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Exhibitions Workshops Events September - December 2018
The Ropewalk • Barton upon Humber September - December 2018
The Ropewalk was built in 1801 and as Hall’s Barton Ropery manufactured ropes for the world. It closed as a working factory in 1989 and re-opened as an arts centre in April 2000. The Waterside Artists’ Co-operative purchased the building in December 2017. The Grade II listed building is a cultural quarter of a mile long!
The Ropewalk has 3 temporary exhibition spaces with a rolling exhibition programme that ensures there is always something new to see.
The Ropewalk offers a stimulating programme of art and craft workshops that run throughout the year, including regular classes in printmaking and life drawing and day classes in a range of activities.
Ropery Hall is a small community venue with a capacity of between 100 - 150 that offers a programme of film, theatre, music and comedy.
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The Craft Gallery continually displays in excess of 200 makers’ work from throughout the country including jewellery, ceramics, glass, textiles and a wide selection of artist-made greeting cards. The Hall-Mark Room displays a range of contemporary prints and collectables.
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Fresh local produce is used to create a wide variety of mainly vegetarian snacks and light lunches. A large selection of delicious freshly made cakes, coffees and organic juices are also available.
The building also houses a small Museum, Artist Studios and meeting rooms for hire.
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welcome
Welcome
What a fabulous summer we have had and at The Ropewalk we have been delighted with responses to our Grand Gardening Day back in May and the part we played in the 2018 Barton Arts Festival. We have more themed days on the way; look out for the Heritage Open Days and Insight Open Studios in September and our first ever Vintage Fair in November. The Ropewalk was approached to be part of the British Science Festival this year covering Hull and the Humber and I am intrigued to see the four events lined up at The Ropewalk especially UV Yoga on 13th September. As is now traditional we will enter the festive season with The Ropewalk Art Market which this year is on December 1st & 2nd. Autumn is always a time of sadness when the youngsters fly the nest as they move on to universities. As we say goodbye and wish them well we also say hello to a new batch of fresh faced waiting staff newly trained over the summer and ready for action. Please make them feel welcome when you stop by for coffee and cake. Ropery Hall has another interesting programme lined up for you to peruse with a very full music offer and some great theatre. Don’t miss the offer on four show tickets. Print-making features strongly in our exhibitions and don’t forget we have classes every week in printmaking if you would like to try your hand. This year The Ropewalk founding fathers Richard and Tim will also have a joint exhibition featuring new works created in Studio 7. All in all I hope you have put your feet up and relaxed in the good weather as you will need plenty of energy to take in the extreme dose of culture we have in store for you See you soon Liz
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Admission Free Galleries Open 7 days a week: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm Sundays and Bank Holidays 10am - 4pm (Coffee Shop open until 8pm Fridays) The Ropewalk is on one level with good wheelchair access; we are a 5 minute walk from the Barton Transport Interchange with half-hourly buses to Hull and Scunthorpe and a 2-hourly rail service to Grimsby and the wider rail network.
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jewellery
Featured Jewellers
September - Caroline Brogden Focusing on creating elegant, contemporary handmade jewellery in sterling silver and more, Caroline takes her inspiration from the coast and the surrounding environment. The Ropewalk is currently showcasing two of her key ranges, the Coastal Collection and Natural Forms.
October - Anna Roebuck Two lines of jewellery from Anna are currently being featured at The Ropewalk. The Out of Line range is made by etching onto aluminium with the designs taken from Anna’s original drawings of the English countryside, sea-life and fossils. The second range Nocean draws upon Anna’s passion for recycling where the jewellery is made from recycled plastic bags, bottles and aluminium.
November - Susan Weir Edinburgh-based designer and jeweller Susan works predominantly with gold and sterling silver. She started her business with the assistance of the Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust. Architecture forms her main source of inspiration, from which she design pieces with simple forms and clean lines often embellishing with contrasting metals or stones.
December - Milomade When you buy jewellery from Milomade, you purchase a high quality eco-friendly product, with minimal waste that is meticulously designed. Evie Milo first started making jewellery because she wanted to wear something unique that she knew nobody else would have. As a passionate recycler Evie wanted to make a statement through the choice of her materials and has always opted to work with recycled silver instead of depleting the world of its natural resources.
