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Autumn 2018 queens-theatre.co.uk
2 26 – 28 August
by William Shakespeare
in a version by Chris Bush, with music by James Fortune
How far must we travel to come home? The first of these productions is Pericles
featuring a small cast of professional actors
Prince Pericles has everything but
together with a large community ensemble.
understands little. When a reckless act
They breathe new life into this classic tale in
threatens his safety, he must flee his home
a musical version on the National Theatre’s
and take to sea. Reliant on the whims of the
Olivier stage.
fates and the kindness of strangers, Pericles
is driven from shore to shore.
Only by reaching the ends of the earth may Pericles will be performed in the
he finally understand what it means to National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre,
come home. Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1
9PX. The National Theatre is on the
We’re working with the National South Bank, just minutes from Covent
Theatre on an exciting new initiative, Garden, the West End and Waterloo.
Public Acts - a nationwide programme The main entrance is on the riverside.
to celebrate community and create
extraordinary theatre. Public Acts is inspired by Public Works, the Public
The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is the Theater’s ground-breaking programme in New York.
first theatre partner for Public Acts which Supported by Arts Council England’s Strategic
Touring Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Hertz,
will see a two year partnership between The Sackler Trust and Garfield Weston Foundation.
Queen’s Theatre, the National Theatre
and a number of community
organisations across Greater London.
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Welcome to our new season
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SEAtSickets
£45
Our Hornchurch made programme
kicks off with the hilarious situation comedy
Abigail’s Party by Mike Leigh; followed by
the UK regional premiere of the Tony-
award-winning musical Once by Enda See three shows
Walsh and finally Haunting Julia, a chilling for £15 per show
ghost story written by Alan Ayckbourn, one from Tuesday
of the world’s most prolific playwrights. to Thursday, or
We’re also incredibly excited to be previews and
welcoming a variety of visiting productions. Saturday matinees –
These include Dishoom! by Gurpreet Kaur a saving of £34 on
Bhatti, LOVE, by Alexander Zeldin, which top-price tickets.
premiered at the National Theatre, and SKIN,
an explosive urban dance production.
This Christmas, we’ve got three festive treats
for you to enjoy with your family. As well as
our panto extravaganza Jack and the
£52
Beanstalk, we’re bringing our immersive ‘Twas
the Night Before Christmas home after last
Upgrade to
year’s successful run at Rainham Hall and also
Premium to include
producing a brand new show Sparky the Elf
Friday and Saturday
and the Secret Toyshop in a secret location
evenings – a saving
in Romford.
of up to £36 on
We hope that you enjoy this jam-packed top-price tickets.
season of limitless entertainment,
there’s something for everyone at
prices for all! Pre-order all three
programmes for a
saving of £4.50
Douglas Rintoul (Artistic Director)
& Mathew Russell (Executive Director)
Book by Saturday
22 September 2018
T&C’s apply. For more information and to
book, call the Box Office where one of our
lovely team are on hand to help.
4 30 August – 22 September
5
Made with
A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, Derby
Theatre, Wiltshire Creative and Les Théâtres
de la Ville de Luxembourg production
Queen’s
Theatre
Comedy
Abigail’s Party
by Mike Leigh
A hilarious masterpiece of
Director Douglas Rintoul
situation comedy. Set and Costume Designer Lee Newby
Beverly and husband Laurence are Lighting Designer Zoe Spurr
entertaining their newlywed neighbours. Sound Designer Ivan Stott
Joining them is twitchy divorcee Sue, TICKETS: £12.50 — £29
banished from the party of her teenage Under 26s £8 (Tue – Thu & previews)
daughter. Over a stack of cheesy-
pineapple sticks, small talk and splashes 30 Aug – 22 Sep
Various times, please see page 44 of
of alcohol, the appalling host’s soiree this brochure
soon descends into chaos. As the
sniping begins, this delicious comedy Previews
cracks open social climbing suburbia to Thu 30 & Fri 31 Aug | 8pm
savagely funny effect.
Audio Description via a headset is
Set in seventies Romford, with Donna available at every performance from 4 Sep.
Summer top of the hit parade and
Sign Language Interpreted performance
adults behaving disgracefully, join us Wed 19 Sep | 7.30pm
for a great night out at the drinks party
from hell! Dementia Friendly performance
Thu 20 Sep | 1.30pm
Made famous by the BBC Play for Today
starring Alison Steadman, this fresh Talk Back | Free
but faithful look at an iconic classic is Wed 12 Sep
directed by Douglas Rintoul (Made in A chance to meet and question the
company after the show.
Dagenham, The Crucible, Rope, Priscilla,
Queen of the Desert).
Age guidance 11+
Get the best seats at
the best prices with
a season ticket.
See page 3 for details.
6 4 – 22 September
Made with
Queen’s
Theatre
A Queen’s Theatre and
Derby Theatre production
Abi
A contemporary response to
Abigail’s Party by Atiha Sen Gupta
From an original idea by Sarah Brigham Director Sarah Brigham
Set and Costume Designer Lee Newby
After one of her regular visits to see Lighting Designer Zoe Spurr
grandmother Abigail in hospital, 15 year Sound Designer Ivan Stott
old Abisheera (‘Abi’ for short) decides to TICKETS: £8 – £12
throw her one last party, convinced it will Under 26s £8 (any performance)
get her beloved Nan back on her feet.
Previews
Struggling to face the imminent reality £10 | £8 when purchased with Abigail’s Party
of life without the only family member or a Jump the Q Season ticket
she is close to, Abi throws her all into
planning Abigail’s final party. But as Wed – Sat
Abi tries to clear her head and her £12 | £10 when purchased with Abigail’s Party
or a Jump the Q Season ticket
grandmother’s flat, family secrets begin
to surface. Will Abigail’s past threaten 4 – 22 Sep
Abi’s already fragile present? Tue – Sat | 9.30pm (no performance on Fri 7,
Tue 11, Wed 12, Tue 18 & Fri 21 Sep)
This fresh new piece of writing,
commissioned by Derby Theatre and Previews
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch as part of Tue 4 & Wed 5 Sep | 9.30pm
the RETOLD series, is by one of Britain’s Matinees
most exciting new writers, Atiha Sen Thu 6 & Sat 15 Sep | 4.30pm
Gupta (Skins, Holby City). Wed 19 Sep | 5.30pm
RETOLD is a series of new one-woman Talk Back | Free
plays commissioned by Derby Theatre Thu 13 Sep
A chance to meet and question the company
and written by some of the most
after the show.
provocative female playwrights in
contemporary British theatre. Duration: 1 hour (there will be no interval in
this performance)
Age guidance 14+
23 September 7
201 Dance Company presents
SKIN
UrDbaannce
Following the success of Avant Garde’s
Fagin’s Twist last Autumn, ground breaking
and electrifying dance is back on stage at ★★★★★ ‘A masterpiece of human
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch. sensitivity’ EdFringe Review
After a sell-out international tour of ★★★★★ ‘Creative, dynamic and
Smother, award-winning 201 Dance tender’ Fringe Review
Company has created must see hit SKIN. ★★★★★ ‘Beautiful...Uplifting’
Described by The Times as ‘steering Voice Mag UK
Hip-Hop into fresh territory’, SKIN was
‘Stand-Out Dance of Summer 2017’ for Age guidance 12+
The Guardian.
