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Now until November
Celebrations of the 750th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Franciscan Friary in Richmond
Displays of Franciscan and Friary information can be seen at:
Richmond Library
Richmondshire Museum, Ryders Wynd from Easter to October
Information leaflets are available from Weatherspoon's - Ralph Fitz Randal, Tourist Information Centre and in some local shops.
New event information will be posted here as we get it
More information about this event can be found here
Richmond Duck Club
Results of the Grand Duck Race on Monday 5th May 2008
The winning numbers are
1st prize £300 no. 1896 Gina Hartley
2nd prize £200 no 609 Julie Wooff
3rd prize £100 no. 1991 Jane Briggs
Last duck home no. 787 Harry from R.T.S.
May we take this opportunity to thank the Mayor councillor John Robinson and his wife Kate for starting and being present at the event also thanks to Greame Newton of the Newroc group for supplying the machine used to launch the event.
Special thanks to the loyal residents of Richmond and visitors who make the event spectacular.
3rd to 14th May
North Yorkshire Open Studios 08 Dales Artists Exhibition
Venue: The Station
This is a high quality selling exhibition of work by 27 artists from the Dales (Richmondshire and Craven) selected for North Yorkshire Open Studios 08. This is an opportunity to see a collection of work prior to being able to visit the artists own Studios. North Yorkshire Open Studios takes place during the last two weeekends in May, including the Bank Holiday Monday, 26 May. Brochures are available with full details at the exhibition.
Wednesday 14th - Saturday 17th May
Richmond Operatic Society: Iolanthe
Venue: The Georgian Theatre Royal
Richmond Operatic Society's Spring production this year is 'Iolanthe', Gilbert and Sullivan's peerless comedy of class, politics and love.
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £6 - £11
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
17th May
The Antient Scorton Silver Arrow
Venue: Scorton Village
The 300th Annual Tournament of the Antient Scorton Silver Arrow. The World's oldest and longest established Sporting Event, established in 1673.
For further details please visit: www.scortonarrow.com
18th May
Station Plant Sale and Richmond Open Gardens
Venue: The Station and 30 private gradens around Richmond
Richmond Open Gardens and Plant Sale
11am - 5pm Plant Sale, The Station, Richmond. Free admission to the public.
For further details contact the Plant Sale Organiser – Mike Heseltine (01748 823558)
m.heseltine@dsl.pipex.com
1pm - 5pm Richmond Open Gardens 30 private gardens open to the public. Ticket and map £4 from Richmond Tourist Information Centre.
For further details please contact the Open Gardens organiser - Anna Jackson (01748 821343)
Monday 19th May
Jazz At The Georgian
Venue: The Georgian Theatre Royal
An informal evening of cool jazz performed by local musicians in the second floor bar. Come along and enjoy the ambience.
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: Free
For more information please call 01748 825252, or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Monday 19th May
A Summer Lecture: Scenic Design of the Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal Studio
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £10
Georgian Theatre Royal Studio
Robin Linklater, designer for many Opera Restor’d productions, presents a lecture on the scenic design of the 17th and 18th century, charting its origins and evolution. Suited to audiences of all ages.
20th May 2008
Official opening of the Fenwick Shop reconstruction
Venue: Richmondshire Museum, Ryders Wynd, Richmond
2.00pm Richmondshire Museum's newest development is a reconstruction of the original Fenwick's grocer's shop in Frenchgate, Richmond in the Victorian era.
John James Fenwick, who established the the Fenwick Department Stores that are known throughout the country, started his working life in his father's grocer's shop in Richmond.
The reconstruction will be officially opened by Mr James Fenwick, Managing Director of the Fenwick Department Stores who is a direct descendant of John James Fenwick.
Contact for further information: info@richmondshiremuseum.org
See: www.richmondshiremuseum.org
Thursday 22nd May
Family History Research: in and around Richmondshire - Drop-In Research Centre
Venue: Richmondshire Museum, Ryders Wynd, Richmond
2.00 - 4.30 pm
The 'Family History: in and around Richmondshire Drop-In Centre' provides the opportunity to obtain experienced advice on pursuing family history research.
Anyone wishing to take part may come in person or may fill in a research request form available at the Museum.
There is a small chage for any searches made.
Contact information: infor@richmondshiremuseum.org or
Tel. 01748-825611
Friday 23rd May & Saturday 24th May
Opera Restor'd: Love's Labyrinth
Venue: The Georgian Theatre Royal
Opera Restor'd is a touring company specialising in seventeenth and eighteenthe century English opera and music theatre. 'Love's Labyrinth' is a fully-staged miniature opera with music by Purcell and his contemporaries (Jeremiah Clarke, John Eccles, Pelham Humphrey and Francis King) accompanied by harpsichord, theorbo and bass viol. This innovative production illustrates the desire, the yearning, the frustration and reconciliations, the humour and poignancy of love.
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £10 - £20
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Friday 30th May
The Resurrection of Little Sarah
Venue: The Georgian Theatre Royal
The true and sad story of Saartjie Baartman, a former South African slave who journeyed to London in 1810 to make her fortune. Known as The Hottentot Venus, she became the main attraction in a circus style freak show because of the extraordinary size of her bottom. An emotionally and intellectually-stimulating work using multimedia arts and contemporary dance, drama and music.
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £3.50 - £12 (£2.50 - £10)
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Saturday 31st May
Richmond Live
Venue: The Comrades Club
Eclipse - The Delicate Sound of Pink Floyd
All gigs start at 7.30pm
£4.50 on the door
Saturday 31st May
The Funny Magnet Comedy Club
Venue: The Georgian Theatre Royal
With MC Jason Cook and Peter Vincent, and a line up featuring Alun Cochrane, Chris Roche and Adam Bowman, this promises to be another night of varied and hilarious comedy.
