Otley COURTHOUSE
Programme September 2016– February 2017
Welcome to Otley Courthouse And our Autumn/Winter Programme 2016/17. Here you will find all of our latest programme and event information. We hope you enjoy this season and thank you for your continued support. Keep up to date with our latest news and events by visiting our website at otleycourthouse.org.uk.
HOW TO BOOK TICKETS BY PHONE OR IN PERSON
REFUNDS
Otley Courthouse, Courthouse Street, Otley, LS21 3AN. Tel: 01943 467466 The Box Office is open from 10am–4pm Monday to Saturday Please note that if you pay for your tickets by card, we charge a £1 fee per transaction to cover the cost of providing a card payment service.
Tickets are non-refundable, except in the case of a cancelled performance. Resale of tickets on sell out performances may be possible providing tickets are returned to the box office. A handling fee of £1.50 will be charged for this service.
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ONLINE
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ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Where concessions are available, they can be claimed by the following groups: Under 16s, people in receipt of benefits, in full time education and Senior Citizens (60+ and retired).
A large print text version of this brochure can be made available on request.
CONTACT US
Telephone: 01943 467216 Email: admin@otleycourthouse.org.uk Website: otleycourthouse.org.uk
HOW TO FIND US
The Courthouse is fully accessible. Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome.
An induction loop is available in the Courtroom. See website for further details.
CONCESSIONS
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Cinema @the Courthouse
Movie Matinees Movie Matinees start at 2pm with tea/coffee available from 1.30pm. Tickets for all films: £4 includes tea/coffee and biscuits.
Florence Foster Jenkins
A Walk in the Woods
FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
A WALK IN THE WOODS
Thursday 20 October 110 mins, PG Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, Meryl Streep
YOUTH Thursday 3 November 124 mins, 15 Stars: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz
Thursday 12 January 104mins, 15 Stars: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson
THE DANISH GIRL Thursday 26 January 119mins, 15 Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander
SUNSET SONG
Dad’s Army
Thursday 17 November 134mins, 15 Stars: Agnes Deyn
DAD’S ARMY Thursday 4 August 100 mins, PG Starring: Bill Nighy
THE LADY IN THE VAN
Brooklyn
Thursday 8 September 104 mins, 12A Starring: Maggie Smith
BROOKLYN Thursday 9 February 111mins, 12A Stars: Saoirse Ronan
THE DRESSMAKER Thursday 22 September 118 mins, 12A Starring: Kate Winslet
SPOTLIGHT Thursday 6 October 128 mins, 15 Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton
Eddie The Eagle
EDDIE THE EAGLE Thursday 15 December 106min, PG Stars: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman
CAROL Thursday 23 February 118mins, 15 Stars: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara
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Cinema @the Courthouse
OTLEY FILM SOCIETY Otley Film Society is a not for profit organisation that is committed to bringing diverse cinema to Otley. To find out more about the films, or membership, see otleyfilmsociety.org.uk, or email: otleyfilmsociety@gmail.com Thursday screening of films starting at 7.45pm with bar open from 7pm. Guest Tickets: £4.
The Second Mother
Tangerines
THE SECOND MOTHER
TANGERINES
Thursday 6 October 112 mins, 15 Dir: Anna Muylaert
Thursday 8 December 87 mins, 15 Dir: Zaza Urushadze
THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT Thursday 22 December 113 mins, 15 Dir: Jaco Van Dormael
THE BIG SHORT Thursday 12 January 130 mins, 15 Dir: Adam McKay
SLOW WEST Thursday 8 September 84 mins, 15 Dir: John Maclean
Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT Thursday 20 October 128 mins, 15 Biography, drama, history Dir: Tom McCarthy
ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL Thursday 3 November 105 mins, 12A Dir: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Ex Machina
EX MACHINA Thursday 29 September 108 mins, 15 Dir: Alex Garland
BASTARDS 100 mins, 18 Thursday 17 November Dir: Deborah Perkin
SON OF SAUL Thursday 26 January 107 mins, 15 Dir: László Nemes
RAMS Thursday 9 February 93 mins, 15 Dir: Grímur Hákonarson
DHEEPAN Thursday 23 February 112 mins, 15 Dir: Jacques Audiard
The Hot Seats
National Theatre Live
Ten Strings and a Goat Skin
Friday 19 August 8pm £13 thehotseats.net
Thursday 1 September 7pm £12 ntlive.com
Sunday 4 September 8pm £12 tenstringsandagoatskin.com
Music
Theatre
Music
THE HOT SEATS Regular festival headliners The Hot Seats play string band music with simple intentions: to keep the role of traditional musician as entertainer and commentator alive and kicking. Racing onto the scene at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival, their sell out run at the famous Spiegeltent won them the coveted Herald Angel award for their outstanding contribution. With guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle and bass, their material is simultaneously hard to classify and instantly identifiable combining the virtuosic soloing and tightness of bluegrass, the band-driven rhythm of old time, the jerky bounce of ragtime, and the swagger of good old rock and roll. National Theatre Live is a groundbreaking initiative broadcasting the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world live, via satellite. It has been a huge hit in the UK and will now be a regular feature from September 2016 at Otley Courthouse.
NEW! NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE The Deep Blue Sea Helen McCrory (Medea and The Last of the Haussmans at the National Theatre, Penny Dreadful, Peaky Blinders) returns to the National Theatre in Terence Rattigan’s devastating masterpiece, playing one of the greatest female roles in contemporary drama. Tom Burke (War and Peace, The Musketeers) also features in Carrie Cracknell’s critically acclaimed new production. A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge. With it comes a portrait of need, loneliness and long-repressed passion. Behind the fragile veneer of post-war civility burns a brutal sense of loss and longing. See our website for details for the latest productions and also sign up to our mailing list for the latest schedule information.
TEN STRINGS AND A GOAT SKIN Young acoustic power trio Ten Strings and a Goat Skin are from Canada’s Prince Edward Isle. Expanding on the Scottish and Acadian roots of PEI’s traditional music, this young up and coming band weave old-school Franco-Canadian, Breton, Irish, and Scottish tunes with wickedly current grooves. Working closely with producer Leonard Podolak of Grammy and Juno-winning eclectic roots favourites The Duhks, Ten Strings and a Goat Skin push their music into new territory, adding pump organ, clever effects and taut vocal harmonies, for a rich sound with a direct, funky edge. Don’t miss the chance to see this highly talented trio, on one of their few UK dates before they head back to their homeland.
