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LATEST STEEL VALLEY BEACON ARTS NEWS
Update: 12th January 2012
Tickets for SVBA's production of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists are now on sale. Get yours quickly because they're going fast!
Demand has been so great that we have already sold out for the performances at Wortley Hall (see below) but there is still the opportunity to catch the show at The Venue in Stocksbridge on 3rd and 4th February (0114 283 8692) and at The Hub in Kirkburton on 28th January (01484 860 077). All performances start at 7.30pm prompt.
See the 4th November 2011 update (below) for some further details about the play and click here to see the latest photos from rehearsals.
Update: 22nd November 2011
Rehearsals for SVBA's production of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists are now underway and the poster, designed by Michael Agboh-Davison, is unveiled...
Update: 4th November 2011
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
We have just finished auditions for a production of 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists' (Howard Brenton, after Robert Tressell) to be performed at the end of January 2012. This performance has been commissioned to commemorate the anniversary of Wortley Hall as a place for working people to enjoy leisure activities.
http://www.wortleyhall.org.uk/
There will be 5 performances:
20th& 21st January, 7.30pm, Wortley Hall
28th Jan, 7.30pm, The Hub at Kirkburton
3rd and 4th February, 7.30pm The Venue in Stocksbridge
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists was written in the early 1900s and follows a group of builders, painters and decorators as they struggle to make ends meet. They live in a world where poverty is always just around the corner, with no welfare state, no NHS and very few employment rights. We see the ups and downs of ordinary working people in a time when unemployment was high and wages were low. Doom and gloom, sometimes… but humor and humanity, often.
Directed by Danielle Trigg with design by Sarah Lewis, professionals in their field, we feel this play is a fitting end to the Wortley Hall Remembered programme that has been running throughout the year. ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists’ was first performed here in 1954 so we are honoured to bring it back to Wortley Hall as a fitting end to the season!
More details to follow soon. Watch this space….!
Update: 14th May 2011
Comedy Workshops
Four workshops on 'Doing Comedy' with Danielle Trigg - June 10th Friday 7-9 St Ann's Hall, June 11th Saturday 3-5 St Ann's Hall, June 17th Friday 7-9 St Ann's Hall and June 18th Saturday 1-3 St Ann's Hall. All Welcome.
Each workshop is stand alone with the option to audition for a Comedy Production to be performed in September/October. There's no obligation to audition.
£2 adults and £1 per workshop for children.
For more info contact Mandy Aitken 07966 054 959 or manyja@hotmail.co.uk
Update: 22nd April 2011
Folk Music and Words
Workshops with highly acclaimed artists in Folk Music and Lyrics are being mounted through May and June at Wortley Hall. Here is your chance to work with superb locally and nationally recognised musicians and wordsmiths both to enjoy songs from the tradition of folk music and have a go at creating songs.
These could become part of the tradition, sung by people in another sixty years! We are proud to announce that Pete Coe will help lead the programme supported by Gavin Davenport, Ian Enters, Robin Garside, Bryony Griffith and Chris McShane.
Workshop Series 1: Tuesday 3rd May; Tuesday 17th May; Tuesday 31st May
Workshop Series 2: Tuesday 7th June; Tuesday 14th June; Tuesday 21st June
Each Workshop Series costs £15 for all three sessions! There is a maximum of 25 places for each series. Sign up quickly to secure your place on 0114 2882100. We cater for all - skilled musicians through to those who “want to have a go”.
There will be Headline Folk Nights during the year both to enjoy top quality Folk Musicians and to showcase some of the workshop material. As well as artists from the workshops, there will be other performers of renown!
Folk Night 1: 28th June, 8.00pm in the Ballroom, Wortley Hall
Folk Night 2: 30th June, 8.30 pm in The Venue, Stocksbridge
Folk Night 3: 5th October, 8.00pm in the Ballroom, Wortley Hall
Folk Night 4: 1st November 8 00pm The Hub, Kirkburton
Tickets for these events will be £10.00; £8.00 concessions for the Wortley Hall and Stocksbridge events. Arrangements to be confirmed for Kirkburton. Tickets for Wortley Hall from 0114 2882100. Tickets for Stocksbridge from 0114 2838692.
Update: 8th January 2011
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Here be Dragons
Stocksbridge, The Musical
A history of Stocksbridge with songs, dance and drama.
Following our successful run in November, there will be a second chance to see this acclaimed production in early 2011.
As well as a further performance at The Venue in Stocksbridge, we will be taking the show on the road to Wortley Hall and Kirkburton in Kirklees.
Performances are on:
Saturday, 29th January at Wortley Hall @ 7.00pm
Thursday, 3rd of February at The Venue Stocksbridge @ 7.30pm
Saturday, 5th February at The Hub Kirkburton @ 7.00pm.
