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The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is delighted to be named as the regional winner in the East for the second year running as the UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre, in this year’s UK Theatre Awards, in association with Smooth Radio. The theatre is proud to be recognised for its excellent level of customer service by the general public, offering all visitors a warm and friendly welcome. The theatre is among 12 regional winners announced by UK Theatre who are invited to the annual UK Theatre Awards ceremony on Sunday 15 October at London’s historic Guildhall, where the overall winner will be announced. Mathew Russell, Executive Director at the Queen’s Theatre said, ‘We are overjoyed to have retained our title as the UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre in the East. Thank you to everyone who voted for us and to all the staff at the Queen’s Theatre, whose continuing dedication and professionalism has earned us this award. We’re making great developments to our rich programme of work, offering an increasingly diverse and affordable programme of quality entertainment all year round to appeal to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.’ This year’s nominations demonstrate the breadth and depth of outstanding talent and achievement in theatre and the performing arts throughout the United Kingdom, on and off stage. The full list can be viewed at www.uktheatre.org