JOHN PEELS SHED

03 February 2012 to 04 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
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CHRIS ADDISON

03 February 2012 to 06 June 2012

NEW DATE ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
Wednesday 6 June 2012

Fresh from The Thick of It, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You and his sell-out 2010 tour, Chris Addison, the man who put the ‘Chris Addison’ into, “I see Chris Addison is touring again,” is touring again.

Top class stand-up from one of the classiest, toppiest stand-ups around. You should come and see him.

”Exquisite, super-smart solo show … gloriously funny’” Time Out

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SYD LAWRENCE ORCHESTRA

04 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Need some relief from today’s economic gloom and doom? Once again, Chris Dean’s Syd Lawrence Orchestra have struck gold bringing you a robustly enjoyable evening of tuneful entertainment.

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STEVE HUGHES

06 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Inimitable Australian comic and ex heavy metal drummer, Steve Hughes embarks upon his eagerly-awaited debut tour.

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CRIMINY

07 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
Witness the slapstick escapades of three down-on-their-luck stooges, as they desperately attempt to make ends meet by resorting to nefarious means.

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ME AND MY GIRL

09 February 2012 to 11 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Local amateur company the Deanery Players present this classic musical

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BRYAN BOUNDS: LIFE AS AN AUTHOR & ACTOR

09 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
A Friends of Harrogate Theatre Event

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JOHANN STRAUSS GALA

10 February 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Waltz back in time to the glittering ballrooms of 19th Century Vienna with an enchanting mix of music, song and dance from the Strauss Family and Friends. Sparkling soprano Amy Freston performs Arias and songs whilst David Juritz directs from the violin in the traditional Viennese manner. The JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA will be joined by the JOHANN STRAUSS DANCERS in glorious period costume.

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PRESTON REED

10 February 2012 to 11 February 2012

Guitarist extraordinaire Preston Reed returns to the Harrogate Theatre Studio following last year’s sell-out concert. Acknowledged by an ever-growing string of plaudits from critics, musicians and fans alike, guitarist extraordinaire Preston Reed has single-handedly reinvented acoustic guitar playing.

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INTRODUCTION TO STAGE COMBAT AGE 15+

13 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
Stage Combat for the Heroes and Villains amongst us.

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INTRODUCTION TO STAGE COMBAT AGE 12 -14

13 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
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NURSERY STORYTIME

14 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
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INTRODUCTION TO MASK AGE 15+

14 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
Learn the basics of using mask in performance in this introductory workshop. You’ll discover a variety of interesting characters using Trestle theatre masks and learn how to create characters and perform without using your voice.

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SINCERELY NOËL

14 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Join actor and impressionist Alistair McGowan and musical actress Charlotte Page for a delightful evening of entertainment as they bring the songs, poems and prose of Noël Coward to the Harrogate Theatre stage this Valentine’s Day.

“Enchanting throughout” The Stage

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CREATE A COMIC: AGE 12+

15 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
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CREATE A COMIC: AGE 8 - 12YRS

15 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
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MOISHE'S BAGEL

15 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Take rip-roaring, foot-stomping, jazz-inflected klezmer and Balkan music from some of Scotland’s finest musicians and you’ve got Moishe’s Bagel.

Combining an intoxicating mix of Eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performance, Moishe’s Bagel deliver a programme that vividly demonstrates how a common folk heritage had a profound and equal influence on both klezmer music and the works of such composers as Bartok and Kodaly as well as the band’s own varied compositional styles.

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PUPPETRY WORKSHOP AGE 6 -8YRS

16 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
In this introduction to puppetry you will have the opportunity to make your own puppet and then use it to devise a short play about brave heroes and dastardly villains.

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PUPPETRY WORKSHOP AGE 9 - 11YRS

16 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
In this introduction to puppetry you will have the opportunity to make your own puppet and then use it to devise a short play about brave heroes and dastardly villains.

