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Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax HX1 1QG
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What’s on
Apr-Jul ’19
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Image of author Will Self, see page 22
WELCOME SQUARECHAPEL.CO.UK 01422 349 422 @SQUARECHAPEL
Information & Booking Welcome
Contact us Pricing & Terms Two years ago, when we launched a Personally, I’m delighted that we
Box Office: 01422 349422 £5 tickets for those aged 24 and new café/ bar and film programme have such a strong music and
info@squarechapel.co.uk under. Limited tickets available. we were determined that they literature programme this season.
would be about the same things Will Self and Jenni Murray will both
Our Pay What You Can tickets range
Square Chapel Arts Centre that Square Chapel has always been bring great prose and fascinating
from £20 – £1 on selected shows.
10 Square Road, Halifax HX1 1QG about: bringing people together, insights. Simon Armitage has long
squarechapel.co.uk Concessions available for most independent and unique. It is a been one of my favourite poets and
shows. Please ask at Box Office genuine delight to see the café full I’ve wanted to see him perform here
@squarechapel when booking. of such a variety of people every day ever since I started all those years
and it’s right that the programme ago; he’s a wonderful performer.
Membership packages are available,
Opening times reflects that. We have the wonderful Lady
please enquire via our Box Office.
Box Office: Maisery returning to us and a new
Mon – Sat: 10am – 9pm We don’t charge a booking fee. We’re absolutely thrilled to have brilliant folk act from across the
Sun: 12pm – 8pm However, we are a charity and do been given a Pub of the Season Atlantic – Mama’s Broke, alongside
have a suggested donation of award by Halifax CAMRA intimate gigs with Duke Special and
Café/Bar: Daily 10am – until late. £1 per transaction. particularly as we have our second Eddi Reader.
Beer and Gin festival in July; those
Food served: Copper Auditorium who came to our first event last year The strength and breadth of this
Mon – Sat: 12pm until 2.30pm & Seating 115, our cinema provides the will know that it’s not only a brilliant programme shows how things have
5pm until 8pm ultimate film experience and also event, but also a little different – as changed: new acts, bigger names and
Sun: 12pm until 8pm doubles up as a stunning and intimate much effort goes into providing food bigger events. Some of these events
Drinks and cakes available all day, studio space. and live entertainment as goes into happen because you tell us what you
every day! selecting an award winning selection would like to see back (Four Hands
Red Brick Auditorium of beers and gins. on a Piano). It is you that makes
We’re located centrally, opposite Seating 240, this auditorium sits them successful – so do keep talking
Halifax Railway Station and ten within our beautiful Grade II* listed The full line-up for our Up North to us about what you’d like to see
minutes from the bus station. red brick Georgian Chapel and Film and Television Festival is yet and do keeping coming out to
The main entrance is located via is used for talks, theatre, music to be announced – but, there are support them!
the copper building, next door to performances, cinema and more. some teaser events in this brochure
The Piece Hall’s Southgate entrance and already it’s looking like you need David McQuillan, Director
on Blackledge. Café/Bar to act pretty quickly to get tickets
We serve a large selection of and to look out for the full festival
Central cask ales and craft beers from line up coming out in late March!
Library
& Square breweries home and abroad, along
Church
The with a great selection of ciders, There is one event here that gives
Piece
Hall
wines and premium spirits. All this you an insight into the brilliant and
complements the locally sourced and strange mind of our wonderful Film
Square
Chapel
seasonal dishes that are served inMain
our Programmer: a genuinely unmissable
Entrance
wonderful café & bar. screening of Flash Gordon, with
Main
Entrance Brian Blessed and Bulsara and his
Halifax Culture Hub The
Railway Queenies playing a set of everyone’s
Hotel
The The Imperial Square Chapel is part of the Halifax favourite Queen songs.
Crown Hotel
Railway
Hotel
Culture Hub. It’s a joint initiative with
The Piece Hall Trust and exists to
promote the wonderful cultural and
Charity number 700985 heritage things happening in our little
Reg number 2315198 England corner of Yorkshire.
VAT number 516 2474 56 2 3
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Film
Enjoy the latest big releases, classics, arthouse
films, Q&A’s with special guests and experience
our very first Film and Television Festival all in our
intimate Copper cinema space and our Grade II*
listed Red Brick Georgian Chapel.
