A Few of My Favourite Things
Together with some friends we shall be performing
“A Few of Our Favourite Things”
on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September at 4.30pm.
These outdoor performances will take place in the gardens of Newbegin House, 10 Newbegin, Beverley, with kind thanks to Walter Sweeney for hosting the events.
The performances will comprise a miscellany of readings which will last approximately one hour and ten minutes.
They will be entirely outdoors and as Covid secure as possible with a one way entrance and exit system and space in the grounds for social distancing. Most of the garden is accessible to those in wheelchairs.
The performances are not ticketed but donations would be very welcome for both the performances and the drinks that will be available.
We aim to keep the events as local as possible. In order to gain an indication of numbers
Please could anyone who wishes to attend contact Anne Cooper at
anne_cooper_@hotmail.com saying which performance and how many people are attending; this would be a great help.
Come and join Other Lives and your neighbours for some much
needed live entertainment.
Please note that owing to Covid 19 the schedule below has been postponed until 2021 and will be updated as soon as a new schedule is in place
The Catch
by
Nick Darke
Touring 22nd October to 15th November 2020
Such has been the reaction to our tour of Landmarks (see below for 4 star Theatre Hub review) that we are already planning a tour this autumn of another Nick Darke play called The Catch. It is a comedy set in Padstow in which two fishermen, suffering the effects of the new quota system, are wondering how to supplement their income and decide to go in for a little extra-curricular smuggling. The dodgy local character with whom they are dealing is playing a double game with them, and also with the daughter of one of the fishermen.
Provisional schedule
Thursday 22nd October
Skidby Village Hall
£10 For reservations ring 01482 862752
Friday 23th October
Old Malton War Memorial Hall
detail tbc
Saturday 24th October
Bishop Burton Village Hall
£10 For reservations ring 01482 862752 or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Sunday 25th October
Withernsea Meridian Centre HU19 2HH
£6.50 For reservations ring 01482 862752 after 25th September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesday 27th October
Sheffield EPPiC Theatre S35 9TP
£?? For reservations ring 0114 240 2624
Wednesday 28th October
Swanland Village Hall HU14 3QR
£10.00 For reservations ring 01482 862752 after 25th September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday 29th October
The Cat Asylum Brewery
details tbc
Thursday 30th October
Sand Hutton & Claxton Village Hall YO41 1LL
£?? For reservations ring 01904 468376
Sunday 31st October
North Dalton Old Chapel YO25 9XA
£?? including supper For reservations ring 01377 217625
Sunday 1st November (matinee)
Yarm Arts Centre
details tbc
Sunday 1st November
Appleton-le-Moors Village Hall YO62 6TE
£?? For reservations ring 01751 417078
Monday 2nd November
Monk Fryston and Hillam Community Centre LS25 5QA
£9.50 For reservations ring 01977 682334
Tuesday 3rd to Sunday 8th November
Beverley East Riding Theatre HU17 9BE
£14/13/£12 For reservations ring 01482 874050
Tuesday 10th November
Etton Village Hall HU17 7PE
£10.00 For reservations ring 01482 862752 September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Wednesday 11th November
Gilling East Village Hall
details tbc
Thursday 12th November
Thornthwaite Hookstone Memorial Hall
£10 For reservations ring ????????????
Friday 13th November
Potto Village Hall DL6 3HQ
£???? For reservations ring 01642 700609
Saturday 14th November
North Newbald Village Hall
details tbc
Sunday 15th November
Bridlington Spotlight Theatre YO15 3DZ
£?? For reservations ring 01262 678258
or book online at spotlighttheatrebrid.co.uk
Tuesday 17th November
Hutton-le-Hole Village Hall YO62 6UA
details tbc
Wednesday 18th November
Grimsby Central Hall
details tbc
Friday 20th November
Sutton on the Forest, Grey Village Hall
£10 For reservations ring 01347 811428
and, together with Landmarks, touring Cornwall and Devon in the Spring of 2021
Landmarks
by
Nick Darke
25th October to 17th November 2019
It is 1935. In the countryside the tractor is taking over from the horse. The balance of nature is being upset. A stranger appears. A ghost? An angel? Or… a Boggart? Whoever he is, don’t put him in the village stocks.
A gentle and entertaining comedy.
