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Cumbria - County Durham - Northumberland
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a guide to events on your doorstep
Welcome to our Spring 2019 season
Cumbria County Durham Northumberland
Support Highlights events in your village hall and help keep We start the new year by welcoming new co-director Kate Lynch.
things live and local in your village. Kate previously worked as a freelance Arts Consultant and has
been a Highlights promoter in Kirkby Stephen since 2015. She is
Welcome to Highlights Spring season of touring shows. delighted to join the Highlights staff and looks forward to seeing
Performers and companies from across the UK, Canada and you in your village halls very soon.
New Zealand will be touring the rural roads of Cumbria, County
Durham and Northumberland to bring their latest shows to 65 ABOUT HIGHLIGHTS
village halls. Highlights Rural Touring Scheme works in partnership with a
network of more than 65 village halls and community venues
Audiences can enjoy a wide ranging programme, from classics, across Cumbria, County Durham and Northumberland to bring
satire and topical plays to poetry, children’s shows and dance performances from national touring companies into the heart of
performances. The music menu is our most varied to date with rural villages. Central to the success of the scheme is the partnership
styles ranging from jazz, folk, classical and opera to country, with our amazing local volunteer promoters. Together we offer
western swing and world music. We hope you’ll find something to performances of excellent quality and affordable prices organized
tempt you. by and for the community. Audiences can make their way just down
the road to an intimate and welcoming venue within their own
NEWS community and enjoy a great night out on their doorstep.
After 21 years, we say goodbye to Highlights’ Co-Director Barbara
Slack who retired at the end of 2018. This is her final programme We are a National Portfolio Organisation of Arts Council England
of events. Barbara was the first director of Highlights when it and receive council support from each county as well as South
began in 1997. She has grown the organisation from working with Lakeland District Council and sponsorship from H&H Reeds
a handful of village venues in the North Pennines to programming Printers, who have printed this brochure. We also work with Arts
160 performances per year in 65 village and community venues Out West to deliver a collaborative programme across Cumbria.
across the three counties.
Highlights Rural Touring Scheme Web: www.highlightsnorth.co.uk
14 King’s Head Court, Bridge Street, Appleby, Cumbria, CA16 6QH Facebook: highlightsruraltouringscheme
Telephone: 017683 53954 Twitter: @highlightsevent
Email: info@highlightsnorth.co.uk
DISABILITY ACCESS TICKETS
All venues are accessible. For full venue details visit the venues Tickets are affordable - typically £8 - £10. Most venues offer
page on our website, select your chosen venue and look under concessions and family tickets.
facilities.
JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
BOOKINGS If you would like to be kept informed of our shows in your area
Bookings can be made by phone, email, and in most cases online you can sign up to our e- alerts on the right of our website
via Highlights website. Please note: your bookings are taken by homepage. If you’ve previously subscribed, we may have lost
individuals and volunteers who may not keep the office hours of a you following our database cleaning to meet the new GDPR data
professionally manned box office. compliance, so do check.
We Still Need You!
Highlights would like to thank everyone who has contributed to our fundraising campaign. Every penny counts as we are currently part of
scheme in which your donations are matched £1 for £1 by Arts Council England through to August 2019.
Our target is £42,000. We are well on the way with but still need your help. Here is how you can support us:
• Look out for our donation boxes at village shows
• Donate online via our website
• Add a donation when you book your tickets online
• Add Gift Aid which increases your donation by 25% (envelopes supplied at venues)
Your donation will help to generate funds that will really make a change to the way we work. It will start to address some of the funding
pressures that are hitting Arts services and village halls across the North, ensuring that we have sustainable methods to continue to support
you and local activity for years to come.
Highlights is supported by
Opera North Kate Fox
The Mini Magic Flute Where There’s Muck, There’s Bras
Arnside Educational Institute Amble Parish Hall UTASS, Middleton in Teesdale Amble Parish Hall
Sun 10 Feb 3pm Sun 17 Mar 2.30pm Fri 22 Feb 7.30pm Sat 16 Mar 7.30pm
01524 762254 01665 798271 07968 874968 01665 798271
The Witham, Barnard Castle Barningham Village Hall Casterton Village Hall
Sat 16 Feb 11.30am Sat 23 Feb 7.30pm Sun 17 Mar 7.30pm
01833 631107 01833 621203 07531 143762
Scarth Memorial Hall, Staindrop
A prince is in search of a princess, but will he ever find one? What Sun 24 Feb 7.30pm
adventures lie in wait for them along the way? This bitesize opera and 07881 248478
interactive workshop is the perfect introduction to opera for all the family,
packing fun, fantasy and enchanting music into a one hour show. A trio A playful, provocative, hilarious and inspiring stand-up show exploring
of opera singers and an accordionist guide you through a family-friendly the way women are represented (or under-represented) in ideas of
retelling of Mozart’s magical fairy tale where nothing is quite as it first Northernness. Performed by Radio 4 regular and stand-up poet, Kate
appears... Fox, and actor Joey Holden, Where’s There Muck, There’s Bras is a chance to
explore the true stories of amazing women, including writers, scientists,
As part of the show, you will make your own paper bird which will feature sportswomen, politicians, protestors, musicians and other heroines who
in the story - and you can take it home afterwards! For ages 4-7 and their make up a far more diverse North than we usually see. Includes a chance
to share your own stories too.
