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Theatre l Music l Dance l Film l Exhibitions l Workshops
September - December 2018
... the creative heart of the community
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Hello and welcome to my very first season at Queen’s HallIt is an absolute delight to be the new Artistic Director and I have received a wonderful welcome from staff, friends and customers. The Autumn Season is an exciting mix of live theatre, dance, film and music to help you fill the longer evenings of autumn.
The season is the rich blend of performance and exhibitions that you have come to expect from Queen’s Hall Arts alongside new experiences. Live in the Library will bring music and theatre to the Library and Pay What You Decide will allow you to try a new performance only paying what you want as you leave! And Queen’s Hall Arts is honoured to present the film premiere of ‘The Audition’ created by our very own youth theatre, The Projectors.
We’re also thrilled to invite you to experience some innovative productions; from immersive theatre (Off the Grid) to a gig that is a play (One Life Stand) or Choreocracy where digital technology allows the audience to direct the performance.
From the light and colour of our Matisse exhibition in September through the noise and excitement of family theatre and workshops to our traditional end of season panto (and not so traditional improv panto) there is plenty to enliven your senses as the days shorten.
Katy TaylorArtistic Director | Queen’s Hall Arts
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What’s On
03 September
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13 Cardboard Week
14 November
19 December
22 Pantomime
24 Exhibitions
26 Courses and Regular Workshops
28 Seating Plan
29 Booking Your Tickets
30 Season’s Diary
31 QHA Digital
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rLondon Classic TheatreMy Mother Said I Never Should By Charlotte Keatley
Tues 11 – Weds 12 September 7.30pm
London Classic Theatre returns to Queen’s Hall Arts to open their production of this award winning play before they head off on a national tour.
A poignant, bittersweet story about love, jealousy and the price of freedom set in Manchester, Oldham and London, the play details the lives of four women through the immense social changes of the twentieth century.
Using a kaleidoscopic time structure, Charlotte Keatley’s story focuses on four generations of one family as they confront the most significant moments of their lives.
‘In its revelation of mother-daughter emotions over the years, the play is without rivals. It is a classic.’ The Times
Tickets: £14.50 £12.50 (Members / benefit conc) £7.50 (student)
Archie Fisher Thursday 13 September 8.00pm
Master guitarist, Archie Fisher is one of Scotland’s foremost folksinger / songwriters, a legendary folk troubadour whose ballads evoke the rough beauty of the Scottish borderlands.
Recognised for his contributions to Scottish folk music, in 2007 he was inducted into the Scots Traditional Music Hall of Fame and in 2006 was awarded an MBE for services to traditional music. He is known throughout the country as the host of BBC Radio Scotland’s award-winning ‘Travelling Folk’ programme, which he presented for over 25 years.
Tickets: £10.00
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Film NightGoodbye Christopher Robin (PG)
Thursday 20 September 8.00pm
Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie and Kelly Macdonald, Goodbye Christopher Robin gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between children’s author A.A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. (2017)
Running time: 1 hour 43 minutes
Tickets: £6.00 (On the door) £5.00 (In advance / Queen’s Club Members)
Théâtre Sans Frontières and Théâtre  L’EnversA Frog Called Woânda (Une Grenouille qui s’appelle Woânda) Thursday 27 September 1.15pm in English Friday 28 September 1.15pm in French 6.00pm in English
One day, Laura’s world is turned upside down when she loses her lucky ring down the plughole. To Laura’s surprise up pops Woânda, a frog who has taken up residence in the bathroom pipes. Together they search for the ring through a whirlwind of twists and turns.
Brought to the stage by Hexham’s very own international theatre company, Théâtre Sans Frontières, and Canada’s Théâtre  L’Envers, this is a funny and touching story of love, loss and friendship told through live action, puppetry, music and shadows.
A wonderful and humorous journey of discovery for young theatre audiences which will leave them wide-eyed and smiling.
Performance in English suitable for 4-9 year olds; performance in simple French for 6-10 year olds.
Tickets: £8.50 £7.50 (group of 4 or more, per person)
Hexham Abbey Festival 2018 Thursday 27 – Sunday 30 September
This year’s festival features Simon Armitage, late night jazz, a classic film screening, and concerts by world-famous brass group The Wallace Collection, acclaimed vocal group I Fagiolini and The Festival Chorus & Orchestra. The Festival also presents seven major works by Mozart.
More details at www.hexhamabbeyfestival.org.uk
Poetry EveningRobin Moss & Marilyn Longstaff
Thursday 27 September 7.30pm
In Hexham Library
A wonderful opportunity to hear poetry from two North East poets. Robin Moss has lived in Hexham for 35 years and his poems are inspired by Northumbrian landscape and birdlife. Joining him will be Darlington’s Marilyn Longstaff, a member of the writing, performing and publishing collective, Vane Women.
This evening of poetry will launch Robin’s new book of poems, Mastering the Art of Imperfection and Marilyn’s new collection Museum of Spare Parts, both published by Mudfrog Books.
Tickets: £5.00
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Dervish Saturday 29 September 7.30pm
County Sligo’s finest export, Dervish creates one of the most distinctive, yet expertly balanced, sounds anywhere in traditional music, combining the fiery energy and mature complexity that have become their hallmark.