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box gallery
Fairground Fables
Michelle Forrest-Beckett
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oll Up! Roll Up! Come a little closer Ladies and Gentlemen...
Michelle Forrest-Beckett recalls a frightfully fascinating childhood memory of a former sideshow attraction in Whitby. Her recollection of witnessing a pickled dicephalic baby and the staked bones of Dracula began the blurring of the boundaries between reality and fantasy. ‘Fairground Fables’ was conjured to question the satirical and moral ambiguity of fringe entertainment presented behind the curtains of Vaudeville theatres and Victorian Side Shows. Michelle draws from idioms and fables that play with tales of tragedy and fortune as well as the traces of life that befall the discarded or well loved, by enlivening everyday objects with an air of uncertainty. She assembles things left behind on dusty shelves, creating magnetic forms that encourage the viewer to take an encounter with the apprehension of things. ‘Fairground Fables’ is bent with a nostalgic and melodramatic allure that bestows something provocative and enchanting. On November 24 Michelle will be running a workshop teaching participants how to make their own Fairground Fable. Bookings can be made in the Craft Gallery or call on 01652 660380. Box gallery November 1 - 30
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exhibition
Max Marschner 1929 - 2017
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his retrospective exhibition shows the varied work of Lincoln artist/ printmaker Max Marschner.
From his childhood experiences of WW2, his student life at Camberwell School of Art through to teaching printmaking in Lincoln. The development of his imagery reflects the decades in which they were created as well as Max’s excitement in experimentation and joy of creating them. Artspace: Oct 20 - Nov 25 image: Air Raid Shelter
ALMANAC – the seasons they rolled in and they tumbled This exhibition of prints by Jan Stead and Ron Wilson takes as its theme the notion of an Almanac. In the past the Almanac was particularly important to farmers, but perhaps today their relevance is somewhat diminished. The wheel of the year and the four seasons are the starting points for this series of prints which attempts to reestablish the natural connection to our rolling seasons. Box Gallery: Oct 6 - 28
Two images representing Yule left: Ron Wilson, far left Jan Stead
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exhibition
A Focus on Landscape Felt Landscape by Lydia Clarke
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rimsby born artist Melvyn Petterson has spent most of his professional life in London as one of the directors of Artichoke Print Workshop, an open access facility in Brixton. Now in semi-retirement he has returned to his native Lincolnshire and has immediately immersed himself in the landscape.
A Younger Outlook
In a follow up to the young people’s exhibition of 2016 members of children’s art charity ST-ART have been working on their drawing and observation techniques. In a response to a visit to Thornton Abbey they have created an exhibition of artwork This collection of work spans the period from 1983 to exploring the local landscape from a 2018 and includes landscapes from Southern France, young person’s perspective. Cyprus, Wales, London and of course Lincolnshire. A Lincolnshire Landscape Artspace: Sept 8 - Oct 14 Gallery One: Sept 8 - Oct 14
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opewalk studio artists Tim Needham and Richard Hatfield combine their talents for a joint show in Gallery One featuring a series of new works based on the landscape of Lincolnshire and beyond. Oct 20 - Nov 25 A Lincolnshire Landscape Melvyn Petterson Almanac Max Marschner: A Rectrospective Tim Needham & Richard Hatfield Fairground Fables Christmas Craft Studio Artists’ Show
Gallery One Artspace Box Gallery Artspace Gallery One Box Gallery Gallery One` Artspace
September 8 - October 14 September 8 - October 14 October 6 - 28 October 20 - November 25 October 20 - November 25 November 1- 30 December 1 - January 12 December 1 - January 12
September - December 2018
spoken word Stephen James Smith
Words for All If you want to put pen to paper or listen to the fruits of others’ labours have a look at the opportunities at Ropery Hall. In October the poems come thick and fast with Stephen James Smith. A Dublin poet and playwright central to the rise of the vibrant spoken word scene in Ireland today. To date, his poetry videos have amassed over one million views online. In 2017 he was commissioned by St. Patrick’s Festival to write a new poem as a “celebratory narrative” of Ireland. Stephen is joined on tour by Enda Reilly The following Wednesday local poetry group Barton Muse presents an evening of entertainment based on its third trilogy, Mixed Nuts. Ticket price includes a free copy of their collection Cracking the Nut.