For our weekly film listings, ticket offers and prices,
visit squarechapel.co.uk or call Box Office on
01422 349 422, pop in and pick up a copy or visit
our website and sign up to our mailing list!
Flash Gordon (PG) + Q&A with
Brian Blessed & Live Gig from
Bulsara and His Queenies
Saturday 15 June
5.15pm, £35 - £20
Join us for an unmissable evening of
Queen. The evening will commence
with a screening of the cult film Flash
Gordon. Queen recorded one of
the best film soundtracks of all time
Exhibition on Screen: Exhibition on Screen:
to this 1980 classic adapted from
Rembrandt Van Gogh & Japan
the famous comic strip of the same
Sunday 14 April, 4pm & Sunday 9 June, 4pm & name. We will also be joined by Brian
Tuesday 16 April 2pm, £11 Tuesday 11 June, 2pm Blessed (Prince Vultan) to talk about
This film documents a landmark “I envy the Japanese” Van Gogh the film and his career!
exhibition, whilst interweaving wrote to his brother Theo. Though
Rembrandt’s life story with behind- Vincent van Gogh never visited After the film and Q&A, join Bulsara
the-scenes preparations at two Japan, it is the country that had the and His Queenies, a remarkable
world-famous institutions - London’s most profound influence on him 7-piece band that perform the music
National Gallery and Amsterdam’s and his art. In this little-known story of Queen, ending the evening with a
Rijksmuseum. For many, Rembrandt of Van Gogh’s art we explore the concert that includes all the hits.
is the greatest artist that ever lived remarkable heritage that so affected
and this deeply moving film seeks Van Gogh and made him the artist we
to explore the truth about the man know of today.
behind the legend. 4 5
3 – 29 3 – 29
May 2019 May 2019
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Film screenings Highlights
of Film & Television Talks
Festival
Workshops
Looking for Eric + Q&A
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Celebrating northern Saturday 4 May, 8pm, £8
voices on screen &
behind the camera!
Ken Loach’s ‘Looking for Eric’ is the
hit that brought Manchester United
legend Eric Cantona to the big screen.
Football fanatic Postman Eric Bishop’s
These are just some of the highlights from our Up North: Film and
life has fallen apart, with an unfulfilling
Television Festival. Keep an eye on our website for the full programme of
job and chaotic family life, he needs
over 50 screenings and events when we launch on Thursday 28 March!
some escape. With the help of his
daughter and hallucinations of his hero,
Eric Cantona, he tries to turn his life
around. Join us for this 10th anniversary
screening and a Q&A with actors Steve
Evets (Eric) and Stephanie Bishop (Lily).
Helen of Four Gates
+ Live Piano
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Thursday 16 May, 7.30pm, £8
Featuring live piano accompaniment
from Darius Battiwalla
This 1920 silent classic, from film
pioneer Cecil Hepworth, was set
around Heptonstall, West Yorkshire
and is a rural melodrama in which the
heroine falls victim to a devious villain.
The Yorkshire landscape lends itself to a
film full of treachery, madness and
Summer Winos – Live! thwarted love. The film will be
accompanied by a live piano score
from pianist Darius Battiwalla.
This festival is supported by Film Hub North, proud
to be part of the BFI Film Audience Network
3 – 29
FAMILY FUN
May 2019 Family Fun
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Highlights
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The Wedding Present –
Something Left Behind + Q&A
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Tuesday 21 May, 8pm, £8
See this new feature documentary about
the “greatest break-up album of all time”
followed by a Q&A with Director Andrew
Jezard and BBC 6 Music presenter Chris
Hawkins. Featuring interviews with the
original band members and key players
in the record’s history, the film follows
the album’s story through the eyes of the
fans who have carried it with them for
a lifetime. The story concludes with the
band’s homecoming show in Leeds
where the city witnessed a blistering
and emotional final-ever performance of
the album!
Northern Ballet presents
Bite Sized Ballet: Three Little Pigs
Summer Winos – Live! Saturday 6 April, 2pm &
Sunday 7 April, 2pm, £7-£5
––– Northern Ballet’s Three Little Pigs
Friday 24 May, 8pm, £10 hits the big screen as part of our
fantastic season of interactive ballets
Two Men, Two Hundred and Ninety-Five for children. Narrated by actor and
Episodes, One Obsession…Andrew and writer Anita Rani, the Three Little
Bob’s gentle love of Last of the Summer Pigs set out into the world. With
Wine quickly became a quest to watch all playful characters and spellbinding DNA Puppetry and Visual
episodes, while visiting locations, meeting music, this adorable ballet is sure to Theatre presents
the cast and, ultimately, turning their have your little one dancing all the Chicken Licken (3+)
passion into a show. way home!
