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.
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 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 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.
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.
This performance will have a live palantypist and BSL interpreter.
A limited number of Essential Companion tickets are available for patrons aged 14 and over who require assistance with disability-related access needs.
Age guidance: 16+
This is a captioned performance This performance has sign language
