Theatre l Music l Dance l Film l Exhibitions l Workshops
April - August 2017
... the creative heart of the community
What’s On 03 Christmas Show 04 April 07 May 08 Hexham Book Festival 10 May (continued) 12 Hexham Gathering 14 June 20 July 22 August 24 Exhibitions 26 Arts Award Centre 26 Arts Mark for Northumberland Schools 26 Creative Age 27 Courses and Regular Workshops 28 Seating Plan 29 Booking Your Tickets 30 Season’s Diary 31 Little Angel Café
Welcome to our Summer Season Welcome to a great season of shows, exhibitions, talks, workshops and lots more. Whatever your tastes there should be something for you – from Shakespeare to Tim Brooke-Taylor, from Oddsocks to Kathryn Tickell. Festivals play a big part in our summer season and we’re looking forward to the Hexham Book Festival in April, the Hexham Gathering in May (sponsored by Red Hot Property) and the Wide Skies Film Festival in June. We also have monthly film screenings, this season featuring classic comedy with Blazing Saddles, celebrating Mel Brooke’s special BAFTA award, and Airplane, awarded Empire’s “greatest comedy of all time”. On a more serious note we are pleased to be hosting a special screening of I, Daniel Blake on 27 April in support of the West End Food Bank. We are thrilled to let you know that Arts Council England are currently match funding income we raise from donations, grants and sponsorship. This has helped us attract a number of new funders. Recently The Wellesley Trust, via The Community Foundation, have awarded us a grant to establish an autism specific youth theatre and Beales Department Store will be supporting us with fundraising activities throughout the year, including an Easter Raffle for the chance to win some delicious treats. And, of course, every pound you donate with a ticket purchase gets doubled up to help us bring you great arts experiences now, and in the future. So, a big Thank you from all of us at Queen’s Hall Arts. Geof Keys Artistic Director | Queen’s Hall Arts
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LAUGHTER, ACTION AND MUSIC IN A FUN FAMILY PANTO
Presented by Oddsocks & Queen’s Hall Arts
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A NEW ADAPTATION OF THE L. FRANK BAUM CLASSIC BOOK QUEEN’S HALL ARTS CENTRE, HEXHAM THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER – SATURDAY 30 DECEMBER
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Jemms Performance Company The Shrew of Padua High
Kitchen Zoo The Owl and the Pussycat
Friday 7 April & Saturday 8 April 7.30pm
Tuesday 11 April 11.00am & 2.00pm
New student Cameron is smitten with Bianca and, in order to get around her father’s strict rules on dating, attempts to get bad boy Patrick to date Bianca’s ill-tempered sister, Kat. Will Cameron get his dream girl? Will Kat’s icy heart be melted by love? Find out in this Jemms production based on The Taming of the Shrew.
Using puppets and live music, Kitchen Zoo brings to life Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat; a joyful journey for energetic little explorers aged 3-7 years and their grown-ups. Tickets: £8.50 £7.50 (per person based on group of 4 or more)
Tickets: £10.00 (adults) | £7.00 (conc)
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare Thursday 13 April 7.30pm Earth’s funniest footwear return with a brand new show of songs, sketches, socks & violence, taking on The Bard himself. Howl at their Hamlet and roar at their Romeo & Juliet. Plus all the usual satirical nonsense from the Two Gentlesocks Of Verrucca.
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Tickets: £13.50 £12.00 (Friends / benefit conc) £6.50 (student)
Saturday 15 April 8.00pm A triple bill with...
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One Night Stan
STAN: Best described as gravelly voiced guitar driven Power Pop Rock, the legendary North East guitar 4-piece has an uncanny knack of producing insanely catchy original songs. The Caffreys: Finalists on BBC2’s The UK’s Best Part-Time Band, they have earned a formidable reputation for heartfelt original songs, dynamic live performances and astonishing close harmonies. Ben Blance: Ben has performed extensively around Ireland and Europe with the eclectic folk group Jukebox Gypsy and as a duo in The Junkyard Geordies. Tickets: £15.00
Second Hand Dance Getting Dressed Thursday 20 April 2.00pm Dive into a world of colour, texture and movement, climb a mountain of clothes, plunge into piles of pants, swing in swathes of skirts. Getting dressed will never be the same again. This new show from Second Hand Dance invites us all to be as creative as we can with the clothes we wear, finding our own favourites and tempting us to try getting dressed just a little bit differently. Second Hand Dance collaborates with dancers, artists and the public to make thought provoking, joyful and highly visual dance performances for all ages. Suitable for children aged 4 years and above and their families. Running time: 40 mins plus 15 mins stay and play Tickets: £8.50 £7.50 (per person based on group of 4 or more) £1.00 (babe in arms)
