Jacksons Lane summons you to a ghoulish feast of blood-curdling burlesque, macabre music, spectral circus and eerie illusion with some horrifically talented artists in this frighteningly fantastic night.
Overseen by the dark lord of comedy magic Christian Lee, expect vampires on ropes, tantalising terrors of tease, ghouls on your lap and gothic glamour all around, including the queen of erotic neo-burlesque, the sensational MisSa Blue.
The ticket includes a chiller cocktail on arrival, with a late bar and special medicinal concoctions to get your fangs into. Book early!
We encourage attendees to dress to distress.
18+ adult content and nudity
Red Shed is the third part in a trilogy that started with the multi award winning shows Bravo Figaro and Cuckooed.
Mark returns to the place where he first started to perform in public, a red wooden shed in Wakefield, the Labour Club, to celebrate the club’s 50th birthday.
Interviewing old friends and comrades Mark pieces together the club’s history and works with the club to campaign with some of the poorest workers in the country for their rights.
It is the story of the battle for hope and the survival of a community in a small wooden shed.
It is part theatre, part stand up, part journalism, part activism and returns to Mark’s obsessions of community and struggle.
The show will involve the audience (in a nice way) to help recreate the shed and its inhabitants.
Red Shed is the third part in a trilogy that started with the multi award winning shows Bravo Figaro and Cuckooed.
Mark returns to the place where he first started to perform in public, a red wooden shed in Wakefield, the Labour Club, to celebrate the club’s 50th birthday.
Interviewing old friends and comrades Mark pieces together the club’s history and works with the club to campaign with some of the poorest workers in the country for their rights.
It is the story of the battle for hope and the survival of a community in a small wooden shed.
It is part theatre, part stand up, part journalism, part activism and returns to Mark’s obsessions of community and struggle.
The show will involve the audience (in a nice way) to help recreate the shed and its inhabitants.
Myths remixed: the classic story of Persephone is retold with live music, aerial acrobatics, fire, dance and mime. A high impact show full of hope and sorrow, it’s Greek mythology but not as you know it as this tale of love, choice and empowerment gets a contemporary circus twist. Chivaree Circus will take you on a journey and leave you ready to embrace an eternity in Hades.
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We have introduced a Pay What You Decide policy for Postcards Festival 2016shows.
You can attend the shows without paying for a ticket beforehand, but tickets can be reserved in advance (max 4 per booking). When the show finishes, you will have the opportunity to make a donation – either by cash on the door or card at the Box Office.
Every year we run a fabulous family-friendly performance trail through the House and gardens where you’ll encounter all kinds of spooky characters – ghosts and gouls, witches and werewolves, skeletons and sprites as well as pumpkin fairies, soothsayers and black cats to name but a few! Its a great alternative to trick-or-treating for all the family.
Book now – this event always sells out!
Make a Hallowe’en movie full of mystery and mayhem!
This half term workshop is inspired by the new Pixar movie Coco and The Day of the Dead festival, bringing some creepy and macabre comedy to October half term.
Throughout the course, members will learn how to create fun and unique production designs, learn some creepy special and technical effects, as well as practise their directing, acting and camera skills.
Open to Ages 7-11 and 11-14.
Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.
Make a Hallowe’en movie full of adventure and magic!
This playful half term workshop explores storytelling and special effects, as Shooting Stars members create a magical adventure movie full of wonder and scintillating surprises…
There are lots of creative skills to learn, as well as new friends to make, all whilst building up confidence and having lots of fun.
Within the course, members will take part in drama, imaginative play, animation and arts and craft activities, as well as plenty of movie making fun to capture all the adventures on camera.
Open to Ages 4-7 year olds.
Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.
Make a Hallowe’en movie full of mystery and mayhem!
This half term workshop is inspired by the new Pixar movie Coco and The Day of the Dead festival, bringing some creepy and macabre comedy to October half term.
Throughout the course, members will learn how to create fun and unique production designs, learn some creepy special and technical effects, as well as practise their directing, acting and camera skills.
Open to Ages 7-11 and 11-14.
Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.
Make a Hallowe’en movie full of adventure and magic!
This playful half term workshop explores storytelling and special effects, as Shooting Stars members create a magical adventure movie full of wonder and scintillating surprises…
There are lots of creative skills to learn, as well as new friends to make, all whilst building up confidence and having lots of fun.
Within the course, members will take part in drama, imaginative play, animation and arts and craft activities, as well as plenty of movie making fun to capture all the adventures on camera.
Open to Ages 4-7 year olds.
Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.
Make a Hallowe’en movie full of mystery and mayhem!
This half term workshop is inspired by the new Pixar movie Coco and The Day of the Dead festival, bringing some creepy and macabre comedy to October half term.
Throughout the course, members will learn how to create fun and unique production designs, learn some creepy special and technical effects, as well as practise their directing, acting and camera skills.
Open to Ages 7-11 and 11-14.
Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.
Make a Hallowe’en movie full of adventure and magic!
This playful half term workshop explores storytelling and special effects, as Shooting Stars members create a magical adventure movie full of wonder and scintillating surprises…
There are lots of creative skills to learn, as well as new friends to make, all whilst building up confidence and having lots of fun.
Within the course, members will take part in drama, imaginative play, animation and arts and craft activities, as well as plenty of movie making fun to capture all the adventures on camera.
Open to Ages 4-7 year olds.
Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.
The original hippy musical HAIR made its debut on the London stage in Autumn 1968.
Fifty years on, some of the original cast members get back together to talk about their experience of being in the very first rock musical.
Paul Nicholas, Annabel Leventon and Peter Straker have all gone on to be major stars in British theatre.
We are hoping that other cast members from HAIR will join Paul, Annabel and Peter. Come and listen to them talk about that wonderful period of love and peace. Help us recreate the Age of Aquarius and Let The Sunshine In!
There will also be a few old film clips to remind everyone what a hippy happy time we enjoyed in the Swinging Sixties.
Hosted by John Plews