Shivers
Story telling has proved very popular in the last two years at Ropery Hall and Shivers presents another opportunity to fall into a tale. A trio of delightfully thrilling new ghost stories, set to the haunting sounds of the violin. You feel a prickle on your neck. Your blood stills. A monstrous thing creeps in the shadows. Is it all in your mind? A trick of the light? Or something far more sinister? One thing is for certain: these stories will give you shivers.
October 14 Stephen James Smith featuring Enda Reilly October 17 Poetic Nuts mixed with Music The Book of Darkness & Light in association with LittleMighty presents November 17 Shivers by Adam Z Robinson
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creative writing
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o mark their 10th anniversary, Fathom Writers is delighted to announce a short story competition to be judged by Cassandra Parkin, who in 2011 won the Scott Prize for Short Stories with New World Fairy Tales and has subsequently published 5 novels. Entries can be on any theme and in any genre to a limit of 2000 words. The first prize is £250, the second £150 and the third £100. The winners and all long-listed entrants will be published in an anthology. Entrants must live or work in North Lincolnshire and the cost of entry is £6. More details to follow but get ahead of the game Cassandra Parkin at the Barton Arts Festival (Deadline for entries is 30th September 2018) and start getting your story down on paper!
Fathom Writers Saturday Writing Workshops All workshops are in a friendly and informal atmosphere.
Saturday 8th September: What’s Your Story? Led by Sue Wilsea We all love listening to stories: they help make sense of the world around us and give shape and form to life. Discover what makes a successful short story and pick up tips on writing your own. Saturday 27th October: From Imagination to Page: Science Fiction and Fantasy writing. Local writer Shellie Horst will explore several world-building concepts designed to develop an engaging environment. Saturday 10th November: Tickle Your Tastebuds led by Sue Wilsea Come along and sample from an extensive buffet of writing based around the theme of food and drink. £15 per session booking is essential. Full details on www.the-ropewalk.co.uk
September - December 2018
FILM
film
Sept 20 7.30pm Darkest Hour (2017)
Oct 25 7.30pm I, Tonya (2017)
Sept 27 7.30pm Phantom Thread (2017)
Nov 1 2pm Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Oct 4 7.30pm The Post (2017)
Nov 1 7.30pm The Shape of Water (2017)
PG | 2h 5min In May 1940, the fate of western europe hangs on British prime Minister winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean a humiliating defeat for Britain and its empire.
15 | 2h 10min Set in 1950s london, Reynolds woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, alma, who becomes his muse and lover.
12 | 1h 56min a cover-up that spanned four U.S. presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government.
Oct 18 7.30pm Ladybird (2017)
15 | 1h 34min Christine “lady Bird” Macpherson is a high school senior from the “wrong side of the tracks.” She longs for adventure, sophistication, and opportunity, but finds none of that in her Sacramento Catholic
Oct 25 2pm Paddington 2 (2017)
PG | 1h 43min paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his aunt lucy’s 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
15 | 2h Competitive ice skater Tonya harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
PG | 3h 36min The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, arab tribes during world war I in order to fight the Turks.
15 | 2h 3min at a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Nov 8 2pm Sense of an Ending (2017)
15 | 1h 48min a man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life Director: Ritesh Batra
Nov 8 7.30pm Loving Vincent (2017)
12 | 1h 34min In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist’s final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.
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ur Autumn film programme, with thanks to the Tesco Bags of Help Scheme, includes a selection of matinee performances - some older films and other ones you may have missed.There is no need to book, and entry at the matinees includes a hot drink!
Nov 15 2pm Darkest Hour (2017) See Sept 20 for details
PG | 2h 5min
Nov 15 7.30pm The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) 12 | 2h 4min a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island in the aftermath of world war II, when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war.
Nov 22 2pm Some Like it Hot Some Like It Hot (1959) U | 2h 1min when two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
Nov 22 7.30pm Call Me by Your Name (2017) 15 | 2h 12min In 1980s Italy, a romance blossoms between a seventeen year-old student and the older man hired as his father’s research assistant.
