OTLEY FOLK FESTIVAL
As part of the Otley Folk Festival the Courthouse is proud to be hosting three events in this its 25th anniversary year. On Friday 16th September Lucy Ward, an award winning singer-songwriter from...
View ArticleMUSIC IS THE FOOD OF LOVE
Harvey Goldsmith CBE is proud to announce OnRoundhay Festival in partnership with John Lewis, a brand new family, music and food festival in Leeds. Taking place in the stunning surroundings of Roundhay...
View ArticleARE YOU THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL?
LEEDS’ SEARCH FOR SNOW WHITE! Mirror, mirror on the wall, where in Yorkshire can we find the fairest Princess of them all? This winter, the grounds of the historic Tetley site will be sprinkled with...
View ArticleJUMPING FOR JOY
Since the Olympic Gold Medal was won by Bryony Page, trampolining has become the number one new sport for everyone. And now there’s a chance to get jumping for joy with the opening of a new...
View ArticleA CELEBRATION OF THE GREATEST MOVIE SONGS
One of the world’s great voices, Andrea Bocell will be appearing at Sheffield Arena on Friday 25 September to celebrate the greatest movie songs of all time. Nicknamed “violinist to the stars”,...
View ArticleTHE TIME TRAVELLING DANCE PARTY
Hot Dub Time Machine is the world’s first ‘time travelling’ dance party, that has sold over 100,000 tickets worldwide, is coming to Leeds. Hot Dub’s captain, DJ Tom Loud, takes audiences on a musical...
View ArticleFOLK MUSIC COMES TO THE TOWN HALL
Of all the stars in Folk Music’s wondrous firmament few shine as brightly as Yorkshire’s Kate Rusby. A remarkable interpretive singer, Kate performs at Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 1 October. Kate’s...
View ArticleYOUNG MUSICIAN OPENS NEW SEASON
Youngest-ever winner of the BBC Young Musician of Year Competition (2002) aged just twelve, violinist Jennifer Pike and the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra open the Leeds International Orchestral Season...
View ArticleHEARTBREAK SWEEPS THE STAGE
Get swept up in the passion and heartbreak as Northern Ballet brings Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Les Ballets de Monte Carlo’s production of Romeo and Juliet to the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford from 11 – 15...
View ArticleA BOLD RE-IMAGINING
A daring re-imagining of Charlotte Brontë’s ground-breaking last novel VILLETTE written by Linda Marshall Griffiths and directed by Playhouse Associate Director Mark Rosenblatt premieres in the...
View ArticleFROM WARS TO JAWS!
Join the Orchestra of Opera North for an afternoon celebrating some of the most famous film music written by John Williams at Leeds Town Hall on Sunday 16 October at 3pm. The concert will include...
View ArticleYO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM!
Leeds is set to welcome its first ever Rum Festival next month when two of the city’s finest bartenders come together at the Corn Exchange to host a world class event. Sam Fish (UK Ambassador of...
View ArticleGO DOWN TOWN
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View ArticleCLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN
The North Face is bringing is mountain athletics sessions to Leeds. Part of its renowned programme that promotes training with an end outdoor goal or higher purpose in mind, sessions will help prepare...
View ArticleCORINNE BAILEY RAE HITS HER HOME TOWN
After the critically acclaimed release of her new album The Heart Speaks In Whispers, Corinne Bailey Rae has confirmed the dates for her first UK tour in five years, opening in her hometown at Leeds...
View ArticleLEEDS KIDS ARE BEST BIG SCREEN BUDDIES
According to a recent survey conducted by Vue, friends, wives and husbands are no longer considered the perfect cinema date – kids came out on top as the best companion for mum and dad for trips to the...
View ArticleCELEBRATE A GOTHTASTIC HALLOWEEN
Fishnets at the ready! The Rocky Horror Show is gearing up to hit Leeds next week when it opens at The Grand Theatre on Halloween for one week only. Bringing with it a glittering cast, startling...
View ArticleFRIGHT NIGHT
The glorious gothic interior of the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds comes into its own with a spine-chilling series of film screenings, performances and events for Halloween week. On the night itself...
View ArticleDON A TASH
With over 1,000 Leeds runners donning fancy dress and digging deep to help raise awareness and funds for Movember last year, MoRunning has announced it is back this November. Hosted at Temple Newsam on...
View ArticleOH YES IT IS
Christmas comes early to the Carriageworks Theatre on Friday 11 November and Saturday 12 November when On Stage Productions present their sixth pantomime Snow White at the theatre.A traditional family...
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