Sunday 21 April
2.30pm, £8
The duo take to the stage to explain just
Classic Ladybird barnyard tales
how Last of the Summer Wine has taken
Chicken Licken, Little Red Hen and
over their lives, and what you can learn
The Fox and the Hen combine in
and love from the world’s longest-running
a lively and witty adaptation told
sitcom! Expect dressing up, audience
with puppetry, music, clowning and
participation, lots of reminiscing,
cooking. The perfect treat for little
and kazoos. The show is the finest
ones and their grown-ups!
appreciation of a national institution.
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FAMILY FUN
Family
So Comedy, Broken Robot Productions &
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Siren Talent Management presents
Sam & Mark’s On The Road Show (5+)
Wednesday 29 May
2.30pm, £12
Children’s TV royalty Sam and Mark, as
seen on CBBC’s Big Friday Wind-Up and
Copycats, are taking to the road with a
brand new live show this half term. Join
the BAFTA award-winning duo for an
unmissable hour of entertainment, jam
packed with sketches, jokes and games,
in a show full of fun and laughs for all
the family.
Makin Projects Ltd presents
Nick Sharratt’s Right Royal
Draw-Along (5+)
Saturday 8 June
11am, £10
Join popular children’s writer and
illustrator Nick Sharratt and draw
along with this interactive family
show! He’ll be showing you how
to sketch favourite characters like
Tracy Beaker and Timothy Pope, Garlic Theatre presents
sharing ways of creating creatures Jack and the Beans Talk (3+)
like dragons and unicorns, and giving
Sunday 7 July
lots of top tips. To celebrate his latest
2.30pm, £8
book ‘Nice Work for the Cat and the
Jack and his mum live on a small farm
King’ everything will have a special
and have very little to eat. Imagine
‘royal’ twist!
his surprise when he swaps his cow
for some magic beans and starts to
hear a whispering in the breeze and a
giant rumble in the sky. Keep the little
ones entertained with this charming
and inventive family show.
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Pay What You Can is all about trust. It’s
Jade Byrne in association with
about you, making a judgement for yourself LittleMighty presents
about what you can afford to pay from our Pricks
pricing options ranging from £20 – £1 and Thursday 2 May, 8pm
I’ve had over 70,000 pricks…
taking a chance on something new. of the medical kind. This is my
chance to set the record straight
about Type 1 diabetics like me.
Despite what people say, I’m not
bankrupting the NHS. And I can
eat cake – a whole bloody cake – if
I want to. This funny new show
blends engaging storytelling with
poetry and tells a surprisingly
moving and uplifting story about
families and learning to care for
each other better.
Bag of Beard presents Work in Progress by Jess Gibson Seemia Theatre presents
Renaissance Men Evros | The Crossing River
Thursday 6 June, 8pm
Thursday 18 April, 8pm Sometimes Jess struggles to manage Wednesday 19 June, 7.30pm
A bleak and bitter comedy from her mental health, Borderline After winning numerous awards and
Bag of Beard, referred to as “a Personality Disorder, Anxiety and being featured on BBC World Service,
company at the forefront of Depression. However, through this spellbinding theatre show comes
contemporary theatre” by Theatre humour and a passion for dance, Jess to Square Chapel as part of Refugee
Weekly, Renaissance Men takes a long has learnt how to feel comfortable Week 2019. Evros | The Crossing River
hard look at toxic masculinity, the with feeling uncomfortable. This is a follows five families on their journey
Millennial Generation’s love warm and uplifting show about being to find a safe haven. International
of nostalgia, and asks if we should Scouse, dancing to Britney Spears physical theatre company, Seemia,
really sell priceless lost artwork for and sharing stories of hope. dive into the refugee crisis, fusing
booze money? 12 musicality, movement and poetic text. 13
APRIL
April
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Illustrated talks by local John Crossley & Sons Ltd,
historian, David Glover 1803-1982
Tickets £6 (£5 concessions), 2pm Wednesday 10 April
Hear all about the founders of what
Calderdale Scientists & Inventors
became the largest carpet-making
Wednesday 3 April
factory in the world! Find out about
Hear the stories of several little-
the company’s development as a
remembered but worthy Calderdale
huge mill complex, its 20th Century
characters including, the man
mergers and its final demise.
who made scientific instruments
Enjoy this display of old photos
for King George III; one of the
telling the story of one of Halifax’s
greatest mycologists of the 18th
most famous brands.
