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We may not be able to get Highlights shows into your village halls at the moment but for one night only we\’re bringing Highlights into your homes. Join us on BBC Radio Cumbria\’s The Arty Show on Monday 14th September between 7pm-10pm where you can enjoy three Highlights and Arts Out West artists in the […]

It is with great regret that, due to the continuing global public health crisis, and following the Government’s updated advice, rural and community touring arts organisations and schemes have taken the decision to cancel or postpone all forthcoming rural touring and community cinema events. It has been a difficult but inevitable decision in order to

For those of you living in Teesdale and surrounding areas, here\’s a great preview of our season courtesy of The Teesdale Mercury: Plenty of highlights in new season

We\’re really excited to see one of our Autumn season productions Mrs Beeton, My Sister feature on Cumbria24 this week. Karen Morley-Chesworth visited Soulby village hall where a near-capacity audience enjoyed Alison Neil\’s lively and entertaining portrayal of the extraordinary life of Isabella Beeton. You can read Karen\’s full review here: Mrs Beeton, My Sister

Exile – episode 7 of New Writing North\’s podcast series Ten Words for a Northern Landscape by journalist and broadcaster Caroline Beck has just been published on Soundcloud. Caroline\’s in search of what it means to live in England’s last wilderness as she journeys across the uplands of Weardale, meeting and talking with Syrian refugees,

This week our very own co-director Kate Lynch has a piece in the Westmorland Gazette, highlighting how access to high quality arts events can keep rural areas vibrant. https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/18005902.podium-access-high-quality-arts-events-helps-keep-rural-areas-vibrant/

I was pleased when I heard that Highlights had been awarded a NRTF bursary towards a visit to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and delighted to find out that I’d been chosen to receive this.  I go and see some shows which might be suitable for rural touring, and in return write a short review of

As the nights draw in, village halls across Cumbria, County Durham and Northumberland will be turning up the heating, drawing the curtains and stocking up the raffle prizes as they welcome audiences to a rich mix of Highlights performances this autumn. Showcasing new work alongside old favourites the Highlights autumn programme, whilst typically varied, puts