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A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Twelfth Night: A Shakespeare Double Bill

Four Forty Theatre are back with a British Summertime Shakespeare Double Bill! Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, both performed in one night by only four actors in forty (ish!) minutes each!

Experience the hilarity of two of the Bard’s best comedies condensed into short, side-splitting shows. In a mere 40 minutes each, they distil the essence of Shakespeare’s masterpieces into uproarious performances. Prepare for an unforgettable night of laughter and with a British Seaside Twist! 2024 will see the company reach more people than ever before and they invite you to join them on their biggest tour to date!

“This is an exceptionally special, hilarious, speedy tour of two of Shakespeare’s arguably greatest plays!”

“Their inimitable style and charisma definitely set them apart as one of the most playfully ambitious theatre groups around!”

“Four Forty Theatre proves that there doesn’t need to be a high value production to provide high quality entertainment!”

Baby Broadway Christmas

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas at a festive Baby Broadway concert this December! An interactive Christmas performance suitable for all ages.

The whole family can sing and dance along to seasonal showtunes from hit musicals and well-known songs from Christmas films, all performed by our West End singers.

Enjoy well-known numbers from Elf, White Christmas, The Snowman, Frozen and many more. Festive fancy dress is encouraged and – as well as singing, clapping and dancing along – you can expect bubbles, bells, flying babies and puppetry!

Open to all ages from new-borns to school age to grandparents, concerts last approximately 45 minutes, doors open 15 minutes before start time.

Menopause Party

Dolly Slatemen, the working Wo-Man’s Pub Landlady (Alter Ego of real life Pub Landlady Debbie Baisden) Brings The Menopause Party to the masses.

Directed by Chris Head, this taboo smashing show with character comedy, sing alongs, spoken word and the unveiling of Dolly’s art expressions will take you on Dolly’s comical Menopause journey. Its Edutainment theatre, so expect to learn something on the phenomenon of the menopause that affects half the planet. Because funny enough it’s half female! Sharing her diary entries and special guest appearances from Doctor Meena Poors and Judge Mental Dolly expresses her own menopause in the only way she knows how.

“It is a highly entertaining show, and one that should be seen by all women who are likely to go through the menopause of 40 years plus, bearing in mind that the popular culture referred to is aimed at this mid-life and older audience. Men are welcome too.” – London Pub Theatres

Family Knees Up

Cor Blimey, Guv’nor, it’s a good old fashioned East-End knees up!

Fancy a change from nursery rhymes? Grab your ‘basin of gravy’ and your ‘dustbin lids’ and join us for some songs at the Ol’ Johanna!

Baby Knees Up is a zany, interactive family event with bubbles, puppets and plenty of singing along for adults, babies and children aged 0 – 100.

Tom Carradine (Carradine’s Cockney Singalong) will get you and your little ones Doing the Lambeth Walk, pondering How Much is That Doggy in the Window, marching with inflatable bananas “down The Strand” and much more!

“We had so much fun! We literally did get our knees up. Fab sing-a-long session” – @mothergoodofficial

“Fantastic family event” – audience member

Living Things Wildlife Show

Welcome to the wonderful world of Living Things, a perfect introduction to nature and all things wild.

Living Things Wildlife Show will let you get up close with nature and learn about incredible animals and the planet we live in. It’s an interactive experience for all the family.

Experience the thrill of having a meerkat on your shoulder, alert for any danger. Or dare to hold a frilled neck lizard, a giant African millipede, or other exotic creatures. Or travel to South America and meet the chinchilla, an animal with the softest fur in the world.

Living Things take great pride in rescuing and rehoming all of their animals, and love to share their stories and backgrounds.

You will be truly amazed, and come away with a world of knowledge about some incredible animals and the amazing planet we live in!

For more information on the show, or to see the legal documents visit http://www.living-things.co.uk/wildlife-shows/

We cannot guarantee certain animals’ appearances

Spamalot

SPAMALOT retells the legendary tale of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail.