families.
“Funny, quirky and a wonderful writer” - Sarah Millican
Landermason Soulby Village Hall The Community Hall at Grizebeck Fri 15 Feb 7.30pm Sun 3 Mar 7.30pm 017683 71396 07905 779584 Heads Nook Village Hall Shilbottle Community Hall Sat 16 Feb 7.30pm Fri 29 Mar 7.30pm 01228 561147 07946 537703 Shap Memorial Hall The Cheviot Centre, Wooler Sun 17 Feb 7.30pm Sat 30 Mar 7.30pm 01931 716273 01668 282406 Mickleton Village Hall Lesbury Village Hall Thur 28 Feb 7.30pm Sun 31 Mar 7.30pm 01833 640909 0771 9243170 Murton Village Institute Sat 2 Mar 7.30pm 01768 353642 Multi-instrumentalist Fiona Lander (vocals, piano, whistles, clarinet, recorder, saxophones and occasional percussion) and Paul Mason (guitars, ukulele and vocals) present a fabulous and varied show which combines both traditional and contemporary folk with jazz, blues, classical and other styles. Their own self-penned material is interspersed with lively jigs and striking arrangements of traditional classics. Enjoy music from their latest album ‘Stand Together’ and prepare to be energised, uplifted, soothed, and entertained!
Out of Chaos Blaize
Unmythable Joan and Jimmy
Tarset Village hall Appleby Hub Bowes & Gilmonby Parish Hall Wreay Village Hall
Sat 23 Feb 7.30pm Sat 16 Mar 7.30pm Thu 28 Feb 7.30pm Sat 23 Mar 7.30pm
01434 240767 017683 52902 01833 628357 016974 75309
Pegswood Community Hub Kirkby Stephen Sports & Social Club Allendale Village Hall Crosby Ravensworth Village Hall
Sun 24 Feb 7pm Sun 17 Mar 7.30pm Thu 21 Mar 7.30pm Sun 24 Mar 7.30pm
01670 512185 017683 71885 07854 982721 07584 251352
Troutbeck Institute Wingates Village Institute
Fri 15 Mar 7.30pm Fri 22 Mar 7.30pm
015394 34713 01669 620512
All the greatest Greek myths in one show - an unforgettable blend of Known as the ‘Mother of Modern Theatre’ Joan Littlewood devoted her
sketch comedy, cross dressing, stories and songs. Unmythable has sailed life to community and political theatre and making it accessible to the
the continents performing to critical acclaim and is now back with an people of the north in the 1950s and 60s. In Joan and Jimmy, a cast of
all-female cast. Heroes, monsters and gods go head-to-head in a hilarious four actors tell her fascinating life story and that of her one-time husband
and unforgettable journey through the greatest stories ever told. Ewan MacColl (aka Jimmy Miller), from founding Theatre Workshop in
Expect a fast-paced, funny, daring and utterly entertaining show.
Kendal to Ewan’s departure into the world of folk music.
Winner - Three Weeks Editors’ Award - Edinburgh Fringe 2012.
“Expertly performed and stupidly entertaining” - The Guardian
Ryan Cook Boldron Village Hall Lazonby Village Hall Thu 14 Mar 8pm Sat 16 Mar 7.30pm 01833 638210 01768 870824 Dufton Village Hall Hepscott Parish Hall Fri 15 Mar 7.30pm Sun 17 Mar 7.30pm 017683 52902 01670 514031 Highlights’ continuing partnership with Contact East allows us to bring some of the finest Canadian artists to our village halls. This is the turn of Nova Scotia’s Ryan Cook. Mixing classic country music with modern satire, Ryan has forged a sound between contemporary folk and dyed-in-the-wool country. With nuances of pop and western swing, Ryan’s songbook reminiscences of the early hillbilly and folk pioneers but stays very much in the current landscape. His acoustic live show combines thumb- picking guitar styles, original folk and country ballads and vintage music from the 1940s and 1950s.
