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 Must end     it’s panto fun for   Welcome to our new season
                                   We’re delighted to announce our new
6 Jan 2019
                     everyone!     season, featuring three productions lovingly
                                   made right here in Hornchurch. The season
                                   opens with Amanda Whittington’s sequin-
                                                                                                            £45*
                                   studded ballroom drama Kiss Me Quickstep,
                                   followed by the regional premiere of the                                See three shows
Last chance                        family comedy drama In Basildon by
                                   Romford playwright David Eldridge and
                                                                                                           for £15 per show
                                                                                                           from Tuesday
 to book!                          finally a landmark revival of the award-                                to Thursday, or
                                   winning musical The Hired Man by                                        previews and
                                   Melvyn Bragg and Howard Goodall.                                        Saturday matinees –
                                                                                                           a saving of £37 on
                                   These shows do what theatre does best
                                                                                                           top-price tickets.
                                   – they’re cracking stories that will move you.
                                   You’ll be transported to different worlds, all
                                   chock-full of life including brilliant characters,

                                                                                                            £52*
                                   warm humour, edge-of-your-seat drama and
                                   sometimes a spot of dancing and live music.
                                   Other highlights not to be missed include
                                   Approaching Empty, a razor-sharp new
                                                                                                           Upgrade to
                                   drama by award-winning playwright Ishy
                                                                                                           Premium to include
                                   Din and the launch of our Essex on Stage
                                                                                                           Friday and Saturday
                                   programme, generously supported
                                                                                                           evenings – a saving
                                   by The Clothworkers’ Foundation.
                                                                                                           of up to £36 on
                                   We’ve also got a whole range of                                         top-price tickets.
                                   entertainment for families including Three
                                   Sat Under The Banyan Tree, the hip-hop
                                                                                                           Pre-order all three
                                   family musical In The Willows, the all-
                                                                                                           programmes for a
                                   singing and all-dancing Milkshake! Live
                                                                                                           saving of £4.50.
                                   and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
                                   Enjoy this jam-packed season, there’s
                                                                                                         *A
                                                                                                           £1.95 QNew
                                   something for everyone at prices for all.                              Transformation Fee will
                                                                                                          apply to each season
                                                                                                          ticket purchased. See
                                                                                                          page 37 for details.

                                   Douglas Rintoul
                                   (Artistic Director)
                                   & Mathew Russell
                                                                                             Book by Saturday
                                   (Executive Director)                                         9 March 2019
                                                                                        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.
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4   22 February – 9 March                                                                                                              5

                                                                             Made with
                                                                             Queen’s
                            A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and
                            New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich production
                                                                              Theatre

                                                                                                     Comedy
                            Kiss Me Quickstep
                            by Amanda Whittington
                            A sequin-studded warm hearted
                                                                         Director Kirstie Davis
                            ballroom drama                               Designer Jess Curtis
                            Three young couples are striving for         Lighting Designer Mark Dymock
                            glory on the competitive dance circuit       Sound Designer James Cook
                                                                         Choreographer Lucie Pankhurst
                            – having finally made it to Blackpool’s
                            National Amateur Championships via           TICKETS: £12.50 – £29*
                            the motorway hard shoulder.                  Under 26s: £8 (Tue – Thu & previews)
                                                                         *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details)
                            But there’s pain and heartbreak beneath
                            the dazzling glitter ball when you’re        22 February – 9 March
                            dancing to other people’s tunes and          Tue & Wed | 7.30pm
                            hiding secrets. And with the world at        Thu, Fri & Sat | 8pm (except Sat 23 Feb | 7.30pm)
                            your feet, it only takes one false step...   Preview
                            This bittersweet comedy reveals the          Fri 22 Feb | 8pm
                            backstage stories behind the fabulous        Matinees
                            frocks, fixed smiles and fake tan,           Thu 28 Feb, Sat 2 Mar & Sat 9 Mar | 2.30pm
                            looking at the real lives of those
                            for whom dancing is everything.              Audio Description via a headset is
                                                                         available at every performance from 26 Feb
                            Described as Britain’s ‘most consistently
                            popular female dramatist’, Amanda            Sign Language Interpreted performance
                            Whittington writes for theatre and radio     Wed 6 Mar | 7.30pm
                            (including Women’s Hour). Previous hits      Dementia Friendly performance
                            at the Queen’s Theatre include Ladies        Thu 7 Mar | 1.30pm
                            Day and Satin ‘n’ Steel.
                                                                         Talk Back | Free
                            ‘Anyone with a secret obsession with         Wed 27 Feb
                            Strictly should book a ticket without        A chance to meet and question
                            further consideration’ The Guardian          the company after the show

                                                                          Kiss Me Quickstep is generously

                                             Get the best seats at
                                             the best prices with
                                             a season ticket.                Queen’s
                                             See page 3 for details.       Theatre Club
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6   14 – 30 March                                                                                                             7

                                                                      Made at
                                                                      Queen’s
                    A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production           Theatre

                    In Basildon                                                                Drama
                    by David Eldridge
                    A juicy slice of Essex family life.         Director Douglas Rintoul
                    Len is a die-hard West Ham supporter        Designer Natasha Jenkins
                    who proudly made a career at Ford           Lighting Designer Alexandra Stafford
                    Dagenham. Now he’s on his death bed
                                                                TICKETS: £12.50 – £29*
                    with the nearest and dearest gathered       Under 26s: £8 (Tue – Thu & previews)
                    to say goodbye.                             *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details)
                    His sisters, slogging away on the
                    checkouts at Asda Romford and Tesco         14 – 30 March
                                                                Tue & Wed | 7.30pm
                    Basildon, haven’t spoken in 20 years.       Thu, Fri & Sat | 8pm (except Sat 16 Mar | 7.30pm)
                    Over a ham sandwich spread, the
                    banter soon flows and old animosities       Previews
                    emerge as it’s time to read the will…       Thu 14 & Fri 15 Mar | 8pm

                    A sharply funny play, charting an East      Matinees
                    End family’s history from the homelands     Thu 21 Mar, Sat 23 Mar, Thu 28 Mar
                    of Hackney, via Romford, to Basildon        & Sat 30 Mar | 2.30pm
                    and beyond.                                 Audio Description via a headset
                    Written by Romford playwright David         is available at every performance
                    Eldridge (Market Boy, National Theatre;     from 19 Mar
                    Beginning, West End), this explosively
                                                                Sign Language Interpreted performance
                    knotty drama is being brought back to
                                                                Wed 27 Mar | 7.30pm
                    its roots after a 2012 premiere at the
                    Royal Court Theatre.                        Talk Back | Free
                                                                Wed 20 Mar
                    ‘Gripping… funny, touching’
                                                                A chance to meet and question
                    The Telegraph                               the company after the show
                    ‘A gloriously rich, humorous, agonising
                    and politically provocative play’
                    The Independent
                                                                In Basildon is part of the Essex on Stage
                                                                programme generously supported by
                                      Get the best seats at     The Clothworkers’ Foundation (see
                                      the best prices with      page 11 for more details)
                                      a season ticket.
                                      See page 3 for details.
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8   27 April – 18 May                                                                                                              9

                                                                            Made with
                        A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and                    Queen’s
                        Hull Truck Theatre production in                     Theatre
                        association with Oldham Coliseum Theatre

                        The Hired Man                                                             Musica l
                        Book by Melvyn Bragg
                        Music and Lyrics by Howard Goodall
                        The best British musical in 40 years.
                                                                     Director Douglas Rintoul
                        Cumbria, 1898. Whippet racing, hiring        Designer Jean Chan
                        fairs, hunting and drunken antics collide,   Musical Director Ben Goddard
                                                                     Movement Director Jane Gibson
                        in this passionate story of John and
                                                                     Lighting Designer Prema Mehta
                        Emily, a young married couple, and           Sound Designer Chris Murray
                        their moving struggle to carve a
                        living from the land.                        TICKETS: £13.50 — £30*
                                                                     Under 26s: £8 (Tue – Thu & previews)
                        An epic and heroic tale of love,             *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details)
                        betrayal and loyalty, set against a
                                                                     27 April – 18 May
                        backdrop of English country traditions       Mon, Tue & Wed | 7.30pm
                        being swept away as a new century            Thu, Fri & Sat | 8pm
                        faces the gathering storm of war…
                                                                     Previews
                        Based on the stirring novel by Melvyn        Sat 27 Apr | 8pm & Mon 29 Apr | 7.30pm
                        Bragg, with a superb score of rousing
                        foot stomping rhythms and soaring            Matinees
                        choruses by Howard Goodall, the              Thu 2 May, Sat 4 May, Thu 9 May, Sat 11 May,
                                                                     Thu 16 May & Sat 18 May | 2.30pm
                        award-winning composer of West
                        End hits Bend It Like Beckham and            Audio Described performance
                        Love Story.                                  Sat 18 May | 2.30pm
                        ‘Bracing, rugged and exhilarating’           Sign Language Interpreted performance
                        Time Out                                     Wed 15 May | 7.30pm
                        ‘…score is one of the finest I have         Talk Back | Free
                          heard in a British musical’                Wed 8 May
                          The Guardian                               A chance to meet and question
                                                                     the company after the show

