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Supporting & developing the Arts in Havering since 1965 in collaboration with LBH’s Arts Department

Set up in 1964 in partnership with the London Borough of Havering, Havering Arts Council supports the cultural life of the borough, and encourages local creatives and arts groups to grow and develop. We offer grants to our member societies to support their activities and work in collaboration with the borough's Arts Development Officer and Culture and Leisure team. For a small annual fee, creative

s and arts groups in the borough can sign up as members of HAC. In exchange Havering Arts Council offers support through the promotion of their work, sharing best practice, networking opportunities and financial assistance to help the delivery of their events in and around the borough. Find out more by visiting our website www.haveringartscouncil.org.uk

25/06/2026

It's opening night for Romford Shakespeare Theatre with Comedy of Errors 😃. Break a leg and have a fabulous run - we can't wait to see you!

23/06/2026

‘A Comedy of Errors’ opens this week in the beautiful gardens of Ardleigh House. Romford Shakespeare Theatre’s lively and colourful production features lots of your favourite local actors, live music and singing… and an unexpected surprise! We can’t wait 😃.

Tickets available from www.ticketsource.com/whats-on?q=Romford%20Shakespeare%20Theatre
Performances:
8pm Thurs 25 - Sat 27 June; & 3pm matinee on Sun 28 June; then
8pm Thurs 2 - Sat 4 July, plus 3pm matinee on Sat 4 July
Ardleigh House, Ardleigh Green Road, RM11 2LG

What a fabulous way to spend a balmy summer evening
(licensed bar available)
Pics: Christopher Sparrow

21/06/2026

Congratulations Guildonian Players on their excellent run of 'Canterbury Tales' this past week - their entry into this summer's Havering Drama Festival (prizegiving on Thursday 9 July). The audiences loved it!
Coming up this week is another theatrical treat and festival entry - Romford Shakespeare Theatre with 'A Comedy of Errors' in the lovely gardens of Ardleigh House opening on Thursday 25 June, 8pm - from what we are hearing its going to be pretty special. A perfect treat for audiences on balmy summer evenings.
Tickets: www.romfordshakespearetheatre.co.uk/box-office

20/06/2026

The Canterbury Tales - 8pm tonight ... £8 a seat - that's Saturday night sorted 😀
🎭 Jill Read says 'It's got the lot! Don't miss it!'
🎭 Catherine Radford says 'Great play, full of fun and laughter... give it a go'
🎭 Pilgrim 8 says 'One last chance!'
Tony Szalai is Pilgrim 8 and hopes you will come along and join in the fun!
Tickets: guildonian-players.sumupstore.com - or 07762 133620 to reserve and pay on the door. The Little Theatre RM2 6BT
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14/06/2026

They are almost here! This delightful band of pilgrims, Canterbury bound, arrive in Harold Wood on Wednesday night to entertain with their antics and stories. The Guildonian Players bring six of Chaucer's favourite tales to glorious life in two weeks' time. This adaptation by Nick Warburton is in modern English, so an easy and entertaining production, running 17-20 June at 8pm nightly, plus 2.30pm Saturday matinee at The Little Theatre, Harold Wood. Tickets available at guildonian-players.sumupstore.com/ or call 07762 133620 to hold tickets and pay on the door (card and cash options available)
The Guildonian Players Havering Arts Council

03/06/2026

The Canterbury Tales! The Guildonian Players bring six of Chaucer's favourite tales to glorious life in two weeks' time. This adaptation by Nick Warburton is in modern English, so an easy and entertaining production, running 17-20 June at 8pm nightly, plus 2.30pm Saturday matinee at The Little Theatre, Harold Wood. Tickets available at guildonian-players.sumupstore.com/ or call 07762 133620 to hold tickets and pay on the door (card and cash options available)

14/05/2026

And it's opening night for The Wesley Players with 'The Book of Will'! The first of our entries for this year's Havering Drama Festival. Break a leg Wesley Players 🎭😃🎭
And look out for The Guildonian Players next month with their 'Canterbury Tales', and Romford Summer Theatre with 'The Comedy of Errors' - so much local talent bringing you great entertainment available here in Havering.

11/05/2026

'The Book of Will' - Wesley Players are about to present this lovely play - and it's their entry in this year's Havering Festival of full length plays. It's a moving drama, inspired by true events, about Shakespeare's friends who, after his sudden death, try to preserve his works by creating the very first folio. Set in 1619 on London’s vibrant South Bank, step back in time and witness the extraordinary effort that saved Shakespeare’s words and shaped the theatre we know today!

8pm nightly 14, Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May plus 4pm Saturday Matinee

Upminster Methodist Church, Hall Lane, Upminster, RM14 1AE

Tickets available online: £9 Adults (16+), £5 Children and £7 Conc.
On door (card/cash): £10 Adults (16+), £6 Children and £8 Conc.
Free Senior tickets available (Donations Welcome)

09/05/2026

The Arts Society Havering's May lecture is this week - Mirror Image: Elizabeth Vigée-Le Brun in Paint & Prose, by Dr Alison Barker.
Elisabeth was an eighteenth century artist, painting the aristocracy of France during the Revolution and in the shadow of the Guillotine, creating portraits for the nobility of Europe and even travelled to England.
New Windmill Hall Upminster RM14 2QH
Tuesday 12th May, 10:15am
This event is open to visitors for a fee of £8:00.
For more information see tashavering.org.uk/Lectures/FutureLectures.aspx
www.facebook.com/groups/199870022175485
or email [email protected], or call 01708 221903

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Romford
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Website

http://www.haveringartscouncil.org.uk/

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