Century and the bringer of electric
light to Halifax.
Mr. Wilson’s Second Liners tracks over traditional slow hymns.
Box of Tricks presents Halifax Philharmonic Club presents
Proudly stepping out in uniformed
Wednesday 3 April Sparkplug Vertavo String Quartet
style, they channel the spirit of the 24
7.30pm, £13
hour party people and get audiences Thursday 4 April Friday 5 April
New Orleans meets 90s club
dancing wherever they play. 8pm, £12 7.30pm, £19.50
classics…a rave funeral without the
Dave loves Rod Stewart, Joanne and Haydn Quartet in F minor
body! This is no sombre occasion:
The vision is an anarchic, street his Ford Capri. Only Joanne’s about op. 20 no. 5
Mr Wilson’s expend their collective
extravaganza, bursting with colour to have someone else’s baby. Is he Quartet in E flat op. 33 no. 2 (Joke)
musical talent paying homage to the
and sound, rallying impromptu ready to become a Dad even though Quartet in F minor op. 74 no. 3 (Rider)
diehard days of the Hacienda, 90s
raves on street corners and rousing he’s not the father? This is a poetic Quartet in D op. 64 no. 5 (Lark)
club culture and its greatest hero,
audiences young and old into a exploration of family, race, identity The Vertavo Quartet’s dynamic
Mr Tony Wilson. These revolutionary
joyful frenzy. and love, it’s a story of a white man and deeply thoughtful performances
genre bashers knock the First Line
who becomes the adoptive father have captivated audiences across
sideways, opting for upbeat dance
14 and best friend of a mixed-race child. the globe. 15
APRIL
April
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HighTide & Loose Tongue in Handel’s MESSIAH: By the Orion
association with Bush Theatre present Chamber Choir
The Trick Director Bridget Budge
Thursday 11 April Friday 19 April,
8pm, £12 7.30pm, £12
Jonah has been Mira’s reason to get This is a rare opportunity to hear
out of bed in the morning. But, when Handel’s great work in a chamber
he does his final disappearing act, setting with fewer than twenty
she knows she should move on but voices, featuring the Halifax-based
instead finds herself caring less about Orion Chamber Choir, directed by
the world outside. This is a magic Bridget Budge, accompanied by a
Reform Theatre Company, Harrogate show about the realities of coming small instrumental ensemble.
Theatre in association with to terms with loss.
Middlesbrough Theatre present
Two 2 by Jim Cartwright
Friday 12 April
8pm, £12
See Two 2; Jim Cartwright’s brand-
new play that revisits the lives, loves
and laughs of regulars in a Northern
boozer. Time may have passed but the
pub is still standing – just! Punters are
now few and far between, and despite
all attempts at quiz nights, karaoke Fancourt Music presents The Houghton Weavers
and pub grub, it could soon be last Lady Maisery
Saturday 27 April
orders for the struggling landlord and
Friday 26 April 7.30pm, £12.50
lady. At odds with one another, but
8pm, £15 - £13 This band have been entertaining
holding it together one shift at a time,
With their harmony singing, music lovers for over 40 years with
their lives have become as bitter as
intelligent and thoughtful their blend of popular folk music,
the ale they serve. But when a once in
arrangements of both traditional humour and audience participation.
a life time opportunity presents itself
repertoire and original compositions, They have performed thousands of
in the form of a one-way ticket out
vocal trio Hazel Askew, Hannah concerts, recorded over 30 albums,
of there, will either of them have the
James and Rowan Rheingans harness and starred in several of their own
courage to turn their backs on
and celebrate their united voice, highly successful BBC radio and
the pub, and most importantly,
making for a glorious evening of TV series.
each other?
