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December 2019 ... the Creative Heart of The Theatre l Music l Dance l Film l Exhibitions l Workshops September - December 2019 ... the creative heart of the community A THEATRE TICKET FOR EVERY CHILD Queen’s Hall Arts is a registered charity. We passionately believe that every child in our local area should have access to great arts experiences. ‘A Theatre Ticket for Every Child’ is our I’m delighted new fundraising campaign to provide a to support this free theatre ticket to every child in our campaign to community. For many children it will be ‘‘ give every child their very first experience of the magic of the chance of live theatre, and a donation of £10 can a free trip to the theatre. help make this happen. I’m personally aware of the Individuals and companies can support power of theatre to inspire this campaign which will inspire young young minds, and we must children and contribute to memories encourage them to follow their that last forever. To find out more please dreams, no matter how big. chat with our friendly team at the Please, show your support. Box Office, or call us on 01434 652477. Jason Donovan Kindly supported by: Patricia J Arnold & Co Ltd What’s On Welcome to our Autumn Season This season is a fusion of fresh ideas and firm favourites. 04 September From the renowned smiles of Eric and Ern to the latest comedy on the circuit with Tape Face; from the familiar tale of the 09 October Hound of the Baskervilles to new productions from the north 17 November including Build a Rocket and WOKE; from the long-running 23 December show of Julia Donaldson’s Stick Man to a new re-telling of a 26 A Viking Christmas traditional tale with The Three Bears at Christmas. 29 Exhibitions At the Queen’s Hall, we know that we must remain relevant in a changing world but also provide certainty and great entertainment. 30 The Queen’s Club We are always reviewing and renewing our programme, but 30 Queen’s Hall Cafe most importantly ensuring that we bring the very best quality 30 Queen’s Hall Digital performances to Hexham. So, this Autumn we transport audiences 31 Courses & Workshops with tap dance as you have never seen it before from Old Kent 32 Seating Plan Road, Chekhov with live music and mayhem and a reimagined life of the real Macbeth in Is this a Dagger? 33 Booking your Tickets And as we all head into the depths of winter the Queen’s 34 Season’s Diary Hall will light up Hexham with a wonderful selection of old 35 About QHA and new. Our Christmas season will start with a screening of The Snowman accompanied by live musicians, and we will be welcoming back the always hilarious Suggestibles and the foot- tapping Hot Club du Nord. To round off the year the arts centre will sparkle with laughter as we delight family audiences with a LIKE US brand new Christmas play full of magic, live music and seasonal /queenshallarts cheer all set in Northumberland. It seems strange to be writing about Christmas on the hottest FOLLOW US day of the year, but Christmas is coming and so are the Vikings. @queenshallarts Katy Taylor SEE US Artistic Director/Chief Executive | Queen’s Hall Arts queenshallarts www.queenshall.co.uk ... the creative heart of the community 3 Theatre l Music l Dance l Film l Exhibitions l Workshops August - December 2019 ... the creative heart of the community Jason Cook’s Comedy Club Friday 6 September 8.00pm Season Preview Night Award-winning comedian, creator and writer of BBC2’s Hebburn, Jason Cook brings the Thursday 5 September 6.00pm cream of comedy to your doorstep. Join us as we look at the season ahead, Brennan Reece is a bright young rising giving you an insight in to forthcoming star who burst onto the comedy scene after shows, playing you video snippets and winning ‘English Comedian of the Year’ in audio tracks of some of the events. 2015. Also appearing is Rob Rouse, as Join us after the event at 7.00pm to meet seen on Ben Elton’s hit BBC2 Shakespeare the staff and the trustees at our Season sitcom ‘Upstart Crow’ alongside David Launch Drinks Reception. Mitchell, Harry Enfield and Liza Tarbuck. As usual, Glen Roughead will be joining FREE ENTRY WITH A TICKET! Jason in the middle section for some music and chaos. Tickets: £16.50 Book online: www.queenshall.co.uk l Call the box office: 01434 652477 Book online: www.queenshall.co.uk The Tape Face Show Tuesday 10 September 7.30pm New Jokes, New Props, Same Tape! After storming into America and being seen by 51 million people online, Tape Face lands back on UK soil and hits the road with a brand new show! As seen on America’s Got Talent & The Royal Variety Performance. 