                                         Get the best seats at
                                         the best prices with
                                         a season ticket.            By arrangement with
                                         See page 3 for details.     The Really Useful Group Ltd.
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10                                                                        7 – 14 February                                                                                                                            11

A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and The Royal Central
School of Speech and Drama production                                                                                     Essex on Stage
                                                                                                                          Essex on Stage is an ambitious new           Essex on Stage
                                                                                                                          two year programme led by Queen’s
                                                                                                                          Theatre Hornchurch, championing
                                                                                                                                                                       Play Readings
                                                                                                                          positive notions of Essex, celebrating       Sat 23 Mar
                                                                                                                          theatre made by working class people                           11.30am | Main house
                                                                                                                          and raising aspirations for emerging
                                                                                                                          artists from Essex and Outer East                              Tammy
                                                                                                                          London. It includes commissioning                           by Kelly Jones
                                                                                                                          new plays, establishing a network of                        Set in Dagenham, Tammy is
                                                                                                                                                                                      a play about female sexuality,
                                                                                                                          venues, touring drama about Essex            family secrets and the fractured relationship
                                                                                                                          across Essex for new audiences,              between mother and daughter. The play won
In the darkness of the night, we all                                                                                      organising local events to develop           the Wales Drama Award (BBC Writersroom
have our secrets…                                                                                                         talent and making life changing              and National Theatre of Wales) in 2014.
                                                                                                                          projects with communities.
A group of teenagers do something
                                                                                                                                                                                         2.45pm | Rehearsal space
bad, really bad, panic and cover things                                                                                   The programme kicks off with the
up. But when they find their misfiring                                                                                    regional premiere of David Eldridge’s                          Legacy
practical joke uniting them, what’s the                                                                                   In Basildon (see pages 6–7 for full                          by Dan Murphy
point of putting things right?                                                                                            details). Alongside this are rehearsed                       Legacy follows a group of
                                                                                                                          readings of new plays in development                         builders working on the 20th
DNA is a modern day black comedy with                                                                                                                                  floor of a luxury apartment block in Stratford,
a dark heart. It was first performed at the                                                                               from three exciting Essex playwrights.       overlooking the Olympic Stadium on ‘Super
National Theatre in 2007.                                                                                                                                              Saturday’ 2012. As the world is glued to
                                                                                                                                                                       Britain’s greatest sporting day, the builders
Written by Dennis Kelly (Utopia, Pulling                                                                                                                               watch on as the place they call home
and Matilda the Musical), this explosive                                                                                                                               becomes unrecognisable.
tale of a group of misfits at the edge of
society is performed by The Royal                      Director Douglas Rintoul                                           Essex on Stage has been made                                   5.30pm | Main house
Central School of Speech and Drama                     Designer Natalie Jackson                                           possible by the generous support of The
undergraduates from the BA (Hons)                      Lighting Designer Stephen Pemble                                   Clothworkers’ Foundation. Queen’s Theatre                      Stiletto Beach
                                                       Sound Designer Jack Baxter                                         Hornchurch is the recipient of the 2018                        by Sadie Hasler
Acting CDT course.
                                                                                                                          Clothworkers’ Theatre Award, a competitive                     When a beach is left burning,
                                                       TICKETS: £14* adults | £8 under 26s
‘Short, sharp shocker of a play’                                                                                          annual prize given to a regional producing                     fingers are pointed at a gang
                                                       *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details)
The Guardian                                                                                                              theatre, that has only ever been awarded     of Essex Girls.
                                                       £9 schools (1 free teacher per 10 students)                        five times.                                  But what is an Essex girl anyway, and why
                                                       For times, please see page 44 of this brochure.                                                                 shouldn’t they burn sh*t down?
Age guidance 13+
                                                       Schools Workshop Days
                                                       Performance workshops in your school                                                                            £5 per play reading | £10 if you buy all three
Thanks to Jelizaveta Sezgejeva for creating the                                                                                                                        play readings as a package | £25 (Under 26s
artwork, all the other competition entrants and Nana   and backstage workshops at the theatre are
Brew, Programme Manager Art at Havering College.       available for this show. Contact learning@                                                                      £18) to see all three play readings and the
A display of all the entrants work will be exhibited   queens-theatre.co.uk for further information.                                                                   evening performance of David Eldridge’s
during the run of DNA.                                                                                                                                                 In Basildon.
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     Fri 11 Jan | 7.30pm | £17.50* | Main house

     LOL (Ladies Of Laughter)
     with Noreen Khan
     Join Noreen Khan (BBC Asian Network) as she hosts a night
     of comedy with some of the UK’s favourite female acts.
     Acts on the night:
     Emily Lloyd Saini, Shazia Mirza, Judi Love.

     Fri 25 Jan | 1.30pm | 6pm
     Sat 26 Jan | 11am | 2.30pm | 7–12 years
     £10* | £8 conc.* | Main house
     A Tara Arts and Polka Theatre production
     Three Sat Under the Banyan Tree
     by Shamser Sinha
     Stories of headstrong crows, a mongoose who wants a
     family and a brave lion come vibrantly to life, with wondrous
     masks, movement and music. Based on The Panchatantra –
     India’s Aesop’s Fables.                                             A Tamasha, Kiln Theatre & Live Theatre production

     Sun 28 Apr | 7.30pm | £17.50*
     Book by 28 Feb for the early bird price of £15* | Main house
                                                                         Approaching Empty
     Tommy Sandhu: Brownload Tour                                        by Ishy Din
     Hailing from the East End of London, comedian Tommy
     Sandhu is a born and bred Londoner! At school Tommy had             Forget friendship. This is business.
                                                                                                                        Director Pooja Ghai
     a reputation for talking A LOT! He channelled his constant          In a scruffy minicab office, Mansha            Designer Rosa Maggiora
     chatter into school theatre and local amateur dramatics.            decides it’s time to create his own destiny    Lighting Designer David Plater
     Acts on the night: Rahul Kohli, Sukh Ojla, Will E.                  and offers to buy the business from his        Composer & Sound Designer Arun Ghosh
                                                                         lifelong friend Raf. As the realities of the   TICKETS:
                                                                         state of the company slowly unravel,           Tue – Thu & Sat Matinee £16*
     Sun 16 Jun | 6pm | £25* | £30* | £40* | £50* | £75* | Main house    these two best friends must confront the       Fri & Sat £18*
                                                                         difficulties of going into business with       *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details)
     Amit Kumar in Concert                                               those closest to them.
                                                                                                                        Matinees
     Bollywood singer Amit Kumar, son of the legendary Kishore           Set in Northern England in the                 Thu 4 & Sat 6 Apr | 2.30pm
     Kumar, has been in the music industry for 50 years and              aftermath of Margaret Thatcher’s death,
     worked with many of the biggest stars of Bollywood. His                                                            Sign Language Interpreted performance
                                                                         Approaching Empty is a razor-sharp new
     concert features highlights of his illustrious career and                                                          Wed 3 Apr | 7.30pm
                                                                         drama by award-winning playwright Ishy
     evergreen hits, such as Yeh Shaam Mastani, Pal Pal Dil Ke           Din (Snookered, Best New Play at
     Paas, Roop Tera Mastana, Zindagi Ka Safar and many more.
                                                                         Manchester Theatre Awards), which lays
                                                                         bare the everyday struggles of a post-
     *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details).   industrial generation of British men.
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14                                                             The Best of Dance                                       22 – 26 May                                                                                                 15

