Genre: Accessible

Robin Hood

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.

★★★★★“The definition of perfect festive theatre for the whole family” – Sounds and Stage (Jack and the Beanstalk 2025)
★★★★★ “The greatest pantomime of them all”– Southend Theatre Scene (Cinderella 2024)
★★★★★ “A performance that the whole family adores”– The Usual Chaos (Dick Whittington 2023)

What to expect from our Panto – Panto is a fun, family-friendly theatre tradition in the UK, usually performed at Christmas. Based on fairy tales, it’s packed with comedy, music, and audience participation.

Key Features:

  • The Dame – A comedic, larger-than-life character played by a man in exaggerated female costume and makeup, bringing slapstick and cheeky humour.
  • Audience participation – Classic shout-outs like “It’s behind you!” and “Oh no it isn’t!” keep the crowd involved.
  • Slapstick & Wordplay – Silly physical comedy, messy scenes, and jokes for both kids and innuendo for adults.
  • Modern References – Pop culture jokes and improvisation make each show unique.
  • Larger-Than-Life Characters – Expect a hero, a villain to boo, and a comedy sidekick.
  • Live on stage music – We pride ourselves on our highly professional actor-musician casting for all roles, meaning all cast members play an instrument on stage (as well as act, sing, and dance)
  • New writing – Each panto is brand new for us, it’s the classic fairy tale with a local spin.

Loot

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

 

 

QYouth presents – The Wind In The Willows

Buckle up for a fast-paced family favourite as we race along the riverbank on a musical road trip following the outrageous Toad on his high-speed adventures.

Ratty, Mole, Badger, and a host of other riverbank characters join this heart-warming story of fun and friendship which is sure to get your toes-tapping. But watch out for those Weasels!

Expect attitude, anarchy, and a whole lot of noise. Performed by over 180 youth theatre members, this twist on a classic tale is a musical adventure of boating, motor cars, and daring escapes. Poop, poop!

 

“There’s something very special about seeing so many young people come together to tell a story like The Wind in the Willows. This new production is a bold and joyful celebration of what can be achieved when young people are placed at the heart of theatre-making, shaping the work with imagination, commitment and generosity.” Director of Communities at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, James Watson

 

Caroline: A New Musical

★★★★★ “a B-side of a heartwarming story of love and ambition to warm your cockles” WhatsOnStage
★★★★★ “a rich and fascinating history” Theatre and Tonic
★★★★ “this feel-good show deserves to be a hit” The Times

Caroline dreams of something more than stacking shelves at the local greengrocers. Her days are routine, but her nights come alive, walking the pier, sharing laughs with her best friend Mary, and spinning records with Robbie, her music-mad boyfriend who’s big on charm yet short on direction.

But a music revolution is coming, and Robbie lands a shock gig with Radio Caroline – the pirate radio station blasting pop, soul and rock ’n’ roll from a ship off the Essex coast and suddenly everything changes. Caroline is swept into a tidal wave of music, mayhem and a movement that would shake up British culture forever. 

Set to a soundtrack of iconic hits from the 60s, Caroline: A New Musical is a vibrant, heart-warming and rebellious new musical about love, ambition and discovering your own voice.

She’s not a DJ. She’s not a rock star. But in the middle of Britain’s radio revolution, Caroline might just steal the show.

Related Events

Attend our FREE pre-show Director’s Talk on Thu 7 May at 6.30pm. Book your space here.

We also have a pre-show talk with Ray Clark on the fascinating history of pirate radio on Fri 15 May with Radio Caroline: The True Story of the Boat that Continues to Rock. Book your space here.

Presented by East Anglian Touring Consortium.

Proudly sponsored by James & Lindsay Ltd, TC Group, and Ashtons Legal

Caroline: A New Musical was developed with the support of the National Theatre’s Generate programme. 

Frankie Goes to Bollywood

“A vibrant, joyful celebration” – East Midlands Theatre
“Standout” – Phonebox Magazine
“Full of flair and spectacle” – The Real Chrisparkle
“Relax, it’s a hit” – Northampton Chronicle & Echo

After a smash-hit UK tour, Frankie Goes to Bollywood returns—bigger, bolder, and bursting with Bollywood glamour.

This dazzling musical comedy-drama dives deep into the glitzy, high-pressure world of Indian cinema, where dreams are mass-produced, identities are reshaped, and women are expected to smile and play by the script written for them.