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MAKE A MASK AGE 9 - 11YS

17 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
In this exciting workshop you will design and make your own theatre mask. You will then use your mask to explore how we can tell epic stories of the battle between heroes and villains with masked faces and what different characters this enables you to explore.

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MAKE A MASK AGE 6 - 8YRS

17 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
In this exciting workshop you will design and make your own theatre mask. You will then use your mask to explore how we can tell epic stories of the battle between heroes and villains with masked faces and what different characters this enables you to explore.

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LOVE TO DANCE CHATSWORTH DANCE CENTRE

18 February 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
"Chatsworth Dance Centre proudly presents another energetic and colourful dancing spectacle.

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FUTURE CLASSICS: PIATTI QUARTET & CLARE HAMMOND

21 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Future Classics is a series of classical music concerts commissioned by the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust working in association with renowned musical charity The Park Lane Group. Featuring outstanding new musicians selected by The Park Lane Group, Future Classics showcases future masters of the genre on the brink of their professional careers.

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GHOSTS

22 February 2012 to 25 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio

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RICHARD HERRING

22 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Celebrated comedian Richard Herring returns with his Edinburgh Festival smash – What is Love, Anyway?

“Does anybody love anybody anyway?” asked insane Welsh poet and philosopher Howard Jones in 1983. Finally someone dares to answer. Having sorted out religion (Christ on a Bike, 2011) and politics (Hitler Moustache, 2010), the star of the award-winning podcast As It Occurs To Me and Radio 4’s Richard Herring’s Objective seeks to define and destroy love – before it destroys him. Again.

“Stimulating and exhilarating… utterly hilarious” Chortle

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THE AMP AWARDS HARROGATE 2012

23 February 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
The AMP Awards Harrogate 2012

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NICK LOWE

24 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Music legend Nick Lowe graces the Harrogate Theatre stage for one night only.

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LITTLE HOWARD'S BIG SHOW

25 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
The nations’ favourite human-cartoon double act: Big Howard and Little Howard return to the stage with their brand new comedy spectacular Little Howard’s Big Show.

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DANCE KRAZY 2012

25 February 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
DANCE KRAZY 2012 - Studio 3 Dance Workshop presents their Annual Charity Show at the Royal Hall, Harrogate on Saturday 25th February 2012 at 7.30pm. A dazzling display of all types of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, Street and Riverdance.

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HYENA COMEDY CLUB FEBRUARY 2012

25 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
The times they are a-changin' at Harrogate's longest running monthly comedy club.

This season will see the Hyena Comedy Club move to Saturday evenings which means you can let your hair down, laugh your socks off and not worry about having to get up for work the next day (unless you work on a Sunday, that is!).

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YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED

27 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Taking comedy in a new and thought provoking direction, this new intelligent show features expert the “stand-up mathematician, Matt Parker, and writer/comedian, Timandra Harkness. Join them for a scintillating evening of entertainment and intellect.

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THIRSTY

28 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Following on from In a Thousand Pieces and Others, Fringe First Award-winners and Harrogate Theatre favourites The Paper Birds present their brand new show – Thirsty.

Exploring our nation’s apparent love affair with alcohol, Thirsty weaves together hundreds of real life memories and booze-based confessions. Through live music, verbatim text and stunning physical theatre, The Paper Birds tell the story of one night, leaping from nightclubs to working men’s clubs, from the happy hours to the early hours.

A dynamic theatrical exploration delving beyond statistics, facts and figures Thirsty looks to the faces and the voices of everyone who likes a drink and asks why, as a nation, are we so thirsty?

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STEWART LEE

29 February 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
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THE ETHICS OF PROGRESS

01 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
One of Britain´s most exciting theatre companies fuse theatre and science in The Ethics of Progress. Join Unlimited Theatre’s Artistic Director Jon Spooner as he delivers a performance lecture taking you on a mind melting, jargon free, whistle stop tour of leading edge Quantum Physics, delivered with warmth, wit and charm.

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TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE!

