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Page to Stage Workshop – Handbagged

This 90-minute practical workshop provides insight into the Director’s vision and decisions in creating some of the production’s most exciting moments. It is facilitated by Handbagged’s Associate Director, who will be joined by members of the acting company and technical staff.
From rehearsal techniques and investigation with the actors and stage management, weaving in lighting, sound and music, this session unpacks the immense amount of talented people it takes to bring this epic and satirical production to life.
There will also be a chance for you to put your questions to the company.

Interview with the Director – The Turn of the Screw

Creative Directors will interview the production’s director and creative team. The Director’s Talk are ticketed but free to attend.

Book your seats for the show here

Interview with the Director – Bedroom Farce

Creative Directors will interview the production’s director and creative team. The Director’s Talk are ticketed but free to attend.

Book your seats for the show here

Bedroom Farce – A Comedy

Step into the comical chaos of married life with Alan Ayckbourn’s 1975 comedy, Bedroom Farce. In today’s world of reality TV, dating apps, and relationship advice columns, Ayckbourn’s timeless classic poses the question: what really happens when the honeymoon is over?

Four Couples, Three Bedrooms, One Night – Countless Laughs

Join us for an evening filled with misunderstandings, mishaps, and marital mayhem as we peek into the private lives of four couples over a single night. Set across three bustling bedrooms, Bedroom Farce delivers a witty and heartwarming exploration of relationships, spanning 12 hilarious hours.

All children aged under 14 must be seated with an accompanying adult (18+) when watching a performance.

Due to illness, the role of Trevor will be played by Adam Sopp. Adam may have a script in hand, but we’re confident this won’t impact your experience of the play.

The Turn of the Screw

Bly, Essex. Angelic 9 year-old Flora and precocious 12 year-old Miles are the picture of innocence, rescuing injured birds and playing make-believe by the shady lake. But, as a new governess arrives at the manor to take care of them, disturbing secrets emerge from beneath the undulating waters. Questioning the truth behind the children’s stories, the governess finds it increasingly hard to tell reality from her nightmares – until she is forced to take action. Did you really see her? Or was it just a trick of the light?
Henry James’ classic ghost story, chillingly reimagined by playwright Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Her Naked Skin), is an enthralling mix of Halloween thriller and psychological mystery, drawing in both believers and sceptics alike. The play has been used as inspiration for West End classic The Woman in Black and adapted for Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor.

All children aged under 14 must be seated with an accompanying adult (18+) when watching a performance.

Handbagged

A Theatre Nation Partnerships production, produced by Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch.
Moira Buffini’s clever and fiercely funny comedy is a fly-on-the-wall look at what might have happened when Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher came face-to-face in the privacy of the palace.
Over the course of a decade did the Monarch and the Iron Lady ever find a common ground, or did their stiff upper lips reign supreme?
This highly entertaining Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Theatre Nation Partnerships production explores the intense relationship between two of history’s most revered female leaders, and the legacy they each left behind.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Equally escapist and deeply grounded in reality” LondonTheatre1

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Hilariously entertaining” Southend Theatre Scene

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Handbagged is a great night at the theatre” ArtsHub

Keen to add to your theatre fix? Join us at one of the following FREE events!

Director’s Talk – Attend our Director’s Talk on Tue 18 Feb to get an insight into the making of Handbagged. Book your seat at our Book your space here.

Page to Stage – This 90-minute practical workshop provides insight into the Director’s vision and decisions in creating some of the production’s most exciting moments. Book your space here.

Theatre Lab – An inspiring and exciting afternoon designed for those looking to network, develop their craft, and gain insight into the theatre industry. Theatre Lab offers exclusive access to a Page to Stage workshop, alongside Mini Matinees showcasing new writing by emerging creatives, and a special Creative Talk. Book your space here.

See the full tour dates here: Handbagged tour details
All children aged under 14 must be seated with an accompanying adult (18+) when watching a performance.

Cinderella

Bursting with glitz and glamour, it’ll be the most magical event of the year!

Cinderella dreams of a glamorous life far removed from the everyday grind of primping and preening her vain sisters, and an invitation to the Prince’s royal ball is just the ticket! But the Ugly Sisters have other plans for Cinders, confiscating her ticket to the party of the decade… Fear not, for her Fairy Godmother arrives in the nick of time, ready to weave her magic and transform Cinderella’s fortunes! But can she sashay away from the sensational soirée before the clock strikes midnight and her riches turn back to rags once more…?

This much-loved traditional pantomime reunites the team behind last year’s smash-hit production Dick Whittington. Written by Andrew Pollard, with original music and lyrics by Tom Self, and directed by Kate Lovell (Co-Creative Director at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch).

All children aged under 14 must be seated with an accompanying adult (18+) when watching a performance.

Download the Cinderella Free Sheet here

If you identify as disabled or if you have any access seating requirements* we can offer you a ticket at a discounted price**. Please let the box office assistant know when booking, or if you prefer to book online then select the Access price type.
*There are 20 seats in Row E which are reserved for customers requiring step free access. These seats are only available by contacting our Box Office.
**Some exceptions may apply – please check when booking.
For more information please contact the Box Office on 01708 443333 or email boxoffice@queens-theatre.co.uk

Media Partner

Pie and Mash Fundraising Quiz Night

Celebrating 70 years of Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch.

Filled with music, tricky questions and laughs you’ll be entertained throughout.

Tables of 6-8 people. Smaller groups may have to share a table with other quizzers

As a charity we rely on fundraising activities to enable the Theatre’s wide-ranging programme, particularly working with young people and the community, investing in and nurturing artistic talent, making theatre accessible and developing new audiences.

Wilko

In 2012, Wilko Johnson, the iconic rock star and founder of legendary Essex band Dr Feelgood, was told he had inoperable cancer and a year to live. Refusing all treatment, he decided to spend his last months living meaningfully: seeing the people, places and things which meant most to him during his remarkable life.

Then, a miracle happened….

This world premiere production of a new play – a mixture of words, rock ‘n roll, and quotes from the man himself – tells the amazing, uplifting true story of Wilko, the Canvey Island legend.

“Anyone who is a fan of Dr Feelgood or Wilko Johnson should see it.”

“10/10 – I want to see it again!”

Jonathan Maitland is a playwright and former journalist having worked for the BBC across Radio 4, BBC News and presenting and producing shows for BBC 1. Maitland’s debut stage play Dead Sheep (2015) produced at Park Theatre became the most successful production in the theatre’s history. This record was broken by his second play also staged at Park Theatre An Audience With Jimmy Saville (2015), which went on to transfer to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Further works at Park Theatre include Deny Deny Deny (2016) and the box office record breaking The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson (2019) which went on to complete an eight-week national tour in 2020. Most recently, Maitland presented the premiere of his new play The Interview at Park Theatre and his BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Wasps in a Jam Jar in 2023.