SummerGuide

May toAugust 2013

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Welcome to summer at the Richard Whiteley Theatre! This programme ispacked full of little gems for all the family and I hope there is somethingthat appeals to every one of you. This season’s theatre offerings could notbe more different from each other. Tortoise in a Nutshell’s quirky Grit wonmany accolades at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, their use ofmultimedia techniques and puppetry make the show a visual spectacle thatshould not be missed. George Brant’s Elephant’s Graveyard is not for thefaint hearted, but with a performance rooted in physical theatre this will beanother thought-provoking evening.

Musically, I am delighted to welcome back Lyn Fletcher & The HalléSoloists. They have produced an excellent summer programme and wehave ordered the weather to match (I hope), so please do come along andsupport this fantastic sextet. The Herdwyck Consort specialises in Baroquemusic and their recital at the end of June will be another special evening inthe Chapel.

Having had to delay our screening of Les Misérables from March, I amdelighted that we are now showing it in May and hope that many of you willjoin us. For the children, The Croods is already tipped to be a winner atnext year’s award ceremonies so please do bring all the family. The detailsof our Promising Performers Summer Courses might also be of interest tofill those long summer holidays that are not far away.

We look forward to welcoming you to Giggleswick this summer.

Mike Offland, Theatre Manager

Introduction

Calendar of EventsDate Event Time Venue

Thursday 9 May AS Level Theatre Studies: 7.00pm Richard WhiteleyFriday 10 May Elephant’s Graveyard Theatre

Wednesday 15 May Tortoise in a Nutshell: 7.30pm Richard WhiteleyGrit Theatre

Sunday 19 May Les Misérables 3.30pm Richard WhiteleyTheatre

Tuesday 4 June Lyn Fletcher and the 7.30pm GiggleswickHallé Soloists School Chapel

Sunday 16 June Community Cinemas: 3.30pm Richard WhiteleyThe Croods Theatre

Sunday 22 June Langcliffe Singers & Settle 7.30pm Richard WhiteleyOrchestra: Vivat Regina Theatre

Sunday 30 June Herdwyck Consort: 5.00pm GiggleswickA Baroque Journey School Chapel

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Based on the true story ofa travelling circus whichstumbled into gorydisaster in a muddyTennessee town, resultingin the only known lynchingof an elephant. Set in1916, the play combineshistorical fact and legend,exploring the deep-seatedAmerican craving forspectacle, violence andrevenge. Produced andperformed by GiggleswickSchool’s AS Level TheatreStudies group.

‘The most strikingproduction in the (NSDF)festival’ - The Times

‘Deeply moving...has theaudience in stitches atthe open and tears at theclose’ -TheSunCoast.com

Tickets: Free

Grit by Tortoise in a NutshellAn intimate piece of visualpuppet theatre, anexploration of therelationship betweenchildren and war, asearch for hope indesolate landscapes.This quartet of tales,inspired by real stories,questions whatinnocence andimagination mean in aworld of conflict. Toldusing a wide array oftheatrical techniques,each tale discovers lostchildhoods from acrossthe spectrum of humanexperience.

Developed with supportfrom Puppet AnimationScotland and inassociation with DominicHill (Artistic Director,Glasgow Citizens'Theatre). Suitable forchildren aged 12+.

‘A genuinely excitingyoung company who areclearly brimful of ideas’ -The Guardian

www.tortoiseinanutshell.com

Tickets: £10, £8 (U18s)

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Giggleswick School Summer Course ‘Promising Performers’Ages 11 – 15: July 22 – July 26Ages 7 – 11: July 29 – August 2Based in the Richard Whiteley Theatre, this course offers a chance todevelop your acting and performance skills and showcase your talents inan encouraging and inspiring environment. Each group will work on aproduction which will be performed in the theatre at the end of the week.Part of Giggleswick School Summer Courses which run four weeks, startingon July 22, 29, August 19 and 26. For more information, visit our website.

