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Mostly Comedy – October

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 […]

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Height of the Storm

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 […]

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Mostly Comedy – Sept

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 […]

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Mostly Comedy – July

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 […]

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Great Gatsby

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 […]

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Juniors Comedy Showcase

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 […]

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40 Year Gala Celebration

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, […]

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Beginnning

Beginnning

Every story starts somewhere. It’s the early hours of the morning and Danny’s the last straggler at Laura’s party. The flat’s in a mess. And so are they. One more drink?This sharp and astute two-hander from David Eldridge (Market Boy, The knot of the Heart, In Basildon, Middle) takes an intimate look at the first […]

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Red Lion

Red Lion

Passion. Loyalty. Salvation. Small time semi-pro football, the non-league. A world away from the wealth and the television cameras. A young player touched with brilliance arrives from nowhere. An ambitious manager determines to make him his own. And the old soul of the club still has dreams of glory. A haunting and humorous new play […]

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Merry Widow or Two

Merry Widow or Two

A Victorian black comedy, set in London, 1883. Following the loss of her husband in a railway accident, Angela is in need of a proper widow’s attire. This is provided by professional widow Elspeth. Presented by the Junior Bancroft Players, this show explores themes of financial considerations, female economic independence, practicality and femae solidarity within […]

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