Send in the Clowns: Unpopular!

Send in the Clowns are at Lincoln Arts Centre on Saturday 14 November, with their latest show UNPOPULAR! taking over the Theatre. It's part of the venue's Autumn 2026 'Loud & Proud' season, and the whole thing is a filthy, outrageous revue celebrating the magic and madness of musical theatre, performed by drag and cabaret talent.

In UNPOPULAR!, the Clowns set their sights on the megamusicals of the 80s, 90s and 00s. They take the big spectacles — mechanical barricades, flying helicopters and belting witches on broomsticks — and squeeze them into a tiny black box. You'll get bastardised takes on favourites from Wicked, Hamilton, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon and Chess, and every performance closes with a 'twenty minute musical': a drag recreation of a legendary show rehearsed in two days and performed in about twenty minutes. West End Best Friend called it 'joyfully outrageous, and deliciously camp'.

Hosting the night is Fatt Butcher, The Voice UK contestant and Drag Idol UK winner, alongside Midlands drag and cabaret talents Dahliah Rivers, Blü Romantic and Alanna Boden. It's an 18+ show, and there's a reason for that: expect strong language, sexual references, audience participation, flashing lights and haze. If you're not in the mood for any of those, this probably isn't the one for you.

It starts at 7pm and runs for 140 minutes. Tickets are £22 for Band A and £20 for Band B, with a £15 Live Pass that works for any price band. You can find them at lincolnartscentre.co.uk.