4Square Mumbo-Jumbo
Middleton & Todridge Village Hall Whorlton Village Hall Troubadours & Raconteurs
Fri 1 Mar 7.30pm Sun 3 Mar 7.30pm Armathwaite Old School Hall Levens Village Institute
01670 772600 01833 627253 Thu 7 Mar 7.30pm Fri 8 Mar 8pm
Frosterley Village Hall 016974 72318 015395 60534
Sat 2 Mar 7.30pm
01388 526632 Village hall and festival favourites, Mumbo-Jumbo brings together three
top Midlands singer/songwriters to produce an eclectic acoustic sound
Manchester’s ferocious folk foursome return with their fiery and inventive that is all their own.
brand of alternative folk-fusion. Rooted in traditional folk, their music
blends many influences including Irish, Latin and jazz and ranges The trio, Oliver Carpenter, Chris Lomas and Phil Bond, all established
from driving, infectious instrumentals to sublime, mellow vocals. Their lead vocalists, combine to produce complex tight harmonies. Add to
trademark show features Nicola Lyons’ simultaneous fiddle playing and this the nine instruments they play between them - including bass,
clog dancing, virtuosic mandolin and the driving sounds of keys and ukulele, guitar, piano, accordion, trumpet and percussion - and you have
percussion. an evening of wide-ranging musical sounds, excellent musicianship and
witty between-song stories and banter.
“A great band! Totally joyful playing, which is guaranteed to cheer all but the
most curmudgeonly. Four great musicians at the top of their trade. Brilliant “One phenomenal live band” - Live & Local - Rural Touring
stuff” - Mike Harding BBC Radio 2
Yardbird Arts Remi Harris Duo Orton Market Hall BURC, (Formerly St Pauls) Spittal Fri 22 Mar 7.30pm Fri 5 Apr 7.30pm 015396 24732 07752 403409 Melmerby Village Hall Edmundbyers Village Hall Sat 23 Mar 7.30pm Sat 6 Apr 7.15pm 01768 881291 01207 255608 Warwick on Eden Memorial Hall Bolton Memorial Hall Sun 24 Mar 7.30pm Sun 7 Apr 7.30pm 01228 562771 017683 62862 Wingates Village Institute Thu 4 Apr 7.30pm 01669 620512 Remi Harris is an exciting guitarist whose music draws from gypsy swing, jazz, blues, rock and world music. Joined by Simon Smith on double bass, the duo play a fresh mix of original compositions, jazz standards and new arrangements of music from Django Reinhardt and Jimi Hendrix to Charlie Parker and many more. Described as “an incredible guitarist” by Jamie Cullum, Remi swaps his worldwide touring - from the Montreal Jazz Festival to the BBC Proms at the Albert Hall - for a series of intimate village hall performances, interspersed with commentary about the history of the music he plays. “Terrific” - The Telegraph
Date Show Venue Start Time Bookings No. Post Code Email
Sun 10 Feb The Mini Magic Flute Arnside Educational Institute 3pm 01524 762254 LA5 0DF suediane57@gmail.com
Fri 15 Feb Landermason Soulby Village Hall 7.30pm 017683 71396 CA17 4PL potrobert@btinternet.com
Sat 16 Feb Landermason Heads Nook Village Hall 7.30pm 01228 561147 CA8 9AE allan.davidson11@btinternet.com
Sun 17 Feb Landermason Shap Memorial Hall 7.30pm 01931 716273 CA10 3NL wood_watersfarm@hotmail.com
Sat 02 Mar Landermason Murton Village Institute 7.30pm 01768 353642 CA16 6LZ tinawragg7@gmail.com
Sun 03 Mar Landermason The Community Hall at Grizebeck 7.30pm 07905 779584 LA17 7XH hall.manager@grizebeckhall.co.uk
Thu 07 Mar Troubadours & Raconteurs Armathwaite Old School Hall 7.30pm 016974 72318 CA4 9PB smorris4@hotmail.com