The 2005 Broadway production was nominated for fourteen Tony® Awards of which it won three including Best Musical and was followed by two successful West End runs.

Inspired by the classic comedy film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, SPAMALOT features shenanigans including a chorus line of dancing divas, legless knights, men in tights, killer rabbits and a flatulent Frenchman.

Throughout the show Arthur, travelling with his servant Patsy, recruits several knights to accompany him on his quest including Sir Bedevere, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad. Besides the rabbits and farting Frenchman, they meet such characters as the Lady of the Lake, Prince Herbert, Tim the Enchanter, Not Dead Fred, the Black Knight and the Knights who say Ni.

“Spamalot” is presented through special arrangement with and all authorised performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW). www.theatricalrights.co.uk

Wet Cement

Temporal Horizons Productions in association with Small Steed Theatre present this Arts Council England funded work-in-progress performance.

Ali has left the madness of mainstream education to pursue a more peaceful career as a private tutor. However, when Danny (a neurodivergent man) enlists her help to pass his adult GCSE’s, she is dragged back into a world of stress and scrutiny, as it appears Danny is one of her ex-students who she had a hand in expelling…

Now Danny wants Ali to take accountability for her failings as a teacher. But Ali wants Danny to take accountability for his actions as a student… Can a compromise be reached before either hit breaking point, or will history tragically repeat itself?

“Wet Cement is astute class commentary. Danny is exactly the kind of man dehumanised by society, and the writing does a tremendous job of humanising him with thought and tenderness… A beautiful story of redemption and friendship.” – Bush Theatre

“The characters are richly painted and three-dimensional. The play offers a subtle and artful raising of dramatic stakes, the subtext is uneasy and carries danger to it. This is a skilfully written two hander, which shows real promise.” – National Theatre

Following a short interval this rehearsed reading will include a Q&A with the cast and creatives about issues surrounding accessibility and supporting those who are Neurodivergent. Please stay in your seats at the end of the performance to attend this.

Temporal Horizons Productions and Small Steed Theatre are two emerging theatre companies who are neurodivergent led and aim to produce work which will provide opportunities to those who often experience barriers within the arts.

Keep up with Temporal Horizons Productions and Small Steed Theatre on their social channels

Chosen Memories

New Short Plays. Local Writers.
Made in Essex, 2023.

What haunts you? Who would you rather forget? What do you choose to remember?

Chosen Memories is a collection of new short plays that explore life and love, echoes of before, and after; painful losses and inspiring stories of moving on.

The evening is a showcase of new writing from members of the ELE Group (East London & Essex Playwriting Group) a playwright-led group that meets at the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch each month.

The performance is script in hand on The Other Stage with professional director and actors.

Please come along: support local writers and performers. Be entertained. Discover new talent.

The performance will be in support of Crohn’s & Colitis UK (Registered Charity No: 1117148).

Blueprint

Last year, we were proud to launch our first-ever Blueprint Festival, a project that aimed to provide a platform for artists to showcase their talents and develop new, daring works. The festival was a resounding success, earning three award nominations for two productions and even winning the prestigious Off-West End ‘One Offie‘ Award.

We are excited to return with the Blueprint Festival this October, continuing to push creative boundaries while shining a light on underrepresented stories and voices. From 10 – 14 October, we invite you to join us for a week of new ideas and theatrical delights, featuring a mix of fresh talent and returning favourites in multiple performance spaces all over the theatre.

Whether you’re a seasoned attendee or a first-timer, we can’t wait for you to experience the diverse range of theatrical performances on offer this autumn. We welcome you with open arms to join us for an unforgettable week that celebrates the drive, creativity, and ambition of our team at QTH. As the Off West End Awards noted in their appraisal of our 2022 festival, our programming is a testament to our commitment to excellence in the arts.