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Jazz@Queens Friday 21 April 7.30pm A concert of jazz music featuring LanderMason, Subtone, Jazzmatazz & Tyne Valley Youth Big Band, arranged by the Rotary Club of Hexham and Core Music, and sponsored by Fentimans of Hexham, with proceeds to the charity Purple4Polio, a campaign to finally eradicate Polio worldwide. Tickets: £10.00 | £5.00 (student)
Hijinx Meet Fred Wednesday 26 April 7.30pm (with post show discussion)
Hexham & District Music Society Edinburgh String Quartet Saturday 22 April 7.30pm The quartet gave the opening concert last season and so impressed that the Society has invited them back. Morag Robertson, winner of their Young Apprentice Prize joins them as second viola. Programme: Haydn: Op 77 No 2 Tippett: String Quartet No 2 Dvorak: Quintet in E flat Op 97 Tickets: £15.00 | £7.50 (student) £1.00 (schoolchildren)
Meet Fred, the two foot tall cloth puppet that fights prejudice every day. He just wants to be a regular guy, part of the real world, to get a job and meet a girl, but when threatened with losing his PLA (Puppetry Living Allowance), Fred’s life begins to spiral out of his control. Packed full of first-rate theatrical invention, irreverent revelling, and with an urgent human story at its heart, Meet Fred is essential viewing for humans and puppets everywhere. An Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 sell out show, Meet Fred is ‘Sharp, funny and vastly entertaining’ The Guardian. Contains strong language and puppet nudity. Tickets: £13.50 £12.00 (Friends / benefit conc) £6.50 (student)
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May Queen’s Hall Film Club I, Daniel Blake (15) Thursday 27 April 8.00pm The BAFTA Winner for Outstanding British Film in which a 59-year-old joiner from the North East of England, unable to work due to a recent heart attack, befriends a young single mother as they both struggle with the red tape of the British benefits system. Directed by Ken Loach and starring Dave Johns & Hayley Squires. (2016) Contains very strong language. Running time: 1 hr 40 mins Tickets: £5.00 minimum donation, in support of West End Food Bank
Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan Thursday 27 April 8.00pm In the White Room Emily Smith is one of Scottish music’s most distinctively sublime voices whilst Jamie McClennan has been sighted on fiddle, whistle and guitar next to the likes of Sharon Shannon and Jerry Douglas. Drawing on influences from the folk tradition, Americana and beyond, their sumptuous harmonies are layered over guitar, fiddle and accordion. Only 40 tickets available. Book Early! Tickets: £10.00
Hexham Amateur Stage Society HMS Pinafore Wednesday 10 – Friday 12 May 7.30pm Saturday 13 May 2.30pm Will the course of true love have a happy ending? Follow the twists and turns in HASS’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta HMS Pinafore. Does Sir Joseph’s utterance ‘that love is a platform upon which all ranks meet’ mean that it ends happily - who knows? Tickets: £13.50 | £12.00 (OAPs & Under 16s) Tickets on sale from Queen’s Hall Box Office on Monday 3 April.
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Hexham Book Festival 2017 Friday 28 April - Sunday 7 May
Hexham Book Festival is run as a partnership with Queen’s Hall Arts
Friday 28 April
Sunday 30 April
Tuesday 2 May
4.00pm Adam O’Riordan £17.00 inc refreshments 7.00pm Lemn Sissay £12.00 | £10.00
10.30am Michele Roberts Writing Workshop Hexham Abbey SOLD OUT
1.00pm Deborah Andrews Robinson Gay Gallery £3.00
Saturday 29 April
1.30pm Claudia Hammond £8.00 | £6.00
10.00am Chloe Daykin Workshop for ages 7+ £5.00 1.00pm Adam O’Riordan & Julianne Pachico £7.00 | £5.00 2.00pm Polly Toynbee & David Walker £8.00 | £6.00 2.30pm Evie Wyld £7.00 | £5.00 3.30pm Michele Roberts and Sally Gardner £8.00 | £6.00
3.00pm Salley Vickers £7.00 | £5.00 3.30pm Nancy Campbell Great Hall, Hexham Abbey £7.00 | £5.00 *Joint ticket £12.00 | £9.00 4.30pm Louise Doughty £8.00 | £6.00
4.00pm Madeleine Bunting The Beaumont Hotel £7.00 | £5.00
5.00pm Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough Great Hall, Hexham Abbey £7.00 | £5.00 *Joint ticket £12.00 | £9.00
5.00pm Frank Gardner £8.00 | £6.00
6.00pm Michael Haag £8.00 | £6.00
5.30pm Lois Pryce £7.00 | £5.00
7.30pm Tariq Ali £8.00 | £6.00
6.30pm Denise Welch £8.00 | £6.00 8.00pm Paul Morley £8.00 | £6.00
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2.00pm Stef Penney Great Hall, Hexham Abbey £7.00 | £5.00
6.00pm Patrick Wildgust £8.00 | £6.00 *Joint ticket £14.00 | £10.00 7.30pm Hunter Davies £8.00 / £6.00 *Joint ticket £14.00 | £10.00
Wednesday 3 May 1.00pm Mathew Caley Robinson Gay Gallery £3.00 6.30pm Jess Kidd £5.00 8.00pm Francis Spufford £8.00 | £6.00
Thursday 4 May 1.00pm Robert Bluck Robinson Gay Gallery £3.00 6.15pm Vaseem Khan £6.00 7.15pm Film: Bride and Prejudice £6.00 Joint ticket for Vaseem Khan’s talk and film £10.00 7.30pm Keith Stuart £7.00 | £5.00
www.hexhambookfestival.co.uk
All events are at the Queen’s Hall unless specified. Concession tickets are available to Book Festival Friends, students and those in receipt of benefits.
