AutumnGuide

September toDecember 2012

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Welcome to the autumn season at the Richard Whiteley Theatrewhich includes films for families (look out for the special film deal),two art exhibitions, one by three well-known local artists and one bydocumentary photographer, Paul Harris. Continuing our promotionof new theatre, don’t miss WiLD by Teifi Emerald. Northern GardenLectures return with a talk by Lord Cavendish, owner of Holker Hallin Cumbria, and we are also thrilled to have Doug Scott coming totalk about some of his mountaineering exploits.

Sadly, we have said goodbye to Helen Lindley, our first ArtisticDirector, but as all good things move forward, we are excited tobring you a varied and interesting programme heading up toChristmas. Celebrating 200 years since Dickens’s birth, our schoolproduction is A Christmas Carol and then there is the ever popularEvening of Christmas Music for which early booking is essential.

We look forward to seeing you at the Richard Whiteley Theatrethis autumn.

Mike Offland, Theatre Manager

Introduction

Calendar of EventsDate Event Time Venue

All Saturdays & Exhibition: 1 - 5pm Foyer GallerySundays in Oct Oil, Water and Silk

Sunday 7 Oct Ice Age 4: 3.30pm Richard WhiteleyContinental Drift Theatre

Friday 12 Oct Teifi Emerald: WiLD 7.30pm Richard WhiteleyTheatre

Thursday 25 Oct Lord Cavendish: 5.30pm Richard Whiteley40 Years of TheatreGardening at Holker

All Saturdays & Exhibition: Mother, 1 - 5pm Foyer GallerySundays in Nov Sister, Daughter

Sunday 11 Nov Brave 3.30pm Richard WhiteleyTheatre

Thursday 22 / A Christmas Carol 7.30pm Richard WhiteleyFriday 23 Nov Theatre

Saturday 24 Nov A Christmas Carol 7.45pm Richard WhiteleyTheatre

Thursday 29 Nov Doug Scott: The Big 3 - 7.30pm Richard WhiteleyEverest, K2 and TheatreKanchenjunga

Sunday 3 Dec Madagascar 3: 3.30pm Richard WhiteleyEurope’s Most Wanted Theatre

Thursday 6 Dec Evening of Music and 7.30pm Giggleswick SchoolWords for Christmas Chapel

Saturday 15 Dec 15.12 ~ 2012 7.30pm Richard WhiteleyTheatre

: Theatre

WiLD by Teifi EmeraldInside everyone is aMonster who wants tocome out …

Meet Teifi – she has beenhiding in bed for years.

“There are moments whenwe are too embarrassedto move, too terrified tospeak. Sometimes wewant to hide in bedforever…Then justsometimes we let thebeasts within us take over.

And we begin to dothings we've alwayslonged to do…”

Teifi delves deep into thehidden recesses of herimagination, fighting offdemons and journeying tounknown lands. Will herinner Monsters be her

downfall, or will theyprovoke her to findsomething greater,something wild?

“We were spellbound”

“It made me laugh andcry at the same time.Frighteningly honest”

Tickets: £8 (U18s £7)

A Christmas Carol adapted byKaren Louise Hebden

In this anniversary year ofDickens’ birth,Giggleswick Schoolpresents a modern stageadaptation of his mostfamous story. The sourand stingy EbenezerScrooge's life istransformed after thesupernatural visits ofJacob Marley and theGhosts of Christmas Past,Present, and Yet to Come.This adaptation makesskillful and moving use oftraditional carols.

‘A show that’s aswarming as a glass ofmulled wine on awinter’s day.’ Daily Mail

Tickets: £10 (U18s £5)Booking opens17 September 2012

WiLD:Fri 12 Oct@ 7.30pm

A CHRISTMASCAROL:Thurs 22 & Fri23 Nov @ 7.30pmSat 24 Nov@ 7.45pmwww.giggleswick.org.uk/rwt 01729 893180

: Film

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift(U) (2012)

Manny, Diego, and Sidembark upon anotheradventure after theircontinent is set adrift.Using an iceberg as aship, they encounter seacreatures and battlepirates as they explore anew world.

Tickets: £4.90

Doug Scott, CBE: The Big Three -Everest, K2 and Kanchenjunga

Widely acknowledged asone of the greatestmountaineers of all time,Doug Scott has madenumerous significant firstascents in the Himalaya.In a stunningly illustratedtalk, Doug tells of hisadventures and insightson the world’s threehighest mountains.

