Settle Victoria Hall
Est. 1853: The world’s oldest Music Hall
Settle Victoria Hall is a Grade II listed working Victorian Music Hall in the market town of Settle, on the edge of the iconic Yorkshire Dales. Our wide programme of live music, cinema, theatre and entertainment is supplemented by community events, cafes, classes, markets and more.
Still going strong since 1853!
Opening Night 1853
Victoria Hall was opened on 11 October 1853, and has been at the heart of community and culture in Settle ever since. We operate as an award-winning and successful social business, bringing arts, culture, and community space to our beautiful corner of North Yorkshire. Settle Victoria Hall Ltd. is a registered independent charity run by a small management team, and supported by trustees and volunteers.
What’s On
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In the seedy underbelly of 18th-century Paris, money is king. Nothing is sacred – even love itself can be bought for the right price. A native of this hedonistic underworld, Manon is caught between twin desires when she falls in love with the student Des Grieux.
Life in the Past Lane with Chris Gee
Alan Fletcher may be best known for his 31 year (and counting) tenure on Neighbours, but lately it’s his talent and passion for making folk and Americana music that has been delighting audiences at home and abroad.
BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners, Irish/Manx/Scottish quintet Ímar are amongst Glasgow’s hottest folk property.
TRIP, born out of the vibrant Glasgow traditional music scene, unite the kindred Celtic traditions of Scotland, Ireland, Northumbria and the Isle of Man.
Join Mark as he tries out some brand new material! Sony and Writers’ Guild Award-winning writer and comedian, Mark Steel is best known for his critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel’s in Town.
Two upper-class wives, their husbands away for the day, share a few toasts to their pre-marital dalliances—with the same man, who just may be en route from France to visit.
A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion.
Berlin, 1942. A shy Hilde falls in love with Hans and gradually finds her place in the resistance group that would come to be known as the “Red Orchestra”.
The Poozies have been mistresses of cosmic shape-shifting for a miraculous 35 years…. Pioneers from the beginning, with a healthy dose of sass and irreverence, they paved the way for sparkly women folkies in a beardy man’s world.
The legendary songs of Billy Joel, performed by West End original Darren Reeves, along with a live 5-piece band. Darren starred in the lead role of the internationally acclaimed, Broadway and West End Billy Joel hit musical ‘Movin’ Out’.
With the continued interest in the YES album From a Page, now is the ideal moment for Oliver Wakeman and his band to bring some of these beloved later-era YES tracks - which featured significant songwriting contributions from Oliver - to the stage.
Mishra are a global folk band from the UK gathering international recognition, who draw together roots in UK traditional music with continent-spanning musical textures into a breathtaking 4 piece performance.
Inspired by the folk traditions of the UK, this is music and song cut through with experimentation, boldness, humour and risk. Expect ethereal to turn gutsy, passion and tears to be tempered by a good laugh and a tide of improvisation which means no two evenings are ever the same.
Take the finest exponents of their native Scottish fiddle styles, the finest backing in folk music, and some of the Highlands and Islands’ famed warmth and craic… distil over over 25 years, and you get Blazin’ Fiddles!
Following headline performances in ‘24 at Cambridge Folk Festival and Gate To Southwell with his nine-piece Caley Soul band as well as a sold out bravura show for Celtic Connections at Glasgow’s 1,400 cap Pavillion Theatre, Ross Wilson has spent the last few months reconnecting with his roots in live club performance.
Torridon has cemented its reputation as one of Scotland’s most electric and high-impact folk-rock acts. Known for their thunderous, sold-out live performances, the six-piece band fuses the epic scale of rock and pop with the soaring power of Highland Bagpipes and traditional instrumentation
Miss Victoria’s Enterprises
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Miss Victoria's Emporium
Open now in Settle Market Place
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Invigorate Settle
Community- Sustainability- Enterprise
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Miss Victoria's Refreshment Gardens
Open May-September
Partnerships
Settle Victoria Hall is grateful to Keyfund, Power to Change, and NIF for help with the financing of our cinema project. With their help, and the generosity of local individuals and organisations, we have been able to install projection and sound equipment, allowing us to bring Cinema back to Settle after 40 years. To view our film programme, click here.
Settle Victoria Hall is proud to be part of the Music Venues Alliance, representing Grassroots music venues across the UK, and the Theatres Trust.
Awards
Winner of the 2017 Craven Community Champion Award for Arts and Culture, Highly Commended in the White Rose Award for Arts and Culture 2018, and finalist in the SEYH Social Impact award 2021.