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Riding Lights Theatre Company Christmas Productions

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 by chrisjones

Give It Back, Mak - image courtesy of Riding Lights Theatre Company

The highly esteemed Riding Lights Theatre Company (based in York) is putting on two travelling Christmas productions over the coming weeks:

GIVE IT BACK, MAK!
written by Paul Burbridge

It’s the coldest of nights and snow lies thick on the ground. It’s chill and bitter under a sky glittering with twinkling stars. The lights in the town are also gleaming brightly and the houses look warm and inviting. But the shepherds have to stay out on the hills and watch their flocks at winter lambing time – who knows what nasty predator might be about!

In the town, the Lamb Chop Inn is heaving. Not only do they have nothing to eat for Sunday lunch but they’ve no spare rooms for guests. The landlord, Mak, has put up two signs. The top one says, “NO VACANCIES AT ALL” and below it another says, “NOT EVEN THE TEENSIEST ONE”.

But wait, a young couple’s car has got stuck in the snow. Where shall they stay? Despite the signs, they know on the door of the Lamb Chop Inn . . .

“Give It Back, Mak!” is a brand new, rollicking, warm-hearted, fun-filled Christmas play for all the family – with tales of desperate deeds, people that glow in the dark and sheep in prams. And out in the potting shed, something quite extraordinary is happening that will change everyone and everything for the better.

“Give It Back, Mak!” has puppetry and amazing story-telling and provides a hilarious evening’s entertainment.

Suitable for age five upwards. Approximately one hour long.

Nearly The Goat - image courtesy of Riding Lights Theatre Company

Nearly The Goat
written by Nigel Forde

“Nearly” is a goat with a difference – he’s an amazing actor and impersonator, so definitely not your run of the mill goat, no kidding!

Nearly uses his remarkable skills and butts in (exactly when needed) to save the day. What’s more, in the process, he helps in the telling of a thoroughly enchanting Christmas tale.

On the way he has to use his home-made travelling machine to get to Bethlehem before the wolf and help the kings of Persia get home without their camel. And these are the only disasters that come raining down from the heavens that Nearly has to deal with.

First staged in 2009 (to widespread acclaim) this production involves marvellous puppetry and tells the Christmas story in a new and unforgettable way.

Suitable for age five upwards. Approximately one hour long.

You can find out more about Riding Lights on their website here, and can view their Christmas schedule in Yorkshire below:

Bedale

Give It Back, Mak!

3 December 7pm

Bedale High School, Fitzalan Road, Bedale DL8 2EQ

Box office: 01765 698 363

Tickets: adults £5, concessions £3

Willerby

Give It Back, Mak!

10 December 2.00pm

Willerby Methodist Church, Carr Lane, Willerby, Hull HU10 6JP

Box office: 01482 653 245

Tickets: £6 adults, £3 children

Easingwold

Give It Back, Mak!

17 December 1.30pm

Galtres Centre, Market Place, Easingwold, York YO61 3AD

Box Office: 01347 822 472

Tickets: £6 adults, £4 concessions

Horsforth

Give It Back, Mak!

19 December 2pm & 7pm

St Margaret’s Hall, Church Road, Horsforth LS18 5LQ

Box office: 0113 258 2448

giveitbackmak@hotmail.co.uk

Tickets: adults £6, concessions £4, family £15

York

Nearly the Goat

22 & 23 December 2pm & 7pm

Friargate Theatre, Lower Friargate, York YO1 9SL

Box office: 01904 613 000

Tickets: £6 adults, £4 concessions

Burniston

Give It Back, Mak!

24 December 1.00pm

Burniston Village Hall, High Street, Burniston, Scarborough YO13 0HH

Box office: 07912 789 408

Tickets: adults £2.50, concessions £1.50

For holiday accommodation over the Christmas period, check out the York bed and breakfasts and Scarborough hotels on Hello Yorkshire.

And for other Christmas productions and pantos across Yorkshire, see here:

Christmas panto in North Yorkshire

Christmas panto in East Yorkshire

Christmas panto in West Yorkshire

Christmas panto in South Yorkshire

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From 25 Nov: Northern Art Prize 2011

Thursday, November 24th, 2011 by RichFox

Northern Art Prize 2011 - image courtesy of the Northern Art Prize

If you’re looking for bright, fresh talent (or if you’re a Northern-based artist keen to enter an up-and-coming prize), check out the Northern Art Prize, and their new exhibition which starts tomorrow at Leeds Art Gallery.

The annual prize is now in its 5^th year and celebrates the tremendous diversity of artists working in the North of England. Welcoming entrants who work in any media, and from all age groups and nationalities, the Northern Art Prize was set up in 2007 by Leeds City Council, Arup and Logistik with the aim of encouraging future talent and helping to make art accessible to all.

Four artists have been short-listed for this year’s prize. They are:

Liadin Cooke – using watercolours and sculpture, Cooke’s thoughtful work takes subjects apart before reforming them in her highly distinctive style

Leo Fitzmaurice – a sculptor and creator of humorous installations, Fitzmaurice utilises everyday objects from an unusual standpoint

James Hugonin – a painter of highly detailed work, Hugonin uses thousands of colours within a complex grid to create highly absorbing paintings

Richard Rigg – through sculpture, Rigg alters the state of everyday objects to challenge the viewer’s perspective (including a piano with every key tuned to middle C)

The winner will receive £16500, whilst the runners up will each be awarded £1500 – the announcement of which artist has won this year’s prize will be made on 19 January 2012.

