We have just commenced reading 'The Tin God' by local author Chris Nickson. 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 ... Read more

  Join us for a 5 week session of Storytelling workshops with Saskia Solomons at Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood. Tuesday Afternoons 2 -4 p.m. Everyone has a tale to tell, but how do we turn a memory into story?  This workshop will provide a warm and welcoming space to explore our personal histories and ... Read more

Join us for a 5 week session of Storytelling workshops with Saskia Solomons at Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood. Tuesday Afternoons 2 -4 p.m. Everyone has a tale to tell, but how do we turn a memory into story?  This workshop will provide a warm and welcoming space to explore our personal histories and develop ... Read more

  Join us for a walk around Leeds Centre for Light Night. Light Night is once of UK’s largest annual arts and light festivals, and some of Leeds’s most recognisable indoor and outdoor spaces are transformed by spectacular artworks and captivating performances by local, national and international artists. Free. Meet 7.00 p.m. Corn Exchange, Leeds. ... Read more

Cleopatra and her brother are vying for the throne when Julius Caesar arrives in Egypt, pursuing an enemy. Seeing the opportunity to tip the balance of power in her favour, Cleopatra seduces Caesar. A dramatic love story with all the colour, passion and epic sweep of a Hollywood blockbuster. Sung in Italian with English titles.

Join us at the Leeds Playhouse for a guided tour of the re-furbished building. There will be 2 time slots 1.00 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. Places are Free but must be pre-booked by e-mailing sibylle@leedscombinedarts.org.uk Please arrive at least 15 minutes before each tour. Please Note: This event has now reached maximum capacity.

Walk from Otley Bus Station with Rob. Join Rob for a 5 mile circular walk from the centre of Otley calling on Gallows Hill. Gallows Hill Nature Reserve occupies a strip of land on the south side of the River Wharfe east of Otley. It is signed to the left off Pool Road, just after ... Read more

Join us for a 5 week session of Storytelling workshops with Saskia Solomons at Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood. Tuesday Afternoons 2 -4 p.m. Everyone has a tale to tell, but how do we turn a memory into story?  This workshop will provide a warm and welcoming space to explore our personal histories and develop ... Read more

It’s 1975 and Sharon just wants to marry Donny Osmond. Her mum, June, is working to keep girls like Helen off the street and Fiona is desperate to get inside the Milgarth police station incident room. Between the years of 1975 and 1980 the women of Leeds lived in fear. With no clue as to ... Read more

This evening we’ll have an ‘open mic’ evening on any theme or topic for everyone to participate. All welcome. Entrance is just £3.50/£3.00 (members and concessions), including refreshments.

This bold new production of Hanif Kureishi’s iconic and Oscar-nominated screenplay, explores issues of sexuality, cultural conflict, gender equality, class and generational strife, presented against a funky backdrop of 80s music and culture. Set in London during the Thatcher years, My Beautiful Laundrette tells the story of young British Pakistani, Omar, who transforms his Uncle’s ... Read more

Join us for a 5 week session of Storytelling workshops with Saskia Solomons at Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood. Tuesday Afternoons 2 -4 p.m. Everyone has a tale to tell, but how do we turn a memory into story?  This workshop will provide a warm and welcoming space to explore our personal histories and develop ... Read more

We always like to bring you the latest cutting-edge talks from Glastonbury Symposium, with 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 ... Read more

On a cold Christmas night in bohemian Paris, Mimì knocks on Rodolfo’s door in search of a candle and a love is sparked that changes their lives forever. But can this love survive the harsh winter? Set in the bustling clubs and cafés of early-60s Paris, don’t miss Opera North’s production of one of the ... Read more

Presented by Thunder Road & Harrogate Theatre, Something is rotten in the town of Inglenook. Sour milk, unread post, dogs howling day and night, the locals are vanishing...seemingly into thin air. As fear haunts the remaining few, a young scientist is disturbed by a noise underground. It’s the sound of terror, and it’s getting louder. ... Read more

Step into the world of Dracula – if you dare…. Seducing countless generations, Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire lives on in this extraordinary ballet. The dark tale of the immortal Count is played out through Northern Ballet’s blend of sensuous dancing and gripping theatre enhanced by gothic sets and costumes. If you think you know what ... Read more