Behold Ye Ramblers a new play by Neil Gore
'Behold Ye Ramblers’ is the story of the beginnings of the struggle for the right to roam freely across open moors on ancient paths and enjoy the benefits of outdoor activities and pursuits. It’s a history based in the Clarion movement that in the 1890s onwards encouraged and celebrated healthy community activity such as cycling, music and choral singing, drama groups, handicrafts, whilst collectively building Clarion Houses as rural community centres to enable people to escape the daily grind of work and cramped city living. There are active Clarion Cycling Clubs and Choirs to this day!
This is a highly entertaining celebration through Music Hall, poetry and song of the birth of The Clarion newspaper and the movement that grew in its name; of its founder Robert Blatchford and his self-styled journalism influenced by William Morris and Edward Carpenter; of his ability to convert hundreds of thousands to his collective vision, including some of the richest in society, such as the Countess of Warwick; and of the heroic working class disciples such as GHB Ward and his fellow activists from the Sheffield Clarion Ramblers that campaigned and trespassed for public access across Derbyshire's moorlands.
Find out how this happened, who fought for our Right to Roam and be entertained at the same time.
A show for all to see and to be determined to be able to walk alone and with others!
REVIEWS
- "Read all about it... Outstanding .... exhilarating Show' 'Mastery Neil Gore' Lynne Walsh Read the full review
- 'Remarkable enterprise' Ronald Simpson Read the full review
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Excellent evening of environmentally ethical entertainment by truly terrific touring
Sustainably serenaded by supporting singers @QuirkyChoir. Ooh! Aarh! Out and About in Doncaster - Warmly intimate and entertaining, serious yet wonderfully light-hearted, Behold Ye Ramblers brings vibrant variety and interest to a slice of history that has eternal relevance. Eileen Caiger Gray Read the full review
- ' A warm and extraordinary performance.' Steven E Hunt (Bristol Radical History Group) Read the full review
“Behold Ye Ramblers” traces the founding of “The Clarion” newspaper by Robert Blatchford; the persuasive power of its journalism demonstrated by the conversion of “Daisy” Greville, the Countess of Warwick, to Socialism; the development of many Clarion Vans that toured the nation to promote Socialism, pioneered by Julia Dawson; and, the inspirational leader of Sheffield’s Clarion Ramblers, G.H.B. Ward.
TOURING SPRING/SUMMER 2024
TOUR DATES
- - Stavely Roundhouse Kendal
- Feb 27 - 7.30 pm - The Lantern Theatre Sheffield 18 Kenwood Park Rd, Nether Edge, Sheffield S7 1NF TICKETS
- Feb 28 - 7.30pm - The Lantern Theatre Sheffield 18 Kenwood Park Rd, Nether Edge, Sheffield S7 1NF TICKETS
- Feb 29 - 7.30pm - The Lantern Theatre Sheffield The Lantern Kenwood Park Road Sheffield S7 1NF United Kingdom TICKETS
- Mar 1 - 7.30pm - The Lantern Theatre Sheffield The Lantern Kenwood Park Road Sheffield S7 1NF United Kingdom TICKETS
- Mar 2 - 7.30pm - The Lantern theatre Sheffield The Lantern Kenwood Park Road Sheffield S7 1NF United Kingdom TICKETS
- Mar 5 - 7.45pm - Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough Westborough, Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 1JW TICKETS