In the meantime, head down to Leeds Art Gallery from 25 November to 19 February 2012 to pick out your favourite and experience the rich artistic talent of our area.

And if you need accommodation in Leeds during the exhibition, check out the Leeds hotels on Hello Yorkshire.

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7 Nov: London 2012 Olympic Torch Yorkshire Dates Unveiled

Monday, November 7th, 2011 by RichFox

The Olympic Torch will visit numerous Yorkshire towns & cities

The route for the 2012 London Olympic torch has been announced.

Arriving from Greece on 18 May, the torch’s relay starts in Land’s End on Saturday, 19 May and will snake its way around the United Kingdom for the next 70 days, taking in 1018 places before making one final journey from Hampton Court Palace down the River Thames to the Olympic Stadium in time for the Opening Ceremony.

Organisers say the torch will come within 10 miles of 95% of the population, and travel approximately 8000 miles. And as you’d expect, Yorkshire gets its fair share of exposure as the torch visits every corner of our great county.

The extensive list of Yorkshire dates is as follows:

Day 31 – 18 June 2012

Middlesbrough

Redcar

Marske-by-the-Sea

Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Brotton

Carlin How

Loftus

Hinderwell

Lythe

Sandsend

Whitby

Pickering

Scarborough

Filey

Bridlington

Beverley

Hull

Day 32 – 19 June 2012

Hull

Brough

Goole

Camblesforth

Selby

Monk Fryston

Barkston Ash

Tadcaster

Boston Spa

Wetherby

Harewood

Knaresborough

Harrogate

Ripon

York

Day 33 – 20 June 2012

York

Thirsk

Northallerton

Aiskew

Bedale

Aysgarth

Leyburn

Richmond

Day 37 – 24 June 2012

Marsh

Huddersfield

Brighouse

Halifax

Bradford

Keighley

Skipton

Ilkley

Headingley

Potternewton

Harehills

Richmond Hill

Leeds

Day 38 – 25 June 2012

Leeds

Hunslet

Beeston

Morley

Batley

Dewsbury

Wakefield

Castleford

Pontefract

Ackworth

Lundwood

Cundy Cross

Barnsley

Darton

Kexbrough

Chapeltown

Ecclesfield

Parson Cross

Sheffield

Day 39 – 26 June 2012

Sheffield

Rotherham

Templeborough

Dalton

Thrybergh

Conisbrough

Warmsworth

Doncaster

Armthorpe

Dunsville

Hatfield

Part of the journey through Yorkshire will be on the Flying Scotsman as the torch travels from York to Thirsk, and the torch will also pass great Yorkshire landmarks such as York Minster, the Humber Bridge and Harewood House. Major celebrations are being planned in Leeds, Sheffield and York, whilst Hull will be hosting a festival of music and sport.

You can see the design of the torch with Jonathan Edwards here:

We’ll have updates of parties and celebrations as and when they’re announced in the coming months. In the meantime, for those looking for accommodation in Yorkshire during the Olympic torch relay, or even during the Olympics if you’re staying away from the capital, find York hotels, Whitby hotels and Leeds hotels on Hello Yorkshire.

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1 Nov: Jamie Oliver’s Jamie’s Great Britain Hits Yorkshire

Friday, October 28th, 2011 by RichFox

Jamie visits Yorkshire, photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

Fresh from his American road trip and culinary tours around Europe and North Africa, Jamie Oliver’s new six-part series on Channel 4 brings him much closer to home as he tours the British Isles to uncover what makes British food so great, and to seek out inspiration and new ideas for recipes.

And episode two of Jamie’s Great Britain brings Jamie to the county with more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other – Yorkshire.

Eccles cake anyone? Photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

Jamie learns that classic British dishes have been influenced over centuries by colonization, immigration, invasion and exploration, and nowhere more so than in Yorkshire where the Industrial Revolution and the influx of immigrant workers played a large part in changing the food that we eat, mixing fresh new arrivals with old British traditions.

Jamie’s Yorkshire odyssey begins with huge Yorkshire puds and pints of locally-brewed beer at the fabulous Kings Arms pub in the little village of Heath near Wakefield, before he moves on to Leeds with its large Jewish community where he enjoys smoked fish and samples the amazingly creative pub recipes created using Timothy Taylor ales.

Jamie takes a break - photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

After meeting Chinese and Iranian chefs, Jamie gets down to some cooking himself and cooks up Jewish potted smoked trout with a horseradish pate, Yorkshire forced rhubarb stewed in Pimms with rice pudding, Eccles cakes with a cup of Yorkshire tea, a Persian-inspired dish of lamb shanks with Yorkshire beer and baby Yorkshire puddings.

You can catch Jamie’s Great Britain on Channel 4 on Tuesdays at 9pm, and Jamie’s Yorkshire trip will be aired on Tuesday 1 November.

Christmas present ideas – Jamie’s Great Britain book

For your friends and relatives who love cooking, check out the book of the series on Amazon by clicking the image on the left.