4 Tickets: £18.00 | £16.00 (Members / benefit conc / student) An Evening with Julian Norton The Yorkshire Vet Thursday 12 September 7.30pm Julian Norton is the star of the popular Channel 5 Television series ‘The Yorkshire Vet’, the hit fly-on-the-wall documentary series that follows his work in and around the Yorkshire Moors and Dales. September In ‘An Evening With’ Julian will share amusing anecdotes from his veterinary work in North Yorkshire. These true stories bring to life the drama and humour in the daily routine of a rural vet. Tickets: £16.00 TRY TRY IT FOR A IT FOR A TENNER TENNER WOKE Wednesday 18 September 7.30pm Green Room Studio The twin juggernauts of Hip-Hop and feminism are on a collision course. And Testament reckons he’s the guy to sort it out. In and Out of A rapper and World Record Holding Beatboxer, he thinks he’s a right-on kind of Chekhov’s Shorts guy. Then his daughter is born and suddenly Monday 16 September 7.30pm he’s not so sure. An exhilarating, fun and accessible romp What will he discover as he starts to unpick through some of the best of Chekhov’s his own prejudices? With a dose of wit, a short stories including The Lady with knack for self-deprecation and a truck-load the Little Dog, The Chemist’s Wife, At a of honesty, Testament is ready to find out. Summer Villa, An Avenger and The Bear. ‘A heart-on-its-sleeve powerful piece of These wonderful hymns to the absurdity work’ oooo Yorkshire Post of everyday life, are by turns hilarious, A West Yorkshire Playhouse, Royal Exchange, romantic, poignant, odd and memorable. Roundhouse and CPT co-production. Tickets:£10.00 | £7.50 (student) Tickets: £10.00 | £7.50 (student) 5 Hexham Abbey Festival 2019 Thursday 19 - Sunday 22 September Details at www.hexhamabbeyfestival.org.uk or pick up a brochure in the foyer TRY This is Not a Wedding IT FOR A Thursday 19 September 7.30pm TENNER Using their signature concoction of wildly entertaining dance theatre, Gracefool Collective invites YOU to the non-wedding event of the year as they attempt to come to terms with coming of age in a high pressure, low tolerance, success driven society. Four bridal-clad women attempt to entertain and maintain their dignity in a last ditch effort to work out what it all means. Age suitability: 11 years & up (contains swearing) Tickets: £10.00 | £7.50 (student) Jason Byrne Wrecked But Ready Friday 20 September 8.00pm After 23 consecutive years Jason is wrecked but he is, as ever, ready (which is a battery, but he’s more Book online: www.queenshall.co.uk l Call the box office: 01434 652477 Book online: www.queenshall.co.uk Duracell than Eveready). In particular the past year has been extremely testing for the wrecked Jason, but despite all this he’s waiting to spill it out on stage. No one show is the same, expect all the usual spontaneous fun, come along and witness ‘the outright King of live comedy’ The Times Suitable for 14 years+ Tickets: £19.50 6 Sound Lounge Only Fools and Boycie for the United Nations Tuesday 24 September 7.30pm Day of Peace Enjoy an intimate evening with John Saturday 21 September Challis, one of the nation’s greatest 12 noon - 1.30pm comedy actors, best known as Boycie in White Room BBC1’s Only Fools and Horses. Sound Lounge is a dedicated space to In this one-off show the national treasure September explore the senses through sound and will reveal secrets from the set with vibration of the continuous resonant stories and anecdotes from his dazzling soundbath of Gongs, Tibetan Bowls career. Having worked with some of the and Vocal Harmonics. This year’s UN biggest names in show business, he’ll be Peace Day theme draws attention to spilling the beans about co-stars like Sir the importance of combatting climate David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst and change as a way to protect and friends and fellow performers like The promote peace throughout the world. Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Oliver Reed and George Best. He’ll also recall tales FREE DROP IN EVENT from his time in Dr Who, Coronation Street and other TV classics. Tickets: £18.00 Kottos Sunday 22 September 3.00pm Kottos, who wowed audiences at the 2018 Nordic Voices festival, are no conventional quartet, playing recorders of all sizes, a Russian concert accordion, bouzouki and cello. Their programme will feature music from Vivaldi and Piazzolla to the group’s own compositions. Presented by Hexham & District Music Society & Hexham Abbey Festival. Tickets: £16.00 | £8.00 (student) £1.00 (schoolchildren) 7 Opera North Little Listeners: The Carnival of The Animals Thursday 26 September 1.00pm What sound does an elephant make? Or a tortoise? Or a kangaroo? Join the fabulous players of the Orchestra of Opera North for this relaxed concert for babies, young children and their families where moving around and responding naturally to the music is actively encouraged.
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