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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One afternoon, in January’s less than lovely weather conditions, half of the Highlights Team headed to Penrith to continue our community project with the Eden Community Tree Nursery. Dawn, Kate and Highlights Trustee Mary potted up tiny hawthorn trees, Joel spent the afternoon digging a hole. He was as happy as we’ve ever seen him,
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As part of our celebration, and contribution to, the ‘greenness’ of rural touring, we asked our Autumn 2024 artists if they used recycled/repurposed materials on their tour with Highlights. Here are the responses we have received so far, and a great excuse – as if we needed much of an excuse – for us to
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We\’re delighted that Jam Jar Theatre will be touring their new Show with Highlights in early December, visiting children in schools and village halls across Cumbria and Northumberland. From Monday 2nd, Penguins will be bringing two shows to Arnside National Primary School at the Arnside Educational Institute and three shows to Storth CE Primary School
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The National Rural Touring Forum have just released a pilot study, analysing a four-date tour by singer songwriter Blair Dunlop across rural venues in Somerset. This data was then compared the carbon emissions to a hypothetical show at an urban location. The results are very encouraging, and demonstrates how a rural tour produces significantly less
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We are delighted to share the very exciting news that Highlights Artistic Director Kate Lynch has been interviewed by Tom Raine, from BBC 6 Music. Tom grew up in Hamsterley and is full of praise for the high quality of work Highlights brings to these beautiful rural areas. Tom’s interview with Kate was broadcast on
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Talking to the Box Office...