Vienna Festival Ballet presents                                                                                        A Metta Theatre and Exeter Northcott Theatre production                                    Hip-hop
Giselle                                                                                                                                                                                                       Musica l
Tue 28 May | 2.30pm | 7.30pm | £19.50* | £23*
£26.50* | £9 off full price for under 16s
                                                                                                                                                                      Book and Lyrics by
The ultimate romantic ballet, Giselle is a tale                                                                                                                       Poppy Burton-Morgan
of innocence, love, betrayal and madness.
With music by one of the 19th century’s                                                                                                                               Music by Pippa Cleary
best composers, Adolphe Adam, and                                                                                      Mole’s first day in ‘The Willows’. The kids    Music and Lyrics by Keiran Merrick
choreography by the late Nicholas Beriosoff.                                                                           look a bit rough. Surely Mr Badger will look
Giselle, a peasant girl, has fallen in love with                                                                       out for her, while hip-hop cool girl Rattie,
                                                                                                                       rich kid rapper Toad and street-dancing        TICKETS: £14 – 24*
Count Albrecht, who has told her he is a                                                                                                                              *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details)
villager named Loys. Her discovery of his                                                                              Otter teach her the ways of The Riverbank.
true identity has devastating consequences.                                                                            But when Toad gets locked up for joyriding,
                                                                                                                                                                      22 – 26 May
                                                                                                                       the Weasel Clan break in and squat his pad,
                                                                                                                                                                      Wed, Fri & Sat | 7pm
With its irresistible combination of a                                                                                 the Pool Hall. Now it’s only a matter of
                                                                                                                                                                      Sun | 6pm
heart-breaking story and exquisite                                                                                     time before Chief Weasel reveals Mole’s
choreography, Giselle is the perfect                                                                                   dark secret...                                 Matinees
way to discover classical ballet.                                                                                                                                     Thu 23 May | 1pm
                                                                                                                       With epic show tunes and killer beats,
                                                                                                                                                                      Sat 25 May | 2pm & Sun 26 May | 1pm
                                                                                                                       this classic story is brought popping and
                                                                                                                       locking into the twenty first century in an
                                                                                                                                                                      Relaxed Performance
                                                   Motionhouse presents                                                extraordinary new hip-hop musical.
                                                                                                                                                                      Thu 23 May | 6pm

                                                   Charge                                                                                                             All performances are Sign
                                                                                                                                                                      Language Interpreted

                                                   Tue 11 Jun | 7.30pm | £12* | £15* | £18*                                         Star of Tracy Beaker
                                                   Under 26s: £8                                                                    and Olivier Award
                                                                                                                                    Winner Clive Rowe
                                                   Electrifying new dance-circus                                                    plays Mr Badger.

                                                   Inspired by the role of electricity in the
                                                   human body, Motionhouse’s exhilarating new
                                                   multi-media show Charge is about energy.
                                                   From the electrical charge that sparks
                                                   human life, to the beating of our hearts and
                                                   the memories we make, six performers use
                                                   dance and acrobatics to delve deep into the
                                                   human body, tracing the incredible story of
                                                   energy in our lives. Digital projections create
                                                   a world on stage where dancers and images
                                                   interact seamlessly, bringing to life stories
                                                   of energy in our own bodies and humans
                                                   as energy manipulators.
                                                   Duration: 75 minutes
                                                   Motionhouse is supported using public funding
                                                   through Arts Council England.

                                                   *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details).
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16                                         24 – 27 August                                                                                        17

                                                                                              Made with
                                           Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch in partnership
                                                                                              Queen’s
                                           with the National Theatre present                   Theatre

                                           A musical adaptation of
                                           William Shakespeare’s
                                                                                                                   Musica l
                                           As You Like It
                                           Adapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery
                                           Music and lyrics by Shaina Taub
                                           Director Douglas Rintoul                     With a score ranging from calypso
                                           Set and Costume Designer Hayley Grindle      to pop, Broadway to soul, fall under
                                           Assistant Director Jules Tipton
                                           Public Acts Director for the
                                                                                        love’s spell for a landmark moment
                                           National Theatre Emily Lim                   in the history of Queen’s Theatre
                                                                                        Hornchurch and London’s summer
                                           A timeless story of chance encounters        theatre for 2019, not to be missed!
                                           Following triumphant performances            Public Acts community partners:
                                           of Pericles at the National Theatre in       Body & Soul
                                           summer 2018, the next Public Acts            Bromley by Bow Centre
                                           production, a musical adaptation of          Coram
                                           As You Like It, heads to Hornchurch.         DABD
                                                                                        The Faith & Belief Forum
                                           Forced from their homes, Orlando,
                                                                                        HASWA
                                           Duke Senior, his daughter Rosalind and
                                                                                        Open Age
                                           niece Ceila, escape to the Forest of
                                                                                        Thames Reach
                                           Arden, a fantastical place where all are
                                           welcomed and embraced. Lost amidst           Public Acts is the National Theatre’s
                                           the trees, they find community and           new initiative to create extraordinary
                                           acceptance under the stars…                  acts of theatre and community.
                                           This UK premiere sees more than              TICKETS: £15* | Under 18s: £7.50
                                           one hundred community members,
                                                                                        Public Acts is inspired by Public Works,
                                           professional actors, and performance         the Public Theater’s ground-breaking
                                           groups from across London, come              programme in New York.
                                           together for this magical tale of faithful
                                                                                        Supported by Arts Council England’s
                                           friends, feuding families and lovers         Strategic Touring Fund, Bloomberg
                                           in disguise.                                 Philanthropies, Hertz, The Sackler Trust
                                                                                        and Garfield Weston Foundation.

          by William Shakespeare                                                        The National Theatre’s Partner for
                                                                                        Learning is Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
     A musical adaptation by Shaina Taub                                                *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details).
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                                            Sat 19 Jan | 12 noon | 3.30pm                                     Sat 13 Apr | 11am | 2pm | £15.50* adult
                                            £15.50* adult | £13.50* under 16s                                 £14.50* child | £56* family

                                            Suitable for 6+ years                                             Suitable for ages 2–6 years
                                            ‘Keep your head firmly on your shoulders,                         Milkshake Monkey can’t wait to put on a
                                            arms, legs and feet inside the ride at all times’,                spectacular new musical for you all! Be part
                                            Ministry of Science Live is about to explode                      of this fantastic production as you learn
                                            onto the stage. It’s not your ordinary science                    the amazing songs and dances with your
                                            show, it comes with a bang and a whoosh.                          favourite Milkshake friends, Fireman Sam,
                                            Fingers in ears advised.                                          Noddy, Shimmer & Shine, Digby Dragon,
                                            This explosive production is a brilliantly                        Wissper, Nella the Princess Knight and
                                            entertaining approach to science education.                       Floogals, alongside two Milkshake Presenters,
                                            Join the team as they take you on a journey                       this brand-new show has plenty of laughter,
                                            using demonstrations and a few loud bangs                         audience interaction and great fun to get
                                            to lead the way.                                                  everyone up on their feet.
                                            Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes                                       Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
                                            (plus 20 minute interval)

A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production

                                            15 – 30 Dec | £7.50* weekdays | £10* weekends                     30 Jul – 1 Aug | £12.50* | £10* groups of 10+

                                            Writer and Director Douglas Rintoul                               Tue | 1.30pm | 4.30pm
                                                                                                              Wed | 10.30am | 1.30pm | 4.30pm
                                            A new festive adventure for 6–11 year olds                        Thu | 10.30am      | 1.30pm
                                            from the team behind last year’s sell-out
                                            ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.                                 Suitable for ages 3+
                                            There’s a top-secret door in the heart of                         Direct from the WEST END, the smash-hit
                                            Havering. Open it up and venture down                             production of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
                                            mysterious passageways and you’ll find a little                   returns vividly and noisily in director Sally
                                            bit of the North Pole! Sparky Tinselbottom,                       Cookson’s fun-filled adaptation set to Benji
                                            a dedicated but some-what naughty Elf, is                         Bower’s versatile lively score.
                                            frantically working away in the build-up to                       Join our intrepid family of adventurers and
                                            Christmas making toys. She’s terribly lonely                      their musical dog on a quest to find a bear;
                                            so join in as one of her friends and discover                       as they wade through the gigantic swishy
                                            fantastical tales of elves and lost toys from                         swashy grass, the splishy splashy river
                                            around the world.                                                      and the thick oozy, squelchy mud!
                                            Venue: Meet at Romford’s The Mercury                                    Expect catchy songs, interactive
                                            Shopping Centre. You will be taken to                                    scenes, plenty of adventure and a few
                                            Sparky’s Secret Toyshop.                                                 surprises along the way.
                                                                                                                    Duration: 55 minutes
                                            Duration: 45 minutes

