Leeds Combined Arts

LCA ‘Music, Movement and Drama Workshops’
2020-02-04 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-02-11 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-02-18 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-02-25 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Join us for our weekly session of workshops using Music, Movement and Drama. The sessions will take place one a week for 2 hours with a short break for refreshments. We’ll be singing some old familiar songs as well as new ones. The gentle exercises will be creative, fun and enjoyable, and will finish with a winding down period and short meditation and relaxation session which we hope will improve the psychological and physical well-being of attendees. All exercises can be done seated.
This project has been made possible by a grant from Local giving and Postcode Community Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

Film ‘Brief Encounters’
2020-02-14 11:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
Tea & cakes are available at very low cost provided by OWLs and there is usually an interval half way through the film.
There is no need to book for films; just turn up!

Harewood Circular Walk.
2020-02-15 11:30 - 14:30 | Wike Lane Junction, Harewood, United Kingdom
Join Carol for a 5 mile walk around the Harewood Estate finishing at the Muddy Boots Tea-room. Meet at the Junction of Wike Lane on Harrogate Road. The 36 Bus stops just opposite and runs every half an hour from Leeds Central bus station picking up in Moortown. There is also a lay-by car park just next to the junction. Please bring a packed lunch and drink. For further information please contact Carol on 07708 230 333.

Day Trip to Skirlington Market and Bridlington
2020-02-16 09:00
Join us on a day coach trip to Yorkshires biggest indoor and outdoor Sunday market, with the afternoon in the popular East Coast town of Bridlington. £10.00 Please book in advance by sending a cheque for £10.00 made payable to Leeds Combined Arts theatre Group to us at the HEART address. Once we have received payment and e-mail will be sent to you nearer the time giving further details of meeting point and times etc.
Please Note: This event has now reached its maximum capacity.

LCA Book Reading Group - 'The Miner's Daughter'
2020-02-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
New Book Commencing Monday 17th February 3.00 p.m.

When Annie Day at number four, Fairley Terrace, loses her beloved husband in a tragic mining disaster, she cannot afford the luxury of grief. For now, she must find a way to support herself and her two young daughters, Kitty and Lucy, and marriage to widower Algernon Pierce seems to be the answer to Annie’s prayers. For a time, all is well. But beneath her new husband’s respectable veneer, lies a darkness which deepens as the years roll by. Annie begins to fear for her daughters’ futures, particularly vibrant, headstrong Lucy, whose defiance of Algernon alters the course of their lives forever.
All reading takes place in the two-hour slot, including a break. Entrance is £3.00 and includes refreshments. Further details on 0113 269 0356.

LCA ‘Open Mic Poetry & Music Evening’
2020-02-19 19:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Join us for one of our ‘Open Mic’ Poetry & Music evenings where all are welcome to read Poetry, prose or sing, play throughout the evening.

Theatre Visit: ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
2020-02-22 19:00 | Opera North, Leeds Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NU
Figaro and Susanna are getting married, but trouble clouds the horizon. Figaro’s master, Count Almaviva, is out to bed his bride-to-be Susanna. Meanwhile the heartbroken Countess finds herself the object of Cherubino’s adolescent passion. To top it all off, if Figaro cannot repay a debt to the housekeeper Marcellina, he’ll have to marry her instead! Mozart’s joyous farce of mistaken identity and misunderstanding, heartache and forgiveness, is bursting at the seams with invention and wit in this hit production. The sublime music bubbles along with comic high spirits, conveying all the delight and pain of love, and the agony and ecstasy of desire.

'The Turn of the Screw' Opera North Leeds Grand Theatre.
2020-02-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Leeds Grand Theatre, Briggate, Leeds, United Kingdom
In a remote country house, the newly-appointed governess arrives to take charge of the orphaned Flora and Miles. She must fight to protect them from strange and menacing spirits. But are these apparitions real, or the product of her troubled imagination? And what terrible evil occurred before her arrival? Based on the ghost story by Henry James, this edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller reaches new levels of terror and claustrophobia in this spine-chilling production. The disturbingly beautiful music ratchets the tension up to breaking point. Hold on tight to your seat, you’re in for quite a night.
Please Note: This production has now reached its maximum capacity.

