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Scarborough Spa, YO11 2HD, 11am-5pm
Celebrate 60 years of Doctor Who by the Sea and meet some starts of the show including Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred and Paul McGann.
Tickets are £10 from tickets@unleashedevents.co.uk
Whitby Harbour, YO21 3PU, 10am-4pm
Attendees will experience the unique opportunity to get up close to a range of more than 40 SuperCars! After everyone’s had a good look you’ll be able to see and hear them in action as part of the parade.
Head to www.jpcspecialistmotorsports.com for updates.
Scarborough Spa, 7:30pm.
Experience Shakespeare’s legendary play ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ like never before — each night in preperation for the show, one designated actor is given four hours to “wet their whistle” by consuming as much alcohol as they can get their hands on. Expect plenty of laughs this October!
Head to www.scarboroughspa.co.uk for ticket info.
St Michael’s Church, Bempton, 2:30pm.
Enjoy a delicious afternoon tea in the serene village of Bempton and listen out for classic after classic from Mike’s Duo, a local Rock ‘N’ Roll group.
Tickets are only £7. Call 07599716936 to book yourself in.
South Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2HD, 11:30-9:30pm on the Friday and Saturday and 12:30-8:45pm on the Sunday.
The iconic festival is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year in with a stacked lineup, starring the Clare Teal Seven and Randy Breaker.
Head to www.scarboroughspa.co.uk for the full lineup.
Grand Hall, Scarborough Spa, 7:30pm.
Experience the United Kingdom’s finest military musicians perform an array of traditional and contemporary pieces alongside the world-famous Corps of Drums. The concert will have a retirement collection for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Tickets are available on www.scarboroughspa.co.uk or through Ticketmaster.
COULD WE BE ANY MORE EXCITED? FRIENDS THE MUSICAL TO VISIT SCARBOROUGH SPA!
Friends! The Musical Parody, the new, hilarious, off-Broadway and Las Vegas hit musical is heading to Scarborough Spa next year.
Friends! The Musical Parody will be there for you in 2020 as it tours the UK and Ireland for the first time calling in at Scarborough Spa’s Grand Hall on Thursday 7th May 2020.
I mean, isn’t that just kick-you-in-the-crotch-spit-on-your-neck fantastic?
Friends! The Musical Parody takes a hilarious look and remembers the TV phenomenon that ruled the 90’s and became a cultural institution with millions of fans across the globe.
Like the original television series, Friends! The Musical Parody follows the lives of six wacky 20-somethings and goes back in time to celebrate and poke fun at some of their most iconic moments as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life, and love in 1990’s Manhattan.
Friends! The Musical Parody is a hilarious good-hearted romp through our favourite moments from the hit TV show in an uncensored, hilarious, fast-paced, music-filled production.
The fun begins on an ordinary day at the corner coffee show, Central Perk, when a certain runaway bride, with the signature hairstyle, stumbles into the lives of five other friends and kicks the whole gang out of second gear.
Ross, Chandler, Monica, Phoebe, Joey and Rachel, haven’t gone anywhere and are singing and dancing their way back into our hearts in a delightful musical parody that harnesses the nostalgia for the iconic TV show and takes it to hilarious new places.
Friends! The Musical Parody is led by a talented cast who nail the quirks, the mannerisms and the catchphrases of our favourite characters.
Now it’s your chance to be part of the next chapter in the Friends saga. It’s the cliff hanger episode. The one you don’t want to miss! Once you see it, Friends! The Musical Parody will make your day, your week, your month, or even your year!
You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll Unagi!
With friends like these, who needs television? PIVOT!
Tickets will go on sale on Friday 15 November 2019 at 10am from Scarborough Spa’s Box Office (01723) 821888 or via www.scarboroughspa.co.uk
THE YORKSHIRE SHEPHERDESS TO REVEAL ALL AT SCARBOROUGH SPA
Amanda Owen, better known as The Yorkshire Shepherdess is to bring her new show to Scarborough Spa next year.
In Adventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess on Sunday 29 March 2020, you will get to hear how she juggles life as a shepherdess, home renovator and mother to nine children, with life as a best-selling author and being taken to the nation’s hearts with the Channel 5 hit series ‘Our Yorkshire Farm’.
Growing up in Huddersfield, Amanda was inspired by James Herriot’s books to leave her town life behind and head to the countryside.
After working as a freelance dairy milker and alpaca shearer, she eventually settled down as a shepherdess at Ravenseat, one of the highest and most remote places in England, where she’s raised a flock of 1000 sheep and a family of 9 children with husband Clive.
Accompanied by some of Amanda’s wonderful photography, you will experience the highs and lows of the farming year, which in 2018 included the extremes of the Beast from the East and one of the hottest summers on record.
Funny, charming and filled with unforgettable characters, ‘Adventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess’ will delight anyone who has dreamt of a new life in the country.
Tickets go on sale on Friday 27 September from The Spa Box Office (01723) 821888 or via www.scarboroughspa.co.uk
The Spa Theatre | Scarborough Spa
Matinee Show added due to Huge Demand!
We are delighted to announce Amanda Owen has added an extra matinee show (2pm) on Sunday 29 March 2020.
In this frank, funny and informative new show, Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen shares heart-warming tales and honest anecdotes from her remarkable farming, family life in North Yorkshire.
It's a life that has almost gone in today's modern world, one ruled by animals and the four seasons.
We’ll hear how Amanda grew up in Huddersfield, but was inspired by James Herriot’s books to leave her town life behind and head to the countryside.
After working as a freelance dairy milker and alpaca shearer, she eventually settled down as a shepherdess at Ravenseat, one of the highest and most remote places in England, where she’s raised a flock of 1000 sheep and a family of 9 children with husband Clive.
Accompanied by some of Amanda's wonderful photography, we’ll experience the highs and lows of the farming year, which in 2018 included the extremes of the Beast from the East and one of the hottest summers on record.
Ravenseat is a tenant farm and may not stay in the family, so when Amanda saw a nearby farmhouse up for sale, she knew it was her chance to create roots for the next generation. The old house needed a lot of renovation and money was tight, but with her usual resourcefulness Amanda set about the work herself, with some help from the family, a visiting plumber and a travelling monk. It's fair to say things did not go according to plan.
We’ll hear how Amanda juggles life as a shepherdess, home renovator and mother to nine children, with life as a best-selling author and being taken to the nation’s hearts with the Channel 5 hit series ‘Our Yorkshire Farm’.
Funny, charming and filled with unforgettable characters, ‘Adventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess' will delight anyone who has dreamt of a new life in the country.
Tickets: £16.50 (plus booking fees)
Tickets go on sale on Friday 10 January 2020 at 10am.
Doors: 1.30pm
Show: 2pm
THE BAR • 2HRS 30 MINS WITH INTERVAL • THEATRE
Grab a drink and join us for a quiz night you won’t forget with plenty of drama.
Credits:
Presented by Box of Tricks Theatre Company
Written by Alison Carr
Directed by Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder
Offers: Circle Members, Group 10+, Under 30s
Price: From £10
THE MCCARTHY • 1HR 10MINS (NO INTERVAL) • THEATRE
“If I invited you to come with me on a journey, a story, will you come with me?”
Credits:
Written by John Rwothomack
Director: Moji Elufowoju
Dramaturg: Paul Sirett
Producer: Sam Holland and Joanna Jowett
Art Director: Smart Banda
Musical & Sound Director: Lee Affen
Lighting Designer: William Monks
Set & Costume Designer: Kevin Jenkins
Movement Director: Akeim Toussaint Buck
Stage & Tour Manager: Hannah Birtwistle-Crossland
Videographer & Editor: Gomolemo Nyakale
Key Cast:
John Rwothomack
Offers: Circle Members, Group 10+, Under 30s
Price: From £10
THE MCCARTHY • THEATRE
seeds explores the human story behind a tragedy through the eyes of those left behind.
