Read by David Powley
has gained a nation-wide reputation for its live-event and film programmes, which has grown over time. The venue, which has a 140-seat auditorium and 40-seat studio/exhibition space, has provided film screenings, live music, theatre performances, comedy clubs, art exhibitions and workshops/classes to tens of thousands of people since opening its doors.
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Friday, 5 October 2012
Local authour Ian Johnson talks about his first novel 'The Witcher Keys'
In the wonderful Lion Inn atop the North York Moors local author Ian Johnson describes the remarkable background to his first novel 'The Witcher Keys'.
Ian, who is also a construction manager, was working on an old house that tenants had repeatedly quit complaining the house made them feel ill. Looking into what the problem might be led Ian to uncover ..... well.... let's let Ian tell the story:
The novel is published by The Book Guild on October 25th and, as Ian says in the film, there will be a launch at the Lion Inn next month.
To order the book from Amazon just click the link below:
Ian, who is also a construction manager, was working on an old house that tenants had repeatedly quit complaining the house made them feel ill. Looking into what the problem might be led Ian to uncover ..... well.... let's let Ian tell the story:
Thursday, 27 September 2012
Helmsley Open Mic workshop invitation
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Just come along to Helmsley Arts Centre on October 5th, from 7.30pm to share your work or that of a favourite author.
Tickets just £2 on the door and children are free.
This event is part of the buiild up to the first ever Ryedale Book Festival taking place on October 20th - find out more here.
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Life Models required
People of all shapes and sizes are required for life drawing classes starting September 12th at Helmsley Arts Centre.
Classes are on Tuesday afternoons 2-4pm. Nude or partially clothed.
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
Who's to Blame for the Financial Crisis?
Listen to our new poem, by Martin Vander Weyer, who, appropriately enough, also happens to be the Arts Centre's Treasurer.
Sunday, 12 August 2012
National Theatre Live comes to Helmsley !
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
Join us for the first screening of our brand new National Theatre Live series where Mark Haddon’s multi-award-winning novel is beautifully adapted into a stage play for the first time. In the intimate setting of the Cottesloe Theatre, NT Live will transport us to front row seats for this imaginative in-the-round production. Christopher is under suspicion of killing Mrs Shears dog. With an extraordinary brain, he’s exceptional at maths but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, but his detective work takes Christopher on a journey that upturns his world.
Starring Matthew Barker and Niamh Cusack.
Adapted from Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel by Simon Stephens.
Directed by Marianne Elliott.
Running time: approx. 2 1/2 hours including 20-minute interval
£12 / Concs: £10 (OFFER: All 3 NT Live shows: £30 / Concs £24) Buy tickets now
The other two shows are : 11 October - The Last of the Haussmans with Julie Waters and Rory Kinnear, directed by Howard Davies.
1 November - Timon of Athens with Simon Russel Beale, directed by Nicholas Hytner
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Three poems about power
Two poems entered earlier this year in our poetry competition's 9 - 12 year olds category:
The Volcano by George Leeming, read by Louise Fitton
Engine Power by Marcus Allen, read by Martin Vander Weyer
And one poem entered in the 5-8 category:
Vicious Sea by Teagan Jones, read by Louise Fitton
The Volcano by George Leeming, read by Louise Fitton
Engine Power by Marcus Allen, read by Martin Vander Weyer
And one poem entered in the 5-8 category:
Vicious Sea by Teagan Jones, read by Louise Fitton
Thursday, 28 June 2012
The Sunne Rising at Helmsley Arts Centre
The Sunne Rising by John Donne, chosen and read by David Powley because way back in the mid 1960s it was
for him such an exciting discovery : the combination of caressive
intimacy with the poet’s delight in playing intellectual games as he
builds up his argument against the sun.
The sentiment is so relaxed and everyday (for lovers, anyway) yet
contained and conveyed in a poem so tightly controlled in its rhythms,
phrasing, shape, sound and argument.
John Donne, born in 1572 but still very much alive.
Do you have a favourite poem? Let us know and why you choose it.
And don't forget to send us your own poems to read and display at the Arts Centre.
John Donne, born in 1572 but still very much alive.
Do you have a favourite poem? Let us know and why you choose it.
And don't forget to send us your own poems to read and display at the Arts Centre.
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Don't miss two fabulous plays performed by our Youth Theatre
Starting tomorrow!!!The Blues Sisters is a lively and inventive comedy with music. When Madame Chantelle's School of Dance and Deportment is threatened with closure by evil property developer Barnaby Sludge, Maddy, Becky and Annie are transformed into 'The Blues Sisters'. They take on the crooks, but will they save the day?
Rain on Me, Mark Rees' award-winning drama for teenagers, won the Quidi Vidi trophy at the Scottish Youth Finals in Dundee in June 2001. This is a modern Romeo and Juliet with overtones of West Side Story and Roxanne. While the drama is serious in parts, it is hugely entertaining and contains realistic and sometimes hilarious dialogue.
Thursday 28 to Saturday 30 June, 7.30pm
£6 / Concs £5 Students & Under 25s £3
buy tickets now
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Hello to the blogosphere!
Hello to the blogosphere!
Em here, Artistic Director, in my first blog since taking up the post at Helmsley Arts Centre six months ago. Better late than never!
Very exciting developments to tell you about as our summer programme is under way and there's lots happening.
The main news this week is that we've just signed a contract with the National Theatre to stream some of their productions ABSOLUTELY LIVE in our cinema. We are one of only 160 venues in the UK to be doing this, and we're hoping both our theatre and cinema audiences will love this new addition to the programme. I went down to the National last week to hear how it works, and was really impressed. They dont just film one of their performances from the back of the theatre; they build a platform over some of the front seats, they rig cameras, cranes and anything they need to get the best filmed version, they do separate rehearsals to ensure the filming goes well - and then fill the theatre with a live audience as well. So it really is as if you, in our cinema, are sitting on the very front row of the Olivier, the Lyttelton or the Cottesloe Theatre, and watching it all as it happens.
Nicholas Hytner, AD of the National, told us about the shows we'll be getting. The first one is Thursday 6th September; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime based on the book by Mark Haddon, filmed in the round, in the intimacy of the Cottesloe Theatre. Then on October 11th Julie Walters stars in bittersweet comedy Last of the Haussmans, which is getting rave reviews already. November 1st it's Shakespeare's Timon of Athens starring Simon Russell Beale, described by the Independent as "the greatest stage actor of his generation". This rarely-staged play depicts a society in the throes of post-credit crunch upheavals, and will be set in the present, so a topical production indeed. And on Jan 17th we'll be showing The Count of Monte Cristo, a big swashbuckling family spectacle in true National Theatre style. So - something for everyone. Get your tickets early!
Keep in touch. Tell us what you want to see at your arts centre, and thank you for your support.
More soon....Em
Monday, 28 May 2012
Poetry at Helmsley Arts Centre : The Ticking Clock by Christopher Ware
The Ticking Clock is read by the author.
Bonfire is read by David Powley
The Power of Vision is read by Rachel Shackleton
In Search of Inspiration is read by David Powley
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