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Review: BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF, Liverpool's Royal Court
by Sarah OHara - April 25, 2024
Following its sold out run in 2023, Boys from the Blackstuff has returned to Liverpool’s Royal Court, before the show transfers to the National Theatre in London and Garrick Theatre in the West End....
Review: SILENCE, Birmingham Rep
by Laura Lott - April 24, 2024
“Old friends in the morning, then wanting us dead in the afternoon”, says one of the men in Silence, repeating the line over and over. Decades after the event, he still can’t understand the speed at which hate and violence ignited in the wake of the 1947 Partition of India....
Review: CALENDAR GIRLS, The Mill at Sonning
by Mica Blackwell - April 22, 2024
Unlike Firth’s decision to stretch out the film’s first half for the musical, confusingly ending it on the long-awaited calendar photoshoot, his play adaptation allows the audience to see the impact the calendar has on the outside world and the women’s personal lives....
Review: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - April 21, 2024
Spring brings renewed energy into the year. There isn’t a better moment for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s recently appointed Co-Artistic Directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey to launch their vision for the organisation. Led by a big name that will attract new audiences who are probably younger ...
Review: DIVERSITY: SUPERNOVA, De Montfort Hall, Leicester
by Laura Lott - April 17, 2024
It's hard to imagine what more an audience could possibly want from a dance show than what Diversity provide in their current tour Supernova. There are stunning, tightly choreographed dance routines, impressive production values, up-to-the-minute technology, music loud enough to reverberate through ...
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Watermill Theatre
by Mica Blackwell - April 17, 2024
Much Ado About Nothing is a quintessential Shakespeare farce: mistaken identities, intertwining romances, betrayals and deception all wrapped up with a neat little bow by the end. The same can be said for the screwball comedies that dominated 1930’s and 40’s cinema, so it’s no surprise why Tom Wentw...
Book Review: THE ACTOR AND THE SPACE, Declan Donnellan
by Cindy Marcolina - April 13, 2024
His first publication went viral (once again, in a way) when Mr Jeremy Strong of Succession fame featured it in his GQ interview about his essentials, saying he swears by it. Declan Donnellan succeeds at describing the indescribable, putting the ephemeral art of acting on paper in another gem of a b...
Review: THE PROMISE, Birmingham Rep
by Laura Lott - April 10, 2024
New play The Promise, which has its world premiere at Birmingham Rep this week, looks at the intersectionality of dementia and deafness through the experiences of one family, and highlights the urgent need for more understanding and care options.
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Review: THE 39 STEPS, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 05, 2024
Mix a classic spy novel with the genius of Alfred Hitchcock, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps. With a history spanning over 100 years, John Buchan’s 1915 novel was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock which then went on to become a stage play in 1996, adapted again in 2005 by Patrick Barl...
Book Review: 100 THEATRES: PORTRAITS OF THE PLAYHOUSE
by Louise Penn - March 22, 2024
The book showcases a variety of venues worldwide, from ancient to modern, from the smallest travelling theatre in Rome to one of the largest in New York. Paul Tracey's paintings capture the spirit of the playhouse in all its grandeur and mystery. It is all about the images, with the briefest of text...
Past Shows
Sharon 'n' Barry do 'Romeo & Juliet'
25/2 - 6/3/2021
An everyday comedySharon and Barry are done with baking, Joe Wicks & Netflix and have stumbled upon Sharons old battered school text of Romeo & ...
Christmas Allsorts
11/12 - 3/1/2021
Celebrating Christmas the Queens Theatre Hornchurch way! Christmas at the Theatre may be different this year, but it wouldnt be the same if we couldnt ...
Misfits
12/11 - 22/11/2020
The play will be rehearsed and performed in a socially distanced environment. It will be co-directed by QTH Artistic Director Douglas Rintoul (As You Like ...
Robin Hood
28/11 - 5/1/2020
Deep in the heart of his foreboding Castle, the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham is taxing the poor to pile up his gold, whilst imprisoning brave ...
Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop
5/12 - 24/12/2019
A festive adventure from the team behind last years fantastic, magical production.Outposted in a secret location in the Queens Theatre, theres a little bit of ...
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
30/10 - 16/11/2019
A Tony Award-winning dark comedy thrillerLeenane, County Galway, 1990.In a remote cottage in the mountains of Connemara, 40 year old Maureen Folan lives with her ...
One Man, Two Guvnors
2/10 - 19/10/2019
A hilarious smash-hit comedyAfter being fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall is skint and hungry. He manages to secure a new job as a ...
