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Upstairs at the Gatehouse is an Award-winning Off West End theatre in Highgate | London's top theatre (by altitude )

14 Jul - 26 Jul

Darling, I Think I'm Turning Into A Chicken

Butterfly Eye Productions’ new totally absurd and slightly horrific Extravaganza comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse for its premiere run this July. An imaginative, physical and text-led exploration of how illness is not only biological, but emotional, social and generational, asking what it takes to break cycles of inheritance—and whether...

Darling, I Think I'm Turning Into A Chicken

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

19 Jul

The Jive Aces

Got the blues? Well, step right up, because The Jive Aces are bringing their "Feelin’ Happy" Tour to town, and it’s gonna flip your frown upside down! When these cats burst onto the stage in their signature yellow suits, you’ll be tapping your feet and grinning like a fool before...

The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 26 Jul 2026

Secrets of The Simpsons

Comedy producer Mike Reiss won four Emmys during his thirty-six years writing movie scripts, American TV shows and countless episodes of The Simpsons. ‘Entertainment Weekly’ called Season 4 of The Simpsons “the greatest season of the greatest show in history”. Mike Reiss lectures regularly throughout the USA and onboard cruise ships...

Secrets of The Simpsons

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 28 Jul 2026

Asian Pirate Musical

The year is 2049: A lone pirate sails the Straits of Melaka under a red sky, alone… until a storm throws seafarers from across time and space onto the same ship. The pirates struggle for power – and acceptance – make enemies – and friends. As the budding-bickering crew sail...

Asian Pirate Musical

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

04 Aug

Killing Swine

A powerful new stage production is set to captivate audiences with a dark and atmospheric story inspired by Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Combining psychological tension, mystery, and emotional drama, the production follows a group of reluctant drama students as they attempt to stage the famous tragedy for their end-of-term project. But as...

Killing Swine

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 04 Aug 2026

Love You to Amsemsam and Back

Love You to Amsemsam and Back is an intimate story about a father and daughter, told through memory, distance, and the strange geography of love. “Love you to Amsemsam and back,” Solene said to her father when she was three. At that age, Amsemsam was the furthest place imaginable. The...

Love You to Amsemsam and Back

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 07 Aug 2026

The Barber of Seville

In this quirky company’s latest summer production, the city of Seville is transformed into a vibrant 1960s music hotspot bursting with bold colours, youthful energy, and changing social attitudes. Against this backdrop of reinvention and rebellion, a classic tale of romance, deception, and comedy takes centre stage.Rosina dreams of embracing...

The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 11 Aug 2026

The Dance Plague of 1518

Hamilton. Six. Cats. All musicals based on historical events.Four struggling ‘Theatre In Education’ actors decide to cash in on this trend and stage a musical retelling of histories weirdest phenomenon, “The Dance Plague of 1518”.The only catch: they know nothing about “The Dance Plague of 1518".Their ‘educational’ show tells the...

The Dance Plague of 1518

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 14 Aug 2026

Here's To The Ladies!

We all know the names Gershwin, Porter, Berlin, and other male songwriters who shaped the growth of American popular song in the early 1900’s.  But where are the women’s names?  Here’s to the Ladies!” pays tribute to the talent, wit, and vision of the women who helped shape what has...

Here's To The Ladies!

Here's To The Ladies!

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 18 Aug 2026

The Little Woman In My Head Must Die

The Little Woman In My Head Must Die is a playful, absurdist comedy following an ambitious and pragmatic 30-something woman, Emmeline, who’s on a desperate mission to banish her unbelievably annoying, should-be-long-gone childhood imaginary friend.Unfortunately for Emmeline, she won’t go without a fight. Her imaginary friend offers her a deal...

The Little Woman In My Head Must Die

The Little Woman In My Head Must Die

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 19 Aug 2026

Helsinki Leaks ´25: An Inconvenient Peace

A look behind the scenes of the 50th Jubilee of the historic Helsinki Peace and Security Conference where plots to fight wars and import nukes threaten to steal the message despite the best efforts of the organisers.This is our Canadian-Finnish troupe´s third visit to the Camden Fringe and hopefully will...

Helsinki Leaks ´25: An Inconvenient Peace

Helsinki Leaks ´25: An Inconvenient Peace

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 21 Aug 2026

Beloved Be The Ones Who Sit Down

30 women. 30 chairs. And a fish. ‘Beloved Be The Ones Who Sit Down’ flings the spotlight onto 30 women who have one thing in common: they sit down. A woman who was afraid of the dust.A woman who could not smile.A woman who sold a sponge.And 27 more...This play...

Beloved Be The Ones Who Sit Down

Beloved Be The Ones Who Sit Down

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 25 Aug 2026

Point of No Return

The piece is set in 2046, when tech-entrepreneur, bachelor, and world’s richest person Sylvain Alexander is in the news again.He is notorious for making a fortune by betting on the time, place, and severity of natural disasters. This time, he predicts that in 11 weeks, the ecological "Point of No...

Point of No Return

Point of No Return

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 28 Aug 2026

Anywhere You Go

Anywhere You Go is a contemporary musical about love, friendship, and learning how to move on when the life you imagined no longer fits.Caught between a recent breakup and her best friend’s decision to leave London, Flo clings to memories, crystals, and the comfort of what she knows. As past...

Anywhere You Go

Anywhere You Go

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

Starts 29 Aug 2026

Orwell: The Road to 1984

ORWELL: The Road to 1984 tells the fascinating story of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century and the extraordinary personal experiences that inspired his classic tales Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.A timely portrait of a writer whose words remain a warning - and a hope.His classic tales...

Orwell: The Road to 1984

Orwell: The Road to 1984

Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London

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