Fri 08 Mar Troubadours & Raconteurs Levens Village Institute 8pm 015395 60534 LA8 8NL cloggingchris@tiscali.co.uk
Fri 15 Mar Ryan Cook Dufton Village Hall 7.30pm 017683 52902 CA16 6DB hallcroft@phonecoop.coop
Fri 15 Mar Unmythable Troutbeck Institute 7.30pm 015394 34713 LA23 1PF eat@theoldpostofficetearoom.co.uk
Sat 16 Mar Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer Wetheral Community Village Hall 7.30pm 07788 296711 CA4 8HE sylviawalton1@gmail.com
Sat 16 Mar Ryan Cook Lazonby Village Hall 7.30pm 01768 870824 CA10 1AQ info@lazonbygottalent.co.uk
Sat 16 Mar Unmythable Appleby Hub 7.30pm 017683 52902 CA16 6QR hallcroft@phonecoop.coop
Sun 17 Mar Unmythable Kirkby Stephen Sports & Social Club 7.30pm 017683 71885 CA17 4QN info@kirkbystephencommunityarts.co.uk
Sun 17 Mar Where There's Muck, There's Bras Casterton Village Hall 7.30pm 07531 143762 LA6 2RX matthew@lowhaycotebarn.com
Fri 22 Mar Remi Harris Duo Orton Market Hall 7.30pm 015396 24732 CA10 3RL sally.seed@btconnect.com
Sat 23 Mar Joan and Jimmy Wreay Village Hall 7.30pm 016974 75309 CA4 0RL kath.halfpenny@yahoo.co.uk
Sat 23 Mar Remi Harris Duo Melmerby Village Hall 7.30pm 01768 881291 CA10 1HD robertrobbed@aol.com
Sun 24 Mar Joan and Jimmy Crosby Ravensworth Village Hall 7.30pm 07584 251352 CA10 3HY lynn-barnes@outlook.com
Sun 24 Mar Remi Harris Duo Warwick on Eden Memorial Hall 7.30pm 01228 562771 CA4 8PA anita.timperon@gmail.com
Wed 03 Apr Black Is The Color Of My Voice Kirkby Stephen Sports & Social Club 7.30pm 017683 71885 CA17 4QN info@kirkbystephencommunityarts.co.uk
Fri 05 Apr Black Is The Color Of My Voice Lazonby Village Hall 7.30pm 01768 870824 CA10 1AQ info@lazonbygottalent.co.uk
Sun 07 Apr Remi Harris Duo Bolton Memorial Hall 7.30pm 017683 62862 CA16 6AL cathys55@hotmail.com
Thu 11 Apr Family Wordship Crosby Ravensworth Village Hall 6pm 07584 251352 CA10 3HY lynn-barnes@outlook.com
Thu 11 Apr Miss Julie Alston Town Hall 7.30pm 01434 382244 CA9 3RF clerk@alstonmoor.org
Fri 12 Apr Miss Julie The Community Hall at Grizebeck 7.30pm 07905 779584 LA17 7XH hall.manager@grizebeckhall.co.uk
Sat 13 Apr Family Wordship Askham & Helton Community Centre 5.30pm 01931 712187 CA10 2PG
Sat 13 Apr Rouse, Ye Women Arnside Educational Institute 7.30pm 01524 762254 LA5 0DF suediane57@gmail.com
Sun 28 Apr Travelling by Tuba - The Farewell Tour Orton Market Hall 7.30pm 015396 24732 CA10 3RL sally.seed@btconnect.com
Thu 02 May Diyet & the Love Soldiers Skirwith Village Hall 7.30pm 01768 88234 CA10 1RL skirwithvillagehall@live.co.uk
Fri 03 May Diyet & the Love Soldiers Water Yeat Village Hall 8pm 01229 885205 LA12 8DJ lorna.c.baker@btinternet.com
Sat 04 May Eglantyne Shap Memorial Hall 7.30pm 01931 716273 CA10 3NL wood_watersfarm@hotmail.com
Thu 09 May Naming The View Wetheral Community Village Hall 7.30pm 07788 296711 CA4 8HE sylviawalton1@gmail.com
Fri 17 May First Dance on Second Avenue Appleby Public Hall 7.30pm 017683 52902 CA16 6YA hallcroft@phonecoop.coop
Sun 19 May First Dance on Second Avenue Alston Town Hall 7.30pm 01434 382244 CA9 3RF clerk@alstonmoor.org
Fri 07 Jun The Chef Show Watson Institute, Castle Carrock 8pm 01228 670054 CA8 9LT mrtomsp8@gmail.com
Sun 09 Jun The Chef Show Arnside Educational Institute 7.30pm 01524 762254 LA5 0DF suediane57@gmail.com