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Friday 9 September 8pm £11/£9 13+ fysatheatre.com
Saturday 10 September 10am – 4pm Free otleycourthouse.org.uk
Thursday 15 September 7.30pm £5 otleysciencefestival.co.uk
Theatre
Family
HERITAGE OPEN SCIENCE CAFÉ DAY Speakers set out their key
Talk
Come and join us throughout the day for guided tours of Otley Courthouse. Find out about its history and how it has evolved since Victorian times. The Courthouse timeline in the cell corridor sets out the history of Otley Courthouse in context with local and national events. New for this year! Lots of information and activities about apples and pears (the Courthouse was built on the site of orchards) for young and old.
ideas in 10–15 minutes and 20 slides. Then it is over to you to ask the questions. Watch the website for new speakers. All welcome, whether you are a beginner, an expert or still at school.
THE 56 “Nobody dies at football matches in fires. It doesn’t happen”. At 3.40pm on May 11th 1985, a small fire broke out in the main stand at Valley Parade football ground during the final match of the season. Within four minutes the wooden structure was ablaze. Fifty-four Bradford City supporters and two Lincoln City supporters lost their lives. This unique theatrical experience provides a truthful retelling of stories of those involved in the Bradford City Fire. Adapted solely from real-life testimonies and interviews with witnesses, this piece of documentary theatre examines the themes of solidarity, strength and community in the face of overwhelming tragedy.
Otley Courthouse is excited to be a part of this year’s Otley Folk Festival sponsored by Black Sheep, in this its 25th anniversary year. The Courthouse will be hosting a number of events across the festival with real ale and food stalls also available.
Lucy Ward
The Rhythm Chaps
Les Barker
Friday 16 September 8.30pm £17/£15 otleyfolkfestival.com
Saturday 17 September 4–7.30pm £4 otleyfolkfestival.com
Saturday 17 September 9pm £6 otleyfolkfestival.com
Music
Music Family
Talk Music
An award winning singersongwriter from Derby, Lucy plays guitar, ukulele and concertina but considers her voice to be her first instrument.
with The Rhythm Chaps
LUCY WARD
Captured by the lyrics and stories of traditional song Lucy delved into the world of folk music, visiting clubs and sessions up and down the country before playing gigs in her own right. She won the Horizon Award for best newcomer at the 2012 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. In 2013 she was nominated for the acclaimed “Folk Singer of the Year” at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, making Lucy one of the youngest people ever to be nominated for this most prestigious award. She now returns with her 3rd album I Dreamt I Was a Bird, for a gig that promises to be a great way to kick off the folk festival weekend!
FAMILY CEILIDH Come and join us for our annual ceilidh which this year is being hosted by South Yorkshire trio “The Rhythm Chaps”. Expect to be dancing to music that is both original and traditional on fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar and keyboards, all with a driving rhythm and enthusiasm that makes it hard to stay in your seat. Our main objective is for everyone to have fun. Everyone is welcome to come along and just turn up and dance.
All tickets for these events can be bought from either the Otley Courthouse box office, or the Otley Folk Festival website.
AN EVENING WITH THE TWANGLES & LES BARKER Les Barker is an English poet. He is best known for his comedic poetry and parodies of popular songs, but he has also produced some very serious thought-provoking written work. Initially he toured around folk music venues as a solo performer, and later with The Mrs Ackroyd Band (named after his mongrel dog Mrs Ackroyd). Supported by local group and Korks regulars “The Twangles” Kevin Loughran, David Bowie Jr and Phil Snell will provide the music.
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The Threepenny Opera
Paines Plough: Every Brilliant Thing
Peggy Seeger © Vicki Sharp
Thursday 22 September 7pm £12 15+ Ntlive.com
Saturday 24 September 8pm £11/£9 Age 14+ painesplough.com
Friday 30 September 8pm £14 peggyseeger.com
Theatre
Theatre
PEGGY SEEGER WITH SAM GLEAVES
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE The Threepenny Opera A darkly comic new take on Brecht and Weill’s raucous musical broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre. London scrubs up for the coronation. The thieves are on the make, the whores on the pull, the police cutting deals to keep it all out of sight. Mr and Mrs Peachum are looking forward to a bumper day in the beggary business, but their daughter didn’t come home last night and it’s all about to kick off… With Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear (Hamlet, James Bond) as Macheath, alongside Rosalie Craig (As You Like It, My Family and other Animals) as Polly Peachum and Haydn Gwynne (The Windsors, Drop the Dead Donkey) as Mrs Peachum. This bold, anarchic production is adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Rufus Norris. Contains scenes of a sexual nature, violence and filthy language.
EVERY BRILLIANT THING “You’re six years old. Mums in hospital. Dad says she’s done something stupid. She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world: 1. Ice Cream, 2. Kung Fu movies, 3. Burning Things, 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk from your nose, 5. Construction cranes, 6. Me You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own.” Starring Jonny Donahoe, a British comedian, writer and performer, he is best known for his comedy band Jonny and the Baptists who have made regular appearances on BBC Radio 4. In 2014/15 Jonny was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance and the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show.
Music
Peggy Seeger is one of folk music’s greatest innovators. Known as the “Queen” of folk, she has won the Women in Music Award (inspirational artist) and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the prestigious North America Folk Alliance. The daughter of American composer Ruth Crawford Seeger, half sister of protest singer Pete Seeger, wife of the legendary Ewan MacColl, mother of record producers Calum and Neill MacColl and grandmother of Bombay Bicycle Club’s Jamie MacColl, Peggy is one of the central pioneers of the 60s folk revival in Britain. A singer of traditional Anglo-American songs, she plays six instruments: piano, guitar, 5-string banjo, Appalachian dulcimer, autoharp and English concertina. Her new album “Everything Changes” received great critical acclaim. A genuine “Icon” in an age where the term is often overused do not miss this chance to see Peggy perform live.
events at the Courthouse
Ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
James Hornsby in Great Expectations
Wordsfest
Cool Voices ‘Words’ club night
Sunday 2 October 7.30pm £8/£6 jameshornsby.co.uk
Sunday 9 October 2–6pm (sign up from 1.40pm) £5 Age 12–18
Friday 14 October 7.30 –9.30pm £4 Age 12–18
Theatre
Writing
Writing Performance Music
GREAT EXPECTATIONS James Hornsby is a veteran of well over one-hundred theatrical performances. In a career spanning thirty-five years he has worked with some of the country’s leading playwrights including Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Dame Kay Mellor, Richard Cameron and for many years with John Godber at the renowned Hull-Truck Theatre Company. After the success of last year’s sold-out performance of Bram Stokers Dracula, James is back and presents one of Charles Dickens’ best loved novels Great Expectations. Performed once again as a ‘one-man show’ this versatile actor will vividly portray a cast of wonderful characters including: Abel Magwitch, The Gargerys, Uncle Pumblechook, Estella, Herbert Pocket, Miss Havisham and of course …Pip. All brought to life in the ‘inimitable’ style of Dickens’ own legendary public readings.