Nov 29 2pm The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) 12 | 2h 4min See Nov 15 for details
Nov 29 7.30pm Pad Man (2017) PG | 2h 20min
Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
Dec 6 2pm The Lady in the Van (2015)12 | 1h 44min
a man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that’s parked in his driveway.
Dec 6 7.30pm The Mercy (2017)
12 | 1h 52min The incredible story of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst and his solo attempt to circumnavigate the globe. The struggles he confronted on the journey while his family awaited his return is one of the most enduring mysteries of recent times.
Dec 20 2pm Elf (2003)
PG | 1h 37min after inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.
Dec 20 7.30pm Battle of the Sexes (2017) 12 | 2h 1min
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world Number one Billie Jean king and exchamp and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
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music
Hitting the Right Note
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Amanda Anne Platt
t really is all about music this autumn with some great shows and household names coming to our small stage. Tickets for China Crisis, The Tom Robinson Band and Chris Difford are going quickly, if not already sold but if you miss out there are plenty of other acts so come and support live music at your local venue.
Rising star of the Boston music scene, Alice Howe, made a huge impact when she released her recent EP over here and is currently working on her next album with Freebo (renowned for his work with Bonnie Raitt as her bass player for 10 years) and producer. Alice and Freebo have been gigging together in the States and reports are always amazing following the shows. Closer to home we have a real array of home grown folk with the very lively Hope and Social starting the season with a bang. Eight years, five albums, thousands of gigs, Glastonbury, Leeds Arena, and many a pub and front room up and down the country – Hope and Social do the things every band does and then so much more. A truly unmissable experience.
Alice Howe
Ropery Hall is starting to build an audience for the best in Americana and rightly so as the acts we are promoting really are top drawer playing stripped back live music at its best. The first to make the journey across the pond is Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters whose music has been described as Appalachian honky tonk, and being from the mountains of North Carolina, that’s maybe as close as it gets. This five-piece’s albums attract 5star ratings and have landed the band on many “Best-of” end-of-the-year lists. Later in September Mad Dog Folk presents John Kirkpatrick, one of the most prolific figures on the English folk scene, with an enviable reputation as an instrumental virtuoso (melodeon, Anglo concertina and button accordion), as well as a leading interpreter of English folk music. October’s Folk Night sees the appearance of Luke Daniels and Nancy Kerr, two of the British folk scene’s top performers who have teamed up for a limited number of shows this year to perform their own and each other’s music. Three times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the Spiral Earth Awards, Megson who draw heavily on their
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music
Bennett, Wilson & Poole
Johnny Thirkell
to George Michael. He is even the trumpeter you hear every time you do the conundrum on Countdown! He really is! This will be a unique informal interactive evening of outrageous, hilarious story-telling with beautiful live performance and many chances to let light in on the magic of some of the favourites from your record collection. I am also looking forward to: the well respected and highly talented Martyn Joseph, a completely unique and mind blowing artist who with his guitar creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling and passionate. Super Group Bennett, Wilson & Poole - Danny Wilson (Danny And The Champions Of The World), Robin Bennett (The Dreaming Spires, Saint Etienne) and Tony Poole, producer extraordinaire, and King of the electric twelve-string Rickenbacker combine their voices, guitars, and song-writing to marvellous effect in a collection of songs that began as uplifting acoustic music and just Teesside heritage to create a truly grew into something far more wideunique brand of folk music join us in ranging and transcendent. November and in December concerts by St Agnes Fountain and The In August Tom Baxter will unveil his Christmas Albion Band guarantee to first official release in a decade, ‘The get us in the festive spirit Other Side of Blue.’ We are delighted that he has agreed to play tracks from Snake Davis is ever present with his this and his back catalogue. Finally a band, special guests every month and musician flagged as one to watch on a new incarnation to finish the year is the blues circuit. Twenty-eight year his Alligator Shoes, a big nine piece old Ben Poole is currently being brassy saxy and soulful band playing described as one the most exciting music that grabs your heart and young Rock, Blues and Soul artists moves your feet. If you have been a to come out of the UK for a long, long regular attender at the Sax on Sunday time! shows you will have hopefully seen the superb Johnny Thirkell. We have persuaded him to return with a new See you soon, Liz show, Blown It!. Johnny has played with everyone from David Bowie
