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ILKLEY
PLAYHOUSE
Spring/Summer Season
February - July 2024
General Information Box Office opening times: Daytime opening hours Monday to Friday 12 noon-3pm Evening opening hours Wharfeside performance nights 6pm-8pm Wildman performance nights 6pm-8pm Box Office is also open on: The first Saturday of a Wharfeside production 12 noon-3pm Please note: Box Office days and hours are subject to change and may vary at short notice. We recommend telephoning in advance before making a trip in person. Online booking www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk No booking fees apply. You can select your own seats (allocated for Wharfeside; unallocated for Wildman) and pay securely. Please present your booking confirmation to the programme seller on the night to gain entry or check in with the box office. All online bookings are non-refundable. However, tickets for Ilkley Playhouse productions can be exchanged for an alternative night during the production. Telephone 01943 609539 Email enquiries info@ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk Café and Bar Our intimate bar and café are the perfect spots for pre/post theatre drinks and to catch up with friends. Both are open from 7pm. The café is open from 2pm for matinees. It is also available for hire. Front cover: Photograph by Deb Comer from ‘Beryl’. 2
About Us
Ilkley Playhouse has a far-reaching reputation as an independent
community theatre that offers a varied programme of high-quality
productions for audiences of all ages and interests. Based in our own
theatre on the banks of the River Wharfe, Ilkley Playhouse is one of the
key players in Ilkley’s thriving community arts scene.
Every year we stage a season of around 12 plays, from modern dramas
and comedies to musicals and classics of British and world theatre. We
perform in our own 145 seat Wharfeside Theatre and our flexible
Wildman Studio where we often present more cutting-edge fringe
productions.
We also provide a performance venue for touring theatre companies,
musicians, comedians, writers, singers and a range of other arts-related
events, including the annual Ilkley Literature Festival.
Everyone is welcome to get involved. By becoming a Playhouse
member, you can take part in everything from acting and directing to
lighting, stage management, front of house, set design and costume.
We also deliver theatre training sessions at our Saturday morning
‘Greenroom’ youth classes.
Towards Our Centenary
Since its launch in 1928 by a small group of enthusiastic local people,
Ilkley Playhouse has grown and transformed over the decades. Early
productions by the Ilkley Players were put on in St Margaret’s Hall; later
they were performed in the King’s Hall until finally in 1938, the Ilkley
Players moved into the storeroom of the Liberal Club on Weston Road.
Those humble premises were the beginnings of the two theatres, bar,
coffee bar, extensive backstage area and wardrobe that visitors know
today. By 1960 the Ilkley Players were able to buy the whole building
and with huge membership support and a substantial lottery grant, the
refurbished and extended building was opened in 1999. Ilkley
Playhouse is determined to be an open, inclusive and welcoming
community-based space for everyone and aims to continue presenting
diverse, challenging, entertaining and important plays and events for
many more decades to come.
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“And so to stop myself coming apart I make a list of all the things I know…I mean actually
know for certain to be true and the frightening thing is…It’s a very short list.”
Things I Know
to be True
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This amateur production is presented by arrangement with NICK HERN BOOKS.
13th - 17th February 2024 This is a funny, touching, and beautifully moving
Starts: 7.30pm portrait of the mechanics of a family through the eyes
Matinee: 2.30pm Saturday 17th of four siblings struggling to define themselves beyond
the love and expectations of their parents.
Tickets: £10.00
Students: £6.00 Bob and Fran have worked hard all their lives to give
Greenroom: £5.00 their children the opportunities that they never had.
Now, with the kids ready to make lives of their own, it
is time to sit back and smell the roses. But as the
Directed by Damien O’Keeffe seasons change, some shattering truths emerge,
Wildman Studio leaving us to wonder whether it is possible to love too
much.
The production contains occasional robust language.
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“I have been in some tight spots, but this one takes the mottled oyster.”
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in
‘Perfect Nonsense’
by The Goodale Brothers from P.G. Wodehouse
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with NICK HERN BOOKS.
