Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Cornish Funny man Jethro comes to Huddersfield in October

Cornwall’s Minister of Culture, Jethro, brings his latest laughter-loaded show to Huddersfield Town Hall on Sunday October 23 at 7.30pm for another hilariously funny evening of slightly naughty entertainment.
Jethro
Jethro
Jethro is the world’s funniest Cornishman and he brings his unique brand of irrepressible and irresistible West Country wit, which is definitely ‘For Adults Only’, to Huddersfield for a fun-filled night of comedy.

With his very own, uniquely irreverent, style of delivery, Jethro is one of the cheekiest comedians around and his latest tour sees the popular comic regaling audiences with the best of his classic stories from his successful career, alongside his new material, as he undertakes a journey through his mischievous repertoire of adult material.

Jethro’s latest show promises more tear-jerking tales featuring his mate Denzil and other renowned friends Slipalong Trevaskis and Bill Pedureare, which combine to provide an enjoyable evening’s entertainment of comedy and storytelling from the Cornish master.

During the evening, Cornwall's best loved comic takes a look at life - as only he can! He will share his hilarious observations on life, deliver his own amusing perceptions of theory and reality, and bring you up-to-date with Denzil’s latest exploits.

Jethro’s show is packed with witty observations and thigh-slapping gags, and you won't find a funnier night of adult humour anywhere in the West Country.

Jethro has also made a record nine appearances on the Des O’Connor Tonight! Programme, and appeared on Jim Davidson’s Generation Game five times, twice to make a Cornish Pasty! In fact, Jim Davidson is a big fan of the Cornish Comic and says Jethro is his favourite storyteller. However, Jethro was particularly honoured to appear in the Royal Variety Show in front of the Queen in December 2001.

Visitors to Huddersfield Town Hall can look forward to an enjoyable evening’s entertainment of comedy and storytelling from the Cornish master. Tickets are priced at £18.50 (no concessions) available from Kirklees Booking Offices tel: 01484 223200 / 01484 222444 / 01924 324501 or book online at http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls

Thursday, 10 February 2011

Dave Spikey brings his "Words Don’t Come Easy" tour to Huddersfield Town Hall

Tickets go on sale today for popular comedian Dave Spikey who will be performing at Huddersfield Town Hall on Thursday November 17.  Comedy continues to be popular at the town hall and Dave is the latest to join the line-up of forthcoming shows.

Inspired by the fantastic audience response to his deconstruction of song lyrics in his Best Medicine Tour combined with his fascination with the vagaries of the English Language, this hilarious new show ‘Words Don’t Come Easy’ examines many more situations in life where words really don't come easy . 

These include tongue-tied parents explaining the facts of life, ridiculous newspaper stories, magazine poems, pathetic adolescent chat-up lines, weird hospital speak, learning a foreign language and an extended selection of song lyrics that range from the lazy, through surreal to the ridiculous.

Throw in a 'Champion the Wonder Horse' sing-a-long, Ancient Abyssinian Contraception, Rubbish School Trips, Epidural Anaesthesia and The Last Supper and you have all the ingredients for a rich and spicy comedy casserole; a sort of Lexicon-carne!

Tickets are priced at £17.50 (no concessions) and are available from town hall booking offices, tel: 01484 223200 / 01924 324501 / 01484 222444 or book online at www.kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Dewsbury Town Halls first Wedding Fair - 20th March 2011


Whether you’re planning a wedding and want to gets loads of tips and ideas or you have something to offer brides and grooms to be, there’s already a buzz of anticipation for the Town Hall’s first wedding fayre.

Kirklees Town Halls are known for bringing innovative shows to entertain Kirklees residents and visitors from further afield. With everything from burlesque to comedy nights and from classical music to drama, they thought it was time to add another string to their bow and hold a wedding fayre.



Richard Batterby, Audience Management and Development Officer, for Kirklees Town Halls commented: “It’s generating a huge amount of interest from customers and suppliers and is the perfect platform to showcase this fantastic venue as an option for your Civil Ceremony. This is a free event so please do come along if you have a wedding on your horizon, we would love to see you.”