Fusing urban and contemporary styles TICKETS: £15 | £10 conc.
with an original score, choreographer Sun 23 Sep | 8pm
Andrea Walker directs a cast of 7 dancers
in a fast-paced, emotionally driven story Duration: 55 minutes (there will be no
of family, identity and belonging. interval in this performance)
8 25 – 29 September
Rifco Theatre Company, Watford Palace Theatre
and Oldham Coliseum Theatre present
Dishoom!
by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti
Summer 1978, Simon and his friends
should be looking forward to leaving
school, but the National Front are on the
streets, Simon’s Bibi is ashamed of him and
his Dad spends his life hiding in the pub.
When Simon’s cousin Baljit comes to
stay, she introduces him to the Director Pravesh Kumar
Bollywood classic, Sholay. Inspired by Set Designer Neil Irish
the film’s dynamic duo, Jai and Veeru, Costume Designer & Choreographer Andy Kumar
Composer Arun Ghosh
Simon and Baljit find their inner
Sound Designer Chris Murray
superheroes and set out to change
their world forever. TICKETS: £12 — £22
From the producers of Miss Meena & the Tue 25 – Sat 29 Sep | 7.30pm
Masala Queens, The Deranged Marriage Matinee & Audio Described performance
and Britain’s Got Bhangra, Rifco Theatre Sat 29 Sep | 2.30pm
Company and Watford Palace Theatre
Dementia Friendly performance
with Oldham Coliseum Theatre present a
Thu 27 Sep | 1.30pm
new play about friendship and courage.
25 – 27 October 9
National Theatre and Birmingham
Repertory Theatre production of
by Alexander Zeldin
‘The National Theatre’s play of the ★★★★★ ‘Heart-breaking’ Independent
year’ (Evening Standard, 2017) comes to ★★★★★ ‘Gentle, funny, devastating’
Hornchurch this Autumn. Financial Times
In the run-up to Christmas, three families ★★★★★ ‘Gripping, amusing,
are placed into cramped temporary uncomfortable, desperately moving’
accommodation. A middle-aged man The Times
and his elderly mum, a young family with
a baby on the way, a newly arrived woman ★★★★ ‘Engrossing drama leaves us
from Sudan. Strangers. Forced together. enraged’ Guardian
No space is personal. ★★★★ ‘An essential watch’ Time Out
In an intimate story of family love for our ★★★★ ‘Potent and emotive’ The Stage
times, writer and director Alexander Zeldin
(Beyond Caring) continues his unique Director Alexander Zeldin
approach to theatre with this engaging new Designer Natasha Jenkins
play. This heart-breaking production shines Lighting Designer Marc Williams
the spotlight on ‘the dehumanising reality Sound Designer Josh Anio Grigg
of being homeless’ (Financial Times). Movement Marcin Rudy
Due to the immersive nature of this production, TICKETS: £19 — £24
seats in rows D, E, F and G may not be directly Thu 25 – Sat 27 Oct | 7.30pm
next to each other as shown on the seating plan
on our website. Matinee
Sat 27 Oct | 2.30pm
Age Guidance 15+
10 3 – 20 October
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Made with
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and the
New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich present the
UK regional premiere of
Queen’s
Theatre Musical
Once
Book by Enda Walsh
Music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
Based on the Motion Picture written and directed
by John Carney
A guy, a girl and the song that brought Director Peter Rowe
them together. Designer Libby Watson
Winner of eight Tony Awards® in 2012, Musical Director Ben Goddard
Sound Designer James Cook
including Best Musical, Once tells the Lighting Designer Mark Dymock
unforgettable story of a Dublin street
musician and a funny Czech woman, TICKETS: £13.50 — £30
drawn together by their shared love of Under 26s £8 (except Fri & Sat eve)
music. As they assemble a band from 3 – 20 October
her wild family and his quirky mates, the Mon – Wed | 7.30pm
music flows and they fall slowly in love. Thu, Fri & Sat | 8pm (except Thu 4 Oct | 7.30pm)
From the producers of Made in Previews
Dagenham, an ensemble of actor- Wed 3 Oct | 7.30pm
musicians play their instruments live Thu 4 Oct | 2.30pm
on stage, in a smash hit romantic show
Matinees
that steals your heart, based on the
Thu 4 Oct, Sat 6 Oct, Thu 11 Oct,
Academy Award-winning film. Sat 13 Oct, Sat 20 Oct | 2.30pm
Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre
International (Europe) Ltd. Audio Description via a headset is
available at every performance.
Sign Language Interpreted performance
Wed 17 Oct | 7.30pm
Dementia Friendly performance
Thu 18 Oct | 1.30pm
Get the best seats at Talk Back | Free
the best prices with Wed 10 Oct
A chance to meet and question the company
a season ticket. after the show.
See page 3 for details.12 1 – 17 November
13
Made at
Queen’s
Theatre ho st
GS tory
A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch
production
Haunting Julia
by Alan Ayckbourn
A chilling and deeply felt ghost story.
Director Lucy Pitman-Wallace
Julia was a musical prodigy – nicknamed Designer Jess Curtis
‘Little Miss Mozart’ in the tabloids. She Lighting Designer Mark Dymock
was composing symphonies aged Sound Designer Paul Dodgson
eight. By nineteen the world was at her TICKETS: £12.50 — £29
feet… until her dead body was found Under 26s £8 (Tue — Thu & previews)
mysteriously in a dingy attic.
1 – 17 November
Twelve years on and her father Joe has Mon, Tue & Wed | 7.30pm
never come to terms with this. Was it Thu, Fri & Sat | 8pm (except Sat 3 Nov | 7.30pm)
really suicide? Or was someone else
with Julia the night she died? Joe wants Previews
answers and tonight he will get them… Thu 1 & Fri 2 Nov | 8pm
This hauntingly tense study of grief and the Matinees
supernatural is punctuated with trademark Thu 8 Nov, Sat 10 Nov, Thu 15 Nov & Sat 17
wit from Alan Ayckbourn, one of the world’s Nov | 2.30pm
most popular and prolific playwrights. Audio Description via a headset is
available at every performance from 5 Nov.
Sign Language Interpreted performance
Wed 14 Nov | 7.30pm
Haunting Julia is generously
Talk Back | Free
Wed 7 Nov
Queen’s A chance to meet and question the company
after the show.
Theatre Club
Get the best seats at
the best prices with
a season ticket.
