A brilliant new drama set in a rural village will explore what it means to belong and to judge others at Skirwith Village Hall Jacaranda, by multi award-winning playwright Lorna French,will […]
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Arts workshops for all ages during March
Highlights Rural Touring and Eden District Council are inviting communities across the district to engage in Covid-secure arts activities and events, on and offline, through their joint initiative: Highlighting Eden. […]
Exciting year ahead for Cumbria theatre & arts lovers
WHILE most people think of January as a dull, miserable month, for me as a theatre reviewer, it is as exciting as Christmas eve. So many announcements of such great […]
Mrs Beeton, My Sister – Highlights Rural Touring Scheme
SHE is a household name who revolutionised the way middle-class women managed their homes, yet the truth of Mrs Beeton’s own domestic setting were far from perfect, as Alison Neil […]
The Scrooge Diaries on tour – an alternative view of A Christmas Carol
Theatre by the Lake is staging ‘A Christmas Carol’ this year, but Threlkeld & Skirwith Village Halls are providing an alternative… possibly the real story of the Dickens favourite? This play, […]
Minima Silent Films with Live Musical Accompaniment – Nosferatu
The original horror movie came back to haunt a new audience at Appleby Public Hall as Bristol-based four-piece, Minima accompanied the classic 1922 cult movie Nosferatu, writes Karen Morley-Chesworth. […]
Bubble Schmeisis – Highlights Rural Touring Scheme
The social history, culture and life of a London Jewish community are brought to rural Cumbria, by Papa Alan’s grandson, Nick Cassenbaum and musicians Daniel Gouly and Gabor Halasz writes […]
Looking forward to sharing some Rural Highlights this autumn
We are so pleased to announce we will be expanding our theatre reviews this season, to include some of the great theatre, music and dance which is travelling around Cumbria […]