WORDSFEST An exciting afternoon of fun workshops for young people who love writing – everything from graffiti, to writing for comics, short stories and song writing.
Tickets for all these events can be bought from Otley Courthouse or the Ilkley Literature Festival.
COOL VOICES CLUB NIGHT
A great night out for young people including the winners of the Festival’s writing competitions. Teenagers are invited to perform work they’ve written themselves – songs, poetry, rap, sketches, standup, short stories. All teenagers are encouraged to come and watch! Email: info@ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk for more info on performing.
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Beth Vyse
154 Collective: Cardboard Joe
Hazel O’Connor
Friday 7 October 8pm £10 14+ bethvyse.com
Saturday 8 October 2pm £8 adults, £6 children Age 3+ 154collective.co.uk
Thursday 13 October 8pm £20 hazeloconnor.com
Comedy
Family Theatre 154 Collective presents
AN EVENING WITH HAZEL O’CONNOR
BETH VYSE: AS FUNNY AS CANCER As seen on Loose Women, BBC’s best new thing and heard on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Scotland, Melbourne Comedy Festival Award nominee, Beth presents an extraordinary look at her battle with breast cancer, balancing surreal humour with raw emotion as she brings her experiences to life. Hear the tale of her Stoke-on-Trent family; The Waltons on alcohol, her time with Nelson Mandela, acting and thieving at the Royal Shakespeare Company, settling down with Michael Jackson and finding cancer. Not to mention producing two football teams from her womb. And all before the age of 30! This is a powerful show tackling a life-changing subject. Expect plenty of laughter and tears.
CARDBOARD JOE AND THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES
“The name’s Joe. Cardboard Joe. And I’m looking for amazing adventurers, clever clue crackers and stupendous story maker-uppers to help with my latest mystery!” With a live animator, a musician and a storyteller this is a show that you control. Make sure you’re ready for loads of joining in as you and Joe decide together what happens in this mega-new, mega-awesome adventure. Perfect for children aged 3 to 8 and their grown-ups too.
Music
Hazel O’Connor rose to fame in 1980 starring in the film Breaking Glass which spawned the singles Eighth Day and Will You, famous for its poignant lyrics and haunting saxophone solo. Hazel’s back with a very special up-close and personal evening in which her unique voice delivers a renewed passion and fire as she explores a stunning repertoire of old and new songs and stories. Accompanied here by virtuoso saxophonist Clare Hirst (The Belle Stars, Communards, David Bowie) on sax and vocals and Sarah Fisher (Eurythmics) on keyboards and vocals; this powerful blend of voices and musicianship brings a classy touch of energy to Hazel’s vibrant performance.
Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse
Steve Howe
Kiki Dee
Saturday 15th October 7.30pm £10 wharfedalegardeners.co.uk
Sunday 16 October 8pm £20 stevehowe.com
Friday 21 October 8pm £17.50 kikiandcarmelo.com
Film Exhibitions on Screen present
Music
Music
PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN: MONET TO MATISSE
Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, but he was not alone. Great artists like Van Gogh, Bonnard, Sorolla, Sargent, Pissarro and Matisse all saw the garden as a powerful subject for their art. These great artists, along with many other famous names, featured in a recent innovative and extensive exhibition at The Royal Academy of Arts, has now been filmed for the enjoyment of people outside London. Screened in collaboration with Wharfedale Gardeners Group, in celebration of their 70th anniversary.
STEVE HOWE For nearly 35 years, Steve Howe has been at the forefront of guitar playing in popular music as a lynchpin of multimillion selling prog rock icons Yes and supergroup Asia, amongst many other roles. Actually, simply referring to Howe as just a guitarist is limiting. In addition to being a songwriter, he plays more instruments than just the guitar. If it has strings and a fretboard, Howe has mastered it and recorded with it at some point on one of countless albums he’s been a part of. Howe played an integral role in shaping the sound of Yes and Asia, and has also enjoyed a long and profilic career as a solo artist with more than a dozen studio albums to his credit. The new addition to this amazing back catalogue is Homebrew 6 which as always is as critically acclaimed as the rest of Howes’ illustrious recording history.
KIKI DEE & CARMELO LUGGERI An Acoustic Journey For almost two decades, Kiki and Carmelo have been touring their spellbinding acoustic live show across the UK and Europe. Performing in this stripped back fashion allows each of their exceptional talents to shine through and create a wonderful and warm sense of intimacy for the audience. 2013 marked Kiki’s 50th year in the music industry and has cemented her status as one of the UK’s finest and most revered vocalists. To celebrate, the duo released their critically acclaimed album A Place Where I Can Go which features 11 new tracks including the haunting duet Horses with Scottish singer Eddi Reader. Join Kiki and Carmelo for an acoustic journey of stories and song which include unique covers of songs by artists such as Kate Bush and Frank Sinatra and of course Kiki’s own hits Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, I Got The Music In Me and the stunning Amoureuse.
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October half-term events Tuesday 25 October 10am – 3pm £5 including lantern handmadeparade.co.uk Age 7+
Workshop
Molly’s Marvellous Moustache
Monday 24 October 2pm £8 adults, £6 children Age 3+ fidgettheatre.com
Family Theatre Fidget Theatre in association with LittleMighty present:
MOLLY’S MARVELLOUS MOUSTACHE Molly wants to be just like the grown-ups. So her mummy makes her a moustache. With her moustache she can go anywhere and do anything she likes. She can launch an expedition to the heart of the jungle, blast off into space and create incredible inventions. But being a grown up isn’t all fun. What if Molly has to eat olives and spicy sauce? And what about having to go to work? Featuring an original music score, playful interaction and lots of laughs, Molly’s Marvellous Moustache is a new theatrical adaptation of the original storybook, written by Andrea Heaton and illustrated by Talya Baldwin.
LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOP FOR VICTORIAN FAYRE DAY PARADE Back for a third year we are again making traditional paper lanterns working with Handmade Parade, in preparation for our lantern parade as part of Otley’s Victorian Fayre. Come along and join in as we are planning to make it even bigger and better with some special surprises in store!
Hotel Transylvania 2
Friday 28 October 10am film 11.45am–12.45pm craft workshop Film £4 adults, £2 children £5 per child for film and craft workshop Workshop age 7+
Film Workshop
FAMILY MOVIE Hotel Transylvania 2, 89mins, (PG)
Wednesday 26 October 10am–12pm £4 Age 6+
Performance Workshop
STORYTELLING WORKSHOP
Come and hear our professional story teller bring to life some spooky tales. Join her for a trip around the Courthouse where they’ll be a few scares along the way!
Now that Dracula (Adam Sandler) has opened the Hotel Transylvania’s doors to humans, things are changing for the better; however, Drac is secretly worried that his half-human grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing his vampire side. So, while Mavis and Johnny are away, Drac enlists his friends to help him put the boy through a “monster-intraining” boot camp. But things really get batty when Drac’s cantankerous, old-school dad (Mel Brooks) pays an unexpected visit. Plus join us after the movie to make your very own spooky bits and bobs ready for Halloween.
John Challis
Saturday 22 October 7.30pm £16
Comedy Talk
ONLY FOOLS AND BOYCIE An intimate evening with Only Fools and Horses actor John Challis One of the nation’s greatest comedy actors, best known as Boycie in BBC1’s Only Fools and Horses, John Challis will reveal secrets from the set with stories and anecdotes from his dazzling career. John can’t keep away from our TV screens and has this year made appearances in Benidorm and the all new Are You Being Served. Having worked with some of the biggest names in show business, he’ll be spilling the beans about Only Fools and Horses co-stars like Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst and friends and fellow performers like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Oliver Reed and George Best. He’ll also recall tales from his time in Dr Who, Coronation Street and other TV classics.
Saltfishforty
Cover Girl
Friday 28 October 8pm £12.50/£11 in adv £13.50/£12 on the door saltfishforty.co.uk
Saturday 29 October 3pm 107 mins, U, starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly Dir by Charles Vidor Film only £3 Film and food £6
Music
SALTFISHFORTY From their island home in Britain’s far north, Douglas Montgomery (fiddle, mandolin) and Brian Cromarty (vocal, guitar, banjo) have built a reputation that spreads far and wide, with appearances at many of the UK’s major folk festivals and the top Celtic festivals worldwide. Together, they brilliantly transcend the conventional confines of the duo format with their raw attack, playing traditional, contemporary and original material all developed in the buzzing music scene of Orkney. Although the music has a very definite celtic base, they boldly cross-fertilise it with American and European influences – Celtic folk has never sounded better than in the hands of Saltfishforty, as they head south of the border for a rare English appearance outside the festivals.
Film
FISH ‘N’ REELS: COVER GIRL Presented by Otley Film Society in association with Otley Action for Older People, join us for a nostalgic trip back to the golden age of cinema going, with fish and chips or veggie option to follow. Cover Girl is a lavishly produced musical about a nightclub dancer from Brooklyn who leaves her sweetheart after winning a Cover Girl contest – only to learn that fame and fortune are no substitute for true love. The film won Best Musical Score (1945) written by Kern and Gershwin, with the enduring ballad Long Ago and Far Away winning an Academy Award nomination for Best Song. It was also nominated for Best Sound, Best Colour Art and Best Set Direction. If you require transport please book through OAOP on 01943 463965. Otherwise book through the Courthouse box office stating which meal option.
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! Otley Science Festival BANG
Mon 7 – Sat 12 November 2016
For more information about the exciting schools week programme and for the latest news, check the website otleysciencefestival.co.uk. Tickets for all events are available from Otley Courthouse.
Silly Science Families
Monday 7 November 11am – 12pm £3 per child, accompanying adults free Age 5 and under
Participation
SILLY SCIENCE TODDLER TIME FAMILIES It’s never too early to start having fun with science! Join us for a special under 5s science fair and let your child investigate with their senses and explore the scientific world around them. Laid on especially for the Courthouse by the Otley Children’s Centre, this is a ticketed event with limited spaces, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
! Otley Science Festival BANG
Mon 7 – Sat 12 November 2016
How the Koala learnt to hug
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Silly Science Groups
Marty Jopson
Festival Science Café
Monday 7 November 1–2pm £3 per child, accompanying adults free Age 5 and under
Monday 7 November 7.30pm £10/£8 Age 7+
Tuesday 8 November 7.30pm £5 Under 18s free
Participation
Performance
Talk
THE SCIENCE OF FESTIVAL EVERYDAY LIFE SCIENCE CAFÉ WITH MARTY The perennial favourite of the Otley Science Festival JOPSON
SILLY SCIENCE TODDLER TIME GROUPS A science fair specifically aimed at groups of under 5s from nurseries, play groups and child minders only. This is a ticketed event with limited spaces, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
In this brilliant scientific tour of household science, BBC1 One Show scientist Dr Marty Jopson addresses conundrums such as: What really makes cakes rise? Why do soap bubbles burst? And how you get the quartz out of a clock using a hammer? The accompanying book serves as a guide to life with a dribblesome teapot cure, the solution to shocks from your car and why any of this matters at all. Answers will be provided, electrical devices dismantled and mess created in the name of science.
returns once more to bring you a veritable cornucopia of science. Discover what happened when Otley school kids chatted with Astronaut Tim Peake, how to use nylon beads to wash greener and much more. With each speaker given a quarter of an hour to talk there will be plenty of time afterwards for you to further grill them with questions and mingle over a drink.
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! Otley Science Festival BANG
Mon 7 – Sat 12 November 2016
Steve Mould
Cesare Lombroso
Science Lunch
Wednesday 9 November 7.30pm £10/£8 Age 7+
Wednesday 9 – Friday 11 November 6.15pm £10 – Tickets are extremely limited so please book early Age 11+
Friday 11 November 12.30 –2pm £7 including buffet lunch. Tickets are limited and pre-booking is essential
Performance
PRANK SCIENCE Talk/Discussion WITH STEVE WRITTEN IN MOULD THE FLESH: Steve Mould is well known A GUIDED for pulling pranks on unsuspecting members of READING WITH the public in BBC 1’s Britain’s SEAN DYDE Brightest. All in the name of science of course. In this show he’ll be sharing his secrets and showing you loads of ways you can prank your friends. Expect mind bending illusions, weird chemistry and explosions.