With a line-up of fiddle, flute, bouzouki, mandola, bodhran & accordion, and fronted by singer Cathy Jordan, regarded by many as the most distinctive voice in Irish traditional music today, Dervish draws from seemingly limitless depths of finesse, subtlety and talent.
It is not without good reason that Dervish have become one of Ireland’s most enduring bands.
Tickets: £16.50
GIFT VOUCHERSStuck for the ideal present?Why not give a QHA gift voucher, redeemable against performances?
Contact the Box Office on 01434 652477 for details
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Core MusicCore 10 Live Saturday 6 October 7.30pm
A concert to celebrate musicians young and old involved in Core Music, Hexham’s own musical social enterprise, through workshops, teaching, learning
and volunteering. With acts that range from classical, to folk, rock and jazz, the concert promises to be great fun, and a wonderful celebration of the variety of music and musicians that come out of Core.
Tickets: £10.00 | £7.50 (conc) | £28 (Family)
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Middle Child TheatreOne Life StandMonday 1 October 7.30pm
With adult themes, live music and kitten videos what is not to love? Kit and Kat have been an item for eons, but with new thrills just a swipe away will their relationship last?
Straight from the Edinburgh Fringe and Latitude Festival, One Night Stand is an
exciting new production by the award-winning Middle Child Theatre based in Hull.
Live music features throughout, performed by the cast of actor-musicians, and the performance feels like a gig as much as a play, with the audience free to go to the bar, dance and sing-along throughout. The music, a mix of electronica and indie rock, is co-written with Glaswegian band Honeyblood, who have supported the likes of Courtney Barnett and Foo Fighters.
Supported by REACH; a strategic touring project funded by Arts Council England, designed to increase the amount and quality of contemporary theatre touring in the North East.
Tickets: £10.00 | £7.50 (students)
Ballet CymruCinderella Wednesday 3 October 7.30pm
A sparkling and refreshing ballet based on the eternal fairy tale from award-winning Ballet Cymru, winners of the Best Dance Production 2017 at the Wales Theatre Awards.
With a specially commissioned music score and circus elements, combined with the finest classical dance, Ballet Cymru will conjure up a world of wonder and magic.
Having worked with award-winning composer Jack White and Circus Company Citrus Arts, and featuring choreography by Creative Wales Award winner Darius James, Ballet Cymru brings to life this timeless story using the company’s unique blend of classical technique and storytelling.
Tickets: £17.00 £15.00 (benefit conc / student / group of 4 or more, per person) £8.00 (Under 10s)
POT By Ambreen RaziaTuesday 2 October 7.30pm
From the writer of ‘The Diary of a Hounslow Girl’, Ambreen Razia’s restless new thriller, POT, delves into the hidden lives of Britain’s invisible children, adrift in the care system at the mercy of gang culture.
16-year-old Louisa wakes up in a flat on her estate surrounded by the debris from last night’s blow out. Her erratic and unstable boyfriend Josh has vanished but she is not alone and she’s beginning to feel the heat.
For ages 14 years and above. Running Time: 90 minutes, no interval.
Tickets: £10.00 | £7.50 (students)
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The Reg Vardy Band Sunday 14 October 7.30pm
Consistently listed in the top 20 of the World Brass Band Rankings, the Reg Vardy Band is renowned for giving high quality concerts of new original music, alongside the more traditional brass band repertoire.
The Reg Vardy Band is 36 times North of England Champions, Premier Brass Band of North East England, Wainstones Cup winners 2017 and French Open Champions 2017.
Tickets: £15.00 | £12.50 (Members / conc) | £7.00 (student)
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Publick TransportWe are Brontë Friday 12 October 7.30pm
Morecambe and Wise meets David Lynch in this madcap reimagining of the Brontë myth, presented in Publick Transport’s playful and irreverent style.
Taking the real and fictitious worlds of Yorkshire’s literary siblings as their inspiration, two over-ambitious performers use physical theatre with anarchic comedy to quintessentialize gothic themes of love, madness and tuberculosis in this hilarious interpretation of the Brontë myth.
Expect wind, spooky houses and really bad coughs.
“excruciatingly funny...engagingly absurd and imaginative; a visual feast...I didn’t want to miss so much as a wink...the performances of Barr and Corbett are detailed, precise and beautifully comic.’ British Theatre Guide
Running time: 60 minutes
Suitable for ages 12 years +
Tickets: £14.50 £12.50 (Members / benefit conc) £7.50 (student)
The Simon & Garfunkel Story Saturday 13 October 7.30pm
Direct from its success at London’s Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a Sold Out Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!
Using huge projection photos and original film footage, this 50th Anniversary Celebration also features a full live band performing all the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and many more.
Tickets: £21.00 £20.00 (Members / benefit conc / student)
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Projectors’ Film Film Premiere of The AuditionMonday 15 October 7.00pm – 7.30pm
Created by and starring QHA’s Projectors Youth Theatre, this is the first screening of The Audition, a new short film reminding us not to judge a book by its cover.
