Tuesday 12th March ‘Victoria’, 7.30 p.m. Northern Ballet, Leeds Grand Theatre. Passion, tragedy, fierce devotion. Queen Victoria’s diaries revealed a life so fascinating that her daughter Beatrice tried to rewrite history. Her irrepressible love for Albert sparked a royal dynasty but his untimely death brought the world's most powerful woman to her knees with grief ... Read more
Joe Williams is a former starving musician who transformed into a starving writer and poet in 2015, entirely by mistake. He lives in Leeds and appears regularly at events in Yorkshire and beyond. He has been published in numerous anthologies, and in magazines online and in print. His debut poetry pamphlet, ‘Killing the Piano’, was ... Read more
A young woman returns from university to attend the funeral of her father and finds her world turned upside down. Consumed by grief and a promise to avenge her father’s brutal murder, Hamlet embarks on a treacherous journey through an imperfect world, confronting love, loyalty,betrayal, madness and mortality. Following her extraordinary portrayal of Juliet in ... Read more
Sunday 24th March 11.30 a.m. Join Rob for this 5 mile walk around Old Farnley with Packhorse paths and beckside trails. Meet at the car park in Farnley Hall Park, Hall Lane, Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5HA. The walk takes us through the Park by good paths to New Farnley and Upper Moor Side, then along ... Read more
We continue with our current book on Monday 25 March 3.00 p.m. Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 3HN. ‘The Best of Sisters, by Dilly Court’. Twelve-year-old Eliza Bragg has known little in life but the cold, comfortless banks of the Thames. Living above her uncle's chandlery she has grown accustomed to a life of ... Read more
MBS talk on ‘The Creative Process’ with Jenni Noyes Jenni obtained a BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing and subsequently spent 3 years working as a professional in this field. She later went on to explore energy healing practices of the East alongside developing her art and music. The Creative Process was designed by Jenni, ... Read more
Two famous but desperate playwrights are stuck on an ocean liner headed for New York, feverishly trying to rehearse their latest show before reaching land and opening night. But they are constantly distracted by their delicate composer’s attempts to end it all, having overheard his lover confess her feelings to the leading man. Add an ... Read more
Join Jon for a day outing to Decathlon in Sheffield the biggest outdoor centre of the North. Selling a variety of outdoor wear, bikes, tents and much more. We will also be having a look around Sheffield Market and enjoying a Nepalese curry and maybe a few drinks.. Meet at Leeds Train Station at 10:30 ... Read more
'Bart paused, staring at her, his face ghost like in the moonlight. 'I never meant to do it Liza, but I lost me temper. The cove was drunk and hew wouldn't pay me what he owed. He took a swing at me, caught me on the nose and I was mad with pain. I picked him up and chucked him over the Quay wall'.
The mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. Accompanied by his valet Passepartout, and with Scotland Yard’s finest Fix of the Yard hot on his heels, can our hero make it back in time or will his plans be thwarted? This fast-paced ... Read more
