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Behind the Scenes of London Theatre of the Year with James, Head of Learning and Participation

May 2020 in the Learning and Participation Department… a month of bank holidays and glorious sun. Everything has changed, and that requires time to adjust. As a community we are re-addressing our values – who we value and who values us. The arts can help us interrogate the world around us, holding the power to […]

Interview with Samantha Ellis

Inspired by the extraordinary tale of Dom. Marco Raphael, who was allegedly the only Jew at the time of Henry VIII in England, Samantha Ellis has written a brand new play, The Only Jew in England. With scintillating wit and piercing compassion, the production brings to life a world of music, glamour, flirtation and gripping […]

The Queen’s stage is in a wonderful state of constant transformation

FROM Venetian cobbled streets to the castles of Peking, from a clapped-out old gym to a Romford country musical, the Queen’s stage is in a wonderful state of constant transformation. And most of the sets you see before you have been created right here in the spacious on-site workshop by the theatre’s resident carpenters and scenic artists.