The Funny Magnet is aimed at open-minded adults and there is a strict age restriction of 16 and above.
Time: 8pm
Tickets: £3.50 - £12
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
June
Sunday 1st June
LEEDS BAROQUE: The Lass of Richmond Hill – Music for the Georgian Theatre
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
Leeds Baroque Orchestra presents The Lass of Richmond Hill – Music for the Georgian Theatre.
Tickets: £4.50 - £15 form 01748 825252
Time: 3pm
Directed by Peter Holman with Rachel Latham (Baroque Flute) and Philippa Hyde (Soprano)
Georgian playwrights could call upon the most illustrious composers of their day to provide the incidental music to their plays. This programme will explore this rich and inspirational heritage of music by composers such as Handel, Boyce, Thomas Arne and Abel. A few of these “theatre hits” will be familiar to today's audiences.
Leeds Baroque is a period-instrument performance group based in West Yorkshire. Its director Peter Holman is renowned for his work with Opera Restor’d and the Parley of Instruments.
This concert is supported by Friends of Leeds Baroque.
“What an exciting ensemble, music cunningly articulated …Every work delivered different colours and emotions.” Yorkshire Post
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Monday 2nd June
Poetry & Pints
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal First Floor Bar
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: Free
Listen to an invited published poet on the first Monday of each month and enjoy a relaxed evening of poetry in the first floor bar. There’s the chance to participate so bring your own poems to share if you wish! Watch the website for further information about upcoming poets.
Monday 2nd June
Tech School
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal Studio
Come and work with our qualified in-house technician, and design your own set-complete with lights, props and costumes. A 6 week hands-on course for those who want experience backstage! Call the box office and book your place on :01748 825252
£5.00 per session(please book for the whole block of 6 sessions)
For ages 14 and upwards
4th June
The Swaledale Festival: Caliche - Music of the Andes
Venue: St Agatha's Church, Easby
Caliche, a leading group dedicated to promoting the vibrant music of South America in Britain, will delight listeners with their magical sounds, colourful costumes and entertaining delivery. The musicians hail from Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador; they play panpipes, flutes, charangos, guitars and mandolins, instruments which evoke the magnificent scenery of the Altiplano, the cradle of the Inca civilisation.
3.00 pm. Tickets are £7 adult, £4 child. They may be bought from Richmond Tourist Information Centre; or online at swaledale-festival.org.uk; or by phone from (01748) 880019.
4th June
The Swaledale Festival: Alan Plater's monologue
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
Alan Plater, although born in Jarrow, has spent much of his life in Yorkshire. He is a prolific writer for theatre, television and print, whose output has included the 1980s adaptation of J. B. Priestley's 'The Good Companions' for Yorkshire Television, 'The Beiderbecke Trilogy', partly filmed in Swaledale, as well as scripts for 'Z Cars' and 'Dalziel and Pascoe'.
A great wordsmith and a captivating raconteur, Alan Plater was awarded a CBE in 2004 for services to drama. His recent monologues on Radio 4 were amusing and brilliant, and to hear him speak in the Georgian Theatre Royal will be equally entertaining.
5.00 pm. Tickets are £10 adult, £5 child. They may be bought at the Georgian Theatre Royal; or from Richmond Tourist Information Centre; or online at swaledale-festival.org.uk; or by phone from (01748) 880019.
4th June
The Swaledale Festival: Northern Sinfonia - Celebrating Bach
Venue: St Mary's Church, Richmond
J. S. Bach - Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor
Tim Garland - Homage to Father Bach (World Premiere)
J. S. Bach - Oboe Concerto in D Minor (soprano saxophone)
Stravinsky - Concerto in E Flat 'Dumbarton Oaks'
J. S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto N. 3 in G Major
J. S. Bach's masterful music still dazzles, 300 years after it was written. This concert features two of his most famous works, the 'Double Violin Concerto' and the third 'Brandenburg' being much loved icons in the world of music. His delightful 'Oboe Concerto in D Minor' will be performed on the soprano saxophone, on which the soloist - Tim Garland - has been described as the finest player in the world.
In a welcome return to the Swaledale Festival by one of the world's best orchestras, the concert also features two tributes to Bach - Stravinsky's neo-classical chamber concerto 'Dumbarton Oaks', and Tim Garland's newly composed 'Homage to Father Bach', here receiving its world premiere.
Northern Sinfonia is directed by Bradley Creswick.
8.00 pm. Tickets are £15 adult, £8 child. They may be bought from Richmond Tourist Information Centre; or online at swaledale-festival.org.uk; or by phone from (01748) 880019.
Thursday 5th June (six week course)
Crystal Energy
Venue: The Studio, Croft Avenue, Richmond
Discover the secret of crystal energy. This six-week course will incorporate Gem Elixirs and The New Homeopathic Remedies made from crystals and precious stones such as Ruby, Emerald, Moonstone and Jet. Certificate given for completion of the course
Thursdays 10.00am - 12.00 noon (6 week course) £80
To book email or telephone 01748 826799 or 07779 969 570
Friday 6th June
Jazz at the Georgian - JMQ
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
7.30pm
CHRIS POWLS presents three concerts (6-8th June) of contemporary jazz featuring some of the finest composers and players on the British scene.
