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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?

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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.

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More Things To Do in York and beyond. Hutch’s List No. 46, from The York Press

A still from Felipe Castelblanco’s prize-winning work at the 2026 Aesthetica Art Prize exhibition at York Art Gallery FROM the Aesthetica Art Prize to Boyzlife’s boyband hits, York River Art Market at Spark to NETheatre’s Shrek, Charles Hutchinson marks your card for plenty to enjoy. Last chance to see: 2026 Aesthetica Art Prize, York Gallery, …

James Swanton’s pre-Christmas return to York Medical Society with Charles Dickens’s Ghost Stories is on course to sell out

“My performances are a tad vulgar and ramshackle – non-negotiables with Dickens! – but they’re always unmistakably alive,” says York storyteller James Swanton as his York Medical Society season beckons. Picture: Jtu Photography HURRY, hurry or it will be Bah Humbug time! “I’m now rapidly getting to the point where all my Christmas Dickens shows …

REVIEW: Neon Crypt in 2:22 A Ghost Story, Theatre@41, Monkgate, York ****

Jamie McKeller’s sarky, sceptical Sam in Neon Crypt’s 2:22 A Ghost Story. Picture: Emma Warley YORK spook specialists Neon Crypt tend to put comedy first, but Danny Robins’ smart metropolitan thriller 2:22 A Ghost Story is a chance to “scare the absolute beans out of you”, forewarns actor Jamie McKeller. You should know that McKeller …

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