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  • Venue Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 21 February 2026
  • Running time 50 minutes (no interval)
  • Age guidelines Ages 3+. All adults and children need a ticket, except for babes in arms aged 18 months and under at the time of the performance who don’t need their own seat. Under-12s must be seated next to an accompanying adult.

Quentin Blake’s Mrs Armitage on Wheels is the brand-new musical based on the award-winning BBC animated series Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures.

Featuring glorious puppetry and original live music, Mrs Armitage on Wheels celebrates the power of imagination and the importance of community.

Mrs Armitage is a brilliant and eccentric inventor whose wild and wonderful creations are always remarkably useful. When she and her faithful dog Breakspear set off on a quiet bike ride to visit cousin Angela, she can’t stop thinking of ways to improve her bike. But after adding horns, snack trays, umbrellas, a dog bed, even a sail, will she ever get there?

The show is directed and adapted by Samantha Lane, artistic director of the award-winning Little Angel Theatre.

Quentin Blake’s Mrs Armitage on Wheels is playing at the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room from 18 to 21 February 2026.

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Stars and Creatives

Who are the creative team of Quentin Blake’s Mrs Armitage on Wheels?

  • Directed and adapted by Samantha Lane
  • Music and lyrics by Jessie Maryon Davies
  • Set and costume design by Ryan Dawson Laight
  • Puppetry design and direction by Maia Kirkman-Richards
  • Sound design by Ian Oakley
  • Presented by esk and Roast Productions
  • Developed in association with Eagle Eye and Little Angel Theatre and based on the BBC animated series Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures

Venue Information

Queen Elizabeth Hall , Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX

Nearest Tube or Train: Embankment Station (District Line, Circle Line); Waterloo Station (Jubilee Line, Northern Line)

Nearest Buses: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, RV1

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Quentin Blake’s Mrs Armitage on Wheels is playing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London
The running time of Quentin Blake’s Mrs Armitage on Wheels is 50 minutes (no interval)
The age recommendations for Quentin Blake’s Mrs Armitage on Wheels are: Ages 3+. All adults and children need a ticket, except for babes in arms aged 18 months and under at the time of the performance who don’t need their own seat. Under-12s must be seated next to an accompanying adult.
Yes, Quentin Blake’s Mrs Armitage on Wheels has matinee performances on the following days: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
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