Join Havering Changing and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch for Centre Stage – a vibrant showcase of top Essex/East London deaf, disabled, and neuro-divergent talent!
Dive into our scratch night: a relaxed evening of fresh ideas, short works-in-progress, live feedback, food, music, performances, and community fun.
The line up of acts:
Jodie Mitchell
Award-winning Drag King, comedian, writer and podcaster Jodie Mitchell co-founded the queer women, trans, and non‑binary comedy collective The LOL Word, and writes and performs as their macho Glaswegian alter‑ego John Travulva with Pecs Drag Kings—winning an Off‑Broadway Award in 2020. They have appeared on Comedy Central Live and Channel 4’s Jokes Only A Lesbian Can Tell, and served as a writer on Season 3 of Netflix’s Sex Education.
Jo-Anne Cox
Jo-anne Cox is a creative performer/composer. As well as performing solo, she collaborates with artists and musicians, playing with bands and ensembles. She is a composer of seriously sensuous work for electric cello who loves cross-artform collaboration, audience interactive performance and sensory experiences. She draws audiences into her sonic worlds through her intimate and alluring performances.
Miss Jacqui
Miss Jacqui is a dynamic artist, celebrated for her powerful poetry and soulful music. As a Spoken Word Artist and Songwriter, she masterfully blends words and melodies into messages that are both thought-provoking and inspiring.
Deaf Rave
Founder Troi “DJ Chinaman” Lee began with a vision to give Deaf, Hearing and Disabled Artists and performers a platform to display their love for music. Deaf Rave provides entertainment with music, sign song and visual performances to an all-inclusive audience, globally and across the UK.
A touch tour is a hands-on pre-show experience where visually impaired audience members can feel the set, props, and costumes to get a sense of the show before it starts.
String your bows and join us for some festive fun in the Forest of Havering, as Robin Hood hits the bullseye in a brand-new, laugh-out-loud panto adventure!
With his Merry Band beside him and the brilliant, brave Maid Marian leading the charge, our cheeky outlaw is ready to outwit the greedy Sheriff, with daring tricks, silly mishaps and plenty of audience mischief along the way!
Perfect for the whole family, this action-packed adventure is bursting with catchy songs, dazzling sets and costumes, and side-splitting panto fun. You’ll find heroes to cheer, villains to boo, and more surprises than you can shake an arrow at!
There’s only one way to find out… Oh yes there is!
So, gather your Merry Band of family and friends and book your tickets today!
Share the Magic of Panto – When booking your tickets, please consider purchasing an extra ticket for a child who may not otherwise be able to attend. Your generosity helps children supported by local charities, including Home-Start and Imago Young Carers Services, enjoy a truly magical panto experience. In the basket, you can donate a single ticket, a pair of tickets, a family ticket, or make a contribution towards a ticket, every gift helps create a day they’ll never forget.
A bank robbery, a family funeral, and a coffin with a shocking secret – nothing is off limits in this mischievous comedy of chaos! When a daring heist goes spectacularly wrong, the money ends up in the most unlikely hiding place, and the lies begin to pile up fast. What follows is a whirlwind of cover-ups, confusion and sheer audacity as everyone scrambles to stay ahead.
Orton’s masterpiece is packed with razor-sharp dialogue, physical mayhem and twists that spiral towards the absurd. Daring, dark and unmissably funny, nothing is off limits in this mischievous comedy of chaos!
Attend our FREE pre-show Director’s Talk on Mon 23 Feb at 6.30pm. Book your space here.
✭✭✭✭✭ “A clever play with razor sharp dialogue, farcical situations, and completely over the top characters.”Southend Theatre Scene
“This outstanding production of Loot is a must-see” The Havering Daily
“We very much enjoyed seeing this version of Loot” Jupiter Hadley
“A sharp swipe at authority, religion, and respectability.” Stagedoor Joe
A free pre-show touch tour for Loot. A touch tour is a hands-on pre-show experience where visually impaired audience members can feel the set, props, and costumes to get a sense of the show before it starts.
A free pre-show Touch Tour. Book tickets for Caroline: A New Musical here. A touch tour is a hands-on pre-show experience where visually impaired audience members can feel the set, props, and costumes to get a sense of the show before it starts.