Tickets: £8, £12, £15 (concessions £5, £10, £13) TEL 01748 825252
JMQ
John Parricell (guitar); Mark Lockheart (saxophones); Steve Watt (double bass); Martin France (drums)
John and Mark were members of Loose Tubes, one of the most original large jazz ensembles of the 1980s. Since the disbandment of the ensemble at the beginning of the 1990s, both have gone on to write for their own bands. Like many former Loose Tubes, they still collaborate on a variety of projects. John and Mark are coming together for this concert especially to play each other’s music supported by Steve Watts and Martin France.
Up close and personal’ is the experience offered by this series of concerts in the small scale, intimate atmosphere of the Georgian Theatre Royal with an acoustic that will allow you to enjoy the music without the use of microphones.
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Saturday 7th June
Jazz at the Georgian: Neon
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
7.30pm Tickets: £8, £12, £15 (concessions £5, £10, £13)
NEON
Stan Sulzmann - saxophones
Gwilym Simcock -piano
Jim Hart - vibraphone
Neon is a new collaboration led by legendary UK saxophonist Stan Sulzmann featuring two of the hottest stars on the UK jazz scene, pianist Gwilym Simcock and vibraphonist Jim Hart. This is fresh, vibrant, uplifting, melodic music of the highest order played by three virtuosi. Neon’s first album, “Here to There” was launched on Basho Records in the Spring.
'Up close and personal’ is the experience offered by this series of concerts in the small scale, intimate atmosphere of the Georgian Theatre Royal with an acoustic that will allow you to enjoy the music without the use of microphones.
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Sunday 8th June
Jazz at the Georgian: Acoustic Triangle
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
7.30pm. Tickets: £8, £12, £15 (concessions £5, £10, £13)
ACOUSTIC TRIANGLE
Tim Garland - saxophones, bass clarinet
Gwilym Simcock - piano
Malcolm Creese - double bass
Acoustic Triangle performs un-amplified music which draws its influences from many different sources. The members of Acoustic Triangle are all jazz players with significant backgrounds in ‘classical music’ and more than a passing acquaintance with various folk idioms. This is reflected in their choice of material and in their approach to performing. Gwilym Simcock and Tim Garland, as well as being world-class instrumentalists, are highly talented composers. Acoustic Triangle have found greater room for creativity by introducing extended ‘through-composed’ pieces which incorporate improvisation, alongside the ‘theme and variations’ form which is more traditional in jazz. There is generally a focus on melody and harmonic movement, and less of an emphasis on groove-based rhythm. Natural sound is a priority; no microphones or amplifiers are employed at any Acoustic Triangle concerts.
“A trio of world-class virtuosi.... exquisitely passionate and inspired.” BBC Music Magazine
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Tuesday 10th – Thursday 12th June
The Winter’s Tale
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30pm
Thursday matinee at 2.30pm
Tickets: £10 - £25 (Student concession on Thurs matinee: £8 - £23)
Part family drama, part fairy tale, The Winter’s Tale, in keeping with the spirit of the old principles of touring theatre, will present a small troupe of actors entertaining crowds with a stripped down version of Shakespeare’s magical story of jealousy, love and redemption.
Convincing himself of his wife’s infidelity, Leontes, King of Sicilia, is driven into a jealous rage. Leontes is unmoved despite the entreaties of his wife and a proclamation from the Oracle of Apollo. The disastrous consequences of Leontes actions reverberate across generations and national borders. Only his daughter, Perdita, left for dead in the wilds of Bohemia in her infancy, survives to redeem the tale.
Director John Dove will be revisiting the play after his hit production of The Winter’s Tale at the Globe Theatre in 2005.
“The Globe was born out of a touring company culture, and that culture remained vital to it while it flourished.” Dominic Dromgoole, Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe
“Far and away the most thrilling theatre in London” Time Out
Sponsored by the Friends of the Georgian Theatre Royal. Friends Ticket Offer: 10% off full price tickets
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Sat 14 - Sun 15 June
Medieval Crime & Punishment
Venue: Richmond Castle
From 11am
Meet the soldiers, thieves and beggars of medieval Richmond, a time of lawlessness and harsh punishments.
Castle entry:
Adults £4.00 Concessions £3.20 children £2.00
English heritage members free.
June 15th
Open Garden
Venue: Millgate, Richmond
The Richmond Support Group for St. Teresa's Hospice invites you to visit the internationally renowned garden at Millgate, Richmond.
10am-4pm
Donations in aid of St. Teresa's Hospice.
Sunday 15th June
The World’s Greatest ELVIS Concert
Venue: The Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £10 £14 £17
Starring two of the best Elvis acts in the world - Gordon Hendricks, winner of Stars in Their Eyes in 2005 with the highest ever votes, and Steve Preston, the only tribute artist to perform for Her Majesty the Queen on the Royal Variety Performance, this is The World’s Greatest ELVIS Concert! In three parts, the evening features The 1950’s Young Elvis, 1968 Comeback Special (Gordon Hendricks) and the Las Vegas / Aloha Years (Steve Preston). Millions of Elvis fans can’t be wrong!
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Sunday 15 June 2008
Antique & Objet d'Art Fair
Venue: Scotch corner Hotel (jct A1/A66) Richmond
A small quality fair for the discerning buyer of antiques and collectables. Admission is £1.00 for adults. Car parking is available and refreshments. A lovely day out. For all information and stand bookings contact 07779342782
Monday 16th June
Jazz at the Georgian!
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal Second Floor Bar
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: Free
On the third Monday of the month, we present an informal evening of cool jazz in the second floor bar. It’s absolutely free so come along and enjoy the ambience. This June we feature local musicians The Bill Goyder Trio.
