January 8th Friday 2 pm and 7.30 pm Cinema “Easy Virtue”

Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Jessica Biel, Colin Firth. A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future, blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out of the window. Between world wars, the Whittaker’s estate is sinking, only the iron will of Mrs. Whitaker staves off bankruptcy while she awaits the return of her son John from the continent. To her dismay, he brings a bride, an American widow who races cars. The bride, Larita, thinks she and John will visit and then go to London, where he’ll work and she’ll race. But John is to the manor born, and mother is nothing if not a master at plans and manipulation. Soon it’s all-out war between mother and bride, but mother has an idea. The Noel Coward play transformed to the silver screen. Adults £4.50 Children £3

January 15th Friday at 7.30 pm Lounge Presentation The Noel Coward Story

Dominic Goodwin returns to present a talk about the ‘Master’, interspersed with a few songs, poems, and play excerpts, all good fun. Noel Coward retains an incredible hold on the world’s cultural history, his list of achievements in the field of artistic production is prolific. He wrote plays, films, poems, songs and musicals, and received the highest accolades for the war-time film “In Which We Serve”. This entertaining presentation, examines his life and work and includes renditions of many of his songs. Adults £8

January 20th Wednesday at 7.30 pm The Vulcan bomber raid on the Falklands. Martin Withers SOLD OUT January 27TH Wednesday 7.30 pm EXTRA NIGHT

The Vulcan Bomber raid on the Falklands, XM 607. “True Boys Own” adventure, the story of how a Vulcan bomber flew thousands of miles, refuelling no less than seven times, from Ascension Island to bomb the runway at Stanley airport. The pilot on the raid, Martin Withers, will present a full account of the exciting attack, using photographs on the large fourteen feet square screen. The story is edge of the seat stuff, fuel carefully calculated as being sufficient to get to the next refuelling point by VC 10 tankers, and the nail biting moments of would they have to ditch in the sea or make it!. Martin will also cover the only Vulcan flying in the world today, XH 558. He is the pilot, and 2010 sees its fifty years in service with the RAF. Martin will be signing copies of the book ‘Vulcan 607’, and donations from sales will go towards the fund to keep the Vulcan in the air!. Adults £6 Children £4

January 22nd Friday at 7.30 pm Trains From York

A nostalgic look at trains that operated post war from York Station. It will include details of the Easingwold branch line, a fascinating evening of illustrations of the engines, with excellent commentary from John Gilks, and a questions and answer session. The evening covers a day in the life of York station with where were the trains going to, all post-war, timetables and routes. Adults £8 Children £5 January 23rd Saturday at 7.30 pm Cinema

Carmen Julia Migenes-Johnson is the most wanton, flirtatious, outright sexual Carmen ever seen in this film adaptation of Bizet’s opera. She has a phenomenal mezzo-soprano voice to add to the great story, and her acting is exciting, really making one understand the tremendous erotic attraction between Carmen and Don Jose, and why the honourable soldier falls so tragically in love with her. Placido Domingo excels as Don Jose, becoming obsessed with love for the feckless gypsy woman. This is regarded by the critics as his finest screen performance. Ruggero Raimondi plays the suave Escamillo who competes for Carmen’s affections. One does not have to be an opera aficionado to appreciate this compelling film. It is a work to be enjoyed by the novice and the opera connoisseur alike. Adults £4.50 Children £3 January 29th Friday at 8 pm

Solid Gold Country Legends Now in its 6th year the Solid Gold Country Legends show is a ‘celebration’ of the best in country music, and has proved to be popular on both sides of the Atlantic. This show brings the perfect mix of old and new country hits from the classics of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynnette to Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney and Shania Twain . Songs featured will be Stand By Your Man, Blanket on the Ground, 9 to 5, Lucille, Crazy, and many others. Combine all this with stunning costume changes, a large slice of fun and an amazingly authentic Country Barn setting and you have a great night of Solid Gold country music guaranteed. Adults £15 Children £12

