Welcome to Charles Hutch Press, the Hutch hub for arts, culture and What’s On in York and beyond.
About
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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Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/CharlesHutchinson
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Twitter: @charleshutchpr1
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Breaking News
More Things To Do in York and beyond as snow blanket covers JORVIK. Here’s Hutch’s List No. 51, from The York Press
The deep freeze: Snow goes underground in A Winter Wonderland at JORVIK Viking Centre A FESTIVE trail, treasured exhibition and snow reboot, pantomime and A Christmas Carol spell out that winter staples aplenty are up and running, as Charles Hutchinson reports. Time travel of the week: A Winter Adventure at JORVIK Viking Centre, York, …
REVIEW: Martin Dreyer’s verdict on University Symphony Orchestra, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, November 22
University Symphony Orchestra conductor John Stringer WE are apt to forget that York has three full-size symphony orchestras: York Guildhall Orchestra and York Symphony Orchestra, of course, but also the university’s own orchestra, culled from throughout the campus. All are worthy of our attention. The University Symphony Orchestra (USO) reminded us of its quality with …
REVIEW: Martin Dreyer’s verdict on Octandre Ensemble, Of Frogs and Fish, Shadows and Schubert, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, 26/11/2025
Octandre Ensemble OCTANDRE is a piano quintet, with a double bass replacing the second violin. Think, in other words, of the instrumentation in Schubert’s ‘Trout’ quintet – which ended the programme here. Before it, we heard works by Nicola LeFanu, her late husband David Lumsdaine and Christian Mason, who happens to be a co-artistic director …