Tickets: Adults £12Concessions £10

Local landowner LordCavendish has a passionfor plants and gardening.Over the last forty years,he and his wife Graniahave created theoutstandingly beautifulgardens surroundingHolker Hall in Cumbria.This is a rare opportunityto hear first hand aboutthe journey of developinga private garden from itsseventeenth century rootsinto one open to thepublic today, discoveringsome of the planttreasures nurtured there.

Tickets: £6.00

Next Northern GardenLecture: Anna Pavord9 April 2013

Brave (U) (2012)Determined to make herown path in life, PrincessMerida defies a customthat brings chaos to herkingdom. Granted onewish, Merida must rely onher bravery and herarchery skills to undo abeastly curse. A Pixarproduction starring EmmaThompson, Billy Connollyand Kelly Macdonald.

Tickets: £4.90

Madagascar 3: Europe’sMost Wanted (U) (2012)

Alex, Marty, Gloria andMelman are still fighting toget home to their belovedBig Apple. Their journeytakes them throughEurope where they findthe perfect cover: atraveling circus, whichthey reinvent -Madagascar style.

Tickets: £4.90

: Lectures

ICE AGE 4Sun 7 Oct@ 3.30pm

BRAVE:Sun 11 Nov@ 3.30pm

MADAGASCAR 3Sun 3 Dec@ 3.30pm

LORD CAVENDISH:Thurs 18 Oct@ 5.30 pm

DOUG SCOTT:THE BIG 3Thurs 29 Nov@ 7.30pm

FILM DEAL: Buy a ticket for allthree films for £14

Northern Garden LecturesLord Cavendish: 40 Years ofGardening at Holker

: Exhibition

Margaret Blackburne,Christine Frost, John O’Keefe:Oil, Water and Silk

Photography by Paul Harris:Mother, Sister, Daughter

Meet the ArtistsOn Sunday 14th Octoberall three artists will be atthe Foyer Gallery to talkabout their work andanswer questions.

John O’Keefe was born inSheffield, and has spentmuch of the past 40 yearsin Rome or Corsicadeveloping a self-taughtpalette-knife technique inoils. He is particularlyinterested in people andtheir means ofcommunication, especiallythrough body-language. His exhibitionshave been mainly themebased, recent ones being'From slow-lane to hardshoulder', 'Reflections',and 'Body-speak'.

Christine FrostInspired by natural forms,Christine paints on silkbecause this medium hasan unpredictability whichbrings a sense ofexcitement to the creationof the work and thushopefully to the pictures

themselves. Christine'swork has been shown atnumerous local venuesincluding Yorkshire Artists'Exhibitions, SkiptonCastle, Maiden Bridgeand Farfield Mill - her firstsolo exhibition.

Margaret BlackburneHaving lived in the Dalesall her life, Margaret hasbeen inspired to paintlandscapes, buildings,especially barns, andpeople using watercolour,oils and mixed media. Shehas held annual solo andjoint exhibitions withClapham Art Group formany years and at theBrewery Arts Centre inKendal.

Women have always beenat the heart ofcommunities and it’swomen who have theirfingers on the pulse ofdaily life. Women do70-80% of all agriculture &food production in theworld. Women areresponsible for well overhalf the world's cashincome and now play acentral role ascompassionatepowerbrokers anddecision makers. Weshould be continuallyreminded that ‘girl power’is older than mere 21stcentury pop culture.

This exhibition is acelebration ofwomanhood and marks25 years of travelling toremote, rural and ethniccommunities.Paul Harris is adocumentaryphotographer who hastravelled widely on bothpersonal andcommissioned projects forcommercial, editorial and

charitable clients. He is afellow of the RoyalGeographical Society anda recipient of their CherryKearton Medal for‘Photography of Peoplesand the Natural World’.Since the new millennium,Paul has been a preferredassignment photographerthe National Trust,Earthwatch and Coral CayConservation.

Meet the ArtistOn Saturday 10thNovember, Paul Harris willbe at the Foyer Gallery totalk about his work andanswer questions.

Foyer GallerySaturdays andSundays in OctOpen 1 - 5pm

Foyer GallerySaturdays andSundays in NovOpen 1 - 5pm

: Music

An Evening of Music and Wordsfor Christmas

Giggleswick SchoolChapel is the stunningsetting for the traditionalEvening of Music andWords for Christmas.From congregationalcarols to ‘Dickens’s Carol’there is something foreveryone. This annualevent has been attractingvisitors to the school fromfar and wide for decadesand always fills up quickly,so book your tickets early!

