The Official Friends of North Country Theatre has been set up to allow interested people to support and become more closely connected to the company. Benefits include:

• advance notice and information on projects
• opportunities to meet and discuss with Directors Actors Designers & Musicians
• participation in arts based social events with like minded people, such as our Touring Tales Tea Party
• the satisfaction of knowing that they are helping to support the company
• they even sponsored an actor for a summer tour

The annual subscription is £20.00 per household and money raised in this way is used for additional or unusual expenditure. We have more than 180 subscribing from Scotland to Humberside and even one in America. Friends have helped with

• A portable piano for Ian McEwan's "The Imitation Game"
• Folding Library chairs for "The 39 Steps"
• Hire of Military Uniforms for "The Man Who Would Be King"
• Partnership funding for our Asian Musicians Project
• A substantial contribution to the new van Appeal

If you'd like to join, email membership secretary: timkenda11@aol.com

Lute & Labyrinth
The Friends Labyrinth at Hob Green was a fabulous event on a glorious afternoon in a delightful garden. Thanks to Wilma Burneston our host a Hob Green Hotel (what a lovely place for lunch or afternoon tea or a few nights away from home within easy reach of Harrogate York and Ripon) thanks especially to their gardeners who worked so hard to make the gardens ready for our visit. Due to competing with the England Germany world cup game we had fewer walkers than expected but we raised £175.
Thanks also must go to Jacob Herringman and Susanna Pell our Lutenist and Viola player who donated their time. Friends may not have realised quite how privileged we were to have them for our event as they are leading international musicians. We went to see Zan performing with Fretwork at Harewood House as part of the Early Music Festival doing a wonderful new piece called "The World Encompassed" the concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 next year.