Friday 5 May
Saturday 6 May
Sunday 7 May
10.30am-11.30am Thomasina Miers £8.00 | £6.00
11.00am Debi Gliori £3.00 Parents & Carers Children FREE
12noon Jordan Bourke £7.00 | £5.00
12noon Artemis Cooper £8.00 | £6.00
Special ticket offer: Enjoy both Thomasina and Jordan’s events followed by a 2 course lunch and a glass of wine at Bouchon Bistrot for £30
12.30pm Franny Moyle £7.00 | £5.00
10.30am Poetry Breakfast The Lounge at Bin 21 £7.00 12noon Jovan Nicholson Prior’s Hall, Hexham Abbey £7.00 | £5.00 1.30pm Diana Darke £7.00 | £5.00 3.00pm Joan Ruddock £8.00 | £6.00 3.00pm John Simpson Prior’s Hall, Hexham Abbey £7.00 | £5.00 4.30pm Gary Younge £8.00 | £6.00 6.00pm Mark Lawson £8.00 | £6.00 7.30pm Oh Goody! Tim Brooke-Taylor in conversation with Chris Serle £15.00
2.00pm Pete Brown £7.00 | £5.00 6.00pm Bloodaxe Books presents Film: In Person: World Poets £8.00 | £6.00 6.30pm Billie meets Kurt FREE event with a ticket 8.00pm Arthur Smith £14.00
1.30pm Maggie O’Farrell £8.00 | £6.00 2.00pm Debi Gliori £7.00 | £5.00 3.00pm Margaret Hodge £8.00 | £6.00 3.30pm Peter Stanford £7.00 | £5.00 4.30pm Natalie Haynes £10.00 | £8.00 5.00pm Film: Mr Turner Forum Cinema £5.00 Tickets from Forum Cinema 6.15pm Chris Mullin £8.00 | £6.00
Hexham Book Festival 2017
For more details pick up a festival programme in the foyer or go to
8.00pm Sara Pascoe £10.00 | £8.00
Book Festival Ticket Offer Buy 4 Events Get Cheapest Event Free Joint tickets and 4 for 3 offer not available online
Book at Queen’s Hall Box Office 01434 652477 or online at www.queenshall.co.uk
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London Contemporary Dance EDge Friday 19 May 7.30pm (With post show Q&A session) Go beyond the expected and stimulate your mind with an evening of bold performances by EDge, the postgraduate performance company of London Contemporary Dance School. Immerse yourself in the energy and skill of 13 exceptional dancers as they perform unusual work by a collection of new and award-winning choreographers. Experience three freshly created works by Tony Adigun, Patricia Okenwa, and Karen and Allen Kaeja, alongside Strange Blooms, a restaging of the Shobana Jeyasingh creation that explores the anatomy of plant cells under a microscope. Tickets: £13.50 £12.00 (Friends / benefit conc) £6.50 (student)
W3L Wrestling Showdown Saturday 20 May Doors 12.30pm, Bell Time 1.00pm The stars of the World Wide Wrestling League return; action packed American style wrestling matches just like you see on TV! A fun night for all the family featuring all your favourite stars including Heavyweights, Tag Teams and Women’s Championship action!
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Tickets: £13.00 | £11.00 (conc) £37.00 (family of 4)
May Queen’s Hall Film Club Blazing Saddles (12A) Thursday 25 May 8.00pm This hilarious bad-taste spoof of Westerns, directed by Mel Brooks, features Cleavon Little as the first black sheriff of a stunned town scheduled for demolition by an encroaching railroad. Co-stars Gene Wilder. (1974) Running time: 1 hr 31 mins Tickets: £5.00 £4.00 (Friends / Film Club members)
The Doo Wop Dollies Thursday 25 May 8.00pm In the White Room
Splitz Dance An Evening of Dance, Song & Fashion Friday 26 May 7.00pm This popular annual event features dance, song and fashion, and is being held in support of REDS (Richardson Eating Disorder Service). Tickets: £9.00 £7.00 (Under 16s / Over 60s)
The Doo Wop Dollies are an all female vintage singing group, bringing you songs from the likes of The Andrew Sisters, The Boswell Sisters, The Chordettes and many more. Founded in late 2014, The Dollies have gone from strength to strength, spreading their love of music from the 1930s and 1940s and close 3-part harmonies around the North East of England. Only 40 tickets available. Book early! Tickets: £10.00
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Folkworks and Queen’s Hall Arts present
Hexham Gathering 2017 Thursday 25 May – Sunday 28 May Hexham Gathering sees hundreds of performers converge on the Tyne Valley to celebrate traditional music, song and dance in a four day folk spectacular. Young performers will take to the fore with performances in Hexham Town Centre, and the Queen’s Hall will be full of music throughout the weekend with performances, sessions, workshops and the Big Gig - headlined by the young Scottish powerhouse RURA.
Village Hall Tour with Magnetic North New for 2017, the Gathering will be visiting venues across the Tyne Valley with a Magnetic North East Village Hall Tour led by award-winning Northumbrian pipes and fiddle player Kathryn Tickell. Performers will include members of youth folk ensemble Superfolkus and some exciting new, younger musicians. • Thursday 25 May: Stocksfield Community Centre
Saturday 27 May 10.00am to 4.00pm Hexham Town Centre Takeover Hexham Town Centre will be full of music, singing and dancing as youth ensembles from across the North East perform at outdoor stages. FREE EVENT
• Sunday 28 May: Wark Town Hall and Mechanics Institute
Pick up a Hexham Gathering brochure for more details or check out the Hexham Gathering website for updates and news. www.hexhamgathering.co.uk or www.queenshall.co.uk
All concerts start at 7.30pm and tickets for the above concerts are £10.00 | £6.00 (conc)
Tickets for all events from Queen’s Hall Arts Centre Box Office
• Friday 26 May: Allendale Village Hall
01434 652477
Hexham Gathering is a partnership between Folkworks, Sage Gateshead and Queen’s Hall Arts.