Tickets for the Wortley Hall performance (£5) can be booked by phoning 0114 2882100: for the Venue (£8 and £5) 0114 2838692: for The Hub, Kirkburton, Denby Dale Centre 01484860077, Pat Shaw 01484 605318 or from Russell’s the Butcher.
On the night of the performance there, Wortley Hall will serve pie and peas between 5.30pm and 6.30pm and are selling combined tickets, for this and the show, price £9 50.
Update: 28th November 2010
Last night (Saturday) was the final night of the first run of Here Be Dragons. We performed our musical history of Stocksbridge to four wonderfully appreciative audiences - including to the Lord Mayor of Sheffield and Stocksbridge's Town Mayor on Friday evening. The cast and extensive supporting crew all did an excellent job and all the performances were very warmly received. Click here for some photo's taken by Tim Fearon at the dress rehearsal on Wednesday 24th November.
Prior to the first night, the Sheffield Star printed an artlicle about the play and our trip to the Town Hall to deliver the Lord Mayor's tickets in person. You can read a copy of the article here.
We will be bringing what has been an extremely busy and successful year to a close with Carols on the Green (in the quadrangle outside Tata (formerly Corus) Steelworks in the centre of Stocksbridge at 2.00pm next Sunday, 5th December. There will be carol singing - including the first public performances of the winning carols from our local carol competition - plus a Nativity, Deepcar Brass Band and the unveiling of our willow sculptures. There may even be a surprise special guest - ho, ho, ho!
Update: 30th October 2010
Click here for SVBA's latest articles in Look Local with the results of the Local Carol Competiton (on page 3) and a report on our half-term Willow Workshop event (on page 6). Come back soon to find out what happened when the SVBA Dragon went down to Sheffield Town Hall to meet the Lord Mayor or check out our Facebook group if you'd like a sneak preview.
Oh, and while we're at it, does anyone fancy coming up with a name for our Dragon? There's no prizes (at least not until I've spoken to the Committee), but if you've got any suggestions, just drop us a line via the Guestbook.
Look forward to hearing from you soon!
Update: 2nd October 2010
See below for further details of the following SVBA events:
1. A Day in the Life of Here (Friday, 8th October)
2. Willow Workshops (24th-28th October)
3. A Play in a Day (26th and 27th October)
4. Here Be Dragons: Stocksbridge, the Musical (25th-27th November)
5. Carols on the Green (Sunday, 5th December)
1. After their recent successful Home Grown Event, Steel Valley Beacon Arts (SVBA) has another series of activities planned as part of their Community History Through the Arts Project. The first of these is “A Day in the Life of Here” on Friday, 8th October
Are you interested in recording life in Stocksbridge, Deepcar and District for posterity? As we all know the face of Stocksbridge and District is rapidly changing. Some important buildings and notable characters have already disappeared from our lives. Steel Valley Beacon Arts would like you to have an opportunity to record our area as it is now, so, as part of their Community History Through the Arts Project we are organising a photographic event to take place on Friday 8th
October. Please note this is a change of date from that already advertised in Look Local. .You are invited to take photographs of our area any time during the day or night.on this day and send them in to become part of a display in the Atrium of the Venue, Stocksbridge running from November 22nd to 3rd December during the time when SVBA's “Here be Dragons: Stocksbridge, the Musical" will be presented.
You are invited to submit a maximum of 3 photographs which should be:
• A minimum of 7 inches by 5 inches in size – landscape or portrait
• In colour or black and white
• Printed on a computer or on one of the commercial machines readily
available in branches of Boots Stores or Clarke’s Chemists in Penistone
• Have on the back of the picture a title, the time of day it was taken, where and/or of whom
• Accompanied by a completed entry form available from Stocksbridge Library, The Venue. Geo’s, The Lunch Box, Look Local Office and The Bridge Community Shop
• Sent to Ian Enters 27 Hunshelf Park Stocksbridge Sheffield S36 2BT by 22nd October.
This is not a photographic competition - we are looking for the interest of the subject matter and in recording a “Day in the Life of Here”. Don’t forget to take your camera with you whether you are at work or play on that day!
There is no charge to enter your pictures but we regret we are unable to return them.
Further information, if required, from Doris Stubbs 07960 306 539
2. Willow Workshops in October half-term
During the October half term holiday folks are invited to help to create a life - sized donkey and a Mary and a Joseph out of willow cane. It is hoped these will form part of the Carols on the Green at the Corus Works on December 5th .These willow sculptures will be created with the expert help of Rachel Poole a Stocksbridge artist. The workshops are all at The Venue, Stocksbridge, are free and open to
all ages. You may apply to join any or all of the workshops but it may be necessary to limit attendances if applications are over subscribed. Early booking is suggested! This can be done by phoning Doris Stubbs on 07960 306 539.
