Wednesday 2 November
English Touring Opera Workshop
At Wesley Chapel, Harrogate
Highly respected tenor Mark Wilde leads an all- comers singing workshop that introduce adults to baroque style and to Purcell in particular.
Date: Wednesday 2 November
Time: 6.00 pm
Location: Wesley Chapel
Tickets: £10
Recommended for: Ages 16+
Box Office: 01423 502 116
Book Online: www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Thursday 3 November
English Touring Opera Presents
THE FAIRY QUEEN Purcell
Sung in original English
Purcell’s The Fairy Queen recreates the enchanted world of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Thomas Guthrie’s production, influenced by the English surreal painter Richard Dadd, imagines the story set in a military convalescent hospital during World War One. This joyous production beautifully conveys the fantasy and inextinguishable energy of Purcell’s magical score.
“A hugely enjoyable fusion of music, drama, puppetry and acrobatics. If there’s more to come as exhilarating as this, I’ll be first in the queue.” Evening Standard
Date: Thursday 3 November
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £22
(English Touring Opera Special Offer- See 2 shows for £40 or 3 shows for £54)
Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Box office: 01423 502116
Book online: www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Friday 4 November
English Touring Opera presents
FLAVIO Handel
Sung in English Translation
Handel’s Flavio mixes comedy and tragedy, telling a story of bitter rivalry between families with a pair of star-crossed lovers – against the background of a corrupt court.
“Director James Conway perfectly hits the mark with his vibrant production” The Independent
Date: Friday 4 November
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £22
(English Touring Opera Special Offer- See 2 shows for £40 or 3 shows for £54)
Running Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Box office: 01423 502116
Book online: www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Saturday 5 November
English Touring Opera presents
XERXES Handel
Sung in English Translation
One of Handel’s most celebrated masterpieces. A hilarious comedy of manners in the Venetian style, Xerxes blends short arias, ensembles and a number of comic characters to deliver a lively tale of entangled love complete with Handel’s splendid score elegantly performed by the English Touring Opera Baroque Orchestra.
“This is ETO at it’s best” The Telegraph
Date: Saturday 5 November
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £22
(English Touring Opera Special Offer- See 2 shows for £40 or 3 shows for £54)
Running Time: 2 hours 50 minutes
Box office: 01423 502116
Book online: www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Sunday 6 November
CANTATA NOS. 154, 156, 54 & 159 Bach
Performed at St Wilfred’s Church, Harrogate
A concert of some of Bach’s most beautiful cantatas. English Touring Opera soloists and period players from the Old Street Band will perform cantatas No 154, 156, 54 and 159, with Bach’s inspiring choruses sung in the Beautiful setting of St Wilfred’s Church, Harrogate.
Date: Sunday 6 November
Time: 7.30pm
Location: St Wilfred’s Church
Tickets: £8
Box Office: 01423 502116
Book Online: www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Wednesday 9 November
Gonzo Moose presents
GRIMM AND GRIMMER
The Misadventures of The Brothers Grimm.
Total Theatre Award nominees, Gonzo Moose make a welcome return to Harrogate Theatre. Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and their beloved sister, Lotte travel into deepest Bavaria. They are assembling what will become the greatest collection of fairy tales ever published. But now reality and fantasy are colliding and the family Grimm find themselves trapped in a twisted fantasy world of their own fairy tales.
“Thrilled and delighted an audience of all ages. Outstanding visual comedy” Oxford Times
Date: Wednesday 9 November
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: Adults: £12, Children: £10
Family Ticket: £40 (for a family of four)
Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes (No interval)
Box Office: 01423 502116
Book Online: www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Friday 25 November 2011 – Sunday 15 January 2012
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Written by Phil Lowe and David Bown
Directed by Phil Lowe
Be our guest as we follow Belle, a beautiful young woman, and the Beast, a handsome prince who has been placed under an evil spell for a hundred years. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved in return, the spell will be broken and he will return to his true self. But time is running out…Packed with everyone’s favourite pantomime characters, this enchanting and spellbinding tale combines spectacular scenery, jokes galore, magic and sparkle.
“An outstanding pantomime” The Stage on Dick Wittington 2010/11
Date: Friday 25 November 2011 – Sunday 15 January 2012
Time: variable, please contact box office
Tickets: variable, please contact box office
Box office: 01423 502116
Book online: www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Tuesday 29 November – Saturday 3 December
Reform Theatre Company present
HOUSEBOUND
Written by Nick Lane
Jim is fat, fifty-eight and fed up with everything, and doesn’t his wife Lucy know it? Stuck at home with him rabbiting on at her since his early retirement, and nowhere to escape to- she’s housebound. Until one Halloween, when one rash act changes everything. Please note: This performance contains strong language.
“An entertaining night out” Harrogate Advertiser on Studs
Date: Tuesday 29 – Saturday 3 December
Time: 7.45pm
Matinee: Saturday 2.45pm
Tickets: £12 (concessions available)
Box Office: 01423 502116
Book Online: www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
