Celebrate Yorkshire Eve at East Riding Theatre
Mon 24th July 2017
It's a whole new tradition - but it's fast catching on; Yorkshire Eve that is!
As you'll know, August 1st is Yorkshire Day and last year, Beverley's East Riding Theatre decided to start the celebrations early by marking Yorkshire Eve on July 31st - a bit like everyone else celebrates New Year.
Last year such rollicking good fun was had that we're doing it all again in 2017.
Yorkshire folk are proud of their county, and rightly so, given all the wonderful things we’ve given the rest of the world. So it's only natural that we should celebrate all that’s best about God’s Own County. We think we've started a new tradition, which may spread throughout Yorkshire!
The event is an evening of music, song, poetry, anecdotes and lots and lots of fun, plus a special competition based around the book “The Yorkshire Meaning of Liff” by Joe Moorwood.
The book was Inspired by John Lloyd's and Douglas Adams' cult-classic “The Meaning of Liff”, first published 30 years ago, “The Yorkshire Meaning of Liff” recycles the lesser known place names of God's Own County and twins them with all things in life there should be words for (aka 'liffs').
The competition gives members of the audience a chance to have their own go at giving some Yorkshire place names a meaning in life. Who knows, it may encourage a second edition of the book to be produced!
Those performing at the event are local author, poet and artist, Robin Dermond Horspool; singers and musicians Peter and Rose Fletcher and Jessica Lawson and Phil Simpson; the newly-formed East Riding Choir; theatre director Tom Wilders; and local actor Gordon Meredith, and of course for the grand finale of Yorkshire’s Anthem – On Ilkla Moor Baht’at – the audience.
Given the wealth of foodie delicacies we’re all so proud of (think Yorkshire Pudding, Yorkshire Tea, Henderson’s Relish, the Hull Pattie to name but a few), a light Yorkshire bite is included in the ticket price – which is just a mere £12.50 for a whole evening’s fun.
Bring your flat caps – well behaved whippets accepted.
Tickets from https://uk.patronbase.com/_EastRidingTheatre/Productions/114/Performances or phone 01482 874050.