See page 3 for details.14 28 November – 6 January
‘Top class
entertainment’
‘Marvellous Romford Recorder
actor-musicianship’
London Theatre 115
Panto
Made at
Queen’s
Theatre
A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production
Jack and the Beanstalk
by Andrew Pollard
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, it’s panto fun Gold performances Green performances
for everyone! £21.50 | £25 | £29 £18.50 | £22 | £24.50 | Family & Friends
£4 off (parties of 5+) Discounts £4 off*
When Jack sells Pat, his beloved family Red performances
£20.50 | £24.50 | £27.50 Blue performances
cow, for magic beans, he soon discovers Discounts £4 off* £12.50 | £16.50 | £18.50
they open up an unexpected world Wed 28 Nov 6.30pm
of thrilling adventure. Join Jack and Thu 29 Nov 10am
dotty mum Dame Trott as they scale Fri 30 Nov 10am 7pm
the Beanstalk, outwit the Giant and are Sat 1 Dec 2pm 6.30pm
reunited with Jill, the girl Jack loves. Tue 4 Dec 1pm 6.30pm
Wed 5 Dec 10am 2pm
Bought to you by the same team as last
Thu 6 Dec 10am 6.30pm
year’s record-breaking Beauty and the
Fri 7 Dec 7pm
Beast and 2016’s Cinderella, this actor
Sat 8 Dec 2pm 6.30pm
musician version of the popular panto tale Sun 9 Dec 1pm 5pm
is peppered with pop hits from across the Tue 11 Dec 10am 2pm
decades, bundles of audience participation Wed 12 Dec 10am 6.30pm
and hilarious slapstick. So grab your tickets Thu 13 Dec 10am 6.30pm
today for some joyously festive family fun. Fri 14 Dec 10am 7pm
Sat 15 Dec 2pm 6.30pm
Director Martin Berry Sun 16 Dec 1pm 5pm
Designer Richard Foxton Tue 18 Dec 10am 6.30pm
Musical Director Gemma Hawkins Wed 19 Dec 6.30pm
Lighting Designer Prema Mehta Thu 20 Dec 2pm 6.30pm
Sound Designer Leigh Davies Fri 21 Dec 2pm 7pm
Choreographer Sundeep Kent Sat 22 Dec 2pm 6.30pm
Sun 23 Dec 1pm 5pm
TICKETS: £12.50 – £29
Wed 26 Dec 1pm 5.00pm
Young Persons Groups of 15+ Thu 27 Dec 1pm 6.30pm
(only valid for Blue and Green performances) Fri 28 Dec 1pm 7pm
Sat 29 Dec 2pm 6.30pm
Havering Schools Groups of 15+ Sun 30 Dec 1pm 5pm
£10 per child ticket plus 1 free teacher/leader
Tue 1 Jan 2pm 6.30pm
with every 15 child tickets
Wed 2 Jan 5.30pm
Young Persons Groups (schools/registered Thu 3 Jan 1.30pm 6.30pm
organisations) 15+ Fri 4 Jan 1pm 7pm
£11 per child ticket plus 1 free teacher/leader Sat 5 Jan 2pm 6.30pm
with every 15 child tickets. Sun 6 Jan 1pm 5pm
Children aged 2 and under can sit on adult’s lap For symbol key, see p42
at all performances * Under 26s, Registered Deaf and Disabled people16 1 – 23 December
A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production Made at
Famil y
Queen’s
Theatre
Based on the poem by Clement Clarke Moore
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
When all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…
Writer and Director Douglas Rintoul
A magical festive treat ‘The performance was like opening a
It’s Christmas time. Leave your shoes and bottle of everything that excites a child
slippers by the fireplace and settle down about Christmas’ Cuteness and Chaos
to hear one child’s story about the night
they met a certain twinkly eyed, round- Suitable for 3 – 7 year olds.
bellied chap. TICKETS: £7.50 weekdays | £10 weekends
Originally written for his two daughters in
To be performed in the Theatre’s new onsite
1823, Clement Clarke Moore’s much-loved
Rehearsal Space
’Twas the Night Before Christmas is still read
to millions of children around the world Accessibility
today. This beautifully delicate adaptation, Wheelchair accessible
devised and directed by Artistic Director
Douglas Rintoul will get everyone, young Duration: 45 minutes
Please arrive 15 minutes before scheduled
and old, peering a little further into the sky
performance start time.
this Christmas Eve.
After last year’s sell out run at the National
Trust’s Rainham Hall, the Queen’s Theatre
is delighted to be bringing this joyful
Christmas cracker of a production
home to Hornchurch.15 – 30 December 17
A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production Made at
Famil y
Queen’s
Theatre
A new festive adventure for 7 – 11 year olds
from the team behind last year’s sell out ‘Twas
the Night Before Christmas.
Writer and Director Douglas Rintoul TICKETS: £7.50 weekdays | £10 weekends
Suitable for accompanied 7 – 11 year olds
Outposted in a secret location in the
heart of Romford, there’s a little bit In a secret location in Romford: email
of the North Pole hiding... Sparky sparky@queens-theatre.co.uk to join an
Tinselbottom, a dedicated but chatty emailing list to be the first to receive details
Elf, is frantically working away in the when tickets go on sale.
build up to Christmas repairing Duration: 45 minutes
abandoned toys.
Join in as one of Sparky’s friends and
discover fantastical adventures of
unloved playthings from around the
world. But don’t distract Sparky for
too long, as Father Christmas needs
everything to be ready for loading to
his sleigh and the clock is ticking…18
o rmances
Pe rf for children and
their families
Sat 19 Jan | 12 noon | 3.30pm | £15.50 adult | £13.50 under 16s
Main House
Ministry of Science
Suitable for 6+ years
‘Keep your head firmly on your shoulders, arms, legs and feet inside the
ride at all times’ Ministry of Science Live is about to explode onto the
stage. It’s not your ordinary science show, it comes with a bang and a
whoosh. Fingers in ears advised.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes (plus 20 minute interval)
★★★★★
The List
Wed 8 Aug | 1.30pm | 4.30pm
Thu 9 Aug | 11am relaxed performance | 2pm
Fri 10 Aug | 11am | 2pm
The Gruffalo’s Child © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2004 – Macmillan Children’s Books
Sat 11 Aug | 11am | 2pm
£12.50 | £10 groups 10+ | Main House
The Gruffalo’s Child
Suitable for ages 3+
The Gruffalo said that no Gruffalo should ever Tall Stories returns, bringing Julia Donaldson
set foot in the deep dark wood... and Axel Scheffler’s award-winning sequel to
life in this magical, musical adaptation.
One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s child
Duration: 55 minutes (no interval)
ignores her father’s warning and tiptoes out into
the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t
really exist... does he?o rmances 19
Pe rf for young people
Sun 22 Jul | 6pm | £16 | Main House
The Little Mix Experience
Suitable for all ages
With breathtaking dance moves, replica costumes and some of the finest
vocals in the UK, this is a high-energy show from beginning to end. It’s
packed with all of Little Mix’s greatest hits. Don’t miss one of X Factor’s
finest exports! Meet the stars of the show after the performance.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes (plus 20 minute interval)
Fri 15 Feb | 7.30pm | £16 | Main House
From the producers of the smash hit Sing-a-
Long-a Sound of Music
SING-A-LONG-A
Calling all T-Birds and Pink Ladies - this
fully interactive screening of the classic
film with on-screen subtitles is The One
That You Want! The host will lead a vocal
warm up, judge a fancy dress competition
and show you how to use your free
interactive prop bag.
Grease is a PG certificate film.
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes (including
20 minute interval)20
m i
Fa funl y
Sat 8 Sep | Sun 9 Feb | 10am | 11.45am Sat 6 Oct | 11.30am | £5 adult | £5 child | ages 3+
£5 adult | £5 child | ages 2 – 6 years
Randolph Matthews
Tales from the Shed — On Tour Everyone will be up on their feet dancing and
Kids are encouraged to make a lot of noise singing along to Randolph’s musical creations.
and help make a story happen. There’s fun This fun, interactive performance includes
stories with sound effects and beatboxing.
and silliness as well as colourful puppets –
from a beautiful bird to a laid-back lion and Duration: 60 minutes
The Thing That Goes Blurgh!
