Hebden Bridge Little Theatre

Christmas Concert
2016-12-17 19:30 - 22:00 UTC | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
We are pleased to announce the return of our popular Christmas Concert, a mixture of comedy, sketches and song, on Saturday 17 December, at 7.30 pm. A seasonal treat guaranteed to warm your cockles! Mulled wine and cake included in the £5 entry price. Phone 01422 843907 to book.

Dracula
2016-11-28 - 2016-12-03 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
By Deane and Balderston, directed by Ray Riches
Adapted from Bram Stoker’s original, chilling novel, this version promises more spills than thrills in spite of the fact that early performances had nurses in attendance to deal with overcome members of the audience.
Lucy Seward lives with her father in the quiet English countryside when she is attacked by some strange disease. (‘Day by day she is wasting away’). Not even her father can diagnose the cause so he sends for the eccentric Van Helsing, a specialist in the occult and mysterious diseases.
Questions arise concerning the suave Count Dracula who has recently moved into a nearby castle. What strange power does he have over Lucy when he comes to check on her condition? Where does he disappear to in the daytime? Is there any connection with the strange boxes which he has had delivered from his home in Transylvania?
With bats aplenty and specially written songs, director Ray Riches promises the audience:
‘An evening of fun guaranteed to get your blood flowing but a clove of garlic might not go amiss.’

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The New White Rose Orchestra
2016-10-27 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
STOP PRESS!
Christopher Irvin will be conducting The New White Rose Orchestra in a concert of light classical music at Hebden Bridge Little Theatre on Thursday 27 October, at 7.30 pm. Pieces will include The Westminster Waltz, a selection from My Fair Lady, and the premiere of a movement from his new Ridings Suite (North Riding). This is a free event – please e-mail:
chris.browne@tiscali.co.uk or telephone 01422 844744 to be added to the guest list.

Diwali
2016-10-22 16:30 - 18:30 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Annapurna Indian Dance proudly presents ‘Diwali – Indian Festival of Lights’, an afternoon of dance, at the Little Theatre, on 22 October, 4.30-6.30 pm. Described as ‘a passionate celebration of the colours and splendour of India’s rich cultural heritage’. This vibrant celebration features graceful traditional dances and stories, and a unique performance known as ‘Morris Natyam’, which combines the traditional dances of South India with English Morris Dancing!
Entry is free but you need to reserve your seats by emailing info@annapurnadance.com, as the theatre has limited seating. Food tickets, costing £7 for adults and teenagers, and £3 for children, includes hot vegetarian Indian food cooked by chef Vinod of Hebden Bridge.

Contact 07737 759783 or email us on info@annapurnadance.com

Moonlight and Magnolias
2016-10-03 - 2016-10-08 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
By Ron Hutchinson, directed by Hannah Stow
Imagine the crazy scenario:- five weeks into filming ‘Gone With The Wind’, the most eagerly awaited and expensive film of all time, producer David O. Selznick, fires the director and halts filming. With his reputation on the line and a determination to still make a great movie, he pulls director Victor Fleming off the set of the ‘Wizard of Oz’ and commissions script writer, Ben Hecht, to rewrite the screenplay.
Add to that the fact that they only have five days and the added complication that Hecht is the only person in Hollywood who hasn’t read the epic novel and you have all the ingredients for a great comedy.
The three are locked in an office with Selznick and Fleming reduced to hilariously re-enacting the story to a baffled Hecht. Fuelled only by bananas and peanuts, tension builds, exhaustion sets in but from amidst the chaos emerges the biggest blockbuster of all time. Crazy? But the British Theatre Guide said of it:
“A sheer joy. It’s years since I laughed out loud so much at a play”.

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Read-through: Dracula
2016-09-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
If you’d like to get involved with our end of year production ‘Dracula’, Ray Riches is holding auditions on Sunday September 4th, 7-30 pm, at the theatre. Check out ‘Our Next Read-Through’ for details.

Calderdale Young Shorts
2016-06-30 19:00 - 21:00
Following last year’s successful launch, Calderdale Young Shorts is back! A celebration of Calderdale young people’s imagination, writing talent and performance skills.
A joint project between Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, Square Chapel Education and Outreach and Calderdale Theatre School, Calderdale Young Shorts 2016 is providing playwriting workshops in local schools leading to performances of a selection of the plays in both Halifax and Hebden Bridge.

The Children's Hour
2016-06-13 - 2016-06-18 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
By Lillian Hellman, directed by Jenny Gore
The play is set in the thirties, in a rural all-girls’ boarding school, run by two women. A mischievous and frequently disobedient student, Mary, runs away from the school and to avoid being sent back she tells her doting grandmother that the two women are having a lesbian affair.
Her grandmother, a significant member of the community, withdraws Mary and persuades all the other parents to do likewise causing the school to close which has tragic consequences for the two women.
The play, which is based on a true story, is about the powerful, corrosive effect of a malicious lie and how witch hunts can destroy lives. It was a shocking play for its time, challenging the views of contemporary American Society and making a profoundly moving, dramatic story.

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Stepping Out
2016-04-18 - 2016-04-23 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
By Richard Harris, directed by Gill Burns and Gilly Walker
The Evening Standard Best Comedy of 1984 is a warm and funny play about a group of women, (and a solitary man) who attend a weekly tap-dance class in a dingy, rundown church hall. The women bring all kinds of emotional baggage to the sessions, along with little talent or co-ordination, for them it’s a weekly chat.
However, driven by their eternally patient instructor Mavis and their grumpy pianist, their skills improve and they begin to develop as a team finally being successful in giving a great performance at a local gala.
But their real triumph is the personal journeys the women make as they don their leotards, shed their inhibitions and overcome various personal hang-ups.

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