List of Events
Mettle at Ropery Hall
Written and performed by Nicholas Collett and directed by Gavin Robertson. Award-winning solo performer Nicholas Collett (British Arrows Best Actor, Special Performance Award World Duo Festival, Seoul South Korea, Best Theatre Award Adelaide Fringe 2023) tells the story of his father’s service during the Atlantic Convoys of World War Two. A true odyssey, that takes us from Sheffield to Liverpool to Nova Scotia, Boston to West Africa and home again, amidst the constant threat of U-Boat attack and treacherous weather.…
Barton to Hollywood!
Join Paul Tate who is celebrating 40 years of showbusiness stories as he tells his story beginning with his acting career at school in Barton before heading off to the bright lights of London, Hollywood! and Britain’s Got Talent! There will be a Q & A, costume exhibits and guest appearances by Friends at Barton colleagues. See www.wilderspinschool.org for ticket details
Havisham at Ropery Hall
This is the story that Dickens left out…. Who was the woman being behind Dickens’ most monstrous female creation? What condemned the hopeful young Miss Havisham to her cruel and fractured fate? Experience her heartbreak as we delve into her childhood trauma and follow her on an intricate journey to a world where she finds herself ‘the leading lady in a drama she can’t comprehend.’ The gaslighting is subtle, the coercive control slick. Can Miss Havisham escape her twisted karma?…
Nightmares at Ropery Hall
The Book of Darkness & Light in association with LittleMighty present: Three classic ghost stories – live on stage! Vengeful spirits, murderous revenants and gruesome promises kept from beyond the grave – every horror imaginable is conjured in this uniquely terrifying experience. Nightmares is a gothic show that will leave audiences quaking in their seats… and dying for more! The show features three of the most spine-tingling tales ever written – The Judge’s House by Bram Stoker, The Kit-Bag by…
How To Be Brave
Other Lives Productions return to the Joseph Wright Hall with a story of 14 men aboard a life raft after their ship was torpedoed in the Atlantic in 1943. Tel (01652) 635172 to book.
Barton Halloween Ghost Walk
Start from Baysgarth House Museum. Join the South Bank Players on a spooky walk through the back streets of Barton and hear tales to make your hair stand on end! Additional walks are on Friday November 29, January 31, February 28 and March 28.
Kathleen Ferrier: Whattalife
A new one-woman play with music performed by Lucy Stevens with musical accompaniment, Whattalife!, tells the story of one of Britain’s phenomenal women of the 20th Century, Kathleen Ferrier from her debut as a singer in 1940, her meteoric rise and her tragic death in 1953. Professional actress and contralto, Lucy Stevens has researched and created a unique and totally engaging performance, the text is taken straight from Kathleen’s letters and diaries with sung music from her repertoire woven through the text. Whattalife! is…
Mother Goose
Our resident Community Theatre Group FRIENDS AT BARTON return in November with another family pantomime, transforming the Joseph Wright Hall into Witz End Farm. Will Demon Vanity steal the golden eggs or will Fairy Virtue save the day? Tickets on sale from October 2024. See www.wilderspinschool.org for ticket details
Mother Goose panto at the Joseph Wright Hall
Friends at Barton pantomime, transforming the Joseph Wright Hall into Witz End Farm. Tickets on sale from October 2024.
Kate Fox: Bigger on the Inside at Ropery Hall
Join stand-up poet and BBC radio regular Kate Fox on a funny, thought provoking and poetic trip through time and space as she uncovers new ways to think about labels like Autism and ADHD. She finds inspiration in Doctor Who and in the passionate happiness of neurodivergent joy. She imagines a universe in which “it’s understood that energy ebbs and flows in people and spaces” and “eye contact, body language and facial expressions are not policed or queried” while taking…
