What's on in London: Raising Gays

Exploring modern parenthood and allyship, new musical Raising Gays launches in the West End this July with a special concert reading at the Garrick Theatre.

Coinciding with London's LGBTQ Pride celebrations, the show asks what it means to support the people you love when you don’t always have the answers.

Set in the quiet Somerset town of Little Malden, Raising Gays follows a group of parents navigating the joys, confusion and pitfalls of raising queer children. When they find themselves unexpectedly organising a parents’ float for the town’s first-ever Pride parade, their well-meaning efforts begin to unravel long-held beliefs, forcing each of them to confront their own fears and blind spots.

The cast for the concert reading features Damian Humbley, Sarah Ingram, Melanie La Barrie, Michael Matus, Joanna Riding, and Sydney Sainté.

With the book by Micha Mirto and music and lyrics by Jordan Paul Clarke, this script-in-hand presentation is designed to introduce the piece to the world before it embarks on its next stage of development.

"We couldn’t be more excited to share this show with an audience for the first time..." said Jordan Paul Clarke and Micha Mirto. "It’s so important to share a new musical at these early stages, and it doesn’t get better than doing that in the West End the day after London Pride - plus it’ll be the perfect cure for your Pride hangovers, so what’s not to love?! We’re immensely grateful to our producers, friends of the show at theatres around the country, and our unbelievable cast for the faith they have had in this show since day one. This is an incredibly personal show, and we cannot wait to share its humour and heart with everyone who’s ever been a parent (or had one). Yes, that’s all of you."

• Date: Sunday 5th July 2026, 5pm
• Location: Garrick Theatre, 2 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0HH
• Box Office: https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/raising-gays/