Robin Hood at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch

Panto season is about to get underway in ernest this month right across the capital at London's theatres.

And there's a lot on offer with old favourites like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, Dick Whittington, Snow White, Jack and the Beanstalk, Mother Goose on offer in around 100 pantos and Christmas shows we currently have listed (find them all here).

Queen's Theatre Hornchurch have opted this year for Robin Hood to provide all the necessary ingredients for their traditional panto spectcular.

Running from 28 November through to 5 January, Robin Hood is written by Andrew Pollard and directed by Queen's Theatre's artistic director, Douglas Rintoul.

Featuring a cast of actor-musicians, this panto will sparkle with the medlodic notes of hits from across the decades and, of course, will involve the compulsory audience participation we've all come to know and love, all mixed with a large dollop of laugh out loud family silliness.

John Barr, who garnered rave reviews for his turn as Dame Dotty Trott in the venue's 2018 version of Jack and the Beanstalk, returns as Nanny Fanny, Maid Marian's hilarious nurse.

Mr Barr commented ...

"I am overjoyed to be returning to Queen's Theatre Hornchurch in Robin Hood, it's a fantastic theatre and I can't wait to see all the boys and girls, mums and dads, nannies and grandads again this Christmas!"

During the run of Robin Hood, the theatre will be presenting some accessible performances with a dementia-friendly performance on 2 January at 1.30pm and a relaxed performance at 5.30pm (for people who would benefit from a quieter environment including those with an Autism Spectrum Condition, sensory and communication disorders or a learning disability).

There will also be an audio-described performance on Saturday 4 January at 2pm.

We're told that tickets are flying out of the box office as fast as Robin's arrows, so you may want to get a move on to secure your seats for this frivolous festive fun (booking link below).

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