And if you’re ever looking for holiday accommodation in Yorkshire for short breaks, find York hotels, Whitby bed and breakfast and Yorkshire Dales cottages on Hello Yorkshire.

Jamie chooses some fresh produce - photograph by David Loftus and courtesy of Channel 4

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5 Nov onwards: Christmas Fayres & Christmas Markets in West Yorkshire

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 by chrisjones

Carousel at Leeds Christkindelmarkt

Christmas Markets in West Yorkshire

The lead up to Christmas is an exciting time and is extra special in Yorkshire.

There are lots of Christmas markets, fayres, craft fairs and lights switch ons throughout West Yorkshire this year and we’ve outlined many of them below in alphabetical order by town or city including Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Holmfirth and Haworth.

And if you’re after Christmas festivities in other parts of Yorkshire, click on the links below:

Christmas Markets in North Yorkshire

Christmas Markets in East Yorkshire

Christmas Markets in South Yorkshire

BATLEY

Annual Craft and Christmas Fair

5 November 2011, 10.00am to 4.00pm

Batley Town Hall, Market Place, Batley WF17 5DA

Admission 50p

Christmas Market

17 November 2011, 10.00am to 8.00pm

The Mill Department Store, Bradford Rd, Batley WF17 5LZ

Handmade crafts, festive decorations, gifts, etc. at this open-air market

Batley Switch On

1 December

Batley Town Centre

With stalls & seasonal entertainment

BIRDSEDGE

Christmas Craft Fair

13 November 2011, 10am to 4pm

Birdsedge Village Hall, Penistone Road, Birdsedge, Huddersfield HD8 8XP

Free admission

BIRSTALL

Christmas Craft Fair

27 November, 4 & 11 December 2011 – 11am to 4pm

Oakwell Hall Country Park, Nutter Lane, Birstall WF17 9LG

BRADFORD

Bradford Christmas Market

4 December 2011

Darley Street, Kirkgate, Bank Street and Tyrell Street, Bradford

More than 30 stalls with lots of Christmas gifts for every member of the family – in addition, there will be some terrific Christmas food on offer.

CLAYTON

Clayton Dickensian Market

3rd December 2011 – 11am to 5.00pm

Clayton Lane, Clayton, Bradford BD14 6RE

Around 100 stalls with a variety of, gifts, decorations, jewellery, tombola, old-fashioned sweets, roast chestnuts, toys, mince pies, etc.

Opened by players from Bradford Bulls followed by crowning of the Snow Queen.

Entertainment from pipers, magicians, nativity play, stilt walkers, carols from the award winning children’s choir, Morris dancers, local Punch & Judy, carnival games, fairground rides, jugglers, a climbing wall, miniature pony and carriage.

See the Clayton Dickensian Market website here.

Clayton Dickensian Market

He's behind you...! Victorian fun at the Clayton Dickensian Market

CLECKHEATON

Christmas Crafts, Gifts & Baked Goods Fair

5th November 2011 from 1pm to 4pm

Cleckheaton Our Lady & St Paul RC Church Hall, 57 Dewsbury Rd, Cleckheaton BD19 5BT

Christmas Market

12 November 2011 10am to 1pm

Opened by Robbie Hunter-Paui and with 30 stalls, games, toys, Santa’s grotto, tombola, books, cakes, plants, face-painting, teddy pull cards. Café.

Admission 50p

Cleckheaton Christmas Lights Switch On

19 November 2011 from 1pm

Savoy Square, Cleckheaton BD19 3RH

A traditional festive occasion with Santa and his reindeer. A Christmas grotto, parade and scout band, donkey rides, funfair amusements. Stalls with gifts and crafts and £500 prize draw. The big switch on is at 6pm.

DENBY DALE

EKassionS Christmas Gift Fair

5th November 2011 – 10.00am to 12.00pm

Denby Dale Pie Hall, 297 Wakefield Rd, Denby Dale HD8 8RX

Free admission and free parking

DEWSBURY

Dewsbury Switch On

26 November

Dewsbury Town Centre

With stalls & yuletide entertainment

HAREWOOD HOUSE

Living North Essence of Christmas Fair

25 and 26 November 2011 from 10am to 5pm

27 November 2011 from 11am to 4pm

The Courtyard, Harewood House, Harewood, Leeds LS17 9LG

A market and food & drink exhibition with the very best produce from Yorkshire, with Santa’s Grotto and Toyshop in the Geopods. There will be demonstrations in the Old Kitchen and Servants’ Hall ‘Below Stairs’ inside Harewood House, plus treasures from the House collections on display in the ‘State Rooms’. Festive refreshments, food and meals will be available at a number of outlets. The Gardens will be open for winter-time wandering with Christmas trails and walks for children.

Prices: entry to the Shopping Fair, Grounds and Below Stairs: £8.00 (Concessions £6)

Harewood Members and children under 12: free

Upgrade to visit the State Rooms: £4 on the day

Santa’s Grotto: £7.50 per child – includes a Harewood gift

For further information, please see Harewood House’s website here

HAWORTH

Haworth Christmas Market

19 & 20 November 2011

Main Street, Haworth

20-25 stalls, with seasonal gifts – something for everyone

HECKMONDWIKE

Heckmondwike Christmas Lights Switch On

20 November 2011 from 5pm

Heckmondwike Market Place, Heckmondwike WF16 OHB

Heckmondwike was the first town in the country to switch on Christmas lights (it can be traced back to 1868) it’s said that “no one does it better”.

