John Wilson’s seventy piece superstar orchestra returns to Leeds Town Hall on Sunday 9 December with a brand new show, At The Movies. The Orchestra, founded by conductor John Wilson, has established an international reputation performing repertoire from the golden era of Hollywood and Broadway musicals and music for the big screen. Joined by guest […]
From Monday 3 to Sunday 9 December 2018, National Lottery-funded heritage attractions are saying #ThanksToYou to National Lottery players by offering free entry, treats or discounts at hundreds of UK-Based National Lottery funded visitor’s attractions, and sport, arts and community projects. Leeds Grand Theatre will be saying #ThanksToYou by giving away 140th birthday branded Tote […]
Jersey Boys is not just another Jukebox musical that’s an excuse for wrapping a back catalogue of hits round a flimsy story. This is a powerful story about four ordinary guys, brought up on the wrong side of the tracks in the Anglo-Italian area of New Jersey where organised crime was an active presence and […]
The first of Tetley’s Ale Trails will take place on Thursday 22nd November Join Tetley’s for an evening of songs, chat, food and a few pints as we visit three hand-picked pubs in Leeds (The Grove, The Adelphi and The Tetley Building). The evening stars at 7.pm at The Grove Inn, Back Row, Leeds 11 […]
Leeds audiences will not be able to take their eyes off the Jersey Boys when the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning show opens at Leeds Grand Theatre from Tuesday 20 November to Saturday 1 December 2018. Based on the remarkable true story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, the musical charts the ‘wrong side […]
Leeds Philharmonic Chorus joins forces with the world’s most famous brass band, Black Dyke Band, to perform a rare arrangement of Handel’s Messiah at Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 8 December. Handel’s Messiah remains the composer’s most famous work which tells the story of Jesus’ birth, life, death and final victory over sin and death. […]
Opera North’s massed musical forces prepare to come together for a specially commissioned work in commemoration of the centenary of the Armistice, to be performed at Leeds Town Hall on Saurday 1 December. Former Music Director of Opera North, Richard Farnes returns to the helm of the Orchestra to present the second-ever performance of Will […]
On Saturday 24 November the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Leeds Town Hall, to present a programme of music inspired by stories and pictures from across the globe. Maestro Vasily Petrenko leads the country’s longest surviving orchestra through performances of Tchaikovsky’s symphonic fantasy Francesca da Rimini, Mussorgsky’s Picture’s at an Exhibition, a work conceived in tribute to […]
The world premiere of a brand new stage adaptation of the classic thriller Dracula comes to The Alhambra Bradford from 27 November to 1st December. Completely re-imagined by a world class creative team this is a live multi-sensory trip of terror. The stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel is brought to life in a contemporary, […]
Jazz singer-songwriter Madeleine Peyroux brings her exquisite vocals and brand new album Anthem to Leeds Town Hall on Monday 26 November, with Tom Baxter to support. Madeleine Peyroux’s extraordinary journey is one of music industry’s most compelling. Eight albums and 22 years since her debut Dreamland, Peyroux continues to challenge the confines of jazz, venturing into […]