- Mar 6 - Tyneside Irish Centre 43 Gallowgate Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4SG BOX OFFICE: 0191 261 0384 / WEBSITE TICKETS
- Mar 7 - 7.30pm - The Ropery Hall Barton-On-Humber Maltkiln Road, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN18 5JT TICKETS
- Mar 9 - 7.30pm - St Peter's Church, Cowleigh, Malvern Cowleigh Bank, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR141QP BOX OFFICE: 01684252003/ ministry@mlwc.church / WEBSITE
- Mar 14 - 7.30pm - Dufton Village Hall BOX OFFICE: 017683 52902/ hallcroft@phonecoop.coop / WEBSITE
- Mar 15 - 7.30pm - Felton Village Hall Main Street Felton Morpeth Northumberland NE65 9NH BOX OFFICE: 07710 497088/ feltonhighlights@gmail.com / WEBSITE
- Mar 16 - 7.30pm - Wark Town Hall & Mechanics Institute Main Street Wark Hexham Northumberland NE48 3LG BOX OFFICE: 01434 230180/warktownhall@gmail.com / WEBSITE
- Mar 17 - 7.30pm - Barningham Village Hall Barningham Richmond County Durham DL11 7DW BOX OFFICE: 01833 621203/ rpbrooks72@gmail.com / WEBSITE
- Mar 20 - 7.30pm - Sands Films Studios Rotherhithe (Live stream & in person) 82 Saint Marychurch St, London SE16 4HZ TICKETS
- Mar 21 - 7.30pm - Sands Films Studios Rotherhithe London (Live Stream & in person) 82 Saint Marychurch St, London SE16 4HZ TICKETS
- Mar 22 - 7.30pm - Sands Films Studios Rotherhithe (Live stream and in person) 82 St Marychurch street London SE16 4HZ TICKETS
- Mar 23 - 7.30pm - Shillnigstone Portman Hall Blandford Rd, Shillingstone, Blandford Forum DT11 0SF BOX OFFICE: : Sharon Clifton 01258 860319 / WEBSITE TICKETS
- Mar 24 - 7.30pm - Burton Bradstock Village Hall Church St, Burton Bradstock, Bridport DT6 4QS BOX OFFICE: Alex 07821 363316 / WEBSITE TICKETS
- Apr 2 - 7.30pm - Diss Corn Hall St Nicholas Street Diss. Norfolk IP22 4LB TICKETS
- Apr 4 - 7.30pm - Working Class Movement Library 51 Crescent, Salford M5 4WX TICKETS
- Apr 5 - 7.30pm - Working Class Movement Library 51 Crescent, Salford M5 4WX TICKETS
- Apr 6 - 3.00pm - St Peter's Church Hall St. Peter’s gardens, Church Terrace, Wisbech PE13 1BW BOX OFFICE: E mail: wmdtuc@gmail.com / WEBSITE
- Apr 9 - 7.30pm - Shakespeare North Playhouse Prescot Prospero Place, Prescot L34 3AB BOX OFFICE: 0151 433 7156 / WEBSITE
- Apr 10 - 7.30pm - Shakespeare North Playhouse Prescott Prospero Place, Prescot, L34 3AB
- Apr 11 - 7.30pm - Newhampton Arts Centre Wolverhampton BOX OFFICE: 01902 572 090 / WEBSITE
- Apr 12 - 7.30pm - The Heron Theatre Stanley St, Milnthorpe LA7 7AS BOX OFFICE: 015395 64283 / WEBSITE
- Apr 13 - 7.30pm - The Place Theatre Bedford Bradgate Rd, Bedford MK40 3DE TICKETS
- Apr 17 - 7.00pm - The Woodlands Club Doncaster Road, Rotherham S65 1NN. TICKETS
- Apr 18 - 7.30pm - Wortley Hal Wortley, Sheffield S35 7DB BOX OFFICE: 0114 288 2100 / WEBSITE
- Apr 19 - 7.30pm - Marsden Mechanics BOX OFFICE: 01484 844587 / WEBSITE TICKETS
- Apr 20 - 7.30pm - Imperial Rooms Matlock Imperial Rooms, Imperial Road, Matlock, DE4 3NL TICKETS
- Apr 24 - 7.30pm - Severn Theatre Shrewsbury FRANKWELL QUAY SHREWSBURY SHROPSHIRE SY3 8FT BOX OFFICE: 01743 281281 / WEBSITE
- Apr 25 - 7.30pm - Theatre Shop Clevedon Unit 5, Clevedon Triangle Centre, Clevedon BS21 6HX TICKETS
- Apr 26 - 7.30pm - Lustleigh Village Hall Lustleigh, Newton Abbot TQ13 9TD BOX OFFICE: Lustleigh Dairy or Ticket Source / WEBSITE TICKETS
