Productions Archive - Page 11 of 13 - The Queen Mother Theatre

Maids

“Dazzling, dangerous and captivatingly queasy” The Guardian Based very loosely on a notorious 1930s murder case, The Maids is a shocking play with boldly drawn characters, unreliable narrators and a lot to say about class and gender politics. Claire and Solange are two maids, trapped in a menial life of service to a Mistress so […]

Wasp

“This two-hander is sprung like a bear trap, a play with very sharp teeth… Just when you feel you have sense of the characters and what they want from one another, the writing shifts. It’s a weapon of a play in this respect: the rules keep changing as rug pull follows rug pull. The tension, […]

Snow Queen

Be transported to the magical land made famous by Hans Christian Andersen. A collaboration across our adult, youth and junior companies, The Snow Queen tells the story of Gerda, a little girl who searches for her friend Kai when he is bewitched and imprisoned by the Snow Queen in her ice palace. Gerda’s innocence charms […]

Junk

“Junk” is the love story of two runaway teenagers and their struggles with addiction. “Junk is guaranteed to shake you and make you realise how awful and brilliant life is.” Scotland on Sunday

Heisenberg the Uncertainty Principle

In this uncertain world, who can predict what brings people together? When two strangers meet by chance amidst the bustle of a crowded London train station, their lives are changed forever. Brimming with blazing theatrical life it explores the uncertain and often comical sparring match that is human connection.

MacBeth

The play is set in the antechambers and corridors of a modern day Scottish Parliament. It’s populated by parliamentarians, pundits, journalists and outside the building, a volatile public; all the ingredients of modern politics. Perhaps the group of pollsters who offer Macbeth some insights are a little stranger than usual. In this production, true to […]

Polar Bear in New Jersey

A teenage polar bear sets out on her own…to New Jersey. A play that’s a little bit about global warming, but mostly about fitting in when you’re different. This play tells the story of shrinking ice-flows due to climate change and the struggles of a young polar bear left to fend for herself. She makes […]

Cinderella

Cinderella is working her fingers to the bone, dreaming of a better life, while her two Ugly Sisters plot and scheme. But after a surprise visit from her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella’s life is turned upside down. Cinderella is transported from rags to riches into a world of glittering ballgowns, enchantment and handsome princes… but do happy […]

Mojo

Mojo was the first big hit for the playwright, Jez Butterworth, before he went onto write Jerusalem and The Ferryman and, in its own right, has become a classic of modern theatre. The story is set in the gangland London of the late 1950s. Ezra’s night club has been hit by a rival gang and […]

Radiant Vermin

Jill and Ollie are as upbeat and perky as presenters on daytime TV, the kind of show where eager eyes and electrified smiles are mandatory. This charming young couple has been chosen by pure chance (or perhaps by design) by a government representative, Miss Dee, in order to participate in a wonderful new programme that […]