The newly refurbished Dewsbury Town Hall will open its doors to a range of suppliers offering everything for that special day, including photographers, cakes, invitations, flowers, pamper products and much more. 

If you offer a bridal service and would like to exhibit at the Wedding Fayre please contactsally@blusheventplanners.co.uk tel: 01924 438259.

The wedding fayre will be held on Sunday March 20, from 11am to 3pm

Monday, 31 January 2011

Kirklees College Fashion Students in catwalk event at Dewsbury Town Hall

Fashion students from Batley School of Art and Design will be showcasing their latest creations at a catwalk event on March 3 at Dewsbury Town Hall.
Alongside the live show, audiences will have the chance to see an exhibition of the innovation men’s tailoring designs which have won students a place in the London finals of the Golden Shears International Tailoring Competition. Students worked in collaboration with the Textile Centre of Excellence in Huddersfield and Michelsberg Tailoring in Leeds, to use their DNA traceable woven cloth to give them a unique edge.

The event has been sponsored by the Dewsbury Neighbourhoods Regeneration Programme to promote local creative talent and highlight the ongoing benefits of nurturing creative enterprise by working with the school. The event is open to the public, and tickets are now on sale at Dewsbury Town Hall priced £5 and £4 for concessions. The show starts at 7.30pm; doors open from 6.30pm.

Cllr Paul Kane, Chair of Dewsbury Regeneration Board, said: “By working together we hope to equip local young people with the skills and support to develop businesses in the area, continuing the creative economic growth in and around Dewsbury. We want to create a local vibrant fashion industry based on local students.”

The Higher Education Fashion programmes of study offered by the school encourage students to develop high level skills in the key aspects of fashion industry-based practice. Through the application of both creative and technical skills, and awareness of industry and commerciality, offering them the best opportunities to secure employment in this ever-competitive global industry highly skilled dedicated teaching staff ensure that students are equipped with the high-level, appropriate skill-set required to embark upon a career in fashion.

BOX OFFICE 01924 324501
BOOK ONLINE www.kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls

Article courtesy of Kirklees Council Press Office


Saturday, 15 January 2011

Kirklees Town Halls and the Times Newspaper 15.01.2011

A great article in the Times on Sat 15th January 2011 on how Town Halls across the country are diversifying and an extra special mention to our goodselves at Kirklees Town Halls on trying to develop a comprehensive and varied events programme for all!



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Wednesday, 12 January 2011

2 Tickets for £15 offer for new Burlesque and Comedy Shows

We are delighted to launch two new regulars shows at Kirklees Town Halls.

Jongleurs Comedy Nights at Huddersfield Town Hall and Burlesque at Dewsbury Town Hall.

To launch these new shows we’d like to offer all Twitter and Facebook followers an opportunity to sample these two shows at a discounted price!

The 2 for £15 offer is valid for the following dates and shows

-          Jongleurs Sun 27th February or Sun 27th March  
-          Burlesque Sat 12th February

To receive the offer you most  quote “TownHall 2 for £15” to receive the discount.  
Tickets normally cost £10 each.

Maximum number of tickets on this offer is 10 per party (ie 5 pairs)
No refunds for tickets purchased in advance already
BOX OFFICE: 01484 223200 / 01484 222444 / 01924 324501 (Not available online)

JONGLEURS COMEDY NIGHTS AT HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL
Huddersfield Town Hall have found the answer to putting off those Monday morning blues with a regular Sunday night comedy club booked for seven nights in 2011.  Jongleurs will, from February 2011, bring the biggest and funniest stars from the Jongleurs clubs to Huddersfield Town Hall. Comedy fans can look forward to seven evenings of laughter starting on Sunday February 27 at 8pm and continuing at the same time on the following Sunday evenings:  27 March, 22 May, 19 June, 17 July, 18 September and 30 October. 

