OutCast: London’s Showcase of Queer Actors & Writing | Autumn 2026

Queer Theatre’s hugely popular OutCast Showcase returns for one final time in 2026: an unmissable evening celebrating Queer actors, writers, stories and those who love them.OutCast brings together some of the most exciting artists from across the Queer Theatre community for an evening of bold new writing, rediscovered queer work and LGBTQIA+ classics that continue to speak powerfully to who we are today.Directed by award-winning theatre director and Queer Theatre Artistic Director Andrew Keates, the showcase will feature a company drawn from our Acting Classes for LGBTQIA+ People, Queer Play Reading Clubandwider creative community.Expect an eclectic evening of comedy, drama, joy, heartbreak, desire, defiance and everything in between: vivid snapshots of queer lives, performed by queer artists in front of the community that has helped nurture them.But OutCast is much more than a showcase. Since its launch, it has become an important platform for LGBTQIA+ performers and writers to develo...