Nick Darke was a Cornishman who cared passionately about the environment. He was also a lobster fisherman, broadcaster, film-maker and chairman of his local parish council. His plays are often set in the past but project themes which are relevant today. As well as on radio and television, his work has been performed by Bristol Old Vic, the Royal Court, National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Despite his distinguished career he claimed that his greatest achievement, along with his wife Jane – who has given her full support to this production – was in persuading North Cornwall Council not mechanically to rake the beaches and thus avoid damaging the natural eco-structure.
Richard Avery, who directs, worked with Nick Darke and was in the cast of Landmarks when it was staged at the Chester Gateway Theatre in 1979.

“Splendid performance… Excellent… A significant production… A wonderful evening… One of the best things I have seen… A truly memorabe evening… Poignant, touching, funny… Superb acting… Terrific play… The affecting ending takes one by surprise… All round top notch performances… Engaging for all ages… I have worked in a theatre for 18 years and have, therefore, seen many productions over the years. There is something special about Landmarks”
“Neil King’s craggily traditional Wilf misses none of the drollery of the script and chimes perfectly with Gordon Meredith’s more fanciful Totty, given to extravagant narratives of the glory of industry.
As Roxanne Waite’s stroppy teenager, Alice in Act 1 is a delight; the soberer Alice of Act 2 is more grown up, less funny, but convincingly sincere.
Neighbour Mrs. Mayse, always returning from China or setting off up the Nile with her cats, is the funnier for Jane Hollington’s down-to-earth delivery and Richard Avery’s stranger is amiably neutral – we can make up our own minds.”
**** 4 star review from Theatre review Hub – see https://www.thereviewshub.com/landmarks-east-riding-theatre-beverley/
Cast
Wilf Neil King
Alice Wilf’s daughter Roxanne Waite
Totty Wilf’s brother-in-law Gordon Meredith
Mrs Mayse An eccentric Jane Hollington
Father A boggart Richard Avery
Director Richard Avery
Stage Manager/Technician Connor McConnell
Sound Ray Williams
Music Robin Horspool
Schedule
All performances commence at 7.30pm, and last about 2 hours
including an interval
Friday 25th October
Howden Shire Hall DN14 7BJ
£12/£10 For reservations ring 01430 432510
Saturday 26th October
Bishop Burton Village Hall HU17 8QJ
£10 For reservations ring 01482 862752
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Sunday 27th October
Withernsea Meridian Centre HU19 2HH
£6 For reservations ring 01482 862752
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesday 29th October
Hutton-le-Hole Village Hall YO62 6UA
£9.00 For reservations ring 01751 417372
Wednesday 30th October
Swanland Village Hall HU14 3QR
£10.00 For reservations ring 01482 862752
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday 31st October
Monk Fryston and Hillam Community Centre LS25 5QA
£9.50 For reservations ring 01977 682334
Friday 1st November
Bridlington Spotlight Theatre YO15 3DZ
£11 For reservations ring 01262 678258
or book online at spotlighttheatrebrid.co.uk
Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd and Wednesday 6th November
Beverley East Riding Theatre HU17 9BE
£14/13/£12 For reservations ring 01482 874050
Thursday 7th November
Etton Village Hall HU17 7PE
£10.00 For reservations ring 01482 862752 after 25th September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Friday 8th November
Sheffield EPPiC Theatre S35 9TP
£8.50 For reservations ring 0114 240 2624
Saturday 9th November
Potto Village Hall DL6 3HQ
£9.50 For reservations ring 01642 700609
Sunday 10th November
Brandesburton Parish Hall Y025 8RY
£10.00 For reservations ring 01482 862752 after 25th September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesday 12th November
Skidby Village Hall HU16 7TH
£10.00 For reservations ring 01482 862752 after 25th September
or email otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk
Wednesday 13th November
Grimsby Central Hall DN32 7EG
£10 For reservations ring 01472 355025
Thursday 14th November
Sand Hutton & Claxton Village Hall YO41 1LL
£9 For reservations ring 01904 468376
Friday 15th November
Thornthwaite Hookstone Memorial Hall HG3 2QX
£10 For reservations ring 01423 780380
Saturday 16th November
North Dalton Old Chapel YO25 9XA
£????? including supper For reservations ring 01377 217625
Sunday 17th November
Appleton-le-Moors Village Hall YO62 6TE
£8.50 For reservations ring 01751 417078
Fallen Leaves
30th October to 11th November 2018
Our production marked the armistice at the end of the First World War. It included popular songs/music hall of the time, the war poets, letters from the trenches and sketches, culminating in a moving finale. The final performance was at the East Riding Theatre, Beverley, on the 11th day of the 11th month.