16 sensational music. 17
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May
Worbey & Farrell – Four Hands on Laughing Dog Music presents
One Piano: Rhapsody Aidan O’Rourke & Kit Downes:
365 Project
Friday 10 May, 8pm
8pm, £15 Wednesday 15 May
Worbey & Farrell are internationally 8pm, £14
acclaimed concert pianists with a Aidan O’Rourke, the multiple BBC
wicked sense of humour. Folk Award-winning fiddle player and
founding member of Lau (probably
The accredited Steinway ensemble the most avant-garde and dynamic
have performed all over the world experimental folk supergroup of
Forget About the Dog presents with their utterly sensational piano GS Promotions presents our time) spent a year writing
100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace playing and barnstorming blend of The Lancashire Hotpots: daily musical responses to James
sparky humour. The ingenuity of The Love Tour Robertson’s short story collection:
Thursday 9 May
these amazing musicians makes you 365 - one song every day!
8pm, £12 Saturday 11 May
laugh one moment and takes your
Since the accident, Kat’s having 7.30pm, £16
breath away the next. As a result, he has now teamed up
trouble with her memory. Her only Hear all your Hotpot favourites with an
with BBC Jazz Award-winning piano
escape is a hospital ward TV. This emphasis on all the things they really
and harmonium player Kit Downes
heart-warming story explores Kat’s love: meat pies, nights out down the
and together with O’Rourke’s innately
recovery as she fights her anxieties boozer, and of course a Chippy Tea!
Scottish traditional musical backbone
and fears. Witty dialogue, puppetry It’s going to be an unbeatable night
crossed with Downes’s jazz influences
and music create the surreal world of music and laughs for everyone. If
they bring you an unforgettable
Kat finds herself in, whilst never music be the food of love…have yer
evening of powerful live music.
forgetting the sobering reality of 18 dinner with the Hotpots! 19
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May
Henry Normal –
A Normal Universe
Thursday 30 May
7.30pm, £12
Over the past few years Henry has
written and performed 5 episodes
of an award-nominated occasional
series for BBC Radio 4 combining
jokes, storytelling and poetry.
In this new show, Henry explores
our relationship to the vastness
of the universe throughout
eternity and beyond with the aid
of a very big microscope and
some dodgy rhymes. This is one
not to be missed!
DMF Music Ltd presents
Duke Special
Friday 17 May
7.30pm, £20
Duke’s creative talents have seen
him involved in projects as diverse
as writing the theme tune for the
Irish Sesame Street to writing the
music for and appearing in Deborah
Warner’s critically acclaimed
production of Bertolt Brecht’s EBP UK Presents Mikron Theatre presents Jeremiah by Jack Dean
‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ David Gower Redcoats
Thursday 30 May
at London’s National Theatre.
Thursday 23 May Friday 24 May 8pm, £12
7.30pm, £20 7.30pm, £13 From the critically-acclaimed rap
We are delighted to have the Belfast
The legendary former England cricket Billy Butlin used Shakespeare himself storyteller behind Grandad and
born performer and songwriter with
captain, David Gower, often described to sell a seaside dream to the great the Machine comes a raucous new
us for an evening of some of his new
as one of the most stylish left-handed British public. Join us as we delve show with live music about England’s
works and old favourites.
batsmen of all time, promises to share into holiday huts, bonny babies and forgotten revolution. Featuring an
his thoughts on 2019’s Cricket World knobbly knees with guest appearances original score and live band,
Cup and The Ashes. Expect tales from from Marlene Dietrich and Laurel and Jeremiah tells the incredible true
captaining his national team to victory Hardy. Mikron’s radiant Redcoats story of the much-misunderstood
in the Ashes as well as memories of will guide you through 80 years of Luddite rebellion.
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June
Will Self: Selected Readings
Thursday 6 June
7.30pm, £15
“There can be no more thrilling idea
of intimacy than connecting with
someone through the agency of the
written word.”
Will Self’s razor-sharp take on our
modern world is combined with an
The Angel Brothers More Than a Tribute -
unnerving exploration of something
The Smyths Experience
much older: the very heart of what Friday 7 June
makes us human. 8pm, £12 Saturday 8 June
For lovers of acoustic and Latin 7.30pm, £14
The prolific and celebrated journalist influenced music, The Angel Brothers The Smyths are exactly what they
and Booker Prize nominated author are a must when it comes to live say they are: ‘more than a tribute’.
of Umbrella, Phone, Shark, How the music. They are an exciting band who They play the music of The Smiths
Dead Live & Great Apes joins us for have played at venues and festivals and recreate what it was to see and
selected readings: often hilarious, across the globe including The hear the legendary Manchester rock
sometimes controversial, National Theatre and Glastonbury. band, live!
always interesting. Catch them here in Halifax playing
old favourites and irresistible
new material.