SLIPPERY BELLE BURLESQUE AT DEWSBURY TOWN HALL
Dewsbury Town Hall invites you for an evening of glamour and decadence with fabulous host Bella Besame introducing The Slippery Belle with some wonderful burlesque performances and musical entertainment with a series of burlesque and cabaret evenings taking place at 8pm on Saturday 12 February, 12 March and 14 May. The spectacular Victorian concert hall of Dewsbury Town Hall will be transformed with table seating for the audience to sit and soak up the ambience and enjoy a drink whilst taking in the show. For those who are new to the Burlesque art form the evenings can easily be described in three films: a hint of Moulin Rouge, the showmanship of Cabaret and the 1950s seaside postcard humour of Carry On! All thrown into one fabulous show! 

Thursday, 16 December 2010

Youtube Clip of the Regional Winners of Open Mic UK held at Dewsbury Town Hall

Open Mic UK - Yorkshire and North East Regional Final at Dewsbury Town Hall
Sat 11th December - Under 18's 




Open Mic UK - Yorkshire and North East Regional Final at Dewsbury Town Hall
Sat 11th December - 18-25's 

Open Mic UK - Yorkshire and North East Regional Final at Dewsbury Town Hall
Sat 11th December - Open Age Group

Monday, 6 December 2010

Burlesque and Cabaret come to Dewsbury Town Hall in 2011

Dewsbury Town Hall invites you for an evening of glamour and decadence with fabulous host Bella Besame introducing The Slippery Belle with some wonderful burlesque performances and musical entertainment with a series of burlesque and cabaret evenings taking place at 8pm on Saturday 12 February, 12 March and 14 May. 

The spectacular Victorian concert hall of Dewsbury Town Hall will be transformed with table seating for the audience to sit and soak up the ambience and enjoy a drink whilst taking in the show.



For those who are new to the Burlesque art form the evenings can easily be described in three films: a hint of Moulin Rouge, the showmanship of Cabaret and the 1950s seaside postcard humour of Carry On! All thrown into one fabulous show! 


Slippery Belle is brought to the Town Hall by Bella Besame who runs shows at the Lowry Theatre in Salford and until recently the Peacock Lounge in Huddersfield. Bella’s shows are always different but they all have some things in common: the UK and Europe's best burlesque and cabaret performers, at least 8 performances per show, plenty of seating, reasonable drinks prices, an amazing atmosphere and a friendly, well behaved and well dressed audience.

12TH FEBRUARY LINE UP IS:


LOLA POPS: Seductive, Slinky Starlet!

IVY WILDE: Graceful and Beautiful Performer!
CRIMSON SKYE: She's Beautifully Bonkers!
VELMA VON BON BON: Hilarious Heartbreaker!
 COCO MALONE: Jazz Songbird and Cabaret Darling

Booking well in advance is strongly recommended for this evening of sophistication and surprise.


Tables can be reserved for parties of between 8-10

The shows are suitable for over 16s only.

Tickets: £10 in advance
Box Office: 01942 324501 / 01484 223200

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUB COMING TO HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL

Huddersfield Town Hall have found the answer to putting off those Monday morning blues with a regular Sunday night comedy club booked for seven nights in 2011.  Jongleurs - the name which helped launch the careers of Graham Norton, Paul Merton, Dylan Moran, Jack Dee and many more, will, from February 2011, bring the biggest and funniest stars from the Jongleurs clubs to Huddersfield Town Hall.

Audience Management and Development Officer for Kirklees Town Halls, Richard Batterby commented: “We’re delighted to be working with such a well established comedy brand as Jongleurs.  We’re keen to develop a good quality comedy scene in Kirklees Town Halls and look forward to a long and successful partnership with the Jongleurs Comedy Club.”

Comedy fans can look forward to seven evenings of laughter starting on Sunday February 27 at 8pm and continuing at the same time on the following Sunday evenings:  27 March, 22 May, 19 June, 17 July, 18 September and 30 October.  With over two hours of top stand-up the audience are in for a bumper night of laughs with the best from the comedy circuit.

Tickets are priced at £10 in advance and are available from Kirklees Box Offices, tel: 01484 223200 / 01924 324501 or book online: www.kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls

Suitable for over 18s only.