Mr Smegal is a performing arts lecturer, dreaming of life as a classical pianist. His students are unaware of his talent and only ever see the teacher. Immersing himself in the cinema, he begins to wonder if his talent will ever reveal itself.
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Film Night Lady Bird (15) Monday 15 October 8.00pm
Set in the early 2000s, life becomes
complicated for Christine ‘Lady Bird’ McPherson, a rebellious young woman, as she nears her eighteenth birthday. This comedy coming-of-age film written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Director. (2017)
Contains very strong language and brief strong nudity.
Running time: 1 hour 32 minutes
Tickets: £6.00 (On the door) £5.00 (In advance / Queen’s Club Members)
Libraries WeekMon 8 – Sat 13 October
Hexham Library is taking part in Libraries Week, a week to celebrate our much-loved libraries, showcasing how they bring communities together, combat loneliness, provide a space for reading and creativity, and support people with their mental health.
Look out for choirs singing in the library on Saturday 13 October.
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Hexham & District Music SocietyShaham Erez Wallfisch Trio Tuesday 16 October 7.30pm
Cellist, Raphael Wallfisch, is one of the most recorded classical artists in the world with over 70 recordings to his name, and Hagai Shaham and Arnon Erez are a highly successful, prize-winning violin and piano duo.
ProgrammeBloch: Three NocturnesBeethoven: Piano Trio, op. 1 no.2Dvorák: Piano Trio in F minor, op. 65
Tickets: £15.00 | £7.50 (student) | £1.00 (schoolchildren)
Joelene English Dance TheatreAlice: The Lost Chapter Wednesday 17 October 7.30pm
Delving into the obscure mind of Lewis Carroll, this intricate and engaging dance, film and theatre performance takes the onlooker through the subconscious mind of Alice.
Dark and twisted with a distorted fragility it scratches into the psychological fabric of the classic, Alice in Wonderland.
Suitable for ages 14 years+, or younger if accompanied by an adult.
Supported by Arts Council England and Creative People and Places, and commissioned by Dance City.
Tickets: £10.00 £7.50 (student)
Reform Theatre CompanyThis Might Hurt By John Godber
Wednesday 24 October 7.30pm
When tough actor Jack Skipton returns from filming to care for his ageing aunt, he has no idea what he is letting himself in for. His story is hilarious and heart-breaking as he and his aunt take on the health service in order to get the right diagnosis, and the right care.
This might be his most taxing role to date, as he begins an incredible odyssey through the N.H.S from cancelled GP’s appointments, wrongly booked scans, frustrated Consultants, and more.
Told in a bold physical theatre style and with breath-taking grit and honesty, John Godber’s take on our health service is both tender and true, as he investigates what we deserve, and what we receive.
Tickets: £14.50 £12.50 (Members / benefit conc) £7.50 (student)
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10th Hadrian’s Wall Archaeology Forum Saturday 20 October 9.30am – 4.30pm
An annual day conference featuring talks for the general public about new discoveries in the Hadrian’s Wall frontier zone.
The programme will include an update on the excavations at Vindolanda along with the results of new and exciting methods of scientific analysis, new and extensive geophysical surveys at Corbridge, a report on a new excavation project at Binchester, and a new study of the timber palisade along the German frontier.
Supported by the Archaeology Committee of the Roman Society.
Tickets: £10.00
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The Slocan Ramblers
Tuesday 30 October 8.00pm
Rooted in traditional music, yet fearlessly creative, The Slocan Ramblers from Canada combine impressive bluegrass virtuosity and impeccable musicianship with a fresh modern appeal and a reputation for energetic live shows, and an uncanny ability to convert anyone within earshot into a lifelong fan.
Expect a sizzling live performance with lightning fast, devilishly intricate instrumentals, and evocative vocals on songs ranging from fine originals to rowdy old-time numbers.
Tickets: £12.00
Half Term Cardboard Week Join us for activities, workshops and performances this half term as we play, explore and investigate cardboard. Watch the website for more details!
Classic Clapton Friday 26 October 7.30pm
The World’s No.1 Eric Clapton Tribute Band, featuring front-man Mike Hall, stunningly recreates Slowhand’s electrifying stage performances. The whole of EC’s illustrious career, including his time with Cream, The Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos and the solo years, is covered in this 2 hour journey through his music.
Expect Wonderful Tonight, I Shot The Sheriff, Lay Down Sally, Crossroads, Tears in Heaven, Layla and even an Unplugged segment, and many more.
Tickets: £15.00
“One of the hottest young bluegrass bands I’ve heard in ages.” Penguin Eggs magazine
Lempen PuppetsCardboard Carnival The Carnival of the Animals
Wednesday 31 October 1.30pm
With their own inimitable style, Lempen Puppets has taken the fantastic music by Camille Saint-Saëns and an exploration of cardboard, to make a fun, visual production, refreshingly focused on the simple magic of puppetry to leave audiences inspired by both the animal theatricality of the music and the creative potential of the simple cardboard box.
An inspiration and delight for everyone from 4 years and up, Cardboard Carnival has toured internationally, bewitching audiences in Europe and China.
