By Liz Coggins on June 11, 2015
Past Events

Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s new musical THE GIRLS, based on Calendar Girls, opens this November with its world premiere in Leeds and they are looking for a 17 year-old actor to play the son of Miss September; Tommo is described as ‘a great lad – a sportsman, good looking, cocky and girl mad!’ The […]
By Liz Coggins on June 10, 2015
Past Events, Theatre

The Producers is an irreverent musical but a brilliant one. A show that sends up Hitler, gay men, lesbians, actors, accountants and old people could easily be seen as offensive – but the fact The Producers is sparkling, spectacular and above all pure entertainment. The plot revolves around a has been Hollywood producer Max Bialystock […]
By Liz Coggins on June 5, 2015
Past Events

The eagerly awaited musical The Bodyguard fired up and literally exploded onto the Alhambra stage using just about every special effects technique in the book. With very little substance in its shallow, inadequate plot and gaps in the storyline that leave many points unexplained it could easily have transcended into a damp squib. But with […]
By Liz Coggins on June 3, 2015
Health & Beauty

Chanel’s Sublimage La Protection UV SPF 50 is the ultimate product to invest in for the summer months. This product has more than a sunscreen action it regenerates the skin and has a strong anti-aging element . It’s unique formula shelters skin from damage by ultraviolet rays and the environment and the incredibly light texture […]
By Liz Coggins on June 3, 2015
Past Events

I always thought P G Wodehouse novels were reading fodder for red faced retired majors in the smoke filled lst class railway carriages of the fifties, heads submerged in a volume of Wooster and away chortling loudly away at his upper class wit. Wodehouse’s work was certainly not for the younger end, especially the “gals” […]
By Liz Coggins on May 12, 2015
Past Events

On Thursday 14 May, for one night only, Leeds Kirkgate Market will open after hours for a special M&S Company Archive event as part of Museums at Night. Marks in Time Live: After Hours will delve into the retailer’s 130 year history exploring the very beginnings of M&S, with the ‘four ghosts of M&S past’ […]
By Liz Coggins on April 17, 2015
Food & Drink

Ipsum Vinoteca is one of the city’s hidden gems. Located in the heart of Leeds’ Art Quarter at Munro House in Duke Street it’s city’s newest wine bar that hides a secret within – a small, intimate restaurant that affords its patrons the ultimate dining experience. For dining at Ipsum Vinoteca is unique. Don’t expect […]
By Liz Coggins on April 15, 2015
Past Events

A hit production of the classic American musical, Carousel, is returning to the Grand Theatre from 13th to 23rd May. Voted the best musical of the 20th century by Time magazine, Carousel is one of the finest works composed by one of Broadway’s most successful partnerships, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Alongside Carousel, their […]
By Liz Coggins on April 8, 2015
Health & Beauty

GOOD FOUNDATIONS Bobbi Brown has always believed in the holistic approach to beauty and inspired by her philosophy is her new Intensive Skin Serum Foundation with an SPF 40. This miracle foundation re-energises, boosts moisture, restores radiance and helps strengthen skin preventing moisture from escaping. Available in 16 shades it a must have for spring. […]
By Liz Coggins on March 31, 2015
Fashion, Health & Beauty

From Salvador Dali to Man Ray and Horst P, this season beauty trends take their cues from Surrealist art. The New Natural: Fresh, subtle and tousled waves – the secret to working SS15 beauty trends. There is something irresistibly seductive about perfectly textured hair. “Loose movement and soft textures instantly make a short style look feminine […]