Eddi Reader
Thursday 13 June
7.30pm, £22
Reader who is probably best-
known as the former lead singer
of the 80s band Fairground
Attraction, has won multiple
awards including three BRITS
and found solo success with her
top 40 singles ‘Patience of Angels’
and ‘Town Without Pity’.
She also famously harmonized
with Annie Lennox, touring with
the Eurythmics, after her time
with successful punk outfit
Gang of Four.
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June
An Evening with Simon Armitage
Derek Paravicini
Friday 14 June Entertainment Ltd presents
8pm, £12 An Evening with Derek
Join the award-winning poet Simon Paravicini and Guests
Armitage, who will be performing
Tuesday 18 June
from a range of his work, including his
8pm, £12
new collection ‘Sandettie Light Vessel
Experience the extraordinary
Automatic’. A former probation
talent of pianist Derek Paravicini.
officer from Marsden, near Halifax.
Born blind, Derek demonstrated
Simon Armitage is Professor of
savant-like abilities as a child
Poetry at Leeds University. He
and was a musical prodigy on
received the 2018 Queen’s Gold
the piano. Able to play any song
Medal for Poetry. Join him for
from memory, Derek has wowed
one night only as he returns to his
audiences around the globe with
beloved West Yorkshire.
his breath-taking talent and
technique. Join Derek and special
‘His verse is immediate, entertaining,
guests, including beneficiaries of
engaged with the world.’
The Amber Trust, the Highbury
Independent on Sunday
Choir and the Orange Box Choir.
Ragged Edge Productions presents Enjoy an evening full of comedy
The Chef Show by Writer & and cookery with this award-
Broadcaster Nick Ahad winning play. Two actors take on
multiple roles in the story of a
Thursday 20 June
busy night in an Indian restaurant.
7.30pm, £12
They’ll be joined by a real chef
from a local restaurant who’ll be
offering a cookery demonstration
throughout the show. Join the
cast for a post-show discussion
where you will also get to sample
the food.
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June July
Dick and Lottie presents
Ayckbourn’s Standing Room
Only: Rehearsed Reading
Thursday 4 July
8pm, £12
Celebrating Ayckbourn at 80, and
60 years of playwriting, see this
exclusive rehearsed reading of
Ayckbourn’s 4th play - Standing
Room Only! Written in 1961 the
Orchestra of Square Chapel presents Will Pound presents
play, set in the future, follows
Summer Concert with Through the Seasons
a family’s life in their home, a
William Green
Wednesday 26 June double-decker bus, and how
Sunday 23 June 7.30pm, £12 they deal with an illegal
7.30pm, £12 Journey through the year of folk dance, pregnancy. We will be joined by
We welcome conductor Robert told through music and spellbinding Ayckbourn’s archivist, Simon
Guy and Bradford-born pianist storytelling. Expect stunning Murgatroyd, for an informative
William Green to play Beethoven’s arrangements of traditional dance talk prior to the performance.
3rd Piano Concerto. tunes and songs, creating an innovative
Debussy: Petite Suite and playful evening full of music, image
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 and spoken word; with all the joy of
Prokofiev: Classical Symphony a summer festival and the thrill of a
Dvorak: Legends winter’s fireside rapper sword-dance.
SATURDAY
22 JUNE, 1PM
COME AND SEE THE BEST
IN LOCAL UNSIGNED BANDS
AND MUSICIANS WITH OUR
ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
FOR YOUNG BANDS AND
MUSICIANS AGED 12-24YRS
Halifax Musical Theatre presents In Conversation with author
Hooray for Hollywood & The Clara Barley + Book Launch:
TICKETS £4 Great American Songbook The Moss House
Friday 5 July, 7.30pm Sunday 14 July
Saturday 6 July, 2.30pm & 7.30pm 1pm, £5
£15 - £13 Hear about the passionate story of
Enjoy a spectacular programme local landowners Anne Lister and
of music from the Golden Age of Ann Walker in the 1830s, as they fall
Hollywood and some great American in and out of love with each other,
classic songs from the 30s, 40s and and in and out of favour with those
50s - incorporating the ‘swing’ era around them. Join the writer and
alongside musical theatre and film explore where fact meets fiction,
26 music of the mid-twentieth century. followed by a Q&A and book signing. 27July
Beer & Gin
Festival
19 – 20 July ’19
Enjoy a weekend of traditional casks,
international craft beers, festival
exclusive brews, over 50 gins from
around the world, all accompanied
with glorious food & live music.