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Hexham Gathering is kindly sponsored by Red Hot Property
7.00pm The Big Gig: RURA
10.00am Mixed Instrument Workshop with RURA
/ Folkestra / Superfolkus + Kathryn Tickell
The White Room, Queen’s Hall Arts Centre
Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
Join RURA as they teach some of their favourite tunes. Suitable for musicians of any instrument aged 9-18 years.
An exciting showcase of the brightest rising stars in the new generation of folk musicians. Named Live Act of the Year at the 2015 BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards, RURA are “one of the most exciting bands on the Scottish folk scene”. The regional youth folk group Folkestra is a group with a growing national reputation. Youth folk ensemble Superfolkus, joined by Kathryn Tickell, don’t just breathe new life into the tunes, they blast them into new and uncharted territory! Tickets: £14.00 | £12.00 (conc) £10.00 (student / under 18s) 8.00pm Gathering Ceilidh The Great Hall, Hexham Abbey Dance the evening away at a ceilidh in the beautiful surroundings of Hexham Abbey’s Great Hall as our young ceilidh bands take the stage. This relaxed ceilidh is suitable for the whole family. £7.00 | £5.00 (conc / student)
10.00am Singing Workshop Queen’s Hall, Studio This workshop will focus on learning, arranging and harmonising some great traditional songs. Suitable for singers aged 9-18 years of all abilities. Workshop tickets: £5.00 (FREE to Hexham Gathering performers) 12 noon 4th Generation / Eryn Rae
Hexham Gathering 2017
Sunday 28 May Saturday 27 May
Queen’s Hall Art Centre A lunchtime concert of some of the finest young performers from across Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. 4th Generation is an exciting and energetic youth folk band, and Queen’s Hall Arts’ resident youth band. Fiddler Eryn Rae from the Scottish Borders was a finalist in the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards. Tickets: £6.00 1.00pm – 3.30pm Hexham Gathering Final Celebration Bandstand, Abbey Grounds Dance the afternoon away as our amazing youth ensembles treat us to performances and a ceilidh! FREE EVENT, suitable for all the family.
Joint ticket available for Big Gig and Ceilidh: £16.50 | £14.50 (conc) £12.50 (student)
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Reform Theatre Company Hopeless Romantics Tuesday 30 May 7.30pm In an age of internet dating, isn’t it harder not to find someone these days? Alan doesn’t think so. And he should know; aside from the girl with the pigtails and the lisp in Primary School, he’s spent his entire life single. Very, very single. Which wouldn’t be a problem, but his sisters are all living romantic dreams with their various successful partners. So when his judgmental parents invite the family together for an anniversary dinner, Al asks Zoe, a girl on work experience, to pose as his girlfriend. Unfortunately, Zoe’s got romantic problems of her own… amongst other things! Written by Nick Lane, writer of hit comedies My Favourite Summer and Me & Me Dad, along with brilliant new female voice Fiona Wass. Tickets: £13.50 £12.00 (Friends / benefit conc) £6.50 (student)
Pigtails Productions The Tap Dancing Mermaid Thursday 1 June 2.00pm Gather round for the Moon’s magical story about a tap dancer who he has been watching at night. Marina Skippett creeps out of her house every night to shuffle and stomp on the boardwalk to the sounds of the sea. She can’t tap dance at home any more since her evil Aunty banned it. But then, one moonlit night, Marina meets a mysterious, watery boy swimming in the sea and her life is never the same again! “everything a children’s theatre experience should be” Childplays Featuring stunning puppets, original live music and tap dancing that will make you want to join in! For everyone aged 3 years +. Running time: 50 minutes [with a chance to meet the puppets and ask questions together afterwards.]
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Tickets: £9.50 | £8.50 (per person based on group of 4 or more) | £1.00 (Babe in arms)
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November Club Beyond the End of the Road Friday 2 June 7.30pm At Hexham Auction Mart, NE46 3SG There is a strange sound coming from the soil. Incomer Sula just cannot let it lie. Her sister Evie can’t seem to get anything right. Alec and Grace are arguing over the sudden arrival of Uncle Bobby and what is Thomas hiding down at the old station? Join the storytellers as they weave their midsummer tale about the residents of a village called Place; their loves, their losses and their deepest secrets.
Jason Cook’s Comedy Club
Written by Laura Lindow with music & lyrics by Katie Doherty. Inspired by folk & traditional music and performed by a professional cast of 10 actors and musicians, with special appearances from local talent.
Award-winning comedian, creator and writer of BBC2’s Hebburn, Jason Cook brings the finest big name TV comedians to Hexham for a night of laughs like no other.
Friday 2 June 8.00pm
Jimmy McGhie is a highly regarded young stand-up and comic performer, as seen on Russell Howard’s Good News.
