Stephen Bennett

The lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village. With murders, affairs, lies, deceit, laughter and tears, it's all there in the village.

On 13th March 1996 a gunman walked into a primary school in the small Scottish town of Dunblane near Stirling, and shot dead 16 pupils aged between 5 and 6 years old and their teacher. It remains the deadliest firearms atrocity ever recorded in the UK. In this landmark film to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the tragedy, “Dunblane: Our Story” interviews people affected by the events that day. The interviews include the testimony of a survivor who was shot as a five-year-old; Ron Taylor, the headmaster of Dunblane Primary School at the time of the shootings; and Debbie Mayor, the daughter of Gwen Mayor, the primary teacher who was shot dead. Other contributors include siblings and parents of the survivors and the deceased.

Insane Fight Club is back. This year the boys are taking their unique form of entertainment to England as they stage fight nights in Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and Newcastle.

Starring the exquisite coloratura soprano Emma Matthews as the innocent girl priestess Lakmé, and superb tenor Aldo Di Toro as the love-struck Gerald, the story tackles religion and cross-cultural love against a backdrop of British rule in India in the mid-19th century. French conductor Emmanuel Joel-Hornak brings out the full depth of the lush, dramatic score, with familiar high points being the beautiful renditions of the well-known Flower duet and Bell Song. Dominica Matthews adds her rich voice as Mallika and Stephen Bennett is darkly dominating as Brahmin priest Nilakantha, Lakmés father, while Roxane Hislop is a consumate Mistress Bentson. Set and costume designs by Mark Thompson fill the stage with rich colour, atmosphere and exoticism, complemented by Nigel Levings warm lighting. This restudied production, originally conceived by Adam Cook, is skilfully directed by Roger Hodgman.