Born Edith Gassion in 1915, no one could have predicted Edith Piaf’s phenomenal rise to fame – from singing in the streets of Paris to becoming one of France’s biggest international stars, her voice is still revered to this day. But her extraordinary talent was matched with an equally extraordinary personal life. Pam Gems’ sensational ... Read more

Photography and Landscape Summer 2021 Leeds Combined Arts This July Leeds Combined Arts offers the first pair in a series of walks in which we shall be photographing some places of local interest around Headingley and building collages from the views we capture. The second walk will be on July 29th along Woodhouse Ridge to ... Read more

A Sussex churchyard. Villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will not survive the coming year are thought to walk. And in the shadows, a woman lies dead. As the flood waters rise, Connie Gifford is marooned in a decaying house with her increasingly tormented father. He drinks to escape the ... Read more

Meet at Leeds Central Bus station outside Greggs. Join us for a day trip to Barnard Castle & Northallerton.  Set on a high rock above the River Tees, Barnard Castle takes its name from its 12th century founder, Bernard de Balliol. It was later developed by the Beauchamp family and then passed into the hands ... Read more

A Sussex churchyard. Villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will not survive the coming year are thought to walk. And in the shadows, a woman lies dead. As the flood waters rise, Connie Gifford is marooned in a decaying house with her increasingly tormented father. He drinks to escape the ... Read more

Nature has been our faithful companion in lockdown. In parks, pastures, allotments and gardens, it has helped us through the tough times. Now, a new botanical paradise is growing in the heart of the city as we transform the Quarry Theatre into a horticultural haven where a company of older performers will share their personal ... Read more

A Sussex churchyard. Villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will not survive the coming year are thought to walk. And in the shadows, a woman lies dead. As the flood waters rise, Connie Gifford is marooned in a decaying house with her increasingly tormented father. He drinks to escape the ... Read more

A Sussex churchyard. Villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will not survive the coming year are thought to walk. And in the shadows, a woman lies dead. As the flood waters rise, Connie Gifford is marooned in a decaying house with her increasingly tormented father. He drinks to escape the ... Read more

A story of sexual power, cruelty and deceit. In 18th century France, letters fly between the mansions of two bored aristocrats as they spin a web of heartbreak and ruin. It might seem like a game, but lives will be ruined and love irrevocably lost. From the original scandalous novel, the acclaimed film starring John ... Read more

For the first poetry event of our autumn programme this presentation will consist of poems and other creative pieces covering events from the first two decades of the 21st Century.  The whole of life will be represented. Entrance £3.50/£3.00 members and concessions. Pay on the door.