22 July 2014
‘Mean Streets’, a party with a purpose, brought together an eclectic mix of music, dance and entertainment and raised over £1,000 for homeless charity, Simon on the Streets. Organised by Swan Love, a not-for-profit independent organisation that helps charities to raise their profile as well as vital funds, the event was hosted at by White […]
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22 July 2014
Leeds is very definitely the place to be this Summer if you are a fan of musicals. No sooner has the wonderful, sold-out “Wicked’ moved on, than Shrek The Musical® moves in to take its place at Leeds Grand Theatre, from 23rd July – 17th August. In fact, Shrek is launching its national tour here […]
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22 July 2014
Well known for its atmospheric 12th century abbey ruins, the National Trust estate of Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal is also home to a unique 18th century World Heritage Site garden. Considered to be one of the most spectacular water gardens in England, Studley Royal water gardens are often overlooked by the estate’s visitors, a […]
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21 July 2014
An exciting new drama, Extraordinary opens at Carriageworks Theatre next weekend This original production is brought to you by Carriageworks Young Theatre Makers, directed by Ruth Cooper. Extraordinary reveals the stigmas attached to being a child genius and the difficulties they must overcome to change the world. The production shows how, in an adult […]
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21 July 2014
The Brontë Society will mark Emily Brontë’s birthday with a unique programme of events on 27th July at Brontë Parsonage and Haworth. The day will involve taking the Keighley Worth Valley Railway, a talk by railway history expert David Pearson, and a vintage bus ride up to the Brontë Parsonage Museum. On arrival there […]
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18 July 2014
In the run up to Unity Day Swarthmore and Oblong are running a number of free workshops. This year they’ll have a huge Arts presence across the park at Unity Day as well as running the Memory Lane tent with Owls giving away free homemade cakes and refreshments and organising fun activities and music […]
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18 July 2014
Boyhood Directed by: Richard Linklater Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater Cert: 15 Running time: 166 mins Well, if this doesn’t cement Richard Linklater’s reputation as one of the most important American filmmakers of the last quarter century, I don’t know what will. From the outset he has shown himself as comfortable […]
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17 July 2014
Red Ladder supporters Phill Jupitus and Paul Heaton got behind the ‘Save Red Ladder’ big red megaphone for the official launch of www.saveredladder.co.uk. Following the announcement on Tuesday 1 July that the UK’s leading radical theatre company Red Ladder is to receive a 100% cut to its Arts Council funding, a team of independent […]
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