Havering Arts Council

14/06/2026

They are almost here! This delightful band of pilgrims, Canterbury bound, arrive in Harold Wood on Wednesday night to entertain with their antics and stories. The Guildonian Players bring six of Chaucer's favourite tales to glorious life in two weeks' time. This adaptation by Nick Warburton is in modern English, so an easy and entertaining production, running 17-20 June at 8pm nightly, plus 2.30pm Saturday matinee at The Little Theatre, Harold Wood. Tickets available at guildonian-players.sumupstore.com/ or call 07762 133620 to hold tickets and pay on the door (card and cash options available)
The Guildonian Players Havering Arts Council

03/06/2026

The Canterbury Tales! The Guildonian Players bring six of Chaucer's favourite tales to glorious life in two weeks' time. This adaptation by Nick Warburton is in modern English, so an easy and entertaining production, running 17-20 June at 8pm nightly, plus 2.30pm Saturday matinee at The Little Theatre, Harold Wood. Tickets available at guildonian-players.sumupstore.com/ or call 07762 133620 to hold tickets and pay on the door (card and cash options available)

14/05/2026

And it's opening night for The Wesley Players with 'The Book of Will'! The first of our entries for this year's Havering Drama Festival.  Break a leg Wesley Players 🎭😃🎭
And look out for The Guildonian Players next month with their 'Canterbury Tales', and Romford Summer Theatre with 'The Comedy of Errors' - so much local talent bringing you great entertainment available here in Havering.

11/05/2026

'The Book of Will' - Wesley Players are about to present this lovely play - and it's their entry in this year's Havering Festival of full length plays. It's a moving drama, inspired by true events, about Shakespeare's friends who, after his sudden death, try to preserve his works by creating the very first folio. Set in 1619 on London’s vibrant South Bank, step back in time and witness the extraordinary effort that saved Shakespeare’s words and shaped the theatre we know today!

8pm nightly 14, Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May plus 4pm Saturday Matinee

Upminster Methodist Church, Hall Lane, Upminster, RM14 1AE

Tickets available online: £9 Adults (16+), £5 Children and £7 Conc.
On door (card/cash): £10 Adults (16+), £6 Children and £8 Conc.
Free Senior tickets available (Donations Welcome)

09/05/2026

The Arts Society Havering's May lecture is this week - Mirror Image: Elizabeth Vigée-Le Brun in Paint & Prose, by Dr Alison Barker.
Elisabeth was an eighteenth century artist, painting the aristocracy of France during the Revolution and in the shadow of the Guillotine, creating portraits for the nobility of Europe and even travelled to England.
New Windmill Hall Upminster RM14 2QH
Tuesday 12th May, 10:15am
This event is open to visitors for a fee of £8:00.
For more information see tashavering.org.uk/Lectures/FutureLectures.aspx
www.facebook.com/groups/199870022175485
or email [email protected], or call 01708 221903

25/04/2026

Thank you Thames Opera for a lovely evening of 'Opera for All'! We thoroughly enjoyed it.
One more opportunity to enjoy the show tonight, Sunday 26 April at 7.30pm at the Queens Theatre, Hornchurch - queens-theatre.co.uk/whatson/opera-for-all/

25/04/2026

Tonight's the night! And we be in the audience - Thames Opera are performing 'Opera for All' at the Queens Theatre, Hornchurch on 25 & 26 April at 7.30pm. It's great for first time opera goes and seasoned patrons ... 80 voices, conducted by Jeremy Haneman, and hosted by Ian Skelly of BBC Radio 3. Tickets available from queens-theatre.co.uk/whatson/opera-for-all

Looking forward to it!

16/04/2026

For a gentle therapeutic session, how about joining Mary at the Queens Theatre on Monday lunchtimes? You can book online via www.bodyandsoulyoga.org or can just come along for 12.15 class.
It’s the community space downstairs (lift available). Lunch afterwards in the theatre cafe from 1.30pm.

All proceeds to the ‘Make More Marks’ fund in memory of Mary’s wonderful son, Mark who was a front of house manager at the Queens Theatre until last November, our Publicity Officer here at HAC and so very much more.

15/04/2026

This weekend there's something a little different on offer - Spotlight Theatre Company will be performing two radio plays at the Lumiere Cinema - 'Personal Call' by Agatha Christie and 'A Jolly Sinister Jape' by David Tristram. Sun 19 April, 4pm. Tickets £10 on the door or see Eventbrite - where booking fee applies. Raffle. Free parking in car park next door.

14/04/2026

The Thames Opera production is now only two weeks away 😃 They are performing 'Opera for All' at the Queens Theatre, Hornchurch on 25 & 26 April at 7.30pm. It's great for first time opera goes and seasoned patrons ... 80 voices, conducted by Jeremy Haneman, and hosted by Ian Skelly of BBC Radio 3. Tickets available from

80 Voices. Two Nights Only. Hosted by Ian Skelly, BBC Radio 3, join us for two enchanting evenings and enjoy a mesmerizing performance featuring our talented local community chorus and award-winning special guests. Never been to opera? Perfect. This is for you. Love opera? Perfect. This is for you.....