ITS SPOOKTACULAR
City Cruises York has teamed up with York Dungeon to launch a spooktacular Ghost Cruise on the River Ouse. Only the bravest are invited on-board this Halloween to celebrate in style and learn about the...
View ArticleDANCE PROJECT DEBUT
Yorke Dance Company will give its debut performance at the Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre in Leeds, presenting its mixed bill Rewind Forward on Tuesday 31 October for one night only. The Company’s...
View ArticleDEAD EXCITING HALLOWEEN HORRORS
A spine-tingling programme of Halloween horrors will see historic sites in Leeds taken over by spooky scarecrows, ghosts and witches next week. Venues including Temple Newsam, Kirkstall Abbey and...
View ArticleHORRIBLE HALF TERM ACTIVITIES
From Tuesday 24 October – Wednesday 1 November the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds will be playing host to a truly horrible half-term. The museum’s Blood, Guts & Ghosts event will give visitors a...
View ArticleBLOOD BROTHERS
Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences. Few...
View ArticleREMEMBER REMEMBER THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER
Bonfire Night celebrations in the city are once again set to be marked by six large community bonfires. In what is always a stand out occasion in the city’s event calendar, public bonfires organised...
View ArticleLEEDS RHINOS LEAD THE CHARGE
Rugby League heroes The Leeds Rhinos will get the festive season officially underway as guests of honour at this year’s fantastic Leeds Christmas lights switch on. Fresh off their incredible Super...
View ArticleTHE ROYAL ARMOURIES REMEMBER
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds will be hosting a weekend of commemorative events on the 11 and 12 November to mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele. The Battle of Passchendaele took...
View ArticleREMEMBRANCE DAY THEATRE PRODUCTION
A production created to commemorate Remembrance Day takes to a Leeds stage this weekend – exactly 99 years since the end of WW1. Those Were The Days is at City Varieties Music Hall this Saturday...
View ArticleLEEDS AT WAR
It is somewhat fitting that on Remembrance Day this year, the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds will welcome a production that commemorates both Armistice and the theatre’s own starring role during...
View ArticleSEASONAL SOUNDTRACK COMES TO LEEDS
Opera North is preparing to spread Christmas cheer in Leeds and the surrounding area with a packed month of orchestral and choral spectaculars, live soundtracks, seasonal world music, pop-up...
View ArticleCINEWORLD ANNOUNCES OPENING DATE
CINEWORLD ANNOUNCES OPENING DATE FOR NEW 11-SCREEN MULTIPLEX CINEMA IN LEEDS – Cineworld Leeds to open its doors on Friday 17th November 2017 – – Cinema opens in White Rose Shopping Centre with IMAX® –...
View ArticleHAIRSPRAY – THE HIT MUSICAL
The smash hit musical comedy Hairspray is coming to Bradford Alhambra from 20-25 November. It’s Baltimore, 1962 where Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, is on a mission...
View ArticleOLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE
Walt Disney Animation Studios are offering “Frozen” fans a fabulous festive treat with the release of mini movie “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure”. The brand new instalment in the “Frozen” franchise will be...
View ArticleCOUNTDOWN TO CRAFTING
Countdown to crafting – The Knitting & Stitching Show Harrogate The UK’s biggest textile event, The Knitting & Stitching Show, opens 23rd November Harrogate. The Harrogate show attracts...
View ArticleSUPER STARS TO HOST AWARDS
Superstar presenters Maya Jama and Marvin Humes are confirmed to host the 2017 MOBO Awards at First Direct Arena in Leeds on 29 November. The show will be broadcast on Channel 5 that evening at 11pm....
View ArticleSWEET CHALLENGE
BBC Look North hosts, Harry Gration and Amy Garcia, have been tasked by Fat Friends The Musical and Leeds Grand Theatre to make 1,500 doughnuts for their charity gala event taking place on Thursday...
View ArticleCILLA – THE MUSICAL
Cilla – The Musical is the new spectacular and heart warming musical adaptation of the critically acclaimed hit ITV series by Bafta Award winner, Jeff Pope. It tells the extra-ordinary story of an...
View ArticleORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS
The Orchestra of Opera North performs a glorious programme of music by Britten, Mozart and Elgar with renowned Scottish conductor Garry Walker and violinist Elena Urioste at Leeds Town Hall on Saturday...
View ArticleTHE NATIONAL LOTTERY SAYS THANK YOU
From 11 to 17 December 2017, National Lottery-funded heritage attractions are saying ‘thank you’ to National Lottery players by offering free entry, treats or discounts at more than 350 UK-Based...
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