February 5th Friday at 7.30 pm Heath String Quartet

The Heath string quartet is made up of Oliver Heath, violin, Cerys Jones, violin, Gary Pomeroy, viola, and Christopher Murray, cello. The Heath Quartet was formed in 2002 at the Royal Northern College of Music, under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Rowland, and during 2007/8 they studied at the Reina Sofia in Madrid and China. They have won competitions in Holland, and have performed at the Wigmore Hall, London, as well as in Italy, Belgium, and China. The Strad magazine said of them ‘the Heath Quartet display a rare musicality..a keen interpretative insight combined with refined playing, this is one of the most interesting young quartets heard in recent years’. Their programme will include works by Beethoven, Tippett and Debussy. Adults £17 Children £12

February 12th and 13th Friday and Saturday at 8 pm The Abba Show

Abba2 return with their own tribute show to the great Swedish group, Abba. They really do look like them and they sound like them too. This ensures a great evening providing the feel good factor. This show will be very popular, hence two evenings have been arranged. With a strong recommendation to book early to avoid disappointment. Featuring the humour of this lively group, plus their excellent musicianship and all the favourites including Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Take a Chance on Me, Super Trouper, Money, Money, Money, Fernando, Voulez-Vous, Name of the Game, Waterloo, plus many more too numerous to mention. Stand by for an evening of nostalgia and great music. Adults £15 Children £12 February 19th Friday at 7.30 pm

The Humour of Flanders and Swann The Gasman Cometh

Fun, fun, glorious fun, an enchanting show with very talented performers to celebrate the absurdist wit and wickedly subversive lunacy of Flanders and Swann. Award winning Northern Theatre present this ever popular review of their songs providing happy memories of the humorous pair. It will be a revelation to those who don’t know “Have Some Madeira M’Dear”, “The Gnu”, “Reluctant Cannibal”, and the Hippopotamus song. All come together in a show of wit and lunacy. Northern Theatre’s renditions of their classics have delighted audiences around the country and the show won ‘Five Stars’ at the Edinburgh fringe. The Scotsman newspaper said ‘if you don’t come out smiling from ear to ear, it will be because you are still whistling the songs’. Adults £8 Children £5

February 24th Wednesday 2 pm and 7.30 pm Cinema The Young Victoria

A British costume drama, it chronicles the turbulent years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert, and stars Emily Blunt, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent and Rupert Friend. The script was written by Julian Fellowes. Filmed in Lincoln Cathedral, Blenheim Palace, Arundel, and Belvoir Castle, the script closely follows events during her long reign. Adults £4.50 Children £3 February 26th Friday 7.30 pm

Yorkshire Film Archive Holding over 14,000 items, the Yorkshire Film Archive in York, has films dating from the 1880’s to the present day, and deals with changing landscapes and life in the Yorkshire region.Mostly non-fiction, subjects range from agriculture to industry, from family life and education, to social issues and travel. An enthralling and interesting presentation, some nostalgia is promised, and all the films will be explained by a member from the Archive, and all shown on the large fourteen feet square screen in the theatre. Adults £8 Children £5 March 3rd to 6th inclusive Wednesday to Saturday at 7.30 pm

Easingwold Players present “The Boy Who Fell into a Book”

Alan Ayckbourn’s play is for children and fun-loving adults about characters who overlap into each other’s worlds. It is a fantastic journey through a whole shelf of books, as we learn about Kevin and his reading in bed Rockfist Slim and the case of the Green Shaker - and his dad who won’t stop nagging him to turn out the light. As he reads the story aloud it visually comes to life on stage, until he falls into the action and meets hard-boiled detective Rockfist Slim, and together they journey through Kevin’s entire shelf of six books, meeting chess players, Red Riding Hood, The Wooblie Family, ghosts, and Monique the scary assassin, each book helping to maintain the audience’s involvement. A great message comes across in this play, the value of reading, and the power of the imagination to transport the reader to other worlds, and is suitable for all who are young at heart from 9 to 90. Adults £8 Children £5