In 1890, the Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso addressed one of the most explosive issues of the day. Revolutionaries were not political ideologues, he believed, but criminals. What’s more their crimes could be read in their faces. This group will meet over three evenings to explore the Europe of yesteryear and today, Lombroso’s scientific contemporaries and predecessors, and just why he disliked anarchists so much. One ticket covers attendance to all three, one hour long sessions.
Talk
SCIENCE LUNCH Enjoy a delicious buffet lunch then sit back and listen to our speaker as you enjoy a cup of tea, or coffee, and piece of cake. Please check the main Science Festival programme for full details on the speaker.
! Otley Science Festival BANG
Mon 7 – Sat 12 November 2016
Professor Marcus Du Sautoy
Otley Science Fair
Mark Miodownik
Friday 11 November 7.30pm £12/£10 Age 7+
Saturday 12 November 10am–4pm Free Suitable for all ages
Saturday 12 November 7.30pm £12/£10 Age 7+
Talk
Family
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WHAT WE CANNOT KNOW WITH PROFESSOR MARCUS DU SAUTOY Are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe? Are some regions of the future beyond the predictive powers of science and mathematics? Is the universe infinite? Are there ideas so complex that they are beyond the conception of our finite human brains? Can brains even investigate themselves or does the analysis enter an infinite loop from which it is impossible to rescue itself? Marcus du Sautoy takes us to the edge of knowledge to find out what we cannot know.
OTLEY SCIENCE FAIR Join local groups, regional museums and national organisations showing off the best of hands-on science in Yorkshire. From physics to biology and engineering to wildlife, come along to the Otley Courthouse for this year’s even bigger science fair. There really is something for everyone, with stalls, demonstrations, workshops and experiments to have a go at.
STUFF MATTERS WITH MARK MIODOWNIK Concrete that can heal itself, implants that become living bone and magnetic liquids: materials engineer and TV presenter Mark Miodownik explains why the world is about to become a lot stranger.
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Bookish
Southern Tenant Folk Union
Beverley Craven
Sunday 30 October 3pm Free event but tickets must still be reserved in advance northernaccent.org.uk
Saturday 5 November 8pm £13 southerntenantfolkunion.com
Friday 18 November 8pm £20 beverleycraven.com
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SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION
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Southern Tenant Folk Union are an Edinburgh based bluegrass band that over a series of albums have produced a thought provoking and arresting take on roots and folk music. Past winners of the ‘Americana Artist Of The Year’ award the band have taken their music onto BBC One’s prime political show The Andrew Marr Show plus Irish TV’s world famous chat show The Late Late Show as well as onto stages at prestigious festivals including Celtic Connections, Belfast Open House Festival, Orkney Folk Festival and many more.
After a massive 40 night tour of the UK in 2014, BRIT-Award winner Beverley Craven is back on the road performing a handful of select venues in 2016 as she continues to promote her acclaimed latest album Change of Heart. Beverley is looking forward to performing her new songs live alongside timeless classics Promise Me, Holding On, Woman To Woman, Love Scenes and many more. With a witty narrative and unforgettable melodies, her poignant sentiments will leave you with a warm glow of nostalgia, or maybe even the odd tear.
BOOKISH Tom Adams and Laura Mugridge are performers who have made a show about a book. Actually they made five. The best thing about this is that you can choose which ones you see! (have a look at our website for the choice). They’ve taken a fresh look at what those books inspire; so whichever book you choose you might get a quiz about cheese, a song about body language or even a confession on a ballroom dancing career. Bookish is a fun, witty, and entertaining evening inspired by books, filled with live music, laughter, words and maybe even a quiz..
Expect to hear some exciting new material performed by the collective alongside the best of their extensive back catalogue as they continue to tour with a thrilling live show that engages the audience, talks and tells stories, discusses issues, is informal and also one that displays the fully eclectic and interesting music from across the band’s career to date.
BEVERLEY CRAVEN
Gary Delaney
Dr Lovegun and the Groove Hoovers
Underneath a Magical Moon – image © Jessica Knight
Saturday 19 November 8pm £14 18+ garydelaney.com
Sunday 20 November 8pm £10 irisharts.org.uk
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DR LOVEGUN AND THE GROOVE HOOVERS
Thursday 24 November 10.30am and 1.30pm £6 adults, £4 children Free accompanying adult with every 10 children tutti-frutti.org.uk Age 3+ and families Schools show and family event
GARY DELANEY: THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT GARY Gary’s last tour was extended four times and took in over 240 dates. Through Twitter and TV he’s become one of the most quotable comedians in the country. He loves each and every gag and you can’t help but be carried away by his infectious charm. His TV and radio credits include Robert’s Web (Channel 4), Loose Ends (BBC Radio 4) and Russell Kane’s Whistle-Stop Tour (BBC Radio 2). As well as being a regular on BBC2’s Mock The Week, Gary has won two Sony Awards, received a Chortle Award nomination and has TV and radio credits including Robert’s Web (Channel 4), Loose Ends (BBC Radio 4), and Russell Kane’s Whistle-Stop Tour (BBC Radio 2)!
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This gig is part of the Leeds Gathering Festival run by the Irish Arts Foundation. These guys and gals are a collective of musicians that came together through the thriving traditional Irish music scene in London. Their high-octane music features members of The London Lasses, Crossharbour and The Long Notes. For any of you who came to see Crossharbour at the Courthouse in 2014, this night promises to be another sell out event. This year’s lineup includes Brian Kelly (banjo), Mark Conyard (Fiddle), Tad Sargent (bodhrán and bouzouki), Sam Proctor (fiddle), Chris O’Malley (piano) and Ben Gunnery (fiddle). There will also be guest musicians on the night. For more information see www.irisharts.org.uk
Theatre Family Tutti Frutti and York Theatre Royal present
UNDERNEATH A MAGICAL MOON A reimagining of Peter Pan as told by Wendy Darling, written by Mike Kenny Through her open window Wendy Darling gazes out at the night sky dreaming of blue lagoons, magical moons and the stories that she can tell. But tonight, like no other, has magic in the air... Tutti Frutti and York Theatre Royal are back at Otley Courthouse with leading playwright Mike Kenny to re-imagine the enchanting story of Peter Pan as told by Wendy. This is a sparkling new production with exquisite music, enthralling movement and a sprinkle of tutti frutti magic for children aged 3+ and their families to enjoy.
