Otley Courthouse Autumn-Winter Programme September 2022- February 2023

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theatre
NATIONAL
THEATRE LIVE:
MUCH ADO
ABOUT NOTHING
Sunday 16th October
7pm
£15 Standard
£13 Courthouse Friends
Katherine Parkinson (The IT
Crowd) and John Heffernan
(Dracula) lead the cast in
Shakespeare’s romcom of
sun, sea and mistaken
identity.
The legendary family-run
Hotel Messina on the Italian
Riveria has been visited by
artists, celebrities and
royalty. But when the
owner’s daughter weds a
dashing young soldier, not
all guests are in the mood
for love. What follows is a
string of scandalous
deceptions.
Following the award-winning
success of National Theatre
Live’s Romeo & Juliet,
Twelfth Night and Antony
and Cleopatra, director
Simon Godwin returns with
his finest comedy yet.
comedy
HENRY NORMAL:
SIT DOWN
POETRY
Friday 21st October
8pm
£16
Armed only with a chair and
a mic, stories, jokes and
poetry, Henry Normal’s
taking on the world looking
for a win-win situation.
Setting up Baby Cow
Productions Ltd in 1990,
Henry executive produced
all, and scripted most, of
their output. Highlights of his
work with Baby Cow include
the Oscar-nominated film
Philomena, Gavin and
Stacey, Moone Boy, The
Mighty Boosh, Red Dwarf
and Alan Partridge. He also
co-created and co-wrote the
first series of The Royle
Family.
In June 2017 he was
honoured with a special
BAFTA for services to
Television.
'Shove up National
Treasures. We need to make
room for Henry Normal' -
Radio Times
'Marrying the beauty of
Beatles ballads with the blunt
candour of the kitchen sink' -
The Guardian
music
JOSHUA
BURNELL & BAND
Saturday 22nd October
8pm
£15
Revamped with a new
sound, look and album,
Joshua and his incredible
band return to the stage.
His music ranges from
stomping, acoustic singalongs,
Bowie-esque music
hall epics, and indie-pop, all
whilst keeping a sharp focus
on the traditional themes. It’s
carved a unique identity and
has been given the thumbs
up by Mark Radcliffe (BBC
Radio 2) and Tom Robinson
(BBC Radio 6 Music). Joshua
Burnell and his band are
poised to become bigger
and better than ever before.
Having cut his teeth playing
the folk festivals of the UK
and releasing two albums of
traditional songs, Joshua’s
returning to original
songwriting with his new
album Flowers Where the
Horses Sleep. The record is
inspired by the lives of
people both past and
present and explores
humankind’s remarkable
ability to find beauty, even in
the ugliest of times, an ability
more relevant than ever.
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