Productions Archive - The Queen Mother Theatre

Big Spirit – 40th Year Showcase

As Big Spirit Youth Theatre celebrate their 40th Anniversary, the group are putting together a showcase from their favourite shows from across the years and a selection from some plays they just love, but haven’t yet performed. A medley of drama, comedy and movement presented in a way only Big Spirit can.

Wicked Little Letters (15)

When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. Cast: Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Malachi Kirby, Timothy Spall, Jason Watkin Director(s): Thea Sharrock Runtime: 102 REVIEW | TRAILER

All Of Us Strangers (15)

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbour Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town […]

NT Live – Present Laughter

The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete […]

NTLive – Prima Facie

Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas. Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the […]

Me & My Girl

When the new Earl of Hareford is revealed to be Bill Snibson, a common cockney from Lambeth, the aristocratic family battle to turn him into a gentleman and separate him from his equally unsuitable girlfriend. Featuring well known songs including The Lambeth Walk and The Sun has got his Hat On, this popular musical comedy […]

Life of Pi (12a)

by Yann Martel, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti directed by Max Webster Rated 12a Puppetry, magic and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the best-selling novel. After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, a 16-year-old boy named Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other […]

Junior Showcase 2024

Come and watch the Bancroft Juniors end of year Showcase. An evening of comedy and drama presented by our talented 8-13 year olds. Covering everything from football to mobile phones, school-life to love lives. A fun and delightful evening for all ages.

Mostly Comedy – 26 July ’24

Hitchin’s popular comedy club rounds off a week of gigs with two nights at the QUEEN MOTHER THEATRE. Join host DAVID EPHGRAVE for a mixed bill of the best names in comedy. Friday 26th July’s Hitchin line-up features: Stand-up from SHAPARAK KHORSANDI(Seen on ‘Live at The Apollo’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘QI’, ‘8 Out of […]

Krapp’s Last Tape

In Beckett’s critically acclaimed play, an aging man, who lives a lonely and shabby existence in a darkened room, listens to a taped recording of himself as a young man. A tour-de-force for one man, is the most affectionate portrait of a character that Beckett has ever done: an aging man who lives a lonely […]