Duration: 50 minutes
Sat 20 Oct | 10.30am | 12 noon | £10 adult
£5 child| ages 2+
Sat 22 Sep | 11.30am | £5 adult | £5 child The Dugdale Theatre in collaboration with
ages 4+ String-along-a-Puppet proudly present
Animal Encounters The Elves and the Shoemaker
Get up close and personal with exotic and A brand-new Puppet Musical. A retelling of the
domestic animals – everything from meerkats to classical fairytale, featuring an original score of
mice, ferrets to frogs and snakes to spiders! songs. Written and directed by Marc Day with
original music by Chris Burgess.
Duration: 60 minutes
Duration: 45 minutes21
Sat 3 Nov | 11am | 1pm | 3pm | £10 child
ages 7+ years
Supersonic Science
Workshops
There’s hands on experimenting in these
interactive demonstrations, where you’ll
have tons of fun investigating and testing
rockets, making lava lamps, eating bubbles,
making slime, riding an indoor hovercraft
and plenty more!
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes. There are 20
spaces for child participants only. Please note
that this is a workshop and not a performance.
Babies &
toddlers
Tue mornings | 9.30am | 10.30am
Sat 17 Nov | 11.30am | £5 adult | £5 child 11.30am | 12.30pm | 1.30pm
2 – 8 years ages 0 — 13mths
Papalarny the Magic Man Baby Sensory
Our award-winning development classes
Bim Bam Boo, it’s Papalarny the incredibly
popular children’s entertainer, as seen on designed for babies and their parents.
Channel 4. Creating mind-blowing balloon To book email
models and performing his hilarious family
brentwood@babysensory.co.uk
magic show. You’ll go home with a creation
of your own. or call Shelley on 07930 877009.
Duration: 60 minutes
Thu mornings | 10am | 11am
ages 0 — 4 years
Music Bugs
Sensory and interactive music classes for
your baby, toddler and pre-schooler.
To book email
romford@musicbugs.co.uk
or call Sarah on 07517 199869.22 7 – 14 February
A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and The Royal Central
School of Speech and Drama production
Director Douglas Rintoul
In the darkness of the night, we all have
our secrets…
A group of teenagers do something bad,
really bad, panic and cover things up.
But when they find their misfiring
practical joke uniting them, what’s the
point of putting things right?
TICKETS: £14 adults | £8 under 26s
DNA is a modern day black comedy with £9 schools (1 free teacher per 10 students)
a dark heart. It was first performed at the
9 – 14 Feb
National Theatre in 2007.
Sat 9 Feb, Tue 12 Feb & Thu 14 Feb | 7.30pm
Written by Dennis Kelly (Utopia, Pulling
Previews
and Matilda the Musical), this explosive Thu 7 Feb | 2.30pm
tale of a group of misfits at the edge of Fri 8 Feb | 10.30am
society is directed by Artistic Director
Douglas Rintoul (Priscilla Queen of the Matinees
Fri 8 Feb | Mon 11 Feb, Tue 12 Feb, Wed 13
Desert, Rope, The Crucible) and Feb & Thu 14 Feb | 2.30pm
performed by The Royal Central School
of Speech and Drama undergraduates Schools Workshop Days
from the BA (Hons) Acting CDT course. Performance workshops in your school
and backstage workshops at the theatre are
‘Short, sharp shocker of a play’ available for this show. Contact learning@
The Guardian queens-theatre.co.uk for further information.
Thanks to Jelizaveta Sezgejeva for creating the
Age guidance 13+ artwork, all the other competition entrants and Nana
Brew, Programme Manager Art at Havering College.
A display of all the entrants work will be exhibited
during the run of DNA.Fresh New Comedy 23
Hosted by Hyde
Eshaan Panaser
Akbar
Sun 4 Nov | 7.30pm | £17.50
Book by 30 Sep for the Early
Bird price of £15
Desi Central
Comedy Show
After previous sell out shows
around the UK, Desi Central
comes to Hornchurch. Join
Eshaan Akbar, Sindhu Vee,
Hyde Panaser and Nabil
Abdul Rashid for a night of
jokes and laughter.
Sindhu Nabil
Vee Abdul
Rashid
Fri 11 Jan | 7.30pm | £17.50 | Book by 11 Nov
for the Early Bird price of £15
LOL (Ladies Of Laughter)
with Noreen Khan
LOL (Ladies Of Laughter) with Noreen Khan
comes to Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch!
Join Noreen Khan (BBC Asian Network) as
she hosts a night of comedy with some of
the UK’s favourite female acts.24 28 Oct – 19 Nov
edy ,
Colive msusipcerformances
m
and g ue t in the main house
Sun 1 Jul | 7.30pm | £16
Jump, Jive & Wail with
The Jive Aces
With over 250 shows a year across 30 countries, The Jive
Aces have firmly established themselves as the UK’s No.1 jive
and swing band! Back by popular demand and featuring guest
performers Amy Baker and the Jive Swing Lindy Hoppers.
Sun 8 Jul | 7.30pm | £18
Jibbering Jester Comedy Club
A night of hilarious entertainment with seven comedians
under one roof! Hosted by Naomi Cooper and starring
Gary Delaney, Hal Cruttenden and Tony Law (Mock the
Week, Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats) and more.
Mon 9 Jul | 7.30pm | £19 | £20 | £23
Buddy Holly — A Legend Reborn
Starring the UK’s No.1 Connie Francis Revue
Relive the rockin’ fifties music scene with hits such as Peggy
Sue, Oh Boy, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, It’s So Easy, Rave
On, Who’s Sorry Now, Stupid Cupid, Lipstick On Your Collar
and many more.
Tue 10 Jul | 7.30pm | £19 | £22 | £25 | £2 off for groups of 8+
Rocket Man — A Tribute to Elton John
Be treated to all of Elton’s hits including Are You Ready
For Love, I’m Still Standing, I Guess That’s Why They Call
It the Blues and many more – breathtaking vocals and
piano performances, flamboyant costumes and a
dazzling light show.25 Wed 11 Jul | 2.30pm | £14 Book 3 or more Magical Wed 19 Dec | 1.30pm | £14 Matinees for just £10 each Queen’s Theatre Magnificent Music Hall Ladies and gentlemen, don’t miss a splendid afternoon in the company of Britain’s finest variety acts. Step back in time to the heyday of Music Hall, with a show packed full of song, dance, magic and laughter – all under the watchful eye of your chairman! Mon 23 Jul | 7.30pm | £18 | £20 | £23 Legend – The Music of Bob Marley An unforgettable evening celebrating this musical icon in one fantastic rasta spectacular. Relive the timeless hits including One Love, No Woman No Cry, Jammin’, I Shot the Sheriff, Buffalo Soldier, Get Up Stand Up and many more reggae classics. Tue 24 & Wed 25 Jul | 7.30pm | £19 | £22 | £24 Thank ABBA For The Music The ultimate ABBA party featuring stunning costumes, a seven- piece live band, interactive video projection and of course ABBA’s spectacular trademark harmonies. Includes hit songs Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Mamma Mia, Super Trouper and many more! Thu 26 & Fri 27 Jul | 7.30pm | £21.50 | £25 | £28 The Elvis Years A compelling story of the ‘king of rock and roll’ – Elvis Presley. Including hits such as Hound Dog, It’s Now or Never, The Wonder Of You, Suspicious Minds, American Trilogy and many more. Sat 28 Jul | 7.30pm | £22 | £20 conc. Swinging at the Cotton Club Take a step back into 1920s and 30s New York City and through the doors of Harlem’s hottest nightclub, The Cotton Club! Featuring spectacular dance from the Lindy Hop Dance Company alongside classic music from the likes of Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Sun 29 Jul | 7.30pm | £19 | £22 | £25
Message in a Bottle
A Tribute to Sting and The Police
With six Grammys and two Brits, rock bands don’t come much
bigger than this! Featuring all the hits you know and love, including
Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Message in a Bottle, Walking on
the Moon, So Lonely, Fields of Gold and more.
