A Colourful Perspective on The Creative Partnership of Fred and Mary Elwell
Gordon Meredith returns to East Riding Theatre with another piece of Folk Theatre, this time peeling back the layers of paint from the lives of Fred and Mary Elwell.
Fred and Mary lived full and fascinating lives filled with people and places as well as troubles and tragedy, both here in East Yorkshire, and on their travels throughout Europe. Mary was a skilled artist in her own right and both her and Fed exhibited at the Royal Academy as well as other galleries.
Working closely with Beverley Art Gallery Curator Helena Cox, and the leading authority on Fred Elwell, Wendy Loncaster, this play takes the covers off the real life stories behind the creative partnership of Beverley’s best known artists.
This production follows previous successes for Shift Key Theatre written by Gordon, including, Stealing Seven Hens (2020), Broadside On (2019) and Swinging the Lamp (2018).
Supported by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Arts Council England and The Humber Museums Partnership
Venue Details
EAST RIDING THEATRE IS A COMMUNITY THEATRE, BASED IN BEVERLEY. Established in 2014, the venue was created from a former Victorian chapel and it oifers an intimate space for enjoying many types of entertainment, with a 200 seat auditorium and fully licensed Café Bar. The year-round programme of entertainment, includes theatre, music, comedy, spoken word and much more. Regular exhibitions of art are displayed within the Theatre Gallery. It is also a venue that is often used for festivals and other events. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR THEATRE Without our Volunteers we would not have a theatre. They are passionate about the entertainment programme that we deliver and dedicated in making a contribution to our day-to-day activities throughout all areas of the theatre – whether it be welcoming our audience front-of-house, selling tickets in the box office, serving drink and food in our café bar, helping with maintenance, keeping the theatre clean or one of many other roles! BOX OFFICE & CAFÉ BAR OPENING TIMES Tuesday – Friday 10am – 4pm Saturday 10am – 2pm Onsite Café Vegetarian menu options Vegan Menu options Gluten Free menu options Local Brews Afternoon Tea The Theatre's facilities are also open at all times during any performance.
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