Esplanade Press

07/03/2023

Our exhibition Scales .. by Claire Ward opens today and runs till the 27th March. Brave the snow and come and have a look.

05/03/2023

The next Gallery 6 Night, a vibrant and unpredictable blend of words and music will take place at 6pm on Friday 10th March. The venue is Leslie Stones’s Gallery 6 at 6 Victoria Road, Scarborough.

The show will feature ‘The Blow-ins’, Charlotte Oliver and ‘Claire’. Tickets are £5 each, including a glass of wine or soft drink.

‘The Blow-ins’ - Bridget Cousins and Phil Bennett blend harp, guitar and two contrasting voices to create a tender, melodic and distinctive sound, encompassing folk and modern, humour, passion and protest. They have been described as “one of the North Yorkshire folk scene’s best kept secrets”.

Claire’ - Claire Ward - is a multi-media imagemaker whose creative process involves art, poetry and live performance. Assisted by Rob Tyson, she will be presenting a new work, ‘Time’ and an exhibition of her work will be showing at the gallery throughout March.

Charlotte Oliver is BBC Radio York’s Saturday Poet Laureate and her poetry has been published widely in journals and anthologies. Her first collection, ‘How to be a Dressing Gown’, published in 2022, was commended for its “poems of breath-taking power”.

Event organiser Felix Hodcroft says “our adventurous mix of performers and our friendly, intimate atmosphere are what make our quarterly Gallery 6 Nights different from any other local event. You’re never quite sure what to expect, though you can be sure it will be great value for your money and your time.”

Tickets can be reserved by contacting Leslie Stones at Gallery 6 or Felix Hodcroft on 07926-382562.

12/11/2022

Gallery 6 night … Friday 18th November 6-8.30pm
Tickets £5 … adventurous, unpredictable blend of spoken word and music …. Limited availability… please book beforehand via [email protected]
Gallery 6
6 Victoria Road, Scarborough

05/11/2022

Gallery 6 Nights - 6pm to 8.30pm on Friday 18th November

Announcing an adventurous, unpredictable blend of spoken word and music performance in an atmospheric gallery on a winter’s evening in Scarborough.

The show will feature

• a revelatory reinterpretation of the poems of local artist and writer Jo Reed Turner, performed by a group of local performer-poets Suzie Millar, Jane Sudworth, Rob Tyson and Sue Wilson;

• songs and music from acclaimed Scarborough singer songwriter Luke Barker, including his Christmas classic, ‘For Christmas’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BfWKGXADmE;

• and the launch and premiere of Hull writer Sue Watling’s narrative poem, ‘Thetis’, performed by the Hull to Scarborough Line. ‘Thetis’ is a passionate, dramatic and often highly topical reinterpretation of the Greek myths related to Thetis, mother of the hero Achilles and her part in the Trojan war. Signed copies of the book, published by Esplanade Press, will be available at a special discounted price of just £5 on the night (RRP £8).

The show will also feature a short tribute to much-loved local playwright, actress and writer Rosie Larner, who died recently.

An exhibition of artwork by Jo Reed Turner, ‘Over my Shoulder’, will be on display on the night and for the remainder of November.

Tickets £5 including glass of wine or soft drink are available from Leslie Stones at Gallery 6, 6 Victoria Road, Scarborough (open Wednesday through Saturday 11 till 4, or ring on 07846-328018); or from Felix Hodcroft ([email protected], 07926-382562). Limited availability, so book beforehand!

02/09/2022

Tomorrow in the Shuttleworth Gardens there is the last music and poetry event. Starting at 12:00 pm we have singer guitarist and songwriter Jon Watton. Followed by the first of three sets by Genevieve Carver. We then have the ever impressive Raven with two musical sets. One last hurrah before autumn. Hope to see you there.

07/08/2022

Thanks to Alan Cooper for a fabulous laid back Sunday afternoon set.

Felix and Jane have just given us their first set. Please come down and join us in the Shuttleworth Gardens.

06/08/2022

I caught up with Scarborough’s very own poetic tour de force Felix Hodcroft. He tells us all about what’s happening tomorrow in the Shuttleworth Gardens.

He mentions bringing a drink, as long as it’s a soft drink.

Sorry for all the fantastics.

05/08/2022

This Sunday August 7th. Live poetry and music. The first of the Sundays in Shuttleworth Gardens sees Felix Hodcroft and Jane Sudworth reading poetry specifically selected with this glorious setting in mind.

Music brought to you by local musicians Alan Cooper, Phil Bull and Marc Clough.

These events are entirely free. Please do pop by and support spoken word and music here in Scarborough.

A gentle reminder that dogs are not permitted in Shuttleworth Gardens.

We look forward to welcoming you.

02/08/2022

Poetry, performed throughout August in Scarborough.

Venue: the Shuttleworth Gardens, Esplanade Crescent, YO11 2XB.

Every Sunday during August, the South Cliff Gardens
Project will be presenting free mini-festivals of live music and poetry in the beautiful and tranquil setting of the Shuttleworth Gardens.

Performances will start at around 12 midday and run till 3pm - drop in, and out, for as long or as little time as you want, during the afternoon; bring a picnic, bring your friends! On each Sunday, there will be two twenty-minute poetry sets starting at roughly 12.45 and 2.15 pm. The featured poet-performers, will present a mix of old favourites, hidden gems and some of their own work. The performers include

7th August: Jane Sudworth and Felix Hodcroft

14th August: Rachel Glass and Rob Tyson

21st August: Helen Birmingham and Ben Vickers

28th August: Sue Wilson and Ian MacKenzie.'

We would love to see you there.

24/05/2022

Gallery 6 Nights. Friday 10th June, 6.00pm - 8.30pm.

To purchase tickets for this event please contact Felix [email protected] or 07926 382562

or Leslie at Gallery 6 on 07846 328018 or [email protected]

Numbers are limited so do book early. Tickets are £5 each which includes a free glass of wine or soft drink.

Your line up for the evening.

Linda Polkowski: teacher, actress, singer and writer with interests including dramatic monologue and cultural difference.

Rachel Glass: exciting and distinctive young poet, with a particular flair for ‘North Yorkshire Magic Realism’.

Ben Vickers: an audio ace, writer and atmospheric, electric spoken-word and poetry performer.

Dave Blaker: teacher and quiz ace, actor, singer and guitarist who’s lit up Scarborough musical theatre for many years.

Julie Thompson: harpist, poet and artist, whose work will be displayed on the walls of gallery 6 during the show and throughout June.

Felix Hodcroft: compere of Gallery 6 Nights and previously of Woodend Open Mics and Rotunda Nights, poet, performer and publisher.

Felix Hodcroft set up Esplanade Press in 2017 to publish poetry. His own latest collection 'rehears

18/05/2022

Felix Hodcroft set up Esplanade Press to publish his late friend Joyce Bell’s books of poetry ‘Gloriously Alive’ and ‘Discovering Wonder’.

He then published ‘Moor Poems’ by Rob Tyson and ‘Spindrift’, an anthology by Scarborough Poetry Workshop.

With ace artist/designer Helen Birmingham working with him on design and presentation, Felix published his own latest collection ‘rehearsing for this’ under the Esplanade imprint while ‘Thetis’ by Sue Watling, a dramatic and tragic epic about the mother of Achilles is due to appear later this year.

All books available at discounted prices from either felixhodcroftpoet.com website or from the Makers’ Shop at the Stephen Joseph Theatre.

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18/05/2022