01 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Clog, Sword and Morris meet B-boying, Popping and Krump in this humorous and unmissable visual feast from the UK’s number one folk and hip-hop dance extravaganza.

In 2001 The Demon Barbers brought together some of England’s most exciting young traditional dancers to create the high energy spectacular The Demon Barber Roadshow. Used to pushing the boundaries of English traditions they now take a further step and invite three young hip-hop dancers for a night out at their local pub ‘The Fighting Cocks’, resulting in one of the most innovative and compelling dance shows this side of the millennium.

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THE BIG T

03 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Following the enormous success of last year’s production, Harrogate Theatre’s Fundraising Committee will be scouring the District once again to uncover the stars of the future and prove that Harrogate’s got talent.

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SWAN LAKE

05 March 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
The most popular of all classical ballets.Music: Piotr Ilyich Tchiakovsky

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MY FAVOURITE SUMMER

06 March 2012 to 10 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
Reform Theatre present Nick Lane’s celebrated comedy, which follows Dave, an unemployed graduate who spends the summer in a dead end job to save enough money to impress the girl he loves.

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OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD

07 March 2012 to 10 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Following their sell-out production of R.C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End the highly acclaimed Original Theatre Company return with their new revival of Our Country’s Good.

Australia. 1788. A boatload of disease and disdain spews onto a foreign shore. As the soldiers struggle to impose order on the outcasts of the old society, a benevolent governor seizes on the notion of a play. In the shadow of the gallows and the gum tree the convicts gather and rehearsals begin for The Recruiting Officer.

Based on real events Timberlake Wertenbaker’s award-winning modern classic is an inspiring tale of the transforming power of theatre.
     

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THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD

09 March 2012

Harrogate International Centre
As News Of The World summarised; “The Australian Pink Floyd show is as good as it gets for fans of Syd Barrett and Messrs Waters, Gilmour, Wright and Mason”.

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NICK LANE PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP

10 March 2012

Join Nick Lane, writer of My Favourite Summer, for an entertaining introduction to playwriting. The workshop will explore character, structure, plot and how to develop that initial spark of an idea to a full-length play.

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FASCINATING AIDA

12 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
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PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA

13 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
For over forty years the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, has delighted audiences all over the world with their live performances. When it comes to authentic swing music this orchestra has no equal.

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JACK DEE : WORK IN PROGRESS

15 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
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CEILIDH AT THE CAIRN 2012

15 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre is celebrating St Patrick’s Day with its ever popular traditional fundraising Ceilidh at the Cairn Hotel.

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COUNT ARTHUR STRONG'S COMMAND PERFORMANCE

16 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Showbiz legend and raconteur, Count Arthur Strong returns to Harrogate Theatre to film his DVD

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BOURGEOIS & MAURICE

17 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Darker and slicker than a BP oil spill, London's award-winning cabaret stars Bourgeois & Maurice are a musical duo with style as sharp as their wit.

Part cabaret, part theatre, part catwalk freak show Bourgeois & Maurice merge bitingly witty original songs with slanderous gossip and a truly staggering collection of outfits. With irreverently witty and glorious offensive lyrics, B&M's music explores the mundane absurdity of modern life & wraps it up neatly in a catchy pop hook.

With comparisons ranging from Leigh Bowrey to Liza Minelli and Flight of the Concords. Bourgeois & Maurice have racked up an impressive host of performances at the Royal Opera House, South Bank Centre, Wales Millennium Centre, Soho Theatre and a critically acclaimed run at Sadler's Wells.

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC

20 March 2012 to 24 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Presented by Harrogate Operatic Players

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HSO SPRING CONCERT

24 March 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Harrogate Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikovsky),For The Beauty of The Earth (Rutter), Bruch Violin Concerto (soloist Caroline Heard), Orff Carmina Burana (St Aidan's Choir with Opera North soloists Nick Watts, Heather Watts and Paul Gibson)

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CHRIS REA

24 March 2012

Harrogate International Centre
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GRIMETHORPE COLLIERY BAND

25 March 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
The real stars of the hit movie “BRASSED OFF”, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band are celebrating the 15th anniversary of this classic film and the concerts will reflect this with popular tracks from the movie.

