After months of anticipation, the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch has announced it will be staging Beauty and the Beast as this year’s pantomime. Audiences are invited to join in the fun as their favourite fairytale comes to life in a magical, action-packed panto for the whole family.

The Queen’s Theatre is excited to be co-producing the revival of the ‘killingly funny’ (Daily Mail) hit comedy Worst Wedding Ever with Salisbury Playhouse and New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich. Worst Wedding Ever is a ‘downright farcical’ (Daily Telegraph) family drama about downsizing wedding preparations and comes to the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch from 15 March – 1 April.

The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is delighted to receive such high acclaim for its exhilarating production of Arthur Miller’s classic The Crucible. Reviews Gate was intensively captivated and awarded it five-stars, claiming ‘Douglas Rintoul’s production of this classic play grips like a vice’.

The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is excited to announce its resident young company Cut2 is performing in the biggest youth festival in the UK and Ireland with the gothic melodrama, The Monstrum. NT Connections 2017 is the National Theatre’s annual youth theatre project that champions new writing and offers young people aged 13-19 the chance to stage plays written by some of the country’s most exciting playwrights.

The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is set to launch a very exciting audio and visual exhibition inspired by local voices, Women’s Stories of Ford Dagenham. Women’s Stories of Ford Dagenham celebrates the exceptional women who worked at Ford Dagenham between 1968-1984 who fought for women's equal pay.

A number of Queen’s Theatre staff are limbering up for this year’s Brentwood Half Marathon to raise money for the theatre’s Learning & Participation department. Artistic Director Douglas Rintoul ran last year and raised over £2,000 for the theatre.

Are you hoping to grab yourself a bargain on your next theatre trip? Look no further, we’ve got some awesome discounts available on our spring season opening show, The Crucible!

The cultural hub in the heart of Havering, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, today announced the final members of its leadership team with the appointment of a new Chair and Executive Director. The Queen’s Theatre is excited to reveal Claire Gevaux as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees.

West End performer Kevin Brewis is set to return to his local theatre to pay tribute to a selection of Broadway’s finest musicals in Broadway & Beyond. Kevin Brewis grew up in Hornchurch and his love of theatre started when he visited his first pantomime at the Queen’s Theatre.

We're excited to announce we will be participating in the Discover London Children’s Book Swap on Saturday 11 February between 10.30am and 2.30pm. We will open our doors to anyone wanting to recycle their children’s books and give children new books to read.

As part of our upcoming production of the comedy Worst Wedding Ever, we're looking for funny or quirky wedding photos and we're welcoming local people to share the pictures that make them laugh. These could be showcasing retro fashion and hairstyles, dancefloor disasters, wardrobe mishaps or cheeky children getting up to no good...

Coronation Street’s Charlie Condou and Call The Midwife’s Victoria Yeates get ready to begin rehearsals for a major production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible this January. Charlie Condou, who is best known for playing Marcus Dent on the UK’s best-loved soap, Coronation Street will be taking on the role of witch-hunter Reverend Hale in the spine-tingling thriller, The Crucible.

The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is delighted to be helping the community inject more theatre into their lives in 2017 by offering a super-affordable Jump the Q season ticket scheme from just £42. These generously priced offers give audiences the chance to get the best seats at the best prices for three fantastic productions with savings of up to 45%.

Are you coming to our Relaxed Performance of Cinderella on Monday 2 January at 6pm? We hope you’re getting excited!

Introduction to Directing is part of the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme and offers FREE practical training for people (over 18 years of age) who are interested in finding out what a theatre director does and whether or not a career as a theatre director is for them. The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch in partnership with the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme will host an intensive, fun and informative programme including a mix of hands-on practical work, observation, discussion with experienced practitioners and an introduction to further opportunities.