Cumbria Northumberland County DurhamDate Show Venue Start Time Bookings No. Post Code Email Sat 23 Feb Unmythable Tarset Village Hall 7.30pm 01434 240767 NE48 1NT tarsetvh@btinternet.com Sun 24 Feb Unmythable Pegswood Community Hub 7pm 01670 512185 NE61 6XG office@pegswoodcommunityhub.org Fri 01 Mar 4Square Middleton & Todridge Village Hall 7.30pm 01670 772600 NE61 4RA georgecourtice@btinternet.com Sat 16 Mar Where There's Muck, There's Bras Amble Parish Hall 7.30pm 01665 798271 NE65 0DX highlights@stcuthbertsonline.com Sun 17 Mar Ryan Cook Hepscott Parish Hall 7.30pm 01670 514031 NE61 6LN katiem03@msn.com Sun 17 Mar The Mini Magic Flute Amble Parish Hall 2.30 pm 01665 798271 NE65 0DX highlights@stcuthbertsonline.com Thu 21 Mar Joan and Jimmy Allendale Village Hall 7.30pm 07854 982721 NE47 9PR janet.lennard@gmail.com Fri 22 Mar Joan and Jimmy Wingates Village Institute 7.30pm 01669 620512 NE65 8RW famelton@rothbury.net Fri 29 Mar Landermason Shilbottle Community Hall 7.30pm 07946 537703 NE66 2XH shilbottlecommunityhall@gmail.com Sat 30 Mar Landermason The Cheviot Centre, Wooler 7.30pm 01668 282406 NE71 6BL ggtadmin@wooler.org.uk Sun 31 Mar Landermason Lesbury Village Hall 7.30pm 0771 9243170 NE66 3PP Thu 04 Apr Remi Harris Duo Wingates Village Institute 7.30pm 01669 620512 NE65 8RW famelton@rothbury.net Fri 05 Apr Remi Harris Duo BURC, (Formerly St Pauls) Spittal 7.30pm 07752 403409 TD15 1RD events@spittalisgreat.co.uk Sat 06 Apr Black Is The Color Of My Voice St Cuthbert's Church, Norham 7pm 07745 130987 TD15 2LF stcuthbertsnorham@gmail.com Sat 06 Apr Oskar's Amazing Adventure Shilbottle Community Hall 2.30pm 07946 537703 NE66 2XH shilbottlecommunityhall@gmail.com Sun 07 Apr Black Is The Color Of My Voice Whittingham Memorial Institute 7.30pm 01665 574384 NE66 4UP whittinghamhall@gmail.com Sun 07 Apr Oskar's Amazing Adventure Bardon Mill & Henshaw Village Hall 2pm 01434 344424 NE47 7DX geetabannister@googlemail.com Sat 13 Apr Miss Julie Bardon Mill & Henshaw Village Hall 7.30pm 01434 344424 NE47 7DX geetabannister@googlemail.com Fri 26 Apr Travelling by Tuba - The Farewell Tour The Cheviot Centre, Wooler 7.30pm 01668 282406 NE71 6BL ggtadmin@wooler.org.uk Fri 03 May Eglantyne Hepscott Parish Hall 8pm 01670 514031 NE61 6LN katiem03@msn.com Sat 04 May Diyet & the Love Soldiers BURC, (Formerly St Pauls) Spittal 7.30pm 07752 403409 TD15 1RD events@spittalisgreat.co.uk Sun 05 May Diyet & the Love Soldiers Amble Parish Hall 7.30pm 01665 798271 NE65 0DX highlights@stcuthbertsonline.com Fri 10 May Naming The View Felton Village Hall 7.30pm 07710 497088 NE65 9NH feltonhighlights@gmail.com Sat 11 May Naming The View Middleton & Todridge Village Hall 7.30pm 01670 772600 NE61 4RA georgecourtice@btinternet.com Sun 12 May Naming The View Bardon Mill & Henshaw Village Hall 7.30pm 01434 344424 NE47 7DX geetabannister@googlemail.com Sat 18 May First Dance on Second Avenue Wark Town Hall & Mechanics Institute 7.30pm 01434 230180 NE48 3LG warktownhall@gmail.com Fri 07 Jun ReFINED 2019 Allendale Village Hall 7.30pm 07854 982721 NE47 9PR janet.lennard@gmail.com Sat 16 Feb The Mini Magic Flute The Witham, Barnard Castle 11.30am 01833 631107 DL12 8LY sarah.gent@thewitham.org.uk Fri 22 Feb Where There's Muck, There's Bras UTASS, Middleton in Teesdale 7.30pm 07968 874968 DL12 0SN diane@utass.org Sat 23 Feb Where There's Muck, There's Bras Barningham Village Hall 7.30pm 01833 621203 DL11 7DW rpbrooks72@gmail.com Sun 24 Feb Where There's Muck, There's Bras Scarth Memorial Hall, Staindrop 7.30pm 07881 248478 DL2 3JL scarthhall@gmail.com Thu 28 Feb Joan and