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Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Martin Simpson
Gervase Phinn
Thursday 24 November 7.30pm £8/£6 in advance £9/£7 on the door carnivalrivertrust.org.uk
Friday 25 November 8pm £14 martinsimpson.com
Saturday 26 November 8pm £17.50 gervase-phinn.com
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MARTIN SIMPSON
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THE LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL: CELEBRATING ITS 200TH ANNIVERSARY After 2 Acts of Parliament, six engineers, countless ‘navvies’, more than 90 locks, 220 bridges, 2 tunnels and 46 years of construction, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal was finally completed on the 22nd October 1816. At 127 ¼ miles long it is the longest single canal in Britain and, when combined with the Aire and Calder Navigation, provided a connection from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. Come and join Bill Froggatt, Heritage Advisor at Northwest Waterways, who looks at the history of the canal, considers why it was built and looks at some of the challenges that were overcome to build it.
40 years after he recorded his first album, Golden Vanity, in 1976, Martin is known as a guitarist of formidable talent. Equally at home playing English traditional folk, American folk and blues and his own compositions, he is consistently named as one of the very finest fingerstyle guitar players in the world. Whether interpreting material from tradition or singing his own potent self-penned songs, Simpson is a remarkable storyteller: captivating and profoundly moving. His own song writing produced the poignant Never Any Good, from Prodigal Son, 2007’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Album of the year. He has had the most nominations of any performer in the 15 years of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, an astonishing 31 times, 12 of those as Musician of the Year, winning that particular accolade twice. A virtuoso player without question, Martin Simpson conveys his diverse treasure trove of material from the heart, performing with rare subtlety, intensity and honesty.
AN EVENING WITH GERVASE PHINN Comedian, author, poet, broadcaster, lecturer, educational guru, after-dinner speaker and born raconteur – Gervase Phinn is perhaps best known for his best-selling series of five Dales books for Penguin. Affectionately dubbed ‘the James Herriot of Schools’, Gervase has written a wide range of academic books, children’s poetry and fiction and is a columnist on the Yorkshire Post and The Countryman. A natural storyteller, he combines the timing of the professional comedian with palpable warmth and the ability to deliver a message that is more than just a series of jokes. Phinn will have you on the edges of your seats, as he shares his hilarious and sometimes poignant tales of life as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales.
Balls, Barriers and Bulldozers
The Jon Palmer Acoustic Band
Lantern workshop
Thursday 1 December 7.45pm £5 (£4 for Otley Film Society members)
Saturday 3 December 8pm £10 in advance £12 on the door
Sunday 4 December 12pm onwards Free victorianfayre.co.uk
Film Otley Film Society and Leeds Palestinian Film Festival present:
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you an evening of Yuletide song, old and new. The Victorian Folk Extravaganza will see performances from The Jon Palmer Acoustic Band, Bella Gaffney, Gary Kaye and Em Sargant, as well as some special guest performers. The evening will also see some unique collaborations between the artists on some timeless Yuletide tunes. So join us for a fun-filled evening of song, mulled wine and minced pies. Victorian dress is heartily encouraged.
Following the success of the last 2 years, we will again be working with Handmade Parade who will bring our lantern parade to life as we take to the streets of Otley. To really get into the spirit of it, why not dress up in Victorian Costume. Lantern making workshops will be happening during October half term and in the run up to the Victorian Fayre. Keep checking our website for details of dates and times. The Courthouse will be open all day during the Fayre, so why not come in from the cold for hot drinks and a mince pie.
BALLS, BARRIERS & BULLDOZERS
This documentary film is about a women’s football tour to the West Bank, Palestine. It’s about football, and so much more... The tour aimed to build solidarity with the women footballers of Palestine and for the UK teams to learn about life under occupation. Changed by the people they met and being witnesses to the daily realities of life under occupation, they vowed to share their story on their return. To be followed by a discussion with a member of the Republica women’s team and her reflections on the tour.
VICTORIAN FOLK CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA LANTERN PARADE: OTLEY To celebrate Otley’s famous annual Victorian Fayre, four of VICTORIAN Yorkshire’s best loved acoustic FAYRE acts come together to bring
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The Lost Present
Zootropolis
Koshka
Saturday 10 December 2pm £8 adults, £6 children Ages 3–7 topsyturvytheatre.co.uk
Saturday 17 December 2pm £4 adults £2 children
Saturday 17 December 8pm £12.50/£11 in advance £13.50/£12 on the door facebook.com/koshka
Theatre Family Topsy Turvy Theatre presents
CHRISTMAS FAMILY MOVIE MATINEE
THE LOST PRESENT: A CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE Topsy Turvy Theatre, the company who brought you Christmas is Cancelled … Katie Saves the Day! are back and would like to invite their young audiences on a Christmas adventure like no other. It’s Christmas Eve, and having tumbled to earth through the night sky, Elva sets out on a journey to find her best friend – a little girl she hasn’t even met yet. Has the lost present got what it takes to find her way through the cold winter night? Will she arrive in time for Christmas morning? Will Elva be everything the little girl wished for? Written especially for children and brought to life using handmade puppets, original music and delightful storytelling, The Lost Present is an enchanting tale about true friendship. It really is the perfect gift for Christmas.
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Zootropolis 108 mins, PG From the largest elephant to the smallest shrew, the city of Zootopia is a mammal metropolis where various animals live and thrive. When Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) becomes the first rabbit to join the police force, she quickly learns how tough it is to enforce the law. Determined to prove herself, Judy jumps at the opportunity to solve a mysterious case. Unfortunately, that means working with Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), a wily fox who makes her job even harder.
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KOSHKA Russian gypsy music trio Koshka return to the Courthouse, once again combining the skill and mastery of their classical conservatoire training with sheer, wild gypsy flair. The result is simply dazzling, leaving audiences stunned as they bring their abundant ability and passionate performance to a bewildering range of rhythms and styles. Koshka’s music includes Eastern-European styles, hot club numbers reminiscent of Grappelli and Django Reinhardt and of course wildfire gypsy string tunes. The trio’s unique performance is light hearted, yet without ever compromising the highest levels of musical excellence. The music full of humour and inventive playfulness as the violins dance over the guitar with the utmost precision and soar with breathtaking, bewitching brilliance.