Running time: 50 minutes
“You can spend a fortune on multi-media but it’s amazing what you can do with cardboard and paper - Superb!”
Tickets: £6.50 £10.00 (including post-show workshop) £1.00 (Babe in arms)
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Cardboard Carnival Workshop2.45pm
A 60 minute workshop after Cardboard Carnival to inspire you to make animal puppets out of paper.
Working with the quality and strength of this simple material we will show you designs that work as puppets that you can make and adapt to create your own unique creatures.
For children from 5 years and up. Only 20 places. Book early!
Tickets: £6.50 per child (Free for accompanying adults / Babe in arms)
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Bob Dylan, Literature & the Poetry of the Blues
An Evening with Writer Michael Gray
Thursday 1 November 7.30pm
Michael Gray’s events are lively and spontaneous, giving a thoroughly entertaining, fresh account of Bob Dylan’s achievement using audio tracks & rare footage. From the author of Song & Dance Man III and The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, definitive studies of Dylan’s work, Michael explores the Minnesota Bard’s interaction with literature, and with the poetry of the blues..
Tickets: £10.00 £8.00 (Members / benefit conc / student)
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Hexham Amateur Stage SocietyEvita An amateur production by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd.Originally directed by Harold Prince.
Tuesday 6 - Friday 9 November 7.00pm Saturday 10 November 3.00pm
It’s forty years since Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Evita premiered in the West End and took the world by storm. Now, for the first time, and featuring some of the most iconic songs in musical theatre including Don’t Cry for me Argentina, Oh What a Circus and Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Hexham Amateur Stage Society brings this smash hit rock opera to Hexham.
Tickets: £15.00 | £13.50 (conc)
Tickets on sale from the Queen’s Hall Box Office from Monday 1 October.
Hexham & District Music SocietyFoyle-Štšura DuoMonday 12 November 7.30pm
Michael Foyle (violin) and Maksim Štšura (piano) started performing together in 2012
and have won acclaim for the “astonishing mutual understanding, feeling and responsiveness” of their playing.
ProgrammeJanácek: Sonata for Violin and PianoElgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, op. 82Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minorRespighi: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B minor
Tickets: £15.00 | £7.50 (student) £1.00 (schoolchildren)
Film Night Phantom Thread (15)Thursday 15 November 8.00pm
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis in his final film before his retirement, this is an illuminating portrait both of an artist on a creative journey, and the women who keep his world running.
Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover. (2017)
Running time: 2 hours 7 minutes.
Tickets: £6.00 (On the door) £5.00 (In advance / Queen’s Club Members)
Open Clasp and Live Theatredon’t forget the birds Tues 13 – Wed 14 November 7.30pm
In the Green Room Studio
Commissioned by Queen’s Hall Arts, this is a true story performed by real-life mother and daughter, Cheryl & Abigail Byron.
At the end of Open Clasp’s award-winning drama Key Change, four women walk towards the prison gates. This is the true story of what happened next for one of them; a first-hand account of how prison took a mother from a daughter and their heart lifting journey to find each other again.
Open Clasp’s Key Change won the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award and a New York Times Critics’ Pick.
‘Exquisite…singing with everyday poetry’ ***** The Guardian on Key Change
Tickets: £8.50
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Hexham and District Flower ClubUnwrap the Season Thursday 22 November 7.30pm
National demonstrator Andrew Grisewood presents a Christmas floral art demonstration bringing his inspirational flair for design to the world of flower arranging. This is your opportunity to be inspired for Christmas.
Tickets: £10.00
Half MoonOff the Grid By David Lane
Wednesday 21 November 7.30pm
Connor and Kelly are brother and sister. They share the same birthday, but ten years apart. Since the disappearance of their parents, when Kelly was three, they have been dependent on each other for survival. But what happens when you discover you’ve made the wrong decision? Forced to back down, do you sacrifice your beliefs in order to stay together?
Developed in partnership with young people, Off the Grid is an immersive new play by David Lane that navigates a shocking and heart breaking human story through the underbelly of a hidden society.
Running time: 60 mins (no interval).
Suitable for ages 13 years+
Tickets: £10.00 | £7.50 (students)
Forever the Beat of the Drum 2018Saturday 17 November 7.30pm
Comedian, BBC Radio Newcastle presenter and star of sitcom Hebburn Steffen Peddie hosts the 2nd annual fundraising concert for the Mark Jon Bolderson Percussion Foundation, showcasing the first Percussion Scholarship prize winners. The concert will also feature the Tyne Valley Big Band led by jazz trumpeting supremo Dave Hignett, with further performances from Samba band A Batida Da Rua, Tyne Valley Junior Big Band and Jazz Ensemble, along with other special guests.
Tickets: £15.00
Choreocracy Tuesday 20 November 7.30pm
Using innovative mobile technology, record breaking dance artist Tim Casson and BAFTA award-winning digital artist Seb Lee-Delisle give you control over the three highly-skilled dance performers in real-time.
Find out what happens when we ask the public what would make a good show, decide what you do or don’t want to see, and have your say about what the dancers do next, as we explore whether a dance performance can be truly democratic…
No experience of dance is required for this joyful, interactive show that puts you, the audience, in control of the performance.