7th - 16th March 2024 When a country house weekend takes a turn for the
Starts: 7.30pm worse, Bertie Wooster, our lovable hero, is called upon
to play matchmaker. He must make a pairing of the
Matinee: 2.30pm Saturday 9th
host’s daughter Madeline Bassett with his newt-fancying
Tickets: £13.00 acquaintance, Gussie Fink-Nottle. If Jeeves can’t help his
Concession: £11.00 master to pull this off, then poor old Bertie will have to
marry the drippy Miss Bassett himself. Jolly japes ensue
(Mon-Thurs and Matinee)
and all ends farcically ever after.
Students: £6.00 A night of pure entertainment based on a novel from the
Greenroom: £5.00 pen of P.G. Wodehouse, this ‘Theatrical delight’ will have
you rocking with laughter. Originally starring Stephen
Mangan and Matthew Macfadyen, this play won the Best
Directed by New Comedy Award in 2014. If you love Jeeves &
Jamesine Cundell Walker Wooster, the humour and music of the 1930s or farce of
Wharfeside Theatre any kind then this is a play not to be missed.
The production contains loud noises and strobe lights.
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“We were workmates, the four of us. Friends, great friends back in
the day. But the world turns and time passes. The person - the people
- you might wanna be around changes and that’s fine, that’s life.”
Ladies
Unleashed
by Amanda Whittington
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with NICK HERN BOOKS.
11th - 20th April 2024 Old friends Pearl, Jan and Linda are enjoying a long-
Starts: 7.30pm awaited break on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne off the
Matinee: 2.30pm Saturday 13th Northumberland coast when an unexpected visitor arrives.
Tickets: £13.00 None of them have seen or heard from Shelley for years,
Concession: £11.00 so their retreat soon becomes a special, fun and laughter-
(Mon-Thurs and Matinee) filled reunion. However, much has changed in all their lives
Students: £6.00 since they were last together and soon tensions begin to
Greenroom: £5.00 arise, as echoes of the past start to impinge.
Intertwined in their narrative is a story of two young
women, 19th century herring girls, who dream of a better
Directed by Jill Roper
future. Playwright Amanda Whittington’s follow up to her
Wharfeside Theatre smash hits Ladies’ Day and Ladies Down Under is a
moving, uplifting comedy about friendship, growing older
and seizing the day.
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“God. I hate classrooms. Give me the heebie-jeebies. Even still.”
CLASS
lden
by Iseult Go
and
David Horan
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with NICK HERN BOOKS.
13th - 18th May 2024 Brian and Donna’s son, Jayden, is nine years old and he’s
Starts: 7.30pm struggling. That’s what his teacher says. Mr McCafferty
thinks Jayden should see a psychologist. But Brian and
Tickets: £10.00
Donna never liked school, never liked teachers. So, are they
Students: £6.00 going to trust this one? And should they?
Greenroom: £5.00 CLASS is the story of a parent-teacher meeting that flies
off the rails. An explosive triple confrontation that is funny,
Directed by Paul Chewins heart-breaking and beautifully observed. This award-
winning show looks at the plight of teachers on the
Wildman Studio
frontline and the pressures of modern masculinity. There
are no answers in this classroom, but plenty of questions,
as we explore the uncertain territory where prejudice,
damage and failed intentions collide.
It is a play about learning difficulties: in school, in life,
wherever.
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The true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the worst singer in the world.
Glorious!
by Peter Quilter
Glorious!
This amateur production of ‘Glorious!: The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the
Worst Singer in the World’ is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on
behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
20th - 29th June 2024 After one of Florence Foster Jenkins performances, the critic from Life
Starts: 7.30pm magazine wrote “Probably the most complete and absolute lack of talent
Matinee: 2.30pm Saturday 22nd ever publicly displayed in Manhattan”. Basically, Florence Foster Jenkins
Tickets: £13.00 couldn't carry a tune in a bucket! She was ridiculed for her poor timing,
Concession: £11.00 pitch, tone and terrible pronunciation of foreign lyrics. Despite that, in
(Mon-Thurs and Matinee) 1944 at the age of seventy-six, she played Carnegie Hall to a capacity
Students: £6.00 audience and had celebrity fans such as Cole Porter and Caruso by the
Greenroom: £5.00 score. Florence's story is one of triumph in the face of adversity, courage,
conviction and the belief that with dedication and commitment a true artist
can achieve anything.
