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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.

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REVIEW: Paranormal Activity, Grand Opera House, York, until Saturday ****

WHEN Paranormal Activity premiered at Leeds Playhouse in August 2024, the Playhouse website stated: “American couple James and Lou move to London to escape their past…we can’t say anything else.” Obviously, a review has to say rather more than that, but the Playhouse  poster’s instruction of “Shhh! No spoilers” remains pertinent two years later, even …

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Beth Hart to play York Barbican on September 23 as one of only four dates on 2027 UK tour. When do tickets go on sale?

Beth Hart: Returning to York Barbican on 2027 tour. Picture: Roxanne de Roode CALIFORNIAN singer-songwriter Beth Hart will play York Barbican on September 23 as one of only four dates on her 2027 British tour. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday, October 2 at https://www.yorkbarbican.co.uk/whats-on/beth-hart-2027/. Multi-award-winning and Grammy-nominated Hart, 54, plays by …

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What’s On in Ryedale, York and beyond. Hutch’s List No. 40, from Gazette & Herald

Bread & Circuses, by Sarah Hall Baqai, from her exhibition at Rise@Bluebird Bakery, Acomb, York FROM the terrors of Paranormal Activity to circus art, York’s four-day jazz festival to Brian Bilston’s egg-laying poetry, Charles Hutchinson looks ahead to October cultural opportunities. Exhibition opening of the week: Sarah Hall Baqai, Bread & Circuses, Rise@Bluebird Bakery, Acomb …

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