Queen's Theatre Hornchurch (QTH) is today announcing its creative leadership team for the 2022/23 year, starting from 1 April 2022, with current Artistic Director, Douglas Rintoul, leaving to lead the New Wolsey Theatre in May. Maisey Bawden and Danielle Kassaraté, founders of Mawa Theatre, the UK's first all Black all Female Shakespeare Company, will be working together part time as Associate Director (Talent Development), overseeing all aspects of this growing programme and focusing on ensuring the support offered increasingly reaches more underrepresented and underserved creative practioners.

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is excited to announce that Blouse & Skirt Theatre Company’s first major production, Rice & Peas, will be playing at Metal Culture, Southend-on-Sea 28 – 29 April 2022. Rice & Peas is an immersive West Indian dining experience inspired by Mia Jerome’s (Blouse & Skirt Theatre Company’s Artistic Director) family history.

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch are celebrating a second award nomination for their current revival of Arthur Miller’s moving and powerful landmark drama All My Sons, which closes on 5 March before transferring to the New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich 8 – 12 March. The Offies Nomination is for Lead Performance in A Play for David Hounslow in his role as Joe Keller and follows a recent nomination for Oliver Hembrough.

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is delighted to announce an Offies Award nomination for Oliver Hembrough for Supporting Performance in a Play in his role as Chris Keller in their current revival of Arthur Miller’s moving and powerful landmark drama All My Sons. Directed by Douglas Rintoul, All My Sons opened 10 February to critical acclaim and plays until 05 March at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch until transferring to the New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich 08 – 12 March..

After such a difficult two years it is great to be participating in the Brentwood Half Marathon & Fun Run this year to raise vital funds for our Dementia Friendly shows and creating a new support network for families affected. Dementia is one of the leading challenges facing older people and their families today and we understand the positive impact theatre can have on their lives.

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is excited to announce that Princess Essex will be going on tour to Essex community venues and audiences can see it for FREE. Based on the little-known, true story of Princess Dinubolu, Princess Essex is the funny and dynamic tale of the first black woman to ever enter a beauty pageant in the UK.

The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is overjoyed to announce Romford McDonalds as principal sponsor of this year’s pantomime, Sleeping Beauty. This sponsorship will play a vital role in creating an unforgettable show and help spread the festive fun throughout Havering.

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch announce casting for the 10th anniversary production of Tom Wells award- winning, irresistibly funny and tender play, The Kitchen Sink (17 Mar - 2 Apr 2022). Playing Martin is Ken Bradshaw (War Horse, The National Theatre), with Sally George as Kath (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Park Theatre), Dominic Jones as Billy (Growth, Paines Plough/UK Tour), Joseph Reed as Pete (The Nobodies, Chalk Line Theatre/UK Tour), and Matilda Tucker as Sophie (Dangerous Liaisons, Playground/STARZ).

Sleeping Beauty announced as Queen’s Theatre’s 2022 pantomime    The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is delighted to announce this year’s magical, fun-packed pantomime will be Sleeping Beauty. The show will run from 24 November 2022 until 1 January 2023.

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch joins biggest ever 2-for-1 ticket offer for National Lottery players through UK Theatre’s Love Your Local Theatre campaign   Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch has joined over 100 theatres UK wide for the new campaign, for which The National Lottery is providing up to £2 million to subsidise over 150,000 tickets across the UK During March, National Lottery players can get 2-for-1 theatre tickets for performances of The Kitchen Sink by Tom Wells. Supported by TV presenter, Girls Aloud singer and star of the stage Kimberley Walsh, the campaign encourages the public to support local theatres as they recover from the pandemic Tickets available to purchase from Tuesday 1 February at 10am via loveyourlocaltheatre.com   LONDON, TUESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY: Today, UK Theatre launched Love Your Local Theatre, a new campaign encouraging the public to support their local theatres as they begin to recover from the impact of Covid.

Queen's Theatre Hornchurch is today announcing that after six very successful years‎, Douglas Rintoul is leaving the post of Artistic Director at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, in mid May 2022, to take up the new leadership role at New Wolsey Ipswich. Before then, he will direct previously announced major revivals of 'All My Sons' and 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 - The Musical'.

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch will open its Spring 2022 season with a stunning revival from Director Douglas Rintoul of Arthur Miller’s moving and powerful landmark drama All My Sons 10 February – 5 March, before playing at the New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich 8 – 12 March. Cast is led by David Hounslow, who is best known for his roles in Coronation Street and Doctors, as Joe and Eve Matheson, who is best known for her roles as Zoe Angell in the BBC sitcom May to December and Becky Sharp in the BBC adaptation of Vanity Fair, as Kate.

Havering Changing are ecstatic to have been awarded Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places National Portfolio Funding for the people living in our community to continue to lead their own inspiring creative programmes. Havering Changing is a consortium of eight local partner organisations, led by Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, working with Clarion Futures (the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group), New City College, Havering Asian Social & 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.

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch has today announced its Spring 2022 season, which will include a major revival of Arthur Miller’s landmark drama, All My Sons, playing 10 February - 5 March. The production continues the Theatre’s tradition of exceptional, classic drama and will be directed by Douglas Rintoul (Artistic Director), following critically acclaimed UK tours of Macbeth and The Crucible.

Panto is back in Hornchurch for 2021! Oh yes it is!