List of Events
ROOM at Ropery Hall
Join Virginia Woolf in a compelling and fascinating evening as she forms her ground-breaking ideas. Awarded Best Female Actor, Alexander’s performance is hailed by The British Theatre Guide as “A beautiful portrayal by an accomplished actor at the top of her game”. With outstanding 5 star reviews, ROOM provides a witty and provocative homage to one of feminism's brightest minds and delivers a show of ‘refined, intimate, and literary pleasure.’ Declared as 'an exquisite performance’ and 'The outstanding one-person show…
An Evening with Jack the Ripper at Ropery Hall
It's Whitechapel in London in 1888. Between August and November a series of women are brutally murdered. The identity of the killer remains a mystery. Until now..? It’s the greatest unsolved case in criminal history. One that continues to confuse and confound. Generating argument, debate and a host of different theories.‘An Evening with Jack the Ripper’ will delve into the sordid realms of Victorian London in an attempt to finally unmask the man, with the blackest of hearts, who preyed…
Gravest Fears: Two Ghost Stories by M R James at Ropery Hall
Cathedrals are seats of terror in these two thrilling tales by M R James, the master of the English ghost story. In The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral an ambitious cleric falls prey to an ancient curse built into the very fabric of the building he serves. In An Episode of Cathedral History ill-advised restorations lead to the discovery of an ancient tomb. But what lies within? And is it only sleeping? M R James’s wrote many of his best tales…
Goosebumps at Ropery Hall
A sequel to The Ghost of a Smile and spookily apt between Halloween and Christmas, two (more) of Charles Dickens’ ghost stories, with actor Nicholas Collett, but with a comic element- adapted from his original stories ‘he Baron of Grogzwig – in which a downhearted Noble is visited by a Demon, and ‘The Goblins Who Stole A Sexton’ – the latter being Dickens’ own inspiration for what later became A Christmas Carol. Adapted and directed by Gavin Robertson
The Ghost of a Smile at Ropery Hall
Nicholas Collett returns with two more of Charles Dickens’ creepy tales – with a comic twist in a matinee play adapted and directed by Gavin Robertson. Tales with a tingle, but also a giggle! Two yarns to chill and charm! A traveller encounters a ghostly chair, and in a deserted Edinburgh carriageworks, a tipsy reveller is spirited away by…well…spirits! Like “The Woman in Black” – but funnier, with fewer people!
John Crace – What the hell just happened?
The last 10 years of British politics has been one long psychodrama. The Scottish referendum. David Cameron’s surprise election win. Brexit. Theresa May. Boris Johnson. Liz Truss. Rishi Sunak. Keir Starmer. The UK’s politicians had rarely looked so clueless. Even with the new Labour government we are still rushing through several news cycles each day. John Crace, the Guardian’s much loved political sketchwriter, has had a ringside seat at all the main events so join him for an evening of…
Alex McAleer – Mind Reader at Ropery Hall
Alex McAleer possesses the uncanny ability to apparently tap into his audiences’ minds and read their thoughts at will. Having stunned audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe, sold out shows in Australia, and toured extensively across the UK and North America as the stand-out star of Champions of Magic, Alex has built a reputation as one of the most charismatic and entertaining mentalists around. In this unforgettable live show, he blends razor-sharp humour with jaw-dropping feats of psychological trickery, leaving audiences…
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Friends at Barton return with another great family panto to kick off the Christmas season. All tickets £5, available to book in the autumn. (01652) 635172 from October
Bowie, Cambo & All the Hype at Ropery Hall
An evening with John Cambridge hosted by Garry Burnett Bowie, Cambo & All the Hype traces the extraordinary and pivotal friendship between David Bowie and drummer John Cambridge, from the time when Bowie made his first major career breakthrough in 1969 to his death from cancer in 2016. Drummer, musician and friend John ‘Cambo’ Cambridge lived with Bowie at London’s Haddon Hall when he had his first hit record ‘Space Oddity’ and toured with him in Junior’s Eyes. He was…
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Friends at Barton return with another great family panto to kick off the Christmas season. All tickets £5, available to book in the autumn. (01652) 635172 from October
