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Blue Caftan (12)

The Blue Caftan (12), Morocco, 2022, sub-titles Writer-director Maryam Touzani’s follow-up to her acclaimed 2019 debut with The Blue Caftan – a rich, complex, slow-burn drama that screened in Un Certain Regard at Cannes. Halim (Saleh Bakri) and Mina (Lubna Azabal) run a caftan shop in the historic Salé medina, producing exquisitely finished hand-sewn garments. […]

Fabelmans (12)

The Fabelmans (12), USA, 2022 Dedicated to the memory of his parents, this is a semi-autobiographical story about a young aspiring filmmaker. Steven Spielberg. Set in post-World War II Arizona, it sees Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle) fall in love with the movies after his parents, talented pianist Mitzi (an Oscar-tipped Michelle Williams) and successful computer […]

Mostly Comedy – November

Hitchin’s popular comedy club continues its Autumn/Winter 2023 season at the QUEEN MOTHER THEATRE. Join host DAVID EPHGRAVE for a mixed bill of the best names in comedy. PLEASE NOTE: SHAPARAK KHORSANDI IS NO LONGER APPEARING DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL. WE’RE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. 9th November’s Hitchin line-up features: Musical comedy from […]

Mostly Comedy – October

Hitchin’s popular comedy club celebrates its fifteenth birthday at the QUEEN MOTHER THEATRE. Join host DAVID EPHGRAVE for a mixed bill of the best names in comedy. 19th October’s Hitchin line-up features: Stand-up from ISY SUTTIE (Dobby in C4’s ‘Peep Show’. Also featured in ‘Damned’ and ‘Man Down’) (Seen on QI’, ‘Would I Lie to You?’, ‘8 […]

Height of the Storm

Andre and Madeleine have been in love for over fifty years. This weekend, as their daughters visit, something feels unusual. A bunch of flowers arrives, but who sent them? A woman from the past turns up. But who is she? And why does Andre feel like he isn’t there at all? Height of the storm […]

Mostly Comedy – Sept

Hitchin’s popular comedy club kicks off its Autumn 2023 season at the QMT. Join host David Ephgrave for a mixed bill of the best names in comedy. 7th September’s Hitchin line-up features: An hour of stand-up from RICHARD HERRING (Seen on ‘Taskmaster, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled’ and ‘Never […]

Mostly Comedy – July

This event is now sold out but there will be a returns list on the door from 7.15pm, any available seats will be distrbuted just before 8pm, on a first-come-first-served basis. Hitchin’s popular comedy club relaunches at the Queen Mother Theatre as part of the 2023 Hitchin Festival. Join host David Ephgrave for a mixed […]

Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic masterpiece has been adapted by Peter Joucla and now given the Big Spirit treatment, as only they can. Gatsby is a young man in love in 1920s America. Having worked hard to make something of himself and win back the woman he loves, he finds himself in a world where money […]

Juniors Comedy Showcase

Our wonderful Junior Bancroft Players take to the stage once more in their end of year showcase – and this year it’s all about the laughs! We hope you enjoy an evening of short comedy sketches written by a mixture of local and established writers. This evening combines both our Saturday and Monday evening groups […]

40 Year Gala Celebration

Come and celebrate 40 Theatrical Years at The QMT The QMT has been at the heart of cultural life in Hitchin and North Herts since its opening in July 1983. The home of The Bancroft Players, Big Spirit and the Junior Bancroft Players. This evening is a special black-tie dinner and dance with live entertainment, […]