And behind door number 22... a guide to some music of the more traditional kind
Catherine Munn and Jacob Martin list their Top 5 programmes to watch over the festive period.
And behind door number nine... some dazzling musical delights
The complete arts guide, for week 9
Wednesday is Halloween and if you don't fancy going to one of the four-hundred million house parties that are taking place in the Hull Road area, and you don't enjoy having fireworks thrown at you by kids in Scream masks in Tang Hall you can head down to the Golden Fleece (opposite the Shambles) and join the seasonally named Gothic Molly and Adrian Spendlow on a special Halloween ghost tour. One of the presenters is apparently a renowned medium, so even if the ghosts of "Europe's Most Haunted City" are taking a well-earned break in the afterlife while people in white sheets take their place, they can be rudely awakened and called into service. Tickets are £5 and the tour runs from 8pm-10pm.
Also opening on Wednesday is a run of 'Floating' at Leeds' West Yorkshire Playhouse. Although its title isn't a reference to levitating apparitions, the comic play comes with a fistful of accolades, from awards at the Edinburgh Fringe to sell-out shows in New York. 'Floating' follows the adventures of Hugh Hughes, an inhabitant of Anglesey when, on April 1st 1982, it is hit by an earthquake that separates the island from mainland Wales. As the island travels across the Atlantic towards the Arctic the play follows Hugh's efforts to discover life away from the confines of the island. Like Noah's Island for adults (meaning there probably won't be a volcano, or an Eastern European rat-like creature), this looks like a hilarious look at small-town attitudes in an extraordinary situation. The play runs until Saturday, tickets and other info can be found here.
Looking like they've arrived from an island of their own, where tweed and shouty choruses are the norm, The Young Knives play York Fibbers on Saturday. Returning after a break to record their new album and hot from a rave review of their new single 'Terra Firma' in our Singles Club the band are tighter and better than ever, with a wealth of new material as well as classics like 'Hot Summer' and 'She's Attracted To' up their immaculately tailored sleeves. Here is 'Terra Firma' in all its glory. If there are better lyrics than "Fake rabbit / Real snake / Terra Firma / Terra Firma" in a single released this year we at The Yorker will eat our hats.
From one tweed wearer to another - Alan Bennett's rarely performed classic 'Enjoy' begins its run at York Theatre Royal this Saturday. Typical of Bennett's masterful depiction of the working classes the play follows Wilf and Connie Craven who appear to live a perfectly normal life, except for the mysterious 'observer' in the corner of the room, who scribbles down an account of their activities. Bennett is one of the greatest writers this country has produced, and has a populist touch displayed most recently by the success of the cinema version of his play 'The History Boys'. 'Enjoy' runs until November 24th, and is a great opportunity to see some Bennett on your doorstep. For tickets and timings head here.
Other notable events this week
Cinema
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