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Music
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hris Difford is a rare breed. As a member of one of London’s best-loved bands, The Squeeze co-founder has made a lasting contribution to English music with hits such as ‘Cool For Cats’, ‘Up The Junction’, ‘Labelled With Love’, ‘Hourglass’ and ‘Tempted’. Chris had a book released last August by Orion Books, an autobiography called ‘Some Fantastic Place’, and this run of shows with Boo Hewerdine is to support the release of the paperback version of his book. This will be mostly stand up, with a little sit down in the middle. November 10, 8pm £18/£20
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Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters China Crisis Hope and Social Snake Davis Band John Kirkpatrick Sax on Sunday: Snake Davis & Sumudu Alice Howe and Freebo Bennett, Wilson and Poole The Tom Robinson Band Power in the Darkness Live Tom Baxter Luke Daniels & Nancy Kerr Sax on Sunday: Snake Davis and Mark Cresswell Blown it! Johnny Thirkell Chris Difford Martyn Joseph Megson Sax on Sunday: Snake Davis Ben Poole Band The Albion Christmas Band St Agnes Fountain Snake Davis and his Alligator Shoes ***THIS IS A STANDING GIG***
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christmas
A double Christmas Folk Treat!
This December Ropery Hall hosts two special concerts The Albion Christmas Show, featuring Simon Nicol, Kellie While Simon Care and Ashley Hutchings, is a seasonal mixture of carols, spoken word, humorous readings and dance. It really is the perfect way to start your festivities. Also they will have a brand new studio album packed full of new material. Thurs 13 8pm £20/£22 Each December St Agnes Fountain - David Hughes, Chris Leslie, Chris While and Julie Matthews comes together for a Christmas Tour. Performing “rhythmed-up” carols and Christmas music, interspersed with laughter and spoken word. Fri 21 8pm £18/£20
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Autumn Theatre
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re-World War One Germany, life in Britain around the time the Labour Party was formed, a sideways glance at humanitarian crises, and a new trio of ghost stories are all set to entertain Ropery Hall audiences this audience. Local theatre company, DuckEgg and Pleasance Theatre Trust Production combine to perform Aid Memoir penned by Dr Glenda Cooper that asks the pertinent question, does charity begin at home in a sideways glance at the patronising attitudes taken to those who have found themselves in humanitarian crisis. Are some disasters more “worthy” than others? Another humanitarian disaster that ended 100 years ago this year sees the October performance of The Kaiser and I, set in Berlin in the days before the start of World War One in 1914. Kaiser Wilhelm has summoned a dance instructress from England to put his officers through their paces, but war is only days away… From ballroom to battlefield and beyond, this two-hander starring Dominic Goodwin and Cal Stockbridge charts the friendship of a man and a woman caught in their place not only in the folklore of working nation’s crossfire. people, but also in literary history as the Also in October is Neil Gore’s new first authentic English working-class one-man Magic Lantern show, The novel. Ragged Trousered Philanthopists based on the novel by Robert Tressell. This witty, humorous, enduring and His novel about life in the building absorbing classic story is brought to life trades was first published more than by Neil using his extensive knowledge of 100 years ago, and was barely noticed the book and the play, having performed but since then it has won itself a it in many versions over 35 years. Sept 28 Oct 6 Oct 20
Aid Memoir by Dr. Glenda Cooper The Kaiser & I The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
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theatre
T Swinging the Lamp
he autumn programme gets underway with a stark reminder of the dangers faced by the trawlermen fishing out of East Coast ports such as Hull and Grimby. Swinging the Lamp is a tribute “in words and song” written by Beverley actor Gordon Meredith about his friend Hull trawler skipper Jim Williams, who fished the Arctic seas at the height of Hull’s fishing industry and was at sea when the triple trawler tragedy happened 50 years ago in 1968. The performance, part story-telling, part theatre, and part music, retells Jim’s experiences and dramas at sea as well as the time he spent promoting the rich fishing heritage of the Humber Estuary so that the
