Theatre & Arts Company
Are you aged 14-19? Based in or near Kirklees? Interested in making and creating? We are casting community performers for RUN OF THE MILL, a site-specific performance exploring our industrial past, present and future. You will be working with Olivia Race & Jess Woodhead & the show takes place at Colne Valley Museum on Saturday 24th August. Rehearsals will be at Lawrence…
Drama and Animation Activities at Walkley Library POSTED JULY 7, 2019 BY CHOL THEATRE This summer we’re running a two-day programme of events at Walkley Library in Sheffield. Taking place on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th July, the events are open to the public and completely free (see poster images below for all the details). These activities are part of a longer partnership with the…
We were recently given the opportunity, as part of our ‘Equal Players’ programme, to travel to New York City to share practice and to experience amazing connections with artists and educators there. Back in 2018, the idea came about that we wanted to go far away from home and out in the world with ‘Imaginary Communities’. This inspiring city came instantly to…
As part of the Woven, a textiles festival happening in Kirklees this summer, Chol are launching Young Ambassadors Right Now (YARN), a new programme that will empower 14-19-year-olds to grow knowledge of local craft and heritage amongst young people in Kirklees. Why become a young ambassador?Woven festival is just the beginning of a long-term programme focused on the rich history of textile…
POSTED SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 BY CHOL THEATRE [Blog post by Lauren Ash] This Saturday 22nd September, history will be repeated as audience members witness scenes of a bygone era when a popular leisure industry of the past is brought to life. The leisure business expanded rapidly throughout the Victorian period as a variety of pleasure pursuits became accessible and available to the wider public. This change occurred…
POSTED DECEMBER 15, 2017 BY CHOL THEATRE The year 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of some women, those of property and over the age of 30, in the UK gaining the right to vote. In celebration of this we are currently developing an exciting theatre and heritage project. We are looking at the impact of the First World War on women’s lives, how they changed not only…
POSTED MARCH 31, 2016 BY CHOL THEATRE Chol Theatre News Article Rehearsals are well underway and tickets are now on sale for HD100. Thursday 14th and Friday 15th April Main Stage 7:30pm Tickets £10-£14 / Under 26s £7 / Kirklees Passport Holders £3 off.
POSTED MARCH 1, 2016 BY CHOL THEATRE Talented people from Yorkshire, we need you! Interested in taking part in a unique play that shines the spotlight on what it’s like to live in Huddersfield? We are searching for aspiring actors for our new play, HD100. Through bespoke interviews of 100 people, the production will give a surprising, funny and emotional snapshot of what it’s like living…
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