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SUMMARY:The Game Show Show
DESCRIPTION:The final performance of this year’s Festival of Ideas is brought to you by comedy theatre company (and St Mary’s regular)\, Black Liver. \nIt’s the game show all about you…yes! YOU! Your hosts Ruth and Keith will be asking questions about St Mary’s and Kirkby Lonsdale and all of you are the contestants! \nYou can join in or sit back and enjoy the show\, as the two combine your hometown’s history with its present day\, whilst satirically commenting on the commercial world we all have to tackle to discover truths. \nTickets\nAdults £15\nMembers £13.50\nPassholders FREE \nBook online → \nDoors open at 6.45pm. Pop-up bar. \n\nThis event is part of the Illuminate Festival. Click to view the full programme.
URL:https://www.kirkbylonsdale.co.uk/event/the-game-show-show/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church\, Church Street\, Kirkby Lonsdale\, LA6 2AX
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Illuminate Festival,Performance,Play
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SUMMARY:The Complete Works of Jane Austen\, Abridged
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Schoolhouse Production’s fun\, fast-paced romp through the masterpieces of Jane Austen. Our plucky actors take on all of Austen’s beloved heroines\, friends and love interests—complete with cuttiing social satire—in just 80 minutes. \nIt is a truth universally acknowledged that an audience in possession of high spirits must be in want of a ticket to this big-hearted comedy that will delight Janeites and newcomers alike. \n“This show is a laugh-out-loud masterclass in comedy and education.” Voice Magazine \nTickets\nAdults £15\nMembers £13.50\nPassholders FREE \nBook online → \nDoors open at 6.45pm. Pop-up bar. \n\nThis event is part of the Illuminate Festival. Click to view the full programme.
URL:https://www.kirkbylonsdale.co.uk/event/the-complete-works-of-jane-austen-abridged/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church\, Church Street\, Kirkby Lonsdale\, LA6 2AX
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Illuminate Festival,Performance,Play
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260207T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260207T153000
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SUMMARY:ComedySportz
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to ComedySportz\, the all-ages\, all-action\, all-improvised competitive comedy show! \nTwo teams. One winner. No script. Lots of laughs! \nJoin ComedySportz for an afternoon of award-winning competitive comedy fun. Two teams go for gold with quick-witted gags and games inspired by your suggestions. It’s fast-paced\, feel-good fun for everyone – with a referee on hand to ensure a good clean match. \nThe players have sharpened their wits and washed their kits… Who wins? YOU decide! \nPicking up rave reviews and selling out shows at venues and festivals across the UK\, ComedySportz won Best Alternative Act at the North West Comedy Awards in 2022 and was nominated for Best Kids Show at the 2025 Leicester Comedy Festival – Europe’s biggest comedy festival. Book now and don’t miss the weekend’s funniest fixture! \n“A non-stop stream of gags\, sketches and general hilarity” Lancashire Evening Post \n“Quick\, witty\, sometimes ingenious\, and more often than not – just down-right silly.” Yorkshire Times \n“Very\, Very\, Very Funny.” ★★★★★ Mix Up Theatre \n“Brilliantly funny. Gags and games galore.” ★★★★ The Derek Awards \n“A feel-good show that celebrates the joy of improvisation.” ★★★★ Theatre Weekly \n“Skilled and funny.” ★★★★ Three Weeks \nSuitable for ages 7+. All children must be accompanied. \nTwo teams. One winner. No script. Lots of laughs! \nJoin ComedySportz for an afternoon of award-winning competitive comedy fun. Two teams go for gold with quick-witted gags and games inspired by your suggestions. It’s fast-paced\, feel-good fun for everyone – with a referee on hand to ensure a good clean match. \nBest Alternative Act\, North West Comedy Awards in 2022. \n“A non-stop stream of gags\, sketches and general hilarity” Lancashire Evening Post \n“Very\, Very\, Very Funny.” ★★★★★ Mix Up Theatre \nSuitable for ages 7+. All children must be accompanied. \nTickets\nAdults £10\nMembers £9\nAges 7-18 £8\nFamily ticket (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children) £30\nPassholders FREE \nBook online → \nDoors open at 6.45pm. Pop-up bar. \n\nThis event is part of the Illuminate Festival. Click to view the full programme.
URL:https://www.kirkbylonsdale.co.uk/event/comedysportz/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church\, Church Street\, Kirkby Lonsdale\, LA6 2AX
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Family Friendly,Illuminate Festival,Performance
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SUMMARY:The Deadcoats
DESCRIPTION:Hi-De-Hi meets The League of Gentlemen! \nHarry Ham and Eddie Egg were the greatest Butlins Redcoats the world had ever seen. But on the way to their final Friday Night Butlins Minehead Extravaganza\, they died in a horrific collision with a twenty-ton truck. Now\, 60 years of purgatory later\, they are ‘The Deadcoats’ – two ghosts stuck in a form of light entertainment that’s deader than they are. \nJoin them as they attempt to give their final performance at long last and complete their unfinished business… before time runs out and the forces of darkness are unleashed! \nThe Deadcoats is a two-man interactive comedy show that fuses vintage light entertainment with ghostly horror. The show is fast\, jam-packed with audience participation\, gags\, a thrilling time-pressure story\, and some lovely blood-spurt tricks! \nPresented with the generous help of Highlights Rural Touring Scheme www.highlightsnorth.co.uk. \nTickets\nAdults £15\nConcessions* & Under 25s £10 \nThere will be a bar (cash or card payments) and a raffle. *Concessions limited to those who are in receipt of unemployment or disability benefits. \nBooking\nBuy tickets here → \nWhen you click the tickets button you will be redirected to the ticketing provider. Please make sure you scroll down to select ‘Casterton Village Hall’ when booking this event.