Running time: 2 hrs 30mins (including ceilidh) Age Recommendation: 10 years+ Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Joicey Trust, Northumberland County Council and Queen’s Hall Arts.
Tickets: £14.00 | £12.00 (conc) £6.50 (student)
Paul Sinha is a critically acclaimed international stand up comedian who has appeared in the Stewart Lee Alternative Comedy Experience, made frequent appearances on Radio 4 favourites The News Quiz, Just a Minute, and The Now Show, and in 2014 was voted Best Club Comedian in the annual Chortle Awards. Tickets: £16.50
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Oddsocks Productions Romeo & Juliet Tuesday 6 - Wednesday 7 June 7.30pm Oddsocks are breathing new life into Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet by giving it a musical Mods & Rockers twist! There’s Nowhere to Run to for the Capulets and Montagues as violent confrontation stalks every meeting, even Down in the Tube Station at Midnight. Meanwhile, Juliet’s nurse is looking forward to a good old Twist and Shout at the Capulet party, which Romeo’s mates are planning to gatecrash. Romeo has doubts about going to the Capulet NiteKlub but that is where he meets his Juliet, and It Must Be Love. Maybe, just maybe, The Power of Love will end the families’ violent feud. Tickets: £15.00 | £13.00 (Friends) £12.00 (benefit conc / student / per person based on group of 4 or more)
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Terry Docherty
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Friday 9 June 8.00pm In the White Room
Open Sky Productions Scorched Friday 9 June 8.00pm 1941. WWII. A chase across the brutal Sahara. A hero’s return. 1991. England. Jack reigns from the armchair of his rest home, a local legend. Memories are, by his own hand, tattooed on his body but dementia is eroding his mind. As the Gulf War rages, the past drags him back to the scorched sands. With striking theatrical invention and imaginative visual physical theatre, the play tells of a World War II veteran and follows his mind sinking into the sands of time.
Terry Docherty is a fine singer and guitarist from Northumberland who learnt his trade as a musician in the States before returning to the UK. He become the first musician to record on Fellside Recordings with Teller of Tales FE001 being released in 1976. Expect contemporary folk songs and gentle blues, with a nod to the traditional songs of Britain and America. Terry is also widely regarded as one of the finest traditional English craftsmen with a reputation for producing some of the best instruments available today. Only 40 tickets available. Book early! Tickets: £10.00
Tickets: £12.50 (BITESIZE inc food & drink from Little Angel Cafe) | £7.50 (Play Only)
Saturday 10 June
The Wide Skies Film Festival returns with screenings across the Tyne Valley.
3.30pm 7.30pm
Mean Girls (2004) (with tea & cakes) The Barley Mow (BFI documentary) (with ploughman’s)
Tickets: £6.50
Check the website for more details
Sunday 11 June
www.queenshall.co.uk
2.30pm The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 7.30pm West Side Story (1961)
Screenings at Queen’s Hall Arts Centre
Tickets: £5.00
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Funny Face (U) Thursday 22 June 8.00pm Classic 1957 American musical romantic comedy film, containing assorted songs by George and Ira Gershwin and starring Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn.
Copyright Michael Lowe
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Queen’s Hall Film Club
Queen’s Hall Theatre Club The Wind in the Willows Adapted by David Nixon, from the story by Kenneth Grahame Thursday 15 - Friday 16 June 7.30pm
Running time: 1 hr 41 mins Tickets: £5.00 £4.00 (Friends / Film Club members)
Saturday 17 June 3.00pm A newly adapted, family version of Kenneth Grahame’s well-loved classic. The adventures of the irrepressible Toad never fail to appeal, as he hurtles through motorised encounters with everyone from washerwomen and judges, to a troop of Girl Guides - not forgetting a startled group of ladies from the local Women’s Institute! Poop! Poop! Join Ratty, Mole, Badger, a host of wicked weasels and other familiar woodlanders, with some interesting local additions! Tickets: £12.00 | £10.00 (conc)
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An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.
A family ticket is also available for 2 adults & up to 4 children: £8.75 per person
Hot Club du Nord Friday 23 June 8.00pm In the White Room Hot Club du Nord brings to life the classic 1930s and 40s repertoire of Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli’s Hot Club de France in this treat for connoisseurs of swinging string jazz and lovers of all things vintage. Featuring Djangologie’s Emma Fisk on violin, James Birkett and David Harris on guitars and Bruce Rollo on double bass. Tickets: £10.00
Burton Saturday 24 June 8.00pm In the Green Room
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Burton vividly presents the life of the great Welsh actor in his own words from humble beginnings to Hollywood mega-stardom. Beautiful women (not least Liz Taylor), alcohol, wealth, stage and screen are the threads woven into this sad, happy, exuberant often hilarious one-man show. Drink was the only real release to his deteriorating health and mental state, his doomed tempestuous relationship with Taylor and his constant guilt over the abandonment of his family. Written by Gwynne Edwards, directed by Gareth Armstrong and performed by Rhodri Miles (Game of Thrones, Eastern Promises), Burton was the winner of ‘Best International Show’ at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2010. Running time: 70 minutes - no interval Tickets: £12.50 (BITESIZE inc food & a drink from Little Angel Cafe) £7.50 (Play Only)
Damp Knights Improv Comedy Wednesday 28 June 8.00pm In the White Room The Damp Knights are a group of talented (they promise it’s true!) actors, performers and general miscreants that know how to make audiences laugh, but have no idea how to write a script. Damp Knight Improv brings you a ludicrous show that will have you rolling with laughter at their signature brand of insane improvised comedy, which takes elements of ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’, ‘Fast and Loose’ and ‘Mock the Week’, coupled with audience suggestions and a complete lack of preparation time to produce a performance you won’t forget in a hurry. Tickets: £7.50 | £6.50 (Friends / benefit conc / student)
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Youth Dance Tynedale Something to Say Friday 7 – Saturday 8 July 7.30pm
Northern Company Thursday 6 July 8.00pm In the White Room Based in the north of England, this exciting and vibrant ensemble combines traditional folk music with bluegrass, classical and jazz influences. Expect fiery jigs and reels on melodeon, fiddles, guitar and piano, interspersed with fresh reworkings of traditional and contemporary songs.