Vertigo
Enjoy a fish and chip supper at the Otley Quiz
John Burland: Yorkshire Dales, 6 Dales, 30 Walks
Thursday 5 January 7.30pm £5 128 mins (A)
Friday 6 January 7.30pm £8 per person in advance including fish and chips £5 with no food
Friday 13 January 7.30pm £8/£6 inadvance £9/£7 on the door
COURTHOUSE QUIZ
JOHN BURLAND: YORKSHIRE DALES, 6 DALES, 30 WALKS
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VERTIGO Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo has recently been voted into the top position of “the greatest film of all time” by the BFI’s magazine Sight and Sound panel, which meets once a decade. This has replaced Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane which held the spot for 50 years. It’s the story of retired cop (James Stewart) with a fear of heights, who is asked to investigate the strange activities of an old friend’s wife (Kim Novac), all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her … and most importantly, the film features a bell tower! The peal of eight bells of All Saints Parish Church have been ringing out since 1748. The bells are renowned for their beautiful sound, and are a part of the heritage of the town. They are now in need of considerable refurbishment if they are to continue ringing for celebrations such as weddings and funerals and special events like the Tour de France and Tour de Yorkshire. Presented by Otley Film Society with all profits in aid of the Parish Church bells.
The New Year Quiz returns to test your general knowledge. Have fun pitting your wits against Bob and Gill, our regular quiz inquisitors, and enjoy a fish n chip supper in the interval. You might even win a prize! To avoid disappointment book your table early. Max of 6 people per table. The bar will be open from 7pm.
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John has lived in Otley for more than 30 years but has been treading the broad acres of the Yorkshire Dales for more than 50 years, and has accumulated a great knowledge of the areas. His book Yorkshire Dales – 6 Dales, 30 Walks, features five walks from each of the six North Yorkshire Dales – Ribblesdale, Airedale, Wharfedale, Nidderdale, Wensleydale and Swaledale, and includes walks to suit all ages and capabilities, ranging from short easy four mile walks to much more strenuous walks of up to 12 miles. John’s walking has taken him to many parts of the UK and abroad but he still reckons the Yorkshire Dales is one of the finest walking areas with its vast variety of scenery. Come and hear John share his knowledge of the Yorkshire Dales in what promises to be a fascinating evening.
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Paul Lamb and the King Snakes
Alfie Moore © Steve Ullathorne
Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys
Saturday 14 January 8pm £12 paullamb.com
Saturday 21 January 8pm £13 Age 14+ alfiemoore.com
Friday 27 January 8pm £13 lindsayloumusic.com
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LINDSAY LOU & THE FLATBELLYS
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PAUL LAMB AND THE KING SNAKES Paul Lamb is a British blues harmonica player and bandleader. With a four-decade long career he has fans around the world. He was awarded the British Blues Connection’s annual award for the best local harmonica player several years in a row whilst the King Snakes frequently took the title as best band. Lamb has also worked with Mark Knopfler, The Who, Rod Stewart and Jimmy Nail, played on BBC and film soundtracks, and television commercials in the UK. Lamb was more recently inducted into the British Blues Awards Hall of Fame given his continued passion for making great and original blues music. Joined by son Ryan on lead guitar and backing vocals, Chad Strentz on lead vocals an rhythm guitar, Rod Demick on bass guitar and backing vocals and Dino Coccia on drums and backing vocals. Expect your feet to never stop moving during this gig!
ALFIE MOORE: GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER This brand new stand-up show featuring former Detective Sergeant Alfie Moore, star of BBC Radio 4 comedy ‘It’s A Fair Cop’, takes you on a thrilling and interactive journey through the art and science of murder investigation. What makes a murderer? And why do they get caught....or not? Experience first-hand how it feels to be part of planning ‘The Perfect Murder’. Everything you need to know from choosing a murder weapon to disposing of the body. A truly charismatic performer, this show will have you in stitches and is certainly not one to be missed. Alfie’s TV credits include The Wright Stuff (Channel 5), Comic Relief, Bizarre Crime (BBC3), and Confessions of a Police Officer (Channel4). He was one of the stars of ‘Show Me The Funny’ (ITV) and has also supported Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Millican, Russell Kane and Milton Jones on their national comedy tours.
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When Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys found each other jamming at open mics and music festivals around Michigan they couldn’t have predicted what would lie ahead of them. In the past year alone, after the release of their most recent record, Ionia, they’ve been featured in the line-up of prestigious affairs such as The Shetland Island Folk Festival, the Stagecoach Music Festival in California, and the Bluegrass Jamboree all over Germany. Describing their music as eclectic Americana, there is something for everyone in the band’s exhilarating and passionate live performances with songs that range from bluesy works of wonder to blistering bluegrass beauty. When their album was released in the UK, reaction was instantaneous. “Fantastic” declared Marie Crichton as she played them on her BBC show. Beat Surrender praised their “great vocals and tight-knit playing.” This should be a great night.
Joe Stilgoe: Songs on Film
Justin Moorhouse
Keith James: The Songs of Leonard Cohen
Friday 3 February 8pm £18.50 joestilgoe.com
Saturday 4 February 7.30pm £15 16+ justinmoorhouse.com
Saturday 11 February 8pm £12 keith-james.com
Comedy
KEITH JAMES: THE SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN
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JOE STILGOE: SONGS ON FILM The son of entertainer Sir Richard Stilgoe and opera singer Annabel Hunt, Joe is a chart topping swing and jazz musician, actor, comedian star of stage and small screen and perennial hot ticket live, appearing with his band everywhere from Ronnie Scott’s to the Royal Albert Hall. He has featured as a soloist with orchestras including the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and performed for a clientele as diverse as Madonna, Sir David Frost and Prince Edward, and worked extensively on radio, appearing on The Now Show and The Home Section for BBC Radio 4 and fronting his own BBC Radio 2 show. Joe adds his own original and stylish orchestrations to some of the most memorable moments in cinematic history. From Hollywood’s golden age, to the classic films of the 80’s, to the work of Tarantino, Tati, Paramount and Pixar, Joe and his remarkable band perform songs written for and inspired by some of the greatest films of the last century.
JUSTIN MOORHOUSE: PEOPLE AND FEELINGS From Live at the Apollo, The News Quiz and Fighting Talk, to playing Young Kenny as part of Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights, everyone’s favourite northern charmer is back on the road and better than ever.. After touring last year’s show, of which The Guardian said the amount of first-rate comic craft that goes into his deceptively simple routines is worthy of admiration, he’s had a think about people. And feelings. About people Justin knows, their feelings and how he feels about them. And they about him. It’ll be a (very) funny show. Promise.