current generation will never forget the bravery and sacrifices made by the city’s fishermen. The two first met around 25 years ago when they were working on an exhibition on board the Arctic Corsair and their friendship lasted until Jim’s death in October 2015. Gordon wrote Swinging the Lamp (based on Jim’s autobiography of the same name) so his stories wouldn’t go untold, as well as marking the 50th anniversary of the triple trawler tragedy. He stresses the importance of others knowing about Hull and Grimsby’s fishing heritage and give an insight into what it was really like fishing in the bitterly cold Artic waters. Sept 5 Swinging the Lamp 7.30pm £10/£12
Richard Carpenter is Close To You In a world where rainy days and Mondays collide, one man’s solitary journey to find himself has only just begun… The piano player from Frisky & Mannish plays the piano player from The Carpenters in a razor-sharp parody play about a life spent playing the piano. Richard used to be on top of the world, to the left of (and slightly behind) Karen. Now he’s back with a vengeance, only to find out it’s not exactly yesterday once more anymore. DISCLAIMER: This Award-Winning Fringe hit show is not endorsed by the real Richard Carpenter. “Delightfully on the money... This show’s stroke of genius lies in the characterisation of Carpenter... it has the ring of hard truth” ****The Times Saturday December 8
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comedy
Comedy @ Ropery Hall this autumn
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e start the autumn comedy programme with something a bit different, a lavishly illustrated presentation by comedy historian Robert Ross.
chances to experience the best on the national circuit this autumn. Three comedians and a compere for £10 it’s always a great way to finish the week and start the weekend.
The Golden Age of Television was blessed with some of the best-loved of comedians, but why are Eric and Ernie, Tommy Cooper and Frankie Howerd so fondly remembered, while Arthur Haynes and Charlie Drake and Harry Worth languish in the archives? They are true heroes of comedy unrepeated and, as often as not, forgotten. These and other once celebrated stars, from the silent days of Hollywood to the comedy club boom, at last come under the spotlight in this affectionate salute to the comedy underdog. The following week I am delighted Charlie Drake (anyone?) that Simon Evans is returning with his distinctive “educated” style. Ever since he was a small boy, all Evans really wanted was to be recognised by the world as a man of genius. He has, until now, remained thwarted. The world seems increasingly indifferent to true genius of any kind, let alone that of Evans. Endlessly distracted by the trivial, we allow the classical tools of grammar, logic and rhetoric to lie un-regarded in the shed of consciousness, rusting to a picturesque hue that would actually look really great on Instagram. But which filter? Hmmm… The spring season this year had some brilliant Barnstormers Comedy Club nights and there are two more Simon Evans Oct 11 Oct 19 Oct 26 Nov 30 Dec 14
Robert Ross: Forgotton Heroes of Comedy Simon Evans: Genius Barnstormers Comedy Club Barnstormers Comedy Club Phill Jupitas
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family friendly fun craft
Lantern making Sponsored by Barton Town Council, ST-ART will be making Harry Potter themed lanterns for the Barton Christmas Festival Lantern Parade on Saturday November 24. Join us during half term when we will be making hats, wands, House Elves, a Hippogriff, owls and possibly even the dark lord himself! Lantern making, suitable for all ages, takes place between October 22 and 26 betweem 10am and 3pm costing £7 for a full day and £5 for half a day (10am – 12noon or 1pm – 3pm). Adults are free when accompanying children and all under 5s must be accompanied. This activity is suitable for all ages. Lanterns must remain at The Ropewalk until after the parade.
Meet Father Christmas at The Ropewalk! Father Christmas is coming to The Ropewalk. He will be here for pre-schoolers every Wednesday afternoon, at 1.30pm and 3pm, from December 5 to December 19. He will also be here on Friday 21st, Saturday 22nd, Sunday 23rd at 1pm, 2:30pm and 4pm. The £10 cost per child includes a craft activity, story and present giving with Father Christmas.
Me & My Bee
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heatre at Ropery Hall can often be full of surprises and this autumn’s programme is no exception with a new comedy during half-term for adults and children alike tackling environmental awareness.