Presented in association with
Clive Conway Productions
Jenni Murray: A History of the
World in 21 Women
Sunday 14 July
8pm, £20
The inimitable Jenni Murray
celebrates great women from around
the world – rescuing some from
obscurity and shining a new light
on familiar names. She has met and Mind the Gap Showcase
interviewed many of the women
Thursday 18 July, 2pm & 7pm
featured. They led while others
£7.50 - £5
followed. They stood up and spoke
Join us for this exciting and
out when no one else would. They
contemporary triple bill of Theatre,
broke the mould in art, music and
Dance and Music. Showcasing the
literature. Each of them fought, in
skills of students from Mind the
their own way, for change.
Gap’s professional training
A History of the World in 21 Women programme, these performances
celebrates the lives, struggles and reflect the work they have been
achievements of women who have doing with professional artists over squarechapel.co.uk
had a profound impact on the the past year.
shaping of our world. 28 29JULY SQUARECHAPEL.CO.UK 01422 349 422 @SQUARECHAPEL
July
Michael Pinchbeck that triggered that conflict, Gavrilo
CONCERTO Featuring Nicholas Princip, was kept in shackles in prison Alan Bearman Music presents Their two strong voices blend
McCarthy (Piano) and Orchestra of in Terezin, his withered arm tied up Mama’s Broke to create haunting harmonies,
Square Chapel with piano wire, fading away into while they artfully juggle fiddle,
Sunday 28 July
the snow. banjo, guitar and mandolin, and
Sunday 21 July 7.30pm, £10
incorporate traditional dance
7pm, £12 See this powerful Canadian folk
Unravelling narratives such as and foot percussion into
This is a unique musical experience duo that deliver a compelling
these surround this piece of music’s their performance.
inspired by Ravel’s Piano Concerto for performance with heart and
composition – and together they
the Left Hand, created by award- raw energy.
weave a true story that spans 100
winning theatre-maker Michael
years of history. Michael Pinchbeck’s
Pinchbeck and featuring world-
Concerto is a deconstructed and
renowned concert pianist Nicholas
re-orchestrated exploration of the
McCarthy accompanied by the
legacy of war and the healing
Orchestra of Square Chapel.
power of music to overcome
personal tragedy.
Infamous pianist Paul Wittgenstein
commissioned Ravel to write him a
Musical manuscript will fall from the
concerto after he lost his right arm
sky like snow on a battlefield.
during the First World War. At the
Doctors will persuade shell-shocked
same moment in time, the assassin
soldiers to play again. A conductor
will become an assassin.
30 Stories:
Exhibition
Celebrating the people who
have helped shape thirty years
of Square Chapel
July 2019 – July 2020
Fore more information about this
exhibition and how you can support
our work, visit squarechapel.co.uk
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Workshops & Activities
We deliver a diverse programme with people Youth Theatre
from different communities and backgrounds. Saturdays at Square Chapel
5-7yrs, 10am – 11am,
We use the arts as a tool to increase skills and £4 (£2.50 Passport to Leisure)
aspiration, bringing people together to ensure 8-12yrs, 11am – 12.30pm
£5 (£3 Passport to Leisure)
more people have a chance to be makers, Our drama classes boost confidence
and skills – places available in the
performers and audiences. We work in partnership 5-7yrs group. Contact us to join the
with Verd De Gris Arts to deliver the Many Voices waiting list for the 8-12yrs group.
cohesion programme.
Over 50’s Afternoon Tea Dance
We currently receive funding from the Mondays at Square Chapel
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, Youth Music 1.30pm – 4pm
£4, includes refreshments
Foundation, Big Lottery Fund and Community 29 April, 20 May, 24June, 15 July
Foundation for Calderdale. Join us for our monthly Afternoon
Dance in our wonderfully
atmospheric Red Brick auditorium.
Our Open Door schools project offers an extensive
programme of subsidised theatre performances
and workshops for children and teachers.
Orange Box Rock School
Please visit our website for more details about our
Mondays at Square Chapel
schools programme. 6.30pm – 8pm
11-16yrs, £5 (£3 Passport to Leisure)
A school for young aspiring singer-
songwriters and musicians – form a
band, rehearse, record, perform, in
For more information visit our website or contact this exciting, creative Rock School.
our outreach team: info@squarechapel.co.uk Places available – contact us to find
out more.
