The Provoked Wife is a comedy, but Elizabeth Barry who played the abused wife was especially famous as a tragic actress, and for her power of "moving the passions", i.e., moving an audience to pity and tears. Barry and the younger Bracegirdle had often worked together as a tragic/comic heroine pair to bring audiences the ... Read more
In these workshops we will learn dances from around the world; from Greece to Bollywood, from lively to meditative, from frivolous to sacred. We will learn about the roots of the dances and try our own feet at the steps. We will probably get it wrong quite a few times – that’s all part of ... Read more
Without doubt the finest white soul singer of her era, Dusty Springfield is the definitive ‘Pop Diva’. Her lifestyle was the stuff of legend, and great drama. With her quest for perfection and refusal to compromise, Dusty led a tormented life. Her stage persona was at odds with the shy convent girl she once was ... Read more
11.00 a.m. (Doors Open 10.00 a.m.) Film ‘The Glenn Miller Story’, Shire Oak Hall. HEART, Headingley. Join us with OWL’s at HEART for a special screening of ‘The Glenn Miller Story’, he film follows big band leader Glenn Miller (1904–1944) (James Stewart) from his early days in the music business in 1929 through to his ... Read more
Friday 13th September 12:00 visit to Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Headingley. Join us for a guided tour of the Masonic Hall in Headingley. Hidden away in the leafy suburb of Headingley, Castle Grove Masonic Hall sits just a few miles north of Leeds City Centre. This Grade II Listed building has stunning architectural features both ... Read more
Leeds, England. October, 1897. Superintendent Harper is proud of his wife Annabelle. She’s one of seven women selected to stand for election as a Poor Law Guardian. But even as the campaign begins, Annabelle and the other female candidates start to receive anonymous letters from someone who believes a woman’s place lies firmly in the ... Read more
In these workshops we will learn dances from around the world; from Greece to Bollywood, from lively to meditative, from frivolous to sacred. We will learn about the roots of the dances and try our own feet at the steps. We will probably get it wrong quite a few times – that’s all part of ... Read more
Our minds leap to complete the proverb, which instantly gives food for thought about the human condition. Yet how much more potent does the process become when we realise that the saying is attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer in 1395. This evening gives us the opportunity to explore the theme in all its richness and variety, ... Read more
As part of the Heritage Weekends we have organised a trip to Nostell Priory on Doncaster Road, Near Wakefield. Nostell Priory is a glorious 18th-century country house with interiors by Palladian master architect Robert Adam. The house was built in 1733 to a design by James Paine. Robert Adam was called in to expand and ... Read more
The Tolkien Trail 2019 Claire Rae Randall This celebration of the time Professor JRR Tolkien spent in and around Headingley in the period after the Great War will give the local community the opportunity to explore and discover this aspect of its cultural heritage. The rich depth of historical landscape and features that we pass ... Read more