Wednesday 18th June
A Poetry Masterclass: Inspired by Love’s Labyrinth
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal Studio
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £10
In conjunction with the Opera Restor’d production of Love’s Labyrinth, historians Susan Morris and Alfred Bradley draw upon their extensive background in the literature and culture of the period to present a stimulating and accessible poetry masterclass. Limited places are available to hear this renowned duo! Suited to poets and audiences of all ages.
Thursday 19th June
Happy Jack
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £4.50 - £13
by John Godber
Directed by David Powey
With Dominic Goodwin & Stephanie Preacher
Jack and Liz argue, nag and clack their way through life together in their extraordinary relationship. Jack the miner is larger than life, but inside he’s a baby. Liz may seem the nagging shrew but she fears the outside world. Based on small lovingly detailed extracts from Jack and Liz’s early courtship days, through to their retirement Happy Jack weaves a path through their long life together, in a play which is neat, joyous and celebratory.
Inspired by his beloved grandparents, Godber writes from the heart and writes from experience. John Godber has been described as the most popular playwright after Shakespeare and Ayckbourn.
“Yorkshire's own contemporary Shakespeare” The Guardian
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
19th & 20th June
The Prisoner of Zenda
Venue: Richmond Castle
Open air theatre - An hilarious ripping yarn of swashbuckling Ruritanian romance! Adapted by Nobby Dimon from the novel by Anthony Hope.
Time: 7.30pm - Doors open at 6.30pm for picnics.
Advance tickets £10 (£6 under 16's) from Castle Hill Bookshop, Tourist Information or 01748 825288. Door £12
Saturday 21st June
My Confessions
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 8.00pm
Tickets: £8, £12, £15
With bags of five star reviews at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival, one of the Country’s brightest young comedians, Jason Cook has set himself the ultimate challenge - to perform a show without embellishment, exaggeration or poetic licence. Previously compelled by the hen party and office crowd to pepper his storytelling with smut and innuendo in order to meet their desired filth quota, every single word in Jason's new one-hour show is fact. A collection of 'confessions', Jason examines his own misdeeds and inadequacies, from the stupidly hilarious to the deeply moving.
This is quite simply, a brilliant show!
..“a genuinely life-affirming hour.” The Herald
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Sunday 22nd June
Wedding Fayre
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 11am – 4pm
Entry: £3
Plan your wedding-day dream in the historic Georgian Theatre Royal! Tour the theatre and reception areas, chat to theatre staff and browse the range of specialist stalls including local florists, photography and cars. Please email admin@georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk or call 01748 823710 for further details or to discuss opportunities to attend as a stall-holder.
Friday 27th June
The Black Umfolosi 5
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30 pm
Tickets: £8, £12, £15
Formed in 1982 by school friends in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, The Black Umfolosi named themselves after the Umfolozi Omnyama River in South Africa. In 2008, The Black Umfolosi 5 continue to present their spectacular songs and dances thrilling audiences all over the world.
Energy driven and completely engaging, their performances mix a great gentleness of spirit and song with exuberant dance. Their trademark harmonies, subtle movements and intricate rhythms contrast with clicking, clapping, vibrant stomping and leaping to make for an unforgettable evening! Audiences will be entranced by the famous Gumboot Dances showcasing the traditional styles and rituals of the South African mining regions.
www.adastra-music.co.uk
Marvellous harmonies, spine-tingling gospel singing and bare-torsoed, hard-hatted gumboot dancing” Glasgow Herald
Sponsored by the Friends of the Georgian Theatre Royal.
Friends Ticket Offer: 10% off full price tickets available from the Box Office
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Saturday 28th June
Australian Bush Flower Essence Seminar with Angie Jackson
Venue: The Station, Richmond
These essences not only give clarity to one’s life but also courage, strength and commitment to follow and pursue one’s goals and dreams. They help to develop a higher level of intuition, self-esteem, spirituality, creativity and fun. The more the Essences are used, the more one is likely to experience greater awareness and happiness.
10.00am - 4.30pm £45.
To book email or telephone Wendy Goff 01748 826799 or 07779 969 570
28th June
Richmond Live
Venue: The Comrades Club
Spirit Levellers
All gigs start at 7.30pm
£4.50 on the door
Saturday 28th June
MAKE 'EM LAUGH!
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £4.50 - £13
Join us for a sparkling evening of fun and frolics celebrating that much loved mainstay of our popular music, the Comic Song. Explore the first Savoy Operas of the 1870s, the jovial genius of G&S, Noel Coward, Joyce Grenfell, Flanders & Swann, Victoria Wood and more! The magical guitar playing of Grant Baynham and the scintillating voice of Hilary Spencer together form QuickSilver. You are promised a “Laugh a minute in a century of song.” Coventry Telegraph
Suitable for all ages, 10+
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
30th June - 29 September - Monday's and Friday's
The History, Taverns and Tales of Richmond.
Venue: Town Hall entrance, Market Place, Richmond
An informative and entertaining tour of the historic centre of Richmond by PC Charles Manley, the town's policeman in 1842. The historic Town Hall is also included (functions permitting).
Tours commence at 11am Mondays and Fridays from 30th June 'till end of September
FREE - There is no charge for the walk which lasts approx. one hour.
Contact Barry on 01748 826462.
Monday 30th June - Thursday 3rd July
Three Tales for Nishaat and The Comedy Of Errors
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £8 (Concessions £6)
Directed by Chris Wellings & Amanda Heitler
Little Nishaat is every sibling’s worst nightmare. Left to look after her one evening, Ansar, Rya and Khurram can’t get her to go to bed. Until that is, Khurram comes up with a plan. Each sibling will tell Nishaat a story she’s never heard before; then she’ll sleep. As they tell their stories, the folktales miraculously come to life. Of course, Nishaat has no intention of honouring her side of the bargain, but the stories have their own way of resolving the problem.
