Past Events

BOOK NOW FOR THIS CHERISHED CLASSIC

BOOK NOW FOR THIS CHERISHED CLASSIC

Audiences are invited to consider themselves at home with Leeds Playhouse this festive season 2023 as it stages Lionel Bart’s magnificent musical masterpiece, Oliver!. Directed by Leeds Playhouse Artistic Director and Chief Executive, James Brining , this cherished classic will take audiences on a spectacular journey through the streets of Victorian London from 27 November 2023 […]

THE GARDEN PARTY WEEKENDER

THE GARDEN PARTY WEEKENDER

Leeds based music festival The Garden Party Weekender is returning for their huge 2023 soiree. Spanning across two days and two stages in Leeds city centre, the event will be the brand’s biggest party yet. On Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th May at the newly launched Canvas Yard. Now featuring a brand new third stage, […]

A JANE AUSTEN CLASSIC

A JANE AUSTEN CLASSIC

  Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) comes to Leeds Grand Theatre from 24–29 April This unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s classic love story features a string of pop classics including Young Hearts Run Free, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and You’re So Vain.Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent […]

TROPICAL WORLD WELCOMES A HOST OF NEW ANIMALS

TROPICAL WORLD WELCOMES A HOST OF NEW ANIMALS

There’s a whole new host of animals at Tropical World now since its refurbishment. Among the new species, there are three Indian Crested Porcupines, a mother and her two sons and a male Argentine Black and White Tegu, the largest species of the ‘tegu’ lizards. And there’s also a chance to swing by and meet […]

AN EXCITING CULTURAL SEASON

AN EXCITING CULTURAL SEASON

Yorkshire born and bred choreographer Gary Clarke returns to Lawrence Batley Theatre with his feature length show about 90s club culture WASTELAND. At the time of the miners strikes, a sub-culture was born. Gary Clarke’s explosive Wasteland explores that time when despair turned into euphoria as the ravaged landscape of post-industrial Britain was transformed by […]

LIVING ON FRESH AIR

LIVING ON FRESH AIR

The John Godber Company is bringing a brand-new John Godber comedy to Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre in April. The show stars John Godber and Jane Thornton as newly retired couple Caroline and Dave who have everything they have ever wanted: a nice house, a hot tub, a small mortgage, a few savings and a new […]

DRIZZLE AND SWIRL AND MAKE YOUR OWN EASTER EGG

DRIZZLE AND SWIRL AND MAKE YOUR OWN EASTER EGG

Become a chocolate-connoisseur this Easter holiday with York’s Chocolate Story Easter Masterclasses! Drizzle and swirl a bespoke Easter-egg design during expert-led chocolate piping activities, then celebrate your hard work with the creamy taste of York’s Chocolate Story’s signature hot chocolates. Entertaining and informative, this masterclass is the perfect Easter treat for chocolate lovers of any […]

OH YES IT IS – A SWASHBUCKLING PANTOMIME AT YORK THIS YEAR

OH YES IT IS – A SWASHBUCKLING PANTOMIME AT YORK THIS YEAR

Following a celebrated run of Old Granny Goose in Christmas 2022, York legend Berwick Kaler returns this year for another madcap panto Robinson Crusoe and The Pirates of The River Ouse. Berwick will be joined on the Grand Opera House stage by his usual gang of David Leonard, Suzy Cooper, Martin Barrass and AJ Powell […]

THE PEARL FISHERS

THE PEARL FISHERS

Performing The Pearl Fishers for the first time since 1995/96, when Philip Prowse’s 1988 production was revived, Opera North presents Bizet’s opera in a new production in Leeds, followed by a concert tour to Manchester, Hull, Gateshead and Nottingham. Written some ten years before Carmen, The Pearl Fishers tells the story of two men, Nadir […]

ARMED FORCES DAY EVENTS

ARMED FORCES DAY EVENTS

  Hosted by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Armed Forces Day celebrates the courage, dedication, and commitment of the British armed forces. This year The Dishforth Military Wives Choir will be appearing at the event. People of all ages and backgrounds are invited to come along to this year’s free event which will span the […]