Tickets: £10.00 | £7.50 (students)
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OperaUpCloseWith a Song in Her Heart Saturday 24 November 7.30pm
Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose presents the world premiere of With a Song in Her Heart, a new one-woman all about love.
Our heroine tumbles through all-consuming infatuation, heartbreak and the leap of faith of falling in love again, with some detours into hilarious and unsuitable dates along the way.
This story is told through some of the most popular soprano arias of all time by composers including Puccini, Purcell, Mozart and Verdi. Performed with a contemporary English libretto, virtuoso pianist and timeless melodies, With a Song in Her Heart is a relatable and uplifting celebration of life, love and music.
‘Striking music theatre of considerable integrity and force’ The Guardian
‘Madly brilliant’ The Times
Tickets: £16.00 £6.00 (Children / Under 25s)
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Blokes, Fellas, GeezersWednesday 28 November 7.30pm
Somewhere in rural North East England, Jake is discovering what type of person he wants to become. The men around him make it known that as a bloke, “You don’t let anyone give you any jip. If someone is going to punch you, make sure you punch them twice as hard. And then have a pint” with his Fatha being the go-to man for this type of stuff.
Jake realises he isn’t his Fatha. And his Fatha soon realises that he isn’t Jake.
Performed by NE artist Jake Jarratt, this one person show tells the story of what it’s like to inherit your working class masculinity.
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Jason Cook’s Comedy ClubFriday 23 November 8.00pm
Be ready for pretty much anything when award-winning comedian, creator and writer of BBC2’s Hebburn, Jason Cook takes to the stage as master of ceremonies. With two special guests and, as usual, Glen Roughead joining Jason for some music and chaos.
Tickets: £16.50
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Pay What You Decide
This performance is priced on a Pay What You Decide basis, which means that tickets are available to book in advance as usual, but there is no obligation for you to pay until after you have seen the show. You can then decide on a price which you think is suitable
based on your experience.
Queen’s Hall Theatre ClubThe Hound of the Baskervilles Thursday 29 November – Saturday 1 December 7.30pm
A new adaptation by David Nixon of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous classic. But not as you know it, retold in madcap, surreal style. Classic ingredients – with a twist!
Holmes, Watson and many more bearded characters provide comical family entertainment in the fog, near a bog with a crazy dog!
Tickets: £12.00 | £10.00 (conc)
She Shanties Saturday 1 December 8.00pm
She Shanties is a women’s shanty crew with their own powerful, harmonic sound who have been singing up a storm for the last 6 years throughout Britain and beyond.
Expect a night of rousing choruses and passionate singing from ten strong singers, their voices blending with strength and energy to give an uplifting sound to the shanties you may, or may not, know so well.
Tickets: £12.00
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7 Theatre Hullabaloo & Theatr IoloLuna Sunday 2 December 2.00pm & 4.00pmMonday 3 December 11.00am & 4.00pmTuesday 4 December 11.00am
With original live music, this captivating play is an enchanting first time theatre experience for 2-5 year olds and their families about friendship and bravery.
One night as Luna is racing among the stars, she spots a young boy Billy, and his favourite toy Pig, hiding from the shadows in his bedroom. Luna decides to make friends with Billy, and together they go on a wondrous adventure of LIGHT and DARK to help him overcome his fear of the night time.
Tickets: £6.50 | £5.50 (group of 4 or more, per person) | £1.00 (Babe in arms)
Hot Club du Nord Christmas Special Saturday 8 December 8.00pm
Featuring a selection of the ever-popular Reinhardt / Grappelli repertoire plus Christmas classics such as Winter Wonderland, Let It Snow and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, this is the perfect show to brighten up your pre-Christmas programme with something just a little bit different.
Hot Club du Nord, the North’s premier exponents of the classic 1930s Gypsy Jazz style, is led by critically acclaimed jazz violinist Emma Fisk and features the talents of Bruce Rollo on double bass and James Birkett and David Harris on guitars.
Tickets: £12.00 | £10.00 (Members)
Elysium Theatre CompanyThe River by Jez Butterworth
Wednesday 5 December 7.30pm
In the Green Room Studio
A romantic weekend in a cabin near the River, somewhere in the English countryside.
A love story, a ghost story; intimate and beautiful, poetic and haunting, it will stay in your mind forever.
Directed by Jake Murray, with Danny Solomon & Hannah Ellis Ryan, The River is the play that followed Jez Butterworth’s global smash, Jerusalem, which transferred to Broadway after a sell-out run in London.
Tickets: £8.50
Hexham & District Music Society
Peter Moore (trombone) with Robert Thompson (piano) Thursday 6 December 7.30pm
In 2008, at the age of 12, Peter astounded viewers by becoming the youngest ever BBC Young Musician of the Year. Still only in his early 20s, his passion for pushing the boundaries of the trombone is reflected in this programme with its eclectic mix of the old and the new, a programme that includes Gouinguené, Schumann, Brahms, Lindberg and more.
