Down Memory Lane September 2023

Join Kay Carman and friends for a happy, nostalgic afternoon full of all your favourite melodies.

This hour-and-a-half-long performance includes a 20-minute break for a free cuppa and biscuit, served in the performance area for maximum convenience.

We understand that flexibility is very important for this performance. Please let us know if you have any requirements that we can assist you with.

Down Memory Lane August 2023

Join Kay Carman and friends for a happy, nostalgic afternoon full of all your favourite melodies.

This hour-and-a-half-long performance includes a 20-minute break for a free cuppa and biscuit, served in the performance area for maximum convenience.

We understand that flexibility is very important for this performance. Please let us know if you have any requirements that we can assist you with.

A Christmas Carol in Concert

This unique retelling of Dickens’ heart-warming tale uses an array of traditional and modern instruments and authentic musical arrangements. It brims with warmth, wit and wonder.

Modern-day balladeers GreenMatthews take the well-loved festive adventure back to its Victorian fireside roots, painting a vivid and evocative picture of Dickens’ world. Chris Green (voice, guitar, mandocello, piano), Sophie Matthews (voice, flute, English border bagpipes) and special guest Jude Rees (voice, oboe, melodeon) use a magical blend of new lyrics, traditional midwinter English folk tunes and carol melodies to illustrate the transformation of flinty-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge into the epitome of the Christmas spirit – warm-hearted, generous and loving. Uplifting and melodic, GreenMatthews’ A Christmas Carol perfectly recaptures the simple Yuletide delights of fellowship, laughter and good cheer.

Havering Junior Music Festival

We are delighted to announce the return of the Havering Junior Music Festival.

Together with the schools in Havering, you will be taken back in time to the 80s, with performances from primary school choirs and secondary school bands.

Christmas Memories

This unforgettable afternoon of nonstop nostalgia is filled with more songs, carols, and stunning costumes than ever before. Taking you back to the time when Christmas was the most wonderful time of the year and filled with more than 60 of everyone’s favourite Christmas songs & Carols.

So after Rocking Around The Christmas Tree, you can watch Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, or take a Sleigh Ride to a Winter Wonderland to the sound of Jingle Bells, meeting Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer and Frosty The Snowman on the way, before dreaming of A White Christmas. Then be transported back to a heart-warming Victorian Carol Concert including Silent Night, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Deck The Halls, Away In A Manger, Ding Dong Merrily On High and so many more including a rousing version of The Twelve Days of Christmas. Wrapping everyone in the true spirit of Christmas. It wouldn’t be Christmas without pop hits like Slade’s Merry Christmas Everybody, Elton’s Step Into Christmas, Wizards I Wish it Could Be Christmas Every Day, and Shakin Steven Merry Xmas Everyone. 

A Taste of Ireland

Laugh, cry and jig into the night with a show that has entertained thousands. Experience the performances that have brought the house down night after night around the world. Featuring acclaimed Irish dancers, dazzling folk musicians and contemporary vocalists, experience the raw, rhythmic passion that is the original story of the Celtic motherland.

Featuring the Irish tunes that we all know and love, the show’s live, energetic blend of well-known tunes, jaw-dropping acapella tap battles, world-class dancing, melodic folk music mash-ups and craic galore transports you through the story of Ireland’s tumultuous history, complimented by stunning production and lighting.

Including beautiful scenic visuals, glitz, glamour and poetic narration, combining toe-tapping rhythms with heart-warming emotion to create a contemporary Irish dance showcase that will leave you shouting for more.

Starring dancers from Lord of the Dance, Riverdance & Gaelforce Dance alongside a treasure trove of Irish dancing Champions, ’A Taste of Ireland’ delivers the very best talent in the globe.

Experience one of the most prominent Irish music & dance shows in the world today.

