The Last Ship at Leeds Grand Theatre
A polemical play about Tyneside‘s shipyards is unlikely to sell out a much-loved Grand Theatre stage more accustomed to BBC1 dancers and Agatha Christie re-imaginations. Add a music superstar and a dusting of famous soap opera faces to the playbill, and you might stand at least a chance. That was the rationale behind The […]
The Coffee Shop Freelance Fraternity
When I tell people I’m freelance and work from home, I usually get one of a few reactions I’ve become all too familiar with: Seemingly friendly but with a clear undercurrent of ‘you don’t really work, do you? You watch TV all day in your pants.’ Barely disguised jealousy – usually from someone who doesn’t […]
Dugs n’ Pubs: Watering Holes You Can Share With Your Dog
Rosie O’Brien explores this fairly recent initiative to include our four-legged friends in our social lives. Dugs welcome stickers are in the windows of bars and pubs across our City, signalling places you can take your furry four-legged friend with you for a relaxing post-walk pint. It’s all part of a scheme called ‘Dugs […]
Tango Moderno at Leeds Grand Theatre
Other than a weekly dose of sparkly, orange, Strictly–fied celebrities through the cooler months, and an annual Christmas trip to the ballet, dance performances are low on my to–do list. Not because I have anything against dance, but as a writer I find it easier to connect to a story told through words. I said […]
Brooklyn Brewery tap takeover at Brooklyn Bar
Brooklyn Brewery has become a fixture in our supermarkets and behind the bars of chain pubs up and down the country’s high streets; so much so that the more out-and-out hipster establishments started to phase it out some years ago. But the real story behind this craft beer behemoth is a punk fairy-tale. It was […]
