Pictures motion picture, comes to Leeds Grand Theatre from Tue 26 – Sat 30 May 2026. This new stage adaptation features a book by Robert Mark Kamen, screenwriter of the original 1984 film that launched a 40-year global franchise, and music and lyrics by Drew Gasparini. Honouring the roots of the timeless story, this new […]
UK’S BIGGEST FAMILY WATER SAFETY FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THE DEEP THIS MAY The UK’s biggest family water safety festival, powered by partnerships, is back at The Deep for the fourth year running. Visitors attending the iconic aquarium over May half-term can expect to gear up for an engaging and action-packed event, as their popular ‘H2O Heroes’ […]
Red Ladder Theatre Company and Silent Uproar – two boundary-pushing theatre companies – are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership, showcasing the North of England’s rich seam of playwriting talent. Leeds-based Red Ladder and Hull’s Silent Uproar will co-produce two new plays starting with Close Enough to Touch, a powerful, one-person show about sex, […]
Kings of comedy Le Navet Bete – one of the UK’s most-loved comedy theatre companies and creators of smash-hit family shows Dracula: The Bloody Truth, King Arthur and Treasure Island – will be back at York Theatre Royal next month from 18th to 20th June with their riotous all-out hilarious ride through the world of Greek mythology Oh […]
Celebrate the Spring Bank Holiday with a weekend of jazz and electronic music at the Howard Assembly Room on New Briggate, as the venue hosts live performances from the legendary DJ E.A.S.E and Reach Up Disco Wonderland duo DJ Andy Smith and Nick Halkes. Thursday 21 May sees Leeds-born DJ E.A.S.E reunite with the original […]
Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine when I was a toddler and my mum used to lift me up to post letters to her friends in the large brass mailbox at the city’s main post office that one day, decades later, I would be dining inside that very building in one of the […]
Fresh handmade cosmetics company Lush is giving away free products on 10th May, to help Leeds marathon runners get back on their feet after the gruelling 26.2 mile race.* The Lush store on Commercial Street will be giving away the brand’s new Marathon-exclusive Ouchy magnesium massage balm and The Good Hour shower jelly —inspired by […]
Horrible Histories live on stage is coming to the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford from Thursday 4 – Saturday 6 June with two fun-packed shows for families. A hysterical ride through history, the Terrible Tudors and Awful Egyptians will feature eye-popping 3D special effects which are guaranteed to thrill all ages. In Terrible Tudors the audience will […]
Ghost Story comes to Leeds Grand Theatre from Mon 11 – Sat 16 May 2026. What do you believe? And do you dare discover the truth? Written by award-winning writer Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcast and TV series Uncanny, and directed by Matthew Dunster, it’s an adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge and […]
The acclaimed stage adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption, based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, comes to Leeds Grand Theatre from Tue 19 to Sat 23 May 2026. Adapted by Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns and starring Joe McFadden in the role of the wrongly convicted Andy Dufresne, Ben Onwukwe as […]