                                          *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details).
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 F fun      Fri 25 Jan | 1.30pm | 6pm
                                                                                             Sat 20 Apr | 10.30am | 12 noon | 2–7 years | £10 adult | £5 child
                                                                                             String-along-a-Puppet present
                                                                                             Hansel and Gretel
                                                                                             A brand-new Puppet Musical from the creative team who
            Sat 26 Jan | 11am | 2.30pm | 7–12 years
            £10* | £8 conc.* | Main house                                                    brought you the sold-out show, The Elves & the Shoemaker.
                                                                                             Includes meet and greet with the puppets.
            A Tara Arts and Polka Theatre production
                                                                                             Sat 4 May | 11.30am | 4–10 years | £5 adult | £5 child
            Three Sat Under the Banyan Tree
            by Shamser Sinha                                                                 James Wand
            Stories of headstrong crows, a mongoose who wants a
                                                                                             Enter the magical world of James Wand where you will
            family and a brave lion come vibrantly to life, with wondrous
                                                                                             witness funny, silly and dangerous magic tricks and illusions.
            masks, movement and music. Based on The Panchatantra –
                                                                                             Starring Dino the mischievous dragon. There is something for
            India’s Aesop’s Fables.
                                                                                             everyone in this action-packed show!
            Sat 9 Feb | 10am | 11.45am | 2–6 years | £5 adult | £5 child                     Sat 18 May | 11.30am | 4–13 years | £5 adult | £5 child
            Chickenshed present
                                                                                             Mad Science: Reactions in Action!
            Tales from the Shed – On Tour                                                    Discover the difference between Chemical and
            A vibrant, lively and amazingly engaging show – children                         Physical reactions through a number of awesome
            are encouraged to make a lot of noise and to help make the                       experiments including flash paper, sugary explosions
            story happen. There’s fun, silliness and plenty of colourful                     and volcanic eruptions!
            puppets and live songs.
                                                                                             Sat 1 Jun | 11.30am | 3+ years | £10 adult | £5 child
            Sat 23 Feb | 11.30am | 6+ years | £5 adult | £5 child                            £25 family (2 adults & 2 children)
            Man of Mischief                                                                  Back In Time For Breakfast
            Filled with astounding juggling, jaw-dropping magic and                          Join Millie, a young girl, on an adventure of a life-time!
            feats of incredible danger – this show is not to be missed!                      With your help she must travel to different countries to save
                                                                                             the planet. Featuring playful puppetry, interactive sets and
                                                                                             imaginative storytelling.
            Sat 9 Mar | 11.30am | 4+ years | £5 adult | £5 child

            Living Things Wildlife Show
            Come and see how our animals behave in the wild, watch
                                                                                Babies & toddlers
            our lizards catch their prey, see our sugar gliders glide from
                                                                                         Tue mornings | 10am | 11am            Thu mornings | 10am | 11am
            tree to tree and many more!
                                                                                         12 noon | 1pm | 2pm                   ages 0–4 years
                                                                                         ages 0–13mths
                                                                                                                               Music Bugs
            Sat 6 Apr | 11.30am | 4–8 years | £5 adult | £5 child                        Baby Sensory                          Sensory and interactive
            Trevor Cline’s Amazing                                                       Our award-winning development
                                                                                         classes designed for babies and
                                                                                                                               music classes for your baby,
                                                                                                                               toddler and pre-schooler.
            Magic and Balloons                                                           their parents.
                                                                                                                               To book email
            As seen on TV and back by popular demand. Prepare to                         To book email                         romford@musicbugs.co.uk
            be amazed and entertained with wonderful magic and                           brentwood@babysensory.co.uk           or call Sarah on 07517 199869.
            awesome balloons.                                                            or call Shelley on 07930 877009.
            *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details).
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Sun 3 Mar | 7.30pm | £24.50*                     Mon 4 Mar | 7.30pm | £24.50*                     Sun 12 May | 7.30pm | £22* | £47* meet and greet      Wed 12 Jun | 7.30pm | £26* | Book by 31 Dec
                                                                                                                                                        for £5 off a pair of tickets
Respect to Aretha                                Think Floyd                                      Lee Mead – My Story
Life-long Aretha Franklin fan and power-         This extraordinary band, dubbed the Definitive   Join Lee Mead, a grand piano and pianist              Rhythm of the Dance
house vocalist, Letitia George stars in          Pink Floyd Experience, are renowned for their    showcasing the exquisite poignancy of his voice       This dance and music extravaganza contains
this heartfelt and uplifting dedication          stunning celebration of the music. Featuring a   and be taken on journey through his incredible        a wealth of Irish talent. Experience flailing
to the Queen of Soul. Letitia will always        complete performance of The Wall as well as      career, with a Live Interviewer, giving you the       fiddles, flutes, and inspiring dances along
be remembered for her breath-taking              the whole range of classic Pink Floyd.           chance to get know him and everything that
performances on The Voice.                                                                                                                              with live vocalists, all with a live Irish trad
                                                                                                  goes on behind the scenes.                            band of multi-instrumentalist musicians.
                                                          Book 3 or more Magical
                                                         Matinees for just £10 each

Mon 18 Mar | 7.30pm | £25* | £50* meet & greet   Fri 22 Mar | 1.30pm | £14*                       Thu 11 Jul | 7.30pm | £26*                            Fri 12 Jul | 7.30pm | £25*

An Evening with England’s World                  Those Were the Days                              What’s Love Got                                       My My My Delilah
Cup Winner Sir Geoff Hurst                       Celebrate a golden era of music and laughter
                                                 remembering songs and stars from the
                                                                                                  To Do With It?                                        Get ready to Kiss and Fall In Love with The
An unmissable event for football fans! Sir                                                                                                              Boy From Nowhere! This truly outstanding
                                                 ‘fabulous fifties’ and ‘swinging sixties!’ A     What’s Love Got To Do With It? is the joyous
Geoff will be sharing stories and fascinating                                                                                                           concert production celebrates the man, the
                                                 sparkling afternoon of variety with Andy         new show celebrating the music of the
insights about his illustrious West Ham and                                                                                                             music and the voice of one of the greatest
                                                 Eastwood, Pete Lindup, Maggie O’Hara,            incredible Tina Turner. In this brand new theatre
England football career, as well as taking                                                                                                              singers of our time, Sir Tom Jones.
                                                 special guest Lonnie Donegan Jnr and             show, audiences can expect a night of high
questions from the audience.                                                                      energy, feel-good rock-and-roll featuring
                                                 fabulous live band.
                                                                                                  Tina’s greatest hits.

                                                                                                                                                      *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details).
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R                musical favourites

      Book 3 or more Magical
     Matinees for just £10 each

Wed 19 Dec | 1.30pm | £14*        Tue 8 Jan | 7.30pm | £21*| £19* conc.   Wed 9 Jan | 7.30pm | £24.50*   Sun 10 Feb | 7.30pm          Sat 16 Feb | 7.30pm                  Sun 17 Mar | 4pm
                                                                                                         £22* | £25* | £28*           £19* | £23* | £26*                   £15* | £17.50* | £19.50*
Queen’s Theatre                   Rock and Roll                           Jackson Live in
Magnificent Music Hall            Revolution with                         Concert                        The Counterfeit              Boot-Led-Zeppelin                    Black Dyke Band
                                  The Bluejays                                                           Stones

Thu 10 Jan | 7.30pm               Sat 12 Jan | 2.30pm | 7.30pm            Sun 13 Jan | 7.30pm            Sun 24 Mar | 7.30pm          Mon 25 Mar | 7.30pm                  Sun 31 Mar | 7.30pm
£19.50* | £23* | £25*             £20* | £23* | £26*                      £18.50* | £20* | £23*          £23.50*                      £22* | £25* | £28*                   £22.50*
Whitney – Queen                   Rat Pack Live                           Supersonic 70s Show            Take That Experience         Islands in the Stream                Complete Madness
of the Night

Mon 14 Jan | 7.30pm               Tue 15 & Wed 16 Jan                     Thu 17 & Fri 18 Jan            Sun 7 & Mon 8 Apr | 7.30pm   Sun 5 May | 7.30pm                   Mon 6 May | 7.30pm
£18.50* | £20* | £22*             7.30pm | £20* | £23* | £26*             7.30pm | £29.50*               £22* | £25* | £28*           £20* | £18* conc.                    £20* | £18* conc.
Someone Like You –                Big Girls Don’t Cry                     Talon – Best                   Fastlove – A Tribute         Streisand: The Music,                The Beach Boys®
The Adele Songbook                                                        of the Eagles                  to George Michael            The Lady, The Legend                 Tribute Show
                                                                                                                                                  *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details).
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                                                                                                                                      Book 3 or more Magical
                                                                                                                                     Matinees for just £10 each

Sun 19 May | 7.30pm               Mon 27 May | 7.30pm            Wed 29 May | 2.30pm              Sun 14 Jul | 7.30pm              Sun 21 Jul | 1.30pm                   Mon 22 Jul | 7.30pm
£22.50* | £26* | £28.50*          £17.50* | £20* | £23*          £15* | £18* | £21*               £19* | £22* | £25*               £14*                                  £20* | £18* conc.
Killer Queen                      Forever in Blue Jeans          D Day 75th Anniversary Concert   The Rocket Man                   Neil Sands presents                   The ELO Encounter
                                                                 The Jeff Short Big               – A Tribute to Sir               Sentimental Journey
                                                                 Swing Band & Singers             Elton John

Fri 31 May & Sat 1 Jun | 7.30pm   Sun 2 & Mon 3 Jun | 7.30pm     Sun 23 Jun | 7.30pm              Tue 23 & Wed 24 Jul              Thu 25 & Fri 26 Jul | 7.30pm          Sun 28 Jul | 7.30pm
£20.50* | £23.50* | £26.50*       £16.50* | £20* | £23*          £20* | £18* conc.                7.30pm | £21.50* | £25* | £28*   £19* | £22* | £25*                    £18* | £19.50* | £21.50*
Motown –                          Lipstick on                    The Jive Aces                    The Elvis Years                  Thank ABBA                            Some Guys Have
How Sweet It Is                   Your Collar                    Big Beat Revue                                                    for the Music                         All the Luck