MBS ‘The Great Whale and Dolphin Beings ‘, DVD filmed live at Glastonbury Symposium with Patricia Cori.
2020-02-26 19:30 - 21:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
As usual we bring you the latest cutting-edge talks from Glastonbury Symposium, which covers Truth, Mysteries, and New Frontiers. The main aim of the Symposium is to bring in speakers from around the world and to give people information that isn’t so easy to get from else-where. They have conversations and presentations about the things we are not supposed to talk about, and looking again about the things in the world going on around us in a light that is not allowed to be shown in the main stream. This evening a Renowned mystic and eco-campaigner Patricia calls for a restoration of our fragile ocean ecosystems to save the whales and dolphins from slaughter and exploitation, while sharing her insights into the role the Cetacean Nation is playing in human and planetary evolution.

Theatre Visit: Oliver Twist
2020-02-28 19:30
Born into poverty and misfortune, Oliver Twist escapes the workhouse for a life of adventure where he joins the Artful Dodger, Fagin and their mischievous gang of pick pockets. But the enjoyment is short lived as he falls under the influence of the vicious Bill Sykes. This bold, brutal and beautiful new version of Oliver Twist sends you on a dark adventure through the twisted streets of London. Adapted by award-winning playwright Bryony Lavery, every performance of Oliver Twist will feature the use of integrated creative sign language, audio description and captioning. Oliver Twist is in association with Ramps On The Moon. Now in its fourth year, this pioneering initiative from seven major UK theatre companies is committed to putting D/deaf and disabled artists and audiences at the centre of their work.

'Cabaret Time' at The Holbeck.
2020-02-29 19:00 | The Holbeck, Jenkinson Lawn, Holbeck, LS11 9QX, Jenkinson Lawn, Leeds, LS11 9QX, United Kingdom
Join us for the next Holbeck ‘Cabaret’ on Saturday 29th February at 7.30 pm.(Doors open 7.00 p.m.) With live music, comedy, poetry, magic, hula hooping and delicious food, make sure you reserve your pay what you decide tickets early.
Poetry & Comedy from Jackie Hagan, Live Music from Poison & Wine, Hula Hoopery from Trevor Organ the Sultana of Spin, Posh Music Hall comedy songs from Ed MacArthur, Jaw dropping spectacular magic from Kristian Treen. Dinner is included in the interval, and it’s Leap Year Day! Entrance: Pay what you feel, £WYF but tickets must be booked in advance. Ask Sibylle for more details on -sibylle@leedscombinedarts.org.uk

LitFest 'Poetry, Spoken Word and Music'
2020-03-04 19:30 | The Cardigan Arms, 364, Kirkstall Road, Leeds, LS4 2HQ
Join us at The Cardigan Arms for one of the festival highlights with a performance by Kevin P Gilday a critically acclaimed and award winning writer and spoken word artist from Glasgow. Kevin will be introduced by Mark Connors, organiser of several of the areas’ best poetry nights. Entrance: (pay what you feel). PWYF.

LitFest ‘Author Talk with local Leeds Writer Frances Brody’
2020-03-06 12:00 | Moor Allerton Spots and Social Club, Stonegate Road, Meanwood, Leeds, LS17 6EL
Meet Leeds Writer Fances Brody, her three historical novels are set in working-class Leeds in the early part of the last century. Frances started her writing life in radio and has written for theatre and television. She writes the popular Yorkshire based murder mystery series, featuring Kate Shackleton, war widow turned investigator. The Body on the Train, eleventh in the series, is set in the Rhubarb Triangle. Entrance is pay what you Feel (PWYF).

Eccup Reservoir Circular Walk, from The Lawnswood Arms
2020-03-08 11:30
Join Richard Bojanowski for a 6 ish mile walk from Lawnswood Arms Pub, Otley Road, around Eccup Reservoir (clockwise). We will be passing St. John’s 11th century Norman church at Adel, Then onwards with good vistas & views all round and opportunities to observe red kites. Back to Lawnswood Arms (or other cafe) for refreshments. The no.1 & X84 buses stop near this pub. Further details & bus times to follow nearer the time.

LitFest ‘Creative Writers’
2020-03-10 11:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Headingley LitFest welcomes two groups of local creative writers to a not-to-be missed performance of pieces of their work. Headingley Creative Writers and Osmondthorpe Hub writers will be reading and performing poems, prose, observation and fiction, personal anecdotes that range from the descriptive to the poignant, the profound and the amusing. Both groups have chosen strong and engaging themes: Headingley are working on ‘Sanctuary’ and Osmondthorpe on ‘A Special Place’. Home-made cake and hot drinks will be available from around 12.30 p.m. when the performances conclude. Free Entry, no tickets for this event. Donations welcome for refreshments.