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Enigmatic, mysterious and sub textural, songwriter Leonard Cohen is an unflinching character, with an exact sense of prose and a wry humour. Keith James; with a lifetime reputation of performing these songs, stripped back and as they were meant to be heard, gives you a concert of this amazing material in the most intimate and sensitive way imaginable. Alongside songs such as Famous Blue Raincoat, Sisters of Mercy, Suzanne and Hallelujah are also poems by Cohen’s greatest influence, Frederico Garcia Lorca, which Keith has set to music.
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Pitschi, The Kitten with Dreams
FEBRUARY HALF TERM EVENT Saturday 18 February 2pm £8 adults £6 children Age 2–7 komedia.co.uk
Family Theatre Komedia presents
PITSCHI, THE KITTEN WITH DREAMS Pitschi doesn’t care for the rough and tumble and mischievous fun of kitten play, but instead dreams of being something else – a chicken, perhaps, or a goat, or a rabbit... for after all, anything is better than being a cat! This original production uses a rich mix of story-telling, physical theatre, music and songs to tell the story of a kitten that learns to be happy by being exactly what she is. Come and enjoy this classic Swiss story that has delighted generations of children – and cat lovers – all around the world.
Graffiti Classics
Organised Crime in the Middle Ages: Robin Hood
Friday 24 February 8pm £12 graffiticlassics.com
Saturday 25 February 7.30pm £8/£6 in advance £9/£7 on the door
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GRAFFITI CLASSICS 16 strings, 8 dancing feet and 4 voices with 1 aim: to make classical music wickedly funny and fantastically exhilarating for everyone, young and old. Graffiti Classics burst the elitist boundaries of the traditional string quartet with their hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy show. It’s a classical concert, a gypsy-folk romp, an opera, a stand-up comedy set and a brilliant dance show all rolled into one! You will enjoy a broad spectrum of music from Beethoven to bluegrass, Bach to Brahms, Strauss to Saturday Night Fever, Offenbach to Elvis as well as many well-loved folk tunes – all played with the Graffiti Classics virtuosity. There really is something for everyone and Graffiti Classics never fails to get audiences laughing, clapping and singing along. Kids and adults alike love the uplifting variety of musical styles, all tied together with cheeky audience interaction.
MEDIEVAL MAFIA: ORGANISED CRIME IN THE MIDDLE AGES From Robin Hood to robber barons, this will be a look at top level criminality in England, its corrupting influences and the response of the authorities to the threat. It’s a story of extortion, frauds, heists and piracy which ultimately reaches into the very heart of the body politic. The Courthouse is delighted to welcome back Chris Murphy – battlefield guide for the Towton Battlefield Society, whose talk on the Battle of Towton was so exciting and informative. This promises to be another fascinating evening presented by Chris as we get further insight into his wealth of historical knowledge.
Richard Greenwood
Sharon Snaylam
Shane Green
VISUAL ARTS AT THE COURTHOUSE Curated by members of the In-House Arts Group The In House Arts group, curate monthly visual arts exhibitions at the Courthouse. Also throughout the year they display art and crafts for sale in our cabinets. If you are a maker and would like to have your work included, please email for more information exhibitionsatotleycourthouse @gmail.com. September Otley camera club.
October Richard Greenwood: photography Wharfedale Wildlife Photography is run by Richard Greenwood, a nature and wildlife photographer based in Burley in Wharfedale. He hopes to be able to showcase what wonderful wildlife we have not just on our doorstep around Wharfedale and Yorkshire, but from other parts of the UK as well.
November William J Gall An artist working in oils and acrylics will be exhibiting 2 themes; Woodland Landscapes and Building Reflections.
December – January Nick Low and Sharon Snaylam A joint exhibition of a selection of latest landscapes and final ‘forest’ series from 2 local teachers, friends and artists.
February Shane Green Well known sculptor, artist and teacher, Shane Green will be showing a selection of drawings, prints and models of public artworks which he has undertaken, along with associated etchings and ceramics.
Courthouse designer craft fairs
COURTHOUSE DESIGNER CRAFT FAIRS On the last Sunday of each month to coincide with the Otley Farmers Market from 9.30am–1pm. Our Designer Craft Fairs showcase the talents of local craft workers. All items are designed and made by the stallholders, and you have the chance to buy unique, handmade jewellery, stationery, gifts, art work and more! Admission is free and the café is open, so come along for a browse, a cup of Fairtrade tea or coffee and a piece of cake!
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OTHER EVENTS/CLASSES/ ROOM HIRE/INFORMATION
ROOM HIRE We have a number of rooms available to hire for private meetings, 1-2-1, workshops and classes, training days and conferences: the Courtroom, The Robing Room, Sec 1, The Art Room as well as the bar and café for private events. All rooms have flexible layouts and hold different capacities depending upon your requirements. We can cater for any budget and offer packages to include refreshments and lunch within the price. Book your party here with us and let us put the ‘art’ into party! As well as private events such as gigs, talks and presentation evenings. Our venue is the perfect backdrop to any event.
OTLEY COURTHOUSE FRIENDS SCHEME We have a brand new Friends scheme and we want you to be a part of it! It is our way to say thank you for being a loyal supporter and champion of the Courthouse. As a Friend you will receive a regular newsletter, invitations to exclusive events, a priority copy of the programme and the opportunity to book early bird tickets. In addition from as little as £10 a year as a Magistrates level Friend, you will receive a discounted film voucher; as a Crown level Friend at £25, you will receive 2 full complimentary film vouchers; and finally as a Supreme level Friend at £50 you will receive 4 complimentary film vouchers (2 per programme).
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS A wide variety of clubs, societies and classes run in the Courthouse every day and for all age ranges – from language to exercise classes, community choir or orchestra to book club or creative writing. You can pick up a list from the Courthouse reception or download one from our website.
BECOME A VOLUNTEER Volunteers are the life blood of the Courthouse. With their vital help we run the café, box office, or steward events. Full training and support is given. If you can spare some time, contact the Volunteer Coordinator on 01943 467216 or volunteer@ otleycourthouse.org.uk
Thank you for your continued support of the Courthouse. Your generous donations enable us to keep offering an eclectic and interesting programme of events and activities.
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For all booking enquiries email: admin@otleycourthouse.org.uk or phone 01943 467216.
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