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COMING UP: 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
ON TOUR VARIOUS DATES APR- JUN 2010 |
'BACK TO
THE LAND GIRLS'
(The Land Girls of Yorkshire)A comedy written and directed by Kate
Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre)
Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner)
'Some girls just aren't cut out for
farming...'
It's 1942, and there are some new
arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of
the Women's Land Army take to the hills.
Buff is a city girl dreaming of being
'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless
romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all
there is to know about working on the land.
This brand new show is the latest comedy
two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the
wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of
glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. |
 Starring Abigail Uttley and Samantha
Edwards
Although a fictional tale this play owes
much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own
personal stories to this exciting new comedy.
"This is a production brimming with
creativity and talent. If you get the chance to go and see this do, as it is a joyful and
uplifting experience" York Press "One of the region's brightest lights in
touring theatre." NORTHERN ECHO www.badappletheatre.com
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'A
YORKSHIRE CHRISTMAS CAROL'
ON TOUR DEC 2010 |
'GEORDIE'S WINTER
ALMANAC RADIO ROADSHOW'
ON TOUR DEC 2010
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Written
and directed by Kate Bramley, inspired by the Charles Dickens story.
Enjoy a family treat this Christmas and join the much lauded Badapple
Theatre for their latest 'theatre on your doorstep' production.
Writer Kate Bramley (Land Girls of Yorkshire) and her itinerant band
of actors put their classic Yorkshire comedy slant on the Dicken's
Christmas story. Have a good chuckle while the blustering,
skin-flint Scrooge gets his comeuppance and is forced to see the error
of his penny pinching ways. Full of local stories and carols, puppets
and mayhem, and new original songs by Jez Lowe, plus a whacking great
dose of seasonal bon-homie, this is a winter warmer to put a smile on
everyone's face this Christmas.
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Songwriter Jez Lowe returns
to his North East roots in a special seasonal presentation that harks back to the old
Tyneside radio shows of the 1950's, entitled Geordie's Winter Almanac Radio Roadshow.
Gather round the winter firesides of the cottages and terraces in the shadow of the
dockyard cranes and the pit-wheels, for an evening of songs, tunes, recitations and
comedy, with a backdrop of archive film and photographs. Jez, hailed for his contributions
to the recent SONY Award-Winning BBC Radio Ballads, and who's songs have been covered by
the likes of Fairport Convention, The Dubliners and hundreds more, will be joined by his
long-time band The Bad Pennies, with Kate Bramley (vocals/ violin), Andy May (Northumbrian
Pipes) and David De La Haye (bass), plus special guests Tyneside balladeer Benny Graham
and young multi-instrumentalist Andrew Cadie for a night of homespun revellry, Geordie
Style. |
ON TOUR IN
DECEMBER:
1 Marton Cum Grafton Village Hall (TBC)
3 Fewston Village Hall
4 Helmsley Arts Centre
7 Etton Vilage Hall
8 Suddabys Crown, Malton
9 Fountains Abbey
10 Burton Upon Stather Village Hall
11 Husthwaite Village Hall
12 Topcliffe & Asenby Hall *matinee
14 North Stainley Village Hall, Ripon
15 Sheriff Hutton Village Hall
16 Thorganby Village Hall
17 Kirkby Malzeard Mechanics Institute
18 Green Hammerton Village Hall
19 Coliseum Theatre, Whitby
21 Spotlight Theatre, Bridlington
22 Leven Recreation Hall
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ON TOUR IN DECEMBER:
6 WINTER ALMANAC Nettlebed Folk Club
7 WINTER ALMANAC Coliseum Theatre, Whitby
9 WINTER ALMANAC Live at the Star,Glasgow
10 WINTER ALMANAC Victoria Hall, Settle
11 WINTER ALMANAC Concordia Centre, Cramlington
16 WINTER ALMANAC Town Hall, Bishop Auckland
17 WINTER ALMANAC Henshaws Arts, Knaresborough
18 WINTER ALMANAC The Junction, Goolewww.jezlowe.com |
Come visit us! Find out more about our part of
Yorkshire, as well as places to stay and other local tourist attractions:
Bronte Country
http://www.bronte-country.com
The Yorkshire Dales
http://www.yorkshire-dales.com
The North York Moors
http://www.north-york-moors.com
The Yorkshire Coast
http://www.yorkshire-coast.com
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| TOUR DATES |
more
details to follow soon |
| Tue 25 May Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal LA9 4HE |
01539
725133 8pm Tickets
£13.50 / £12.50 conc / £11.50 fob |
| Wed 26 May North Duffield Village Hall, Selby, N Yorks YO8
5RP |
01757 288458 7.30pm Tickets £8.50, £7 concs |
| Thu 27 May Penistone Paramount Theatre
S36 6DY |
01226
767532 7.30pm
Tickets £7.50/ £6 concs |
| Fri 28 May Partington Theatre, Glossop SK13
8BW |
0161
430 6694 or 07736152348 7.30pm |
| Sat 29 May Otley Courthouse Theatre, N Yorks LS21
3AN |
01943
467216 7.30pm £8.50/£7 in
advance: £9.50/£8 on the door |
| Tue 1 Jun Sunningwell Festival, Village Hall OX13 6RD |
01865 735910 7.30pm
£12/ £10 concs |
| Wed 2 Jun East Harlsey Village Hall, Nr Northallerton DL6
2DJ |
01642
355383/ 07773 491175 £15 inc supper |
| Thu 3 Jun Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley DH9 0NA |
01207
218899 8pm £10/ £8 concs |
| Fri 4 Jun Bishop Greaves Theatre, Lincoln LN1 3DY |
01522
583761 7.30pm Tickets £7/ £4.50 conc |
| Sat 5 Jun Helmsley Arts Centre, N Yorks YO62 5DW |
01439
772112 7.30pm |
| Sun 6 Jun Moorholm Memorial Hall, N Yorks TS12
3JS |
07766 741272 7.30pm |
| Tue 8 Jun Pocklington Arts Centre YO42 2AR |
01759
301547 7.30pm |
| Wed 9th Jun Settle Victoria Hall BD24 9DZ |
01729
825718 7.30pm |
| Thu 10 Jun Fearby Village Hall, Masham HG4 4LB |
01423 339168 7.30pm Tickets £8.50 / £7.50 concs |
| Fri 11 Jun Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall HG3 2HX |
01423 339168 7.30pm Tickets £8.50 / £7.50 concs |
| Sat 12 Jun Green Hammerton Village Hall YO26 8HF |
01423 339168 7.30pm Tickets £8.50 / £7.50 concs |
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