Santa’s grotto and fairground rides, plus entertainment and the “big countdown” all help to create the perfect atmosphere for one and all to enjoy the great excitement of Heckmondwike’s traditional Christmas heritage.

The lights will be switched on at 6.45pm.

HOLMFIRTH

Christmas Gift Fair

19 November 2011 – from 10am to 4pm

Holmfirth Civic Hall, Huddersfield Rd, Holmfirth HD9 3AS

Over 30 high quality gift and craft stalls. Refreshments served all day

Supporting BBC Children in Need and Huddersfield Downs Syndrome Support Group.

Holmfirth Lights Switch On

19 November 2011 – from 2pm

Festive fun, music, Santa’s Grotto, judging of window displays, Christmas food & drink plus celebrity parade.

5.30 – The Big Switch On!

6.00pm – fireworks and closing events

Christmas Gift & Craft Fair

27 November 2011 – from 10am to 4pm

Holmfirth Community Sports Centre, Heys Rd, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth HD9 7SE

Christmas shopping at Holmfirth Market

27 November, 4 & 11 December 2011 – from 10am to 5pm

Holmfirth Market, 38 Huddersfield Rd, Holmfirth HD9 3JH

Just about everything you need for a successful Christmas celebration with a wide selection of seasonal fresh foods and hand-made crafts including gifts, cards, decorations, jewellery, clothing, basketry, embroidery, soaps, flowers, photography, glassware, sculpture, paintings and lots, lots, more.

HONLEY

Honley Christmas Lights Switch On

2 December 2011 from 3pm to 7pm +

Honley Village Hall, Roundway, Honley, Holmfirth HD9 6DE

Bands, Window Display Judging, Choirs, Stalls, Festive Fun & Music, Santa’s Grotto, Festive Fare including Food & Drink, Hog Roast

St Mary’s Christmas Street Market

3 December 2011 from 3pm to 7pm +

Honley St Mary Parish Church, Church St, Honley, Holmfirth HD9 6BA

Food and drink and dozens of stalls with something for everyone.

Free entertainment in St Mary’s Church with Jill Kemp & Grange Moor Band and Swing of Things.

HUDDERSFIELD

Huddersfield Christmas Lights Switch On

19 November 2011 from 4.30pm – 6.30pm

The Piazza Centre, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2RS

Entertainment for all the family – and a great way to kick off the festive season.

It all starts at 4.30 with the Pulse Radio Roadshow, with dancers and entertainers to get everyone in the right mood. Alex Winter of CBeebies is this year’s celebrity, so he’s guaranteed to be a hit with the younger members of the crowd. Alex will be entertaining the crowds throughout the evening, and pressing the big red button at 6.20pm to light up the town.

October-December 2011: Pantomimes, Ballets and Christmas & Festive Productions in West Yorkshire

Monday, October 10th, 2011 by chrisjones

The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Mytholmroyd

West Yorkshire Pantos, Ballets & Christmas Productions 2011

Let the festivities begin – West Yorkshire pantomimes and Christmas performances in 2011 are listed below, in alphabetical order by town or city (if your Christmas production is not listed, please contact Hello Yorkshire and we’ll add it for free – oh yes we will!).

And if you’re looking for shows in other parts of Yorkshire, please see here:

Christmas pantomimes South Yorkshire

Christmas pantomimes North Yorkshire

Christmas pantomimes East Yorkshire

BRADFORD

The Nutcracker

Northern Ballet

8 – 12 November 2011

The Alhambra Theatre, Morley Street, Bradford BD7 1AJ

Tickets: various

Box office: 01274 432 000

Fiddler on the Roof

Bradford Catholic Players

16 – 19 November 2011

The Alhambra Theatre, Morley Street, Bradford BD7 1AJ

Tickets: various

Box office: 01274 432 000

Cinderella the Pantomime

25 November 2011 to 1 January 2012

Tong Garden Centre, Tong Lane, Bradford BD4 0RY

Prices: adults – £10, children £8

Times vary

Box office (credit card bookings): 0113 242 5242

Information: 07722 791 777 or see the publicity poster here

Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates

30 November 2011 to 4 December 2011

Bradford Playhouse, Chapel Street, Bradford BD1 5DL

Wed – Sat: 7.15pm

Sat & Sun matinee: 2.15pm

Tickets: full £12.00, concessions £10.00, family (2+2) £40.00

Box office: 07977 011 800

7-9 October: Marsden Jazz Festival 2011

Friday, September 23rd, 2011 by RichFox

Jazz Tapas - photograph courtesy of the Marsden Jazz Festival

The beautiful village of Marsden “oozing jazz from every nook and cranny” is celebrating a special milestone this October as its increasingly popular Jazz Festival reaches its 20th year.

Worldservice Project - photograph courtesy of the Marsden Jazz Festival

And what a celebration it promises to be. There are more than 75 scheduled events during the 48 hours, with all-star concerts opening and closing the Festival.