Wednesday 10th March 7.30 pm Dr. Martha Holmes, The Making of ‘Life’ Four years in the making, BBC1 recently aired ‘Life’ – another landmark, ground breaking series. It documented ‘survival of the fittest’ in their battle against daily life, extreme behaviour and the extraordinary ends that animals and plants go to in order to survive. This acclaimed series was full of surprises, drama and spectacle, and included TV firsts and new behaviours. Dr. Martha Holmes was a series producer on ‘Life’ and featured in the programmes. In this beautifully illustrated and fascinating talk, Martha reveals some of the extraordinary challenges she was faced with while making the series and shares some enthralling ‘behind the scenes’ stories. Adults £12.00 Children £8.00 March 13th Saturday 7.30 pm

York Musical Theatre Company “Some Sunny Day” A Tribute to Dame Vera Lynn and Women in War

Dame Vera’s spirit and verve, along with her ability to connect with the men fighting for their country and those left behind praying for their loved ones, made her ‘the Forces Sweetheart’. Hear again the songs that she will always be associated with, such as “We’ll Meet Again” and “Yours”, and listen to extracts from her latest autobiography. Re-live the many ‘hits from the blitz’ with heart rending songs, songs that will make you laugh and songs that will make you proud. Enjoy some of the amusing monologues, sketches, and stirring speeches of the day. Meet again Elsie and Doris Waters, Gracie Fields, Joyce Grenfell, Jessie Matthews, Ann Shelton, Marlene Dietrich, all the wartime favourites, including a few men. Truly a night to remember! Adults £8 Children £5 March 14th Sunday 7.30 pm

The Wreckers Clap Trap Theatre Company

The Wreckers is a brand new play, specially written for the theatre company by Tom Needham. He has many television credits to his name, including Silent Witness, The Bill and Cold Blood. Graham and Anna are hoping to get their lives back. After caring for Graham’s new-born grandson, Ben, while his mother has been in rehab. It’s time to give Ben back to his mother and catch up on some much needed sleep, and where better than their small cottage by the sea. Sinister events start to happen, and just what is the connection with the wreckers? Adults £8 Children £5

March 20th Saturday 8 pm Best of the Eagles Talon

This first class band make a reappearance at the Galtres Centre after their sold out show over a year ago, playing and singing all the Eagles greatest hits and sounding exactly like the real thing. Over two hours of exciting live music, featuring Hotel California, Tequila Sunrise, New Kid in Town, Desperado, plus many more favourites from this ever popular American group. Adults £17.50 Children £12 March 22nd Monday 7.30 pm

An Evening with Pam Ayres Pam Ayres brings her current show to the Galtres Centre thirty-five years after she first appeared on “Opportunity Knocks”. Pam’s shows sell out wherever she appears, and her current show includes material from her bestselling books ‘Surgically Enhanced’, ‘With These Hands’ and ‘The Works’, along with new poems and stories. Pam’s books still regularly appear in the bestseller charts, and many of her poems feature in school textbooks around the world. She’s a regular broadcaster on BBC 4 in programmes such as ‘Just a Minute’, ‘Loose Ends’, and three of her own series ‘Ayres on the Air’. Book early for this special appearance at the Galtres to avoid disappointment. Adults £20 March 24th Wednesday 2 pm and 7.30 pm Cinema Title to be announced Adults £4.50 Children £3 March 27th Saturday 8 pm

Tribute to the Carpenters The music of the Carpenters has survived an era, and is as popular today as it ever has been. They became an amazing success story, bursting on to the pop scene in July 1970 with their first No. 1 hit, “Close to You”. The music of Richard and Karen Carpenter has become legendary earning a special place in the hearts of the record-buying public. They had nineteen Top 10 singles, releasing 17 albums in the 1970’s, each selling over a million copies. Tickets adults £15. Children £12 April 16th Friday 2 pm and 7.30 pm Cinema Title to be announced Adults £4.50 Children £3

May 12th Wednesday 7:30 pm only Cinema

Transsiberian An exciting film starring Emily Mortimer and Ben Kingsley. The story is a journey from China to Moscow becoming a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounter a mysterious pair of fellow travellers. Adults £4.50 Children £3 May 21st Friday at 7:30 pm

An Evening with the Humour of Bob Newhart and Tom Lehrer.

