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: North and South (12A)

Grab your bonnet or top hat and join us to watch the 2004 BBC adaptation of North & South staring Daniela Denby-Ashe and Richard Armitage from 11.30am on Sunday 1 October. In celebration of Elizabeth Gaskell's birthday (29 September) we are showing this well-loved adaption in the house for the first time and to make it even more special we would like to encourage all visitors to don a bonnet or dress up in Victorian costume. Stay for the whole

: L’Heure Exquise – A celebration of female composers

L’Heure Exquise (The Exquisite Hour) In an attempt to bring songs by female composers of the past back in the spotlight and to celebrate their work, Marie Lemaire and Jenny Martins researched a rich and rarely performed repertoire to create an hour long programme of exquisite music. The journey starts with one of the best known female composer of the 19th Century, Clara Schumann. They then perform three songs by Amy Beach, legendary American composer and pianist who

: Penny Dreadful, Or Mrs Lovett’s Revenge!

Experience chills and chuckles in abundance for this family friendly show, Penny Dreadful, Or Mrs Lovett’s Revenge!, at Elizabeth Gaskell House on Wednesday 9 August by Don't go into the Cellar Theatre. This original one-woman show stars Sweeney Todd's partner in crime, Mrs Lovett. Be appalled by a plethora of other grotesque characters from the cheap and grisly pages of the Victorian era's penny dreadful papers, in a theatrical comedy suitable for all the family. Penny Dreadful! Or, Mrs Lovett's