Mon 6 Aug | 7.30pm | £25.50
That’ll Be The Day
A fantastic new-line-up of smash hits spanning the 50s, 60s and 70s,
plus more side-splitting comic sketches, all performed live on-stage!
An unforgettable night of nostalgia, laughs and rock ‘n’ roll in this
brand new show for 2018.
Sun 2 Sep | 7.30pm | £16 | £18 | £20
Genesis Connected
Celebrating the music of Genesis and biggest selling acts connected:
Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Mike & the Mechanics. Hits include,
Slegdehammer, In The Air Tonight, Over My Shoulder, Against All
Odds, and many more.
Sun 9 Sep | 7.30pm | £18 | £20 | £23 | groups of 8+ £2 off full price tickets
Money for Nothing — the music of Dire Straits
Prepare to be captivated by the authentic sounds of one of the most
successful rock bands of all time. Featuring Money for Nothing,
Romeo & Juliet, Sultans of Swing, Walk of Life, Brothers in Arms, So
Far Away and many more much-loved classics.
Mon 10 Sep | 7.30pm | £19 | £21 | £24
The Gambler – A tribute to Kenny Rogers
Embark on a trip to Nashville with this long-awaited tribute to the
Grammy award-winning country superstar and music legend, Kenny
Rogers. Join us on a train bound for nowhere and experience an
unforgettable country hoedown filled with amazing songs.27
Sun 16 Sep | 8pm | £16.50
Iain Stirling — U OK Hun? X
Due to phenomenal demand the BAFTA-winning stand-up and
voice of Love Island is coming to Hornchurch, as his sell-out tour is
extended for the third time. This is your chance to catch Iain Stirling’s
brilliant observations of modern millennial life.
Sun 7 Oct | 7.30pm | £20 | £23 | £26
Soul Legends
You’ll love this show whether you’re a Soul Man, a Natural Woman or
just a plain old Sex Machine. Featuring hits by Earth Wind & Fire, Barry
White, George Benson, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, James Brown,
Tina Turner, Lionel Richie and more.
Sun 14 Oct | 7.30pm | £18.50 | £22.50 | £25
One Night of Rock
Pick up your air guitars as One Night of Rock come to town with 48 of
the greatest rock hits ever written! You’ll be singing and head-banging the
whole night through. This is a tribute show and is no way affiliated with
any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows.
Sun 11 Nov | 7.30pm | £19.50 | £22 | £25
The Simon and Garfunkel Story
50th Anniversary Tour
Direct from its success at the Lyric Theatre in the West End, a sold-
out world tour and standing ovations at every performance, The
Simon & Garfunkel Story is back! Hits include Mrs Robinson, Cecilia,
Homeward Bound and many more.
Book 3 or more Magical
Sun 2 Dec | 1.30pm | £14 Matinees for just £10 each
Christmas Memories
Neil Sands and his brilliant West End cast are back with their 2018
Christmas production described as ‘like a sparkly Christmas card come
to life’. A truly spectacular mix of over 60 Christmas songs, stunning
costumes and lots of good old fashioned festive fun!28
Sun 2 Dec | 8pm | £20 | £23 | £26
Fastlove — A Tribute to George Michael
Direct from London’s West End, this is the world’s favourite George
Michael tribute show. You’ll be getting up (to get down) to all your
best-loved songs. Make new memories whilst reliving old classics,
this is one show-stopping extravaganza not to be missed!
Mon 3 Dec | 7.30pm | £20 | £23 | £26
Sweet Caroline
The ultimate tribute to Neil Diamond
The good times never seemed so good… introducing Sweet Caroline,
the ultimate tribute to Neil Diamond featuring Gary Ryan, as seen on
Stars in Their Eyes. Taking it back to where it began, this musical
journey celebrates 50 years of a legend.
Wed 5 Dec | 8pm | £18 | £20 | £23
The Magic of the Beatles
One of the UK’s leading Beatles tribute shows
If you’re looking for an authentic, lively dose of ‘Beatlemania’ then
you need to look no further! Includes the hits Love Me Do, She Loves
You, Help, I Feel Fine, Hey Jude, Let It Be and many more.
Mon 10 Dec | Mon 17 Dec | 7.30pm | £27 | groups of 8+ £2 off
full price tickets
Magic of Motown
Music fans are invited to the biggest party of the year as the
unstoppable Magic of Motown steams into town! Seen by over a
million people, it’s no surprise that the show is one of the biggest
success stories in British theatre.
Tue 11 Dec | 7.30pm | £20 | £18 conc.
The Big Band at Christmas with Five
Star Swing
The Swing Big Band show as featured at London’s Leicester Square
Theatre. Jazzing up those Jingle Bells with Christmas songs from
Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie and Nat King Cole.
‘Swing and Song of the highest order’ Telegraph29 Mon 7 Jan | 7.30pm | £22.50 Complete Madness An extravaganza featuring all your Madness favourites such as Baggy Trousers, One Step Beyond, It Must Be Love and Driving In My Car. This highly visual and energetic show is a riot from beginning to end. Don’t miss out on this House of Fun. Tue 8 Jan | 7.30pm | £21 | £19 conc. Rock and Roll Revolution with The Bluejays This fantastically talented group formed after years of performing together in West End rock ‘n’ roll theatre shows, including Return to the Forbidden Planet, Million Dollar Quartet and Dreamboats & Petticoats. Enjoy vintage hits by Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Little Richard and more. Wed 9 Jan | 7.30pm | £24.50 Jackson Live in Concert CJ is one of the most experienced and well-respected Michael Jackson Tribute artists in the world today, and he perfectly captures the energy of Michael’s live performances with 100% live vocals, band and dancers! His renditions of Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean are sensational. Thu 10 Jan | 7.30pm | £19.50 | £23 | £25 Whitney – Queen of the Night A magical rollercoaster ride through three decades of classic hits. This award-winning production features a sensational line-up of musicians and artists, creating a powerhouse breathtaking performance in the spirit of Whitney. It’s the show that exceeds expectation on every level. Sat 12 Jan | 2.30pm & 7.30pm | £20 | £23 | £26 Groups of 8+ £2 off full price tickets (matinee only) Rat Pack Live Experience the definition of cool! They were the definition of cool during their 50s and 60s Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr. Rat Pack Live invites you to be part of the gang and features all the patter and razzamatazz of their infamous live shows.