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2401 OBJECTS

28 March 2012 to 29 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Following the critically acclaimed Beachy Head (Mar 2011) and Lecture Notes on a Death Scene (May 2011) Analogue make a welcome return to Harrogate Theatre with their award-winning 2401 Objects.

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HENRY BLOFELD

30 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
There is so much more to Henry Blofeld than the cozy old Test Match Special commentary box. No one has lived life more to the full.

No one's views are more prickly and earth-shatteringly funny. The pompous, the politically correct, the prancing popinjays on every platform of life, are kicked unceremoniously into touch. 'Elf an Safety are shaken until the pips squeak.

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HYENA COMEDY CLUB MARCH 2012

31 March 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
The times they are a-changin' at Harrogate's longest running monthly comedy club.

This season will see the Hyena Comedy Club move to Saturday evenings which means you can let your hair down, laugh your socks off and not worry about having to get up for work the next day (unless you work on a Sunday, that is!).

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THE SEAGULL EFFECT

02 April 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Total Theatre Award-nominees and Fringe Sell-Out Idle Motion make their Harrogate Theatre debut with The Seagull Effect.

As a couple's relationship crumbles and they’re confronted by its debris, Britain is hit by the unexpected 1987 storm. Using exciting and evocative staging, multimedia and personal recollections, Idle Motion pick their way through the chaos left behind during those remarkable six hours, reflecting upon the waves of destruction and the paths of the individuals it crossed.

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ELAINE PAIGE

04 April 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
One of the world's best-loved entertainers comes to Harrogate to perform an exclusive one-off concert.

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TIDDLER AND OTHER TERRIFIC TALES

04 April 2012 to 05 April 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Following their hugely successful production of Stick Man the highly acclaimed Scamp Theatre and Watford Palace Theatre return with a brand new adaptation of Gruffalo-creator Julia Donaldson's fabulous book – Tiddler and other Terrific Tales.

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NORTHERN SINFONIA

05 April 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Northern Sinfonia has built a distinctive reputation as a fresh thinking, versatile orchestra, performing repertoire spanning three centuries and regularly commissioned new work. This unmissable evening forms part of the Classic FM Concert Series.

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DANCING IN THE STREETS

10 April 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
A spectacular celebration of the music that came from the heart of Detroit, Dancing in the Streets features legendary Motown classics such as I Heard It Through The Grapevine, My Girl, Dancing in the Streets and Tears of a Clown.

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LITTLE RED...YOU KNOW WHO

12 April 2012 to 14 April 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
Freehand Theatre, the creators of the hugely popular Who’s Been Sitting in my Chair? (Feb 2011), return to the Harrogate Theatre Studio with their brand new show.

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FAT BRENDA: MY FLAMIN' STORY

13 April 2012 to 14 April 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Coronation Street has had its fair share of strong female characters over the years but there is one you have never seen – maybe never even heard of - and she’s been patiently waiting for her turn in the spotlight: Fat Brenda.

Played by Steve Huison – star of The Full Monty and Coronation Street.

Fat Brenda: A Tale of Streetcars and Desire, is a night in the life of the often mentioned yet never seen Streetcars’ switchboard operator; a hilarious often touching story of one woman’s attempt to leave behind her anonymous and humdrum existence and finally get a life of her own

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ACKER BILK & KENNY BALL

14 April 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
A rare opportunity to see two legends of British jazz - Kenny Ball and Acker Bilk - in one great concert.

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FREE BIRDS

17 April 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
Funny, tender and emotionally charged Free Birds is a brand new drama about a modern day relationship. Do Lizzie and Ben just meet up to inject a little romance and spice into their otherwise exhausting and problematic lives? Or, if it’s something much more than that, how deep is their love and can they really fly above all that life throws at them?