Jimmy Bowes & Gilmonby Parish Hall 7.30pm 01833 628357 DL12 9HU bettison@bowes.onyxnet.co.uk Thu 28 Feb Landermason Mickleton Village Hall 7.30pm 01833 640909 DL12 0JR mickletonvh@gmail.com Sat 02 Mar 4Square Frosterley Village Hall 7.30pm 01388 526632 DL13 2QW lancejdavenport@btinternet.com Sun 03 Mar 4Square Whorlton Village Hall 7.30pm 01833 627253 DL12 8XD rodney.dawson@hotmail.co.uk Thu 14 Mar Ryan Cook Boldron Village Hall 8pm 01833 638210 DL12 9RF jrtiplady@hotmail.co.uk Thu 04 Apr Black Is The Color Of My Voice The Witham, Barnard Castle 7.30pm 01833 631107 DL12 8LY sarah.gent@thewitham.org.uk Sat 06 Apr Remi Harris Duo Edmundbyers Village Hall 7.15pm 01207 255608 DH8 9NL roytyerman@btinternet.com Fri 12 Apr Family Wordship Bowes & Gilmonby Parish Hall 6.30pm 01833 628357 DL12 9HU bettison@bowes.onyxnet.co.uk Sun 14 Apr Family Wordship Scarth Memorial Hall, Staindrop 6.30pm 07881 248478 DL2 3JL scarthhall@gmail.com Sun 14 Apr Rouse, Ye Women St Thomas Church Hall, Stanhope 7.30pm 01388 528673 DL13 2UE sarah@haynes.me.uk Sat 27 Apr Travelling by Tuba - The Farewell Tour Hamsterley Village Hall 7.30pm 01388 488323 / 488024 DL13 3QF jholloway@stjohnsrc.org.uk Sun 05 May Eglantyne The Witham, Barnard Castle 7.30pm 01833 631107 DL12 8LY sarah.gent@thewitham.org.uk Sat 11 May Diyet & the Love Soldiers Frosterley Village Hall 7.30pm 01388 526632 DL13 2QW lancejdavenport@btinternet.com Sun 12 May Diyet & the Love Soldiers Cotherstone Village Hall 7.30pm 01833 651923 DL12 9PG highlights-cotherstone@hotmail.com
Shane Shambhu Play The Spotlight Theatre
Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer Black Is The Color Of My Voice
Wetheral Community Village Hall Kirkby Stephen Sports & Social Club St Cuthbert’s Church, Norham
Sat 16 Mar 7.30pm Wed 3 Apr 7.30pm Sat 6 Apr 7pm
07788 296711 017683 71885 07745 130987
The Witham, Barnard Castle Whittingham Memorial Institute
In this funny and honest solo, Shane Shambhu combines Indian dance Thu 4 Apr 7.30pm Sun 7 Apr 7.30pm
and stand-up comedy to lead audiences on a revealing journey of his 01833 631107 01665 574384
life experiences. From unlikely Indian dance student to ‘rude boy’ to Lazonby Village Hall
international performer. With his charm and wit, Shane will have you Fri 5 Apr 7.30pm
laughing out loud as he reveals his past through a vivid display of 01768 870824
characters, lived experiences and comical stories, reflecting on how
race, language, cultures and identity have defined him and his career. Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, Black Is The Color Of My Voice follows
a successful jazz singer and civil rights activist seeking redemption after
After the show audiences are invited to join him in the Cockney Curry the untimely death of her father. She reflects on the journey that took her
House to try some South Indian tasters while Shane takes you on a from a young piano prodigy destined for a life in the service of the church,
hilarious journey into how Indian food has become as popular as fish to a renowned jazz vocalist at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement.
and chips. Part stand-up comedy and part participatory engagement, Direct from sell-outs in Shanghai, New York, London and the Edinburgh
Shane will have everyone joining in and learning a new dish to try after Fringe, Apphia Campbell tours her acclaimed play with stunning vocals to
village halls.
the show.