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Sun 13 Jan | 7.30pm | £18.50 | £20 | £23
Supersonic 70s show
From the towering majesty of Queen and ELO, ‘pin-up pop’ of David
Cassidy and Donny Osmond, foot stompin’ sounds of Sweet and T.Rex,
and classics by The Carpenters and 10cc. No wonder it’s being called,
‘the greatest 70s show in theatre land’.
Mon 14 Jan | 7.30pm | £18.50 | £20 | £22
Someone Like You — The Adele Songbook
The outstanding Katie Markham (as featured on Graham Norton’s
BBC Adele Special) recreates the magic of Adele’s three record-
breaking albums with hits such as Chasing Pavements, Set Fire to the
Rain, Someone Like You, Hello, Rolling in the Deep and many more.
Tue 15 & Wed 16 Jan | 7.30pm | £20 | £23 | £26
Big Girls Don’t Cry – the music of Frankie
Valli & The Four Seasons
Experience the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
authentically recreated by a phenomenal cast and live band. During
the sixties and seventies number one hits Sherry and Big Girls Don’t
Cry helped propel the band to stardom.
Thu 17 & Fri 18 Jan | 7.30pm | £29.50
Talon – The Best of Eagles
The ‘Greatest Hits Tour’ will feature the Eagles timeless back
catalogue including Hotel California, Take It Easy, One Of These
Nights, Take It To The Limit, Desperado, Lyin’ Eyes, Life In The Fast
Lane and many more.
Sun 10 Feb | 7.30pm | £22 | £25 | £28
The Counterfeit Stones
The Great British Take Off
Why pay a fortune to see ants in a stadium when you can experience
the faking brilliance of The Counterfeit Stones. Packed with big
hits, retro fashion, vintage guitars and a huge dollop of Spinal Tap
humour, it’s Satis-fiction guaranteed.31 Essex and East London artists strut their stuff on our stages. Sat 11 Aug | 5pm – 8.30pm | Free | Foyer D&D Satellite – What are we going to do about the performing arts in Havering & South Essex? We invite everyone to come together to create a plan for a thriving arts scene in Havering and South Essex. Mon 24 Sep | 8pm | £5 | Foyer Stage Telltale – New short plays simmering with fresh ideas and entertainment Experience six original new short plays in one evening written by emerging local playwrights and presented by ELE Group. Tue 2 Oct | 8pm | £10.50 | Foyer Stage 10 Minute Musicals Join Leeway Productions for a fun evening as they present five brand new musical theatre ideas. WORKSHOP: Are you an aspiring writer, musician, composer? For a free taster workshop email artistcallout@queens-theatre.co.uk Mon 22 Oct | 8pm | £8 adult | £6 child | Foyer Stage Musical Mash Up Love singing along to all different musical and pop songs? Join us for an evening of stunning vocals and songs performed by Echo Studios HX. Tue 23 Oct | 8pm | £5 | Foyer Stage Scratch Night Perform new ideas in front of an audience. If you’d like to try out five minutes of new material email artistcallout@queens-theatre.co.uk for more details. Tue 20 Nov | 8pm | £9 | Foyer Stage Standing on their Shoulders Local Girl Productions and a community company trace the struggle for equality from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792 to the present day. Thu 22 Nov | 8pm | £5 | Foyer Stage Singing in the Corner The wonderful Andrew Linham will play the piano – all you have to do is sing the song. Email artistcallout@queens-theatre.co.uk to take part. Mon 26 Nov | 8pm | £7.50 | Foyer Stage The Smog The SMOG descended on Teesside two weeks ago and since it arrived strange things have been happening – where did it come from? And who will survive to tell the tale…
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GuSheoswts on our foyer stage
Sun 26 Aug | 6pm | £8 | £6 conc. Ticket price includes a £1 donation to St Francis Hospice.
Dawn Chorus
Led by Musical Director Paul Rhodes they sing everything from musical
favourites and dance tunes, to swing and popular hits.
Mon 27 Aug | 8pm | £10.50
Songlines by Tallulah Brown
A witty and moving rural love story in all its awkward teenage glory.
Featuring live music by TRILLS.
Tue 28 Aug | 8pm | £10.50
Mississippi Swamp Dogs
A Night in The Deep South
A celebration of the rich musical heritage of the Southern States with
Blues, Soul, Cajun and Gospel served up in a joyous musical gumbo!
Wed 5 Sep, Wed 3 Oct & Wed 14 Nov | 2.30pm | £8 includes
tea/coffee and biscuits | carer place free
Down Memory Lane
A show for people with dementia and their carers. Enjoy a stroll down
memory lane with wonderful well-loved melodies. This 90-minute
performance includes a 20-minute break for a free tea and biscuit. We
understand flexibility is very important for this show. Please let us know if
you have any requirements we can assist you with.
Sun 30 Sep | 7.30pm | £10.50
Anglo-Indian Fusion
Stuart Masters and Harkiret Singh Bahra
A unique musical evening featuring the vibrant rhythms of the tabla,
played by Harkiret Singh Bahra, and the acoustic guitar, oud and
12-string harp guitar of Stuart Masters.
Sun 21 Oct | 7pm | £20 | £18 each for groups of 8+ | age guidance 16+
Murder Mystery Evening!
Watch events unfold before your eyes and debate with your fellow
detectives before asking your questions and revealing the true identity of
the killer! Includes a fish and chip supper (vegetarian option available).33 Wed 24 Oct | 8pm | £10.50 Famous Potatoes A high-energy evening of bluegrass, country, folk and Cajun on accordions and fiddles with punchy guitars and a washboard. Fri 26 Oct | 2.30pm | £6 The Golden Days of Hollywood — Take 3 A smash-hit show from Jeff and Sue Short with their musicians featuring the very best songs and anecdotes from Hollywood film musicals. Fri 16 Nov | 2.30pm | £6 Ticket price includes a £1 donation to St Francis Hospice. Fairlytes Singers Swing-a-Dilly Party Put the Pep in your Step; Fairlytes Singers Swing-a-dilly pre-Christmas Foyer Party will get you in the mood! Sun 25 Nov | 7.30pm | £10.50 Frank Sinatra – His Way! Journey through decades of Sinatra’s hits with Robert Habermann including All Or Nothing At All, Come Fly With Me, My Way and New York, New York. Thu 29 Nov | 8pm | £10.50 Andrew Linham Jazz Quartet An evening of swinging jazz standards and compositions from the quartets’ celebrated debut album Abandoned Silence with special guest trumpeter Sam Warner. Sun 27 Jan | 5.30pm | free to D’Ukes Evening Concert ticket holders | Bar Ukulele Beginners Workshop Learn the basics of ukulele playing – tuning, strumming and chords. Sun 27 Jan | 7.30pm I £10.50 D’Ukes Evening Concert Performing styles of music to suit all tastes with great vocals and plenty of humour, D’Ukes is the band to get you singing, dancing and smiling. Ticket holders are invited to the free Ukulele Beginners Workshop.
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and the Band of Hope.