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THE FANTASISTS WALTZ

18 April 2012 to 19 April 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
A man. An ordinary man. Working in an ordinary job. Living in an ordinary house. If you passed him on the street, which you have, you wouldn't see him. You wouldn't even realize he was there. An ordinary man… with an extraordinary secret.

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TONY CHRISTIE

20 April 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Tony Christie has had an illustrious career spanning 40 years, he has sold over 10 million records with hits such as I Did What I did for Maria, Is This the Way to Amorillo and Avenues and Alleyways

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IAN ANDERSON

21 April 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
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SPIERS AND BODEN

22 April 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Described by The Guardian as “the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene” and twice winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Duo, Spiers and Boden make their Harrogate Theatre debut this Spring.

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HONOR BLACKMAN AS HERSELF

22 April 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Spend an evening in the company of British actress Honor Blackman with her brand new one-woman show. Star of stage and screen, Honor Blackman’s career spans over an impressive 60 years. Best remembered for her roles as Cathy Gale in the cult TV series The Avengers, as well as Pussy Galore in the James Bond movie, Goldfinger, she has worked with stars including Sean Connery, Dean Martin, Elizabeth Taylor, and Dirk Bogarde In her latest one-woman show: it is truly Honor as herself, as she tells the story of her astonishing life interspersed with songs, sketches and scenes. This is your chance to witness Honor’s fascinating spoken autobiography - the one she has never written but is happy to perform.

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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

25 April 2012 to 28 April 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Following last year’s hugely successful production of Private Lives we’ve teamed up with the highly acclaimed Oldham Coliseum to present Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic thriller The Hound of the Baskervilles.

A bloodcurdling howl is heard across a cold, moonlit moor; the spectral hound has claimed another victim. Sherlock Holmes, the world famous detective of Baker Street, and the ever-reliable Watson are called upon to investigate the legendary plague of Baskerville Manor.

Clive Francis’ adaptation sees five actors move effortlessly from character to character alongside a blanket of images and sound to bring the atmospheric terror of this classic tale to life.
     

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GALA OPERA NIGHT

26 April 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Join the Orchestra of Opera North, Classic FM’s Orchestra in Yorkshire, conductor Oliver von Dohnanyi and three wonderful soloists in an evening of high quality opera classics.

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THE ETIQUETTE OF GRIEF

27 April 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
Etiquette of Grief is a step-by-step guide for how to deal with bereavement. Thousands struggled to cope with the loss of Princess Diana, Jade Goody, Michael Jackson, and even occasionally their own loved ones. Ellie knows it can be difficult to express feelings of anger, sadness and loss. She would like to provide some moral support, Dutch courage and perhaps a musical accompaniment to inspire you at this testing time.

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STARS OF STRICTLY COME DANCING

28 April 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Stars of BBC TV’s Strictly Come Dancing Katya Virshilas & Pasha Kovalev take to the stage for an evening of world-class dance.

With over 9 million viewers each week for BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, demand for dance shows is at an all time high. In this brand new show you will get the chance to watch exhibition dance routines, featuring the Rumba, Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Jive and many more performed by Katya & Pasha, alongside two rising stars in the world of dance.

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HYDE

02 May 2012 to 05 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
Henry Jekyll returns to ‘Auld Reekie’, a respectable physician. At first, his good friend and lawyer Utterson is elated by the news. Yet on reuniting with the doctor, Utterson can’t help but suspect that something is amiss in the Jekyll house. The doctor’s health is deteriorating, his former recklessness replaced by religious zeal. What secret knowledge is the butler hiding, and who is the evasive and unpleasant new lab assistant, Mr Hyde?

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WIND IN THE WILLOWS

02 May 2012 to 05 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Join Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger as they welcome you into their enchanting world – the tranquillity of the riverbank, the adventures of the open road, the sinister threats of the wild wood and a battle to save Toad Hall! Classic entertainment with clever songs and witty dialogue.