“Apphia Campbell is nothing short of sensational” - Broadway BabyJohn Hegley Family Wordship Crosby Ravensworth Village Hall Askham & Helton Community Centre Thu 11 Apr 6pm Sat 13 Apr 5.30pm 07584 251352 01931 712187 Bowes & Gilmonby Parish Hall Scarth Memorial Hall, Staindrop Fri 12 Apr 6.30pm Sun 14 Apr 6.30pm 01833 628357 07881 248478 Widely known as one of the country’s most innovative comic poets, John Hegley invites audiences into a wonderful world of words. Join him in a show full of stories, japes and verses with silly drawings, quirky poems and clever wordplay. Come and find out what the boy on board is pointing at and join in a chorus of clappy, clippy, cloppy, floppy, flappy sing-song and poem pong. A show with cross generational appeal that will bring laughter to everyone aged 5 and over. “Marvellous, joyful fun” - The Telegraph
Theatre Fideri Fidera Theatre by the Lake
Oskar’s Amazing Adventure Miss Julie
Shilbottle Community Hall Bardon Mill & Henshaw Village Hall Alston Town Hall Bardon Mill & Henshaw Village Hall
Sat 6 Apr 2.30pm Sun 7 Apr 2pm Thu 11 Apr 7.30pm Sat 13 Apr 7.30pm
07946 537703 01434 344424 01434 382244 01434 344424
The Community Hall, Grizebeck
Fun-loving puppy Oskar leaves the snowbound little house on top of Fri 12 Apr 7.30pm
the mountain to try to find a friendly animal to play with. But where are 07905 779584
all the animals? And why does Oskar have to wait till spring to play his
favourite game again? Midsummer’s Eve, Sweden. A night when the sun doesn’t set. Alone on
her father’s estate, Julie gatecrashes the servants’ party, and in the sultry
This original play for young children uses a rich mix of storytelling, heat of the night, finds herself in a dangerous tryst with her father’s
physical theatre, clowning, puppetry, music and song to tell the tale of a manservant, Jean. What begins as a flirtatious game, as the two vie for
puppy’s search for friendship in the wilderness of the Alps. power, slowly descends into a savage fight for survival. Strindberg’s
For 2 - 8yrs and their families. ground-breaking masterpiece still provokes and shocks audiences today.
Award-winning playwright Howard Brenton brings his genius to life in
“Furry friends, foxes and fun for all the family, this delightful show is a real this brilliant new adaptation. Adult content.
treat for everyone...” - Edinburghfestivalforkids
“Intense, visceral and powerfully performed” - The StageTownsend Theatre Productions Travelling by Tuba
Rouse, Ye Women The Farewell Tour
Arnside Educational Institute St Thomas Church Hall, Stanhope The Cheviot Centre, Wooler Orton Market Hall
Sat 13 Apr 7.30pm Sun 14 Apr 7.30pm Fri 26 Apr 7.30pm Sun 28 Apr 7.30pm
01524 762254 01388 528673 01668 282406 015396 24732
Hamsterley Village Hall
Through rousing traditional songs and moving ballads, Rouse, Ye Women Sat 27 Apr 7.30pm
tells the amazing story of the women chainmakers of Cradley Heath, 01388 488323 / 488024
striking to achieve a living wage for themselves and their families. Their
successful ten-week strike in 1910 was led by the charismatic union 80,000 miles a year and still not out of puff!
campaigner Mary Macarthur. It exposed the perpetrators of appalling
sweat shop labour, led to a doubling of their earnings and established Travelling by Tuba is a multi-instrumental, global extravaganza featuring
the principle of a national minimum wage. Tibetan Dungs, Swiss Alpine Horn, Italian Cimbasso, American
sousaphone, African Kudus to name but a few. Musicians Chris Cranham
A Guardian Readers top favourite show 2017, with music by John (Tuba) and Stewart Death (Piano), play a variety of musical styles from
Kirkpatrick and Neil Gore. classical to jazz, alongside humorous anecdotes and informative chat, in a
show for all the family. Watch out for the opera Carmen in four and a half
«««« “A powerful story, powerfully told” - The Observer minutes and an exploding tuba!