Audience comments so far: “Stunning” “I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house at the end” “A masterpiece of writing by Gordon Meredith” “Wonderful singing” “Faultless” “Absolutely terrific play impeccably delivered impeccably by the cast” “Thought-provoking and poignant, yet brought a smile” “Amazing – so important that we never forget” “Thank you for a lovely evening” “The horror of war, along with humour and real life stories” “I wish I could see it again” “So much research must have gone into the writing” “A fitting tribute” “Very moving” “Beautiful” “Tremendous and moving performance””Excellent”
Tuesday 30th October Monk Fryston Village Hall
£9.50 For reservations ring 01977 682334
Wednesday 31st October Sheffield EPPiC Theatre
£8.50/7.50 For reservations ring 0114 240 2624
Thursday 1st November Howden Shire Hall
£12/10 For reservations ring 01430 432510
Friday 2nd November North Dalton, The Old Chapel
£15 (including supper)
For reservations ring 01377 217625/219135
Saturday 3rd November Hutton-le-Hole Village Hall
£9 For reservations ring 01751 417372
Sunday 4th November Bishop Burton Village Hall
£10 For reservations ring 01482 862752
Tuesday 6th November Bridlington Spotlight Theatre
£11 For reservations ring 01262 678258
Wednesday 7th November Hookstone Village Hall
£9.50 For reservations ring 01423 780380
Friday 9th to Sunday 11th November Beverley, East Riding Theatre
£14/13/£12 For reservations ring 01482 874050
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Plans for 2019 include a production of Nick Darke’s
Landmarks
*******
During July 2018 we toured with
Bottom’s Dream
The first half of the evening surprised and delighted audiences with views of Shakespeare drawn from his sonnets, the American humorous writer James Thurber and other sources. The second half was a rollicking presentation of the comic antics of Bottom and his merry band of brothers as they clashed, hilariously, with the unseen, unheard power of the Fairy Kingdom. The show, an adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Clive Kneller, received its world premiere somewhere in the middle of nowhere north of the Azores on the Queen Mary 2 and was, as one that occasion, again directed by Clive.
‘The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen!’
*******
During the first half of 2017 we mounted platform performances of Dylan Thomas’s
Under Milk Wood
at the East Riding Theatre

All performances were sold out, but we plan revivals there and/or a tour of East Riding villages.
Watch this space
*******
In Spring 2015 and Autumn 2016
we toured with Patrick Garland’s
Brief Lives
a highly amusing one-man show which follows a day in the life of
John Aubrey
the seventeenth century diarist
See audience reaction at http://otherlives.org.uk/brief-lives-comments-reviews)
“Everything is here – wit, farce, tragedy, pathos – often bawdy, frequently uproariously funny. A truly delightful entertainment.”The Guardian
Old John Aubrey takes his audience by the hand and, with a twinkle in his eye, leads you through a day late in his life, launching into wicked tales. He regales you with tales of his contemporaries – Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, Nell Gwyn – and stories gleaned as a child from folk who knew the likes of Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth, Sir Walter Raleigh. By turns he is a stand-up comic, a philosopher, a lodger in a garret room suffering crying babies and other noisy co-tenants. Once he starts speaking to you he is like the Ancient Mariner – you cannot choose but hear.
Funded by the Arts Council of Great Britain
and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council
*****
In February 2016 Other Lives Productions presented a short tour entitled
WINTER WARMERS
A fireside entertainment of tales to chase away the last of Winter
Readings and semi-dramatisations,
including a guest appearance from the past
Featuring Richard Avery
(formerly of the Royal Shakespeare Company)
and
Neil King
(John Aubrey in Brief Lives)
Funded by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council
*****
In September and October 2016 Other Lives actors Richard Avery, Neil King and Gordon Meredith appeared in the East Riding Theatre’s production of Hamlet
*****
If you would like news of our forthcoming shows, do email us on otherlivesproductions@yahoo.co.uk and we’ll place you on our e-circulation list