Welcome to The Questors Theatre in Ealing, London

Here you can watch new and popular plays every week. We deliver a full season of professional-quality productions and provide a performance venue for touring theatre companies. Anyone can get involved; become a Questors member and take part in everything from acting and directing to lighting, front of house and stage design. We also deliver theatre training for all ages; find out about our Academy and Youth Theatre.

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  • You'll enjoy our theatre. We perform in our own high-quality theatre venue - with our 350-seat Judi Dench Playhouse & 90-seat Studio theatre.
  • You'll enjoy our plays. Every year we stage a season of 15-20 plays, from modern dramas & comedies to classics of British & world theatre.
  • You'll enjoy our high quality. We're a member of the Society of Independent Theatres & one of the biggest drama groups in London. 
  • You'll enjoy our friendliness. Our front of house team are all Questors members. Our Grapevine bar features in the Good Beer Guide & is recognised by CAMRA.

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Questors Comedy Festival - Friday Night

03 Apr | The Playhouse

Questors Comedy Festival


The Questors Theatre

Questors Comedy Festival - Friday Night

Various Artists

Raising a laugh to raise our roof! Headliner Andy Zaltzman

The Questors Theatre, Ealing’s only theatre, needs a new roof for the Studio and rehearsal rooms.

We’ve got a dazzling line up of stand-up comedians taking to the stage to raise a laugh and help us raise the cash to raise our roof!

Every ticket for our comedy festival includes a £10 roof levy that goes directly to replacing our roof and ensuring the future of our theatre.

Friday Night Line Up:
Andy Zaltzman
Phil Ellis
Cecily Hitchcock
Huge Davies


Friday 3 April 7:30pm
The Playhouse
Age advisory: 18+
Please note no discounts or concessions are available for this fundraising event.

Andy Zaltzman

Andy Zaltzman is a stand-up comedian, broadcaster, cricket statistician and author who has firmly established himself in the vanguard of British comedy with his unique brand of political satire. He has been a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe since his nomination for Best Newcomer in 2001, building his reputation as one of the most inventive satirists in the world.

Andy is the chair of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and hosts global hit satirical podcast The Bugle. Crowned the series 18 champion of Taskmaster, Andy was featured on the Champion of Champions Special in 2025. Andy’s other TV appearances include 8 Out of 10 Cats and Unspun with Matt Forde. In addition to his comedy work, Andy is well known as the BBC’s cricket statistician on Test Match Special.

Phil Ellis

Phil Ellis is an award-winning comedian who became an instant fan favourite during his appearance on Series 20 of Taskmaster. A well regarded ‘comedian’s comedian’, Ellis remarked that he was ‘the least well-known person’ to appear on Taskmaster but quickly captured the attention of audiences with his amalgamation of off-beat observational material and physical comedy.

Phil’s stand-up shows were included in the top 20 best-reviewed shows of the Edinburgh Fringe for 2024 and 2025. He has won the Malcom Hardee Award twice, as well as the ISH Comedy Award for Best Show. His other TV appearances include The Russell Howard HourRoast BattleThere She Goes and Drunk History: UK.

Cecily Hitchcock

Cecily Hitchcock is a comedy siren, crowd enchantress & heckler annihilator. Her unique mix of outlandish anecdotes and off-beat observations have gained traction both online and on stage. Cecily is an accomplished live M.C and her sketches and stand up videos have amassed over 15 million views on social media and have been featured on Ladbible, The Sidemen & Brewdog.

Huge Davies

Combining his confident on stage presence, dark humour, surreal material and his one-of-kind customised keyboard, Huge has quickly risen to become one the most unique acts in the UK. Huge debuted his first show ‘The Carpark’ at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019. A complete sell-out, it received multiple five-star reviews and an Edinburgh Comedy Award Nomination for Best Newcomer.

Huge appears regularly on television, including his own Channel 4 sitcom The Artists which he created, wrote and starred in. Other television appearances include 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Roast Battle, Hypothetical, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club, and The Stand Up Sketch Show. Huge performs both in the UK and internationally, also supporting Phil Wang and Joe Lycett on their national tours.

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