This December, children across County Durham, Northumberland and Cumbria were whisked off on an unexpected Antarctic adventure thanks to ‘Penguins’, a beautiful interactive experience from JAM JAR Theatre, programmed by Highlights Rural Touring Scheme. The tour visited Cockfield, Green Lane, Whalton, Cambo, Stannington and Crosby Ravensworth primary schools, as well as St Mary’s Methodist Church […]
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Image: Owen Peters KnottedHawk Dance Company has received glowing reviews from school pupils following a hugely successful tour last week, bringing their dynamic and inspiring show, The Quest for Planet P, to students and staff at Broomley First School and Stanhope Barrington Primary School. The interactive dance theatre performance follows the adventures of two brave
It was a triple celebration for Highlights last week, as we opened our Autumn 2025 season with a sold-out show in a venue new to the network. Over 100 people packed into Bardsea Malt Kiln Village Hall last night, to enjoy the first performance of the Highlights season: Bob Marley – How Reggae Changed the
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Highlights at the Riddu Riđđu Festival, Norway – by Kate Lynch Since I started working for Highlights in 2018, I’ve enjoyed some very special moments. Along with attending the most beautiful and inspiring events in village halls, I’ve been to brilliant conferences, attended Edinburgh Fringe, enjoyed folk festivals and travelled to Canada for showcase events.
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Spring 25 has just gone out in an absolute blaze of glory here at Highlights! It was better than the West End in glittering Kentmere on Friday night when The Bench came to the Institute. Just about all of Kentmere plus 2 dogs were rammed into that tiny venue to experience razor sharp writing and
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Lila Dance Fault Lines @ Appleby Public Hall Sat 10th May 2025 ‘A beautiful, faultless performance of modern dance in the old market hall of Appleby’ Contemporary dance is not something that Appleby audiences are treated to often. But Lila Dance’s inspiring performance of Fault Lines, part of Highlights’ Spring Programme, showed how it rightly
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Ma Bessie’s Prohibition Party @ Dufton Village Hall, Sat 12th April 2025 As the sun set on another warm spring day, the village of Dufton came alive with the sweet sounds of American blues performed by the phenomenal Ma Bessie’s Prohibition Party. The hall was full of an enthusiastic audience some of which came from
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Fifi La Mer & Oliver Wilby: Let Us Take You To Paris There was not a seat to spare at Skirwith village hall, everybody ready for an evening that felt far away from a Cumbrian village. Instead, we were whisked off to France through 90 minutes of beautiful music from the golden age of Parisian
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We are delighted to share some wonderful news with you! Thanks to your generous support, our campaign has raised £3,860, bringing us to 97% of our target. With Gift Aid included, this means we’ve reached a total of £4,247! Your contribution will make a real difference in the lives of young people in rural areas,
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From Hollywood to Highlights… meet our community programmer, the actor and charity worker Joel Phillimore. Joel Phillimore, Highlights’ new community programmer, has been working in film and TV since he was cast in Jimmy McGovern’s TV drama, The Lakes, when he was seven. His latest screen appearance was in the 2023 movie, The Boys in
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Talking to the Box Office...
