Otley Courthouse Autumn-Winter Programme September 2022- February 2023

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music
CHRIS DIFFORD
family
THE BLUEBIRD
music
FOREVERLY
01943 467466
Friday 3rd February
8pm
£21
Chris Difford is a
Grammy nominated and
double Ivor Novello
Award winning lyricist
who has brought us
characters and sketches
from everyday life,
successfully turning the
mundane into the
beautiful and the urbane
into the exquisite, for
over forty years.
As the co-founder of
new-wave royalty
Squeeze, Chris has
cowritten some of the most
enduring and best-loved
songs of our time such as
Up The Junction, Cool For
Cats, Labelled With Love,
Tempted and more. He's
even penned classics for the
likes of Elvis Costello,
Elton John and his former
bandmate Jools Holland.
Chris hosts songwriting
retreats and has done so
for over 25 years,
some in prisons, some in
rehabs, but mostly in
Somerset with the Buddy
Holly Foundation.
Support comes from folk
singer songwriter
Yvonne Lyon.
Saturday 4th February
2.30pm
£11 Adult
£9 Child
£35 Family
Age 5+
Inspired by Maeterlinck’s
Bluebird, this show raises
important philosophical
questions for children and
adults within a compelling,
interactive quest adventure.
What is the bluebird and
where could it be hiding? In
the Land of Memory, the
Future, the Land of Luxury or
has it flown to the Land of
Night? Or have we simply
lost the ability to see or hear
it?
‘A Company with wit,
invention & oodles of charm.’
– The Guardian
'Tell Tale Hearts present truly
inspiring shows for children
that involve the audience in a
uniquely thrilling way'. - Ian
McMillan, broadcaster &
Poet
Sunday 5th February
8pm
£16
Veteran entertainer Terry
Brook formed a Skiffle
group with his sister in 1957.
Next thing he knew, he was
playing bass for the
Shadows’ Jet Harris and
touring with Little Richard,
Sam Cook, Gene Vincent
and Del Shannon. The
Beatles even joined for a
show in The Beatles joined
for a show at the Liverpool
Empire.
Turning to comedy in the
late 1960's, he became
frontman with the Rockin
Berries. There were TV
appearances and seasons at
the London Palladium
supporting Tom Jones and
Frankie Vaughen followed
by a tour with Sacha Distel
and Olivia Newton John.
Now, after a successful solo
career, Terry's teamed up
with his son Terry Jr. to bring
you the very best of the
Everly Brothers. This is a
‘one night only’
extravaganza of nostalgia, a
celebration of rock ‘n’ roll
era with sharp harmonies
and even sharper suits.
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