Theatre Visits ‘Missing People’, Leeds Playhouse
2020-03-13 19:45
Sakiko is nervous. She’s introducing her fiancé Dan to her parents for the first time at her family home in Kani, Japan. ​And, whilst brother Hiroki, the ‘perfect child’, got married close to home, Sakiko’s got to ​break the news that their wedding will be in London, where they’ve built their lives. But under the surface, something isn’t right. Her mother is acting strangely, her father is gone for hours and a strange figure waits in the garden. A thrilling, bilingual show and first co-production between Leeds Playhouse and Kani Public Arts Centre in Japan, performed in Japanese and English with subtitles. The Playhouse and Kani Public Arts Centre have had a creative relationship for over two decades, sharing cross-cultural working practices for staff and artists, offering an insight into each other’s sector-leading organisations. Missing People is written by the Pinter Prize winning Brad Birch, and co-directed by Playhouse Associate Artist Mark Rosenblatt and Nobuhiro Nishikawa.

LCA Book Reading Group
2020-03-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
LCA Book Reading Group takes place on the first and third Monday’s of the month (except Bank Holidays). We are currently reading ‘The Miner’s Daughter’ by Jennie Felton.
When Annie Day at number four, Fairley Terrace, loses her beloved husband in a tragic mining disaster, she cannot afford the luxury of grief. For now, she must find a way to support herself and her two young daughters, Kitty and Lucy, and marriage to widower Algernon Pierce seems to be the answer to Annie’s prayers. For a time, all is well. But beneath her new husband’s respectable veneer, lies a darkness which deepens as the years roll by. Annie begins to fear for her daughters’ futures, particularly vibrant, headstrong Lucy, whose defiance of Algernon alters the course of their lives forever.
All reading takes place in the two-hour slot, including a break. All welcome to read or just sit and listen. Entrance is £3.00 and includes refreshments. Further details on 0113 269 0356.

'Open Mic Poetry Evening’
2020-03-18 19:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
This evening we will be having an ‘open mic’ ‘Poetry & Prose evening’ on any theme All welcome to read throughout the evening.

Headingley Music Festival 'Spring Ceilidh' Postponed.
2020-03-21 19:45 - 22:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Unfortunately this event has now been postponed until September. We will give more information about this nearer the time.
www.headingleymusicfestival.org.uk

MBS Evening: Posponed to 24th of June
2020-03-25 19:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
This month Emma, a Senior Ambassador from Tropic Skincare, will be doing a presentation on the importance of clean, green beauty. She will be discussing how what we put on our skin affects our overall health and wellbeing and how we should pay attention to the beauty industries environmental impact. We will all get a chance to indulge in Tropics gorgeous products and receive a mini hand treatment too!
www.tropicskincare.com
Entrance, £4.00/£3.50 members & concessions.

Theate Visit: 'On Your Feet’, Leeds Grand Theatre. Postponed.
2020-03-27 19:30 | Leeds Grand Theatre, Briggate, Leeds, United Kingdom
This event has been postponed for the time being. We will await further instructions from Leeds Grand Theatre for future dates which will be posted on this site.
Direct from London and featuring many of the original West End cast, this ‘exhilarating extravaganza’ (WHATSONSTAGE) is the inspiring true love story of Emilio and Gloria and charts their journey from its origins in Cuba, onto the streets of Miami and finally to international superstardom. Featuring all of their smash hits including Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, Conga, Get On Your Feet, Don’t Want To Lose You Now, Dr. Beat and 1-2-3.
Starring Philippa Stefani (RENT, In the Heights, Grease), as Gloria Estefan, George Ioannides (Annie, MAMMA MIA!, An Officer and a Gentleman) as Emilio Estefan, Madalena Alberto (Evita, Cats, Les Misérables) as Gloria. (Limited tickets available so please book early to avoid disappointment).

LCA Book Reading Group. Postponed until further notice.
2020-03-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
LCA Book Reading Group takes place on the first and third Monday’s of the month (except Bank Holidays). We are currently reading ‘The Miner’s Daughter’ by Jennie Felton.

When Annie Day at number four, Fairley Terrace, loses her beloved husband in a tragic mining disaster, she cannot afford the luxury of grief. For now, she must find a way to support herself and her two young daughters, Kitty and Lucy, and marriage to widower Algernon Pierce seems to be the answer to Annie’s prayers. For a time, all is well. But beneath her new husband’s respectable veneer, lies a darkness which deepens as the years roll by. Annie begins to fear for her daughters’ futures, particularly vibrant, headstrong Lucy, whose defiance of Algernon alters the course of their lives forever.
All reading takes place in the two-hour slot, including a break. All welcome to read or just sit and listen. Entrance is £3.00 and includes refreshments. Further details on 0113 269 0356.