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THE LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR

03 May 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
The London Community Gospel Choir make their Royal Hall debut with an unforgettable evening of gospel greats celebrating their 30th anniversary.

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SCIENCE MUSEUM: LIVE ON TOUR!

04 May 2012 to 05 May 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Experience spectacular science, dangerous demonstrations and extraordinary experiments as London’s world-famous Science Museum takes to the stage for the first time ever with a spectacular live show to blow your mind and challenge your brain.

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RIPON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SPRING CONCERT

05 May 2012

Ripon Cathedral
Ripon International Festival presents Janusz Piotrowicz conducting Northern Sinfonia which promises to be an enchanting evening of music to herald the approach of summer.

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SAINTS AND SINNERS WITH EDWARD FOX AND FAMILY

06 May 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Spend an evening in the company of Edward Fox and family as they present their brand new show in a venue very close to their heart.

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DARA O BRIAIN

09 May 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
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SLEEPING BEAUTY

09 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Ballet Theatre UK's renowned company of international dancers, beautiful costumes and glittering stage sets combine to create a magnificent spectacle, all set to a glorious and magical score.

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LIKE A VIRGIN

10 May 2012 to 12 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
From the writer of Studs comes a hilarious romp through the bubble-gum years of teenage life.

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BEST IN THE WORLD

10 May 2012 to 12 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
Join Unfolding Theatre on a mission to find out what being the best really means, featuring world champions’ insights, emergency bananas, celebrations of personal triumphs and live darts. There’ll be twists and turns, highs and lows and the space to laugh and cheer together. Who knows? You might be the best audience in the world.

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RUMORS OF FLEETWOOD MAC 2012

11 May 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
In this brilliant live anthology of all the crucial moments in the band’s eventful evolution – which has received Mick Fleetwood’s golden seal of approval no less - RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC is a must-see for any discerning disciple of this most iconic of rock institutions.

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SIMON AMSTELL

14 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Simon Amstell the award-winning comedian, actor/screenwriter (Grandma's House) and presenter (Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Popworld) returns with a brand new stand-up tour for 2012.

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THE HALLE

15 May 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé return to the Royal Hall to present a White Night of great Russian music. Borodin’s overture for his nationalistic opera Prince Igor begins in sombre fashion before fanfares herald a succession of unforgettable (and very Russian) themes. The same composer’s Second Symphony is equally striking and concludes with an irrepressible finale.

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BANE

17 May 2012 to 18 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
Garnering praise from critics and sell-out audiences alike at festivals across the country, the multi-award winning Bane comes to the Harrogate Theatre Studio.

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THE HISTORY OF THE BIG BANDS

17 May 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
The History of the Big Bands features a 13 piece big band and vocals from the incredible Andy Abraham. Audiences will be transported on a magical musical journey revisiting the very best of the swing era.

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COSI FAN TUTTE

17 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Swansea City Opera make a welcome return with a production of Mozart’s popular and uproarious comic opera.

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JON RICHARDSON

19 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
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ALFIE MOORE

19 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
After eighteen years serving with the Humberside Force Alfie certainly has a lot of stories to tell, and after five years working the clubs Alfie certainly knows how to tell them. In this show he talks about the history of protest and riots through history, (including ones that he has been personally involved with) with lots of digressions regarding his experiences on the beat.

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RICH HALL

21 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
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YEOMAN OF THE GUARD

23 May 2012 to 26 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Presented by local amateur theatre company Harrogate Gilbert & Sullivan Society

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THE RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS

24 May 2012 to 26 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
An hilarious fast-paced show, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists follows a group of painters and decorators struggling for survival in a stagnating Edwardian England. As they renovate a three-story town house for Mayor Sweater, the philanthropists throw themselves into backbreaking work for poverty wages.

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BOB GELDOF

25 May 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
February 2011, featuring 14 new compositions produced by his long-time collaborator Pete Briquette, this unmissable evening will see Bob perform tracks from the new album, Following the release of his new studio album How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell in alongside hits from his days with The Boomtown Rats.