                                     Book 3 or more Magical
                                    Matinees for just £10 each

Wed 3 Jul | 7.30pm                Sun 7 Jul | 2.30pm             Mon 8 Jul | 7.30pm               Mon 29 Jul | 7.30pm              Fri 16 Aug | 7.30pm                   Sat 17 Aug | 7pm
£20* | £21* | £24*                £14*                           £18.50* | £21* | £23.50*         £26*                             £20* | £22* | £25*                    £16*
Buddy Holly: A                    Queen’s Theatre                Voice of the Heart               That’ll Be the Day               Legend – The Music                    The Little Mix
Legend Reborn ft.                 Magnificent Music Hall         – Karen Carpenter                                                 of Bob Marley                         Experience
The Everly Brothers                                              Tribute                                                                         *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details).
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                                       Wed 27 Mar | Wed 1 May | Wed 12 Jun
                                       2.30pm | £8* includes tea/coffee and
                                       biscuits | carer place free

                                       Down Memory Lane with
                                       Kay Carmen & Friends
                                       A show for people with dementia and their carers.
                                       Enjoy a stroll down memory lane with wonderful
                                       well-loved melodies.
                                       Featuring Kay Carman (Music for Hospitals),
                                       pianist David Carter (musical director for Danny       Fri 1 Mar & Fri 3 May             Sun 10 Mar | 7pm | £20* inc.          Fri 28 Jun | 2.30pm
                                       La Rue) plus a special guest. Requests welcome!        2.30pm | £6*                      meal | £18* groups of 8               £6*
                                       This hour and a half-long performance                  Dawn Chorus                       Murder Mystery                        A Right Royal Sing
                                       includes a 20-minute break for a free cuppa
                                       and biscuit, served in the performance area
                                                                                              Community chorus led              Evening!                              Your Heart Out!
                                                                                              by Paul Rhodes.                   With Fish & Chips.                    Fairlytes Singers feel-good
                                       for maximum convenience.
                                                                                              Ticket price includes a £1        Vegetarian option available.          Friday sing-a-long concert.
                                       We understand that flexibility is very important for   donation to St Francis Hospice.   It would be murderous to
                                       this performance. Please let us know if you have
                                                                                                                                miss out!
                                       any requirements that we can assist you with.

Sun 27 Jan | 5.30pm | Free   Sun 27 Jan | 7.30pm | £10.50*    Sun 17 Feb | 5pm | £6.50*       Sun 30 Jun | 7.30pm | £10.50*     Mon 15 Jul | 8pm | £10.50*
to D’Ukes Evening Concert
ticket holders | Bar         D’Ukes Evening                   Day By Day – The                Strictly Tony                     The Liam Grundy
                             Concert                          Songs Of Doris Day              Bennett                           Band
Ukulele Beginners            Music to suit all tastes with    Sue and Jeff Short, and         Sung by Robert Habermann.         Rocking country and
Workshop                     great vocals and humour.         their musicians.                                                  honky tonk blues.
Learn the basics of
ukulele playing.
                                                                                                                                             *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details).
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                                                                                                                                                                                          SAVE
                                                Essex and East London                                                                                                             with a Comedy Club
                                                artists strut their stuff
                                                                                       Comedy Club
                                                                                                                                                                                 Membership. All three
                                                                                                                                                                                  nights for just £27.
                                                on our stages.
                                                                                      The biggest stars of stand up came here on their way to stratospheric
                                                                                      fame. See the stars of tomorrow, right now on your doorstep!
                                                                                      8.30pm | bar opens from 6pm | £11.50* | £10* conc.

                                                                                                          Louise                     Andrew                           Nigel Ng                       Adam Bloom

                                                                                      WED 13 MAR
     Thu 21 Feb | 8pm | £7*                                                                               Young                      Ryan                             ‘Natural                       ‘Bloom is
                                                                                                          Up and                     ‘Utterly                         funny                          perhaps the
     Fiona Clift’s One Woman Show                                                                         coming                     brilliant’                       bones’
                                                                                                                                                                      Chortle
                                                                                                                                                                                                     perfect comedian’
                                                                                                                                                                                                     The List
     Fiona Clift is one woman, but she plays many parts...                                                                           Time Out
     The intense spoken-word artist, the celebrated monologuist, the political
     revolutionary and Joanna Lumley.                                                                     Adam Hess                   Angela                          Paul Tonkinson

                                                                                      WED 10 APR
     Fiona brings them all to life in this hilarious one woman comedy show.                               ‘I’ve seen                  Barnes                          ‘Excellent…
     If, that is, she turns up...                                                                         few shows                   ‘Brilliantly                    extremely funny…
                                                                                                          that are                    funny’                          brilliant’ Time Out
     Mon 1 Apr | 8pm | £7.50*                                                                             funnier’                    Sarah
                                                                                                          The Times                   Millican
     ELE Group presents ‘No Allergens’
                                                                                                          Dave                       Laura Lexx                       Michael Odewale

                                                                                      WED 5 JUN
     Pure entertainment. Contains no allergens. Not to be sneezed at.
     New work from local writers. See it first. ELE Group’s (East London & Essex)                         Fulton                     ‘A bouncy,                       Up and coming
                                                                                                          ‘Out to                    bubbly
     latest playwrighting showcase of six short plays in a rehearsed reading with
                                                                                                          create a bit               stand-up
     professional actors and director.                                                                                               star’ The
                                                                                                          of mischief’
                                                                                                          Time Out                   Telegraph
     Tue 9 Apr | 8pm | £5*

     Scratch Night
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                                                                                              PRE-COMEDY

                                                                                                    u                    Meat and veggie curries, naan bread and rice available for £7.

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     An opportunity to join a selection of local professional performers as they                                         Pre-order with the Box Office when booking. Served until 45
     share developing work. Including short plays, movement, puppetry, spoken                                            minutes before the show.
     word, comedy, song and more. For more details or to participate, email
     artistcallout@queens-theatre.co.uk. It’s a fun evening where you can meet the
     exciting talent coming out of Havering and see their work before anyone else.                  Acts contain strong language. Queen’s Theatre reserves the right to alter line-ups.

     Sat 20 Apr | 7.30pm | £8* | £6* students
                                                                                      Fri 8 Feb | 7.30pm | £18*                                      Mon 13 May | 7.30pm | £24*
     Sad About the Cows by Michelle Payne                                             Sun 21 Jul | 7.30pm | £18*                                     Main house
     ‘It’s hard for girls, isn’t it? – what with the media and ‘becoming a woman’.’   Main house
     Sad About the Cows is a story of Ariana Grande, Victoria’s Secret Angels and                                                                    Jimmy Tarbuck OBE
     what happens if you succumb to the temptation of Milky Bar Buttons.
                                                                                      The Jibbering Jester                                           – sharing 50 years
                                                                                      Comedy Club                                                    of memories
     Fri 26 Apr | 8pm | £7* | £6* students                                            Back by popular demand! A jam-packed                           In this hilarious stand up show, top television
                                                                                      night of hilarious entertainment by well-                      comedian Jimmy Tarbuck takes audiences
     The Essex Girl Chronicle                                                         known stand ups and comedy acts from                           on a nostalgic trip down memory lane
     by Andy Shore & Lou Brewster                                                     television, radio and stage. Come and join                     with a wealth of hugely funny stories and
     The Essex Girl Chronicle is the mostly true journey of one woman from straight   our very own Magnificent Seven! Yes…                           anecdotes, demonstrating his quick-fire wit.
     C student to the halls of power. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, but        SEVEN comedians, guaranteeing you a                            Guaranteed to be a thoroughly entertaining
     always heartfelt and empowering this is one woman’s life laid bare.              value-for-money night of funny.                                comedy for grown-ups!
                                                                                                                                                  *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details).
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The Queen’s Young                                                                                                                     Following 2018’s highly successful first year, our
Company presents                                                                                                                      Take Part Festival is back, showcasing fantastic work
                                                                                                                                      performed and presented by young local talent,

Chaos                                                                                                                                 including our youth theatre and dance groups as
                                                                                                                                      well as brilliant school and community groups.
                                                                                                                                      Taking over all corners of the Queen’s Theatre, April
by Laura Lomas as part
                                                                                                                                      14–19 will see six days chocked full of talented young
of NT Connections 2019                                                                                                                performers showcasing new and diverse work.
Director Will Hudson

TICKETS: £10                                                                             Sun 14 Apr | 7pm | £7.50                                Thu 18 & Fri 19 Apr | 7pm | £10 (£8 conc)
A girl is locked in a room. A boy brings
another boy flowers. A girl has tied                                                     First Feat                                              QYouth One Act Play Festival
herself to a railing. A boy doesn’t                                                      Now in its 21st year, our annual dance                  2019 ‘X-Roads’
know who he is. A girl worries about                                                     showcase, hosted by dance artist Tyrone
                                                                                                                                                 Two jam-packed evenings of vibrant, original
impending catastrophe. A woman jumps                                                     Isaac-Stuart, celebrates the creative and
                                                                                                                                                 youth theatre, exploring the themes of home,
in front of a train. A boy’s heart falls out                                             diversity of young dancers in East London
                                                                                                                                                 journeys and belonging.
of his chest. A butterfly has a broken wing.                                             and Essex.
                                                                                                                                                 Our youth theatre groups, QYouth, present
This thought provoking and topical                                                       If you are a dance group and
                                                                                                                                                 their annual One Act Festival. Over 160 young
piece of new writing will be performed                                                   want to perform then please email
                                                                                                                                                 performers aged between 6 and 18 will be
in early spring in a site specific location                                              learning@queens-theatre.co.uk
                                                                                                                                                 presenting a collection of scripted and devised
in Havering details of which will be                                                     for an application pack.
                                                                                                                                                 performances, collated and directed by our
announced soon.                                                                                                                                  incredible team of tutors.

