Hanna Glawari is a young, beautiful and very wealthy widow from the near-bankrupt nation of Pontevedro. Arriving in Paris, French bachelors everywhere vie excitedly for her attention. Meanwhile Baron Zeta, the Pontevedrian ambassador, must ensure that she marries the charming Count Danilo to save the state from financial ruin. Little does he know that Danilo ... Read more
Visit to Veolia We have arranged a visit to the Veola Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility in Leeds. On average, every household in Leeds produces 470kg of household waste per year at the kerbside– which is the equivalent of 5 baby elephants!. With 346,000 households in Leeds, we collect a massive 306,000 tonnes of waste ... Read more
AN EMPTY RAILWAY STATION IN AN UNNAMED BORDER TOWN, AT THE HEART OF EUROPE. Trains from every corner of the continent thunder through without ever stopping but what happens to the people left behind? Written at the height of the Balkan war, the last major conflict on European soil, David Greig’s 1994 play has achieved ... Read more
Join Leeds Combined Arts members and guests for an 'open mic' poetry & prose evening on any theme or topic. Entrance £3.50/£3.00 includes refreshments.
A full company of critically acclaimed artistes and musicians deliver a show that combines great music, fun and laughter with the greatest hits of ELVIS, DUSTY, LULU, THE BEATLES, SANDIE SHAW, THE DRIFTERS, FRANKIE VALLI, CILLA, GREASE, and much more, to ensure a brilliant night out is had by all! West End superstar Suzi Madin ... Read more
Join us for our bi- weekly book reading group at Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood. We are a friendly group of people who like to take turns to read aloud. We commence at 3.00 p.m. and have a break for refreshments usually finishing around 5.00 p.m. At the moment we are reading 'The House at ... Read more
This evening we will be looking at the teachings of Donna Eden and following some practical exercises to increase our energy levels in the first half. The exercises are simple and can also be done seated. In the second half we will be looking at the temporal tap and how we can use this simple ... Read more
Based on the Oscar winning film which famously starred Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, Bill Kenwright presents the inaugural Classic Screen to Stage Theatre Company with a production of Rain Man, which won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Actor for Hoffman. When self-centred salesman Charlie Babbitt discovers that he has a ... Read more
IT SHOULD BE THE HAPPIEST DAY OF SAIMA AND RANJIT’S LIVES — THEY’RE GETTING MARRIED! They have their rings, their suits, their speeches, but Saima’s Muslim and Ranjit’s Sikh parents are not by their side. Hate, not love, hangs over this couple’s union. Partition tells the tale of how, 70 years after it was abruptly ... Read more
Join us for our bi- weekly book reading group at Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood. We are a friendly group of people who like to take turns to read aloud. We commence at 3.00 p.m. and have a break for refreshments usually finishing around 5.00 p.m. At the moment we are reading ‘The House at ... Read more