Tickets: £15.00 | £7.50 (student) £1.00 (schoolchildren)
The Brothers Gillespie Album LaunchTuesday 11 December 7.30pm
The Brothers Gillespie are delighted to be launching their highly anticipated second album The Fell at this special home-town concert. Described by Folk Radio UK as ‘weaving an especially compelling magic’ the North Tyne troubadour brothers combine the glorious tones of sibling harmony with brilliant multi-instrumentalism and inspired song-writing.
Tickets: £10.00
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Christmas Film Matinee
Miracle on 34th Street (U)Sunday 9 December 2.30pm
Starring Maureen O’Hara and John Payne, this perennial Christmas favourite, and winner of three Academy Awards, focuses on the impact of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa. (1947)
Running time: 1 hour 34 minutes
Tickets: £6.00 (On the door) £5.00 (In advance / Queen’s Club Members)
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Laughter, action & music in a fun family panto
At the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, HexhamThursday 13 - Saturday 29 December
and the Revolting Peasants
WANTEDROBIN HOOD
£1000REWARD
Presented by Oddsocks & Queen’s Hall Arts
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It’s pantomime season at Queen’s Hall Arts Centre and who better to add festive fun to the traditional folk tale of Robin Hood than Hexham favourites, Oddsocks Productions, as they bring their trademark humour, fast-paced action and live music to the legend!
Join Robin, Little John, Maid Marion and, of course, Friar Tuck in a new adventure this Christmas as they take on some of their hardest challenges to date.
Beware a conniving king, a sinister sheriff and a downtrodden village of peasants whose ‘get up and go’ has got up and gone!
Can the merry band teach the baddies a lesson? The villagers to revolt? The world to sing?
Find out when Oddsocks rumble in with their rumbustious new adventures of this legendary folk hero!
PERFORMANCESThu 13 Dec 10.00am 1.00pm
Fri 14 Dec 10.00am 1.00pm
Sat 15 Dec 2.00pm 7.00pm
Sun 16 Dec 2.00pm
Mon 17 Dec 10.00am
Thu 20 Dec 7.00pm
Fri 21 Dec 7.00pm
Sat 22 Dec 2.00pm 7.00pm
Sun 23 Dec 2.00pm 7.00pm
Mon 24 Dec 2.00pm
Tues 25 Dec NO SHOWS
Wed 26 Dec 4.00pm
Thu 27 Dec 2.00pm 7.00pm
Fri 28 Dec 2.00pm 7.00pm
Sat 29 Dec 2.00pm
www.queenshall.co.ukBox Office 01434 652477
TICKET PRICES£16.50 Full price
£15.00 Members l Benefit conc Student l Under 16s
£14.00 Price per ticket based on a group or family of 4 or more
The Suggestibles’ Impro Pantso Wednesday 19 December 7.30pm
No Script. No Score. No Kids!
It’s a Panto, but not as you know it!
Your suggestions inspire the hilarious characters, ingenious songs, and all the surprising twists and turns in this uniquely improvised Christmas comedy cracker of a show, this time on our Robin Hood stage.
Expect a spontaneous festive fun-ride like no other! Sing, dance and laugh yourself doolally in an off-the-wall tale of good versus evil.
Be Warned: The Suggestibles contain nuts.
Suitable ages: 18+ because of the unpredictable spontaneous nature of the show, it may contain explicit language, adult humour and themes.
Tickets: £16.50 £15.00 (Members / benefit conc / student ) £14.00 (group of 4 or more, per person)
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7 Exhibitions ENTRY TO ALL EXHIBITIONS IS FREE
A Hayward Gallery Touring Exhibition
Matisse: Drawing with Scissors Late Works 1950-1954 Saturday 15 September – Saturday 20 October
GALLERY ONE & TWO
The French painter, sculptor and designer, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was one of the 20th century’s most influential artists. His vibrant works are celebrated for their extraordinary richness and luminosity of colour and his spectacular paper cut-outs were his final triumph.
Matisse: Drawing with Scissors, a Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition from the Southbank Centre features 35 posthumous prints of the famous cut-outs that he produced in the last four years of his life, when confined to his bed. It includes many of his iconic images, such as The Snail and the Blue Nudes.
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The Blast: Roger Coulam Saturday 27 October – Saturday 24 November
GALLERY ONE
For a decade Roger Coulam has photographed Blast Beach near Seaham on the County Durham coastline, a place once blighted by heavy industry. Dawdon Colliery sat on the cliff top there for 84 years dumping millions of tons of coal waste straight onto the beach. A major clean-up began in 1997 but mining pollution remains.
His pictures consider what would be left behind if our society ended today, and how our lives and culture might be interpreted by the people of the future. He has collected cultural objects found scattered and washed up on Blast Beach and made striking and thought provoking compositions with them.
View from the Tunnel: Dominic Richardson Saturday 27 October – Saturday 24 November
GALLERY TWO
Dominic was born and lives in Alston, Cumbria. At the age of 2, Dominic was involved in a road traffic accident that resulted in him acquiring a brain injury. Despite this difficult start, Dominic, now 24, has pursued an interest in art undeterred. Finding it difficult to paint with brushes, he mainly applies paint with his hand.
the art sale
Saturday 1 December – Saturday 12 January
Throughout the Building
This is your chance to buy a work of art from hundreds of affordable pieces.