Directed by Chris Winstanley
From this true-life story, Peter Quilter has written Glorious! A delightfully
Wharfeside Theatre funny, feelgood and warm play. Expect to be immersed into 1940´s New
York society as if you were attending one of Florence’s famed concerts.
The production may contain the use of explosions and strobe lighting.
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“How do you know where the heart of a relationship lies? In the very
best moments, in the ordinary moments, in the worst?”
Honour
by Joanna Murray-Smith
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with NICK HERN BOOKS.
8th - 13th July 2024 After 32 years of marriage, George suddenly announces
Starts: 7.30pm to Honour that he is leaving her for a younger woman -
Tickets: £10.00 a story as old as time. But what unfolds is a story of
Students: £6.00 three women, wife, mistress, daughter and the quality
Greenroom: £5.00 of the relationships that ensue.
Originally starring Eileen Atkins, Corin Redgrave and
Directed by Gilly Rogers Anna Maxwell-Martin, this wonderful play will amuse
Wildman Studio and bemuse you, and ultimately help you to see how
things can work out for the better, as well as for the
worse.
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Fringe Productions
The IT by Vivienne Franzmann
An Ilkley Players Senior Greenroom production
Directed by Andrew Leggott & Lisa Debney
Image by Lizzie Meredith
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with NICK HERN BOOKS.
“It is really small. Whatever it is. But it's here. It's definitely here.”
A teenage girl has something growing inside her. She doesn’t know what it is, but she
knows it’s not a baby. It expands. It has claws. Eventually it takes over the entirety of
her body. No one must know about it. She has to keep its presence, its possession of
her, concealed. She pulls away from her friends. She refuses to speak, in case “The IT”
is heard. But she can’t contain it forever. Sooner or later, something’s got to give…
Vivienne Franzmann’s play is a darkly comic state-of-the-nation work exploring
adolescent mental health and the rage within.
Thursday 21st to Saturday 23rd March 2024
Starts: 7.30pm • Tickets: £8.00 • Students: £5.00 • Wildman Studio
No interval for this production.
Bard in the Yard 2024
The fifth year of this outstanding event, including two contrasting Shakespeare plays,
compacted to 30-40 minutes each and played in minimalist style, letting the words
speak for themselves.
Saturday 24th August 2024 at 7.30pm in the Wildman Studio at Ilkley
Playhouse
Tickets £6.00 (no concessions) • Each play lasts 30 minutes
Sunday 25th and Bank Holiday Monday 26th August at 2.00pm at the
Manor House Yard
(Tickets for the Manor House performances available from their website).
It has been fine for four years but worry not – in the event of a downpour we can easily
transfer back to the Playhouse.
Forthcoming Productions For September 2024 - February 2025
12-21 Sept 2024 An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen
adapted by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
7-16 Nov 2024 The Herd by Rory Kinnear
5-14 Dec 2024 Bleak Expectations by Mark Evans
16-25 Jan 2025 The Trials by Dawn King
18-22 Feb 2025 Daughterhood by Charley Miles
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Book Tickets www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk or 01943 609539Events
Please check our website for events and productions that have been scheduled
since the printing of this brochure.
Poetry and Short Fiction Course
1917 was a tumultuous year: a Great War with no end in sight, a bleak cold
winter, air raids over London, rain, mud, revolution. Remarkable literature also
appeared in 1917, including poems and short stories by pioneering figures
like T.S. Eliot, D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield, W.B. Yeats,
Siegfried Sassoon, Edmund Blunden, Amy Lowell, among others.
Course Tutor: Robert Hemmings, PhD
Course Starts: Thursday 11th January 2024 • 10.30am-12 noon
Cost: £75 for 10 weeks • Sheridan Suite
Who’s Afraid of Marcel Proust?
Who’s Afraid
of Marcel Proust? Ever thought about reading Proust, but felt intimidated? It’s just too long,
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too serious, too difficult, too ‘great’, too much?
This five-week course will remove the intimidation factor from Proust. It offers
a friendly, supportive and encouraging environment where we will find our
way through Swann’s Way, the first volume of In Search of Lost Time.