Three Tales for Nishaat has been written especially for the theatre’s Junior Youth Theatre and incorporates original re-tellings of folktales by Aaron Shepard.
Egeon of Syracuse has a problem; he's on a journey to find his missing twin sons and has ended up in the town of Ephesus. The problem? Ephesus and Syracuse are enemies and he's under sentence of death! Meanwhile, his son Antipholus keeps meeting strangers who claim to know him...
In this fast-paced adaptation, Shakespeare's farcical comedy of identical twins and misunderstanding is presented by the youth theatre’s 11-14 year old members.
Warning: this play contains Shakespearean language and scenes of cartoon violence!
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
July
Friday 4th July
Phillip Dyson
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30 pm
Tickets: £5.50 - £16 (£4.50 - £14)
Celebrate 4th July with international Concert Pianist Phillip Dyson and a programme to include Scott Joplin’s The Entertainer and George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
As part of his 50th birthday tour in 2008, Phillip also plays favourite pieces by Chopin, Beethoven and Billy Mayerl. Phillip has gained enormous popularity for his unique abilities in both the Classical and Light Music repertoire. With frequent performances in the concert hall, and with the BBC and Classic FM, his rapport with audiences, brilliant technique and innate sensitivity constantly win him the highest of praise.
“Brilliant.” Edward Greenfield, Gramophone
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Saturday 5th July
Spirit of Smokie
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30 pm
Tickets: £8, £12, £15
A tribute to Smokie featuring all the hits
In this special evening, Alan Barton’s son Dean along with three members of the Alan Silson Band (original founder member of Smokie), Andy Whelan & Graham Kearns (ex B'Eagles) and Ron Kelly (Kindness & Elizabethans) come together to perform all the big Smokie hits & more. Enjoy favourite songs including Living next door to Alice; If you think you know how to love me; Oh Carol; Lay Back in the arms of someone; Don’t Play your Rock ‘n’ Roll to me; Something’s been Making me blue; Needles & Pins; It’s your life; Mexican Girl and For a Few Dollars More.
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Monday 7th July
Poetry & Pints
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal First Floor Bar
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: Free
Listen to an invited published poet on the first Monday of each month and enjoy a relaxed evening of poetry in the first floor bar. There’s the chance to participate so bring your own poems to share if you wish! Watch the website for further information about upcoming poets.
Friday 11th July
Fourum-Singing in the Dales
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30 pm
Tickets: £4.50 - £15
Our ever-popular local folk band Fourum return to the Georgian’s stage with their unique mix of original songs capturing the legends, characters and history of the town and dale. Blended with music drawn from Scotland, Ireland and the land north of the Swale, Singing The Dales promises an evocativeand captivating evening.
Fourum’s credits include appearances on radio, television and a wide range of concert halls in over thirty years of public performance, but the intimate surroundings of The Georgian Theatre Royal show the band’s harmony singing, instrumental work and warm humour to best advantage.
The concert is given in support of Richmond Station’s community development work.
Fourum are back by popular demand - book early to avoid disappointment!
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Saturday 12th July
Communication Skills using NLP
Venue: The Studio, Croft Avenue, Richmond
Led by Mandy Adams, Homeopath and Master Practitioner of NLP this workshop is designed with the therapist in mind and will introduce you to the key concepts that will enhance your case taking skills. Active participation throughout the day will create an understanding of how NLP can be applied to both your professional and personal relationships.
Time: 10.00 am - 4.00pm
Cost £45.
To book contact: Wendy Goff by email or telephone 01748 826799 or 07779 969 570
Saturday 12th July
All’s Well That Ends Well
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30 pm
Tickets: £5.50 - £16 (£4.50 - £14)
Founded in 1976, Theatre Set-Up is the UK’s longest established outdoor touring Shakespeare company. This romantic adventure story tours to the Georgian Theatre Royal with the same small cast and minimal setting as Shakespeare's own company, The King's Men.
Granted the husband of her choice as reward for curing the King’s illness, Helena chooses the unwilling Bertram. Their different backgrounds cause problems with their romance but with typical ingenuity Helena eventually convinces Bertram to “love her dearly, ever, ever dearly.” All's well that ends well!
“This was Shakespeare in its purest form, yet cleverly made accessible to a modern audience.” The Stage.
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Friday 18th July
Falstaff
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30 pm
Tickets: £5.50 - £16 (£4.50 - £14)
Spend an evening with Falstaff, Shakespeare’s most loveable rogue!
The critically acclaimed world premiere production comes to the UK direct from the National Arts Center’s sell-out season in Ottawa, Canada as part of its international tour.
Winner of The Guardian Newspaper Book Award, Robert Nye’s novel is a portrait of Shakespeare’s great comic character. Adapted for the stage as a one-man show, it paints a historical and humorous portrait of Great Britain seen through the eyes of the vigorous and unrepentant 81-year-old Falstaff who holds court one last-time and enjoys a bawdy evening at the Boars Head Tavern.
“The National Arts Center of Canada is one of the world’s great theatre companies.” BBC Radio.
Sponsored by Friends of the Georgian Theatre Royal. Friends Ticket Offer: 10% off full price tickets available from Box Office
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Saturday 19th July
Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £4.50- £13
Written and performed by Toby Hadoke
Directed by Mark Attwood
Get out from behind that sofa and get aboard Toby Hadoke’s TARDIS on a trip through time – charting the rise, fall and rise again of a television legend. This delightful show is a personal, satirical and razor sharp comic odyssey from child to man, through obsession, joy and disappointment.