Liane Carroll - photograph courtesy of the Marsden Jazz Festival

Highlights include Liane Carroll (pictured), Kenny Ball, The Submotion Orchestra, Asaf Sirkis Trio, Soweto Kinch, Trio VD and of course the festival’s flagship New Stream (this year’s line up includes World Service Project, Olivia Moore and Stuart McCallum.

Parade - photograph courtesy of the Marsden Jazz Festival

The Festival are commissioning two new pieces this year (from Richard Ormrod and Ben Crosland) following the success of the highly acclaimed Tommy Evans’ festival commission for 2010, the Green Seagull.

Soweto Kinch - photograph courtesy of the Marsden Jazz Festival

And there will be lots of opportunities for festival goers to get involved, whatever your level (musician or toddler!), whilst there will also be plenty of free concerts (around 3/4 of the gigs are free) including cutting edge contemporary, old school traditional and experimental jazz, presenting visitors with an abundance of choice and great quality. So good in fact, the Festival was named the Festival of the Year last year by Jazz Yorkshire.

Submotion Orchestra - photograph courtesy of the Marsden Jazz Festival

So don’t miss out! For full details including the 2011 programme and to buy tickets online, check out the Marsden Jazz Festival website here.

Rod Mason, photograph courtesy of Chris at Enjoy Photography

And for accommodation in the West Yorkshire area, check out Hello Yorkshire.

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9 April-8 May: Easter Events in Yorkshire

Friday, April 15th, 2011 by admin

Yorkshire Easter Egg Hunts Galore

Easter’s a terrific time for kids and there are loads of Easter egg hunts and other Easter events for families across Yorkshire for you to enjoy – here’s a selection:

Wentworth Castle’s Eggciting Easter Fun for all the Family!
22-29 April

Follow the Easter Trail through the delightful gardens and stunning parkland. Take part in an Easter Egg Hunt and meet Wentworth Wabbit the Easter Bunny!

Burton Agnes Hall’s Easter Egg Hunt
11am-5pm, 24-25 April

Come along and search for chocolate Easter Eggs in the beautiful grounds and along the woodland walk.

Ripley Castle’s Easter Egg Hunt & “Dress the Egg”
10.30am-3.30pm, 23-25 April

Join in the fun with a great Easter Egg Hunt and “Dress the Egg” competition, fabulous prizes to be won!

Swinton Park Easter Egg Hunting Days
16 April – 1 May

Test your detective skills on our Easter Treasure Trail and on Easter Sunday the Easter Bunny will be making a special visit!

Newby Hall & Gardens Easter Fun Days
22-25 April

Come and meet the costumed characters on our woodland trail where they will help you in your quest to find the Newby Treasure!

Brodsworth Hall & Gardens Easter Family Fun Trail
10am – 5.30pm, 22-25 April

Take part in the Easter Egg hunt for a chance to get your hands on a real golden egg!

Bolton Castle’s Easter Eggstravaganza!
18-25 April

Come along and enjoy egg decorating, bonnet making and so much more, as well as the spectacular Eggciting Easter Egg hunt.

Harewood’s Mad Hatter’s Easter Weekend
10.30am – 4.30pm, 22-25 April

Enjoy our Alice in Wonderland themed Easter weekend with face painting, biscuit decorating and a chance to decorate your own tea cup.

Pannett Park’s Easter Egg Hunt
11am – 3.30pm, 23 April

At Pannett Park this Easter there is the traditional Easter Egg hunt, Easter egg rolling, Easter bonnet competition and so much more.

Thorp Perrow’s Easter Treasure Hunt
7-26 April

Solve the clues on our Treasure Hunt, a great game for everyone.

Harlow Carr’s East Egg Hunt
11am – 4pm, 22-25 April

Visit the Easter Bunny in his burrow and join the hunt for the giant eggs he has hidden around the garden, collect as many as you can to claim a delicious chocolate treat.

Sutton Park’s Easter Sunday Children’s Treasure Hunt
24 April

Come and enjoy our Treasure Hunt.

Bolton Abbey’s Eggciting Easter Egg Hunt
10am – 4pm, 22-25 April

Join the Easter Bunny and have a look in Strid Wood for all the hidden eggs.

Whitby Abbey’s Easter Family Fun Trail
22-25 April

Want to get your hands on a real golden egg? Come along and take part in our fantastic Easter egg hunt in Whitby.

RSPB Old Moor Easter Egg Hunt
24 April

Solve the clues which are hidden around our reserve which will lead you to a splendid chocolate treat!

Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life Easter Egg Trail
24 April

Come along and enjoy our Easter Egg Trail

More Easter Egg Hunts in Yorkshire

Beningbrough Hall & Gardens Easter Egg Hunt & Olympics!
23-25 April

Join us for the Easter Olympics with Eggtastic races and take part in our Cadbury sponsored East trail.

Rievaulx Terrace’s Family Easter Egg Trail
11am – 5pm, 9-18 April

Easter weekend packed full of fun for all the family, take part in our special Easter trail.

Duncombe Park’s Easter Craft Fair
10am – 5pm, 24-25 April

A delightful Easter Craft Fair.

Nunnington Hall Easter Egg Trail
11am – 5pm, 9 April – 8 May

Take part in our Easter Family Trail and receive a Cadbury egg to take away with you.

Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Cadbury Easter Fun
11am – 4pm, 24-25 April

Join us this Easter for face painting, game playing and enjoy the Easter trails and don’t forget to collect your chocolate ‘Egghead’

Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Easter Eggsploits
From 2pm, 25 April

Come along with your decorated hard boiled eggs and take part in our best decorated egg and egg rolling competitions.

Brimham Rocks Easter Trail
11am – 4pm, 23 April

Solve the puzzles on our Easter trail in the search for your Easter surprise!

Bridestone, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping’s Bridestone Easter Egg Trail
10am – 3pm, 24 April

Follow the clues around the Easter trail to find your Easter treat.

Ormesby Hall’s Easter Egg-static
1.30pm – 4pm, 22-25 April

Come and have fun in our beautiful garden whilst looking for the answers to the Easter quiz.

East Riddlesden Hall Easter Egg Hunt
22-25 April

Complete the trail around the garden and claim your chocolate surprise.

The Lord Mayor’s Easter Egg Hunt, York
10am – 1pm, 23 April

Take part in the city-wide search for chocolate, work out the answer to the puzzles to visit 6 locations around the city and collect a treat at each stop!

Tropical Butterfly House Easter Egg Hunt
10am – 5.30pm, 24-25 April

Join our Easter Egg Hunt to win a chocolate surprise.

Knaresborough Easter Fayre
9am – early evening, 22 – 23 April

Come along for a family fun day out with market stalls, street entertainment, fairground rides and plenty more.

Once Easter’s over, you can find a superb list of Christmas markets and Christmas fayres in Yorkshire here.

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16-27 March: Terry Gilliam to be honoured at Bradford International Film Festival

Monday, March 14th, 2011 by RichFox

17th Bradford International Film Festival

The Bradford International Film Festival has made a real name for itself on the international stage as it showcases new, ground-breaking, obscure and unusual films.

This year sees the filmmaker Terry Gilliam presented with the 2011 Fellowship Award. In a special Screentalk interview shown prior to a screening of the 1981 film Time Bandits (starring John Cleese and Sean Connery), Gilliam will discuss his rise from Monty Python animation to one of the leading fantasy cinema figures in the world.

Other Gilliam films to be shown at the festival include Feat and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Fisher King, Twelve Monkeys and The Brothers Grimm.

Now in its 17^th year, the Bradford International Film Festival will continue to extend Bradford’s growing reputation as the home of ground-breaking cinema. The Opening Night Gala will feature Woody Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger starring Anthony Hopkins, whilst other highlights during the 11-day festival include Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins, Yoav Factor’s Reuniting the Rubins, plus a live satellite link up with Werner Herzog and a 3D screening of Cave of Forgotten Dreams.

Another special guest at this year’s Film Festival will be Claire Bloom as part of an 80^th birthday tribute as she accepts the Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award in a Screentalk following a screening of Robert Wise’s 1963 psychological horror film The Haunting. Other Bloom films to screen during the Festival include Look Back in Anger, Richard III and Limelight.

The Widescreen Weekend is a part of the Festival you won’t want to miss, with The Bridge on the River Kwai being shown in a newly restored 4k digital cinema print – the film will be shown in an aspect ratio of 2:55.1, the first ever screening in this way. Other films featured during the Widescreen Weekend include two other David Lean films – Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, plus a 3-strip Cinerama print of How the West Was Won.

More information can be found here, whilst if you’re looking to head to Bradford for the event, find accommodation in Bradford on Hello Yorkshire.

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Christmas Theatre, Ballets & Pantomimes in Yorkshire

Thursday, November 11th, 2010 by chrisjones

Visit the theatre this Christmas in Yorkshire

For Christmas 2011 listings, please click the red links below for North, East, South or West Yorkshire productions:

North Yorkshire Christmas pantomimes 2011
pantos and Christmas productions across North Yorkshire including York, Scarborough, Whitby, Harrogate, Helmsley, Skipton, Pickering, Richmond and more

East Yorkshire Christmas pantomimes 2011
pantos and Christmas productions across East Yorkshire including Hull, Bridlington, Driffield, Pocklington and more

South Yorkshire Christmas pantomimes 2011
pantos and Christmas productions across South Yorkshire including Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and more

West Yorkshire Christmas pantomimes 2011
pantos and Christmas productions across West Yorkshire, including Bradford, Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Holmfirth, Otley, Pontefract, Wakefield and more

The details below are for 2010 pantos – use the links above to find pantos in 2011/12 broken down by area of Yorkshire.

