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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.

Breaking News

REVIEW: Melting Pot & Birmingham Rep in The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, Grand Opera House, York ***

IT would be unfair to compare and contrast Ned Bennett’s new vision of Simon Stephens’s stage adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel with Marianne Elliott’s remarkable piece of total theatre for the National Theatre (and subsequent tours), a show that defined the possibilities of movement (by Frantic Assembly), set design (Bunny Christie) and lighting (Paule Constable), …

Black Treacle Theatre to stage York premiere of Poor Clare, Chiara Atik’s story of St Clare and St Francis Of Assisi

Isabel Azar’s Clare helps PJ Gregan’s Francis straighten himself out in Poor Clare in rehearsal for Jim Paterson’s production MODERN meets medieval in the York premiere of American playwright Chiara Atik’s award-winning comedy Poor Clare, presented by Black Treacle Theatre at Theatre@41, Monkgate, York, from November 3 to 7. The lives of the young St …

What’s On in Ryedale, York and beyond. Hutch’s List No. 44, from Gazette & Herald

FROM a new female spin on ‘Curious Incident’ to Ricky Gervais’s “most personal” tour, Halloween shows to Leo Sayer’s last tour, Charles Hutchinson finds ways to brighten up darker nights.   Reboot of the week: Melting Pot and Birmingham Rep present The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, Grand Opera House, York, until Saturday, …

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