Theatres · London
Queen's Theatre
In or near Havering-atte-Bower.
Queen's Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Emerson Park · 0.4 km
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The Queen's Theatre is located in Havering, London, with the postcode RM11 1QT. The nearest railway station is Emerson Park, which is 0.4 km away. The theatre is wheelchair accessible, and entry details are not provided.
About
Queen's Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Records date its origin to 1953. Address: Hornchurch, RM11 1QT. Coordinates: 51.5652°, 0.2194°.
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Heritage listing
The Queen's Theatre is a 507-seat mid-scale producing theatre located in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, East London, United Kingdom. The theatre was originally located on Station Lane, Hornchurch, on a site that was used as a cinema and had become derelict. Hornchurch Urban District Council was one of the first councils to use powers of the Local Government Act 1948 to purchase the building in 1948. The 379-seat theatre opened in 1953, the same year as the Coronation of Elizabeth II. It opened as a repertory theatre with each production staged for two weeks. Expected to be demolished to make way for a proposed road scheme, it was relocated to a new purpose-built building on Billet Lane in 1975.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Queen's Theatre is a 507-seat mid-scale producing theatre located in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, East London, United Kingdom. The theatre was originally located on Station Lane, Hornchurch, on a site that was used as a cinema and had become derelict. Hornchurch Urban District Council was one of the first councils to use powers of the Local Government Act 1948 to purchase the building in 1948. The 379-seat theatre opened in 1953, the same year as the Coronation of Elizabeth II. It opened as a repertory theatre with each production staged for two weeks. Expected to be demolished to make way for a proposed road scheme, it was relocated to a new purpose-built building on Billet Lane in 1975. The theatre survived an extended period without Arts Council funding from 1985 to 2000, which caused it to be threatened with closure. Under the artistic direction of Bob Carlton and then Douglas Rintoul the fortunes of the theatre improved. Building improvement works took place in 2019. The theatre has been a Grade II listed building since 2022.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5652, 0.2194
- District
- Havering
- Parish
- Havering, unparished area
- Postcode
- RM11 1QT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Established
- 1953
- Nearest railway station
- Emerson Park — 0.4 km
- Official site
- queens-theatre.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w207895261 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Queens theatre hornchurch.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Queen's Theatre?
- Queen's Theatre is in London, United Kingdom (postcode RM11 1QT), in the parish of Havering, unparished area.
- What is Queen's Theatre?
- Queen's Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Queen's Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Emerson Park, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode RM11 1QT.
- When was Queen's Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1953.
- Who owns Queen's Theatre?
- Queen's Theatre is owned by Havering Council.
- Is Queen's Theatre a listed building?
- Queen's Theatre is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Queen's Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Emerson Park, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RM11 1QT.