Otley Courthouse Autumn-Winter 2018-19

Otley 

COURTHOUSE 

Programme 

September 2018— 

February 2019

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Otley Courthouse September 2018—February 2019 

Welcome to Otley Courthouse 

… and our Autumn/Winter Programme 2018–19. Here you will find all our latest 

programme and event information. We hope you enjoy this season and thank you for 

your continued support. Keep up to date with our latest news & events by visiting our 

website at otleycourthouse.org.uk. 

HOW TO BOOK TICKETS 

BY PHONE OR IN PERSON 

Otley Courthouse, Courthouse Street, 

Otley LS21 3AN. 

Tel: 01943 467466 

The Box Office is open from 10am–4pm 

Monday to Saturday 

While all details are correct at time of going to 

press, some changes and additions may take 

place. Check when you purchase your tickets. 

ONLINE 

otleycourthouse.org.uk 

E-tickets will be available to print upon 

completion of purchase. 

Please note that booking fees do apply on our 

website. 

CONCESSIONS 

Where a concessionary price is listed, these 

tickets are available for the following groups: 

under 16s, people in receipt of benefits, in full 

time education and Senior Citizens (60+ and 

retired). 

REFUNDS 

Tickets are non-refundable, except in the case 

of a cancelled performance. Resale of tickets 

on sell out performances may be possible 

providing tickets are returned to the box office. 

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ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH 

DISABILITIES 

The Courthouse is fully accessible. Guide 

dogs and hearing dogs are welcome. 

An induction loop is available in the 

Courtroom. See website for further 

details. 

A large print text version of this 

brochure can be made available 

on request. 

CONTACT US 

Telephone: 01943 467466 

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Movie 

Matinees 

Movie Matinees start at 2pm 

with tea/coffee available from 

1.30pm. 

Tickets for all films: £5 includes 

tea/coffee and biscuits. 

All films will be shown with 

subtitles where available. 

Darkest Hour 

DARKEST HOUR 

Thursday 6 September 

125 mins, PG 

Starring: Gary Oldman, Lily 

James, Kristin Scott Thomas 

THE SENSE OF AN 

ENDING 


108 mins, 15 

Starring: Jim Broadbent, 

Charlotte Rampling, Harriet 

Walter 

A QUIET PASSION 

Thursday 4 October 

125 mins, 12A 

Starring: Emma Bell, Sara 

Vertongen, Rose Williams 

A Quiet Passion 

THE POST 


116 mins, 12A 

Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom 

Hanks, Sarah Paulson 

WONDER 

Thursday 1 November 

113 mins, PG 

Starring: Jacob Tremblay, 

Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, 

Julia Roberts 

Wonder 

Wonder 

JOURNEY’S END 


107 mins, 12A 

Starring: Paul Bettany, Sam 

Claflin, Asa Butterfield 

FINDING YOUR FEET 

Thursday 6 December 

111 mins, 12A 

Starring: Joanna Lumley, Celia 

Imrie, Timothy Spall 

THE MAN WHO 

INVENTED CHRISTMAS 


104 mins, PG 

Starring: Dan Stevens, Mark 

Schrier, Patrick Joseph Byrnes 

ON CHESIL BEACH 

Thursday 10 January 

110 mins, 15 

Starring: Saorise Ronan, Emily 

Watson, Samuel West 

THE GUERNSEY 

LITERARY AND POTATO 

PEEL PIE SOCIETY 


124 mins, 12A 

Starring: Matthew Goode, 

Jessica Brown Findlay 

FILM STARS DON’T DIE 

IN LIVERPOOL 

Thursday 14 February 

105 mins, 15 

Starring: Annette Bening, 

Jamie Bell, Kenneth Cranham 

Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool 

LEAN ON PETE 


121 mins, 15 

Starring: Charlie Plummer, 

Amy Seimetz, Travis Fimmel 

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OTLEY FILM SOCIETY 

Otley Film Society is a not 

for profit organisation that is 

committed to bringing diverse 

cinema to Otley. To find out 

more about the films, details of 

membership and how to buy 

guest tickets, go to 

www.otleyfilmsociety.org.uk 

or email 

info@otleyfilmsociety.org.uk 

Thursday screening of films 

starting at 7.45pm with bar 

open from 7pm. 

Guest Tickets: £5. 

THE POST 


116mins, 12A 

Dir: Steven Spielberg 

The Post 

THE FLORIDA PROJECT 


111mins, 15 

Dir: Sean Baker 

KILLS ON WHEELS 


103 mins, 15 

Dir: Attila Till 

A FANTASTIC WOMAN 


100 mins, 15 

Dir: Sebastian Lelio 

THE SHAPE OF WATER 


123 mins, 15 

Dir: Guillermo del Toro 

The Shape of Water 

JOURNEY’S END 


107 mins, 12A 

Dir: Saul Dibb 

THREE BILLBOARDS 

OUTSIDE EBBING 

MISSOURI 


115 mins, 15 

Dir: Martin McDonagh 

The Death of Stalin 

DEATH OF STALIN 


107 mins, 15 

Dir: Armando Iannucci 

SWEET COUNTRY 


113 mins, 15 

Dir: Warwick Thornton 

IN BETWEEN 


103 mins, 15 

Dir: Maysaloun Hamoud 

120 BPM (BEATS PER 

MINUTE) 


143 mins, 15 

Dir: Robin Campillo 

120 Bpm 

LADYBIRD 


94 mins, 15 

Dir: Greta Gerwig 

National Theatre Live: Julie 


7pm 

£13 Adult 

£12 Courthouse Friends 

Nationaltheatrelive.org.uk 

Film/Theatre 

NATIONAL 

THEATRE LIVE: 

JULIE 

Live Screening 

Vanessa Kirby (The Crown, 

NT Live: A Streetcar Named 

Desire) and Eric Kofi Abrefa 

(The Amen Corner) feature 

in the cast of this brand-new 

production, directed by Carrie 

Cracknell (NT Live: The Deep 

Blue Sea) and broadcast live 

from the National Theatre 

to cinemas. Wild and newly 

single, Julie throws a late-night 

party. In the kitchen, Jean 

and Kristina clean up as the 

celebration heaves above 

them. Crossing the threshold, 

Julie initiates a power game 

with Jean – which rapidly 

descends into a savage fight 

for survival. This new version 

of August Strindberg’s play 

Miss Julie, written by Polly 

Stenham, remains shocking 

and fiercely relevant in its 

new setting of contemporary 

London. 

Sunny Ormonde 

Friday 7 September 

7.30pm 

£13 

Talk 

AN EVENING 

WITH ARCHERS 

ACTRESS SUNNY 

ORMONDE 

(LILIAN 

BELLAMY) 

Sunny has been playing the 

“outrageous and raunchy 

Lilian Bellamy” in Radio 4’s The 

Archers for the past 17 years 

and has become one of the 

listeners’ favourite characters! 

Her antics have kept the nation 

gripped and entertained, 

whether it be riding round 

Ambridge on a Harley 

Davidson, drinking the Bull 

and Cider shed dry with Eddie 

Grundy, absconding to Costa 

Rica with her beloved and 

very recently departed Tiger 

(Oh, the louse!) or recklessly 

kicking off her sling-backs and 

leaping into bed with Tiger’s 

brother Paul – not to mention 

the knitting, the collagen, 

Calendar Girls and furlong 

frolics (and almost wedding) 

with Justin Elliot! 

Sunny will fill you in on all the 

behind the scenes stories 

about the world’s longest 

running soap opera – an 

evening of anecdotes, banter, 

and favourite pieces from 

Sunny’s long and distinguished 

acting career. 

Heritage Open Day 

Saturday 8 September 

10am–4pm 

Free 

Otleycourthouse.org.uk 

Family 

HERITAGE 

OPEN DAY 

Come and join us throughout 

the day for guided tours of 

Otley Courthouse. Find out 

about its history and how it has 

evolved since Victorian times. 

The Courthouse timeline in 

the cell corridor sets out the 

history of Otley Courthouse in 

context with local and national 

events. There will also be a 

small selection of children’s 

activities. 

New for this year: Find out 

what it was like to walk a day 

and a night town beat in Otley 

between the years 1956 to 

1968. Using memories from 

our oral history project we will 

walk round some of the beat, 

telling you how the police 

worked both before and after 

the introduction of radios. 

The tour will last one hour 

and the distance is 1 ½ miles. 

There will be 2 tours at 11am 

and 2pm. Group size limited to 

15. Booking from 8th August is 

essential. 


Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri


Cézanne Portraits of a Life 


7.30pm 

£8 

Exhibitionsonscreen.com 

Film 

Exhibition On Screen 

present: 

CÉZANNE 

PORTRAITS OF 

A LIFE 

FROM THE NATIONAL 

PORTRAIT GALLERY 

LONDON, MUSÉE 

D’ORSAY PARIS AND 

NATIONAL GALLERY OF 

ART WASHINGTON DC 

Directed by Phil Grabsky 

Running time: 85 minutes 

Exhibition On Screen 

presents one of the most 

talked about exhibitions of 

2017/18. Dedicated to the 

portrait work of Paul Cézanne, 

the exhibition opened in Paris 

before travelling to London 

and Washington. 

One can’t appreciate 

20th century art without 

understanding the 

significance and genius of Paul 

Cézanne. Featuring interviews 

with the curators and experts 

and correspondence from 

the artist himself, the film 

takes audiences beyond 

the exhibition to the places 

Cézanne lived and worked and 

sheds light on an artist who is 

perhaps the least known of all 

the impressionists – until now. 

Chantel McGregor © Steve Howdle 


8pm 

£14 in advance 

£16 on the door 

Chantelmcgregor.com 

Music 

CHANTEL 

MCGREGOR: 

ACOUSTIC 

The Blues came calling first, 

but rock was always waiting 

around the corner. Well it 

would be, wouldn’t it? Coming 

from the deep south, it was 

inevitable, but living in the 

deep south of Bradford, there’s 

a gritty hard edge to life! A 

female guitar prodigy, Chantel 

was told by a major label that 

she had a “great voice, but 

girls don’t play guitar like 

that!” Wisely ignoring their 

comments, she enrolled at the 

Leeds College of Music and 

became the first student in the 

college’s history, to achieve a 

100% pass mark at BTEC, with 

18 distinctions. 

After years of touring and 

festival appearances, Chantel 

returns with a vengeance 

with ten new songs that not 

only salutes contemporary 

rock, but shows her gradual 

transition from conventional 

blues to a harder, bigger and 

bolder rock sound. 

Come and support a talented 

local artists, for a night of 

acoustic blues music from one 

of the UK’s rising stars. 

Science Cafe 


Science 

CafE 

z 


7.30pm 

£5, under 18s free 

Otleysciencefestival.co.uk 

Talk 

SCIENCE CAFE 

Speakers set out their key 

ideas in 10–15 minutes and 20 

slides. Then it is over to you to 

ask the questions. Watch the 

website for new speakers. All 

welcome, whether you are a 

beginner, an expert or still at 

school. 

Otley Folk Festival 

15—17 September 

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Intimissimi on Ice 2017 

Ashley Hutchings 


£20 

Otleyfolkfestival.com 

Otley Courthouse is excited to once 

again be a part of this year’s Otley Folk 

Festival sponsored by Black Sheep. 

Music 

ASHLEY 

HUTCHINGS 

AND HIS BAND 

Ashley is a legend in the folk 

world. He was instrumental 

in helping to form Fairport 

Convention, Steeleye Span 

and The Albion Band. He still 

plays bass with The Rainbow 

Chasers and he hosts and 

plays in this show The Origins 

of Fairport Convention. He is 

globally recognised as ‘The 

Guvnor’ and testimonials and 

quotes abound. 

“Ashley Hutchings is the 

single most important figure in 

English folk rock. Before that 

his group Fairport Convention 

recorded some of the best 

versions of my unreleased 

songs. Listen to the bass 

playing on Percy’s Song to 

hear how great he is.” 

Bob Dylan. 

Luke Daniels and Nancy Kerr 

John Watterson 

Sunday 23 September 

£12 

Otleyfolkfestival.com 

Music 

JOHN 

WATTERSON 

AND HIS ‘FAKE 

THACKRAY’ 

SHOW 

John Watterson has been a 

fan of Jake Thackray since 

he first saw him in 1975. 

When Jake died in 2003, 

John decided to preserve 

his memory and his songs 

and so ‘Fake Thackray’ was 

conceived. John has toured 

extensively with his Tribute 

to Jake Thackray show and 

last year he toured with 

Fairport Convention bringing 

Jake’s songs to a whole new 

audience. 

Zoe Lyons © Mark Vessey 


8pm 

£15 

Age 14+ 

Zoelyons.co.uk 

Comedy 

ZOE LYONS: 

ENTRY LEVEL 

HUMAN 

She’s a regular on Mock the 

Week and a much-loved figure 

on Live at The Apollo, as well 

as being all over Radio 4 – for 

whom she’s making her very 

own series in 2018, after 

extensive stints on The News 

Quiz, Just a Minute, The Now 

Show and plenty more. All this 

makes it sound like Zoe Lyons 

has some sort of idea what 

she’s doing in life. But does 

she? Or is she the perfect 

example of an Entry Level 

Human? 

Decide for yourself, as this 

hugely popular comic returns 

with a fresh crop of “quick-fire 

observational gags, delivered 

with utter conviction” (Chortle), 

not to mention “proper laughout-loud 

one-liners” (The 

Herald). And, she “has what it 

takes to delight any crowd”. 

That one’s from the Guardian. 

Are you going to argue with 

them? Actually, don’t answer 

that. Just come and see Zoe to 

find out. 

Tickets 01943 467466 / otleycourthouse.org.uk

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Fistful of Spookies © Mark Pritchard 


8pm 

£14 

Spookmen.com 

Music 

FISTFUL OF 

SPOOKIES 

A Fistful of Spookies are a 

6-piece acapella male voice 

choir who are funny and fun. 

They are the English element 

of a much bigger and very 

successful Australian based 

group who retreated to 

Australia after their soldout 

2015 & 2017 tours. This 

rambunctious set of UK 

spooks keeps alive the flame 

of Spookiness in Britain. 

Featuring sensational 

renditions of Tom Waite, 

Leonard Cohen, & The Beach 

Boys, this is a night not to be 

missed!” 

With Michael Carlyon, Adrian 

Mealing, Philip Read, Chris 

Samuel, James Sills & Dom 

Stichbury. 

Andante 


8pm 

£14 

Andantelive.com 

Music 

ANDANTE: 

BLOWIN’ IN THE 

WIND 

Join us as we take you back 

to the era of peace, protest & 

love with uniquely arranged 

classic songs such as Mr 

Tambourine Man, Imagine, 

The Night They Drove Ol’ 

Dixie Down, Big Yellow Taxi, 

The Sound of Silence, All 

You Need is Love and many 

more. Andante Live presents 

Blowin’ in the Wind. Combining 

the vocal harmonies of Vee 

Sweeney and Mark Rowson, 

16 instruments between them 

and outstanding musicianship, 

they perform an uplifting 

and inspiring show to give 

you a fabulous evening of 

unforgettable music. 

Blair Dunlop 

Saturday 6 October 

8pm 

£13 

Blairdunlop.com 

Music 

BLAIR DUNLOP: 

NOTES FROM AN 

ISLAND 

Blair Dunlop, the awardwinning 

British singer, 

songwriter and guitarist, is 

also the son of former Fairport 

Convention founder Ashley 

Hutchings. As a solo performer 

Blair has now released three 

albums, two EP’s and toured 

widely around the globe. His 

2012 debut album Blight and 

Blossom won the coveted 

Horizon award at the BBC Folk 

Awards, and his third album 

Gilded released in May 2016 

was widely acclaimed gaining 

BBC Radio 2 Playlist status for 

the two single releases (The 

Egoist and 356) both of which 

were remixed by Ed Harcourt. 

Blair has now cemented 

his place as one of Britain’s 

most exciting talents to 

come from the folk scene 

and it is with great pleasure 

that we welcome him to the 

Courthouse for the launch of 

his highly anticipated fourth 

album Notes from an Island. 

Featuring close collaborations 

with Ed Harcourt, Dave Burn 

and Gita Langley, plus his longterm 

band mates Fred Claridge 

and Jacob Stoney. 

James Hornsby 

Sunday 7 October 

7.30pm 

£8 Adult 


Jameshornsby.co.uk 

Theatre 

OLIVER TWIST 

James Hornsby is a veteran 

of well over one-hundred and 

fifty theatrical performances. 

In a career spanning more 

than thirty-five years he has 

appeared on television, on 

the West-End stage and he 

has worked with some of the 

country’s leading playwrights 

including: Sir Alan Ayckbourn, 

Dame Kay Mellor, Richard 

Cameron and of course, for 

many years with John Godber 

at the renowned Hull Truck 

Theatre Company. 

After the success of last year’s 

highly acclaimed performance 

of David Copperfield at Otley 

Courthouse, James returns 

with one of Charles Dickens’ 

best loved novels Oliver Twist. 