01422 353073
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Foundation
Cube Choir is a contemporary choir
for people over 50yrs. They meet on
Andrew
Lloyd Tuesday evenings at Square Chapel.
Webber For information about membership
Foundation
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Summer 2019 diary Summer 2019 diary
April – July April – July
April June
Wed 3 2pm Talk: Calderdale Scientists & Inventors Page 15 Thurs 6 7.30pm Will Self: Selected Readings Page 22
7.30pm Mr. Wilson’s Second Liners Page 14 8pm Work in Progress by Jess Gibson Page 13
Thurs 4 8pm Sparkplug Page 15 Fri 7 8pm The Angel Brothers Page 23
Fri 5 7.30pm Vertavo String Quartet Page 15 Sat 8 11am Nick Sharratt’s Right Royal Draw-Along Page 1
Sat 6 2pm Bite Sized Ballet: Three Little Pigs Page 9 7.30pm More Than a Tribute: The Smyths Experience Page 23
Sun 7 2pm Bite Sized Ballet: Three Little Pigs Page 9 Sun 9 4pm Exhibition on Screen: Van Gogh & Japan Page 4
Wed 10 2pm Talk: John Crossley & Sons Ltd Page 15 Tues 11 2pm Exhibition on Screen: Van Gogh & Japan Page 4
Thurs 11 8pm The Trick Page 17 Thurs 13 7.30pm Eddi Reader Page 23
Fri 12 8pm Two 2 by Jim Cartwright Page 16 Fri 14 8pm An Evening with Simon Armitage Page 24
Sun 14 4pm Exhibition on Screen: Rembrandt Page 4 Sat 15 5.15pm Flash Gordon + Q&A with Brian Blessed + Gig Page 5
Tues 16 2pm Exhibition on Screen: Rembrandt Page 4 Tues 18 8pm An Evening with Derek Paravicini and Guests Page 25
Thurs 18 8pm Renaissance Men Page 12 Wed 19 7.30pm Evros: The Crossing River Page 13
Fri 19 7.30pm Handel’s MESSIAH: By the Orion Chamber Choir Page 17 Thurs 20 7.30pm The Chef Show by Nick Ahad Page 25
Sun 21 2.30pm Chicken Licken Page 9 Sat 22 1pm Routes Festival Page 26
Fri 26 8pm Lady Maisery Page 17 Sun 23 7.30pm Summer Concert with Willam Green Page 26
Sat 27 7.30pm The Houghton Weavers Page 17 Wed 26 7.30pm Will Pound: Through The Seasons Page 26
May July
Thurs 2 8pm Pricks! Page 13 Thurs 4 8pm Ayckbourn’s Standing Room Only Page 27
Sat 4 8pm Looking For Eric Page 7 Fri 5 7.30pm Hooray for Hollywood Page 27
Thurs 9 8pm 100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace Page 18 Sat 6 2.30pm Hooray for Hollywood Page 27
Fri 10 8pm Worbey & Farrell: Four Hands on One Piano: Rhapsody Page 18 7.30pm Hooray for Hollywood Page 27
Sat 11 7.30pm The Lancashire Hotpots: The Love Tour Page 19 Sun 7 2.30pm Jack and The Beans Talk Page 11
Wed 15 8pm Aidan O’Rouke & Kit Downes Page 19 Sun 14 1pm ‘The Moss House’ Book Launch & In Conversation Page 27
Thurs 16 7.30pm Helen of Four Gates + Live Piano Page 7 8pm Jenni Murray: A History of the World in 21 Women Page 28
Fri 17 7.30pm Duke Special Page 20 Thurs 18 2pm Mind the Gap Showcase Page 28
Tues 21 8pm The Wedding Present + Q&A Page 8 7pm Mind the Gap Showcase Page 28
Thurs 23 7.30pm David Gower Page 20 Fri 19 – Sat 20 July Beer and Gin Festival Page 29
Fri 24 7.30pm Mikron: Redcoats Page 21 Sun 21 7pm Michael Pinchbeck CONCERTO Page 30
8pm Summer Winos Live! Page 8 Sun 28 7.30pm Mama’s Broke Page 31
Wed 29 2.30pm Sam & Mark’s On The Road Show Page 10
Thurs 30 7.30pm Henry Normal: A Normal Universe Page 21
8pm Jeremiah by Jack Dean Page 21
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