August 2019 ... the Creative Heart of the Community
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Theatre l Music l Dance l Film l Exhibitions l Workshops April - August 2019 ... the creative heart of the community What’s On Welcome to our Summer Season! Here at Queen’s Hall Arts we know that working in partnership is vital 03 April to delivering great art and culture. This season will see the fruits of many of these collaborations, everything from the wonderful Hexham 04 Hexham Book Festival Book Festival to our celebration of youth music in partnership with 06 May Sage Gateshead at the Hexham Gathering. 12 Hexham Gathering Our partnerships with venues in the North East will help us stage 14 June Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer in Hexham, a funny and 20 July engaging show which will be at Trinity Methodist Church. We are also delighted to be working with Northumberland’s own November Club 23 August in bringing a Hexham story to life at the Queen’s Hall. 24 Exhibitions There is a wide range of great family theatre this summer including 24 Queen’s Hall Digital the award-winning musical HONK! and the witty Bird’s Nest Billy. 26 The Queen’s Club We believe that all children should be able to benefit from these 26 Queen’s Hall Cafe wonderful experiences. Our sponsors, the Beaumont Hotel and 27 Courses & Workshops Patricia J Arnold Accountants, are helping us reach new audiences and raise money to ensure that children in the Tyne Valley get a visit to 28 Seating Plan the Queen’s Hall. 29 Booking your Tickets One of the central roles of any Arts Centre is to provide a space 30 Season’s Diary for everyone to participate in art. At Queen’s Hall this is one of our 31 About QHA guiding principles and there are lots of opportunities to come and join in - from our Summer Theatre School to our Earth Citizen Day, from dance workshops to bidding in our ART with HEART Auction. LIKE US We look forward to you joining us very soon. /queenshallarts Katy Taylor FOLLOW US Artistic Director | Queen’s Hall Arts @queenshallarts SEE US queenshallarts www.queenshall.co.uk ... the creative heart of the community 2 April Cats in Space Wednesday 24 April 7.30pm Reform Theatre Cats in Space will transport you back to Two 2 the days of 70s Classic Rock. Think loud guitars, walls of soaring multi tracked vocal Thursday 25 April 7.30pm harmonies, grandiose pianos, and huge Writer Jim Cartwright revisits the singable choruses. lives, loves and laughs of regulars in Touring with legendary rock giants Deep a Northern boozer. Time may have Purple, Status Quo & Thunder, the Cats have passed but the pub is still standing gained an ever growing army of faithful - just! Punters are now few and far fans, gaining incredible live reviews along between, and despite all attempts at the way. quiz nights, karaoke and pub grub it could soon be last orders for the Tickets: £18.50 (In Advance) struggling landlord and lady. £20.00 (On the Door) Tickets: £14.50 £12.50 (Members / benefit conc) £7.50 (student) Company of Others Crackle. Dust. Tuesday 23 April 7.00pm In the Great Hall, Hexham Abbey Crackle. Dust. is an unveiling of women’s resilience, a call to action and a sharing of power. Made in collaboration with women in the North, the work shares their experiences of endings that have had a life changing impact through exquisite choreography, live sound and spoken word. Running time: approx. 1hr 10mins Suitable for ages 16 years+ Note: Contains scenes of sexual assault, violence and strong language. PAY WHAT YOU DECIDE 3 Hexham Book Festival 2019 Friday 26 April – Sunday 5 May Hexham Book Festival is run in partnership with Queen’s Hall Arts 11am Chris Bostock: 1.30pm Edward Bullmore Stories for Families £3 £8 | £6 11am Lucy Mangan 2pm Paul Anthony Jones £8 | £6 £8 | £6 12.30pm Steve Brusatte 3pm Luke Jennings £8 | £6 £5 | £3 3.30pm Rose George 12.30pm Rosemary £8 | £6 Goring at Hexham Abbey 4.30pm Max Adams & £8 | £6 Nell Stevens £8 | £6 1.45pm Sally Urwin 5pm Karen Lloyd £8 | £6 £8 | £6 6.30pm Linda France 2pm Tim Pears at Hexham Wednesday 17 April £12 | £10 Abbey £8 | £6 7.30pm David Olusoga Monday 29 April 2pm Chris Mullin £10 | £8 £10 | £8 9.45am Anne Jones: 3.15pm Sarah Davy: Friday 26 April Speed Reading Workshop Starting a Writer’s Blog 11am John Wright: £18 SOLD OUT Workshop £8 | £6 Foraging Workshop at Tuesday 30 April 3.30pm Tracy Borman Linnels Farm SOLD£15 OUT 5pm Tristan Gooley £10 | £8 2.30pm John Wright: £8 | £6 5pm Fiona Stafford Extra Workshop £15 6.15pm Justin Butcher £8 | £6 12.30pm Lunch with £8 | £6 6.30pm Neil Oliver Chris Mullin at the 6.30pm Prue Leith £10 | £8 SOLD OUT Beaumont Hotel £40 £10 | £8 7pm Davy Zyw 8pm Natalie Haynes 8pm Amanda Owen £18 SOLD OUT £10 | £8 £8 | £6 Saturday 27 April Sunday 28 April Wednesday 1 May 11am Ian Fraser 9.30am Tim Pears: 5.30pm Michael Rosen Creative Writing Workshop £8 | £6 £8 | £6 Book online: www.queenshall.co.uk l Call the box office: 01434 652477 Book online: www.queenshall.co.uk at Phil & Lit £18 12.30pm Malachy Tallack 7.30pm Graeme Macrae £8 | £6 Burnet £8 | £6 4 For more details pick up a festival programme in the foyer or go to 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. Thursday 2 May Saturday 4 May Sunday 5 May 6.15pm Oz Clarke 11am Mike Thornton 11am Vanessa Nicolson £10 | £8 £8 | £6 £8 | £6 8pm Kate Humble £15.50 12.30pm Harry Potter 12pm Julian Baggini Event £5 | £3 £8 | £6 Friday 3 May 1.45pm Damian le Bas 10am Claire MacDonald 12.30pm Sarah Moss £8 | £6 £8 | £6 * £8 | £6 2pm Irving Finkel £8 | £6 11.30am Tim Hayward 1.30pm Fiona Davison £8 | £6 * 2pm Chris Bostock: Stories £8 | £6 for children under 5 and *Buy tickets to Claire and 2pm Tracey Warr & Rob La their families £3 Tim’s events followed by a Frenais: Writing Workshop 2 course lunch and a glass 2.30pm Sarah Moss: at Phil & Lit £20 Creative Writing Workshop of wine at Bouchon Bistrot 2pm Annabel Abbs at Phil & Lit, Hexham £25 for £32 | £28 £8 | £6 3.15pm Adrian 2pm Claire MacDonald 3pm Claire Harman Hexham Book Festival 2019 at Linnels Farm £25 Tinniswood £8 | £6 SOLD OUT £8 | £6 3.30pm Pete Edwards 3pm Wendy Mitchell 3.30pm Harry Pearson £8 | £6 £8 | £6 £8 | £6 6.30pm Jane Glover 5pm Mark Lynas £8 | £6 4.30pm Alan Johnson £8 | £6 £10 | £8 6.30pm Kathryn Mannix 8pm Misha Glenny 6pm Benjamin Zephaniah £10 | £8 £8 | £6 £12 | £10 | £8 SOLD OUT 8pm Kamal Ahmed £10 | £8 Festival Ticket Offer: Buy tickets for 4 different events and get 15% off! (Ticket offer applies to tickets booked in one transaction, excluding workshops, demonstrations and tastings.) Book at Queen’s Hall Box Office 01434 652477 or online at www.queenshall.co.uk 5 A Storytelling Exploration and Workshop Thursday 25 April 7.00pm Learn storytelling techniques and ideas about presentation. Bring a Northumbrian based story, be it from history, folklore or family to be told. Some of these stories will form part of Utterly Northumbrian and will be presented on Friday 10 May (included in ticket price). Tickets: £18.00 Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer TRY Saturday 4 May 7.30pm IT FOR A TENNER At Hexham Trinity Methodist Church In this funny and honest solo show, Shane Shambhu combines Indian dance and stand-up comedy leading you on a revealing journey of his life experiences. With his charm and wit, Shane will have you laughing out loud as he reveals his past through a vivid display of characters, lived experiences and comical stories, reflecting on how race, language, cultures and identity have defined him and his career. After the show audiences Book online: www.queenshall.co.uk l Call the box office: 01434 652477 Book online: www.queenshall.co.uk are invited to join him in the Cockney Curry House to try some South Indian tasters while Shane takes you on a hilarious journey into how Indian food has become as popular as fish and chips. Tickets: £10.00 £7.50 (student) 6 LIVE IN THE May LIBRARY October Ron Block & Tony Furtado Thursday 9 May 8.00pm One of the biggest names on the American roots music scene, Nashville’s Ron Block has 14 Grammy Awards to his name and is well known member of bluegrass supergroup, Alison Krauss & Union Station. Banjo ace Ron is also a superb guitarist and talented songwriter. Tony Furtado is a stunning live performer who’s been hailed as a genius on banjo and slide guitar. Also a soulful singer and talented songwriter and a charismatic live performer, Tony has toured worldwide playing his captivating brand of Americana. Tickets: £14.00 LittleMighty Pricks TRY IT FOR A Friday 10 May 8.00pm TENNER In Hexham Library Performed by Jade Byrne. “I’ve had over 70,000 pricks… Of the medical kind. This is my chance to set the record straight about Type 1 diabetics like me. Despite what people say, I’m not bankrupting the NHS. And I can eat cake – a whole bloody cake – if I want to” This urgent, funny new show blends warmly, engaging storytelling with poetry and an original soundscape.