From Sun 2 Sep until Sun 25 Nov and then Enjoy the very best Dixieland jazz,
from Sun 13 Jan until Sun 10 Feb with celebrity guest sessions on the
following Sundays:
12.45pm — 2.45pm | Doors open at 12 noon
2 Sep | Val Wiseman: Vocals
Regular sessions £6 | Under 18s free 30 Sep | Roy Williams: Trombone
Celebrity jazz sessions £8
28 Oct | Keith Nichols: Piano/Saxophone
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25 Nov | Eileen Ford: Vocals
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13 Jan | Enrico Tomasso: Trumpet & Ana
Coclub
Lucia Tomasso: Vocals
3 Feb | 44th Anniversary Special with Nick
Dawson: Piano/Saxophone/Vocals
SAVE
The biggest stars of stand up came here on their way with a Comedy Club
to stratospheric fame. See the stars of tomorrow, Membership. All three
right now on your doorstep! nights for just £27.
8.30pm | bar opens from 6pm | £11.50 | £10 conc.
WED 21 NOV WED 31 OCT WED 29 AUG
Andrew Stanley Paul McCaffrey Kevin McCarthy
‘Bursting with ‘Born to be ‘The Ad Lib
playful energy’ a comic’ Expert’ The
Chortle Scotsman Stage
Suzi Ruffell Fin Taylor Andrew Bird
‘A Stand Up ‘The mark of ‘Funny as hell’
Gem’ The a true comic’ Rhod Gilbert
Guardian BroadwayBaby
Ian Smith Gareth Richards Angela Barnes
‘Fantastically ‘Clever ‘Brilliantly
funny’ The craftsman with funny’ Sarah
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theatre to brilliant community groups.
Mon 2 & Tue 3 Jul | 6pm Thu 19 – Fri 20 Jul | 7.30pm
Sat 21 Jul | 2.30pm | 7.30pm
Eastcourt School
Havering Music Makers
Fri 6 Jul | 7.30pm
Sat 7 Jul | 2.30pm | 7.30pm
Anything Goes
Thu 2 — Sat 4 Aug | 3pm | 7.30pm
Fusion Performers
Colin’s Performing Arts School
Fri 13 Jul | 7.30pm
Sat 14 Jul | 2.30pm | 7.30pm Sun 20 Jan | 6pm
Finch Stage School Rhodes Theatre School
Sun 15 Jul | 7.30pm Tue 22 Jan | 7.30pm
The Studio Romford Dance Beverly Marks Stage School
School
Wed 30 Jan – Fri 1 Feb | 7.30pm
Sat 2 Feb | 2.30pm | 7.30pm
Shenfield Operatic Society
Enjoy breakfast, lunch or an evening meal with
views over the Queen’s Theatre Green, or chill
out with a coffee and cake whilst you use our
free WiFi.
There are Children’s Lunchboxes for our young
guests and from 12 noon - 4pm Monday to Friday,
you can pre-book a Vintage Cream Tea. Why not
add a glass of Prosecco for a special treat!
Open from 10am Monday to Saturday and from
noon on Sundays.
To book, call
01708 462379 or visit We also tailor make buffets for parties of up
to 250 people for Vintage Cream Teas,
queens-theatre.co.uk
pre-wedding drinks, children’s parties,
christening teas and funeral teas.36
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Our learning and participation
programme engages over
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Come and get involved!
QYouth Theatre & Dance Schools & colleges
Programme Our education engagement program has
bags of opportunities for both students and
Our weekly youth theatre, young company
teachers. We offer student tickets, backstage
and dance company use performance skills to
tours, a wide range of workshops, CPD days,
develop creativity, unlock potential, celebrate
Learning Lounges, production specific events,
identity and have fun. Groups are divided by
Arts Award support, and every year we tour a
age and are open to everyone – all groups are
production into schools across East London
led by experienced theatre makers.
and Essex.
Groups run throughout the week and at Email learning@queens-theatre.co.uk to find
weekends. Projects include our annual One Act out how we can support you.
Festival, biennial Youth Musical, participation in
the National Theatre Connection’s programme, The Queen’s Theatre is an
technical theatre training as well as workshops, We offer activities for
masterclasses and skills development. young people who are
working towards their
New groups are starting in September
Arts Award.
2018 – get in touch to sign up.
Youth Theatre |a ges 6 — 8, 9 — 10 and Backstage tours & talks
11 — 13 years A rare glimpse of what goes on behind the
Young Company | a
ges 14 — 17 years curtain at one of the region’s last producing
theatres. Open to groups and schools.
Dance Company | ages 11 — 18 years
We believe that finances should never be a barrier to participating in the arts and so we offer
bursary places to young people from low-income families. To find out more, please get in touch
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Mon 22 Oct | ages 6 — 9 years | 10am — 12 noon | £8
Mon 22 Oct | ages 10 — 14 years | 1pm — 3pm | £8
Musical Theatre Masterclass
Sing and dance your way through one of your
favourite musical numbers as you learn a full
musical theatre routine from a west end show!
Tue 23 Oct | ages 6 — 9 years | 10am — 12 noon | £8
Tue 23 Oct | ages 10 — 14 years | 1pm — 3pm | £8
Street Dance Masterclass
Children’s Holiday Get active with our Street Dance Masterclass
and learn skills from leading industry
Workshops professionals. Like hip-hop or don’t know
what a krump is? Get involved!
10am – 12 noon | £10 | ages 4 – 6 years
Create and Play Mornings
Leave the kids with us for two jam-packed Adult workshops
hours of creative fun involving drama games,
Wed mornings | 10am | 11am | £5 a session
storytelling and craft activities. Each session is
themed around a popular children’s story, and Over 50’s Musical Theatre
includes a ‘make to take home’.
Book ahead and get 3 sessions for the price of 2! Dance Workout
Join in and participate in our over 50s, weekly
Mon 20 Aug | Purrr-fect Pets Musical Theatre Workout on a Wednesday
Tue 21 Aug | Beside the Seaside morning at 10am and 11am. Sing and dance
Wed 22 Aug | Jungle Drums along to your musical favourites – a fantastic
Thu 23 Aug | Under the Sea way to keep fit, have fun and meet new friends.
Fri 24 Aug | Alien Adventures
Fri mornings | 10am | £5 per session
Wed 24 Oct | Mischievous Magic
£12 for three sessions | £20 for five sessions
Thu 25 Oct | Ghostly Ghouls
13 — 17 Aug | ages 9 — 16 years | 10am — 4pm | £100
Barre Workout
LyndseyNicole Fit presents a strength and toning
Musical in a Week class with integrated elements of Pilates, dance,
Work with a director and a musical director to cardio and ballet barre style movement and
produce a condensed version of a well-known stretches. Suitable for all ages and abilities.
musical and perform it at the Queen’s Theatre To book email lyndseysmithx@hotmail.co.uk
to family and friends. or call Lyndsey on 07581 284353.
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email learning@queens-theatre.co.uk or visit queens-theatre.co.uku p o rt
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Fri 21 Sep Centre Stage — £100 per person
In the Wings — £80 per person
65th Anniversary 6 per table | Discount available for tables.
