From West End Classics to Hot Historical Hits they are all coming to The Grand Theatre at Leeds next year. CABARET Tue 3 – Sat 7 March Bill Kenwright presents the multi-award winning production of Kander and Ebb’s landmark musical, Cabaret, starring John Partridge (Celebrity MasterChef 2018, EastEnders, A Chorus Line, Chicago, La Cage Aux Folles) as Emcee, Kara Lily Hayworth (Cilla The […]
As a very young journalist I was dispatched to Edinburgh to cover some cultural event and when I got to my hotel I couldn’t get near as The Bay City Rollers were staying there! I remember having to convince security who I was and why I was there until eventually when I produced my press […]
As we hang on to the last rays of sunshine still treasuring memories of our days in the sun a wonderful new season approaches – Autumn. Autumn links us between those steamy hot days and nights and the prospect of snuggling up in front of a log fire or stepping out in our evening […]
Joe Brown celebrates his 60th showbiz anniversary with a brand new tour. Back with a new band including fiddle virtuoso Tom Leary, ace bass player Andy Crowdy and Joe’s 27 year stalart band member drummer, percussionist and singer Phil Capaldi. For this concert Joe will combine timeless classics, rockability, gospel, country, blueglass and of course […]
Otley, nestled between cosmopolitan Leeds and the Yorkshire Dales, is no stranger to town crying. The office of Otley Bellman has been around since the Middle Ages and current incumbent, Terry Ford (pictured), originally from the north-east, has won a string of gongs, including that of 2017 national champion. As home crier, Terry will welcome […]
TV favourite, Sherrie Hewson, and magician, Pete Firman, top the bill this September in The Good Old Days at City Varieties Music Hall. Sherrie Hewson is best known for her roles in the ITV soap operas Coronation Street, Crossroads and Emmerdale. More recently she starred as Joyce Temple-Savage in the ITV sitcom Benidorm and in […]
Based on the best-selling books by Liz Pichon, this brand new story is brought to you by the award winning producers of Horrible Histories and Gangsta Granny. It’s pure fun for the whole family whether you’re a lover of the books or new to Tom and his friends. Tom’s doing everything possible to stay out […]
Arts in Call Lane is one of the city’s hidden gastronomic gems! One of the first independent restaurants in the city it has gone from strength to strength and now boasts new owners, a new name – now referred to Arts not Arts Café and a new head chef – Simon Turner. Arts has also […]
Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Misérables is set to run at Leeds Grand Theatre from Thursday 23 July to Saturday 15 August 2020. Since Cameron Mackintosh first conceived this new production of Les Misérables in 2009 to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary it has taken the world by storm. Originally touring the UK throughout 2009/10, and […]
Arthur Miller’s classic drama A View from the Bridge is a classic play, a co-production between York Theatre Royal and Royal & Derngate Northampton. In 1950s New York respected longshoreman Eddie Carbone lives a life of seeming stability with his wife and niece in a tight knit, immigrant community bound by moral codes of justice […]