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Welcome to Charles Hutch Press, the Hutch hub for arts, culture  and What’s On in York and beyond. 

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WHO IS CHARLES HUTCH PRESS?

The Story

Charles Hutchinson has moved to pastures new yet still familiar after more than 30 years as the voice of the arts and culture at The Press, York.

Dubbed the “cultural linchpin of Yorkshire” for his distinctive coverage of theatre, music, comedy, film and the visual arts, Charles continues to work the arts beat in York and across God’s Own Arty Country.

This site provides previews, reviews, interviews and breaking news of the thriving cultural scene that he so passionately supports.

In establishing the Charles Hutchinson Culture Hub, he is also available to provide copy-writing and press services to spread your word to the media industry.

Contact Charles too for public-speaking engagements, hosting question-and-answer sessions, lecturing on journalism and the arts and radio comment.

Contact

charles.hutchinson104@gmail.com

Very mobile phone: 07958 262019

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REVIEW: Steve Crowther’s verdict on York Musical Society,  J.S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion, York Minster, March 14

Bass-baritone soloist Alex Ashworth. Picture: Debbie Scanlan THE opening “Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen” – scored for double choir and double orchestra – set the performance tone impeccably. The beautifully judged slow processional unfolding – surely one of the most distinguished openings in all music – allowed the textures to breathe. Bach immediately establishes the Passion’s …

Riding Lights vows ‘the show must go on’ after theft of van & set for Night Falls tour

Riding Lights executive director Ollie Brown, left, and artistic director Paul Birch YORK theatre company Riding Lights has vowed that the show must go on after the theft of its van and set for 2026 Lent tour show Night Falls. The van contained the entire set, costumes and technical equipment for artistic director Paul Birch’s …

Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet, set on sinking ship in 1912, to play York Theatre Royal on anniversary of Titanic’s demise

Djibril Ramsey’s Barnardo , Ralph Davis’s Hamlet and Colin Ryan’s Horatio in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet. Picture: Marc Brenner THE Royal Shakespeare Company will present multi award-winning Rupert Goold’s touring production of Hamlet at York Theatre Royal from April 14 to 18. “Hamlet is a play about the inevitability of death:  the death of …