Looking for something to keep the little ones occupied during the summer? Why not leave them with us for two jam-packed hours of creative fun involving drama games, storytelling and craft activities.
Each session is themed around a popular children’s story and includes a craft activity to take home.
A WORLD PREMIERE
Behind every tattoo is a story. What people decide to get inked is often highly significant and personal. Tattoos can be decorative, commemorative, symbolic and transformational. Some stop at one or two – others curate an entire gallery on their skin. Inked is a bold new piece of theatre based on true stories. Director Lucy Pitman-Wallace has worked her way around Havering, interviewing those with tattoos and some of the incredible artists who create them. Together with writer Paul Dodgson, Lucy has shaped these authentic stories into a compelling script that promises to be fascinating, emotive and inspiring.
Venue: Cobra Monkey, Mercury Mall, Mercury Gardens, Romford RM1 3EE
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.
“What do you do when you realise all you’ve ever wanted, isn’t what you want?”
A rebellious group of young friends with big dreams are sick and tired of their everyday lives. Just as they’re about to give up on their ambitions, they meet Madame Amethyst and her sidekick – Ginger, and life as they know it changes dramatically.
This heartwarming musical comedy features HipHop, Musical theatre, Street dance, Spoken Word and a cast of 150 local children.
A Spare Tyre production in partnership with Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Havering Changing
A new interactive sensory experience for people living with dementia and their carers. Over the course of an hour, On the Beach explores a day in the life of a working beach – its myths, magic, perils and ever-changing beauty, drawing on rich traditions the world over using dance, music and interactive visual storytelling.
Tickets for this production are offered on a Pay What You Can basis to ensure no-one is excluded because of their financial circumstances. We know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some, and so Pay What You Can offers people who can afford to pay the recommended price or more the chance to support others who can’t. If you’re able to pay over the suggested price, this will help us continue to offer this pricing model for as long as possible, removing the barrier of ticket cost for those who most need it.
A Havering Changing production, in association with Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch
A WORLD PREMIERE
June 2023 marks the end of the Ford Fiesta, an icon of the British Motoring Industry, Fiesta is a new play to celebrate its legacy. Telling stories from Ford Fiesta creators, owners, neighbours, and friends. The people’s play about the people’s car.
Join us for a fiesta for the Ford Fiesta and celebrate the end of an era!
These work-in-progress performances have been made in partnership with the people of Orchard Village, the former housing estate for Ford Factory workers.
Outside The Box Theatre are back with another hair-raising Murder Mystery Evening and we need you to become the detective!
Watch events unfold before your eyes and hear what the suspects have to say before food is served, giving you the chance to discuss and debate with your fellow detectives before asking your questions, and uncovering the true identity of the killer!
Remember to bring a pen and paper to take those all-important notes – They may come in handy later on.
Ticket price includes a choice of supper;
– Fish & Chips
– Veggie Burger & Chips
– Sausage & Chips
– Beef and Onion Pie & Chips
Outside The Box Theatre are back with another hair-raising Murder Mystery Evening and we need you to become the detective!
Watch events unfold before your eyes and hear what the suspects have to say before food is served, giving you the chance to discuss and debate with your fellow detectives before asking your questions, and uncovering the true identity of the killer!
Remember to bring a pen and paper to take those all-important notes – They may come in handy later on.
Ticket price includes a choice of supper;
– Fish & Chips
– Veggie Burger & Chips
– Sausage & Chips
– Beef and Onion Pie & Chips
A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production
WORLD PREMIERE
The Autumn of Terror. 1888. When five women are brutally slaughtered in the slum warrens of Whitechapel, the world’s biggest manhunt begins and a legend is born. Jack the Ripper.
Halloween. 2023. Best mates Jules and Maz are dressed to kill and ready for fun. But on the night of the dead, a shattering event occurs and something awakens in the old bones of Whitechapel. Something dark, something restless…
Killing Jack, a newly commissioned play from Sadie Hasler (Stiletto Beach, Misfits), is a darkly thrilling plunge into a world where women return to take back their stories; perhaps even to exact their own bloody revenge…
Photos: Mark Sepple
A Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production
A WORLD PREMIERE
Known as the Dagenham Invincibles, Sterling Ladies are the greatest women’s football team of World War One. Over two whirlwind seasons they will never lose a game. The New York Herald declares them “The Unbeaten Women Champions of the Country.” Yet in 1919, the factory girls hang up their boots and triumphs fade into obscurity…
In 2023 their war-cry is heard in the roar of the Lionesses. The world has changed, yet the Women’s World Cup evokes The Invincibles joyous spirit. For Hornchurch teenager Maya, it’s the event of the summer. Cheering England from the family sofa, she also conjures up long-lost footballing secrets …
This world premiere play from Amanda Whittington, one of the most widely performed playwrights in the UK, will be written as the World Cup plays out. Like the best football games, we won’t know the result until the final whistle…
Promising thrills and spills, The Invincibles will celebrate both the Lionesses’ epic summer adventure and the pioneering women who played their heart out a century – yet just a heartbeat – before.
The Invincibles Free Sheet 2023
To celebrate the world premiere of The Invincibles, we are delighted to showcase a unique exhibition telling the story of 150 years of women’s football. A world-class collection of memorabilia, the exhibition explores the development of women’s football from the Victorian era to the Women’s World Cup of 2023.
Rare and distinctive items dating from the turn of the century to present day are on display, including items from the women’s football legend Lizzy Ashcroft Collection and her grandson Steve’s personal collection which is packed with culturally significant artefacts.
Photo Credit: Zbigniew Kotkiewicz