Grab that unique Christmas present now!
[Application forms will be downloadable from the website from early October]
Designer Makers Christmas MarketSaturday 1 December 10.00am – 4.00pm
Throughout the Building
Showcasing some incredibly talented craftspeople from around the region, the emphasis will be on original and contemporary work.
This is a fantastic opportunity to meet the designer makers in person and buy or commission unique high quality, handcrafted goods direct from the makers.
FREE ENTRY
Henri Matisse, Fleurs de neige (Snow Flowers), 1951 Lithograph 173,1 x 81cm DACS
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Tynedale Community Choir Mondays 8.00pmAt 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
Queen’s Hall Adult Drama Group Tuesday 2 October for 8 weeks 10.30am - 12.30pm At Queen’s Hall Arts Centre
Free drama sessions led by Sarah Kemp of Théâtre Sans Frontières. Develop your theatre and performance skills through movement, games and other drama activities. Meet new people and have fun. No previous experience necessary. All ages welcome but particularly those over 55.
Workshop places: Free
Book through Box Office 01434 6452477
For further information, contact [email protected]
Queen’s Hall Youth Theatre At Queen’s Hall Arts Centre
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!
Down Stage: Skills-based group for ages 8 to 11yrsMondays 4.00pm – 5.30pm
Stage Note: Performance group for ages 12 to 14yrsTuesdays 4.00pm – 5.30pm
Creatives: Devising / writing performance group for ages 15 to 19yrsTuesdays 6.00pm – 8.00pm
All groups £60 per 10 week term (early bird price: £45 if paid before 21 Sep)
Book through Box Office 01434 652477
Mix and Match Youth Folk Band Mondays from 4.30pm - 6.00pm At Queen’s Hall Arts Centre
QHA’s new youth folk group for young people aged 11 years and above.
£45 | £35 (conc) for the term
Book through Box Office 01434 652477
sing dance create play Tyne Valley Jazz Ensemble (9 -13yrs)
Tyne Valley Youth Big Band(12-19yrs)
At The Phoenix, Hexham
Led by the jazz trumpeter and leader of Tyne Valley Big Band Dave Hignett, these two bands are a great opportunity for aspiring young musicians.
For more information contact [email protected]
Projectors Youth Theatre Mondays 6.00pm – 8.00pm At Queen’s Hall Arts Centre
Projectors Youth Theatre is a new drama-based initiative for young people aged 15 to 21 with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or communication difficulties who, due to their very specific needs, are unable to access our existing Youth Theatre sessions. Participants explore drama practice and personal creativity within small group work with specialist creative producers.
For further information please contact [email protected]
Discover Arts Award for Groups and Schools
Queen’s Hall Arts is offering opportunities for children to gain a Discover Arts Award. When attending performances and workshops at Queen’s Hall children will be asked to review what they saw, and did, and be encouraged to try new art forms and learn new skills.
For more information please contact [email protected]
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Artsmark for schools
Artsmark is the creative quality standard for schools and education settings, awarded by Arts Council England, recognising their commitment to high quality arts and cultural education. Queen’s Hall Arts is proud to be working in partnership with schools in West Northumberland on their Artsmark Award journey. By supporting Artsmark schools, we’re helping put the arts at the heart of education, inspiring young people to create, experience and participate in high quality arts and culture.
Find out more about Artsmark at www.artsmark.org.uk
To find out how Queen’s Hall Arts can support your Artsmark journey, contact [email protected]
Queen’s Hall Arts and Théâtre Sans Frontières are delighted to have been selected as a new Start partner with national charity Children & the Arts. The funding will enable us to collaborate to provide a three year programme of inspiring and creative arts activities with nine schools in West Northumberland.
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Opening Hours Monday to Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm Plus one hour prior to a performance
By Telephone Telephone bookings can be made on 01434 652477 using all major credit / debit cards. Tickets can be posted (a £1.50 handling charge applies). Reservations will be held for three days.
By Post Please send cheques payable to ‘Queen’s Hall Arts’ for the full amount to the above address. Tickets can be posted (please add £1.50 or send a sae).
Online Tickets can be booked online through our website www.queenshall.co.uk using credit / debit cards. A handling charge of 50p per ticket applies.
Refunds We regret that tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged after purchase, except in the case of a cancelled show.
Student Standby The Student Standby Scheme allows any person aged over 13yrs and in full time education to buy a ticket in person to selected Queen’s Hall Arts-promoted shows in the 24 hours before curtain-up for the reduced price of £2.50. Ask at the Box Office or check the website.
Discounts We offer concessionary prices on selected shows for full-time students, registered unemployed, people with disabilities and people under 18. A group price based on 4 or more people attending is available on selected performances.
Discounts are also available on selected shows to Queen’s Club Members.
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 available throughout the auditorium and balcony. Please contact the Box Office for more details, and to order your audio receiver in advance.