Course Tutor: Robert Hemmings, PhD
Course Starts: Thursday 25th January 2024 (fortnightly)
1.00pm-2.30pm • Cost: £40 for 5 Weeks • Sheridan Suite
History of Modern Art
This course offers a selective introduction to the history of modern art.
Eschewing household names, it focuses on major artists who are less well-
known. Each session addresses a specific artist and art movement and its
related themes and contexts. Topics covered include Marcel Duchamp and
the readymade; Ed Rusha and American Pop; Pauline Boty and British Pop;
Helen Saunders and Vorticism; Dorothea Tanning and Surrealism.
Each session offers an introduction to an aspect of modern art and will
address specific themes, contexts and artists. Dr Simon Marginson is an
independent art historian and curatorial researcher. He specialises in
twentieth-century art and has published on various aspects of British and
European modernism.
Course Starts: Wednesday 31st January 2024 • 10.30am-12 noon
Cost: £42 for 6 Sessions • Wharfeside Theatre
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Book Tickets www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk or 01943 609539Stagefright Comedy
Gavin Webster: ‘His daftness is little short of surreal genius’ - The Stage. Voted
‘Comedian's Comedian’ in a national poll of his fellow stand ups, his long list of
media credits include Never Mind the Buzzcocks, The Stand-Up Show and The
Comedy Store.
Tom Little: ‘The real deal. An instinctive comedian with oodles of charm and a
quirky, frenetic intensity’ – The Spectator. Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year,
Edinburgh Festival award nominee & BBC New Comedy Award finalist.
Other Stagefright Comedy Club dates:
Plus, Melina Fiol and Kie Carson.
Saturday 27th April
Compere - Anthony J. Brown ‘More stings in the tail than a scorpion with a
Saturday 15th June 2024
migraine’ - Leeds Guide. BBC New Comedy Award runner-up.
Please note that the acts advertised
are subject to change and refunds Saturday 3rd February 2024
will only be given in the event that
Stagefright Comedy Club is
Starts: 8.00pm • Tickets: £14.00 • Wildman Studio
completely cancelled. Strictly 16+ Event
The Rob Dylan Band
The Rob Dylan Band is the UK’s greatest tribute to the music of Bob Dylan.
Formed by a group of musicians who bring their own unique and dynamic
interpretation to the music of one of the world's greatest songwriters their “Rolling
Thunder Revue” show takes you on a journey through Dylan’s most popular songs.
Friday 23rd February 2024
Starts: 7.30pm • Tickets: £12.00 • Wildman Studio
Jon Palmer Acoustic Band
A high energy 6-piece folk, roots and rock & roll band based in West
Yorkshire, they have been described as “a cross between The Pogues and
The Oyster Band, with a bit of The Waterboys, The Saw Doctors and the
Bruce Springsteen Seeger Sessions Band thrown in”. Original material
penned by Jon Palmer speaks to roots in the tradition as well as sharp edged
commentary on the world today.
“Great songwriter, absolutely wonderful.” Mike Harding
Saturday 24th February 2024
Starts: 7.30pm • Tickets: £10.00 • Wildman Studio
An Evening In Buenos Aires
In “An Evening in Buenos Aires” rising stars of the Argentine tango, Celeste
Cimino and Luciano Millaqueo, will recreate the ambiance of a Buenos Aires
nightclub. This intimate production will celebrate the history and music of
Argentina’s iconic dance: the tango.
Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd March 2024
Starts: 7.30pm (No Interval) • Tickets: £15.00 • Wildman Studio
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Book Tickets www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk or 01943 609539Vintage Fair
Featuring 20 stalls selling stunning vintage items from the 1920s to the 80s.
Expect to find beautiful fashion for men and women, all types of homeware
from the classic to the kitsch, vinyl records, furniture, toys, books, pictures
and so much more. Browse the goods on sale and refuel with delicious
drinks, savouries and cakes in the tearoom.
Saturday 30th March 2024
Starts: 10.00am - 4.00pm • Entry: £1.00 • Under 16s Free
The Roy Orbison Experience
Fronted by the incredible voice of Oliver Harris, The Roy Orbison Experience
are playing their own tribute to the “Big O”. From Oh, Pretty Woman, You
Got It, I Drove All Night, Penny Arcade and everything in between, they
capture the essence of Roy Orbison’s timeless classics. You'll be swept away
by the powerful vocals and dazzling instrumentation. This is not a look-a-like
tribute act but rather a special live performance faithfully replicating the
unique unrivalled sound of Roy Orbison, with incredible attention to detail.