Tickets: FREE

Limited to 6 tickets perhousehold – Bookingopens 17 September.

15.12 ~ 2012Selected readings andperformances byGiggleswickians andfriends to mark theculmination of GiggleswickSchool’s Quincentenaryyear. Join us in the

Richard WhiteleyTheatre as wemark the end ofa year ofcelebrations.

Thurs 6 Dec 2012@ 7.30pm

Sat 15 Dec 2012@ 7.30pm

: Dance

Children’s classes afterschool:Teen Street Jazz(age 7+)Fuse the urban rhythms ofstreet dance with thetraditional discipline ofjazz and you have thelatest dance craze –Street Jazz!

DMA Kidz PerformingArts (age7+)DMA Kidz study the ‘triplethreat’ of dance, dramaand song. Great forconfidence building,personal developmentand making newfriends whilst having funand exploring excitingnew skills.

Adult classes:ZUMBA ‘Ditch theWorkout & Join theParty’The ZUMBA programmefuses hypnotic Latinrhythms and easy tofollow dance moves tocreate a one-of-a kindfitness programme thatwill blow you away. Ourgoal is simple: we wantyou to WANT to work out,to LOVE working out andto get HOOKED!

www.zumbabradford.co.ukwww.dmacademy.co.uk

DM Academy Dance @GiggleswickDM Academy in partnership with the RichardWhiteley Theatre

For details on all these classes and much more (includingchildren’s ballet & jazz) please contact DM Academy on01274 585317

550000yearsTickets: £5(Includes Mulled Wine& Mince Pie)

: Theatre InfoThe Richard WhiteleyTheatre is situated withinthe grounds ofGiggleswick School.Giggleswick village is amile from the market townof Settle and is easilyaccessible from the A65which runs from Leeds toKendal. For Sat Nav usersour post code is: BD240DE. The theatre is

located within the mainschool campus andparking areas areindicated on the enclosedmap.More comprehensivedirections can also befound on our websitewww.giggleswick.org.uk/rwtGiggleswick & Settle areserved by public transportuntil 21:00 daily.

The Theatre is fullyaccessible for all disabledusers with suitable toiletfacilities. There is an infrared hearing loop for the hardof hearing and wheelchairspaces are available.

Please notify thebox office of yourrequirements atthe time ofbooking. Companiontickets are available for allwheelchair users.

Thanks to the generoussupport of the Theakstonfamily and Black SheepBrewery we are pleased tobe able to provide a barservice at all our events. TheBlack Sheep Baa is open 30minutes before allperformances.

We accept payment by allmajor credit or debitcards and cheques(payable to GiggleswickSchool). Each bookingincurs a fee of £1; ouronline systems allow youto ‘basket’ multiplebookings and pay onlyone booking fee. Tickets MUST be paid forbefore they are released.Provisional bookings willonly be held until threeworking days prior to theperformance. If paymentis not received by thattime, reserved tickets may

be released for sale.All tickets sold are non-refundable, except in thecase of a performancecancellation. If you findyou no longer require yourtickets, please let us knowand, in the event that aperformance is sold out,we will do our best toresell them. Whilst we try to be asaccurate as possible withthis information, somechanges may occur.Latest information isalways available on ourwebsite.

We are enormouslygrateful for the supportof the Yorkshire DalesLeader organisation fortheir support in thedevelopment of theRichard WhiteleyTheatre.

Their support allows us todirectly offer additionalopportunities to the widercommunity. This includesticket printing and boxoffice services, pleasecontact us for moreinformation.

The Richard WhiteleyTheatre operates mainlythanks to our large teamof volunteers. We areenormously grateful tothose that already supportus so well. If you would

like to join the teamoffering assistance withfront of house,administration, technicalhelp or simply deliveringflyers and leaflets, pleaseget in touch!

The following events are fundraising events for the Richard WhiteleyTheatre, part of Giggleswick School, Reg Charity No. 1109826: Ice Age 4,Brave, Madagascar 3, WiLD, A Christmas Carol, 15.12 – 2012.The Big 3 is a fundraising event for Giggleswick School (Reg Charity No1109826) and Community Action Nepal (Reg Charity No 1067772).

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Giggleswick SchoolSettleNorth Yorkshire BD24 0DE

Company Limited byGuarantee No. 5447105The Richard Whiteley Theatreis part of Giggleswick School,Reg. Charity No. 1109826.

Our post code is BD24 0DE.The theatre is located within the main school campus andparking areas are available nearby. More comprehensive

directions can be found on our website.