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November 2014
Chris Newman & Maire Ni Chathasaigh
The celebrated virtuoso partnership of Máire Ní Chathasaigh, “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY) and Chris Newman, “one of the UK’s most staggering and influential acoustic guitarists” (fROOTS), has presented its unique musical vision in twenty-two countries on five continents – at venues from tiny historic churches and splendid palaces in Kyoto and Istanbul, to London’s Barbican, Sydney’s Town Hall and Cologne’s Philharmonie.Chris and Máire’s performances are rooted but eclectic, emotional but adventurous: a breathtaking blend of traditional…
Find out more »February 2015
Ian Sherwood
A live original music performance by one of Canada’s rising star songwriters.Sherwood is a singer/songwriter, instrumentalist and storyteller. His music dances the line between folk and pop. He won a 2013 Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Singer of the Year and in 2012 he was named Male Artist of the Year by the International Acoustic Music Awards.Sherwood is a musician, storyteller and a constant creator. He has penned tunes for many other artists as well as theatre, film and…
Find out more »October 2015
Beryl – West Yorkshire Playhouse
BERYLMaxine Peake's charming and critically acclaimed play celebrates the life of Beryl Burton - 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 Beryl's life, from working on…
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Ian Keable
THE SECRET WORLD OF CHARLES DICKENS: MIRTH, MARVELS AND THE MYSTERIOUS In this humorous and mystifying show, Ian Keable reveals Dickens's 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…
Find out more »November 2016
Oliver Meech
Oliver meddles with forces we barely understand, in a comedy magic show for the QI generation. His magic combines with other interesting things to create work that is “fascinating and different to other magicians”. His one-man magic shows have sold out month-long runs at the Edinburgh Fringe in both 2013 and 2014, as well as sell-out performances in London, Brighton Fringe, Buxton Fringe, Green Man Festival and Manchester Comedy Festival. Oliver’s shows have toured across England and Wales, to both…
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