Credits:
Presented by tiata fahodzi and Wrested Veil in association with Leeds Playhouse, Soho Theatre and Tara Finney Productions
Written by Mel Pennant
Directed by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour
Offers: Circle Members, Group 10+, Under 30s
Price: From £10
The Spa Theatre | Scarborough Spa
Award-winning band The Bluejays (featuring stars of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, Dreamboats & Petticoats and Million Dollar Quartet) take you on a jiving journey through the fabulous fifties.
Packed with over 40 classic hits including Rock Around The Clock, That’ll Be The Day, Jailhouse Rock, Johnny B. Goode, Tutti Frutti, C’mon Everybody, Stupid Cupid, Great Balls of Fire and La Bamba, all performed live on stage, Rock and Roll Revolution will transport you back to the era when music changed the world forever!
From the early days of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis at Sun Studio, via the brief but brilliant careers of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Eddie Cochran, right through to Rock ‘n’ Roll’s heyday with artists such as Cliff Richard, Connie Francis, Bill Haley and his Comets, Dion and the Belmonts and Little Richard – Rock and Roll Revolution is a whistle-stop tour through music’s most defining decade!
In 2017, The Bluejays were flown out to Lubbock, Texas to play for members of Buddy Holly’s family – even being joined on backing vocals by Buddy’s wife, Maria Elena!
Fortunately, you don’t need to travel that far to catch this wonderful band.
If you love Rock ‘n’ Roll, dust off your Blue Suede Shoes and join the Rock and Roll Revolution!
“The Bluejays are the real Rock ‘n’ Roll deal!” Vintage Rock Magazine
“The ultimate 1950s Rock ‘n’ Roll show!” BBC Radio Scotland
“The audience couldn't wait to get up and start jitterbugging and jiving!” Southend Theatre Scene
“Immense… faultless… one fantastic band!” Yorkshire Times
www.rockandrollrevolution.co.uk
Tickets*: £22.50, £20 (Concessions),
*(plus booking fees)
The Spa Theatre | Scarborough Spa
‘John Shuttleworth's Back’... is giving him trouble.
Years of strenuous DIY, not to mention playing his organ whilst perched upon a multi pack of Diet Sprite with no lumber support, has taken its toll.
But - ever the trouper - John returns to regale audiences with an evening of his classic songs (plus new ones and hilarious 'back' stories), pausing only to reapply his deep heat rub!
'A LUDICROUSLY COMPELLING NIGHT OUT' - EVENING STANDARD
Sunday 8 March 2020
The Spa Theatre
Doors: 7.00pm - Show: 7.30pm
Ticket Prices: £20 (plus booking fees)
The Grand Hall | Scarborough Spa
Taking to the ring will be the man with Britain's biggest biceps Tiny Iron, Japan's Tokyo Joe, American Star Big Bubba, High flying sensation Pyro, The cockney gentleman Edmund Vik, The Superstar Andy Johns and Risk taker Davey Blaine.
Don't miss out on this action packed night of wrestling including a Ladies Challenge Match and a Rumble Finale.
Be enthralled by 5 action packed bouts all taking place in a 20ft steel cage of Hell!
Suitable for the whole family.
Book now to avoid disappointment!
Friday 6 March 2020
7.30pm-9.30pm
Prices:
£12, £10 (Concessions/Children)
£15 VIP (Ringside Seat (first 3 rows) & a backstage pass to meet the Wrestlers)
£36 (Family of 4)
(*Booking fees apply)
THE MCCARTHY • 90 MINS (NO INTERVAL) • THEATRE
A hilarious and deeply moving homage to two men who changed the world of comedy forever.
Credits:
A Told by an Idiot and Theatre Royal Plymouth production with Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Unity Theatre, Liverpool
Writer and Director: Paul Hunter
Designer: Ioana Curelea
Lighting Designer: Aideen Malone
Composer: Zoe Rahman
Physical Comedy Consultant: Jos Houben
Song Arrangement: Sophie Cotton
Dance Choreography Nuna Sandy for ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company
Assistant Director: Andrea Cabrera Luna
From an idea by Irene Cotton
With additional material from the company
Key Cast:
Sara Alexander
Nick Haverson
Jerone Marsh-Reid
Amalia Vitale
Offers: Circle Members, Group 10+, Under 30s
Price: From £10
The Grand Hall | Scarborough Spa
Featuring an impressive cast and accompanied by a live Orchestra numbering over 30 musicians.