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                                        theatre to brilliant community groups.
                                                                                         The National Theatre Connections festival is a
                                                                                                                                                 NT Connections Festival 2019
                                                                                                                                                 As a Partner Theatre, the Queen’s Theatre
                                                                                                                                                 will host six youth companies over three days:

                                                                                                                                                 Mon 15 Apr | 7pm | £6 | Main house
                                                                                                                                                 The Sad Club by Luke Barnes & music by Adam
                                                                                         celebration of young people, theatre-making
                                                                                                                                                 Pleeth presented by Anglo European School
Sun 20 Jan Rhodes Theatre School               Sat 22 Jun	Havering Music School:        and the importance of access to the arts.
                                                                                         Each year, the National Theatre commissions             Class by Ben Bailey Smith & Lajaune Lincoln
Tue 22 Jan Beverly Marks Stage School                      Summer Concert                                                                        presented by Nu.Dynamic Theatre Company
                                                                                         ten new plays young people to perform,
Wed 30 Jan	Shenfield Operatic Society         Wed 26 – Shenfield Operatic Society       bringing together some of the most exciting
                                                                                                                                                 Tue 16 Apr | 7pm | £6 | Main house
– Sat 2 Feb present: All Shook Up              Sat 29 Jun present: Bugsy Malone          writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow.
                                                                                                                                                 Ageless by Benjamin Kuffuor presented
Thu 11 –    Hewitt Performing Arts             Mon 1 –     Beverly Marks Stage School    Connections is supported by:
                                                                                                                                                 by Ormiston Rivers Academy
Sat 13 Apr                                     Tue 2 Jul                                 The Mohn Westlake Foundation, The Buffini Chao
                                                                                         Foundation, Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, Delta       Flesh by Rob Drummond presented
Sat 8 –     The Habbit Factory                 Fri 5 –     Finch Stage School            Air Lines, Jacqueline and Richard Worswick, The Peter   by Rainham Mark Grammar School
                                                                                         Cundill Foundation, Mactaggart Third Fund, The EBM
Sun 9 Jun                                      Sat 6 Jul                                 Charitable Trust, Samantha and Richard Campbell-        Wed 17 Apr | 7pm | £6 | Main house
                                                                                         Breeden, The Garvey Family Trust, Susan Miller and
Sat 15 Jun FL Toppers                          Tue 9 –     Eastcourt School              Byron Grote, and The Derrill Allatt Foundation          The Sad Club by Luke Barnes & music
                                               Wed 10 Jul
Mon 17 –    Havering Schools Music                                                       The National Theatre’s Partner for Learning is Bank     by Adam Pleeth presented by Store Room
Fri 21 Jun Association: Junior Music           Thu 18 –    Havering Music Makers         of America Merrill Lynch.                               Youth Theatre
            Festival                           Sat 20 Jul present: Titanic the Musical                                                           Chaos by Laura Lomas presented
                                                                                                                                                 by Queen’s Theatre Youth Company
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L articipation                                      We have an impressive learning &
                                                    participation programme engaging
                                                                                                     Children’s Holiday
                                                                                                     Workshops
                                                                                                                                                          Musical in a Week
                                                                                                                                                          School summer holidays 2019

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Q Youth – Theatre
                                                    over 24,000 participants each year,
                                                    enabling people to express themselves
                                                    and their stories through the arts.

                                                    Schools & Colleges
                                                                                                     10am–12 noon | £10 | ages 4–6 years

                                                                                                     Create and Play Mornings
                                                                                                     Leave the kids with us for two jam-packed
                                                                                                                                                          ages 9–16 years
                                                                                                                                                          Work with a director and a musical director to
                                                                                                                                                          produce a condensed version of a well-known
                                                                                                                                                          musical and perform it at the Queen’s Theatre
                                                                                                                                                          to family and friends.
                                                                                                     hours of creative fun involving drama games,
& Dance Programme                                   Our education engagement programme has           storytelling and craft activities. Each session is
                                                                                                                                                          Details about this workshop will be
                                                    bags of opportunities for both students and                                                           confirmed on our website.
QYouth provides young people with a vibrant                                                          themed around a popular children’s story, and
introduction to theatre craft, in a professional    teachers. We offer student tickets, backstage    includes a ‘make to take home’.
theatre setting.                                    tours, a wide range of workshops, CPD

Our weekly workshops use drama and
                                                    days, Learning Lounges, production specific      Book ahead and get 3 sessions for the price of 2!
                                                                                                     Mon 18 Feb     |   Alien Adventures
                                                                                                                                                          Up Close
                                                    events, Arts Award support and every year we
theatre to develop creativity, unlock potential,    tour a production into schools across East       Tue 19 Feb     |   Jungle Groove                     Our Up Close events are a series of exclusive
celebrate identity and have fun. Groups are         London and Essex.                                Tue 23 Apr     |   Egg-cellent Adventures            activities for those aged 26 and under to
divided by age and are open to everyone.                                                             Wed 24 Apr     |   Spring Chickens                   gain unique insights into our main house
                                                    The Queen’s Theatre is an                                                                             productions. Events may include discounted
Projects include our annual One Act Festival,                                                        Thu 25 Apr     |   Dino Discoveries
                                                    		                      hrough our Specialist
                                                                           T                                                                              tickets, bespoke workshops, Q&A’s, creative
participation in the National Theatre’s                                    Creative Development      Details of the summer Create and Play
                                                                                                                                                          surgeries and pizza! Full details available on
Connections programme, technical theatre                                   programme we can          Mornings will be confirmed on our website.
                                                                                                                                                          our website.
training as well as workshops, masterclasses                               support young people
and skills development.                                                    and teachers on their     Wed 20 Feb | ages 6–9 | 10am–12 noon | £8            Please refer to page 41 for details on under 26
                                                                           Arts Award journey.       Wed 20 Feb | ages 10–14 | 1pm–3pm | £8               ticket pricing.
Youth Theatre    | various groups ages 6–13
Dance Company | ages 11–19 years                    Learning Lounges                                 Street Dance Masterclass
Young Company | ages 14–18 years
Performance & Technical Strands                     Each term we will be holding a Learning          Get active with our Street Dance Masterclass,        Adult Workshops
                                                    Lounge where teachers will meet industry         and learn skills from leading industry
                                                    creatives who’ll give an insight into the        professionals. Like hip-hop or don’t know            Wed mornings | 10am | 11am | £5 per session
Backstage Tours & Talks                             rehearsal process and theatre techniques,        what a krump is? Get involved!
From our scenic workshops to wardrobe               invaluable tools for the classroom or                                                                 Over 50’s Musical Theatre
department, get a glimpse of what goes on behind    rehearsal room and you’ll see a show…
                                                    for free!
                                                                                                     Thu 21 Feb | ages 6–9 | 10am–12 noon | £8            Dance Workout
the curtain at one of the region’s last producing                                                    Thu 21 Feb | ages 10–14 | 1pm–3pm | £8
theatres. Open to groups and schools.                                                                                                                     Join in and participate in our over 50s, weekly
                                                                                                                                                          Musical Theatre Workout – a fantastic way to
                                                                                                     Musical Theatre Masterclass
   ntact
                                                                                                                                                          keep fit, have fun and meet new friends.