ELEPHANT’SGRAVEYARDThurs 9 &Fri 10 May@ 7.00pm

TORTOISE IN ANUTSHELL: GRITWed 15 May@ 7.30pm

Elephant’s Graveyardby George Brant

Herdwyck Consort: A BaroqueJourney

Herdwyck Consort is avocal group based inCumbria specialising inmusic of the Renaissanceand Baroque periods.Since its first concert in2010, the consort hasquickly established areputation for its emotiveand excitingperformances. Theprogramme will include

works by Buxtehude,Monteverdi and Handeland the group will bejoined by instrumentalistsand Giggleswick’s ScholaCantorum for part of theprogramme.

www.herdwyckconsort.co.uk

Tickets: £7.50, £5.00Conc (children free)

LYNFLETCHERAND THEHALLÉSOLOISTSTues 4 June@ 7.30pm

VIVATREGINASat 22 June@ 7.30pm

HERDWYCKCONSORTSun 30 June@ 5.00pm

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Lyn Fletcher and theHallé Soloists

In a return visit to thestunning GiggleswickSchool Chapel, The HalléSoloists present aprogramme whichincludes Bach’s SoloCello Suite, Mozart’sViolin/Viola duo andVerdi’s String Quartet.Formed and led by theHallé’s leader Lyn Fletcher,The Hallé Soloists are all

principal players within theHallé Orchestra who alsoenjoy enviable concertoand chamber musiccareers. Recentappearances haveincluded concerts atLeeds University andManchester Midday Seriesat the Bridgewater Hall.

www.hallesoloists.co.uk

Tickets: £8, £5 (U18s)

Langcliffe Singers and SettleOrchestra: Vivat Regina

Celebrating the 60thAnniversary of theCoronation of QueenElizabeth II. LangcliffeSingers and SettleOrchestra join forces witha programme of classicalfavourites including Elgar’sNimrod and Pomp andCircumstance, Handel’sMusic for the RoyalFireworks and Zadok thePriest, Vaughan Williams’Fantasy onGreensleeves, Parry’s

I Was Glad and a newwork composed in honourof the occasion by ArthurButterworth.

Tickets from SettleMusic, Cave & Crag,Bentham Post Office,by email fromsarah.glossop@btinternet.comor 07778 291402.

www.settleorchestra.org.ukwww.langcliffesingers.org.uk

Tickets: £10 (children free)

Lyn Fletcher and the Hallé Soloists

Langcliffe Singers

Herdwyck Consort

: Theatre Info

The Theatre is fullyaccessible for all disabledusers with suitable toiletfacilities. There is an infrared hearing loop for the hardof hearing and wheelchairspaces are available.

Please notify thebox office of yourrequirements atthe time ofbooking. Companiontickets are available for allwheelchair users.

Thanks to the generoussupport of the Theakstonfamily and Black SheepBrewery we are pleased tobe able to provide a barservice at all our events. TheBlack Sheep Baa is open 30minutes before allperformances.

The Richard WhiteleyTheatre operates mainlythanks to our large teamof volunteers. We areenormously grateful tothose that already supportus so well. If you would

like to join the teamoffering assistance withfront of house,administration, technicalhelp or simply deliveringflyers and leaflets, pleaseget in touch!

: Film

Les Misérables (12A) (2013)Oscar award winningadaptation of thesuccessful stage musicalbased on Victor Hugo'sclassic novel set in 19th-century France. LesMisérables tells anenthralling story of brokendreams and unrequitedlove, passion, sacrifice andredemption—a timelesstestament to the survival ofthe human spirit. Withmuch loved songsincluding I Dreamed aDream, Bring Him Home,One Day More andOnMy Own, Les Misérables,the show of shows, is nowreborn as the cinematicmusical experience of a

lifetime. Directed by TomCooper and starringRussell Crowe, HughJackman, Anne Hathawayand Amanda Seyfreid.

Tickets: £3.00

The Croods (U) (2013)When the cave that hasalways shielded them fromdanger is destroyed, theworld's very first prehistoricfamily embarks on ajourney of a lifetime.Travelling across a

spectacular landscape, theCroods take a road trip toan uncharted andfantastical world anddiscover an incredible newworld filled with fantasticcreatures - and theiroutlook is changed forever.

Tickets: £4.90

LES MISÉRABLESSun 19 May@ 3.30pm

THE CROODSSun 16 June@ 3.30pm

The following are fundraising events for The Richard Whiteley Theatre, partof Giggleswick School (Reg. Charity No. 1109826): The Croods, Grit,Herdwyck Consort, Hallé Soloists.

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How to Book

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know and, in the eventthat a performance issold out, we will do ourbest to resell them.

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