Me & My Bee, performed by multiaward winning theatre company, This Egg invites you to save the world – one bee at a time. Why don’t you come along and plant the seed for change and join the Bee Party – before it is too late. Me & My Bee is light-hearted and playful, informative and thought-provoking raising awareness about bees and their effect on our own ecosystem in an hour-long show combining storytelling, clowning, live music and movement. Oct 26 11am & 2pm
Me & My Bee £8/£5
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workshops
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ucy Valentine Interiors was founded by Lesley Jones and named after her grandmother. After 12 successful years in Sales and Customer Marketing, Lesley has spent over a decade designing interiors and renovating property. She has a passion for textiles, a diploma in soft furnishings and has studied at the highly respected KLC Interior Design School, Chelsea. Specialising in traditional hand sewing techniques Lucy Valentine Interiors prides itself on the quality of workmanship, attention to detail and exceptional level of tailor made service. Now you can learn how to make soft furnishings to make your home complete. Based in The Ropewalk Lucy Valentine Interiors also offer short courses on how to make cushions, blinds and curtains for those who would like to learn how to make these furnishings. All materials are provided and courses can be booked in the Craft Gallery or by calling on 01652 660380. Roman Blind in a Day September 28, October 27, November 24th. 9.30am – 5pm £155 Piped Cushion with Zip Sunday: September 30th, October 28th, November 25th. 9.30am - 5pm
£140
AUTUMN WORKSHOPS Atmospheric Drypoint with Lindy Norton Saturday 15th September 10.30am – 4.30pm £53/48* Make a professional Roman Blind in a Day with Lucy Valentine Interiors Friday September 28, 9.30am – 5pm £155 Make a piped cushion with zip with Lucy Valentine Interiors Sunday September 30th 9.30am – 5pm £140 Fish Automata with Susan Evans Saturday 6th October 10.30am – 4.30pm £45/40* Plastic Fantastic with Anna Roebuck Saturday 13th October 10.30am – 4.30pm £50/45* Mono-printing from Nature with Stef Mitchell Saturday 20th October 10.30am – 4.30pm £45/40* Make a professional Roman Blind in a Day with Lucy Valentine Interiors Saturday October 27, 9.30am – 5pm £155 UnwanTeds with Janine Knight Saturday 27th October 10.30am – 4.30pm £45/40* Make a piped cushion with zip with Lucy Valentine Interiors Sunday October 28th 9.30am – 5pm £140 Fairground Fables: An introduction to Sculpture with Michelle Forrest-Beckett Saturday 24th November 10.30am – 4.30pm £65/60* Make a professional Roman Blind in a Day with Lucy Valentine Interiors Saturday November 24, 9.30am – 5pm £155 Make a piped cushion with zip with Lucy Valentine Interiors Sunday November 25th 9.30am – 5pm £140 Oynx Statement Ring with Alastair Scargall Saturday 8th December 10.30am – 4.30pm £55/50*
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British Science Festival Hull & the UV Yoga | Life Drawing | Glass Blowing | Talks Humber
At The Ropewalk 13 September 2018 For the full programme of activities and to book tickets visit: www.britishsciencefestival.org
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diary
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eptember
iary September - December
September 8 - October 14 • Gallery One • A Lincolnshire Landscape September 8 - October 14 • Artspace • Melvyn Petterson 5
Swinging The Lamp
7.30pm
£10/£12
6
Heritage Film Night
7.30pm
FREE
8
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
8pm
£13/£15
14
China Crisis
8pm
£20/£22
20
Darkest Hour
7.30pm
£4
21
Hope & Social
8pm
£15/£17
22
Snake Davis Band
8pm
£16/£18
27
Phantom Thread
7.30pm
£4
28
Aid Memoir
7.30pm
£8/£6
29
John Kirkpatrick
8pm
£13/£15
30
Snake Davis & Sumudu
7.30pm
£13/£15
O
ctober