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                                                                                                     Sing and dance your way through one of your
                                                                                                     favourite musical numbers as you learn a full

       U                    email learning@queens-theatre.co.uk or visit queens-theatre.co.uk
                                                                                                     musical theatre routine from a west end show!
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                                                                                                                                                       We’re fundraising to
                                                                                                                                                       celebrate the Theatre’s
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                                                                                                QNew
                                      and the Band of Hope
                                                                                                                                                       65th Birthday with a
                                                                                                                                                       refreshing facelift for
Sun 13 Jan until 23 June                       Enjoy the very best Dixieland jazz,
(Excluding: 21 Apr, 26 May & 9 Jun)            with celebrity guest sessions on the                                                                    artists, participants
                                               following Sundays:
12.45pm–2.45pm | Doors open at 12 noon                                                                                                                 and audiences alike.
                                               13 Jan | Enrico Tomasso: Trumpet &
Regular sessions £6 | Under 18s free                     Ana Lucia Tomasso: Vocals
Celebrity jazz sessions £8                     3 Feb | 44th Anniversary Special with Nick
                                                         Dawson: Piano/Saxophone/Vocals
                                               3 Mar | Pete Corrigan’s 75th Birthday Special
                                                         The Brickyard Jazz Trio featuring:     The work of Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is ever-changing, and we’ve exciting
                                                         Mike Horner: Piano
                                                          Pete Jackson: Drums                   projects to share with you that our extraordinary building is at the heart of.
                                                          Jo Alexander: Vocals                  QNew will help us make better theatre, work with extra young people and
                                                          and The Band of Hope
                                                                                                community groups, offer an increasingly comfortable experience to audiences,
                                               7 Apr | Julian Marc Stringle: Clarinet
                                               5 May | Keith Nichols: Piano                     be more open and accessible to D/deaf and disabled people, and keep the
                                               2 Jun | Lyn Falvey: Vocals                       Theatre alive as a safe and environmentally friendly space, well into the future.

                                                                                                The projects we’ll deliver through 2019 will include:

                                                                                                  Equipping a new             Dedicating a bespoke       Creating a special        Building a new look
                                                                                                 dedicated rehearsal            new space for the       room for local and         ground floor Bar to
                                                                                                facility on site for the       Theatre’s expanding       regional artists to        complement the
                                                                                                    first time in the        range of learning and       try out new ideas              busy Café
                                                                                                   Theatre’s history         participatory work with
                                              Enjoy breakfast, lunch or an evening meal with                                  the local community
                                              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     Making front of house              Replacing             Installing better air       Ensuring the roof
                                              guests and from 12 noon – 4pm Monday to           and backstage much            outdated equipment        conditioning in the         and exterior of the
                                              Friday, you can pre-book a Vintage Cream Tea,       more accessible              so that it’s cheaper    foyer so everyone can       Theatre are weather
                                              including a glass of Prosecco.                       to D/deaf and                and safer to run           be comfortable         proofed for the future
                                                                                                  disabled people                                           all year round
                                                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
                      queens-theatre.co.uk       up to 250 people for Vintage Cream Teas,                       For further details, please visit:
                                                pre-wedding drinks, children’s parties,                         www.queens-theatre.co.uk/qnew/q-new-transformation
                                                christening teas and funeral teas.
                                                                                                                If you would like to make a donation to QNew Transformation, please visit:
                                                                                                                www.queens-theatre.co.uk/qnew/qnew-fundraising
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 S us                Sat 15 Dec
                     10.30am – 8pm | Free
                                                                             Tue 12 Mar | 7.30pm | £8
                                                                                                             Make your mark at the
                                                                                                             Queen’s Theatre

                                                                                                             Name a seat!
                                                                             Fundraising Quiz
                     Christmas Fayre                                         Challenge your friends with
                     A GIANT day of festive                                  a fun and friendly night out.   Have your name sitting alongside
                     treats and family fun                                                                   our famous seat sponsors!
Join in this fantastic day for all the family of                             Sun 17 Mar                      For £400, a name engraved on
festive stalls, cupcake and gingerbread icing,                                                               a long-lasting plaque on one of
tree decorating and scrumptious treats.                                      Half-Marathon                   our seats can be:
                                   t                                         We’re running the               • A way of remembering
                               d ou
                     Sun 24S&olMon 5 Feb | 7.30pm                            Brentwood Half Marathon!           someone special.
                     Ambassador Theatre Group presents
                                                         Staff, trustees and supporters of the Queen’s       • A distinctive birthday or
                     Ian McKellen –                      Theatre Hornchurch are currently training              anniversary gift.
                     On Stage                            for the Brentwood Half Marathon to raise            • A way to express your
with Tolkien, Shakespeare, others… and you!              money for its wide-reaching Learning and               support for theatre.
                                                         Participation projects.                                                         To take your seat with us, or for more
Sir Ian McKellen’s intimate show, to celebrate
                                                                                                                                         information, please call 01708 462349 or email
his 80th birthday, is a mixture of anecdote and If you would like to support us you can visit
                                                                                                                                         development@queens-theatre.co.uk
acting, including Tolkien, Shakespeare, others... http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fund/
and you the audience.                             Queens-Theatre-Runners

Become a Queen’s Angel                                                                                                                                     Club benefits:
Support our work through regular donations               A special thank you to our current supporters:                                                    • Club nights at Queen’s Theatre

                                                                                                                Queen’s
helping us to invest in our community, nurture           Queen’s Angel – Annual donation of £120                                                              Hornchurch productions.
artistic talent and make theatre accessible.             Paula Harris Brett, Gina Burton,                                                                  • Day trips and holidays.
                                                                                                                                                           • Special events – quizzes, Christmas Miscellany,
                                                                                                              Theatre Club
                                                         Christine Cole, Valda Elsom, Nick Ford,
Queen’s Angels £60 (£5 a month)                                                                                                                               annual lunches and afternoon tea.
                                                         Asma Hussain, Suresh Kumar, Terence
• A monthly newsletter with updates on                                                                                                                    •Coffee morning talks, rehearsal viewings and
                                                         Mustoo, Patricia Rumble, Mathew Russell,
   our work                                                                                                                                                   monthly meetings with local guest speakers.
                                                         Tim Walford-Fitzgerald
• Advanced notice of our most popular events,                                                               Join the Theatre Club and meet                • Help raise funds for Queen’s Theatre
   including access to 48 hour pre-sales                 Queen’s Angel – Annual donation of £240                                                              Hornchurch.
• Invitation to special season launches                  Moira Chilton, Keith Gibbs, Graham Hamilton,        like-minded people on days out,
                                                                                                                                                           • A monthly newsletter.
• A donor welcome pack, including an                    Vernon Keeble-Watson, Gerald & Margaret             theatre visits and monthly meetings.
   exclusive Queen’s Angel lapel badge                   McCarthy, Julie Parker, In memory of Dave                                                         For more information and to become
• Complimentary tea or filter coffee on                 Powis, Jeff Simia, Beryl Speed                                                                    a member, visit queens-theatre.co.uk, pick
   each visit                                                                                                                                                   up a leaflet in the foyer or contact
                                                         Queen’s Benefactor – Annual donation                                                                   membership secretary Peter O’Neill, 127
For further information on all the benefits              of £500 Claire Gevaux                                                                                    Haynes Road, Hornchurch, RM11 2HX
our Queen’s Angels and Benefactor receive,                                                                                                                         Tel: 01708 455626.
                                                         Queen’s Benefactor Plus – Annual donation
please visit our website or box office for
                                                         of £1,000 Paul Chilton, Sara Thompson
more information.
                                                         Honorary Lifetime Queen’s Angel
                                                                                                                                                                        Supporting the
                                                         Dennis Roycroft
                                                                                                                                                                        Queen’s Theatre
                                                         For more information, ask                                                                                      Hornchurch for
                                                         our Box Office or contact                                                                                       over 60 years!
                                                         development@queens-theatre.co.uk
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 eating
S&pricesp lan                                                                                        Pricing for everyone
                                                                                                    for Queen’s Theatre productions
                                                                                                    (Kiss Me Quickstep, In Basildon and The Hired Man)

                                                                                                    Premium pricing (Friday and Saturday evenings)
                                                                                                    Kiss Me Quickstep, In Basildon                                                             £21.50*            £26*              £29*
                                                                                                    The Hired Man                                                                              £22.50*            £27*              £30*
                                                                                                    Jump the Q – see all three shows this season
                                                                                                    for £52 (saving £36 on top price tickets)

                                                                                                    Saver price (Mon – Thu evenings, and all matinees)
                                                                                                    Kiss me Quickstep, In Basildon                                                             £19*               £23.50*           £27*
                                                                                                    The Hired Man                                                                              £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

                                                                                                    Previews (see show page for Preview date)
                                                                                                    Kiss Me Quickstep, In Basildon                                                             £12.50*            £17*              £19.50*
                                                                                                    The Hired Man                                                                              £13.50*            £17.50*           £20.50*
                                                                     Donate now?
                                                                    Please consider adding          Under 26s £8
                                                                   a donation when booking          Schools & Colleges £7 (plus 1 in 10 seats free)
                                                                         your tickets               Registered Deaf and Disabled people
How to book                                                                                         £12.50 (Kiss Me Quickstep, In Basildon) | £13.50 (The Hired Man)

