What's On in the Carlops Theatre Summer 2010

Except where otherwise stated, tickets can be booked by phoning Les Morss at 660388 or by sending an email by clicking here. Tickets may usually also be obtained from Ann Smith at 660727.

The Allan Ramsay Hotel in Carlops will be glad to arrange for a meal before the show or a supper afterwards. Contact Carl at 01968 660258

Monday August 9th 6.30 pm	PeoplesTheatre "How the Koala Learnt to Hug"	Details
Saturday September 25th 8.00 pm	John Cairney "Greasepaint Monkey!"	Details
Sunday October 3rd 3.00 pm	Osiligi Maasai Tribal Dancing	Details
Friday October 22nd 8.00 pm	TREE	Details
Thursday 18th November 7.30 pm	North Country Theatre " Blood Wedding in Wensleydale"	Details

Monday August 9th 6.30 pm

Created by Steven Lee from the magical new book "How the Koala Learnt to Hug and other Australian Fairy Tales", and written specially for parents to enjoy with their children, this is a charming tale about the magic of family and, of course, the importance of a nice warm hug. Join a host of wild characters for some great stories, sing along songs, superb games and first class hugging. Suitable for all children and especially ages 4 and up.

For more information see http://www.ptc.org.uk/home.asp

Note this show begins at 6.30 pm and will finish at about 7.30 pm

Tickets at £6 and £4 for children are available from 01968 660388 or 01968 660727.

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Saturday September 25th 8.00 pm

John Cairney makes a welcome return to Carlops in his new one man show which looks at the life of the actor both on and off stage. Residents with long memories might remember John's performance of his celebrated re-creation of Robert Burns at the Allan Ramsay and since then he has appeared at the village hall as well as many times in the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe. In this show, drawing on his lifetime's experience of the stage, John puts the spotlight on the mysetery behind the mystique of the actor, the sweat behind the greasepaint, and the excitement to be found in the second oldest trade in the world.

Tickets at £7 (or £5 for under 16s) are available from 01968 660388 or 01968 660727.

More information at http://www.john-cairney.com/acting

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Sunday October 3rd 3.00 pm

The Osiligi Warriors are an eight-strong group of Kenyan Maasai who have toured UK schools, churches and theatres over a number of years They perform a one-hour show of tribal song and dance plus their celebrated jumping, and the performances will be accompanied by a presentations and a question and answer session with adults and children.

Tickets at £6 (or £3 for under 16s) are available from 01968 660388 or 01968 660727.

Please note that this is an afternoon performance

Running time - approximately 1 hour

More information at www.osiligiwarriors.co.uk

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Friday October 22nd 8.00 pm

TREE is a programme of new writing and musical responses to the tree , wood and forest presented by writers Jackie Galley and Vivien Jones, and musicians Michael Hendry, Rebecca Hendry, Richard Jones and Vivien Jones. Poetry and music are natural companions – both rely on rhythm and lyrical power to become memorable - together they can make more than the sum of their parts, and so the idea was born to work with a small group of musicians to enhance the texts with sound textures.

Tickets at £5 are available from 01968 660388 or 01968 660727. A chapbook with details of the performance will be available at £3.00.

More information at http://www.vivienjones.info/

Running time: 90 mins

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Thursday October 18th 7.30 pm

The ever-popular North Country Theatre returns to Carlops with another new show from Nobby Dimon. "A Blood Wedding in Wensleydale" has been described as "Cold Comfort Farm meets Carmen." It's a free adaptation of Lorca's famous tale of feuding Spanish families, re-set in the Yorkshire Dales where Leonard returns from fighting with the International Brigade to find his childhood sweetheart about to marry an old rival.

Tickets at £8 for adults and £6 for children under 16 are available from 01968 660388 or 01968 660727.

More information at http://www.northcountrytheatre.com/what.html

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