“Travelling by Tuba are experts who really get their enjoyment of music
across” - The TimesDiyet & the Love Soldiers Skirwith Village Hall Amble Parish Hall Thu 2 May 7.30pm Sun 5 May 7.30pm 01768 88234 01665 798271 Water Yeat Village Hall Frosterley Village Hall Fri 3 May 8pm Sat 11 May 7.30pm 01229 885205 01388 526632 BURC, (Formerly St Pauls) Spittal Cotherstone Village Hall Sat 4 May 7.30pm Sun 12 May 7.30pm 07752 403409 01833 651923 Raised in a cabin on the shores of a glacial lake in Canada’s Yukon Territory, Diyet embodies her Southern Tutchone, Japanese, Tlingit and Scottish roots with a musical presence that is equally diverse and unique. Diyet is alternative folk, roots, country and traditional Aboriginal with melodies and stories deeply rooted in her indigenous world view and northern life. She is backed by the Love Soldiers with husband and collaborator, Robert van Lieshout on guitar and foot percussion and multi- instrumentalist, Bob Hamilton. An entertaining evening with between-song stories and insights into the cultures of their music.
Ms Chamberlain presents Finding the Will Eglantyne Naming the View Hepscott Parish Hall The Witham, Barnard Castle Wetheral Community Village Hall Middleton & Todridge Village Hall Fri 3 May 8pm Sun 5 May 7.30pm Thu 9 May 7.30pm Sat 11 May 7.30pm 01670 514031 01833 631107 07788 296711 01670 772600 Shap Memorial Hall Felton Village Hall Bardon Mill & Henshaw Village Hall Sat 4 May 7.30pm Fri 10 May 7.30pm Sun 12 May 7.30pm 01931 716273 07710 497088 01434 344424 New Zealand’s Anne Chamberlain performs this inspiring new play about Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of The Shrew concludes with a speech the courageous and visionary life of Eglantyne Jebb, the passionate social by the once feisty Katherine declaring unreserved obedience to her reformer, human rights pioneer and founder of Save the Children. From newly married husband. Her character has certainly changed, but is it her Shropshire childhood, she went on to Oxford University, Bloomsbury because of their mutual love and understanding or the bullish controlling parties, heartbreak, suffrage rallies, spiritualism, the Balkans and arrest ways of her husband? Naming the View is a modern day re-imagining of in Trafalgar Square. She drafted the Rights of the Child which evolved Katherine after thirty years of marriage. This keenly observed piece offers into the United Nations Convention. Eglantyne Jebb was one of the an emotive and affecting insight into how people can become trapped in most influential, yet least known, women of the 20th Century. This is her abusive relationships. It is never too late to explore new horizons. extraordinary story. “Outstanding performance, engaging and endearing, a great show” - “…a story of rekindled friendship and healing. Touching and funny, riven with TheReviewsHub.com humour and hope” «««« - Stage Talk Magazine
She’Koyokh First Dance on Second Avenue Appleby Public Hall Alston Town Hall Fri 17 May 7.30pm Sun 19 May 7.30pm 017683 52902 01434 382244 Wark Town Hall & Mechanics Institute Sat 18 May 7.30pm 01434 230180 The music of She’Koyokh originates from Eastern European Jewish weddings, Romanian mountains, Serbian villages, Bulgarian festivals and even Turkish movies. It’s a musical rollercoaster played by four exceptional musicians who between them, play clarinet, guitar and caval, accordion and vocals. Much of their music is rooted in dancing and each song has a story to tell. She’Koyokh was nominated for Best Group in the Songlines World Music Awards 2018 and will be playing music from their fourth album, which has received outstanding reviews. “One of the finest and most entertaining British-based exponents of global music” - The Guardian
Phoenix Dance Theatre Ragged Edge Productions ReFINED 2019 The Chef Show Allendale Village Hall Watson Institute, Castle Carrock Arnside Educational Institute Fri 7 Jun 7.30pm Fri 7 Jun 8pm Sun 9 Jun 7.30pm 07854 982721 01228 670054 01524 762254 ReFINED 2019 is a thrilling mixed programme of dance from one Backstage tales of what it’s like to work on a busy Saturday night in the of the UK’s premier dance companies. The performance features local curry house. Two actors play a cast of thousands in heroic and excerpts taken from some of the most popular pieces in the company’s comic tales inspired by interviews with real people in the trade. repertoire in which amazing dancers showcase breath-taking movement choreographed by leading dance industry names. Among They are also joined by a chef from your very own local restaurant - who them is Sharon Watson’s award winning Windrush; Movement of the will be offering a spicy cookery demonstration. All to be followed by a People, an enjoyable and uplifting dance that highlights the experience chance to taste the food and share conversation with your local chef of the Windrush generation. and the cast. For 37 years Phoenix Dance has performed across the globe educating A deliciously entertaining night out for all the family! and inspiring diverse audiences through dance. The show opens with a curtain-raiser performance from Youth Dance Tynedale resulting from a two-day dance residency in which Phoenix’s dancers will work with young people in Hexham.
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