Performed as a ‘one-man 

show’ James will vividly 

portray a cast of wonderful 

characters including: Mr 

Bumble, Fagin, The Artful 

Dodger, Sikes, Nancy, Mr 

Brownlow, the sinister Mr 

Monks and, of course, Oliver 

himself in a faithful, funny, 

thrilling and hard hitting retelling 

of this classic novel. All 

brought to life in the inimitable 

style of Dickens’ own 

legendary public readings. 

Never the bride & Light Zeppelin 

Friday 12 October 

8pm 

£12 in advance 

£15 on the door 

Neverthebride.com 

Music 

NEVER THE 

BRIDE & LIGHT 

ZEPPELIN 

– ZEPPELIN 

UNPLUGGED 

In the very heart of the 

notorious London rock and roll 

scene exists a whirlwind duo 

of female energy and ecstasy, 

please meet Never the Bride. 

Having invaded venues 

ranging from The Royal Albert 

Hall playing alongside Elton 

John, to Wembley Arena 

supporting The Who, Never 

the Bride have amazed and 

floored audiences and peer 

groups alike over their 25 years 

of service. 

Formed in 2014 as an offshoot 

of “Whole Lotta Led”, Light 

Zeppelin perform acoustic 

versions of Led Zeppelin’s 

amazing songs. These include 

Black Day and of course 

Stairway to Heaven. 

Oskar’s Amazing Adventure 


2.30pm 

£9 adults 

£7 children 

Age 5+ 

theatre-fideri-fidera.com 

Theatre/Family 

Fideri Fidera present: 

OSKAR’S 

AMAZING 

ADVENTURE 

Fideri Fidera who brought 

us Pitschi The Kitten With 

Dreams, are back with another 

fantastic show. 

Desperate for some fun, Oskar 

leaves the snowbound little 

house on top of the mountain 

to try and find a friendly animal 

to play with. But where are all 

the animals? And why does 

Oskar have to wait till spring 

to play his favourite game 

again? This original play for 

young children uses a rich 

mix of storytelling, physical 

theatre, clowning, puppetry, 

music & song to tell the tale of 

a puppy’s search for friendship 

in the wilderness of the Alps. 


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Keep It Cash 


8pm 

£12 

Keepitcash.net 

Music 

KEEP IT CASH 

The most accurate sounding 

tribute show to Johnny Cash 

on the planet. That is what they 

say about Keep It Cash. 

The band is a labour of love 

and a product of many years 

of hard work and dedication. 

Expect a note perfect musical 

journey from the humble 

gospel beginnings of the 

Tennessee Two, right through 

to the final and emotional 

American Recordings. 

Keep It Cash proudly centre 

their tribute show around the 

uncanny natural sound-alike 

quality of Dave Burnham’s 

voice. 

They began rehearsing back 

in 2001, playing their first gigs 

around 2002 in pubs and small 

venues. Keep it Cash have 

now performed hundreds of 

sold out shows to thousands 

of people in many countries 

across the world, so we are 

thrilled to be welcoming them 

back to Otley. 

Cliff Richard ©Michelle Kloboucnik 


3pm 

£13 Adults 


Film/Music 

CLIFF RICHARD 

LIVE: 60TH 

ANNIVERSARY 

TOUR 

103 album releases, 123 single 

hits and the equivalent of 20 

years spent in the UK charts. 

Britain’s Ultimate Pop Star, Sir 

Cliff Richard is celebrating 60 

years in the music industry 

and he wants to invite you to 

the most fabulous big screen 

party of the year! Featuring a 

selection of his greatest hits 

across six decades, this will be 

Cliff Richard’s most exciting 

tour yet. His incredible energy 

and passion on stage will 

sweep you off your feet and 

be sure to have you swaying in 

the aisles. 

The Rape of Recy Taylor 


7.45pm 

£5 Adults 

£4 for Film Society Members 

and Courthouse Friends 

Film 

THE RAPE OF 

RECY TAYLOR 

2017, US, 91 mins, 15 

Otley Film Society are marking 

Black History Month with a 

screening of this powerful 

documentary. Recy Taylor, a 

24-year-old black mother and 

sharecropper, was raped by 

six white boys in Alabama in 

1944. Recy bravely identified 

her rapists, and the NAACP 

(Nat Association for the 

Advancement of Coloured 

People) sent in its chief rape 

investigator, Rosa Parks, who 

rallied support and triggered 

an unprecedented outcry for 

justice. This film exposes a 

legacy of physical abuse of 

black women and reveals Rosa 

Parks’ intimate role in Recy 

Taylor’s momentous story. 

To be followed by a discussion 

after the film. 

The Thinking Drinkers 

Friday 19 October 

8pm 

£15 

Age 18+ 

Thinkingdrinkers.com 

Comedy 

THE THINKING 

DRINKERS: 

PUB CRAWL 

The Thinking Drinkers are 

back on tour with a brand-new, 

hilarious, intoxicating bar-hop 

through history. Enjoy five 

free drinks as the awardwinning 

experts take you from 

the symposiums of Ancient 

Greece to the classic British 

boozer via Wild West saloons, 

Victorian gin palaces and the 

secret Speakeasy. You’ll learn 

a lot, you’ll laugh a lot and, don’t 

forget, you get five free drinks. 

“Pioneers of alcohol based 

comedy” Sunday Times ★★★★ 

“A terrific show. The best 

value for money in town.” The 

Scotsman ★★★★ 

Kevin Henderson and Mathias Perez 


8pm 

£12.50 

saltairelive.co.uk 

Music 

KEVIN 

HENDERSON 

AND MATHIAS 

PEREZ 

Mathias Perez is a Swedish 

folk guitarist who has played 

across the world over the 

last 10 years with a number 

of international musicians 

including Nano Stern, Sigrid 

Moldestad, Harald Haugard 

and the Helene Blum Band. 

Regarded as one of Shetland’s 

finest fiddle players, Kevin 

Henderson began playing at 

the age of 9, taking lessons 

with renowned Shetland fiddler 

Trevor Hunter and studying 

under the late great Willie 

Hunter, arguably Shetland’s 

finest ever fiddler. He is a 

founding member of Shetland 

powerhouse Fiddlers’ Bid, has 

been a member of folk music 

legends Boys of the Lough and 

Scottish supergroup Session 

A9, and co-founded the Nordic 

Fiddlers Bloc in 2009. 

Together they play a range 

of music, fusing Scottish and 

Swedish folk tunes for an 

evening of truly exceptional 

music. 

This Might Hurt 


7.30pm 

£12 

Reformtheatre.co.uk 

Theatre 

Reform Theatre Company 

present: 

THIS MIGHT 

HURT 

Written by John Godber 

When tough actor Jack 

Skipton returns from filming 

to care for his ageing aunt, 

he has no idea what he is 

letting himself in for. But this 

might be his most taxing 

role to date, as he begins an 

incredible odyssey through 

the NHS, from cancelled 

GP appointments, wrongly 

booked scans, frustrated 

consultants, and abusive 

home carers who smoke on 

the door step! 

Jack’s story is hilarious and 

heart-breaking, as he and 

his aunt take on the health 

service in order to get the right 

diagnosis, and the right care; 

as he goes from actor to carer 

to drugs consultant, and she 

refuses to admit that she is 

even ill! 

Bold physical theatre with 

breath-taking grit and honesty, 

Godber’s take on our health 

service is both tender and true, 

as he investigates what we 

deserve, and what we receive. 

Take a deep breath, because 

This Might Hurt! 


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Mick Melvin 

Friday 26 October 

7.30pm 

£10 adults 

£8 concessions 

Michaelmelvin.co.uk 

Talk 

MICK MELVIN: 

ADVENTURE 

& TRAGEDY 

BENEATH THE 

NORTHERN 

HILLS 

Mick describes the 

endeavours of the early 

caving pioneers such as 

John Birkbeck, son of a 

Settle banker, and Edward 

Alfred Martel, the French 

speleologist who became the 

first person to reach the huge 

main Chamber of Gaping Gill in 

1895. He will discuss some of 

the major caving discoveries 

made during the 1940s, 50s 

and 60s and take you through 

the discovery and exploration 

of the Kingsdale Master 

Cave, a cave that became an 

important link in opening up 

the three Counties System. He 

will show you what lies behind 

Malham Cove. 

Finally, you will hear all about 

the Mossdale Tragedy of 1967 

when six cavers lost their lives 

in Mossdale Caverns near 

Grassington, a tragedy that is 

to date Britain’s worst caving 

disaster. 