2010 productions (see above for 2011/12 productions)

Yorkshire boasts many great theatres and there’s a terrific selection of Christmas productions this year – we’ve detailed a variety of shows below from across the region, in alphabetical order by town or city:

Barnsley

Dick Whittington & His Cat
Lamproom Theatre, Westgate, Barnsley S70 2DX

11 December 2010 to 2 January 2011

Tickets: Adults £12.00, Concessions £11.00, Family Tickets £40.00

Box Office: 01266 200 075

www.barnsleylamproom.com

Bradford

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
The Alhambra Theatre, Morley Street, Bradford BD7 1AJ

18 December 2010 to 6 February 2011

Tickets: various prices

Box Office: 01274 432 000

www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/alhambra

Bridlington

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
The Spa, South Marine Drive, Bridlington YO15 3JH

15 December 2010 to 4 January 2011

Tickets: various prices

Box Office: 01262 678 258

www.thespabridlington.com

Dewsbury

The Snow Queen
Dewsbury Little Theatre, Upper Road, Batley Carr, Dewsbury

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 23-25 November 2010

Box Office: 01924 324 840

Doncaster

Cinderella
Brodsworth Miners Welfare, Welfare Road, Woodlands, Doncaster DN6 7PP

17 & 18 December 2010

Tickets: £2.50

Box Office: 01302 723 280

www.brodsworthminerswelfare.org.uk

Driffield

Aladdin
Driffield Community Centre, Mill Street, Driffield, East Yorks YO25 6TR

24 – 29 December 2010

Tickets: £7 each or 4 for £22 available only online

www.starstrucktheatreacademy.co.uk

Easingwold

Peter Pan
Galtres Centre, Market Place, Easingwold York

23-27 November

Tickets: £10 for adults, £6 for under 16s

Box Office: 01347 822 472

Halifax

Sleeping Beauty
The Victoria Theatre, Wards End, Halifax HX1 1BU

11 December 2010 – 2 January 2011

Box Office: 01422 351 158

www.calderdale.gov.uk/leisure/entertainment/victoria-theatre/index.html

Little Jack Horner
Halifax YMCA, Marlborough Hall, 13 Crossley Street, Halifax HX1 1UG

29 January 2011 to 5 February 2011 (excluding Sundays)

Tickets: Adult £7, Children/concessions £5, Family ticket (2 adults+2 children) £20

Box Office (open 10:00am to 4:30pm M to F) 01422 353 626 (out of hours 07722 457 839)

www.halifaxpantomime.co.uk

Harrogate

Dick Whittington
Harrogate Theatre

26 November 2008 – 15 January 2009

Times & prices vary

Box Office: 01423 502 116

www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk

Holmfirth

Jack and the Beanstalk
Southgate Theatre, Southgate, Honley, Holmfirth, HD9 6NT

11 – 19 February 2011, 7.30 pm

Tickets: Adults £6, children £4 from Karidays Newsagents 01484 660 488

www.honleyplayers-ads.org.uk

Huddersfield

Aladdin
The Deighton Centre, Deighton Road, Huddersfield

Friday & Saturday, 26 & 27 November at 7.30pm

The Community Players in association with KFTRA, with Town Cryer, Vic Watson, as the Dame

Tickets £3.00 (Children/OAP’s £1.50)

Box Office: 07944 651 873

Festival of Light
St George’s Square, Huddersfield

2 – 5 December Two performances of the main show, Corazon de Angeles by Belgian company Theater Tol. Other festival highlights include street theatre across the town, a festive food and drink market, interactive light projections and Huddersfield’s first ever Art Market, plus an Ice Rink, a Traditional Fairground, dance, and opera. Some of what’s on is free but check website for prices and times.

www.huddersfieldlightfest.co.uk

Sleeping Beauty
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield

Saturday & Sunday 4 & 5 December 2010

Tickets: various prices

www.thelbt.org/sleeping-beauty

Box Office: 01484 430 528

Heidi – A Goat’s Tale
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield

Thursday 9 to Friday 24 December 2010

Tickets: various prices www.thelbt.org/Heidi-Goats-Tale

Box Office: 01484 430 528

Dick Whittington
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield

8-15 January 2011

Tickets: various prices www.thelbt.org/dick-whittington

Box Office: 01484 430 528

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Moldgreen United Reformed Church, Huddersfield

Thursday & Friday 25 & 26 November 2010

Tickets: Adult £6.00 & Concession £4.50

Box Office: 01484 305 421

Hull

Aladdin
Hull New Theatre, Kingston Square, Hull HU1 3HF

9 December 2010 – 9 January 2011

Tickets: various prices

Box Office: 01482 226 655

www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullnewtheatre

Leeds

The Nutcracker – Northern Ballet
Leeds Grand Theatre

30 November – 12 December 2010 (No performance 22, 25, 29 December)

Prices and times vary

Box Office: 0844 848 2701

Cinderella
Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press, Millennium Square, Leeds

Friday 3 December 2010 – Saturday 8 January 2011

Prices: from £8.50

Box Office: 0113 224 3801

www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

Jack & the Beanstalk
Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press, Millennium Square, Leeds

13 January 2011 – 22 January 2011

Box Office: 0113 224 3801

www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

Aladdin
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP

3 December 2010 – 15 January 2011

Box Office: 0113 213 7700

www.wyp.org.uk

A Christmas Carol
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP

20 November 2010 – 15 January 2011

Box Office: 0113 213 7700

www.wyp.org.uk

North Cave

Raiders of the Lost Pyramid
North Cave Village Hall, 60 Westgate, North Cave

25 to 29 January 2011

Tickets: on sale in November

www.caveplayers.co.uk

Pickering

Pied Piper of Hamelin
Kirk Theatre, Hungate, Pickering YO18 7DL

8-15 January 2011, 19:15-21:45, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Tickets: £8.00-£25.00

