Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Mixed Programme 2017 brings the internationally acclaimed contemporary dance company to perform in the heart of Barnsley, showcasing three amazing works which promise to give audiences a gripping evening of beautiful storytelling through dance. Named ‘Best Premiere’ as part of the Critics’ Choice in this month’s Dance Europe Magazine, Calyx, is the… Read more »
A new play exploring young people’s attitudes to Brexit and inspired by interviews with young people in Barnsley is to show at The Civic this November. What Once Was Ours is an immersive new show about identity and belonging that uses interviews from over 200 teenagers, from two Remain and two Leave areas of Britain,… Read more »
BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year 2015 and one of the foremost composers of modern folk and social commentary songs in the British Isle, Nancy Kerr, is performing at The Civic, Barnsley this November. “Quite breathtakingly beautiful.” Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2. A writer of rare style, Kerr’s music has drawn comparisons to… Read more »
This season The Civic On Tour presents The Life and Soul, by Chris Connor – a new show exploring mental health, inner demons, loneliness and male suicide. Meet Jim. He’s always been a bit of a character, just like his Dad, and spends most of his life between the bookies, the pub and the football…. Read more »
Debs Newbold, described by Bestival producer Becky Burchell as ‘the best storyteller in all the kingdoms’, comes to The Civic this season with a re-telling of King Lear, the classic tale of betrayal, in her own unique and modern style. Dark and challenging, epic and shocking, human and uplifting, this explosive version of the legend… Read more »
The Civic is to host a top comedy act as Ed Byrne comes to Barnsley town centre for side-splitting observational comedy. Ed (pictured) returns to the road this year with his biggest ever tour to date and his brand new show Spoiler Alert. He says; “I originally intended to call the show “I’ll Millennial You… Read more »
Regional artists, including Barnsley poet Ian McMillan and a selection of innovative performing arts companies, will perform at The Civic on 30 September in a pay what you decide event where artists show their newest work. All donations will be distributed equally between the artists and The Civic to support the development of their work…. Read more »
For the first time in the UK, Dan Cassidy, brother of the late Eva Cassidy is to join a captivating tribute to the magic of Eva’s voice in ‘Essence of Eva’ at The Civic in Barnsley in June. Laura Claire presents this flawless memorability of the industries finest and never forgotten female singer. Essence of… Read more »
As Barnsley’s Ian McMillan announced at the 2015 South Yorkshire Poetry Festival, there is a poetry renaissance happening in South Yorkshire, and The Civic is inviting you to come along and be a part of it. The Festival is a series of poetry events in Sheffield and around South Yorkshire, with a varied programme of… Read more »
The real life experiences of people who are living with early onset dementia have been used to produce a new theatre performance which is on show at The Civic, Barnsley this May. In an experimental theatre piece unravelling a changing world of dementia, The Ties That Bind weaves together the real and the imagined, exploring… Read more »