Peggy Seeger 


8pm 

£16 

Peggyseeger.com 

Music 

PEGGY SEEGER 

AND FAMILY: 

AN EVENING 

OF SONG AND 

CONVERSATION 

Peggy Seeger – singer, 

songwriter, feminist, icon, 

muse – is the undisputed 

queen of folk and political 

song. Now in her 80s, her 

performances, charisma and 

wit remain undiminished. After 

her sell out performance in 

2016, join Peggy and sons for a 

memorable evening featuring 

some of her and Ewan 

MacColl’s most treasured 

songs, readings from her 

highly acclaimed memoir The 

First Time Ever and plenty of 

relaxed family banter. 

“Peggy may be folk royalty, but 

there’s nothing either reverent 

or nostalgic about this joyous 

and intimate performance.” 

The Guardian 

“A memorable warm and 

charming evening of great 

music, family humour and 

grace.” Irish World 

The Greatest Showman 


3pm 

Tickets: £10 adults, £8 

concessions (seniors & 

children) film & food. 

£5 adult, £3 concessions 

(seniors & children) for film only 

Film 

Fizz, Film and Fish N Chips 

– presented by Otley Film 

Society 

THE GREATEST 

SHOWMAN 

105mins, PG 

Join us for an afternoon 

screening of this family film 

with a glass of fizz and followed 

by fish and chips (or veggie 

option). 

Orphaned, penniless but 

ambitious and with a mind 

crammed with imagination 

Phineas Taylor Barnum is 

remembered as the man who 

effortlessly blurred the line 

between reality and fiction. 

Barnum’s collection of oddities 

was a freak show; but when the 

obsessed showman gambles 

everything on the opera singer 

Jenny Lind to appeal to a highbrow 

audience, he lost sight of 

the most important aspect of 

his life: his family. Will Barnum 

risk it all to be accepted? 

This is the sing-a-long version 

of the film so you can join in 

with all your favourite tunes 

Starring Hugh Jackman, Zac 

Efron & Michelle Williams. 

King Lear 


7pm 

£13 Adult, 



Film/Theatre 

NATIONAL 

THEATRE LIVE: 

KING LEAR 

Recorded Screening 

Broadcast from London’s 

West End, see Ian McKellen’s 

“extraordinarily moving 

portrayal” (The Independent) 

of King Lear. 

Chichester Festival Theatre’s 

production received five-star 

reviews for its sell-out run, and 

transfers to the West End for 

a limited season. Jonathan 

Munby directs this “nuanced 

and powerful” (The Times) 

contemporary retelling of 

Shakespeare’s tender, violent, 

moving and shocking play. 

Considered by many to be 

the greatest tragedy ever 

written, King Lear sees two 

ageing fathers – one a King, 

one his courtier – reject the 

children who truly love them. 

Their blindness unleashes a 

tornado of pitiless ambition and 

treachery, as family and state 

are plunged into a violent power 

struggle with bitter ends. 

It’s Different for Girls 

Friday 2 November 

7.30pm 

£12 

Age 14+ 

Sheproductions.co.uk 

Theatre 

IT’S DIFFERENT 

FOR GIRLS 

Hull. 1965. Five young women 

decide to start a girl band. 

Within months they are touring 

the local pubs and clubs and 

are soon asked to play for 

the US Troops in Germany. 

Leaving behind their jobs as 

cleaners, dental assistants 

and waitresses, the teenagers 

embark on their journey to 

‘freedom’. However, it’s soon 

clear the troops are more 

interested in the length of their 

skirts than their talent. If these 

girls want success they will 

have to bite their tongues and 

learn to live with it- ‘it’s a man’s 

world’. 

It’s Different for Girls is a 

brand-new musical inspired 

by Hull’s own 1960s girl band, 

Mandy & The Girlfriends, that 

documents the journey of 

five young women as they 

challenge the music industry 

and prove that they are not just 

‘good for girls’. 

Geoff Norcott 

Saturday 3 November 

8pm 

£13 

socomedy.co.uk 

Comedy 

GEOFF 

NORCOTT: 

TRADITIONALISM 

The star of BBC2’s The Mash 

Report and Live at The Apollo 

takes to the road with this 

extension to his sell out spring 

tour and Edinburgh Festival 

residency. 

The world is changing at a 

dizzying rate. Geoff is trying to 

hold modern views, but worries 

that tradition is becoming a 

dirty word. 

As a satirical comic, Geoff has 

also written for programmes 

including Channel 4’s 

Alternative Election, featured 

as a guest on Question Time 

(BBC1), Daily Politics (BBC2), 

and supported Katherine Ryan 

on her UK tour. Geoff is also 

a regular on BBC Radio with 

appearances on The Now 

Show, The Today Programme 

and his own Radio 4 stand-up 

special. 

Come along for an evening 

of wit, insight and humour in 

today’s turbulent world. 


Otley Science Festival 

ideas go 

BANG! 

Mon 5–Sat 10 

November 2018 


ideas go 

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Monday 5 November 

10.30–11.30am – Families 

1–2pm – Groups 

£3 per child, accompanying 

adults free 

Children 5 and under 


Participation 

SILLY SCIENCE 

TODDLER TIME 

Our scientific extravaganza 

of fun filled activities for 

toddlers returns once again 

to the Courthouse. Let your 

child explore with their senses 

the scientific world around 

them. Laid on especially for 

the Courthouse by the Otley 

Children’s Centre. 

Please note that the session 

from 1–2pm is aimed at groups 

of under 5s from nurseries, 

play groups and childminders 

only. Both time slots are 

ticketed events with limited 

spaces, so please book early 

to avoid disappointment. 

Supported by Otley Town 

Council. 

Monday 5 November 

7.30pm 

£10 adults 

£8 children 

Age 7+ 

Blog.martyjopson.co.uk 

Performance 

MARTY JOPSON: 

INVISIBLE 

WORLDS: A 

MICROSCOPIC 

SAFARI 

Take a journey from everyday 

life, down into the realm of 

microscopic wonders with 

Marty Jopson, the BBC One 

Show’s resident scientist. 

The adventure begins with 

things you can almost see but 

soon you will find yourself in 

a world totally invisible to the 

unaided eye. Marty will take 

you from the very beginnings 

of microscopy, through 

hugely magnified insects, 

bacteria and plants to the 

most up to date fluorescent 

techniques demonstrated live 

on the stage. A show full of 

stunning images, interactive 

demonstrations and samples 

harvested from the audience. 

You have been warned! 

This show is supported by 

Zeiss, global leaders in the 

manufacture of microscopes. 


Science 

CafE 

z 

Silly Science Toddler Time – Families Marty Jopson Festival Science Café 

Matthew Tosh The Shape of Water 

Tuesday 6 November 

7.30pm 

£5, under 18s free 


Talk 

FESTIVAL 

SCIENCE CAFÉ 

The perennial favourite of 

the Otley Science Festival 

returns once more to bring 

you a veritable cornucopia of 

science from three leading 

local academics, tackling 

virology, pain and exactly 

how you go about weighing 

a cloud. With each speaker 

given a quarter of an hour to 

talk there will be plenty of time 

afterwards for you to further 

grill them with questions and 

mingle over a drink. 

Wednesday 7 November 

7.30pm 

£10 adults 

£8 children 

age 7+ 

Matthewtosh.com 

Performance 

MATTHEW TOSH 

FIREWORKS: 

REAL SCIENCE 

OR JUST 

BANGS? 

Internationally-recognised 

pyrotechnician Matthew 

Tosh introduces you to his 

magical and explosive world 

of pyrotechnic science. He 

unpicks the building blocks 

of firework displays to reveal 

how pyrotechnicians create 

colours, sound effects and 

perfectly timed bursts. 

Matthew will bring his 

fascination with how things 

work to the Otley Science 

Festival as he demonstrates 

how science, technology, 

engineering and mathematics 

ensure that displays are 

spectacular, accurate and 

safe for the public. The sights, 

sounds and smells of fireworks 

are all brought to life just a few 

metres from the audience in an 

experience guaranteed to thrill. 


7.45pm 

£5 – Otley Film Society 

members free 

BANG! 

Film 

THE SHAPE OF 

WATER 

2017, 123 mins, 15 

From master storyteller 

Guillermo del Toro comes 

The Shape of Water, an 

otherworldly fable set against 

the backdrop of Cold War 

era America circa 1962. In 

the hidden high-security 

government laboratory 

where she works, lonely Elisa 

(Sally Hawkins) is trapped in 

a life of isolation. Elisa’s life is 

changed forever when she 

and co-worker Zelda (Octavia 

Spencer) discover a secret 

classified experiment. Winner 

of four Oscars including for 

Best Picture 2017. 



