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.
Looking for something to keep the little ones occupied during half term? Why not leave them with us for two jam-packed hours of creative fun involving drama games, storytelling and craft activities.
Our ‘Create and Play’ sessions are ideal for ages 4 – 6 year olds (children outside of this age range are unable to attend)
£10 per session
Each session is themed around a popular children’s story and includes a craft activity to take home.
Looking for something to keep the little ones occupied during half term? Why not leave them with us for two jam-packed hours of creative fun involving drama games, storytelling and craft activities.
Our ‘Create and Play’ sessions are ideal for ages 4 – 6 year olds (children outside of this age range are unable to attend)
£10 per session
Each session is themed around a popular children’s story and includes a craft activity to take home.
Expect sharp wit, fearless punchlines and non-stop laughs as some of the UK’s most exciting comedy talent take to the stage for one unforgettable evening. If you’ve joined us before, you already know the vibe.
Acts
– Babatunde Aleshe (Gogglebox, Live At The Apollo, I’m A Celebrity)
– Blank Peng (Viral online sensation, rising UK circuit favourite)
– Shazia Mirza (BBC, ITV, international tour headliner)
– Elliot Steel (Comedy Central, BBC Three)
– Angelos Epithemiou (Shooting Stars, Dave, cult comedy icon)
– Alfie Dundas (Fast-rising UK comedy talent)
Late at night, a small cast gathers inside an old theatre for what should be a straightforward rehearsal. But the building carries a reputation. Whispered stories, half-remembered warnings and long-held superstitions that most performers dismiss… until they can’t.
When the theatre doors close, something shifts and what should be fiction starts to feel dangerously real. Expect the unexpected as reality and storytelling begin to blur, plunging you into a shadowed world where nothing is as it seems.
Blackout puts you inside the experience, where every movement, sound and shadow pulls you deeper into the dark. Brace yourself for unnerving twists, creeping shadows, and moments that will make your heart race.
Combining Cally’s comedic and storytelling prowess with extracts from her provocative, stereotype-busting book of the same name, the show has at its heart her own story of radical reinvention – taking her from meetings in boardrooms to treading the boards, thanks to a chance conversation with the late, great Joan Rivers.
A funny show about a deadly serious subject, Namaste Motherf*ckers is a celebration of and for the female of the species. Invisible no more. The show celebrated an Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 sell-out, and it will include a Q&A and meet-and-greet with Cally (who knows, Jeff the wonder dog may even be there too).
‘Sprightly wit and considerable storytelling prowess’– ★★★★ The Scotsman ‘Original and clever’ – ★★★★ The Arts Desk – pick of the Edinburgh Fringe ‘Gripping, perceptive and uplifting’– Chortle ‘Exciting and hilarious talent…she’s got it’ – Time Out
The only tribute to have worked for Coldplay, this outstanding band leads you through all your favourite Coldplay hits from the last 20+ years including Yellow, Paradise and A Sky full of Stars, right through to Higher Power and My Universe from their latest album, Music of the Spheres.
This world class show faithfully recreates the magic of Coldplay’s record breaking live tours – featuring lasers, confetti, video screen and the Xyloband LED wristbands that have become
synonymous with Coldplay concerts, and truly make the audience part of the show.
“Coldplace are pure quality. Thanks for flying the Coldplay flag”– Phil Harvey (Coldplay creative director)
Neil Sands and his amazing cast return with the brand-new 2026 production of their must-see Christmas Cracker! Don’t miss an afternoon full of festive joy and heart-warming nostalgia, featuring over 60 of your all-time favourite Christmas songs and carols. You’ll be singing along from start to finish, reliving cherished memories of Christmases past. With stunning costumes and even falling snow, it’s been described as “Like A Sparkly Christmas Card Come To Life.” This truly is the perfect way to kick off the festive season!
This sophisticated show brings together a love for musical theatre and film/pop style, and fuses it into an iconic concert-style show featuring a full orchestral sound and all the “timeless” classics for which Streisand is renowned. Taking you through the decades of her life, you will share in the “mem’ries”, the magic and the music!