- Apr 27 - Cornwood Village, Devon School Lane,, Cornwood, Ivybridge PL21 9QA TICKETS
- May 1 - Greenwich Theatre Studio TICKETS
- May 2 - Greenwich Theatre (studio) TICKETS
- May 3 - 7.30pm - Geddington Village Hall 5 Queen St, Geddington, Kettering NN14 1AA BOX OFFICE: johnpadwick@talk21.com 0758 121 0454 / WEBSITE
- May 4 - 7.30pm - Oxford Fire Station BOX OFFICE: 01865263990 / WEBSITE TICKETS
- May 5 - West Deeping Village Hall King Street, King Street, West Deeping, PE6 9HP BOX OFFICE: 07771 903048/ online tickets via liveandlocal.org.uk or scan QR code / WEBSITE
- May 8 - Cast Doncaster Studio Waterdale, Doncaster DN1 3BU TICKETS
- May 9 - 7.30pm - Unity Well Being Centre Nelson Unity Well Being Centre, 79 Vernon Street, Nelson, BB9 9DE BOX OFFICE: bobsproule@live.co.uk / WEBSITE TICKETS
- May 10 - Bonington Theatre, Arnold Arnold Leisure Centre, Arnold Leisure Centre, High Street, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7EE BOX OFFICE: 01159013640 / WEBSITE
- May 11 - 7.30pm - Heightington Village Hall Heightington, Heightington, Bewdley, Worcestershire, , DY12 2XU BOX OFFICE: 01299 822987 or 07966 219813 / WEBSITE
- May 12 - 7.30pm - Theatre@41 York 41 Monkgate, York, YO31 7PB BOX OFFICE: boxoffice@41monkgate.co.uk / WEBSITE TICKETS
- May 14 - 7.30pm - Alma Tavern Theatre Bristol Alma Tavern and Theatre, BS82HY TICKETS
- May 15 - 7.30pm - Cotswold Playhouse Parliament St, Stroud GL5 1LW BOX OFFICE: 01453 488040 / WEBSITE
- May 16 - 7.30pm - Dorchester Arts High East Street, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1HF BOX OFFICE: 01305 266926 / WEBSITE
- May 17 - 7.30pm - Crediton Arts Centre East St, Crediton EX17 3AX BOX OFFICE: 01363 773260 / WEBSITE
- May 18 - 8 pm - Lighthouse Poole 21 Kingland Rd, Poole BH15 1UG BOX OFFICE: 01202 280000 / WEBSITE TICKETS
- May 22 - Rosehill Theatre Whitehaven TICKETS
- May 23 - 7.30pm - Celtic Football Club Irvine BOX OFFICE: Arthur West on 07826127759 or e mail Arthur West on arthurwest7@hotmail.co.uk / WEBSITE
- May 24 - 7.30pm - West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre Edinburgh 19 West Pilton Grove, Edinburgh EH4 4BY BOX OFFICE: 0131 315 2151 / WEBSITE TICKETS
- May 25 - Crathes Public Hall Crathes, Banchory, AB31 5JN TICKETS
- May 26 - Braes of Glenlivet Hall Chapeltown, Ballindalloch, Moray, AB37 9JT TICKETS
- Jun 7 - 7.30pm - Sorbie Village Hall BOX OFFICE: 07949635910 / WEBSITE TICKETS
- Sep 26 - The Atckinson Lord St, Southport PR8 1DB TICKETS
- Oct 29 - 8pm - Alma Tavern Bristol TICKETS
- Oct 30 - 8pm - Alma Tavern Bristol TICKETS
- Nov 7 - 7.30pm - Seven Arts Theatre Leeds
- Nov 8 - 7.30pm - Seven Arts Theatre Leeds
- Nov 9 - 7.30pm - Leyburn Arts and Community Centre Richmond Road Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5DL TICKETS
- Feb 4 - Cramphorn Theatre Chelmsford
- Feb 6 - The Rondo Theatre Bath
- Feb 15 - Birnam Arts
- Feb 26 - Staveley Roundhouse
- Feb 27 - Whitby Coliseum TBC
- Feb 28 - 7.30pm - Newton le Willows Village Hall
- Mar 1 - 7.30pm - Settle Victoria Hall
- Mar 15 - 7.30pm - Peopleton Village Hall
- Mar 28 - 7.30pm - Warkworth War Memorial Hall 40 Castle Street Warkworth NE65 0UN
- Mar 29 - Kirkgate Arts Centre
- Apr 25 - Ashover Parish Hall
- Apr 26 - 7.30pm - Nettleham Village Hall
- Apr 27 - 7.30pm - Coddington Village Hall