Serendipity and Suitcases 


12.30 –2pm 

£7 including buffet lunch 

Tickets are limited and prebooking 

is essential. 

Physicalsciencesleeds.ac.uk 

Talk 

SERENDIPITY 

AND SUITCASES: 

A PHYSICIST’S 

APPROACH 

TO NEW 

MATERIALS 

Enjoy a delicious buffet lunch 

then sit back and listen to Dr 

Peter Hine of the School of 

Physics and Astronomy at 

the University of Leeds as he 

talks about the challenges of 

making useful new polymer 

materials that are stiff, strong 

and light. It took inspiration, 

perspiration and a little bit of 

luck to move from a good idea 

to a product in the market. 



ideas go 

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Otley Courthouse September n2018—February 2019 

Alice Roberts 


7.30pm 

£20 

Age 11+ 

alice-roberts.co.uk 

Talk 

ALICE ROBERTS 

TAMED: THREE 

SPECIES THAT 

CHANGED OUR 

WORLD 

Join Alice Roberts as she 

reveals the amazing stories of 

three wild species that became 

our allies. For hundreds of 

thousands of years, our 

ancestors depended on wild 

plants and animals for survival. 

They were hunter-gatherers, 

consummate foraging experts. 

Then a revolution occurred: 

our ancestors began to tame 

other species. The human 

population boomed and 

civilisation began. 

In her book, Tamed, Alice 

Roberts uncovers the amazing 

history of three familiar species 

with incredible wild pasts. She 

reveals how these animals 

changed as they became our 

allies and part of our world – 

essential to the survival and 

success of our own species. 


10am–4pm 

Free event 

Suitable for all ages 

BANG! 

OTLEY SCIENCE FAIR 

Otley Science Fair 

OTLEY SCIENCE 

FAIR 

Everyone’s favourite! Join local 

groups, regional museums 

and national organisations 

showing off the best of 

hands-on science in Yorkshire. 

From physics to biology and 

engineering to wildlife, come 

along to the Otley Courthouse 

for this year’s bustling science 

fair. There really is something 

for everyone, with stalls, 

demonstrations, workshops 

and experiments to have a 

go at. 


Funders 

MICE money allocated by 

Councillors Colin Campbell, 

Ryk Downes and Sandy Lay. 



Andrew Smyth 


7.30pm 

£12 adults 

£10 children 

Age 7+ 

cakesmyth.com 

Talk 

ANDREW 

SMYTH: 

BAKINEERING IN 

SPACE 

How can a retro dessert 

explain how astronauts safely 

return to Earth? What does 

molten sugar have to do with 

protecting against micrometeorites? 

Join Andrew 

Smyth, aerospace engineer 

by day and baker by night, on a 

gastronomic journey into orbit. 

In this interactive talk, he 

will explore the surprising 

connections between everyday 

bakes and the extraordinary 

engineering that helps keeps 

astronauts alive in space. 

As a finalist on the Great British 

Bake Off in 2016, Andrew 

became a fan favourite for 

his outrageously engineered 

delicious creations. Now he is 

on a mission to inspire others 

about engineering, but with 

added cake! 

Fire Fighters Under Occupation 


7.45pm 

£5 (£4 for Otley Film Society 

Members) 

leedspff.org.uk 

Film 

Otley Film Society and 

Leeds Palestinian Film 

Festival present: 

FIRE FIGHTERS 

UNDER 

OCCUPATION 

A lack of even the most 

basic firefighting equipment 

prompted the Fire Brigade 

Union to contact Palestinian 

firefighters several years ago. 

Now a new film traces what 

happened when one FBU 

member returned. Filmmaker 

Ciaran Gibbons travels to the 

occupied West Bank to speak 

to Palestinian firefighters 

working and living under 

the world’s longest running 

military occupation. 

Stalls selling Palestinian 

ceramics and Zaytoun 

products will be present. 

The film will be followed by 

a Q&A with film director/ 

firefighter Ciaran Gibbons. 

Celtic Fiddle Festival 


8pm 

£17.50 

Celticfiddlefestival.com 

Music 

CELTIC FIDDLE 

FESTIVAL 

Called “three of the finest folk 

violinists anywhere” by The 

Washington Post, Celtic Fiddle 

Festival celebrates the violin in 

all its globe-trotting variations. 

Fiddlers Kevin Burke (Ireland), 

Christian Lemaître (Brittany, 

France) and Capercaillie’s own 

Charlie McKerron (Scotland) 

showcase a fascinating 

juxtaposition of international 

and individual styles. Along 

with acclaimed guitarist 

Nicolas Quemener from 

Brittany, the quartet combines 

their talents, musical 

traditions, and spontaneous 

humour for an evening of 

dazzling energy and subtle 

grace. 

Four albums and numerous 

international tours later, the 

ensemble is now one of the 

most popular on the Celtic 

circuit. This is sure to be a sellout 

event so get your tickets 

quick. 

Sam Avery 


8pm 

£17 

thelearnerparentcom 

Comedy 

SAM AVERY: 

THE LEARNER 

PARENT 

Parenthood is a crafty beast. 

The second you master 

something it changes so you’re 

rubbish at it again. Stand-up 

comedian, viral blogger and 

bestselling author Sam Avery 

(aka the Learner Parent) 

started his award-winning blog 

when his twin boys were born. 

A million nappies, Peppa Pig 

episodes and a head-full of 

hair loss later, he shares all the 

lows, highs and hilarious inbetweens 

of his experiences 

of first-time parenthood. 

Sam’s honest, messy 

account of wrestling with 

sleep deprivation and breast 

pumps – right through to his 

botched attempts at discipline 

and pathetic bids to stifle 

various toddler tantrums that 

registered on the Richter scale 

– will have you testing your 

pelvic floor with laughter. 


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King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys Snow Queen 

Jeremy Hardy Otley Victorian Fayre 

Jane Siberry 


8pm 

£14 standing ticket 

£16 for limited guaranteed 

seating 

Kingpleasure.co.uk 

Music 

KING PLEASURE 

AND THE 

BISCUIT BOYS 

2018 sees King Pleasure & 

The Biscuit Boys celebrate 

a remarkable 30 years on 

the road. More than the 

greatest jump, jive and swing 

band on the planet, they’ve 

become an institution. In 

their three decades, the 

band have delivered nearly 

6500 performances in 21 

countries, played on 36 radio 

shows and made 73 television 

appearances. Rough, tough 

and always rocking, King 

Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys 

have appeared at festivals, 

in concert and at clubs 

throughout the UK and Europe. 

The band has also performed 

alongside B.B. King, Cab 

Calloway and His Orchestra, 

Ray Charles, and toured with 

the actual Blues Brothers Band 

– the one from the movie! 

By popular demand the boys 

are back to deliver another 

sell-out performance which 

will have you dancing in the 

aisles. 


10.45 am & 1.30pm 

£7 adults, £6 children – free 

accompanying adult with every 

10 children 

Age 3+ and families 

Tutti-frutti.org.uk 


tutti frutti & York Theatre 

Royal present: 

SNOW QUEEN: 

BY MIKE KENNY 

Kai and Gerda had been 

friends for as long as they 

could remember. Day followed 

day, always the same. Until in a 

whirl of magic and deception, 

splinters of a magical broken 

mirror blow in the wind, 

freezing hearts and changing 

everything! As Kai is pulled 

under the spell of the powerful 

snow queen of ice and 

coldness, we follow Gerda’s 

quest to save her friend and 

return life to normal. 

Mike Kenny has taken Hans 

Christian Andersen’s most 

highly acclaimed story and 

simplified it into a tale for 

the young. Ivan Stott returns 

to tutti frutti (Underneath 

a Magical Moon) to create 

memorable music and songs 

accompanied by a typically 

beautiful tutti frutti design. 

Join our winter journey about 

growing up, loyalty, friendship 

and the dangers of the 

unknown. 


8pm 

£14 adult 

£5 for unemployed 

Jeremyhardy.co.uk 

Comedy 

JEREMY HARDY 

Jeremy Hardy is in his 4th 

decade as a stand-up. That’s 

a more dramatic way of saying 

he started 34 years ago and, 

without a lottery win, probably 

has at least another 34 years 

to go. In 2014, the tenth series 

of Jeremy Hardy Speaks to 

the Nation was broadcast on 

Radio 4 and more recently 

his brand-new series Jeremy 

Hardy Feels It. He is also well 

known for his appearances 

on The News Quiz and I’m 

Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Indeed, 

Alan Bennett recently said he 

likes him “but he’s only on the 

radio”. However, Jeremy isn’t 

only on the radio, his television 

credits include: Jack Dee’s 

Election Helpdesk (BBC2), QI 

(BBC1), Mock the Week (BBC2), 

Grumpy Old Men (BBC1), Back 

in The Day (BBC2), Not Tonight 

with John Sergeant (BBC2). 