Friday 26th April 2024
Starts: 7.30pm • Tickets: £17.50 • Wildman Studio
Cilla and the Swinging 60s
A highly entertaining show, stylishly celebrating the life and music of the
legendary Cilla Black as well as some of her well-known contemporaries,
including Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Petula Clark, The Beatles and more.
Starring the unforgettable voice of Sandy Smith as Cilla, the show will take
you on a rollercoaster journey through many of the greatest pop songs of
the 60s including Cilla’s own chart toppers Anyone Who Had a Heart, Alfie
and You’re My World.
Friday 3rd May 2024
Starts: 7.30pm • Tickets: £12.50 • Wildman Studio
Gaelforce
A superb Celtic Folk Rock Band from Yorkshire with Irish roots is back by
popular demand. Voted winner on the Great British Folk Festival Introducing
Stage in January 2023 at Skegness. Gaelforce play folk rocked up, traditional
folk songs & some original songs with some jigs n reels.
“What a great night, no wonder you sell out places.”
Pamela Windle, Ilkley Playhouse gig, June 2023
Friday 31st May 2024
Starts: 7.30pm • Tickets: £12.00 • Wildman Studio
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Book Tickets www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk or 01943 609539Laurel Canyon Union
Formed in the summer of 2015 by US Grammy Nominated ex Acoustic
Alchemy drummer John Shepard, this union of fully professional,
experienced musicians take their inspiration from the late 60’s/early 70’s
American West Coast singer songwriter era, playing well known songs from
artists such as Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Eagles,The Byrds, James Taylor,
and Buffalo Springfield...
Saturday 8th June 2024
Starts: 7.30pm • Tickets: £12.00 • Wildman Studio
Chris Bannister performs the music of John Denver
Chris will be performing many of John's worldwide hits such as Annie’s Song,
Take Me Home Country Roads, Calypso and Leaving on A Jet Plane.
Chris's distinctive vocal style has always led to him being compared to the
great American singer, but from the very start he was determined not to
copy the visual aspect of John’s performances but to maintain his own
identity. He has played to sold out audiences across Europe and is
recognized as one of the best performers of John’s music in the world.
Friday 14th June 2024
Starts: 7.30pm • Tickets: £15.00 • Wildman Studio
Fleetwood Shack
Prepare to be transported on a remarkable musical journey as FLEETWOOD
SHACK delivers an extraordinary performance, featuring an impressive
repertoire of the biggest and most beloved Fleetwood Mac hits. From the
anthemic Don't Stop to the soulful Go Your Own Way, the infectious Little
Lies, the enchanting Everywhere and many more, their show guarantees to
immerse you in a captivating, nostalgic and unforgettable experience.
Friday 5th July 2024
Starts: 7.30pm • Tickets: £15.00 • Wharfeside Theatre
Elvis ‘Up Close and Personal’
Performed by Lee Newsome
Lee has been performing his tribute to the King for 4 years and currently
tours the UK in various theatres and clubs. His stunning powerhouse vocals
and attention to detail, with suits made by the person who made Elvis's suits,
is simply second to none. The show is an unforgettable jaw-dropping
experience from start to finish with customised projection visuals and indoor
special effects.
Saturday 6th July 2024
Starts: 7.30pm • Tickets: £12.00 • Wharfeside Theatre
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Book Tickets www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk or 01943 609539Voodoo Room playing Hendrix, Clapton & Cream
Paying tribute to some of the greatest names in rock history, Jimi Hendrix,
Eric Clapton and Cream, Voodoo Room are a stunning power-trio featuring
some of the UK's finest musicians. A world-class show, put together in total
appreciation of the massive pioneers of Classic Blues/Rock.
Hear all the classics including Strange Brew, Hey Joe, Sunshine of Your Love,
Fire, Watchtower, Layla, Purple Haze, Foxy Lady and many more.
