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What is it like to lose your mind?
How do you get it back?
The Unmaster is an honest gig and an unflinching poem: a story of a mental breakdown assembled from his own diary entries and frightened scribbles into an electrifying performance by award-winning rapper and composer Dizraeli.
Exploring madness, conventional masculinity and how to recover from both, The Unmaster is a vital new voice in the conversation about mental health. It is dark, funny and very good to dance to.
Join us for this full-length scratch performance.
“Unique and compelling… I truly felt lifted” - David (audience member)
“Do not fear mistakes: there are none” - Miles Davis |
| Tuesday 02 October 2018 |
19:30 |
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| Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, it is the story of a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, as they await their fate. |
| Wednesday 03 October 2018 |
20:00 |
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Luke Wright seeks poetry’s top job. Has own quill.
With a new Poet Laureate due in 2019 Wrighty’s chucking his hat in the ring. But he’s a dark horse at best. He turned down his invite to the palace in 2012 and he’s really got to stop penning one-vowelled invectives about Tory politicians if he’s to get a look in.
So he’s a on a mission to reinvent his poetry, to unite rather than divide. But can one poet ever really represent an entire nation? And just who are these previously laureled rogues? Luke delves into the murky world of poets laureate past, while serving up a sparkling set of new poems.
“Strong language, suitable for ages 14+”
“Performance poetry’s key revivalist.” Metro
“Wright is a clever playwright and charismatic performer … succeeds in finding new and beautiful ways of expressing the everyday.” The Guardian on Frankie Vah |
| Thursday 04 October 2018 |
20:00 |
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Following a very successful "First class concert" in 2017 (review from Scene One Plus) the award winning choir, Viva Voce, are pleased to announce a return to the Shelley Theatre with "One Song".
Jean Chambers has once again programmed an eclectic mix of music featuring songs from musicals including "Wizard of Oz", "Fiddler on the Roof", "Billy Elliott" and a medley from "MGM"; sacred songs such as John Rutter's "For the Beauty of the Earth"; popular to include "The Beatles in Revue", "Come fly with me"; and of course "One Song" the title for this year's concert. |
| Saturday 06 October 2018 |
19:30 |
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Cheer yourself up this autumn with a dance show full of the warmth of Spain.
Students of all levels show their skills and passion for the wonderful art of flamenco with back up from professional artists from international flamenco company Mi Flamenco.
Expect vibrant footwork, exciting movement, vituoso guitar, and emotional flamenco vocals in this spectacular flamenco fest by students from Ester Tal's flamenco academy. |
| Sunday 07 October 2018 |
19:30 |
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| The Breadwinner is an inspiring and vibrantly animated tale about the power of stories to sustain hope and carry us through dark times. Parvana is an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom – and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents as she embarks on a quest to find her father and reunite her family. |
| Wednesday 10 October 2018 |
20:00 |
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| The year is 1888, and London is in terror at the murder spree being committed by Saucy Jack! Why not seek respite from the horrors of Whitechapel by spending the evening inside Tabram's Music Hall? Fairy Fay guarantees a ripping time will be shared by one and all... A macabre cabaret of Victorian songs, weird skits and disturbing vignettes wherein you will meet a miscellany of suspects in unfamiliar guises. But which one is the Ripper? |
| Thursday 11 October 2018 |
19:30 |
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The Book of Darkness and Light in association with LittleMighty presents
Shivers
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A trio of delightfully thrilling new ghost stories, set to the haunting sounds of the violin.
The Book of Darkness & Light contains within it some of the most chilling tales ever told. Supernatural mysteries stir from its pages.
You feel a prickle on your neck. Your blood stills. A monstrous thing creeps in the shadows. Is it all in your mind? A trick of the light? Or something far more sinister?
One thing is for certain: these stories will give you shivers.
A co-production between Harrogate Theatre, Square Chapel Arts Centre and LittleMighty. |
| Friday 12 October 2018 |
19:30 |
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“Harmonies that leave you breathless”
DiElle’s acoustic show with John Gleadall and Chris Wood is an honest celebration of acoustic music. Indulging in classic songs through the ages, the show includes music from timeless songwriters such as Bob Dylan, The Hollies, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Carole King, and the next generation of artists they have influenced, such as Crowded House, Snow Patrol and the DiElle trio themselves.
The three musicians met after each having a varied career of many years, taking them from stadium tours, to Hollywood to London’s West End with various projects. John, Chris and DiElle enjoy performing at music festivals, arts centres, theatres, and local TV and radio, and occasional international tours.
The group, having been described as having “sensational harmonies” by events executive John Sackett, pride themselves on close harmony singing, and traditional acoustic guitar sound.