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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7 September Page
Tues 11 - Wed 12 Sep London Classic Theatre: My Mother Said I Never Should 3
Thurs 13 Sep Archie Fisher 3
Sat 15 Sep - Sat 20 Oct Exhibition: Matisse: Drawing with Scissors 24
Thurs 20 Sep Film: Goodbye Christopher Robin (PG) 4
Thurs 27 Sep Poetry Evening: Robin Moss & Marilyn Longstaff 4
Thurs 27 - Sun 30 Sep Hexham Abbey Festival 2018 4
Thurs 27 - Fri 28 Sep Théâtre Sans Frontières: A Frog Called Woânda 5
Sat 29 Sep Dervish 5
OctoberMon 1 Oct Middle Child Theatre: One Life Stand 6
Tues 2 Oct Queen’s Hall Adult Drama Group 26
Tues 2 Oct POT 6
Wed 3 Oct Ballet Cymru: Cinderella 7
Sat 6 Oct Core Music: Core 10 Live 7
Mon 8 Oct - Sat 13 Oct Libraries Week 8
Fri 12 Oct Publick Transport: We are Brontë 8
Sat 13 Oct The Simon & Garfunkel Story 8
Sun 14 Oct The Reg Vardy Band 9
Mon 15 Oct Film: The Audition 9
Mon 15 Oct Film: Lady Bird (15) 9
Tues 16 Oct Hexham & District Music Society: Shaham Erez Wallfisch Trio 10
Wed 17 Oct Joelene English Dance Theatre: Alice: The Lost Chapter 10
Sat 20 Oct 10th Hadrian’s Wall Archaeology Forum 11
Wed 24 Oct Reform Theatre Company: This Might Hurt 11
Fri 26 Oct Classic Clapton 12
Sat 27 Oct - Sat 24 Nov Exhibition: The Blast: Roger Coulam 24
Sat 27 Oct - Sat 24 Nov Exhibition: View from the Tunnel: Dominic Richardson 25
Tues 30 Oct The Slocan Ramblers 12
Wed 31 Oct Lempen Puppets: Cardboard Carnival 13
Wed 31 Oct Cardboard Carnival Workshop 13
November Thurs 1 Nov Bob Dylan, Literature & the Poetry of the Blues 14
Tues 6 - Sat 10 Nov Hexham Amateur Stage Society: Evita 14
Mon 12 Nov Hexham & District Music Society: Foyle-Štšura Duo 15
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www.queenshalldigital.com
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.
Queen’s Hall Digital is an online exhibition portal for new work and innovative projects.
November Page
Tues 13 - Wed 14 Nov Open Clasp: don’t forget the birds 15
Thurs 15 Nov Film: Phantom Thread (15) 15
Sat 17 Nov Forever the Beat of the Drum 2018 16
Tues 20 Nov Choreocracy 16
Wed 21 Nov Half Moon: Off the Grid 17
Thurs 22 Nov Hexham and District Flower Club: Unwrap the Season 17
Fri 23 Nov Jason Cook’s Comedy Club 18
Sat 24 Nov OperaUpClose: With a Song in Her Heart 18
Wed 28 Nov Blokes, Fellas, Gezzers 19
Thurs 29 Nov - Sat 1 Dec Queen’s Hall Theatre Club: The Hound of the Baskervilles 19
DecemberSat 1 Dec Designer Makers Christmas Market 25
Sat 1 Dec - Sat 12 Jan The Art Sale 25
Sat 1 Dec She Shanties 19
Sun 2 - Tues 4 Dec Theatre Hullabaloo & Theatr Iolo: Luna 20
Wed 5 Dec Elysium Theatre Company: The River 20
Thurs 6 Dec Hexham & District Music Society: Peter Moore (trombone) with Robert Thompson (piano) 20
Sat 8 Dec Hot Club du Nord Christmas Special 21
Sun 9 Dec Christmas Film Matinee: Miracle on 34th Street (U) 21
Tues 11 Dec The Brothers Gillespie Album Launch 21
Thurs 13 - Sat 29 Dec Oddsocks Productions: Robin Hood and the Revolting Peasants 22
Wed 19 Dec The Suggestibles’ Impro Pantso 22
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Box Office 01434 652477Queen’s Hall Arts is a registered charity. Our Mission is to be the cultural heart of our community, delivering great arts experiences and supporting professional and aspiring artists.
If you would like to comment on our service, please contact the Artistic Director Katy Taylor or the Chair of the Trustees Andrew Harvey at the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre. Email [email protected]
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The Queen’s Club is a new scheme for individuals and couples.
Individual Membership at £25 per year Joint Membership at £35 per year
Join our Friends scheme, The Queen’s Club, and support the North East’s most vibrant Arts Centre.
Everyone wants to get the most from their money and coming to the arts centre is no exception, which is why The Queen’s Club is the perfect choice for regular visitors to the Queen’s Hall.
Members get money-saving discounts, a host of exclusive benefits, invitations to exciting special events, and lots more. At the same time as having fun today you will be helping us to invest in the future, ensuring there is a next generation of artists, musicians and performers coming through to entertain us tomorrow!
Queen’s Hall Arts Centre Beaumont Street Hexham Northumberland NE46 3LS