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MUGENKYO TAIKO DRUMMERS

26 May 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
The exhilarating raw energy of the Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers make a welcome return to Harrogate to shake the foundations of the Royal Hall.

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AS THE FLAMES ROSE WE DANCED TO THE SIRENS, THE SIRENS

30 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
iara is starting to fear the worst. She's looking for a roomful of strangers whose arms she can fall into. And while she knows that she cannot necessarily be trusted, and may not be entirely deserving of help, tonight she would like to put herself in your hands....

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MILES JUPP

30 May 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
After pulling a few strings and telling some little lies, an unprepared and unqualified Miles Jupp (Rev, The Thick Of It) heads to India with the English press to embark on a month long, sun-soaked disaster (and some minor triumphs). A sorry tale of how he attempted to become a cricket journalist by the unlikely, ill –thought out and dishonest method of pretending to be one.

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AND THE BIRDS FELL FROM THE SKY

01 June 2012 to 02 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
An immersive video goggle performance for two people, combining cinema and instruction based theatre to cast the audience as main character in a wild journey to the world of the Faruk Clown.

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AVON CALLING

01 June 2012 to 03 June 2012

Your House
Join the Avon Lady in the cosy surrounds of your own living room for an intimate Avon Party with a twist. Invite your friends round to share in a celebration of beauty in all its forms, and uncover the secrets that lurk beneath your visitor's perfectly polished exterior.

BARRY & STUART

01 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Best Comedy Illusionists, Barry & Stuart, Stars of BBC1’s ‘The Magicians’ and winners of the World Magic will be stunning audiences with their amazing new show, Show & Tell.

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SWINGING AT THE COTTON CLUB

01 June 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Celebrate the Cotton Club - New York City's famous nightclub of the 1920s and 1930s - in this action-packed show, which sees exciting music and dance routines recreated by the fabulous jiving Lindy Hoppers and the Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra.

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AS THE FLAMES ROSE... 1 ON 1 EXPERIENCE

02 June 2012

Crown Hotel
Following their performance on Wednesday 30 May in the Harrogate Theatre Studio you can now have a one on one experience at the Crown Hotel.

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MACBETH PRESENTED BY THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S MEN

02 June 2012

RHS Harlow Carr
This summer The Lord Chamberlain’s Men return with their all male production of Shakespeare’s devastating and gripping thriller: Macbeth.

HYENA JUNE 2012

02 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House

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STACEY KENT

03 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Stacey Kent, a best-selling member of the Blue Note roster of recording artists, now boasts six best-selling albums, a string of awards, including the British Jazz Award, The BBC Jazz Award for 'Best Vocalist', and Album of the Year , as well as a fan base that enables her to sell-out concert halls around the world.

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COUNTERFEIT STONES

07 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Back with a glamorous new show the Counterfeit Stones are more than just a tribute band, performing astoundingly accurate renditions of the real Rolling Stones greatest hits alongside gags aplenty and outrageous outfits.

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DUMB WAITER & THE LOVER

08 June 2012 to 09 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
European Arts Company presents a very entertaining double-bill of Harold Pinter's classic short, black-comedies.

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KEN DODD

09 June 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Like a fine wine Ken Dodd Dodd simply gets better with age. Join him for an unforgettable evening full of laughter, songs and comedy.

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ALEX HORNE

12 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
Alex Horne returns due to popular demand following a sell-out show at Harrogate Comedy Festival in October 2011.

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SHERLOCK HOLMES : THE LAST ACT

13 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio
The World's Greatest Fictional Detective confronts the most complex case of all… his own psyche. Fine Wit, Humour, High Drama, and a touch of pathos – "elementary" aspects of this original and entertaining solo play.

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DAVE GORMAN'S POWER POINT PRESENTATION

13 June 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Following a sell-out autumn 2011 tour; the man behind Are You Dave Gorman? and Googlewhack Adventure has announced extra dates for spring 2012 due to popular demand.