A collection of powerful, versatile and thought provoking contemporary dance works; each piece says something about the theme they take inspiration from, and the dancers that perform them. Something to Say includes choreography by YDT’s team of professional dance artists including Anthony Lo-Giudice (Lo-Giudice Dance) and Gavin Coward (balletLORENT). YDT’s large company of talented dancers aged 8-18 train weekly to develop a strong grounding in contemporary dance technique and performance skills. Tickets: £8.50 £6.50 (OAP / Friends / benefit conc) £3.50 (student)
Northern Company are winners of the Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections 2016 and include students of traditional music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Newcastle University Folk degree. Only 40 tickets available. Book early! Tickets: £10.00
Feet First Dance Saturday 15 July 2.30pm & 7.30pm Feet First Dance students showcase their talents with pieces in Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Street Dance and many other styles.
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Tickets: £9.00 (adults) | £7.00 (conc) | £3.50 (Under 7s)
July Blink Dance Theatre Four Corners Wednesday 19 July
7.30pm
Step inside the lives of four young strangers and all that complicates them. An innovative, creative and playful production, Four Corners from inclusive company Blink Dance Theatre weaves together dance, original live electronic music and storytelling. Blink is pushing the boundaries of inclusive theatre exploring identity against a backdrop of vibrant colours, bespoke beats and soundscapes. Tickets: £13.50 | £12.00 (Friends / benefit conc) | £6.50 (student)
Jim Malcolm Queen’s Hall Film Club Airplane! (12A) Thursday 20 July 8.00pm The king of all 80s parody films, with embarrassingly obvious puns, clichés and sight gags. An alcoholic pilot, who’s developed a fear of flying, boards a jumbo jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. (1980) Running time: 1 hr 24 mins Tickets: £5.00 £4.00 (Friends / Film Club members)
Thursday 20 July 8.00pm In the White Room With his guitar, harmonicas, and engaging wit, Jim Malcolm sings traditional songs of Scotland and his own masterfully crafted songs. Highly regarded as an interpreter of the songs of Robert Burns, he has been described as “one of the finest singers in Scotland in any style”. Jim has been nominated three times for Scots Singer of the Year and was lead singer with Scottish band Old Blind Dogs for seven years. Only 40 tickets available. Book early! Tickets: £10.00
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Make a Play Summer School with Multi Story Theatre Monday 24 July – Friday 28 July 10.00am - 4.00pm daily A fun filled week at the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre for 11-16 year olds to develop their theatre skills, culminating with a live performance in the main theatre. Professional actors from Multi Story Theatre Company will work with the group to create a prequel to their performance of Jason & the Golden Fleece.
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Tickets: £70 | £50 (benefit conc) for the week, includes a ticket for the performance of Jason & the Golden Fleece
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Multi Story Theatre Jason & the Golden Fleece
Friday 28 July 6.30pm A new version of the classic Greek story conjures up a host of mythical characters and creatures, aided and abetted by the audience. Sign up for a great adventure as Jason battles a swollen river, takes on the fearsome Harpies, dodges the Clashing Rocks and, with the help of Princess Medea, tames fire-breathing bulls and defeats an army of soldiers that spring from Dragon’s Teeth sown in the ground. Interactive and magical, Jason & the Golden Fleece will keep you spellbound and roaring with laughter. The performance will start with a piece by students of the Make a Play Summer School. Tickets: £8.50 | £7.50 (per person based on a group of 4 or more)
Dance Summer School Tuesday 29 August - Saturday 2 September 10.00am - 3.00pm daily QHA will once again host the hugely successful dance summer school for ages 8-13 years, led by choreographer, dancer and teacher, Nadia Iftkhar (Artistic Director from Company of Others). Each day will involve a contemporary technique class and group work to choreograph a challenging, new piece of work to share with friends and family on the Queen’s Hall stage at 3.00pm on Saturday 2 September. Whether you have lots of experience or are a beginner we promise you’ll have fun!
