19 January 2012
Young, fresh and undiscovered performers from across the country are invited to audition for Loserville, a new British musical, on Saturday 28th January at West Yorkshire Playhouse, and on Monday 6th February in London. Written by Elliot Davis and James Bourne (former member of pop-rock bands Busted and Son of Dork), these open auditions are [...]
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18 January 2012
Leeds Gallery is exhibiting a selection of work from six contemporary artists living or working in Yorkshire. The show, the first of two showcasing local artists, runs until Wednesday 25 January, and features David Cook, Drew Ward, Tony Noble, Mark Sofilas, Leslie Child and Helen Peyton. David Cook works in a thematic way, producing works [...]
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17 January 2012
Leeds residents are being asked to get creative and help name the new £27m wellbeing centre at Holt Park in a completion launched by Leeds City Council. The winner will not only have a hand in naming an important community landmark but will also win a six-month Bodyline fitness membership to be used immediately or [...]
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16 January 2012
Leeds-based rapper, Yannik, has just made it through to the National Grand Final of Open Mic UK at the O2 in London on 21st January. After competing against over 9,000 other unsigned musicians across the UK, he went on to perform at both the Regional and Area final heats. There’s over £50,000 in prizes up for [...]
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16 January 2012
Alhama de Granada is a pretty, ancient spa town about 53 kilometres from Granada, in the very heart of rural Andalucia. This is where retired West Yorkshire police officer, Terry Mottershead, and his wife Lisa, settled in 2004 and established The Alhambra Rambler. The Alhambra Rambler provides quality guided walking and cultural holidays, together [...]
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09 January 2012
Holocaust Memorial Day, which marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenhau on 27th January 1945, takes place on Sunday 29th January, 1.30pm at Leeds Town Hall. The event is hosted by the Lord Mayor of Leeds and will include speakers, artwork, music and performances. A group of young people from East Leeds FM recently met up with [...]
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05 January 2012
The arrival of the Olympic Torch in Skipton in 24th June has led to the cancellation of the popular Broughton Game Show – a major fundraising event for two of the region’s wholly voluntary rescue organisations, Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA) and Cave Rescue Organisation (CRO). Between them, the organisations risk losing over £20,000. [...]
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03 January 2012
Are you interested in live performance? Fancy dressing up in period Edwardian attire and heckling the upper classes? Red Ladder Theatre Company is on the look-out for performers to take part in pre-show street theatre in and around the entrance to the City Varieties Music Hall during the run of its show Big Society! A [...]
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22 December 2011
Directed by: Martin Scorsese Starring: Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen Cert: U 127 Mins In a move as surprising as the departure from his oeuvre into period drama territory with The Age of Innocence in 1993, Martin Scorsese has produced his first family film, it is as the ‘U’ rating [...]
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21 December 2011
I was lucky enough to see Northern Ballet’s Beauty and The Beast last night at Leeds Grand Theatre and WOW! What a treat! The production was absolutely stunning. The colours were rich and vibrant, the set design truly striking, the dancers mesmerising, and the score infectious. How lucky are we to have such a [...]
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