Projects

Havering Changing

Arts Council England has invested £1 million for the borough of Havering as part of the Creative People and Places programme.

Havering Changing is a partnership of 8 local organisations that will seek radical new ideas to engage local communities in arts and culture, support local decision makers and share learnings, through the working themes of ‘On Your Doorstep’, ‘In the Know’ and ‘Communities Celebrating’,

The project is being led by us at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch. We will be working with Clarion Futures (the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group), Havering Colleges, Havering Asian Social and Welfare Association (HASWA), Havering Volunteer Centre, Havering Youth Services and myplace, Rainham Association for Village Events (R.A.V.E.), and The Mercury Shopping Centre. The projects will target communities in Harold Hill, Romford, Rainham, and Orchard Village.

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Princess Essex

by Anne Odeke

Feb 2022

This production was part of the Creative Estuary Co-commissions. It played at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch on 27 Feb 2022 before going out on tour to Essex Community Venues.

Rice & Peas

by Mia Jerome

Oct 2022

This production built on the success of previous Creative Estuary Co-comissions. It played at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch in Sep 2022, before going out on tour with both Creative Estuary and Havering Changing.

Essex On Stage

Essex on Stage is an ambitious programme led by Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, championing positive notions of Essex, celebrating theatre made by working-class people and raising aspirations for emerging artists from Essex and Outer East London. It includes commissioning new plays, establishing a network of venues, touring drama about Essex across Essex for new audiences, organising local events to develop talent and making life-changing projects with communities.

Essex on Stage has been made possible by the generous support of The Clothworkers’ Foundation. Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is the recipient of the 2018 Clothworkers’ Theatre Award, a competitive annual prize given to a regional producing theatre, that has only ever been awarded five times.