Friday 19th July 2024
Starts: 7.30pm • Tickets: £15.00 • Wharfeside Theatre
Ilkley Film Society
Ilkley Film Society is a separate organisation hosted by Ilkley Playhouse. If
you are interested in quality films from around the world what better way to
spend Sunday evening than with other like-minded people. In our
Ilkley Film Society comfortable, intimate Wharfeside theatre you will find 20 professional
presentations between September and June.
www.ilkleyfilmsociety.org.uk
Find out more at: https://www.ilkleyfilmsociety.org.uk
iP 100 Club
The iP 100 Club is a very important Playhouse fundraiser, giving a chance to
win one of two cash prizes (currently £50 and £25) every month. Anyone
over 16 can join. The more participants, the bigger the prizes!
Tickets are £5 each.
For more information, please contact:
Richard Neale on 07702 382 635 or richardnealeclubip@gmail.com
iP Monthly Book Sale
Get your books from the iP Monthly Book Sale and help support the
Playhouse. Over 1900 books to choose from with paperbacks at just £1.
Ordering details and a list of all books can be found at
www.facebook.com/IPLibrary
Our 2024-2025 Season Ticket will be on sale from May 2024.
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same time and get one free.
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Book Tickets www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk or 01943 609539Drama Classes -
Greenroom
Saturday morning Greenroom Classes are lots
of fun and, at the same time, give the young
people who attend a good knowledge of
stagecraft through speech, improvisation,
mime, movement and participation in
productions. The confidence they gain will be
with them for the rest of their lives.
Classes are held every Saturday morning in
term time for 8-11 year olds (9.30 - 10.30) and
12-18 year olds (10.45 - 11.45). New members
are always made very welcome.
The co-ordinator is Andrew Leggott, who can
be contacted on 01943 602014 or
a.leggott1@btinternet.com for further details.
Venue Hire
In addition to our theatrical programme we
are home to a variety of arts-related events
including live music, comedy clubs, visiting
theatre companies, writers’ groups, poetry
courses, vintage fairs and the Ilkley Literature
Festival.
We have a range of fantastic spaces available
for hire. From our wonderful performance
space in the Wharfeside and the flexible space
of the Wildman Studio to our Greenroom café
area with fully equipped kitchen including a
serving hatch and our comfortable Sheridan
Suite with beautiful views across to the River
Wharfe.
If you are looking for a meeting room,
rehearsal space, somewhere to stage your
own shows then please email or telephone to
book a visit and discuss your requirements.
16Costume Hire
& Prop Hire
If you are going to a fancy dress party, themed
event or you need to costume your cast for a
play, then arrange an appointment with Rosie
Bond at:
ilkleycostumes@hotmail.com or
info@ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk
www.instagram.com/ilkleycostumes
www.facebook.com/ilkleycostumes
Maybe you need a basket of herrings, an old
gramophone with a horn or a fluffy cockerel;
a galvanised hip bath, a half eaten chicken or
a vintage mowing machine for a play you are
producing - get in touch with our props
department by contacting the office.
Email: info@ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk
Volunteering With Us
Volunteering is at the heart of our success and we are always delighted to welcome new volunteers.
There are many ways to become involved with volunteering opportunities available in the following
areas:
• front of house roles such as bar duties, serving pre-show and interval refreshments, programme
selling, welcoming customers and showing them to their seats
• set design, set building and painting
• props, costumes and sewing
• lighting and sound
• stage management
• photography for our programmes and publicity
• script reading
• acting
• directing
Volunteering at Ilkley Playhouse is very flexible; come along and join our wonderful team of people
from all walks of life, of all ages and from all over the Wharfedale valley. No experience is necessary
as full training and support is given.
We’ve saved you a seat!
To find out more, please email: info@ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk or telephone: 01943 609539
17Sponsorship and Advertising
We believe in building and supporting long-term relationships.
We aim to make sure that any partnership benefits their companies, the theatre and the community.
