So, the nights are getting darker now and there’s a chilly nip in the air. As summer has become a distant memory and the days are getting colder, there may not seem like a lot to do in the lead up to Christmas.
But fear not, there are still plenty of ways to enjoy your weekends without splashing the cash, so get your big coat on and walking boots on as you enjoy some of the best East Yorkshire has to offer.
Beverley Musical Theatre are delighted to announce the first ever production of ‘Legally Blonde the musical’ in the region.
Taking place from 19 June to 23 June in 2018, the production will be staged at the Hull New Theatre.
The region’s most eclectic music festival is on a roll … having already announced that Stage4Beverley had responded to demand by adding an extra day for its 2018 festival, the organisers have done it again, with news that the event will now stretch over five days.
The festival will once again be based at Beverley’s East Riding Theatre, taking over the theatre from February 14th to the 18th, with a line-up bridging diverse musical genres, from folk to blues, jazz to classical, Americana to world music and more.
Dr Gerardine Mulcahy-Parker, curator of the exhibition that showcases digital painting and sculpture will help introduce digital art to a wider audience.
The new exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery called ‘A Cultural Pilgrimage from Beverley to Hull’ features the work of Gary Saunt, an artist based in Beverley and sculptures by his daughter Kat Saunt.
The John Godber Company will be staging a new production of classic Yorkshire novel Wuthering Heights this November at The East Riding Theatre in Beverley, as well as two nights at Wakefield Theatre Royal.
The production, which is written and directed by BAFTA winner Jane Thornton, the recent writer of the international hit show OCHO, which sold out at the East Riding Theatre
Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan are familiar and popular names in journalism. Their careers have ranged across ITN, BBC’s Newsnight, Global TV and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Held in esteem and affection, they have seen and covered much between them and garnered many unexpected insights.
Now they discuss courage, cunning and compassion in the turbulence of war as they bring together the stories of thirty-four individuals, many untold until now. And they are coming to Lit Up Festival on Friday 20 October.
Hull born and raised playwright, Richard Bean, who is celebrated for work such as The Hypocrite and Broadway success One Man Two Guvnors, is delighted at the reception of East Riding Theatre’s production of his play Kiss Me.
Due to an imminent knee replacement operation Richard Bean is unable to see the show for himself but has recently sent the cast, local actor Edward Cole with Bettine Mackenzie who recently appeared in Adrian Rawlins production of The Night Season, a card thanking them for their truthful portrayal of his characters.
There are still tickets available for Britten Sinfonia’s presentation of Mother Goose on Saturday, 21 October 2017, at 2pm at Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley, as part of the Classically Yours series.
This will be an interactive concert, designed to introduce children to the delights of classical repertoire for chamber orchestra in a fun and collaborative environment.
Beverley Musical Theatre are appealing to the public for help as they look to track down a spindle for their upcoming production Sleeping Beauty.
Sleeping Beauty will be the Beverley Musical Theatre’s 28th pantomime, but without a spindle the group are worried they will not be able to send her to sleep for hundreds of years.
Gary Horrocks – writer, IT/information professional and editor of “Judy Garland – a Celebration” – discusses Beverley Film Society’s upcoming BIG SCREEN showcase of A Star is Born, Beverley Parkway Cinema, Sunday October 15th.
“‘A Star Is Born’, in all of its restored 181 minute glory, is very much Judy Garland’s triumph, conceived as a showcase for her extraordinary talent as a singer, dancer, actress and comedienne.
Karl Blossfeldt: Art Forms in Nature is a Hayward Touring exhibition from Southbank Centre, London, which presents an original portfolio of 40 photogravures from 1932.
The photogravures were titled ‘Wundergarten der Natur’ and were edited by the artist and published in the year of his death. The exhibition gives an opportunity to see an exemplary set of Blossfeldt’s signature close-up images of plants and flora.
Opening on 5th October, East Riding Theatre in Beverley is producing Kiss Me by Richard Bean, writer of sell-out shows The Hypocrite at Hull Truck Theatre and international hit One Man Two Guvnors in London’s West End and on Broadway.
Kiss Me transferred from Hampstead Theatre to the West End earlier this year, but ERT’s show will be the first time the play has been produced outside of London.
Beverley Theatre Company are happy to announce that their next production will be “The Vicar of Dibley”, based on the popular BBC comedy series starring Dawn French.
Tony Musgrave, Chairman of the Beverley Theatre Company, says that the show is keeping with the hit TV show and is packed with laughter.
The International Judy Garland Club – www.judygarlandclub.org – is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Beverley Film Society.
The International Judy Garland Club will present at East Riding’s inaugural Film Festival the 1983 restoration of Warner Brothers’ “A Star Is Born”, Judy’s epic and lavish 1954 Hollywood musical extravaganza.
An artist from Beverley, Emma Garness will be holding an exhibition of her work in Hull for the next month.
‘Something In-Between’ concentrates on landscapes and explores light, shade and colour, with work that has being influenced by stories, nostalgia and memories.
There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the forthcoming Out of This Word, which runs from Friday 8 September to Sunday 22 October.
Out Of This Word brings top writers, poets, playwrights, artists and musicians from across the UK to the East Riding to celebrate the power of language.
An exciting year of world cinema has been planned by Beverley Film Society, which throws open its doors again on Thursday 14th September at Parkway Cinema Beverley.
In addition to its regular programming of ten films, screened on the second Thursday of every month between September and June, the Society’s committee has also added a couple of extra film nights into the mix to ensure members get the very most from their membership.
A new free exhibition is coming to Beverley Art Gallery on Saturday 2 September : ‘Edgelands : Exploring the Margins of Urban Living’ will run until Saturday 14 October.
‘Edgelands’ was a name dreamt up some 20 years ago to describe aspects of the changing face of Britain. The paintings in this exhibition are by artists from the recently formed Contemporary British Painting group.