A great fun show dedicated to the satirical humour of American comic legends Bob Newhart and Tom Lehrer. Originating from the 1950s and 1960s, audiences will once again be rolling around with laughter as they are reminded of Newhart’s ‘Driving Instructor’, ‘Introducing Tobacco to Civilisation’,’ Poisoning Pigeons in the Park’, ‘I Got it From Agnes’, and the ‘Masochism Tango’. A wonderfully entertaining and light-hearted evening of wit. Adults £12 June 16-19th Wednesday to Saturday inclusive 7.30 pm

Easingwold Players present Lettice and Lovage

Peter Shaffer’s very funny play is described as a very English piece. It deals with the guide of a stately home going through the boring script of information about the property. Seeing the visitors bored, she decides to brighten up the story with some fanciful and grandiose additions. A first class play. Adults £8 Children £5

Stop Press June 26 Chanticleer Singers 7.30 pm September 25 Tenorissimo ! Three Tenors October 2 Last Night of the Proms Shepherd Group Bass Band October 15 “Godspell” Touring Show presentation October 22 Tale of Beatrix Potter November 5 RAF Linton-on-Ouse and the Second World War

Galtres Entertainment Cinema. A cinema on your doorstep! The 14 feet square screen and superb sound has now made the centre a popular venue to come and see a film. Warm surroundings and the chance to leave your car at home. Because the aim is to bring the very latest films to the GEC,

the dates and the film to be shown can only be seen by posters, flyers, and local newspapers, or contacting The Galtres Box Office, Tel. 01347 822472.

Tickets £4-50 Adults £3 Children.

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The Galtres Centre Market Place Easingwold

YORK YO61 3AD

April 3rd Saturday 7.30 pm Martin Speake and Colin Oxley Duo in Concert

(Saxophone and Guitar) Two of Britain’s finest jazz musicians perform music composed or associated with Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Johnny Green and many others. The intimacy of the duo allows for close, improvised interplay that is melodic, lyrical and infused with a harmonic richness. The result is a performance of unique interpretations of some of the greatest music in jazz repertoire. Adults £8 Children £5 April 24TH Saturday 8.00 pm

T- REX Band Paul Fenton, the drummer with the original T-REX, appears with a first class group of musicians. Marc Bolan formed Tyrannosaurus Rex and produced hits such as Hot Love, Get It On, Telegram Sam, Metal Guru, plus many more. Sadly, Marc Bolan was tragically killed at the age of 30. Adults £15 Children £12 April 30th Friday 7.30 pm

Concert by classical music students from York University York University offers a comprehensive programme across a wide range of musical cultures and traditions; indeed so broad are the instruments and music to be played, their programme so varied in instruments and repertoire, that it is impossible to cover every aspect of music to be played. Small ensemble, vocal, instrumental, jazz, a music programme for all tastes. Tickets £8 Children £5 Friday, May 7th 7.30 pm

The Johnny Cash Story When country music legend Johnny Cash recorded the emotive ballad ‘We’ll Meet Again’ as a tribute to his late wife June Carter Cash, it proved that he always had a good ear for a good song, no matter how old. Cash wrote well over 500 songs himself, including ‘I Walk the Line’, ‘Folsom Prison Blues’, ‘San Quentin’, and the award winning ‘The Man Comes Around’, plus ‘A Boy named Sue’. A group of excellent musicians plus Roger Dean as the ‘man in black’, will sing and play all Cash’s hits, and Roger’s ‘storytellers’ voice will recall the life of the great man. Adults £15 Children £12

Box Office Telephone: 01347 822472 [Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm] All tickets must be paid for at the time of booking. Please have your credit card [Visa/Mastercard/Switch- there is a small charge for this service] available when you call. Address: The Galtres Centre, Market Place, Easingwold, York, YO61 3AD We have wheelchair access and disabled facilities. The theatre is equipped with a hearing loop. Gift Vouchers: Are available in various amounts, an ideal gift. Conditions of tickets sales: A refund will only be given [less 10% administration fee] if the show is sold out and the ticket can be resold. Postal Fee: If we post out tickets it will incur a charge of 50 pence. To join our mailing list, please ring the above number. Food and drink are not permitted in the auditorium.

The Galtres Centre There is a carpark at the rear of the centre