A HARLOW actor has launched a fund-raising appeal to help get a short film off the ground. Former Burnt Mill Academy student Adam Jeffrey (pic right) and three other creatives hope to make a film called Everyman. Adam is currently an MA Acting for Screen…

BACK by popular demand! Following their sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn are on tour in 2020 with an all new show – new songs, new jokes and new catsuits. This show celebrates the scummier side of parenting, from…

THE passionate, dynamic and amazing ball of energy that is Typically Turner, this tribute to Tina is Simply the Best! Brought to you by the highly accomplished and gifted performer Karin Bello accompanied by a powerful band and talented dancers this is an evening not…

HARLOW Playhouse is delighted to be able to announce that tickets are now on sale for this year’s magical pantomime adventure ‘Robin Hood’. A spokesperson said: “We had planned to whisk you off to the ball this year, however to ensure that Cinderella has the…

THERE are tribute bands and then there are tribute bands… With members who have worked with the likes of David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Jon Bon Jovi, Brian Adams and Keith Emerson, and others who have performed on Broadway and in the Royal Albert Hall, The…

HARLOW… the wait is over!! We are bringing you some well deserved evening glee!  Join us on the Harlow Playhouse stage between 7pm-11pm for an evening of bubbles, nibbles and a soundtrack you will not forget. Harlow’s very own drag queen Fanny Galore will be…

THE wait for hundreds of children is almost over; they can fish out their dancing trainers and Hip Hop Pop tees as our kids dance classes in Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford return to the studios. Lockdown 3.0 has been tough for so many in so…

HARLOW Playhouse among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. This award will help Harlow Playhouse to remain a valuable and viable asset of great cultural significance to the community. Harlow Playhouse has…

FOLLOWING on from the success of YouTube sessions ‘Drama and Stuff with Sam Ashford’ and with the support of the National Lottery and Harlow Playhouse, Livewire tutors have got together (Covid secure) to keep young people active over the Easter holidays. This term was supposed to…

RAZED Roof is an inclusive performance group of people with, and without, Learning Difficulties and Disabilities based in Harlow. They have taken time out to look back on the last year as part of the National Day of Reflection. One of their team, Olivia,  has…

IN 2021, Barbican Box returns in partnership with Harlow Playhouse, with this year’s Box curated by award-winning interactive theatre company, Coney. A spokesperson said: “We’re looking for inspiring Artist Mentors to support this pioneering Creative Learning programme. Artists should be based in Harlow or the surrounding…

QUICK coronavirus testing could enable nightclubs and theatres to reopen, Boris Johnson has suggested. The PM said “rapid” lateral flow tests could be used by “those parts of the economy we couldn’t get open last year”. “That, in combination with vaccination, will probably be the…

DURING the first national Lockdown Sam Ashford, Creative Director of local Charity Livewire, began a series of online drama lessons. This time around, with the support of local primary schools Tanys Dell, Hare Street and Fawbert and Barnard, Sam has taken these sessions a step…

Harlow Playhouse Christmas Advert A message from Harlow Playhouse THIS year, with distance between us and separated from loved ones. Christmas might be a bit different, so we’ve done something a bit different too… Last night we launched our first ever Christmas advert live on…