{"id":2438822,"date":"2026-05-31T05:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2438822"},"modified":"2026-05-31T05:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:20:53","slug":"theatre-music-and-comedy-among-upcoming-events-at-pocklington-arts-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/theatre-music-and-comedy-among-upcoming-events-at-pocklington-arts-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre, music and comedy among upcoming events at Pocklington Arts Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pocklington Arts Centre has announced a host of productions coming up in York this June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World brings Nicola Coughlan to the screen in John Millington Synge\u2019s play, where Pegeen Flaherty\u2019s world turns upside down after a stranger claims he\u2019s killed his father\u2014only for the story to twist again with another arrival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Catch this &#8216;riveting play of youth and self-discovery&#8217; at 7pm on June 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Keith James: The Songs of Nick Drake is an &#8216;immaculately crafted concert&#8217; with James and Richie Cotterill alternating between acoustic guitars and flutes, performing Nick Drake\u2019s timeless songs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Independent said: &#8216;Some of the most atmospheric and emotive music you will ever hear.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Enjoy it at 8pm on June 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hal Cruttenden offers his &#8216;take no prisoners&#8217; comedy in Can Dish It Out But Can\u2019t Take It, riffing on everything from middle-aged dating to political madness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Daily Telegraph said: &#8216;Naturally funny\u2026challenging and provocative.&#8217; See him at 7.30pm on June 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">POC-DOCS Presents: The Balloonists tells the gripping story of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones\u2019 1999 quest to fly nonstop around the globe in a hot-air balloon, facing down fierce competition and dramatic adversity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It all unfolds at 7.30pm on June 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For further information, visit\u00a0https:\/\/pocklingtonartscentre.ticketsolve.com\/ticketbooth\/shows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pocklington Arts Centre has announced a host of productions coming up in York this June. 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