Upstairs At The Gatehouse

14/09/2026

We are very excited to announce our Voila! Festival 2026 lineup!

We have just 2 shows for you this year, but what exciting shows they are.

Starting with a week of BASILITRIX, a new Polish Folk-lore inspire musical which promises to be a riveting watch for all ages, and ending with BREWTOPIA, an intimate two-hander which fuses absurdist with realism to ask: what does it really mean to help someone?

And as a special treat we have a launch week discount! This week and this week only ALL TICKETS are £14!
Use code VOILALAUNCH2026 to claim for tickets now!

13/09/2026

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
“An explosive score that feels triumphant”
"Lyrics are poetic and remarkable”
“A stunning little musical that captures the emotional journey and anguish of Medea”
“Already a contender for the next big musical with an excellent score and even more dazzling cast”
“A compelling new portrait of Medea that more than glows with power and promise”
Adventures in Theatreland

💜 THE MUSICAL MEDEA
📆 30 September - 4 October
🎟️ nowshow.ing/medea

12/09/2026

Final weekend for MAMMY'S HOUSE.

Camden, 1985. A q***r Irish household builds a life out of humour, drag, and a freedom they could never have had back home, just as the AIDS crisis arrives on their doorstep.

Three performances left, must end Sunday.

🎟️ nowshow.ing/mammyshouse

11/09/2026

11/09/2026

THE MUSICAL MEDEA
Limited Run: 30 September - 4 October
🎟️ nowshow.ing/medea

10/09/2026

🎤 LOLA: LIVE!

One night only, featuring the whole LOLA team.

Comic cold readings, theatrical demonstrations, surprise performances, and a fair amount of audience participation - the festival's whole company throwing itself at the stage and seeing what lands.

With Brooke Adams (Days of Heaven, Monk), Sandra Tsing Loh (The Madwoman in the Volvo, This American Life), Julian Fleisher (Julian Fleisher & His Rather Big Band) and Melanie Mayron (thirtysomething, Grace and Frankie), plus special guests.

🗓 Saturday 19 September, 7pm
📍 Upstairs at the Gatehouse
🎟 £15 | www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com

Part of LOLA: LOndon hosts Los Angeles, 16–20 September 2026.

09/09/2026

🚢 AS MAN IS TO GOD

Andrew Nicholls was head writer on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, with four Emmy nominations under his belt, and a history of joke writing for George Carlin, Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield.

Some summers ago, his writing partner of fifty years took up a lunchtime gym habit. Nicholls decided instead to write a very long poem in very strict metre.

🗓 Saturday 19 September
📍 Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village
🎟 £10 | www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com/lola

Part of LOLA* London x Los Angeles
16 - 20 September 2026

08/09/2026

🍸 MADWOMEN OF THE WEST: THE COCKTAIL CONCERT

Four women, one long brunch, and a great deal of unfinished business...

Starring Stockard Channing (Grease, Practical Magic), Brooke Adams (Days of Heaven, Monk), and Melanie Mayron (thirtysomething, Jane the Virgin)… plus a special guest 👀

Sandra Tsing Loh's hit comedy comes to Highgate in a brand-new form: script in hand & cocktails encouraged. This is the very first cocktail concert version of the show, made for LOLA and playing one afternoon only.

🗓 Sunday 20 September, 2pm
📍 Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village
🎟 From £10 — www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com/lola

The closing event of LOLA* London x Los Angeles, 16–20 September 2026.

07/09/2026

Five free places on THEATRE LAB.

Upstairs at the Gatehouse and Sandra Tsing Loh are sponsoring five places on the full four-session course, because cost should not be the thing that keeps a emerging performer out of the room 🧪

To apply, email [email protected] introducing yourself and telling us why you would like to take part. Applicants need to be available for all four sessions. Applications close midnight 13 September.

➡️
16.09 - Audition Psych!
17.09 - The Actor as Detective
18.09 - Getting Serious About Comedy
19.09 - Performance Preparation & Showcase

Four days of practical, playful work, led by Michael Kostroff and Sandra Tsing Loh as part of LOLA* [London x Los Angeles].

Not applying for a sponsored place? The Theatre Lab Pass is £40 for all four sessions.

🎟️ upstairsatthegatehouse.com/LOLA

07/09/2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "It’s a tale of q***r joy, q***r humiliation and ultimately q***r love that glitters (quite literally) through all, despite the AIDS crisis which looms throughout the narrative action.... Mammy’s House isn’t afraid to be brutal, to be honest and speak the truth of a lost generation, whilst making us laugh along the way." -

Now playing: MAMMY'S HOUSE
🎟️ nowshow.ing/mammyshouse