Otley Courthouse Autumn-Winter Programme September 2022- February 2023

November August - February Events Programme
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music
KING PLEASURE
AND THE
BISCUIT BOYS
Saturday 26th November
8pm
£17
Prepare yourself for a
bopping hullaballoo from
the world’s greatest jump,
jive and swing band. These
cats are rough, tough and
always rocking. They’ve
opened shows for the likes
of B.B. King, Cab Calloway,
Ray Charles and the Blues
Brothers.
Shrieking saxophones,
wobbling double bass and
more than 50 TV
appearances, including
several on the Teletubbies
and Blue Peter, have
established them as the
undisputed Kings of Swings.
After 30 years of big hits
and even bigger zoot suits,
expect a joyous jamboree of
jazz.
'The hardest act to follow
since the parting of the Red
Sea.' - Paul Jones, BBC Radio
2
'Behind the fun and
rollocking good times​lies an
outfit skilled enough for the
horns to come on with the
bite and precision of the
Basie Band.' - The Guardian
film
LEEDS
PALESTINIAN
FILM FESTIVAL:
BOYCOTT
Sunday 27th November
7.30pm
£6
When a news publisher in
Arkansas, an attorney in
Arizona, and a speech
therapist in Texas are told
they must choose between
their jobs and their political
beliefs, they launch legal
battles that expose an attack
on freedom of speech
across 33 states in America.
Boycott traces the impact of
state legislation designed to
penalise individuals and
companies that choose to
boycott Israel due to its
human rights record.
A gripping legal thriller with
'accidental plaintiffs', Boycott
looks at the far-reaching
implications of anti-boycott
legislation and is an
inspiring tale of everyday
Americans standing up to
protect our rights in an age
of shifting politics and threats
to freedom of speech.
music
ST. AGNES
FOUNTAIN
Friday 2nd December
8pm
£21
Consisting of Fairport
Convention's Chris Leslie
and the BBC Folk Awardswinning
duo Chris While
and Julie Matthews, this starstudded
group bring
together musical invention
and laughter to the star-dust
atmosphere of the festive
season.
Whether it’s Chris Leslie
using native American flutes,
bouzoukis and ouds to
soundtrack the likes of
Heartbeat, Midsommer
Murders and Billy Connolly’s
World Tour of Scotland, or
Chris While and Julie
Matthews celebrating their
tenure as the longest lasting
female duo in the country,
St. Agnes Fountain have had
an enduring influence on
British music.
They’ll be keeping the
Christmas Aggie spirit alive
and touring as a trio to
celebrate 21 years together
with a tour of new material
and reworking of those old
Aggie classics.