This award-winning comedian’s show is a must for anyone who’s ever had a passion for anything. An intimate knowledge of Doctor Who is not required, although a disdain for the BNP, football hooligans and Hollyoaks would be useful.
“Utterly hysterical look into the life of someone for whom sci-fi has made the world a better place. Hadoke does an expert job in spreading a bit of the Doctor’s joy to his audience.” ***** British Theatre Guide.
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Monday 21st July
Jazz at the Georgian!
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal Second Floor Bar
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: Free
On the third Monday of the month, we present an informal evening of cool jazz in the second floor bar. It’s absolutely free so come along and enjoy the ambience. This July we feature local musicians Blues & A Bad Boy.
Wednesday 23rd – Saturday 26th July & Wednesday 30th July – Saturday 2nd August
Brassed Off
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £5 to £12
Directed by Warnock Kerr
Featuring the Leyburn Band
Adapted from the widely acclaimed film, Brassed Off is a touching and ruthless account of the closure of yet another Yorkshire coal mine. The news provokes a passionate and often humorous response from the miners and their families. What are the consequences for a community when the sole purpose of its existence is removed, and what happens to the brass band at its heart? The powerful story line, which explores important social issues, is made all the more emotionally intense by the passionate music of the Brass Band.
RADS and Leyburn Band join forces to make this production unmissable!
This play contains occasional strong language!
Presented by Richmond Amateur Dramatic Society in arrangement with Samuel French Ltd
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
August
1 & 2 Aug 08
Richmond Live
Venue: The Batts
For the 10th year Richmond Live on the Batts
Line up to be confirmed
More information as available on www.richmondlive.org
Monday 4th August
Poetry & Pints
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal First Floor Bar
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: Free
Listen to an invited published poet on the first Monday of each month and enjoy a relaxed evening of poetry in the first floor bar. There’s the chance to participate so bring your own poems to share if you wish! Watch the website for further information about upcoming poets.
Monday 4th August – Friday 8th August
Museum Week
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: On the hour 10.00am – 4.00pm
Take a trip back in time to sample the delights of the Georgian Theatre Royal as it looked and felt in its earliest days. Let our authentically dressed guides transport you to 1788 when candlelight lit the dark, and drama filled the empty nights.
Tour the theatre stripped back to its bare essentials - wooden benches without the comfort of backs and cushions and with only the candle chandeliers lighting your way. Visit the machine room to see stage traps and winches, and our guides will demonstrate how shutters and grooves were used to change scenery. Enter and pay at the tiny original 1788 box office!
A replica of Britain’s oldest hand-painted scenery will be on stage for the whole week and the original will be on view in the museum.
Group tours can be booked in advance by contacting the Administration Office on 01748 823710.
Sat 9 - Sun 10 August
Medieval Murder Mystery
Venue: Richmond Castle
From 11am
A murder at the castle calls for some super sleuths. Interview the medieval townsfolk to discover who had the motive and the means.
Castle entry:
Adults £4.00 Concessions £3.20 children £2.00
English heritage members free.
Sunday 10th August
The Backbeat Beatles
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £10, £14, £17
The Backbeat Beatles are undoubtedly the best Beatles tribute band on the circuit and have built up an unrivalled reputation since they were formed in 1994 by musician/actor, Chris O’Neill, after he played George Harrison in the BAFTA award-winning film Backbeat. The lads are all from the Liverpool area and have long shared a mutual admiration for The Beatles. They don’t just give a Beatles history lesson by preaching about song release dates, they perform with an energy and spontaneity that makes for a fun, enjoyable evening for everyone involved!
“The Backbeat Beatles are probably the nearest you will get to the real thing”
The Daily Mail.
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Wednesday 13th August – Saturday 16th August
Carrots
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.00pm (with 2.00pm matinees on Friday & Saturday)
Tickets: ££6 (age 5-11), £8 (age 12-16), £10-£12 (Adults)
Set in the East End of London in 1866, Carrots is based on the life of Dr Thomas Barnardo. It was here that the "Good Doctah" first encountered a group of orphans, including the boy Carrots, living on a roof-top of a disused warehouse. Appalled by all the squalor, human misery and the social injustices of the time, he was determined to help the less fortunate and opened his first little school in a broken down stable in Stepney.
Carrots is a story of compassion and the determination to succeed against all odds.
Supported by the Heritage School of Dance, Stockton-on-Tees, this new adaptation premieres in Richmond. Starring local talent winner as Carrots!
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Saturday 23rd August
The Funny Magnet Comedy Club
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 8pm
Tickets: £3.50 - £12
MC Peter Vincent
With Matt Read, Carl Hutchinson and Chris Stokes*
Matt Read, Carl Hutchinson and Chris Stokes join MC Peter Vincent and award-winning comedy club The Funny Magnet for a bank holiday weekend special!
Recently voted ‘The Best Northern comedy venue 2006’ by readers of comedy website Chortle for its Middlesbrough gig, The Funny Magnet is aimed at open-minded adults with an age restriction of 16 and above.
*Line-up subject to change. Further details from the Box Office.
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
Sun 24 - Mon 25 August
The Medieval Pageant
Venue: Richmond Castle
From 11am
Ladies, knights and nobles will reveal what life was like in the royal court, from the gentle pursuits of singing and dancing to the dangers of medieval combat.
Castle entry:
Adults £5.00 Concessions £4.00 children £2.50
English heritage members free.