                                                                                                    First Timers
     Online                          By phone                        In person
                                                                                                    If you live in Havering and have never been to the Queen’s Theatre before, you can access £1
     queens-theatre.co.uk            01708 443333                                                   tickets to any of the preview shows of Kiss Me Quickstep (page 4) or In Basildon (page 6) or
                                                               Monday–Saturday 10am
You can book online at all times. Monday–Saturday 10am until                                        The Hired Man (page 8). To purchase a ticket, call 01708 443333 and quote ‘First Timer Offer’.
                                                               until the evening show starts*
                                  the evening show starts.*    and from one hour before
                                                               Sunday and Bank Holiday
                                                                                                    There are no refunds on tickets. We reserve the right, if necessary, to cancel or alter details of listed events. Tickets for our own
                                                               performances.                        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.
                                                               *6pm when there is no evening show

                                                                                                    *plus 65p QNew Transformation Fee (see page 37 for more details).
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                                                                                                                    Tue 11   Jack and the Beanstalk                       10am | 2pm                Main house        See website
Access                                                                                                                       ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
                                                                                                                             The Big Band at Christmas
                                                                                                                                                                          12.30pm
                                                                                                                                                                          7.30pm
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Rehearsal space
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Main house
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      See website
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      See website
	Large print and audio                                    	Infrared hearing system                                Wed 12   Jack and the Beanstalk                       10am | 6.30pm             Main house        See website
  brochures available.                                           A headset or necklace is required                           ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas             12.30pm | 2.30pm          Rehearsal space   See website
                                                                 from the Box Office, please mention                Thu 13   Jack and the Beanstalk                       10am | 6.30pm             Main house        See website
     P
         Parking                                                 when booking.
                                                                                                                             ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas             12.30pm | 4.30pm          Rehearsal space   See website
	Three parking bays for Blue Badge Holders                                                                         Fri 14   Jack and the Beanstalk                       10am | 7pm                Main house        See website
  and a lowered kerb at the entrance.                      	Relaxed Performances                                            ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas             12.30pm | 2.30pm          Rehearsal space   See website
                                                             and Dementia Friendly                                  Sat 15   Christmas Fayre                              10am                      Foyer stage       38
 Wheelchair users                                            Performances                                                    ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas             10am | 12 noon | 4.30pm   Rehearsal space   See website
	
 Auditorium entrance on ground level has                         These performances are for anyone
                                                                                                                             Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        11am | 4.30pm             External venue    18
         four wheelchair spaces along with an                                                                                Jack and the Beanstalk                       2pm | 6.30pm              Main house        See website
                                                                 who may benefit from a more relaxed                Sun 16   Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        11am | 2pm | 4.30pm       External venue    18
         illuminated slope and automated doors.                  environment, particularly those with                        ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas             11.30am | 3.30pm          Rehearsal space   See website
         Accessible lift to the bar.                             Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory                           Jack and the Beanstalk                       1pm | 5pm                 Main house        See website
                                                                 and communication disorders or                     Mon 17   Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        11am                      External venue    18
 Accessible toilets
  WC                                                             learning disabilities.                                      Magic of Motown                              7.30pm                    Main house        See website
	
 & baby changing facilities. Please                        	For both Relaxed Performances and                      Tue 18   Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        11am | 2pm                External venue    18
         note that our accessible toilet has                                                                                 ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas             12.30pm                   Rehearsal space   See website
                                                             Dementia Friendly Performances, we
                                                                                                                             Jack and the Beanstalk                       10am | 6.30pm             Main house        See website
         a ceiling hoist. Sling not provided.                work closely with people affected by
                                                                                                                    Wed 19   ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas             12 noon | 4.30pm          Rehearsal space   See website
                                                             Autism Spectrum Disorder and dementia,
         British Sign Language                               consulting them on the changes
                                                                                                                             Queen’s Theatre Magnificent Music Hall       1.30pm                    Main house        24
	to aid deaf customers at                                                                                                   Jack and the Beanstalk                       6.30pm                    Main house        See website
                                                             needed for the show and front of house                 Thu 20   Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        11am | 2pm                External venue    18
  certain productions.                                       environment. We consider everything                             ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas             11.30am | 4.30pm          Rehearsal space   See website
 Audio Described performance                                 from sound and lighting cues, stage                             Jack and the Beanstalk                       2pm | 6.30pm              Main house        See website
	
 to aid blind and partially sighted                          action and seating plans, signage and                  Fri 21   Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        11am | 2pm                External venue    18
                                                             refreshment service.                                            ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas             11.30am | 4.30pm          Rehearsal space   See website
         customers at certain productions.                                                                                   Jack and the Beanstalk                       2pm | 7pm                 Main house        See website
         Headsets are available from Box Office,           	If the show is in the main house, we offer             Sat 22   Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        11am | 2pm | 4.30pm       External venue    18
         please mention when booking.                        extra flexibility when booking seats, so if                     ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas             10am | 12 noon | 4.30pm   Rehearsal space   See website
                                                             you know you need a little extra personal                       Jack and the Beanstalk                       2pm | 6.30pm              Main house        See website
         Touch Tours                                         space you can request that the seat next to            Sun 23   ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas             11.30am | 3.30pm          Rehearsal space   See website
         t o aid blind and partially sighted customers      you remains unsold. A quiet space outside                       Jack and the Beanstalk                       1pm | 5pm                 Main house        See website
          at certain productions. Please book by             the auditorium is also available if you need                    Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        2pm | 4.30pm              External venue    18
          calling the Box Office on 01708 443333.            some time away from the crowd.                         Mon 24   Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        11am | 2pm                External venue    18
                                                                                                                    Wed 26   Jack and the Beanstalk                       1pm | 5pm                 Main house        See website
Season at a glance                                                                                                           Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        2pm | 4.30pm              External venue    18
                                                                                                                    Thu 27   Jack and the Beanstalk                       1pm | 6.30pm              Main house        See website
Dec-18          Show                                      Time                      Location          Page number            Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        3pm | 6pm                 External venue    18
Sat 01          ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas          11.30am | 4.30pm          Rehearsal space   See website   Fri 28   Jack and the Beanstalk                       1pm | 7pm                 Main house        See website
                Jack and the Beanstalk                    2pm | 6.30pm              Main house        See website            Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        3pm | 6pm                 External venue    18
Sun 02          ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas          10am | 12.30pm | 4.30pm   Rehearsal space   See website   Sat 29   Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        11am | 2pm | 4.30pm       External venue    18
                Christmas Memories                        1.30pm                    Main house        See website            Jack and the Beanstalk                       2pm | 6.30pm              Main house        See website
                Fastlove – A Tribute to George Michael    8pm                       Main house        See website
                                                                                                                    Sun 30   Jack and the Beanstalk                       1pm | 5pm                 Main house        See website
Mon 03          The Ultimate Tribute to Neil Diamond      7.30pm                    Main house        See website            Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop        2pm                       External venue    18
Tue 04          ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas          11.30am | 4.30pm          Rehearsal space   See website   Jan-19   Show                                         Time                      Location          Page number
                Jack and the Beanstalk                    1pm | 6.30pm              Main house        See website
                                                                                                                    Tue 01   Jack and the Beanstalk                       2pm | 6.30pm              Main house        See website
Wed 05          Jack and the Beanstalk                    10am | 2pm                Main house        See website
                                                                                                                    Thu 03   Jack and the Beanstalk                       6.30pm                    Main house        See website
                ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas          12.30pm                   Rehearsal space   See website
                Magic of the Beatles                      8pm                       Main house        See website   Fri 04   Jack and the Beanstalk                       1pm | 7pm                 Main house        See website
Thu 06          Jack and the Beanstalk                    10am | 6.30pm             Main house        See website   Sat 05   Jack and the Beanstalk                       2pm | 6.30pm              Main house        See website
                ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas          1.30pm | 4.30pm           Rehearsal space   See website   Sun 06   Jack and the Beanstalk                       1pm | 5pm                 Main house        See website
Fri 07          ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas          1.30pm | 4.30pm           Rehearsal space   See website   Tue 08   Rock and Roll Revolution with The Bluejays   7.30pm                    Main house        24
                Jack and the Beanstalk                    7pm                       Main house        See website   Wed 09   Jackson Live in Concert                      7.30pm                    Main house        24
Sat 08          ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas          10am | 12 noon | 4.30pm   Rehearsal space   See website   Thu 10   Whitney – Queen of the Night                 7.30pm                    Main house        24
                Jack and the Beanstalk                    2pm | 6.30pm              Main house        See website   Fri 11   LOL (Ladies Of Laughter) With Noreen Khan    7.30pm                    Main house        12
Sun 09          ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas          11.30am | 3.30pm          Rehearsal space   See website   Sat 12   Rat Pack Live                                2.30pm | 7.30pm           Main house        24
                Jack and the Beanstalk                    1pm | 5pm                 Main house        See website
Mon 10          Magic of Motown                           7.30pm                    Main house        See website
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