Love Unspoken
2/10 - 5/10/2019
This October sees the premiere of Love Unspoken. The final production in a trilogy conceived and directed by Arti Prashar, developed in collaboration with people ...
Love Unspoken
2/10 - 5/10/2019
This October sees the premiere of Love Unspoken. The final production in a trilogy conceived and directed by Arti Prashar, developed in collaboration with people ...
So Here We Are
7/9 - 28/9/2019
A fast-moving witty play about Essex boys and their hopes, dreams & frustrationsSmudge, Pugh, Pidge and Dan are four mates in their mid-twenties. Sitting on ...
In the Willows
22/5 - 26/5/2019
With epic show tunes and killer beats, this classic story is brought popping and locking into the twenty-first century in an extraordinary new hip-hop musical. ...
The Hired Man
27/4 - 18/5/2019
The best British musical in 40 yearsCumbria, 1898. Whippet racing, hiring fairs, hunting and drunken antics collide, in this passionate story of John and Emily, ...
Approaching Empty
2/4 - 6/4/2019
In a scruffy minicab office, Mansha decides its time to create his own destiny and offers to buy the business from his lifelong friend Raf. ...
In Basildon
14/3 - 30/3/2019
A juicy slice of Essex family lifeLen is a die-hard West Ham supporter who proudly made a career at Ford Dagenham. Now hes on his ...
Kiss Me Quickstep
22/2 - 9/3/2019
A sequin-studded warm-hearted ballroom drama.Three young couples are striving for glory on the competitive dance circuit having finally made it to Blackpools National Amateur Championships ...
DNA
7/2 - 14/2/2019
In the darkness of the night, we all have our secretsA group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, panic and cover things up. But ...
Jack and the Beanstalk
28/11 - 6/1/2019
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, it’s panto fun for everyone When Jack sells Pat, his beloved family cow, for magic beans, he soon discovers they open up an unexpected ...
Sparky the Elf and the Secret Toyshop
15/12 - 30/12/2018
A new festive adventure for 7 – 11 year olds from the team behind last year’s sell-out ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Outposted in a ...
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1/12 - 23/12/2018
A magical festive treat It’s Christmas time. Leave your shoes and slippers by the fireplace and settle down to hear one child’s story about the ...
Haunting Julia
1/11 - 17/11/2018
A chilling and deeply felt ghost story. Julia was a musical prodigy – nicknamed ‘Little Miss Mozart’ in the tabloids. She was composing symphonies aged ...
LOVE
25/10 - 27/10/2018
A co-production with the National Theatre & Birmingham Repertory Theatre LOVE by Alexander Zeldin ????? ‘Gripping, amusing, uncomfortable, desperately moving.’ The Times In the run-up ...
Once
3/10 - 23/10/2018
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and the New Wolsey Ipswich present the UK regional premiere of Once. A guy, a girl and the song that brought them ...
Dishoom!
25/9 - 29/9/2018
Rifco Theatre Company, Watford Palace Theatre and Oldham Coliseum Theatre present Dishoom! Summer 1978, Simon and his friends should be looking forward to leaving school, ...
Stiletto Beach
4/9 - 28/9/2018
A funny, heart-warming look at what it really means to be an Essex girlBest mates Leanne and Kelly have lived in Southend-on-Sea their whole lives. ...
SKIN
23/9
Following the success of Avant Garde’s Fagin’s Twist last Autumn, ground breaking and electrifying dance is back on stage at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch. After a ...
Abi
4/9 - 22/9/2018
After one of her regular visits to see grandmother Abigail in hospital, 15 year old Abisheera (‘Abi’ for short) decides to throw her one last ...
Abigail's Party
30/8 - 22/9/2018
A hilarious masterpiece of situation comedy. Beverly and husband Laurence are entertaining their newlywed neighbours. Joining them is twitchy divorcee Sue, banished from the party ...
Videos
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Bowjangles: Dracula in Space
Norwich Theatre Playhouse (4/30 - 4/30) | |
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Peckham Fringe: Last Goal Wins
Theatre Peckham (6/7 - 6/8) | |
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The Hound of Baskervilles
Palace Theatre (4/30 - 4/30) | |
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West End Magic
Chequer Mead Theatre (11/3 - 11/3) | |
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Blue Blood or How to Kill Your Way to the Top
The Grove Theatre Eastbourne (4/27 - 4/27) | |
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A Birthday for Bear
Upstairs at The Gatehouse (5/21 - 6/9) | ||
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The Hound of Baskervilles
Castle Theatre (5/3 - 5/3) | |
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