Bank Holiday Monday 25th August
Georgian Theatre Royal Open Day
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal - stage, studio & Friary Gardens
Join us throughout the day for free guided tours of the theatre, Street Theatre and stage performances, displays, stalls & games, face painting, refreshments, competitions and fabulous prizes. 2008's theme is Music Hall and there's lots for all ages to take part in! 10am - 4pm, FREE!
Information: 01748 823710.
Tuesday 26th August – Friday 29th August
Street Acts Workshops-JUGGLING! TRAPEZE! PLATE SPINNING! STAGE FIGHTING! MUSIC HALL!
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: Various times – please contact the Box Office from June onwards.
Tickets: FREE!
Whatever your skill level, you are sure to find a workshop to suit you. There’s something to delight and educate every member of the family. With limited spaces available, call the Box Office - 01748 825252 from June for full details of the individual classes and to book places.
We encourage families to attend together, but if this is not possible you are able to leave children for one or more workshops. Children must be seven or above to participate.
Saturday 30th August
Theatrical Extravaganza
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Time: 7.00pm
Tickets: £12 boxes, £10 all other seats (Concessions £11 boxes, £9 all other seats)
Theatrical tricks and sensational circus skills: this is a family show to astound and amaze. As a culmination to a week of themed workshops, professionals and their new recruits will showcase the very best of circus theatre.
For bookings please call 01748 825252, log on to www.digyorkshire.com or visit the theatre box office on Victoria Road, Richmond.
September
Monday 1st September
Poetry & Pints
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal First Floor Bar
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: Free
Listen to an invited published poet on the first Monday of each month and enjoy a relaxed evening of poetry in the first floor bar. There’s the chance to participate so bring your own poems to share if you wish! Watch the website for further information about upcoming poets.
September 2nd
Bridge the Gap
Venue: Town Hall, Richmond
The Richmond Support Group for St. Teresa's Hospice is holding an afternoon of bridge at the Town Hall Richmond followed by afternoon tea.
1.30pm-5pm.
Tickets £10 available from members of the group.
Proceeds in aid of St. Teresa's Hospice.
Sunday 7 September 2008
Antique & Objet d'Art Fair
Venue: Scotch corner Hotel (jct A1/A66) Richmond
A small quality fair for the discerning buyer of antiques and collectables. Admission is £1.00 for adults. Car parking is available and refreshments. A lovely day out. For all information and stand bookings contact 07779342782
27th/28th Sept
North Yorkshire Vintage Machinery Society Vintage Working Weekend and Rally
Venue: Tancred Grange, Scorton
Vintage Machinery Working, Crafts, Displays, Demonstration's, Trade Stands, Auto Jumble, Pedal Cycles, Stationary Engines, Vintage Tractors, Commercial Vehicles, Military Vehicles, Fire Engines, Motor Cyles, Vintage Cars, Showman's Caravans and much more!
Refreshments available.
Nearest postcode is DL10 6AB
Admission Costs TBA
Tractor (Sat) and Commercial (Sun) Road Runs - The commercial road run spends a short while in Richmond Market Place on the Sunday Morning.
Gates open 9.00am
For further details please contact:- Tel 01677 423184 or 01748 818700
October
October 1st
Radio Fun
Venue: The King's Head Hotel, Richmond
The Richmond Support Group for St. Teresa's Hospice invites you to "Radio Fun" - a short history of radio comedy with Dominic Goodwin at The King's Head Hotel, Richmond at 7.30pm.
Tickets available from T.I.C.
Proceeds in aid of St. Teresa's Hospice.
10th - 12th October 2008
'SCARECROWS': an Exhibition for the whole community.
Venue: St Mary's Parish Church, Richmond
'SCARECROWS' is the 4th Annual Exhibition to be held at St Mary's Church, Richmond
It is an exhibition with a difference, and one in which the whole community can take part and enjoy.
Community groups, organisations and individuals are invited to make a Sacrecrow of their own design - all Scarecrows will be displayed at St Mary's.
Further details will be published in due course in the press, on this website and on St Mary's Parish Church website.
SO - PUT THE DATES IN YOUR DIARY!
November
Sat 1 - Sun 2 Nov
Medieval Have-a-go Archery
Venue: Richmond Castle
12 noon - 3pm
Our 14th-century archers demonstrate this ancient and noble art, with have-a-go sessions for all the family.
Castle entry:
Adults £4.00 Concessions £3.20 children £2.00
English heritage members free.
December
Wednesday 10th – Wednesday 31st December
The Sleeping Beauty
Venue: Georgian Theatre Royal
Times: Various: please ask Box Office for full details
Tickets: £7- £17 (Adults); £7-£15 (OAPs / students); £7-£10 (children)
One of the world’s favourite fairy stories of all times, The Sleeping Beauty originated from Persia over a thousand years ago! Frenchman Charles Perrault wrote down various fairytales in 1697 – several of them later became pantomimes. The first pantomime version of The Sleeping Beauty was at Drury Lane in 1806 – just eighteen years after Richmond’s Georgian theatre was built. Two centuries later, PMA Productions take on the story.
A magical castle deep in the forest, a handsome prince, a beautiful sleeping princess, fairies and a very wicked witch all promise rather a special Christmas panto this year. Following huge success over the last four years, dancers from the Heritage School of Dance in Stockton-on-Tees support PMA’s professional cast.
Book your seats now to avoid disappointment!
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April
May
Events and Notices
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This is a FREE service for the Richmond Community. To get your event or notice listed here, please complete this form
Coffee Mornings - every Thursday and Saturday (occasional Tuesdays) in the Town Hall. 8.30 - 12.00. Entry 60p. Run by and for local charities and organisations - All welcome.
Richmond Markets
Indoor Market - Monday to Saturday in the Market Hall.
Outdoor Market - Saturday in the Market Place.