Box Office: 01751 474833

Pontefract

Aladdin
Pontefract Town Hall, Bridge Street, Pontefract WF8 1PG

17 January 2011 to 22 January 2011

Adults £8.00, Concessions £6.50

Box Office: 01977 795 904

www.stgilespanto.co.uk

Richmond

Mother Goose
Georgian Theatre Royal, Victoria Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4DW

8 to 31 December 2010

Tickets: £13.50 (Adults), £11.00 (OAPs / students), £8.00 (children)

Box Office: 01748 825 252

www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk

Ripon

Christmas Theatre – Mr Fezziwig’s Christmas
Fountain’s Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon HG4 3DY

A comedy for all the family full of good cheer – ideal to put everyone in a festive mood

Thursday 2 December 2010 – 7.30 pm

Tickets: £12

Box Office: 01765 643 164/643 199

Rotherham

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Rotherham Civic Theatre, Catherine Street, Rotherham S65 1EB

3 December 2010 to 9 January 2011

Tickets: various prices

Box Office: 01709 823621 or 01709 823640

www.rotherham.gov.uk/theatres

Scarborough

Swan Lake: Moscow City Ballet
Futurist Theatre, Foreshore Road, Scarborough YO11 1NT

30 November 2010

Tickets: various prices

Box Office: 01723 365 789 or 374 500

The Nutcracker: Moscow City Ballet
Futurist Theatre, Foreshore Road, Scarborough YO11 1NT

1 December 2010

Tickets: various prices

Box Office: 01723 365 789 or 374 500

www.futuristtheatre.co.uk

Christmas Cabaret
YMCA, St Thomas Street, Scarborough

3- 5 December 2010

Prices – Adults £7, Concessions £6

Box Office: 01723 506 750

Rockin’ Carols
YMCA, St Thomas Street, Scarborough

6 December 2010 7.30pm – all seats £3

Box Office: 01723 506 750

http://scarborough.ymca.org.uk/theatre-shows

Jack and the Beanstalk
The Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 2HD

9 December 2010 to 1 January 2011

Tickets: various prices

Box Office: 01723 357869

www.scarboroughspa.co.uk

The Chuckle Brothers Panto – The 12 Days of Christmas
Futurist Theatre, Foreshore Road, Scarborough YO11 1NT

18 December 2010

Tickets: Adults £16.00, Children under14 years £15.00

Box Office: 01723 365 789 or 374 500

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
YMCA, St Thomas Street, Scarborough

26 December 2010 to 8 January 2011

Box Office: 01723 506 750

Sheffield

The Nutcracker – Northern Ballet
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 1DA

9 – 13 November 2010

Tickets: various prices

Box Office: 0114 249 6000

Peter Pan
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 1DA

9 December 2010 to 9 January 2011

Tickets: various prices

Box Office: 0114 249 6000

www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk

The Panto of the Opera
Abbeydale Picture House, 387 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield S7 1FS

17 & 18 December 2010

Tickets: Adults £10, Children £6

Box Office: 07775 966 106

www.abbeydalepicturehouse.co.uk

Sleeping Beauty
Sheffield City Hall, Barkers Pool, Sheffield S1 2JA

27 December 2010 to 3 January 2011

Tickets: various prices

Box Office: 0114 2 789 789

www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk

Skipton

Robinson Crusoe
The Mart Theatre, Craven College, High Street, Skipton BD23

23 & 24 December

Tickets: £18 family, £7.00 adult, £4.50 child, Groups: buy 10 get 11th cheapest free, Babe in arms: £1

Box Office: 01756 708 011

www.themarttheatre.org.uk

Tholthorpe

Dick Whittington
Tholthorpe Village Hall, Main Street YO61 1SX

20-29 January

Tickets: £6.00 adult, £3.00 child

Box office: 07817 010843

York

Mother Goose
The Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Road. York YO91 1RT

4 December 2010 to 11 January 2011

Tickets: £12 & £10

Ticket hotline: 07927 026 071

www.rowntreeplayers.co.uk

Jack & the Beanstalk
York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York YO1 7HD

9 December 2010 – 29 January 2011

Performance times and prices vary

Box Office: 01904 623 568

www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

Cinderella (1)
Grand Opera House, 4 Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW

10 December 2010 – 2 January 2011

Prices and times vary

Box Office: 0844 847 2322

www.grandoperahouseyork.org.uk

Cinderella (2)
The Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Road, York YO1

16 January 2011 – ONE DAY ONLY!

Tickets: £16.00 adult, £12.00 child

Box Office: 01904 623568

Pinocchio
The Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Road, York YO1

4-5 February Tickets: £10.00 adult, £7.00 child & senior

Box Office: 01904 623568

STOP PRESS: The Fauconberg Arms in Coxwold’s famous panto was sold out again this year (oh yes it was!!). Watch this space for next year’s panto dates and there are rumours there will be another panto later this year. For now, check out Act One here:

Have we missed your Christmas production? Email us at panto@hello-yorkshire.co.uk and we’ll add it to our list. For other Christmas blogs, see below: Grassington Dickensian Festival Christmas markets and Christmas fayres in Yorkshire

The Alhambra Theatre, Morley Street, Bradford BD7 1AJ

Tags: ballet, christmas productions, leeds, panto, pantomimes, pantos in yorkshire, sheffield, theatre, york, yorkshire pantos
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