This upbeat, fun trio is not to be missed - a show for real music lovers. |
| Sunday 14 October 2018 |
14:30 |
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The isolated communities of the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast are shocked to discover the notorious sex campaigner Marie Stopes has bought the old lighthouse. She hopes it will be her refuge from the storms battering her on the mainland. A collision of cultures is inevitable. How will she change the Islanders’ ways of thinking and how will she be changed by Portland?
Dr Marie Stopes transformed how we think about sex. One of the 20th Century’s most controversial women, her strong views provided graphic understanding of pleasure and consequence of sex. Vilified then by the Catholic Church, Marie Stopes still provokes today. But apart from her work, who was the real Marie Stopes?
Escaping the Storm finds Stopes on Portland; writing, exploring fossil forests, skinny-dipping, and interacting with the locals. Fascinating and formidable - Marie Stopes’ complex private world as controversial as her public one.
This first play about Marie Stopes marks 100 years from the publication of Married Love, selected by Melvyn Bragg as one of "12 Books that Changed the World".
An ensemble of four performers give life to this thought-provoking piece of storytelling by playwright/director Peter John Cooper.
For those who wish to stay there is an optional post-performance Q & A with the AsOne ensemble. |
| Thursday 18 October 2018 |
19:30 |
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The cult classic returns! Sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet
(Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie
mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist.
As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters,
including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O'Brien).
Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation:
a muscular man named "Rocky."
Expect surprises and celluloid treats along the way!
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| Saturday 20 October 2018 |
20:00 |
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“These are two of the finest creative and outstanding musicians around. Definitely not to be missed” Edinburgh Spotlight
KATE – extraordinary plaintive and soaring vocals and original torch/folk/pop songs on a quirky range of instruments. Nick supports.
“A wonderful new talent” Jon Ronson Show, BBC R4
“Best music act” Brighton Festival
'Bombastic and beautiful music' ★★★★ Three Weeks.
NICK - a maverick one man orchestra, live-looping a wall of sound, featuring his 5 string fiddle, bass pedals, wine glasses, Theremin, dulcimer and more. Kate supports.
“…one of England’s best instrumentalists and composers.” fRoots
“A magical find in the night’ **** The Scotsman |
| Sunday 21 October 2018 |
19:30 |
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Steven Gonzalez is an award winning pianist who has studied with some of the UK’s top musicians. He attended Trinity Conservatoire or Music and Dance in 2011. Steven has performed at many prestigious venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, Southampton Guildhall and the Bournemouth Pavilion. He specialises in genres across the board such as Classical, Jazz, Ragtime, Pop, and Boogie-Woogie. Currently, Steven is in the process of recording his first album which is to be released next year. Finally, Steven is the founder of the Artist Performance Platform which is designed to give anyone with any talent at any age and level the chance to perform their work from across the whole of performance arts.
Doug Gould won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where his professors included the legendary pianists Kendall Taylor and Yonty Solomon. After five years at the RCM he left with a Master’s Degree and diplomas in performing and teaching. Composing for dance was an early interest and he received several important commissions from major companies, including the Royal Ballet. Doug also plays jazz piano, and has transcribed by ear, note for note, over 270 legendary jazz solos. His work has recently been published by the Music Sales Group.
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| Monday 22 October 2018 |
19:30 |
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The film stars Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren and two-time Golden Globe-winner Donald Sutherland as a runaway couple going on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker, traveling from Boston to The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West. They recapture their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.
11am performance will be a relaxed performance - A relaxed performance is intended specifically to be sensitive to and accepting of audience members who may benefit from a more relaxed environment. There will be lights on in the auditorium, you can make noise and walk in and out of the show as and when you please. |
| Wednesday 24 October 2018 |
11:00 |
| Wednesday 24 October 2018 |
20:00 |
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Theatre 2000 presents Louise King, star of Theatre 2000's Evita and Funny Girl and Highcliffe Charity Players' Sunset Boulevard and Mack & Mabel, amongst many others, in a cabaret evening celebrating the winners or nominees in the Best Musical category of the Tony Awards (Broadway's equivalent of the Oscars) over the past seven decades.
Louise will feature songs from Cole Porter to Stephen Sondheim; from Rodgers & Hammerstein to Andrew Lloyd Webber and from shows as diverse as The Sound Of Music, Cabaret, My Fair Lady, Sunday In The Park With George and Dear Evan Hansen as well as reprising songs from her starring roles.
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| Friday 26 October 2018 |
19:30 |
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| Passionate and rebellious teenager Mary Wollstonecraft finds a kindred spirit in poet Percy Shelley. Their whirlwind love affair scandalises polite society, as the young couple gorge on literature and bohemian life. When tragedy strikes, Mary strikes back, finding the courage and bravery to transform her pain into the worlds first science fiction novel, Frankenstein. |
| Saturday 27 October 2018 |
20:00 |
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