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PIAF

13 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Edith Piaf has become synonymous with French Cabaret of the 1940s & 50s and remains France’s most popular singer.

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THE GIRL WITH THE IRON CLAWS

14 June 2012 to 16 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Following a critically acclaimed, sell-out success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011, The Wrong Crowd bring you this captivating dark fairy-tale, which shares its roots with Beauty and the Beast. Stunning puppetry, enchanting music and deft humour combine to dazzling effect in this coming-of-age tale to enthral audiences young and old.

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JOHN BISHOP: WORK IN PROGRESS

17 June 2012 to 18 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
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20 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Having previously thrilled audiences with hit shows, Is That A Bolt In Your Neck? and Grimm And Grimmer, Gonzo Moose are back with a swashbuckling comedy adventure packed full of hilarious slapstick, verbal wit, and magical illusion.

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IN THE BOX

21 June 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Following the huge success of Sticky Wicket and Rain Stops Play, the team of raconteurs from BBC Radio’s Test Match Special are on the road again with their new show - In The Box.

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MARTIN SIMPSON & ANDY CUTTING

21 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Multiple BBC Radio Folk Award nominees Martin Simpson & Andy Cutting perform together

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THE BIG CHRIS BARBER BAND

22 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Chris Barber leads his 10-piece band, with its 7-strong front line, playing a wide selection of his favourite music

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BLAKE

29 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
“Four Voices in Perfect Harmony” – Superstar vocalists Blake (as seen on BBC Breakfast, Daybreak, Loose Women, Sky News & NBC America’s ‘Today Show’) return to present their new sensational live show.

Famous worldwide for creating unique harmony versions of pop, classical and West-End anthems, the four unmistakably British singers take audiences on a 2 hour musical rollercoaster.

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HYENA JUNE (2) 2012

30 June 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House

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JOHN COOPER CLARKE

04 July 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
John Cooper Clarke dubbed "The Bard of Salford" and given the moniker "punk poet" for his biting, satirical, political and very funny verse delivered in a rapid-fire performance style makes a welcome appearance at Harrogate Theatre.

Since the punk days, he has been recognised as one of England's most important poets and performers, who enjoys performing now more than he ever used to.

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SIR RANULPH FIENNES

04 July 2012

Harrogate Royal Hall
Spend an evening with the World's greatest living explorer of our time as he talks about the challenges life has thrown his way including crossing the Antarctic and Arctic Ocean.

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PEPPA PIG'S TREASURE HUNT

25 July 2012 to 26 July 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Following the incredible sell-out success of Peppa Pig’s Party, Peppa is back with a brand new show featuring true to life puppets, perfect singalong songs and a new story that will charm and delight all her fans. Full sail! Ahoy! Arrrrr!

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HYENA JULY 2012

28 July 2012

Harrogate Theatre Studio

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JULIAN CLARY

12 October 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Master of camp Julian Clary returns to Harrogate as he is scouring the land in search of love. He’s promised to leave no stone unturned.

Part of Harrogate Comedy Festival 2012

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DANNY BHOY: WANDERLUST

19 October 2012

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Wanderlust is the brand new show from one of the world’s most popular and travelled comedians. Fresh from sell-out tours across the world, Danny Bhoy returns this Autumn to selected theatres throughout the UK.

Part of Harrogate Comedy Festival 2012

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JACK & THE BEANSTALK

23 November 2012 to 13 January 2013

Harrogate Theatre Main House
Packed with everyone’s favourite pantomime characters, this enchanting and spellbinding tale combines spectacular scenery, jokes galore, magic and sparkle - all of which makes Harrogate Theatre’s pantomime a festive family favourite throughout the region.
     

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THE WHITE ROSE PLAYERS BOOK

14 December 2014

A brand new book that has just been published detailing the history of The White Rose Players. Full of stories and anecdotes from the first fifteen years of the Players time in Harrogate this is one of the most comprehensive look at this influential period of the Theatre’s history.

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