URL:https://www.kirkbylonsdale.co.uk/event/the-deadcoats/
LOCATION:Casterton Village Hall\, Casterton\, LA6 2RX
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Performance
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SUMMARY:Pride & Prejudice
DESCRIPTION:This summer we welcome Illyria once again to our unique outdoor venue with their wonderful and witty alfresco production of Pride & Prejudice. \nAdapted by Oliver Gray from Jane Austen’s novel\, Pride & Prejudice is the original – and best – romcom. Independent-minded Lizzy finds disdainful Mr Darcy detestable! Or does she…? Can she see beyond his pride – and could he overcome her prejudice – to consider a possible future together? Hi-jinks ensue. \nWith her tongue firmly in her cheek\, Jane Austen tells us “It is a truth universally acknowledged\, that a single man in possession of a good fortune\, must be in want of a wife.” Mrs Bennet certainly thinks so. So when Mr Bingley – single\, young\, handsome\, and with £5000 a year – moves into nearby Netherfield Park\, she devotes all her energy to contriving for Jane\, the eldest of her five daughters\, to meet him during rural Hertfordshire’s whirlwind of social balls. But even Mrs Bennet draws the line at Mr Bingley’s disdainful friend Mr Darcy despite his whopping £10\,000 a year. Thank heavens Lizzy\, her second daughter\, finds him detestable too! Or does she…? Can she see beyond his pride – and could he overcome her prejudice – to consider a possible future together? \nAward-winning theatre company Illyria returns to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday in sparkling style. \nIf you joined us last year for Illyria’s production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet\, you’ll appreciate just how special these open-air shows are. We’re particularly blessed here at St Mary’s as our Glebe performance space not only offers a quiet and sheltered spot for picnic and a show but also provides an unparalleled vantage point from which to admire Ruskin’s View. \n***The show starts at 6PM but gates open at 5PM for picnicking – it’s the perfect way to spend a lazy Sunday\, as afternoon melts into evening and you wander home in the fading light.*** \nBring a folding chair or blanket as well as a picnic – and please dress for the weather. Last year we had a lovely sunny evening so suncream\, sun hats and insect repellent were the order of the day\, but you might need a fleece and a cagoule! \nTickets are limited and last year people travelled from a distance to see Illyria’s performance. This year\, Keswick\, Keighley and Brampton are the next nearest locations to us\, so we’re anticipating high demand. Please book soon so we can organise stewarding. \nPrices\nAdults £18.00\nChildren (11–17) £10.00\nChildren (U11) FREE\nRegistered Carer FREE \nBooking\nBook online → \nGates open at 5pm. Performance begins 6pm. All tickets carry a small booking fee shown at time of purchase.
URL:https://www.kirkbylonsdale.co.uk/event/pride-prejudice/
LOCATION:The Glebe\, St Mary's Church\, Kirkby Lonsdale\, LA6 2AX
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Family Friendly,Performance,Play,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Miss Nobodies
DESCRIPTION:Miss Nobodies is a funny\, uplifting play about a little ironmongers shop in a little Lancashire town and the larger-than-life women who pass through it from 1919 to the present day. \nMixing storytelling with sketches\, songs and poetry\, Ruth Cockburn and Keith Carter (the creative talent behind last year’s hilarious ‘Devilled Eggs’ show) take you through 100 years of retail therapy and stories; the talkie movies of the ‘20s and the video nasties of the 80’s\, the start of 50’s Skiffle and the birth of 90’s Britpop\, class struggles in the ‘60’s and racial tension in the ‘70’s. \nPlaying a host of characters\, from the tragic to the comical to the lyrical and the animal\, their stories\, sketches\, songs and verse\, (there’s even a prize-winning competition in the interval)\, will have you laughing\, crying and singing up to the present day. \nThis funny\, poignant and heart-warming story will resonate with all ages and will make you think about what the next 100 years will hold for us. Miss Nobodies was inspired by outreach done online and in the community of Great Harwood alongside research into local history and prominent figures of Lancashire. One such person is Ethel Carnie Holdsworth. A writer that worked in the mills in the early part of the last century. She is cited as the first working class\, female novelist in the UK and parts of her poetry are used throughout the play to punctuate the stories. The show mixes poetry\, storytelling and music\, to tell the story of a local shop spanning 100 years from 1919 to present day\, focusing on the women that have made up the shop’s history\, whilst also showing how the lives of women have changed over the last century. \nBlack Liver\, as heard on BBC Radio 4\, seen on BBC 1 and Sky TV have toured all over the world. They bring their unique style of theatre-making and comedy to connect to their audience and bring stories to life. \n\nNominated for best new show 2022 Buxton Fringe\n‘Iconic’ Forgotten Arts Fest\n‘Highly Recommended’ Buxton Fringe\n\nAudience Reactions\n‘Miss Nobodies – ordinary women\, living extraordinary lives and superbly told this evening. A privilege to have seen this performance. Thought provoking and enjoyable.’ \n‘Loved the show. It really took us on a humorous and emotive journey. Through a familiar history of any Lancashire small town girl.’ \n‘What a wonderful breath of fresh air. Loved this storyline and the way the humour was woven in.’ \nPrices\nAdults £14.00\nU18s £10.00 \nBooking\nBook online → \nDoors open at 6.45pm. Performance begins 7.30pm. Pop-up bar available. All tickets carry a small booking fee shown at time of purchase.
URL:https://www.kirkbylonsdale.co.uk/event/miss-nobodies/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church\, Church Street\, Kirkby Lonsdale\, LA6 2AX
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Performance,Play,Theatre
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