Celebrations 70’s Soiree
7.30pm | £40 per person
In autumn 2018, the Queen’s Theatre turns 65 and
we’ll be celebrating with a 70’s themed party. The Enjoy a pre-party 70’s buffet in our new
funds raised will go towards supporting our work rehearsal space. Find out more about our work
with young people and the community, investing and future productions from Queen’s Theatre
in and nurturing artistic talent, making theatre staff. Then join our foyer party for live music
accessible and developing new audiences. and Disco Inferno till late.
Dinner with Beverly and Guests Disco Inferno
6.30pm arrival for 7pm 9pm | £25 per person
Celebrate in style by joining actors from Just want to party? Come and dance the
Abigail’s Party, for reception drinks before an evening away to our live foyer band and a
exclusive 70’s themed three course meal on disco playing your favourite hits of the decade.
stage. Then join our foyer party for live music
and Disco Inferno till late.
Tue 30 Oct | 7.30pm | £8 Sat 15 Dec | 9.30am – 7.30pm
Fundraising Quiz Christmas Fayre
Challenge your friends with a fun and friendly Join in this fantastic day of games, theatre and
night out. fun that the whole family can enjoy.
Become a Queen’s Angel
Support our work through regular donations helping us to invest in our community, nurture
artistic talent and make theatre accessible.
For more information ask our box office or contact development@queens-theatre.co.uk
A special thank you to our current supporters
Gina Burton; Paul Chilton; Moira Chilton; Christine Cole; Valda Elsom; Nick Ford; Claire
Gevaux; Keith Gibbs; Asma Hussain; Vernon Keeble-Watson; Gerald & Margaret McCarthy;
Julie Parker; In memory of Dave Powis; Patricia Rumble; Mathew Russell; Sara Thompson;
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Queen’s Theatre
Name a seat!
Have your name sitting alongside
our famous seat sponsors!
For £400, a name engraved on
a long-lasting plaque on one of
our seats can be:
• A way of remembering
someone special.
• A distinctive birthday or
anniversary gift.
• A way to express your
support for theatre.
To take your seat with us, or for more
information, please call 01708 462349 or email
development@queens-theatre.co.uk
Club benefits:
• Club nights at Queen’s Theatre
Queen’s Hornchurch productions.
• Day trips and holidays.
• Special events – quizzes, Christmas Miscellany,
Theatre Club annual lunches and afternoon tea.
•C offee morning talks, rehearsal viewings and
monthly meetings with local guest speakers.
Join the Theatre Club and meet • Help raise funds for Queen’s Theatre
like-minded people on days out, Hornchurch.
• A monthly newsletter.
theatre visits and monthly meetings.
For more information and to become
a member, visit queens-theatre.co.uk, pick
up a leaflet in the foyer or contact
membership secretary Peter O’Neill, 127
Haynes Road, Hornchurch, RM11 2HX
Tel: 01708 455626.
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*6pm when there is no evening show41 Pricing for everyone for Queen’s Theatre productions (Abigail’s Party, Once and Haunting Julia) Premium pricing (Friday and Saturday evenings) Abigail’s Party, Haunting Julia £21.50 £26 £29 Once £22.50 £27 £30 Jump the Q – see all three shows this season for £52 (saving £36 on top price tickets) Saver pricing (Monday – Thursday evenings and all matinees) Abigail’s Party, Haunting Julia £19 £23.50 £27 Once £19.50 £24.50 £28 Jump the Q – see all three shows this season for £45 (£15 per show, a saving of £34 on top price tickets) Under 26s £8 Schools & Colleges £7 (plus 1 in 10 seats free) Over 60s £3.50 off full-price tickets Groups 8+ £4 off full-price tickets Registered Deaf and Disabled people £14.50 Abigail’s Party & Haunting Julia | £15.50 Once Previews (first two performances of Abigail’s Party, Haunting Julia) £12.50 £17 £19.50 (First two performances of Once) £13.50 £17.50 £20.50 Under 26s £8 Schools & Colleges £7 (plus 1 in 10 seats free) Registered Deaf and Disabled people £12.50 Abigail’s Party & Haunting Julia | £13.50 Once First Timers If you live in Havering and have never been to the Queen’s Theatre before, you can access £1 tickets to any of the preview shows of Abigail’s Party (page 4) or Once (page 10) or Haunting Julia (page 12). To purchase a ticket, call 01708 443333 and quote ‘First Timer Offer’. There are no refunds on tickets. We reserve the right, if necessary, to cancel or alter details of listed events. Tickets for our own productions can be exchanged for a different performance of the same show. Terms and conditions and a small administration fee apply. Tickets may be reserved at the discretion of the Box Office and must be paid for within four days.
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Access
Large print and audio Infrared hearing system
brochures available. A headset or necklace is required
from the Box Office, please mention
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Parking when booking.
Three parking bays for Blue Badge Holders
and a lowered kerb at the entrance. Relaxed Performances
and Dementia Friendly
Wheelchair users Performances
Auditorium entrance on ground level has These performances are for anyone
four wheelchair spaces along with an who may benefit from a more relaxed
illuminated slope and automated doors. environment, particularly those with
Accessible lift to the bar. Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory
and communication disorders or
Accessible toilets
WC learning disabilities.
& baby changing facilities. Please For both Relaxed Performances and
note that our accessible toilet has Dementia Friendly Performances, we
a ceiling hoist. Sling not provided. work closely with people affected by
Autism Spectrum Disorder and dementia,
British Sign Language consulting them on the changes
to aid deaf customers at
needed for the show and front of house
certain productions. environment. We consider everything
Audio Described performance from sound and lighting cues, stage
to aid blind and partially sighted action and seating plans, signage and
customers at certain productions. refreshment service.
Headsets are available from Box Office, If the show is in the main house, we offer
please mention when booking. extra flexibility when booking seats, so if
you know you need a little extra personal
Touch Tours space you can request that the seat next to
t o aid blind and partially sighted customers you remains unsold. A quiet space outside
at certain productions. Please book by the auditorium is also available if you need
calling the Box Office on 01708 443333. some time away from the crowd.
Season at a glance
Jun-18 Show Time Location Page number
Sat 09 Crafty Kids 10am Bar See online
Madscience 11.30am Foyer Stage See online
The Habbit Factory 1pm | 6pm Main House See online
Sun 10 Sunday Jazz 12.45pm Foyer Stage See online
The Habbit Factory 1pm | 6pm Main House See online
Tue 12 Karen Carpenter – Voice of the Heart 7.30pm Main House See online
Wed 13 Jeff Short Swing Band & Singers 2.30pm Main House See online
Thu 14 Lipstick on Your Collar Sold Out 7.30pm Main House See online
Fri 15 The Total Who Show 7.30pm Main House See online
Sun 17 Pete Corrigan’s Jazz Through the Ages 7pm Main House See online
Mon 18 Havering Junior Festival 2018 7pm Main House See online
Tue 19 Havering Junior Festival 2018 7pm Main House See online
Wed 20 Havering Junior Festival 2018 7pm Main House See online
Thu 21 Havering Junior Festival 2018 7pm Main House See online
Fri 22 Havering Junior Festival 2018 7pm Main House See online
Sat 23 Story Play 10am Bar See online
Barney Bonkers 11.30am Foyer Stage See online
HMS Summer Concert 2018 3.30pm | 7pm Main House See online
Sun 24 Sunday Jazz 12.45pm Foyer Stage See onlineYou can also read