Until October 14 • Gallery One • A Lincolnshire Landscape Until October 14 • Artspace • Melvyn Petterson October 6 - 28 • Box Gallery • Jan Stead & Ron Wilson - Almanac October 20 - November 25 • Gallery One • Tim Needham & Richard Hatfield October 20 - November 25 • Artspace • Max Marschner: A Rectrospective 4
The Post
7.30pm
£4
5
Alice Howe & Freebo
8pm
£13/£15
6
The Kaiser & I
7.30pm
£13/£15
7
Bennett, Wilson & Poole
8pm
£13/£15*
9
Tom Robinson Band
8pm
£22/£24
11
Robert Ross: Forgotten Heroes of Comedy
7.30pm
£10/£12
13
Tom Baxter
8pm
£15/£17*
14
Stephen James ft. Edna Reilly
7.30pm
£12/£14
17
Poetic Nuts mixed with Music
7.30pm
£5
18
Ladybird
7.30pm
£4
19
Simon Evans
8pm
£14/£16
20
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
7.30pm
£13/£15
25
Paddington 2
2pm
£3
25
I, Tonya
7.30pm
£4
26
Me & My Bee
11am & 2pm
£8/£5
26
Barnstormers Comedy Club
8pm
£10/£12
27
Luke Daniels & Nancy Kerr
8pm
£13/£15
28
Snake Davis & Mark Cresswell
7.30pm
£13/£15
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ovember
Until November 25 • Gallery One • Tim Needham & Richard Hatfield Until November 25 • Artspace • Max Marschner: A Rectrospective November 4 - December 2 •Box Gallery • Michelle Forrest-Beckett: Fairground Fables 1
Lawrence Of Arabia
2pm
£3
1
The Shape Of Water
7.30pm
£4
8
Sense of an Ending
2pm
£3
8
Loving Vincent
7.30pm
£4
9
Johnny Thirkell: Blown It!
8pm
£13/£15
10
Chris Difford: My Life in and out of Squeeze
8pm
£18/£20
15
Darkest Hour
2pm
£3
15
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
7.30pm
£4
16
Martyn Joseph
8pm
£16/£18
17
Shivers
7.30pm
£13/£15
22
Some Like It Hot
2pm
£3
22
Call My Name
7.30pm
£4
24
Megson
8pm
£13/£15
25
Sax on Sunday: Snake Davis
7.30pm
£13/£15
29
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
2pm
£3
29
Pad Man
7.30pm
£4
30
Barnstormers Comedy Club
8pm
£10/£12
D
ecember
December 1 - January 13 • Gallery One• Christmas Craft December 1 - January 13 • Artspace • Studio Artists Exhibition 6
Lady in The Van
2pm
£3
6
The Mercy
7.30pm
£4
7
Ben Poole Band
8pm
£14/£16
8
Richard Carpenter is Close To You
7.30pm
£13/£15
13
The Christmas Albion Band
8pm
£20/£22
14
Phill Jupitas
8pm
SOLD OUT
20
Elf
2pm
£3
20
Battle of The Sexes
7.30pm
£4
21
St.Agnes Fountain
8pm
£18/£20
29
Snake Davis & his Alligator Shoes
8pm
£19/£21
KEY Exhibitions
Music
Film
Matinee
Theatre/Comedy
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The Venue is a small community venue with a capacity of around 120. For small music nights seating is cabaret-style; for all other performances it is theatre-style and seating is not numbered. Please ensure that you arrive in good time if you wish to be seated together. There is a fully licenced bar at all performances. Doors open an hour before the start of performances.
How To Book
Tickets are available: In Person at The Ropewalk. Open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm (4pm Sundays). By Telephone: pay by credit or debit card. (An additional charge of £2 is applied) Online at www.roperyhall.co.uk
Directions We are well signposted from the A15. Just follow the brown signs... Exit the A15 at J.3 and take the A1077 into Barton (Ferriby Road). Turn left at mini roundabout at the bottom of the hill and follow the road round to the next mini roundabout and turn left again. Follow the one-way system through Castledyke West and get in the left-hand lane. Turn left at the junction opposite the railway station, then take the first right off Waterside Road onto Maltkiln Road. For The Ropewalk Galleries turn left into Tesco’s car park where you will find us in the far left corner. There is ample free car parking adjacent to the building. For Ropery Hall, follow the road round to the Waters’ Edge park gates and then left into the car park. Please park at the end of the car park nearest Ropery Hall then walk to the first set of doors at the side of the building. For Sat Nav users please input DN18 5JR which will lead you straight to Waters’ Edge Car Park.
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