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Tickets: £70 | £50 (benefit conc) Book early – Only 20 spaces
July / August The Mighty Doonans Saturday 29 July 7.30pm The Mighty Doonans have a deserved reputation for their imaginative powerhouse arrangements and innovative interpretations of traditional and contemporary songs. With brass, drums, keyboards, electric guitars and amazing vocals, they have the ability to blend different genres of music and dance (and the occasional joke) into their act. This is traditional folk-rock at its best. Mick & Kevin Doonan, Phil Murray & Stu Luckley are joined by various family members, Rosie & Frances Doonan (Mick’s daughters), Jamie Luckley (Stu’s son), old friend Ian (Walter) Fairbairn and Ben Murray (Phil’s son). Tickets: £16.50
www.queenshalldigital.com Queen’s Hall Digital is an online exhibition portal for new work and innovative projects. It focuses on creating opportunities for artists working with digital and moving image technologies and aims to build and connect an international community of artists to local and national audiences. The Queen’s Hall Digital platform will commission a number of works via a mix
of selected works and open calls providing an exciting opportunity for us to get to know what you are making, stimulating interesting discussions that could lead to further opportunities. Things will start simply, but it will grow in terms of size and ambition in the coming years.
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ALL EXHIBITIONS ARE IN GALLERY ONE & TWO ENTRY IS FREE
OPEN: MONDAY TO FRIDAY 10.00AM - 5.00PM, SATURDAY 10.00AM - 4.00PM
Hayward Touring J.D ‘Okhai Ojeikere: Hairstyles and Headdresses Saturday 11 March – Saturday 22 April Hairstyles and Headdresses is the first UK exhibition of Nigerian photographer J.D ‘Okhai Ojeikere. Featuring 50 black and white photographic prints, this is a rare opportunity to encounter an artist widely regarded as one of the most important photographers to emerge from Africa in the last sixty years. Utilising both street and studio photography, Ojeikere has fastidiously documented the many different fashions and nuanced meanings of his subject matter. These ever-evolving designs symbolised key life events such as weddings or birthdays, and often denoted social status. Photo credit: Top: Abebe, 1975 Bottom: Checheezeagu, 2005 J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Gelatin silver print © J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere Courtesy Galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris.
North East Wildlife Photography 2016 Saturday 29 April – Saturday 3 June An exhibition featuring the winners and runners up from each of the six wildlife categories including wildlife portraits, wildlife in action, wildlife in the landscape, nature up close, young persons and mobile nature. For more information and how to enter this year’s competition visit www.northeastwildlifephoto.co.uk
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Organised by Tees Valley, Northumberland and Durham Wildlife Trusts, the Natural History Society of Northumbria, Great North Museum Hancock and Alan Hewitt Photography with primary sponsor Nestle Fawdon.
Photo credit: Jonathan Gant
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Exhibitions
Exhibitions Queen Elizabeth High School You Can’t Define Normal Saturday 10 June – Saturday 1 July A showcase of selected work from young Art, Graphics and Photography Students, past and present, from the renowned Queen Elizabeth High School Art Department. Works vary from detailed sketches on paper to complex plastic sculptures, from traditional oil painting to projected photographs. This year’s exhibition title comes from an individual student’s work and sums up the amazing range and vitality of the work presented by these highly creative young artists, pushing the boundaries of what student art work can be.
Feed Saturday 8 July – Saturday 26 August Feed is a group show of artists whose natural curiosity about the world has led them to become engaged in lively technologies like bio hacking, permaculture and agriculture. The basic theme that brings all the work and artists in this show together is ‘Food’.
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Artsmark for Northumberland Schools Queen’s Hall Arts offers a number of ways for young people (up to 25 years) to become involved in the arts and achieve an Arts Award qualification at Discover, Explore, Bronze, Silver or Gold level. We are interested in working in partnership with more schools, youth groups and other groups of young people to support and enhance opportunities for young people to develop as artists and arts leaders. Please contact us to discuss how we might work with you. Our Arts Award offer includes opportunities to: • take part in the arts • enjoy and appreciate the arts • meet arts professionals • access progression routes
Artsmark can help unlock the potential of children and young people, help to develop character and talent, and increase their knowledge and understanding. That’s why Artsmark was created: to bring this ambition to life in every classroom. Awarded by Arts Council England and designed by schools, the new Artsmark award will help schools to deliver a high quality arts and cultural education, and provides an excellent way to demonstrate this. If your school is interested in finding out more and applying for Artsmark, please contact Amanda Gould at QHA.
Creative Age Queen’s Hall Arts is involved in a three-year programme of arts projects aimed at older people which has been made possible by funding from the Kellett Fund, through the Community Foundation. Groups will have the opportunity to take part in taster sessions across a range of arts and crafts processes, leading to larger projects over time which link with their local communities. If you are part of an art or craft group, – or would like to start a new one – and would like to know more, please contact Susan Priestley at QHA.
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Queen’s Hall Arts is delighted to be working in partnership with Culture Bridge North East and Northumberland National Park to deliver a new Artsmark programme for schools in 2017.
For further details about these projects or our outreach work please contact the QHA Engagement and Development Team of Amanda Gould & Susan Priestley on 01670 624513
Tyne Valley Big Band
Queen’s Hall Youth Theatre
At The Phoenix, Hexham
At Queen’s Hall Arts Centre
Directed by the jazz trumpeter Dave Hignett, the Tyne Valley Big Band welcomes reading musicians on sax, trumpet, trombone and rhythm section (piano, bass guitar, guitar and drums).
Our ever popular Youth Theatre is expanding and offering more opportunities for young people. Develop your creativity through this popular skills based theatre programme. Your ideas, your words, your actions, create your own drama!