After its successful season of Madama Butterfly, Carmen and La Traviata last year, Russian State Opera returns to delight you with the premiere of Opera, Aida.
The brand-new production guarantees to delight you with sumptuous sets and splendid new costumes.
Verdi brings the ancient Egypt on stage with evolving love story at the backdrop of war. The princess of Ethiopia (Aida) falls in love with the Egyptian General (Radames) and he is also besotted by her.
Radames is chosen to lead the war with Ethiopia by the king and Aida is left to choose between her lover or her father and her country.
Aida is a gripping love story that will keep you on the edge of your seats until the very end.
Aria such as ‘Se quel Guerrier io fossi!’ sung by Radames in the first act is one of the most famous arias of the operatic world. The most powerful melody comes in the second part of the Opera in the form of Triumphal March to highlight victory and triumph.
A deeply moving opera overflowing with emotion and containing moments of despair and uncertainty. Aida is an unforgettable, inspiring experience.
Ticket Prices:
£31, £29 (Concessions) £20 (Child)
*plus booking fees
Aida performed by the Russian State Opera
Sunday 1 March, 2020
The Grand Hall
Doors: 7pm Start: 7.30pm
Live this February, for one night Remarkable Arts will Rock the 80s with epic 8-part harmony arrangements of some of the best music from the biggest stars of the 1980s.
THE MCCARTHY • 75 MINS (NO INTERVAL) • THEATRE
The Stage
An epic story about trying to do the right thing even when it involves taking all your clothes off.
Credits:
Presented by Tangram Theatre Company
By James Rowland
Directed by Daniel Goldman
Key Cast:
James Rowland
Offers: Circle Members, Group 10+, Under 30s
Price: From £10
The Faction's critically acclaimed production of Patricia Highsmith's psychological thriller The Talented Mr Ripley is making a comeback with a tour opening at the Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.
THE MCCARTHY • APPROX. 2HRS 30MINS INCLUDING AN INTERVAL • STREAMING
Dances at a Gathering will be performed alongside the world premiere of Cathy Marston’s The Cellist
Credits:
THE CELLIST
Choreography: Cathy Marston
Music: Philip Feeney
Scenario: Cathy Marston and Edward Kemp
Set designer: Hildegard Bechtler
Costume designer: Bregje van Balen
Lighting designer: Jon Clark
Conductor: Andrea Molino
DANCES AT A GATHERING
Choreography: Jerome Robbins
Music: Fryderyk Chopin
Costume Designer: Joe Eula
Price: £17
THE ROUND • THEATRE, SHOWS & EVENTS, YOUNG PEOPLE, ADULTS
A 'verbatim' style play about the murder of Breck Bednar.
Credits:
Presented by SJT OutReach
By Mark Wheeller
Co-Directed by Alice Kynman and Cheryl Govan
Offers: Circle Members, Group 10+, Under 30s
Price: £10, Under 30s £6
A celebration of Gladys Knight
An Evening with Sir Michael Parkinson celebrates the life and career of a man who has interviewed over 2000 of the most important cultural figures of the 20th and 21st centuries.
'Simply ravishing', that's how the Yorkshire Post magazine described the sounds of Raven.
Fairport Convention has been making great music for over fifty years. Credited with originating British folk-rock music, they retain a passion for live performance. Whether you are a long-time fan or a newcomer to their music, an evening with Fairport Convention is sure to surprise and delight you.
The new Circus of Horrors show will be a celebration of the 25 years and will include an amazing amalgamation of acts, driven by a rock n roll sound scape, a show that will have you sat on the edge of your seat when not falling off it with laughter.
Let's Rock 2020 is bringing together the best young musicians from East Yorkshire, Hull and York in a rock extravaganza.
BBC Radio Humberside and Look North Pantomime
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