Schools, community groups, businesses and landowners are being encouraged to think big and get creative with the launch of the Tour de Yorkshire Land Art and Best Dressed competitions! The Land Art competition recognises the efforts of those people who create the giant artworks which line the route each year. These stunning pieces are now […]
The Alhambra literally rocked as the latest version of the musical ‘We Will Rock You’ burst onto the stage to rapturous applause. On the back of the phenomenal success of the recent movie Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic of Freddie Mercury and Queen ‘We Will Rock You’ has been re-packaged and given a nip and tuck […]
Following a break of eleven years, the Leeds Conductors Competition will return in September 2020 for its tenth outing, offering transformative opportunities for young British conductors. Held at Leeds Town Hall in partnership between Leeds International Concert Season and Opera North, the Competition begins with a chance to take the podium in front of musicians […]
Kander and Ebb’s landmark musical CABARET returns to Leeds Grand Theatre from Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 March 2020. Directed by Rufus Norris and produced by Bill Kenwright, CABARET tells the tale of A young American writer, Cliff Bradshaw, and his relationship with English cabaret performer Sally Bowles. It features some of the most iconic […]
Simmering tensions, madcap capers and a spooky ghost story make up Opera North’s compelling winter season which opened to triumphant five star reviews in January before touring to theatres across the North of England. Opera North has long championed the work of Kurt Weill and the company’s first opera for 2020 is a new production […]
The phenomenal, award-winning Tango Fire returns to the UK direct from a West End run and is at St.George’s Hall, Bradford on Wednesday 19 February. Starring internationally renowned Argentinean tango superstars German Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi, who are joined by a cast of extra-ordinary tango dancers, this is a fiery and explosive journey through the […]
Frankie and Benny, the New York Italian Restaurant, is perhaps not the first place you think of for a special meal – but think again this vintage style restaurant has a great deal to offer with its excellent food, drink, efficient service and its general ambience. The atmosphere is warm and friendly here. Retro style […]
‘Scents are surer than sounds to make your heart strings crack’ so wrote Rudyard Kipling. Madame Pompadour spent the equivalent of more than a quarter of a million dollars on perfumes to impress her royal lover. Cleopatra never undertook a journey without the sails of her boat were coated with precious scented oils and Marilyn […]
Oscar®-winning romantic supernatural thriller, Ghost, will return to the big screen this Valentine’s Day to mark its 30th anniversary. Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is a banker, Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless […]
Favourite superheroes from comic books and the big screen will be assembling at the museum this February half term for a week of exciting crime-fighting combats and performances, bringing all the action of the big screen to the museum as part of the Royal Armouries ‘Make: Believe’ season of events. Visitors can watch the Superheroes […]