The 5 workshops are as follows:
Workshop 1 Sunday 24th October from 1pm to 5pm
Workshop 2 Sunday 24th October from 5pm to 9pm
Workshop 3 Monday 25th October from 9 30 am to 1 30pm
Workshop 4 Thursday 28th October from 1pm to 5pm
Workshop 5 Thursday 28th October from 5pm to 9 pm
If you are staying on for 2 consecutive workshops please bring your
own food and drinks.
3. On Tuesday 26th also at the Venue there will be a preparation workshop for “A Play in a Day” to be created and performed on Wednesday 27th of October. On Tuesday you will help to create the set and costumes and on Wednesday devise the play and perform it later in the day. This is also free and open to singers, dancers, actors, designers, technical and creative people of any age who would like to join in.
Phone Doris Stubbs 07960 306 539 to book a place
4. From Thursday 25th November to Saturday 27th November at the Venue there will be 4 performances of Here be Dragons: Stocksbridge, The Musical which has been written by a team of SVBA members led by Ian Enters. This is a 'community musical', which presents a history of our town from the arrival of Sam and Maria Fox to set up the first steel works in the valley in the 1840's to the aftermath of the Second World War - all under the watchful gaze of the Dragon of Wantley who has stalked these parts since mythical times.
These events are being supported by EPIP, South Yorkshire Community Foundation, Grass Roots Fund, Stocksbridge Town Council and the Bridge Community Shop and are all led by professional people.
5. Sunday 5th December at 2pm finds SVBA helping to organize the Carols
on the Green in Corus Quadrangle during which the winning Carols from their recent Carol Competion will be performed by the Waldershelf Singers based at the Venue Stocksbridge and previously known as the Waldershelf Choral Society.
Further information regarding SVBA activities at the Venue is on the
Venue Website www.thevenuestocksbridge.co.uk .
Update: 25th September 2010
Here be Dragons
Stocksbridge, The Musical
A history of Stocksbridge with songs, dance and drama, to be performed in November 2010 and early 2011. Performance dates and times confirmed so far are:
Thursday, 25th November 2010 at 7.30pm
Friday, 26th November 2010 at 7.30pm
Saturday, 27th November at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
All performances for the November run will be at The Venue, Manchester Road, Stocksbridge.
Tickets are priced at £8 and £5 (concessions) and will be on sale, via The Venue Box Office (0114 2838692) or web site at www.thevenuestocksbridge.co.uk from Monday, 20th September 2010.
A Day in the Life of Stocksbridge
This will now be on Friday 8th October - an opportunity for local photographic enthusiasts to record life in Stocksbridge for posterity. Further details of this event can be obtained from 07960 306537, 0114 2882498 or 0114 2830949.
Update: 11th September 2010
Homegrown Festival
This year's Festival will be held on Friday, 17th and Saturday, 18th September 2010 at The Venue, Manchester Road, Stocksbridge.
The Festival will begin at 6.00pm on Friday, with the opening of the Art Exhibition in the Atrium by Mary Kaye, Mayor of Stocksbridge. During the weekend there will be a varied programme, which will also include:
Guitar Showcase with Steve Fletcher and friends at 7.30pm on Friday in the Main Auditorium
Poetry and Pints at 7.30pm on Saturday in the Steel Room (tickets £4/£2 conc.)
and also Street Dancing and Flower Arranging workshops (open to all) during the day on Saturday.
Tickets can be obtained from The Venue (0114 2838692) and further details of this and other forthcoming SVBA events can be obtained from 07960 306537, 0114 2882498 or 0114 2830949.
A Day in the Life of Stocksbridge
Wednesday 6th October - an opportunity for local photographic enthusiasts to record life in Stocksbridge for posterity.
Willow Workshops
A total of five willow workshops over three days - 24, 25 and 28th October - working with local artist Rachel Poole. Participants will be invited to help create a nativity scene of Mary, Joseph and a donkey, which will be a feature in Stocksbridge over Christmas and will be completed in time for the Carols on the Green event in early December.
Here be Dragons - A Stocksbridge Musical
A history of Stocksbridge with songs, dance and drama, to be performed in November 2010 and early 2011. Performance dates and times confirmed so far are:
Thursday, 25th November 2010 at 7.30pm
Friday, 26th November 2010 at 7.30pm
Saturday, 27th November at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
All performances for the November run will be at The Venue, Manchester Road, Stocksbridge. Tickets are priced at £8 and £5 (concessions) and will be on sale, via The Venue Box Office (0114 2838692) or web site at www.thevenuestocksbridge.co.uk from Monday, 20th September 2010.
See NEWS ARCHIVE for copies of earlier SVBA News Bulletins from 2009 and 2010.
