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October 2015
West Yorkshire Playhouse
"BERYL Maxine Peakeas charming and critically acclaimed play celebrates the life of Beryl Burton a the greatest woman on two wheels. Yorkshire woman Beryl Burton was five times world pursuit champion, thirteen times national champion, twice road-racing world champion and twelve times national champion. She was awarded an MBE and an OBE. She was one of the most astonishing sports people ever to have lived. Beryl a Romance on Two Wheels tells the story of Berylas life, from working on…
Find out more »Finger & Thumb Theatre
"THE UGLY DUCKLING Drew Colby, Finger and Thumb Theatre, is the only professional hand shadow puppeteer in Britain and an internationally recognised artist. He has paired up with cellist Penny Callow and has created a spellbinding, poetic and funny interpretation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic The Ugly Duckling. Everyday objects including plastic spoons and kitchen colanders become beautiful landscapes and shimmering fish; combined with, live music and breath-taking hand shadows this is a magical hour long show for the…
Find out more »Finger & Thumb Theatre
"THE UGLY DUCKLING Drew Colby, Finger and Thumb Theatre, is the only professional hand shadow puppeteer in Britain and an internationally recognised artist. He has paired up with cellist Penny Callow and has created a spellbinding, poetic and funny interpretation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic The Ugly Duckling. Everyday objects including plastic spoons and kitchen colanders become beautiful landscapes and shimmering fish; combined with, live music and breath-taking hand shadows this is a magical hour long show for the…
Find out more »Finger & Thumb Theatre
"THE UGLY DUCKLING Drew Colby, Finger and Thumb Theatre, is the only professional hand shadow puppeteer in Britain and an internationally recognised artist. He has paired up with cellist Penny Callow and has created a spellbinding, poetic and funny interpretation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic The Ugly Duckling. Everyday objects including plastic spoons and kitchen colanders become beautiful landscapes and shimmering fish; combined with, live music and breath-taking hand shadows this is a magical hour long show for the…
Find out more »The Fugitives
"IN CONCERT The Fugitives, Vancouver-based indie folk collective worked across six countries, in which the band earned a spot at Glastonbury Music Festival 2014, and a stint supporting Canadian music legend Buffy Sainte-Marie. The band is eclectic, with a host of multiinstrumentalists whose styles range from bluegrass to jazz. They've had sell out shows at venues as diverse as the Vienna Literary Festival, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, and the Vancouver Jazz Festival. Target audience: All ages. www.fugitives.ca A funny,…
Find out more »November 2015
Ian Keable
"THE SECRET WORLD OF CHARLES DICKENS: MIRTH, MARVELS AND THE MYSTERIOUS In this humorous and mystifying show, Ian Keable reveals Dickens journey to becoming a magician, and recreates his favourite tricks and the spooky practises of the Victorian psychics. The first half of the show follows how Dickens became a magician and why he gave up magic. It ends, as Dickens ended his own show, with the production of a fruit cake which is consumed by the audience in the…
Find out more »Ian Keable
"THE SECRET WORLD OF CHARLES DICKENS: MIRTH, MARVELS AND THE MYSTERIOUS In this humorous and mystifying show, Ian Keable reveals Dickens journey to becoming a magician, and recreates his favourite tricks and the spooky practises of the Victorian psychics. The first half of the show follows how Dickens became a magician and why he gave up magic. It ends, as Dickens ended his own show, with the production of a fruit cake which is consumed by the audience in the…
Find out more »Mazaika
"The Mazaika Duo is a perfect, yet unconventional marriage of violin, accordion and voice, full of fun, excitement and virtuosity. Their twinkling humour, rapport with the audience and each other gives the audience an intoxicating experience. Russian folk and gypsy songs, classical and opera, Argentine and Russian tango, Balkan beats, Hot Club jazz, latin, international pop and rock and original music by Igor Outkine. A magical and exhilarating performance guaranteed to transport you from the Russian Steppes to the Gypsy…
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"The Mazaika Duo is a perfect, yet unconventional marriage of violin, accordion and voice, full of fun, excitement and virtuosity. Their twinkling humour, rapport with the audience and each other gives the audience an intoxicating experience. Russian folk and gypsy songs, classical and opera, Argentine and Russian tango, Balkan beats, Hot Club jazz, latin, international pop and rock and original music by Igor Outkine. A magical and exhilarating performance guaranteed to transport you from the Russian Steppes to the Gypsy…
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