Tuesday, 16th July 2024 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Let’s (carefully) talk about Paranormal Activity, the spooky stage show based on the popular film which currently has audiences on tenterhooks at Leeds Playhouse. Once again I find myself, palms-up, declaring my ignorance of the source material - but my pal tells me the show does do... Continue Reading →
June 2024 A stone’s throw from the aptly named Leeds Grand Theatre stands a hidden gem worthy of its own dose of awe and admiration - and it is also aptly named. Leeds City Varieties Music Hall holds many titles: oldest operating theatre in Leeds; Grade II listed building and heritage site; Guinness World Record... Continue Reading →
Friday, 7th June 2024 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Leeds Playhouse, Opera North and director James Brining reunite as the creative forces behind this production of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady, and the magic of that combination really shines through in this richly layered show. With book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 4th June 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Northern Ballet’s (returning) Beauty and the Beast brings the classic fairy tale to the stage in a stylish and playful production. With choreography, direction and costume from David Nixon CBE, music arrangements by John Longstaff and music beautifully performed live by the NB Sinfonia Orchestra (conductor:... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 30th April 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Come From Away is an extraordinary true story told with style and humour in this big-hearted and award-winning musical. Hearing that 9/11 provides the backdrop for this tale may seem a bit jarring (that was certainly my reaction before seeing it in the West End many... Continue Reading →
Friday, 19th April 2024 at Leeds Playhouse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nicki Davy writes and stars in this very personal show - Eva - inspired by a box of items her mother found in the attic of Granny Ilse - Eva’s sister. This box proved a treasure trove and prompted historical research into the life of Eva Metzger... Continue Reading →
March 2024 Taking a chance – and having a chat – with actor Rachel Stockdale Rachel Stockdale is bringing her funny and politically powerful show, “Fat Chance”, to Leeds Playhouse next month (April 5-6). The show is a one woman play written and performed by Rachel - a 'fat, benefit class northern actor' - who explores... Continue Reading →
March 2024 Award winning artistic director Jenny Sealey is bringing her acclaimed solo show Self-Raising to the Bramall Rock Void at Leeds Playhouse this week (22-23 March). She has spent a lifetime championing stories by deaf and disabled artists and has been artistic director of Graeae Theatre Company, which puts access at the heart of... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 28th February 2024 at Leeds Grand Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World? There are many of them, and in Chris Bush’s fun-loving adaptation of Kate Pankhurst’s fabulous book, we meet a generous selection of these extraordinary women. It’s a pretty classic set-up: schoolgirl Jade (Georgia Grant-Anderson) has lost her group at... Continue Reading →
Saturday, 17th February 2024 at Leeds Playhouse. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This latest show from Imitating the Dog offers a key departure from the company’s usual approach: having no live cameras on stage. It does however maintain a characteristic cinematic quality in a bold and intriguing production. Billed as “inspired by” Mary Shelley’s brilliant novel, this take from... Continue Reading →
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