Bon viveurs, hedonists, tourists and locals are going to relish a new cocktail bar and bistro that opened its doors with a stylish VIP bash on Thursday evening.
Local Mayor Duncan Jack officially presided over the launch of Mirage and glasses of fizzy embellished with pomegranate seeds were presented to guests on their arrival at the venue.
Beverley is proud of its diverse artistic and creative culture. It boasts the East Riding Theatre; West End professionalism in a local setting.
It is home to actors of international renown, musicians, artists, authors, journalists and broadcasters. Celebratory festivals abound throughout the year: folk, food, early music and literature.
Long before La La Land there was Judy Garland, star of stage and screen, larger than life in lavish Technicolor musicals.
Lovers of a bygone age and the golden screen can expect Hollywood with the lid off on Sunday 15 October when The International Judy Garland Club’s Gary Horrocks promises to reveal little known stories and personal insights from behind the scenes before screening two rarely seen films at Parkway Cinema Beverley.
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.
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.
A Rio de Janeiro carnival atmosphere came to Beverley. Bubbly and Caipirinhas were flowing in celebration of the grand VIP opening of Chamas Rodizio Bar and Grill on Wednesday Market.
The national cocktail of Brazil, (a splendidly moreish concoction of sugar cane rum called Cachaça, crushed ice, lime and sugar) defined the night, alongside a dazzling troupe of exotic (some jaw-dropped onlookers would say erotic) Brazilian dancers strutting their stuff inside and outside the new restaurant.
Gary Horrocks, the HU17 Arts & Culture Editor says that The Pig and Whistle will bring a touch of London to the historic market town of Beverley.
His comments come following a special evening that was held for special guests and the media at the Sow Hill venue that will officially open to the public on 1 June.
Beverley Musical Theatre has a rich and fascinating history dating back to its inception in 1927 when it was Beverley Amateur Operatic Society.
I recently spent a sunny afternoon outside Lempicka Cafe on Wednesday Market with Alison White, now in her fifth year as chair, discussing the history of the Society, their latest production and her lifelong love of musicals.
Playwright Alan Ayckbourn’s superb comedy RolePlay comes to Beverley later this month. It is a welcome return to Yorkshire having debuted at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough in 2001.
It focuses on ill-matched couple Justin and Julie-Ann preparing for a dinner party in their London Docklands flat on a stormy night.
Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s award winning play “The Night Season”, (originally staged at the National Theatre in London), opened at Beverley’s East Riding Theatre on March 2nd and runs until Saturday 25th of March.
It is a personal favourite of the theatre’s new artistic director Adrian Rawlins, making his directorial debut at the ERT in this astonishing and beautifully conceived, staged and acted production.
Beverley’s Japanese restaurant Ogino was established in March 2012 by husband and wife team Julian & Rieko Ogino-Stamford.
It was a brainchild born out of love and disaster. The couple’s paths collided online in 2008 and friendship soon bloomed into love, culminating in a traditional Japanese wedding in Toyokawa in 2012.
Vibrant and red headed Liverpool performer Victoria Jones announces that she was born in the wrong decade and momentarily breaks into the lyrics of a famous Cilla Black song.
She is a force of nature, wildly passionate and excited about an extravaganza she is bringing to East Yorkshire’s Bridlington Spa on March 5th as part of a whirlwind UK tour.
Beverley Art Gallery, in partnership with the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hull UK City of Culture 2017 and the Natural History Museum in London, are proud to showcase one hundred awe-inspiring images from all over the world in a major exhibition that will raise the profile of the Gallery as a must-visit venue for locals and visitors.
Since Beverley’s East Riding Theatre opened its doors in December 2014 it has consistently delivered high quality drama, music and entertainment to the people of HU17 and beyond.
The ERT’s inaugural sell-out production and first Christmas show was “A Christmas Carol” in 2014 (adapted for the stage by international film and television actor and the Theatre’s Creative Director and co-founder Vincent Regan)
Beverley’s East Riding Theatre on Lord Roberts Road is unique in many respects. Since it opened its doors in December 2014 it has consistently delivered high quality, platinum-coated drama, music and entertainment to the people of HU17 and beyond.
Located in a converted Baptist chapel it is very much a community effort, run largely by a loyal band of over one hundred local volunteers who ensure a friendly welcome
HU17.net is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Horrocks as Arts and Cultural Editor.
Gary leads the International Judy Garland Club and has researched her life and times for over 17 years. He is editor of the Club’s journal, a respected publication and a primary source of invaluable archival material for many serious Garland biographers and researchers.
A weekend celebration of the Life and Work of one of the Greatest Entertainers of the 20th Century