Great theatre can happen anywhere and we are delighted to programme shows into non-traditional venues to bring live performances into other accessible, unique venues in the region.
We offer Box Office services for other companies, such as Ripon International Festival, with a programme of largely classical music and performances that reach out into Ripon and the surrounding area. Like us they use a wide variety of venues from the Royal Hall to churches and village halls.
We use the venues listed below most frequently.
Harrogate Library
Harrogate (Carnegie) Library provides an intimate, light, and bright space for smaller performances of all types. The bookshelves are moveable, and the space provided is open and accommodating. There is step free access via a small lift.
The Wesley Centre
Situated in the old chapel, the Wesley Centre (at the bottom of Oxford Street) affords an open space with fantastic height that seats up to 200 people. The mixture of floor seating and pews offers a great view for audiences and the space has great acoustics. There is step free access, an accessible toilet and baby change facilities.
Wesley Methodist Church, 28 Oxford St, Harrogate HG1 1PP
St Wilfrid’s Church
The Grade 1 listed Church, just outside of the town centre on Duchy Road, is a calm and welcoming space that seats up to 200 people in the Church Hall. We have also used the grounds for events taking place in caravans and tents. There is a car park on site.
Events can also take place in the Church itself. Please check the listing.
Cold Bath Brewery
Situated on Kings Road opposite the Harrogate Convention Centre, Cold Bath Brewery provides a comfortable upstairs space with a bar. Fabulous for spoken, word, poetry, comedy and dance. Wheelchair users can access the venue from the rear entrance. Vibrant and unusual this is a venue we love to use.
Harrogate Grammar School
Just outside of town on the Otley Road, the Studio in the sixth form centre is a modern, well-equipped and inviting space. Performances take place outside of school hours with parking available onsite.
Hotels
We often use any of the many and varied hotels in Harrogate such as The Old Swan, Cedar Court (where we used a tipi for comedy), The Crown and the Yorkshire Hotel.
Pump Room Museum
Always against the backdrop of their exhibitions, the Pump Room Museum offers a unique venue for smaller events.