He is also on the road all year 

round and has never stopped 

doing live shows since 1984. 

So, it seems fitting that Jeremy 

should visit us in Otley for 

an evening of laughter and 

commentary on the state of 

the nation. 

Sunday 2 December 

12pm onwards 

Free 

Victorianfayre.co.uk 

Family 

OTLEY 

VICTORIAN 

FAYRE 

The Courthouse will be open 

all day during the Fayre, so 

why not come in from the cold 

for hot drinks and a mince pie. 

Keep checking our website for 

full dates and times of special 

events happening during the 

day. 

Friday 7 December 

8pm 

£16 

Janesiberry.com 

Music 

JANE SIBERRY 

Iconic and enigmatic; Jane 

Siberry is one of the world’s 

most unique and gifted 

singer/songwriters. Blessed 

with a sincere integrity and 

emotional depth, her work has 

spanned 3 decades, with the 

release of 14 studio albums 

and performances on concert 

stages around the world. Her 

1985 album The Speckless 

Sky was a huge critical and 

commercial success and the 

follow up albums The Walking, 

Bound by Beauty, When I Was 

a Boy and her signature song 

Calling All Angels cemented 

her status as one of the world’s 

foremost performance artists. 

Jane’s recent albums Ulysses’ 

Purse and Angels Bend 

Closer have been released 

to rapturous acclaim and she 

will be performing tracks from 

this alongside her classics. 

A Canadian native, Jane’s 

songs have been covered 

by numerous artists, with 

particular success by k.d Lang 

on her renditions of Love is 

Everything, Haint It Funny and 

a stunning rendering of The 

Valley. This is guaranteed to 

be a very special evening with 

Jane performing some of her 

most beautiful music. 

Animals and Friends 

Saturday 8 December 

8pm 

£20 

Animalsandfriends.info 

Music 

ANIMALS AND 

FRIENDS 

In 1964 a wave of new 

energetic rock and roll swept 

over the youth of the world. On 

the crest of this wave was The 

Beatles, The Rolling Stones 

and of course The Animals. 

From the banks of the River 

Tyne came the North East’s 

offering: a brand of rhythm 

n blues that the whole world 

seemed to grasp greedily. 

The Animals were the second 

British band to top the 

American charts after The 

Beatles with the now multimillion 

selling and legendary 

anthem, House of the Rising 

Sun. The band subsequently 

achieved over twenty global 

top ten hit records. 

Though the band has changed, 

the songs remain eternal. 

Alongside covers of Ray 

Charles and John Lee Hooker 

classics, they ensure that the 

nostalgic element comes with 

an enjoyably abrasive edge! 

Featuring from the original 

Animals – John Steel & Mick 

Gallagher (The Blockheads). 


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Romeo and Juliet Christopher’s Christmas 

Phill Jupitus Coope, Simpson, Freya and Fraser 

Courthouse Quiz 


7pm 

£11 per person 


Film/Theatre 

ROMEO AND 

JULIET 

Performed at the Teatro 

Alla Scala in Milan, this is 

a recorded screening of 

the ballet featuring classic 

choreography to the immortal 

notes of Sergej Prokofiev. 

Conducted by Patrick 

Fournillier. Romeo and Juliet 

debuted in January 1938 

in Soviet Russia and it took 

three years for Prokofiev to 

get his adaptation of William 

Shakespeare’s ill-fated lovers 

to the stage. 

The production was 

later adapted by leading 

choreographer Sir Kenneth 

MacMillan, who pays great 

attention to human relations, 

lyricism and psychological 

tension, without neglecting 

moments of humour through 

emotion. The title roles in 

this production are played by 

Italian star Roberto Bolle and 

world-renowned American 

ballet dancer Misty Copeland. 

173mins including intervals. 

Saturday 15 December 

2.30pm 

£9 adults 

£7 children 

Aged 2–7 and families 

Topsyturvytheatre.co.uk 


Topsy Turvy Theatre 

company present: 

CHRISTOPHER’S 

CHRISTMAS 

From the company who brought 

you the festive favourites The 

Lost Present…A Christmas 

Adventure! and Sorry! 

Christmas is Cancelled…Katie 

Saves the Day! 

It’s Christmas eve and 

Christopher Nibble and his 

family are putting the finishing 

touches to his tree when their 

festive fun is interrupted by a 

shocking radio announcement. 

Father Christmas is lost! His 

Sat Nav has broken and he 

can’t find Dandeville! The 

guinea pigs hatch a plan 

to save Christmas… but 

everything they do seems to 

cause chaos. Suddenly there is 

a power cut and it seems all is 

lost. Does Christopher Nibble 

have the seasonal spirit to 

save the day? 

Using beautiful puppets and 

stunning scenery, join us for 

some festive family fun. 

Sunday 16 December 

8pm 

£15 

Age 14+ 

Offthekerb.co.uk 

Comedy 

PHILL JUPITUS: 

JUPLICITY 

Join stand-up comedian, poet, 

improviser, and TV stalwart 

Phill Jupitus for over an hour 

of tales, laughs and diversions. 

Watch in delight and/or horror 

as this experienced funny man 

drags laughs out of the chaos 

of his own life and the uncertain 

world that surrounds it. 

Phill became a familiar face 

when he started as team 

captain on BBC2’s pop quiz 

Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 

1996, which went on to run for 

19 years. He also appears as a 

regular guest on QI (BBC2) and 

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 

(Dave), and in 2012 returned 

to television stand-up for the 

first time since 2000 with an 

appearance on Live at the 

Apollo (BBC1). 

On BBC Radio 4 Phill is a 

regular panellist of the award 

winning I’m Sorry I Haven’t a 

Clue and The Unbelievable 

Truth and was resident curator 

on The Museum of Curiosity. 

This promises to be a hilarious 

night just in time for the festive 

season. 


8pm 

£13 

Coopeboyesandsimpson. 

co.uk 

Music 

NARTHEN 

CHRISTMAS 

SHOW: BARRY 

COOPE, LESTER 

SIMPSON, JO 

FREYA AND 

FI FRASER 

Whilst the name of their shows 

may change and the content 

vary yearly, the essential 

formula at Christmas remains 

the same. Back by popular 

demand, the legendary quartet 

which is Coope, Simpson, 

Fraser and Freya bring their 

latest seasonal show to Otley. 

Their shows always feature the 

fantastic four part, polyphonic, 

soaring, a capella carols 

from Yorkshire, Derbyshire, 

Leicestershire and beyond but 

there is a lot more packed in. 

You can expect a glance at other 

aspects of the winter period 

often funny, sometimes quite 

irreverent, poignant and joyous. 

In addition to the a cappella 

carols there are accompanied 

songs and instrumentals 

all filling the relevant spice 

mix of the season. If you’re 

still struggling to get into the 

Christmas spirit, then this show 

is sure to get you in the mood. 

Friday 4 January 

7.30pm 

Tickets: £10 per person in 

advance including food 

£5 without food 

Participation 

COURTHOUSE 

QUIZ 

It’s New Year quiz time again. 

Pit your wits against our 

new Quiz Inquisitors who 

will be testing your general 

knowledge and exercising your 

little grey cells.... and be waited 

on as your fish and chip supper 

is brought to you. Veggie 

option available. 

Maximum of 12 tables, so to 

avoid disappointment please 

get your teams sorted (of no 

more than 6) and book early! 

The bar will be open from 7pm 

Snake Davis © Steve Clark 


8pm 

£16 

Snakedavis.rocks 

Music 

SNAKE DAVIS 

BAND 

Returning to the Courthouse 

following his sell out gig in 

2016, top British soul jazz 

and funk saxophonist Snake 

Davis is widely known for 

his solos on tracks such as 

Lisa Stansfield’s Change, 

M-People’s Search for a Hero 

and Movin’ On Up, and Take 

That’s A Million Love Songs. 

This year the 4-piece band will 

include Snake on saxes, vocals 

and woodwinds including the 

evocative Japanese flute, the 

Shakuhachi. Also featuring 

the astounding virtuoso bass 

guitar player Simon Goulding. 

A mix of original compositions 

and classic pop soul and 

jazz numbers by artists from 

Prince to Lennon to Brubeck. 

Audiences are used to an 

entertaining, uplifting musical 

treat and on this tour they 

won’t be disappointed. 