At the centre of it all is Frankie, a young British woman with little interest in fame. But her quiet suburban life is turned upside down as she is thrust into a world of dazzling lights, choreographed perfection and media obsession. Frankie must decide: Can she become a star without losing who she really is?

What must she give up to succeed in a man’s world—and what is she willing to fight for?

With show-stopping choreography, lavish costumes, and a cast of unforgettable characters, Frankie Goes to Bollywood is a bold, uplifting story of ambition, transformation, and the power of telling your own story.

Featuring original Bollywood songs by hit composer Harry Anand, this is Rifco Theatre Company’s most ambitious production yet—a celebration of love, identity and courage, packed with joy, drama, and spectacular entertainment.

Whether you’re a fan of musicals, Bollywood films, or powerful British stories, this is one night at the theatre you won’t want to miss.

Perfect Show For Rachel – Q&A Session

This is a FREE after-show Q&A for Perfect Show For Rachel.

Rachel is a theatre-loving, enigmatic, learning-disabled 35 year-old who loves Kylie, heckling her sister, and seeing people falling over. At the touch of a button she commands the action, each scene brought to life by a skilled cast ready for whatever she asks of them. From bar room brawls to a bourbon biscuit cabaret – get ready, this is Rachel’s Perfect Show.

Buy tickets for the main show here.

Perfect Show For Rachel

Meet the O’Mahony sisters. Flo is an award winning theatre director. Rachel is an enigmatic, learning-disabled 35 year-old who loves Kylie and seeing people fall over. So they decided to create Rachel’s perfect show: fast paced, funny, and different every night.

Expect physical comedy, live music, home movies, dancing and a lot of Rachel soaking her sister with a watergun in this critically acclaimed, award winning show. As Rachel creates the show on her own terms every night, the cast have to be ready for anything – including fart jokes, becoming singing biscuits, bar room brawls and being fired on the spot. This is “An absolute joy to watch” (A Youngish Perspective).

★★★★★ “Why can’t more theatre be like this? Open, relaxed, fun and full of love” The Guardian 

★★★★ “Bright, funny, musical, silly… try not beaming” in The Times 

★★★★ “a joyous celebration of theatre without the rules” The Stage 

★★★★★ “A theatrical experience like no other” Broadway World 

★★★★★ “An absolute joy to watch” A Young-ish Perspective 

★★★★ “Glows with a kind of truthfullness most productions only gesture towards” Live Art Live 

 

A short series of excerpts from a blog piece on a rehearsal of the show by Meg Fozzard:

“The tech desk, where Rachel sits when she arrives, has been custom made for her. There’s almost 50 buttons with pictures on them. It links to a computer. “It’s all very Wizard of Oz” says Rachel Sampley, the Lead Technical Designer. Flo has discussed with me before the importance of this desk. They were going to have someone else controlling the tech desk under Rachel’s direction, but then that wouldn’t be Perfect Show for Rachel…
Then a piece is choreographed along to ‘Who’s Got the Bag (21st June)’ by The Streets. If you’re wondering how this fits in with the themes of Perfect Show for Rachel, apparently Rachel finds it really funny when things go missing. One of the performers, Folarin, is at the front of the stage and pretends to be a news broadcaster- “We interrupt this broadcast with breaking news…”. Bags are flying through the air as the garage track blares, then everyone moves in slow mo as the track slows down…
Here’s what I was able to jot down about the first 10 minutes before I gave up and just watched and enjoyed it: ‘The game’- only rachel knows the rules, Flo gets sent out/off stage, ‘Human bowling’- the cast are pins, Flo sings Soul Sister, one of their favourite songs to sing with Rachel, ‘Rachel goes on holiday’- on the screen and narrated by Flo we hear about how, during lockdown, the family weren’t able to see Rachel for a long time because of the restrictions and when they were lifted they went on their first family holiday together in Devon”
Read the full article here

 

Perfect Show for Rachel was developed with Rachel, to create a show on her own terms. It explores who defines artistic taste, and questions who that currently excludes. Created by Zoo Co Theatre, a multi award-winning company creating theatre that loudly champions access. Zoo Co won the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award in 2022. Created in collaboration with Improbable, a pioneering company of improvisers and theatre-makers who have been making ground-breaking work for the past 25 years. Proud winners of Producer of the Year at The Stage Awards 2023.

Book your place at the free post-show Q&A on Fri 6 Feb.

Want to know more about the show? See the Perfect Show for Rachel Introduction Notes

Parental guidance recommended. Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.

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