards
🎟️ Limited places. Book now to avoid disappointment
OutCast Autumn Showcase of Queer Actors and Writing
Wednesday 26th November 2025
Doors 7:30pm | Show 8pm | Cabaret and DJ until 2am
📍 Two Brewers, Clapham
Join us for our third Autumn OutCast showcase celebrating Queer actors and writing in 2025, brought to you by Queer Theatre. This LGBTQIA+ showcase will feature a mix of emerging talents and seasoned performers, all exploring new, lost and classic LGBTQIA+ writing, many pieces developed through our events.
Directed by award-winning theatre director Andrew Keates, OutCast will highlight the work of actors from Queer Theatre’s popular 2B: Acting Classes and our monthly Queer Play Reading Club.
From first-time performers to industry veterans, this showcase promises a dynamic, diverse celebration of the comedy and tragedy of queer lives.
Cast
Emily Brandon (she/her), Mark Frangie (he/him), Driscoll Green (he/him), Freddie Haberfellner (he/him), Ryan Graham Hinds (no pronouns), Matthew Hodson (he/him), Bran Isabella (he/him), Thiago Jones (he/him), Avital Kagan (they/she), Jack Knave (he/him), Ermis Makides (he/she/they), Leon Marshall (he/him), Blue Potter (they/them), Josh Sanchez (he/him), Mariana Sobrinho (she/they), Ned Wakeley (he/him), Daniel Waterhouse (he/him), David Watters (he/him), Romilly “Ro” Winchester (they/them), and Arthur Yang (he/him).
2B: Acting Classes for LGBTQ+ People
Every Monday | 6:30pm – 10pm
📍 Two Brewers, Clapham
London’s most popular weekly acting class created exclusively for LGBTQ+ people.
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or trying acting for the very first time, 2B offers a bold, supportive space to explore character, connection, and queer identity through improvisation, storytelling and devised work.
This October, our ensemble is in rehearsals for the OutCast Showcase in November 2025, developing authentic, original queer performances to share with a live audience.
☕ Free tea, coffee and snacks from 6:30pm
🎭 Class runs 7pm–10pm
🍸 Social drinks and drag DJ Amy LaQueefa after class until 2am.
Want to Support Queer Theatre?
Your support helps us tell LGBTQ+ stories, foster queer talent, and create safe spaces for our community.
📧 Get in touch at hello@queertheatre.co.uk
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