Also led by Dave Hignett are the following groups; a great opportunity for aspiring young musicians. Tyne Valley Jazz Ensemble (9 -13yrs) Tyne Valley Youth Big Band (12-19yrs)
Stage Note: Performance group for ages 12 to 15yrs Wednesdays 4.00pm - 5.30pm
For more information on all these groups contact david.hignett@virgin.net
Creatives: Devising / writing performance group for ages 15 to 19yrs Wednesday 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Tynedale Community Choir
Down Stage: Skills-based group for ages 8 to 11yrs Thursdays 4.00pm - 5.30pm
Mondays 8.00pm At St Aidan’s Church, Hexham
Sing, relax and unwind with folk songs, shanties, rounds, gospel, contemporary songs and more led by musical director, Kathryn Davidson. Suitable for beginners and experienced singers alike, all voices, ages and abilities welcome. £15 per half term (concessions available) For more information contact Mark 07879 263848
4th Generation
(12-16yrs)
Mondays 5.45pm - 7.15pm At Queen’s Hall Arts Centre
An exciting and energetic youth folk band led by Sophy Ball. All skill levels welcome but not suitable for absolute beginners. No prior experience of folk music needed. £45 | £35 (conc) for the term Book through Box Office 01434 652477
All groups £45 per term Book through Box Office 01434 652477
One Day Workshop: Acting for Radio
Courses and Regular Workshops
sing dance create play join in...
Tuesday 9 May 10.00am- 5.00pm In the White Room
A fun, practical introduction to how radio drama is made with plenty of chances to have a go at the techniques used in the production of professional radio drama. All participants will record a play in the afternoon and receive their own copy. Led by Stefan Escreet. For more information contact sarah@tsf.org.uk Tickets £55.00 (Only 10 places available)
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Discounts are also available on selected shows to Queen’s Hall Friends. Everyone Welcome We welcome visitors with disabilities and aim to ensure that your visit is safe and enjoyable. If you require help, please contact us in advance. Companions of wheelchair users may attend shows free of charge. Guide dogs are welcome in all areas of the building. Hearing Loop Hearing loop facilities are now available throughout the auditorium and balcony. Please ask at the Box Office for more details. Thank you! A big thank you to our volunteer ushers who donate many hours of their time. If you would like to volunteer as an usher please contact the Box Office. Queen’s Hall Arts is a registered independent charity (Registered Charity No. 1088975)
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April Sat 11 Mar - Sat 22 Apr Exhibition: J.D ‘Okhai Ojeikere – Hairstyles and Headdresses Fri 7 - Sat 8 Jemms Performance Company: The Shrew of Padua High
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Tues 11 Kitchen Zoo: The Owl and the Pussycat
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Thurs 13 Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare
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Sat 15 One Night Stan: STAN, The Caffreys, Ben Blance
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Thurs 20 Second Hand Dance: Getting Dressed
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Fri 21 Jazz@Queens
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Sat 22 Hexham & District Music Society: Edinburgh String Quartet
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Wed 26 Hijinx: Meet Fred
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Thurs 27 Queen’s Hall Film Club: I, Daniel Blake (15)
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Thurs 27 Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan Fri 28 - Sun 7 May Hexham Book Festival 2017 Sat 29 Apr - Sat 3 June Exhibition: North East Wildlife Photography 2016
Wed 10 - Sat 13 Hexham Amateur Stage Society: HMS Pinafore Fri 19 London Contemporary Dance: EDge Sat 20 W3L Wrestling Showdown
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Thurs 25 The Doo Wop Dollies
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Fri 26 Splitz Dance: An Evening of Dance, Song & Fashion
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Thurs 25 - Sun 28 Hexham Gathering 2017
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Tues 30 Reform Theatre Company: Hopeless Romantics
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June Thurs 1 Pigtails Productions: The Tap Dancing Mermaid
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Fri 2 November Club: Beyond the End of the Road
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Fri 2 Jason Cook’s Comedy Club
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Tues 6 - Wed 7 Oddsocks Productions: Romeo & Juliet
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Fri 9 Bitesize Drama: Open Sky Productions: Scorched
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Fri 9 Terry Docherty
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Sat 10 - Sat 1 July Queen Elizabeth High School: You Can’t Define Normal
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Sat 10 - Sun 11 Wide Skies Film Festival
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Thurs 15 - Sat 17 Queen’s Hall Theatre Club: The Wind in the Willows
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Thurs 22 Queen’s Hall Film Club: Funny Face (U)
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Fri 23 Hot Club du Nord
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Sat 24 Bitesize Drama: Burton
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Wed 28 Damp Knight Comedy
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May Tues 9 One Day Workshop: Acting for Radio
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Thurs 25 Queen’s Hall Film Club: Blazing Saddles (12A)
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Thurs 6 Northern Company
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Fri 7 - Sat 8 Youth Dance Tynedale: Something to Say
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Sat 8 - Sat 26 Aug Exhibition: Feed
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Sat 15 Feet First Dance
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Wed 19 Blink Dance Theatre: Four Corners
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Thurs 20 Queen’s Hall Film Club: Airplane! (12A)
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Thurs 20 Jim Malcolm
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Mon 24 - Fri 28 Make a Play Summer School with Multi Story Theatre
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Fri 28 Multistory Theatre: Jason & the Golden Fleece
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Sat 29 The Mighty Doonans
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Season’s Diary
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August Tues 29 - Sat 2 Sept Dance Summer School
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