We value and appreciate the support of our current advertisers:
• Annings (Ilkley) Ltd • Arcade Kitchens & Bedrooms Ltd • Clip ‘n Climb Ilkley • Dale Eddison •
• The Grove Bookshop • A.J. Hird Wealth Management • Home Instead • Ladies in Waiting •
• Moorprint (Ilkley) Ltd • Eric Spencer • Spooners Trust • John Whitham Funeral Services •
Charitable Giving
Ilkley Players Ltd is a registered charity and relies on the wonderful support provided by our
volunteering members. As a charity we reinvest our funds into supporting and encouraging
participation in community theatre. We are registered for Gift Aid and welcome all forms of donations.
Please visit our website.
Becoming a Member
Benefits of being a friend of Ilkley Playhouse:
• Priority booking for special events • Free membership for under 25’s • Free Programme for
Wharfeside productions • Newsletter • Monthly email with what’s on, news and offers • Voting rights
at the AGM • Promotional offers and discounts • Members evenings and social events • Acting &
Directing in our productions • Volunteering opportunities in all aspects of Playhouse life • Supporting
and making an important contribution to your local theatre
Membership Categories:
Young Friend Under 25’s: Free
Single Friend: £20.00
Joint Friend (2 members living at the same address): £30.00
Patron (Minimum Subscription): £40.00
Friend for Life Single: £250.00
Joint Friend for Life (2 members living at the same address): £350.00
Membership runs from the beginning of April until the end of March.
You can join or renew online at www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk
To find out more, please email: info@ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk or telephone 01943 609539
A signed performance is the usual full production with the addition of a British Sign
Language Interpreter who stands on the stage interpreting the show for deaf attendees.
A relaxed performance is a specially selected show from our programme, with slight
adaptations to make it suitable for an audience of young people or adults with autism,
learning disabilities or other sensory and communication needs.
We work with groups and individuals living with dementia to make these events as
DF accessible as possible, with adaptations to technical aspects of the show, flexible seating
options and a relaxed attitude to audience responses and movement in the auditorium.
For more information please see our website.
18Book Your Tickets
Concessions
The concession prices apply to those who are aged 18 or under, 60 and over,
Students and Greenroom members. We also offer one free ticket to the companion
of a disabled person who is not able to attend the theatre unaccompanied.
Please note: all concessions, discounts and exchange information listed here refers
to Ilkley Playhouse productions only. Terms and conditions for visiting companies
may differ.
Group bookings
One free ticket for every 9 tickets paid for. Please note, any discounts must be
applied at the time of sale and cannot be given retrospectively. Please call the box
office to arrange any group bookings.
Ticket exchange
All tickets are non-refundable. However, tickets for Ilkley Playhouse productions
can be exchanged for an alternative night of the production (subject to availability).
Any difference in ticket price must be paid. If the exchanged ticket is of a lower
value, the difference will not be refunded.
Please note that for Stagefright Comedy Club the acts advertised are subject to
change and refunds will only be given if Stagefright Comedy Club is completely
cancelled.
Pre-paid tickets
A confirmation email (either displayed on a phone or printed out) will be required
as proof of entry to an event. If you are unable to bring confirmation, please check
in with box office on arrival.
Latecomers
Latecomers will not be admitted until the interval. If customers arrive after the
interval, or there is no interval, latecomers will not be admitted. Tickets will not be
refunded.
Parking
Bradford Council’s parking regulations in Ilkley include on street parking charges
and residents only parking in many central areas. The public car park is marked on
the map on the back page of this brochure.
Please note that traffic in the centre of Ilkley can be very busy during
weekends. Please allow plenty of journey time if travelling by car.
19Find Us Access Parking
llkley Playhouse
We can accommodate The main public car park
Weston Road
wheelchairs in the main is marked on the map.
llkley
auditorium (Wharfeside To enable residents of
LS29 8DW
Theatre) and Wildman Weston Road, Wharfe
Studio. Please contact the View Road and the
Loop System Box Office regarding unmade section of
The main auditorium in wheelchair spaces and Castle Road to park with
the Wharfeside Theatre accompanying carer seats as ease, please avoid
and Wildman Studio these cannot be booked parking on these
have a loop system online. sections of road.
installed. Hearing aid Follow Us
users can amplify the
@IlkleyPlayhouse
sound from the stage
@TheIlkleyPlayhouse
by switching their aid
to the ‘T’ setting. ilkleyplayhouse
01943 609539 • info@ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk
www.ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk
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