The Freak By Bertie Darrell

A sprawling mass of explosive queer chaos, ‘mad’ performer Kit can either start living a healthier life or continue as they are and risk losing everything. It is that simple. Yet the world is determined to make everything more complicated for them.

Evening Conversations By Bhuchar Boulevard

Middle class, middle-aged, multicultural mother of millennial sons, Sudha lives a ‘squeezed middle’ life in Wimbledon. As she navigates her career, family and returning to India as a NRI (Non-Resident Indian), she is prompted to investigate her own sense of home and place in the world. Evening Conversations is warm-hearted, humorous, and truthful storytelling.

Open The Front Door By various artists

Open the Front Door showcases the work of disabled artists or those who have experience of shielding during the pandemic. This series of three pieces of digital theatre platform artists who are pushing at the boundaries of what theatre can and should be. Open the Front Door can be enjoyed from the comfort of your armchair, bed or kitchen table.

Walking on Deep Time & Air By Sára Märc

Embark on a mindful art walk around Hornchurch! Join us as we delve into the mystical world where minerals, rocks, and the very air we breathe blur boundaries and create desire lines leading us to both lush green havens and intriguing urban corners. Journey with a collective of artists, green enthusiasts, historians, and scientists as we collectively unravel the secrets of our local landscape.

[Don’t] Try This At Home By State of the [art]

Discover the secrets behind the enduring success of wrestling and its iconic “Kayfabe” element that keeps audiences hooked. Take part in this immersive 1 hour performance, half interactive lecture and half performance art, become part of the action as we unravel the essence of wrestling and the skills it entails.

Usher By Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Second-Year Students

Experience the extraordinary as students from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama’s BA Experimental Arts and Performance program invite you to ‘Usher.’ This captivating promenade performance takes you on an immersive journey through the enigmatic and concealed spaces of the theatre.

Foodaholix By BLINK Dance Theatre

Expect twerk-a-luscious Burger Drag and walk-about food memory mayhem with our iPad MC! Come and party at our Silent Disco sensory rave, banish your food icks with our Ice Cream Queen, and join the Pudding Parade: a tactile, travelling interactive dance workshop.

A Different Class By Kenny Emson

Exploring mental health, masculinity and working-class culture, with a drum and bass soundtrack that “will blow the doors off the theatre”.

Defiant Journey By Jo Cox and Kate Lovell

A sonic-saga exploring the experiences of disabled and neurodivergent people living under austerity and through the cost-of-living crisis through allegory, sensory exploration, storytelling and original composition played live on the electric Dragon Cello. Includes live electric cello, spoken word, vocal expression, song and sensory exploration. (This is a work-in-progress performance).

Evening Conversations

‘Bhuchar radiates knowledge, warmth and real likability’ – The Guardian

‘Subtle blending of the personal and the political. Gently caustic…beautiful and moving’ – The Stage

Acclaimed actor and writer, Sudha Bhuchar brings her one woman show, Evening Conversations, to Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch.

Middle class, middle aged, multicultural mother of millennial sons, Sudha lives a ‘squeezed middle’ life in Wimbledon. As she navigates her career, family and returning to India as a NRI (Non-Resident Indian), she is prompted to investigate her own sense of home and place in the world. Inextricably shaped by Sudha’s cross-continental childhood, a far cry from her sons’ upbringing in leafy Wimbledon, Evening Conversations is warm hearted, humorous, and truthful storytelling.

Sudha invites her boys to ‘crack open a cold one’ and share their views on life. Will her dual heritage (Hindu/Indian and Muslim/Pakistani), fiercely British, mono-lingual sons see their background as a place of strength or an unwelcome inheritance? Shots are fired in the quick-fire exchanges between mother and sons, forcing Sudha to take stock.

Evening Conversations has wide intergenerational appeal and engages many diverse audiences. This joyful monologue invites you to carry on the conversation after….

Dedicated to the late Philip Osment (director, writer and mentor).