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Antony and Cleopatra 

Saturday 12 January 

7pm 

£13 Adult 



Film/Theatre 

NATIONAL 

THEATRE LIVE: 

ANTONY AND 

CLEOPATRA 


Broadcast from the National 

Theatre, Ralph Fiennes 

and Sophie Okonedo play 

Shakespeare’s famous fated 

couple in his great tragedy of 

politics, passion and power. 

Caesar and his assassins are 

dead. General Mark Antony 

now rules alongside his fellow 

defenders of Rome. But at the 

fringes of a war-torn empire 

the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra 

and Mark Antony have fallen 

fiercely in love. In a tragic fight 

between devotion and duty, 

obsession becomes a catalyst 

for war. 

Director Simon Godwin 

returns to National Theatre 

Live screens with this hotly 

anticipated production, 

following broadcasts of 

Twelfth Night, Man and 

Superman and The Beaux’ 

Stratagem. 

Andy Beck: The Wainwright’s in Colour 


7.30pm 

£10 adult 

£8 concession 

Andybeckimages.co.uk 

Talk 

ANDY 

BECK: THE 

WAINWRIGHTS 

IN COLOUR 

Inspired by the work of Master 

Fell walker and artist Alfred 

Wainwright, Andy Beck has just 

completed the major project 

of producing a watercolour 

sketch of every illustration 

drawn by Wainwright in his 

seven Pictorial Guides to the 

Lakeland Fells. Every single 

location of the illustrations has 

been meticulously researched 

so that Andy’s references are 

taken from the exact location 

where Wainwright took his own 

black and white photographs. 

This project took over ten 

years to complete. and has 

featured in the media both 

locally and nationally. The 

Wainwrights in Colour Book 

was published in May 2017 as a 

limited edition of 5000 signed 

and numbered copies. The 

book has since won Outdoor 

Book of the Year 2017 in the 

TGO Readers Awards as 

well as the BBC Countryfile 

Magazine Book of the Year. 

Come along to see and 

hear as Andy talks about his 

experience of completing this 

amazing project. 

The Sounds of Simon Charlie Dore 

The Madness of King George III The Diamond Soul Band 

Saturday 19 January 

8pm 

£12 

Soundsofsimon.co.uk 

Music 

THE SOUNDS 

OF SIMON: A 

TRIBUTE TO 

SIMON AND 

GARFUNKEL, 

OLD FRIENDS 

DUO TOUR 

The Sounds of Simon is a 

tribute to the wonderful music 

of Simon and Garfunkel. The 

Old Friends Duo tour is how 

the songs are meant to be: 

just two voices and one guitar. 

This is the music of Simon 

and Garfunkel up close and 

intimate. 

Relive the classics, from 

Mrs Robinson, to Homeward 

Bound, as well as some rarely 

heard songs like A Most 

Peculiar Man, and A Poem 

on the Underground Wall. 

Paul Simon is a wonderful 

songwriter and this is your 

chance to hear these songs 

as they were originally 

performed. Paul and Art are 

played to perfection, bringing 

in elements of their famously 

fractious relationship, as well 

as replicating the beautiful 

harmonies flawlessly. This is 

a wonderful show filled with 

excellent music, nostalgia, and 

a genuine love for some great 

musicians. 


8pm 

£13 

Charliedore.com 

Music 

CHARLIE DORE 

AND JULIAN 

LITTMAN: 8 

INSTRUMENTS 

20 SONGS IN 90 

MINUTES 

A very special evening of 

eclectic, contemporary folk as 

Charlie Dore, one of the UK’s 

most respected songwriters 

teams up with multiinstrumentalist 

Julian Littman 

of Steeleye Span and virtuoso 

double bass player Gareth Huw 

Davies for a preview her brand 

new album, Dark Matter. 

Charlie promises another 

raid on the instrument 

cupboard as the pair swap 

guitars, mandolin, harmonium, 

ukulele, piano and autoharp 

to shine a personal light on 

her subject matter. They’ll dip 

into favourites from the past 

six albums and share original 

acoustic versions of hits 

Charlie has written for others, 

including George Harrison and 

Jimmy Nail. 


7pm 

£13 Adults 



Film/Theatre 

NATIONAL 

THEATRE LIVE: 

THE MADNESS 

OF GEORGE III 


Written by one of Britain’s 

best-loved playwrights Alan 

Bennett, this epic play was also 

adapted into a BAFTA Awardwinning 

film. 

The cast of this new 

production includes Olivier 

Award-winners Mark Gatiss 

(Sherlock, Wolf Hall, NT Live 

Coriolanus) in the title role, 

and Adrian Scarborough 

(Gavin and Stacey, Upstairs 

Downstairs, After the Dance). 

It’s 1786 and King George III 

is the most powerful man in 

the world. But his behaviour 

is becoming increasingly 

erratic as he succumbs to 

fits of lunacy. With the King’s 

mind unravelling at a dramatic 

pace, ambitious politicians 

and the scheming Prince of 

Wales threaten to undermine 

the power of the Crown, and 

expose the fine line between a 

King and a man. 

Friday 1 February 

8pm 

£10 standing ticket 

£12 for limited guaranteed 

seating 

Thediamondsoulband.co.uk 

Music 

THE DIAMOND 

SOUL BAND 

Do you feel like Dancing in The 

Street? Do you like Sweet Soul 

Music? Was the only boy who 

could ever reach you the Son 

of a Preacher Man? Do you 

demand R-E-S-P-E-C-T, or 

plead for Mercy? Do you want a 

ride with Mustang Sally? 

Based near Skipton, North 

Yorkshire, this local band 

covers classic songs from 

Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder 

and Tina Turner through to 

Martha and The Vandellas, The 

Commitments and The Blues 

Brothers. 

Bring your dancing shoes for 

this standing room only gig. 

Some limited seating will be 

available. 


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La Traviata Kate Williams 

I’m Not Running Sisterhood 

Breabach 

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 

Saturday 2 February 

7pm 

£13 Adults 


Thunderbirdreleasing.com 

Film/Theatre 

LA TRAVIATA 

A recorded screening from 

Teatro Alla Scala, acclaimed 

American filmmaker Sofia 

Coppola and Italian haute 

couture king Valentino 

Garavani have teamed up for 

a stunning revival of Giuseppe 

Verdi’s classic opera, La 

Traviata. 

Violetta Valéry is a well-known 

courtesan in Paris whose life 

appears to be glamorous. 

However, she’s suffering 

from a serious illness and 

her survival relies on the 

kindness and generosity of her 

male patrons. Her life seems 

empty, until she meets and 

falls in love with the young 

and eligible Alfredo Germont. 

But it’s not long before tragic 

circumstances tear them 

apart. 


7.30pm 

£16 

Kate-williams.com 

Talk 

KATE WILLIAMS: 

YOUNG 

ELIZABETH: THE 

MAKING OF THE 

QUEEN 

Kate Williams is a specialist 

in modern history, royal and 

constitutional affairs, and 

Professor of Modern History 

at Reading University. She was 

the co presenter of BBC Two’s 

Restoration Home and has 

presented and contributed 

to many historical shows on 

TV, including her BBC Two 

documentary Young Victoria 

and recent BBC One show on 

VE Day. 

We can hardly imagine a Britain 

without Elizabeth II on the throne. 

It seems to be the job she was 

born for. And yet for much of her 

early life the young princess did 

not know the role that her future 

would hold. Kate reveals how 

the 25-year-old young queen 

carved out a lasting role for 

herself amid the changes of the 

20th century which owes much 

to the intelligence and elusive 

personality of this remarkable 

woman. 


7pm 

£13 Adults 



Film/Theatre 

NATIONAL 

THEATRE 

LIVE: I’M NOT 

RUNNING 

by David Hare 


I’m Not Running is an explosive 

new play by David Hare, 

premiering at the National 

Theatre. Pauline Gibson has 

spent her life as a doctor, 

the inspiring leader of a local 

health campaign. When she 

crosses paths with her old 

boyfriend, a stalwart loyalist 

in Labour Party politics, she’s 

faced with an agonising 

decision. What’s involved in 

sacrificing your private life 

and your piece of mind for 

something more than a single 

issue? Does she dare? Hare 

was recently described by 

The Washington Post as ‘the 

premiere political dramatist 

writing in English’. His other 

work includes Pravda and 

Skylight, broadcast by National 

Theatre Live in 2014. 


8pm 

£8 

Music 

THE 

SISTERHOOD 

Celebrating female 

musicians and the stories 

behind their songs 

The Sisterhood is four 

accomplished Leeds musicians: 

Fuzzy Jones, Fran Wyburn, 

Astraluna and Miranda Arieh 

– each of whom have been 

featured on BBC Introducing 

and have a wealth of composing, 

performing and recording 

experience between them. 

