Upcoming Events
theatre
Friday 10th February at 8.00pm
Midge Ure - SOLD OUT
An artist who has received Ivor Novello, Grammy, BASCAP awards along with a flotilla of gold and platinum records, really needs very little introduction.
Wednesday 15th February
The History of Opera (Abridged) by Opera Box
In his own inimitable style Brendan Wheatley and his guests will take you on a whistle stop tour of 400 years of opera. What is a castrato? Which composer died of a conducting accident? Why are basses taller than tenors? Why was Bizet’s opera Carmen a flop?
Sunday 19th February at 7.30pm
Benjamin Francis Leftwich - SOLD OUT
At just 21 years of age, Ben’s song-writing has a complex quizzical innocence, echoing the enchanting wordplay of Feist and the delicate elegance of Elliott Smith.Wednesday 22nd February at 2.30pm
Winter Song by 2 Boards & A Passion
An enchanting tale combining puppetry, humour and live music……
Thursday 23rd February at 8.00pm
Punchline Comedy Club featuring Seann Walsh
Seann Walsh is taking his all-new show of razor-sharp observational comedy across the UK. Charming and charismatic, a natural born observational storyteller, he is one of the most frighteningly precocious talents to emerge from the comedy circuit in years.
Tuesday 28th February at 7.30pm
My Favourite Summer by Reform Theatre Company in association with Harrogate Theatre
From the company that brought you Thick as Thieves, Bouncers and Weekend Breaks comes the funny, heart warming play My Favourite Summer by Nick Lane.
Thursday 1st March at 8.00pm
THE HAMSTERS - 25TH YEAR AND FAREWELL TOUR!
Retiring after 25 years together and here for one final show in Pocklington, the guitar, bass and drums trio The Hamsters have long been established as one of our premier live attractions.
Friday 2nd March at 8.00pm
Ellen & The Escapades
Blending elements of folk, pop and rock, the band’s distinctive and unabashedly appealing sound seems to have everyone talking. After winning last year’s Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition and playing BBC Introducing stages at both Reading and Leeds Festivals, the band have gone from strength to strength.Saturday 3rd March, 10.00am-12noon
Matisse (The Dream)
Encourage your children's creative side with this fantastic arts and craft workshop. Testing their drawing and painting skills the workshop looks at the abstract composition of Matisse. Suitable for children aged 5 and up.
Thursday 8th March at 8.00pm
Lloyd Cole
Lloyd Cole is probably best know for his work as front man and songwriter for UK band The Commotions in the mid 1980s producing such classics of literate, pop song craft as Perfect Skin and Rattlesnakes.
Monday 19th March at 7.30pm
Fashion 2012
Come and see what's hot to trot in 2012A fashion show with Bunty, Daisy, Lily, Plush, My Fayre Lady and More!
A Friends of Pocklington Arts Centre event
Tuesday 27th March at 8.00pm
Rosanne Cash In concert with John Leventhal - SOLD OUT
A rare trademark of quality and emotional honesty runs through Grammy Award winner Rosanne Cash's three-decade recording career, consistently displaying a reverence of song and depth of artistry only hinted at by her peers.
Thursday 29th March at 7.00pm
National Theatre Live - She Stoops To Conquer
A special evening for Pocklington as we launch our link-up with the National Theatre and screen this live broadcast in high definition. Be part of the experience! One of the great, generous-hearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and dysfunctional family.
Saturday 31st March at 8.00pm
Sean Taylor
Acoustic blues of the highest calibre. Sean Taylor is one of the most promising emerging names to come out of London in a long while. His seductive blend of John Martyn-esque folk/blues is really turning heads and the interest in him is rapidly beginning to soar.
Thursday 5th April at 8.00pm
Mercury
Over a decade on tour, Mercury are now established as one of the world’s most authentic tributes to Freddie Mercury and Queen.
Thursday 12th April at 8.00pm
Southern Tenant Folk Union
The most highly acclaimed folk/bluegrass band in the UK today, Southern Tenant Folk Union, released their fourth album Pencaitland last year and received rave reviews.
Wednesday 18th April at 7.30pm
Zulu
Zulu is a company of genuine young Zulu singers and dancers who deliver a heady mix of African harmonies (traditional songs as well as Afro-Gospel) and high-energy, athletic dance all traditionally costumed and with drum-rhythms.
Thursday 26th April at 8.00pm
Punchline Comedy Club
It’s the best night out in Pocklington as we welcome top comedians from the national circuit. The show is in the Studio, cabaret-style, with a bar available throughout. Hugely popular so early booking is essential!
Sunday 29th April at 7.30pm
Simone Felice Group
Simone Felice is a celebrated American songwriter, author, poet and founding member of The Felice Brothers and more recently The Duke & The King. The Felice Brothers have garnered international acclaim, earning them an inarguable place in the Great American Songbook.
Thursday 3rd May at 8.00pm
Fairport Convention
A welcome return to the originators of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention remain one of the most entertaining bands on today’s concert circuit.
Saturday 12th May at 3.00pm
Funnybones By The Puppet Lab
Meet three skeletons, Big, Little and Dog as they go adventuring to find fun, frights and friendship. Spooky houses, dancing clocks, dinosaurs and skeleton pets all make an appearance as well as that darned Black Cat. Woof Woof!
Sunday 13th May at 7.30pm
An Intimate Evening With The Unthanks - SOLD OUT
with support from Jonny Kearney & Lucy FarrellWednesday 16th May at 7.15pm
La Fille Mal Gardée Live broadcast from the Royal Opera House
La Fille mal gardée was choreographed by Frederick Ashton from the 19th century original and became an instant hit for The Royal Ballet. The simple story of Lise, her suitor Colas and Lise’s larger-than-life mother, the Widow Simone, who tries to marry her off to the simpleton son of a rich neighbour, is full of delicious comedy, but also wonderful, characterful choreography.
Saturday 19th May at 8.00pm
Karine Polwart
Award winning Scottish folk singer-songwriter Karine Polwart’s simple but evocative style has established her as one of the genre's most respected artists. Since the release of her acclaimed fourth album This Earthly Spell in 2008 there has been a new baby, a raft of rewarding collaborations with everyone from The Burns Unit to Lau and even a stint of radio presenting.
Thursday 22nd May at 8.00pm
Elkie Brooks
Quite simply one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced. Now in the 5th decade of her career, she is still proving to be one of the most powerful and versatile vocal talents of a generation.
Wednesday 30th May at 7.30pm
Royalty in Yorkshire Yorkshire Film Archive
To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Yorkshire Film Archive presents a special compilation of Yorkshire footage with a royal theme.
Thursday 31st May at 8.00pm
Punchline Comedy Club featuring Craig Campbell
Following his hugely successful 2011 show, Craig Campbell Live has been extended into spring 2012. Craig's unique ability to find humour in the mundane, coupled with his own natural eccentricity makes for truly inventive storytelling.
Wednesday 27th June at 7.30pm
Move Over Moriarty by LipService Theatre
For your delectation and delight, LipService go all music hall! Yes, those marvellous, mellifluous, mischievous multi-taskers - LipService have raided their Greatest Hits back catalogue to reprise Move Over Moriarty.