Farmers Market - Every 3rd Saturday of the Month in the Market Place.
Craft & Collectors Fairs on Sundays from Easter in the Market Hall
More on the Market Hall...
Weekly Events
Mondays
Term Time Only - Childminders Support Group / drop-in
Richmond Childminders support group get together for coffee & chat, while children play in a safe well equipped environment, with parties, discos & outings for children & adults organised on a regular basis, all childminders welcome...Ring Dawn 01748 850397 fo details of venue
Tai Chi Classes
Evenings £4 Phone Sue Holden 01748 825732.
Army Cadet Force Parade
Gaza Barracks, Catterick Garrison
Parade 1855hrs main gate.
Contact Sgt A Joy 07971 036 290 after 1800hrs.
1st Richmond Scout Group
Scout Hut, Quaker Lane
For girls and boys aged 6 to 141/2
Beaver Scouts (age 6 to 8)
6.00 - 7.15pm. Contact Beaver Scout Leader 01748 825537
Scouts (age 101/2 to 141/2)
7.20 - 9.00pm. Contact Scout Leader 01748 825371
RADS Club Night Richmond Amateur Dramatic Society
Held every 2nd Monday of the month in the Club Rooms, Castle Hill at 7.30pm. All welcome especially new members. More information here
Tuesdays
U3A - University of the Third Age Richmond
Monthly meeting with speaker in the Methodist Church Hall, Dundas St, Richmond.
Last Tuesday of the month
9.30 Coffee and chat
10.00 meeting begins.
12.00 Luncheon Club - must be prebooked
Storytime for Under 5s.
Richmond Library 2.15 - 2.45 p.m. Free, all welcome. Info from the Library 01748 823120
Catterick Garrison Martial Arts Club - Duchess of Kent Barracks, Catterick Garrison
Modern and Traditional Martial Arts. Home of Team Shotai Kai
Martial Arts Classes
Little Dragons classes - ages 4-7 5.30 -6.15pm £3
Childrens classes - ages 7-15 6.30 -7.30pm £3
Chief Instructor Mick Nokes 07946 314085
Instructor Irene Bottomley 07900 641306
Everyone welcome
Wednesdays
Martial Arts Classes
Progressive Martial Arts
Brompton On Swale Sports Hall
Childrens Classes 8 - 14yrs
6.30pm - 7.30pm £3.00
Adults - 7.45pm - 8.45pm £3.50
Richmond Badminton Club
Richmond Badminton Club club nights are held at Marne Barracks from 7pm till 9pm every Wednesday. More info adamswalwell@hotmail.com
Scottish Country Dancing - Adult Classes
Civil Service Club, Dane Road, Catterick Garrsion
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society hold weekly adult classes from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm.
£24 per term or £2.50 per session. The first session is free.
For further information contact Wendy Thomson 01748-811449 or Jan Robinson 01748-884786
Thursdays
Catterick Garrison Martial Arts Club - Duchess of Kent Barracks, Catterick Garrison
Modern and Traditional Martial Arts. Home of Team Shotai Kai
Martial Arts Classes
Little Dragons classes - ages 4-7 5.30 - 6.15pm £3
Childrens classes - ages 7-15 6.30 -7.30pm £3
Chief Instructor Mick Nokes 07946 314085
Instructor Irene Bottomley 07900 641306
Everyone welcome
Army Cadet Force Parade
Gaza Barracks, Catterick Garrison
Parade 1855hrs main gate.
Contact Sgt A Joy 07971 036 290 after 1800hrs.
Dru Yoga - Catholic Church Hall, Newbiggin. A flowing yoga class that is suitable for all abilities. 7.00 - 8.30 £5 Contact Gillian Howells 01748 825362 day or 825221 evening
Fridays
Belly Dance Fusion!
The Georgian Theatre Royal
10 - 11.30am - Led by international dance teacher Lisa Lloyd - beginners welcome.
Fee: £6 per session
Contact Lisa direct: lisa@tarothealing.org
Tai Chi for beginners
Friday lunchtimes from 12.15 - 1.15pm
Contact Susan Holden on 01748 825732 for further details.
Folk Sing-a-long
Castle Tavern 9.15pm
All welcome
Please bring instruments
Sundays
Richmond Cycling Club Cycle Rides
Meet outside Calvert's Carpets
Weekly Sunday runs on the road. Meet at 9am outside Calvert's Carpets, Richmond - every week.
All are welcome.
Regular Mountain Bike runs.
See website for details every month Richmond Cycling Club - (off site link)
Other regular events on various days
Richmond Town Football Club
See website (link below)
Junior Football Coaching
Under 7 to Under 16 Boys
Girls, Ladies & Seniors
New players welcome. Contact Steve on 07971 862016
RTFC website - (off-site link)
Swaledale Outdoor Club
Outdoor Pursuits in the Yorkshire Dales and further afield.
The Club hold events every weekend including Canoeing, Caving, Climbing, Fell Running, Mountain Biking, Orienteering, Road Cycling, Skiing and Walking. All welcome.
Tel: 01748 822446
The Royal Irish Rangers Association Yorkshire (North East England) Branch
We meet the 1st Saturday of every month at 14.00 at the ARC Hanson Sports and Social Club, Colburn, Catterick Garrison
We welcome Ex Rangers, Faughs, Rifles and Skins in Catterick and the Richmond area. We also welcome any ex Forces, Army, Navy and Air Force or attached personnel REME, Medics, AGC and RLC, or anyone who has served with the Royal Irish Rangers.
Contact Tom Ripley - 01748 835800
tom@hripley.freeserve.co.uk
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