At the heart of The Sisterhood 

is the belief that collaborating 

and not competing with fellow 

musicians makes us stronger, 

not only musically but also 

emotionally. Female musicians 

are still underrepresented in 

the wider music industry. The 

Sisterhood aims to address 

some of the issues faced by 

women in music, especially 

those who are not only writing, 

recording and performing their 

own material but also managing 

themselves and their careers, 

and ultimately encourage other 

women to write, perform and 

collaborate too. 

Come along and support 

these local musicians and their 

mission in what should be a 

great evening of live music 

from talented local artists. 


8pm 

£16 

Breabach.com 

Music 

BREABACH 

Continuing in a long line of 

great Scottish folk bands, 

Breabach began 2017 in 

exciting fashion as receivers of 

the Scots Trad Music Awards 

‘Folk Band of the Year’ for 

the second time and ‘Album 

of the Year’ for their fifth 

studio album ‘Astar’. A special 

Celtic Connections show to 

celebrate the album was held 

in February in Glasgow’s City 

Halls and was received with 

a sell-out crowd and 5-star 

review in the Scotsman. 

The momentum continued 

with nominations for ‘Best 

Band’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk 

Awards and for ‘European 

Album of the Year’ in the Song 

Lines Music Awards. 

2018 will see Breabach back 

in the studio to record a sixth 

studio album as well continuing 

their adventures across the 

globe with tours of the UK 

and Australia. Delivering an 

increasingly mature repertoire 

and live performance whilst 

continuing to build their 

reputation at the forefront of 

the UK’s world and roots music 

scene, this is a band at the very 

top of their game and one not 

to be missed. 

Sunday 17 February 

3pm 

£10 adult 

£8 children 

cirquedusoleil.com 

Film/Theatre 

CIRQUE 

DU SOLEIL: 

WORLDS AWAY 

91 mins, PG 

If you’ve never had the chance 

to see Cirque du Soleil live, 

then this is the event for you. 

Come and enjoy this recorded 

screening of their 2012 

performance Worlds Away. 

A young woman in a small 

Mid-Western town goes to a 

travelling carnival one evening, 

where she is urged by a silent 

clown to visit the carnival’s 

circus and see The Aerialist, 

the show’s star attraction. She 

is entranced by The Aerialist, 

but during his act he misses a 

catch and falls to the ground. 

She rushes to help him, but 

then the ground beneath 

them gives way and they fall 

through into the dreamlike 

world of Cirque du Soleil. 

Separated, they travel through 

the different tent worlds trying 

to find each other, interacting 

with the strange and wonderful 

performers and performances 

of Cirque du Soleil. 


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Ian McMillanand Luke Carver-Goss© Graeme Oxby 


7.30pm 

£12.50 

ian-mcmillan.co.uk 

lukecarvergoss.co.uk 

Music/Performance 

IAN MCMILLAN 

& LUKE CARVER 

GOSS: BETWEEN 

YOU AND ME 

Poet, broadcaster & comedian 

Ian McMillan and Olympic 

composer Luke Carver Goss 

present a hilarious night of 

words, music & breath-taking 

comedy, featuring songs, 

stories and a musical created 

out of thin air! 

Bard of Barnsley Ian McMillan 

hosts weekly hit radio show 

The Verb. He’s Poet-in- 

Residence for Barnsley FC, 

The Academy of Urbanism 

and, until recently, English 

National Opera. He’s a regular 

on BBC Breakfast, Pointless 

Celebrities, Coast, Countryfile, 

Pick of the Week, Last Word 

and The Lakes (C4). 

Luke Carver Goss has 

recorded & performed with 

his own group, the acclaimed 

Carver Trio, as well as The Ian 

McMillan Orchestra, jazz singer 

Tina May and story-teller 

Daniel Morden in The Devil’s 

Violin. 

Expect a night of music, 

laughs and tales from two very 

talented performers. 

Bird’s nest Billy 


2.30pm 

£9 adults 

£7 children 

Ages 3–7 and families 

Fidgettheatre.com 


Fidget Theatre present 

BIRDS NEST 

BILLY 

Back by popular demand after 

their performance of Molly’s 

Marvellous Moustache, Fidget 

Theatre are back with their 

latest show Birds Nest Billy. 

I wish for an adventure! Billy is 

a little boy with a big brother 

called Bo. Billy and Bo both 

have big hair. Big, curly bird 

nest hair. They play together: 

building, racing, dancing 

pretending. They’re the very 

best of brothers. 

Then one day Bo gets a haircut 

and starts going to school. 

Billy plays on his own, but it 

isn’t the same. Billy misses his 

big brother all day long. But 

then out of Billy’s bird nest hair 

chirps a little bird. The little 

bird grants Billy three magical 

wishes… 

Bird’s Nest Billy is an 

imaginative, fantastical 

adventure story for children 

aged 3–7 and their families. 

OTHER EVENTS/CLASSES/ 

ROOM HIRE/INFORMATION 

Red Squirrel, James Thomas Rippon Cathedral, James Thomas Pigeon at Home, James Thomas 

VISUAL ARTS AT THE COURTHOUSE 

Curated by members of the 

In-House Arts Group 

The In House Arts group, 

curate monthly visual arts 

exhibitions at the Courthouse. 

Also throughout the year they 

display art and crafts for sale 

in our cabinets. If you are a 

maker and would like to have 

your work included, for more 

information, or to submit ideas 

or offer to help, please email 

exhibitionsatotleycourthouse 

@gmail.com 

Courthouse designer craft fairs 

September 

Otley Camera Club 

December 

James Thomas 

Stripes, Otley Camera Club 

COURTHOUSE 

DESIGNER 

CRAFT FAIRS 

On the last Sunday of each month to 

coincide with the Otley Farmers Market 

from 10am–1pm. Our Designer Craft 

Fairs showcase the talents of local craft 

workers. All items are designed and made 

by the stallholders, and you have the 

chance to buy unique, handmade jewellery, 

stationery, gifts, art work and more! 

Admission is free and the café is open, so 

come along for a browse, a cup of Fairtrade 

tea or coffee and a piece of cake! To have a 

stall of for further information please email 

craftfairsatotleycourthouse@gmail.com. 


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OTLEY 

COURTHOUSE 

FRIENDS 

SCHEME 

The Friends Scheme 

continues to be our way to 

say thank you for being a loyal 

supporter and champion 

of the Courthouse, but with 

an increased emphasis on 

benefits for Friends. 

As a Friend, you will receive: 

• A reduction of £1 per ticket 

at the Box Office on Friends’ 

tickets for selected events* 

• A priority copy of the 

programme 

• Regular emails to give you 

warning of any additional 

and special events 

• 10% discount at the 

Courthouse Cafe. 

Becoming a Friend costs £20 per 

year and is payable in cash, by 

card, cheque or standing order. 

Donations above £20 will 

enable us to claim Gift Aid on 

the additional amount. 

Thank you for your continued 

support to the Courthouse. 

Your generous support 

and donations enable us to 

continue to offer an eclectic 

and interesting programme of 

events and activities. 

*Terms and conditions apply – 

see otleycourthouse.org.uk for 

full details. 

ROOM HIRE 

We have a number of rooms 

available to hire for private 

meetings, 1-2-1 workshops 

and classes, training days and 

conferences; the Courtroom, 

the Robing Room, Sec 1, the 

Art Room as well as the bar 

and café for private events. All 

rooms have flexible layouts 

and hold different capacities 

depending upon your 

requirements. We can cater for 

any budget and offer packages 

to include refreshments and 

lunch within the price. 

Book your party here with us 

and let us put the “art” into 

“party”! As well as private 

events such as gigs, talks and 

presentation evenings, our 

venue is the perfect backdrop 

to any event 

CLASSES AND 

WORKSHOPS 

A wide variety of clubs, 

societies and classes run 

in the Courthouse every 

day and for all age ranges – 

from language to exercise 

classes, community choir 

or orchestra to book club or 

creative writing. You can pick 

up a list from the Courthouse 

reception or download one 

from our website. 

For all booking enquiries email: 

admin@otleycourthouse.org.uk 

or phone 01943 467216. 

BECOME A 

VOLUNTEER 

Volunteers are the life blood 

of the Courthouse. With 

their vital help we run the 

café, box office, or steward 

events. Full training and 

support is given. If you can 

spare some time, contact the 

Volunteer Coordinator on 

01943 467216 or volunteer@ 

otleycourthouse.org.uk. 

otleycourthouse.org.uk

Otley Courthouse Autumn-Winter 2018-19

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