Langtons Summer Concert, Langtons Gardens

Langtons Summer Concert is a popular annual event that attracts around 2,000 attendees who are joined by The Mayor of Havering, neighbouring borough’s Mayors and Havering Councillors. The concert is held in the gardens of Langtons House and is traditionally a sell-out audience of families and friends.  Attendees can bring chairs, blankets, picnics and drinks, whilst enjoying an afternoon of both classical and popular music performed by Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra led by Jonathan Butcher.

 

Tickets – There will be a limited number of tickets available to purchase on the day of the concert from the main entrance at Langtons House from 1.30pm. Please note Keswick Avenue entrance will be for pre-booked tickets only, tickets cannot be purchased from this entrance.

 

Location

Langton’s House, Billet Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1XJ. Parking is unavailable on site of Langton’s Gardens. Limited parking is available in Billet Lane Car Park and Keswick Avenue Car Park. Toilets, including accessible facilities, are located in the courtyard beside Langton’s House. No dogs permitted, except assistance dogs

FAQs

1. What time and how can we access the event? – Langtons Gardens will open at 1.30pm, with the performance beginning at 3pm. Event admission will be via the park entrance on Keswick Avenue and Langtons Main House only.

2. Are we able to bring our own refreshments? – You are welcome to bring your own food and drink (including alcohol) to the performance. Refreshments such as tea, coffee will be available to purchase on-site. We would appreciate any rubbish to be taken off-site at the end of event. BBQ’s are strictly prohibited.

3. Are there chairs available? – A limited number of chairs will be available, first come first served. You are welcome to bring your own picnic blankets/garden chairs to this performance. Please be advised gazebos/pop-up tents are prohibited.

4. Are tickets available to purchase on the day? – Ticket sales on the day of the event will only be available if pre-sales have not sold out. These will be available from the Main House Entrance to Langtons Gardens only. Tickets will not be available at any other entrance to the venue. Cash only. On the day price: £7

5. Inclement weather – In the event of inclement weather, every effort will be made for the event to continue. If for any reason it is deemed unsafe to continue, the event would be cancelled.

Magic of Motown

Reach Out and join the biggest party of the year. Get Ready for all the hits, glittering costumes, dazzling dance routines and outstanding musicianship in this breath-taking live concert spectacular.

You will be going Loco Down in Acapulco as we take you back down memory lane with all the Motown classics from Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Supremes, Four Tops, Jackson 5, Martha Reeves, Smokey Robinson, and many, many more.

Celebrate the sound of a generation with one very special night of The Magic of Motown!

Seen by over a million people, now in its 18th year touring the UK. . . It’s no surprise that this show is one of the biggest success stories in British theatre history.

New Dawn Chorus Choir

New Dawn Chorus is a local Community Choir that was only formed this year, and entertains at Friendship Clubs, Care Homes, and Day Centres, offering a wide range of songs, that will get your toes a-tapping!  We raise money for Saint Francis Hospice, and other charities.  
 
Although our members are mature, they are young at heart and love singing and bringing a smile to the faces of our audiences, who are actively encouraged to join in.  This concert will include songs from the 60s, some from Musicals, and  exciting Medleys from artistes such as The Supremes, The Jersey Boys and Abba.  
 
If you would like to enjoy a couple of hours during which you can forget your troubles, please join us!

The Elvis Years

The Elvis Years is an outstanding musical production which brings to the stage the incredible and compelling story of the ‘king of rock and roll’-Elvis Presley.

Join Mario Kombou (Jailhouse Rock, West End), our all-star band and our award-winning singers for an unforgettable journey through over 50 golden greats spanning over three decades–from the early Sun Records hits to the majestic Las Vegas performances, via The Jordanaires, the army years, authentic re-creations from the Hollywood movies and the stunning 68 TV special.

With nostalgic film footage, and over twelve costume changes, this glittering two-hour production features classic hits including That’s Alright Mama, Suspicious Minds, It’s Now or Never, Heartbreak Hotel, Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, Love Me Tender, If I Can Dream and many more

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