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Theatre Visit: 'Maggie May’, Leeds Playhouse. Postponed.
2020-04-01 20:45
Maggie and Gordon first met in 1971 dancing to the sound of Rod Stewart. Now in their sixties, and still very much in love, they’ve been finishing each other’s songs all their marriage. But now Maggie is feeling foggy and some days the songs are all she can remember. Her son and new girlfriend are coming to dinner and her best friend is asking questions. An extraordinary play about an ordinary Leeds family, balancing the challenges of daily life whilst living with dementia. A heartfelt story of hope by award winning playwright Frances Poet, Maggie May is an inspiring new play with love, laughter and music. A Leeds Playhouse, Curve and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch co-production. All performances of Maggie May are dementia friendly. Dementia friendly performances are for all audiences. The theatre experience is enhanced for people living with dementia and their supporters, with adaptations to front of house service, the show and pre-show information packs. Additional dementia-aware staff, quiet spaces, clear signage and visual markers, sound and lighting adjustments and flexible seating options all help to create a supportive, shared experience.
Sorry this event has had to be postponed for the time being due to the corona virus. As soon as the playhouse re-opens we will inform members.

‘Fatal Encounter’, RoCo Dramatic Society. Postponed.
2020-04-04 20:30 - 22:30 | RoCo Drama Society, Shaftesbury Avenue, (Off Street Lane), Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1DS
Unfortunately RoCo has had to postpone this production for the time being. RoCo is still determined to stage Fatal Encounter, and we will look to rearrange the performance dates to such a time that is safe to do so later in the year. As soon as the new dates can be confirmed, we will begin promoting the production once again.
Join us for a local theatre production in Roundhay, thriller by Francis Durbridge. Howard, a well-known book publisher, is concerned for his wife, Joanna. Since returning from the country, she has become unusually distressed, nervous and mysterious. The play takes a sinister turn when Howard arrives home to find Perry, a former friend, has been shot by Joanna in a struggle. She admits that Perry has been blackmailing her and, to protect her, Howard confesses to the shooting. Perry dies before the police can question him thoroughly and, after a second attempted murder, Howard is the centre of a complex investigation where no-one is blameless. Tea & Coffee and soft drinks will be available in the 15 minute interval.

Open Mic Evening on the theme of ‘Spring’. Cancelled.
2020-04-15 09:00 - 18:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Unfortunately due to the virus this event has had to be cancelled. We hope to provide a similar event on the theme of ‘Spring’ in April 2021.
Join us for an open mic evening at HEART on the theme of ‘Spring’. All welcome to read, sing, play or dance throughout the evening. We hope you can join us. Entrance £3.50/3.00 members and concessions including refreshments.

Film: 'The Harvey Girls'. Postponed.
2020-04-17 12:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Unfortunately this event has had to be postponed for the time being as HEART is currently closed. We will let you know the new date scheduled for this as soon as we can. Please keep checking the web-site for updates and announcements.
Judy Garland and Angela Lansbury star in a high-spirited technicolor musical western set in an 1880’s frontier town. A bit hit at Box Offices, the film won an Oscar for the song ‘On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe’. Free Entrance. Tea and Cakes are provided at very low cost at Rosie’s Tea Bar with OWL’s and there is usually an interval half way through the film. There is no need to pre-book you can just turn up!
11.00 a.m. (doors open 10.00)

Talk by Craig Taylor, 'What hidden Electromagnetic Fields (EMF's) exist in your home' Talk postponed..
2020-04-22 20:30 - 22:00
Unfortunately this event has had to be postponed for the time being, as soon as we have a new date it will be posted on this site.
Wednesday 22nd April 7.30 p.m. HEART, Headingley. What hidden Electromagnetic Fields (EMF’s) exist in your home? The dangers that this electrical stressor presents upon your health and how you can protect yourself, with Craig Taylor.
This talk will provide you with an understanding of the influence that EMF’s played upon my diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, M.E and Lyme Disease in 2015. using industry meters will make this an interactive evening using the group members to show how Environment Healing measures the forms of EMF’s so you can see at first hand the influence on illness at a cellular level in the body and how we then need to protect the body. With 5G, the next generation of communications we need to understand how this differs from previous networks and how this becomes even more of a health concern that you need to be educated upon. Entrance £4.00/£3.50 concessions & members including refreshments.
