Wicked at Leeds Grand Theatre
Well, at last it’s happened – I have joined what seems to be the 99% of the population who has seen Wicked. This is the musical which appears to have the same effect on people as The Rocky Horror Show and the film version of The Sound of Music, in that there is a large […]
This Is Elvis at Leeds Grand Theatre Until 9 June
This is Elvis is, unsurprisingly, a musical about ‘The King of Rock and Roll’. It concentrates on two specific dates in his life; the first is 3rd December 1968 which was the live NBC television special called ‘Elvis’ but has always been known as the Comeback Special. The second was 31st July 1969, his first […]
National Fish and Chips Day at Art’s Cafe Bar – With Contemporary Choices
Friday (or should that be fryday) 1st June was National Fish and Chips Day and to mark that fact, Art’s Cafe Bar in The Calls put on a special Classic v Modern menu. There was the traditional Haddock in Batter on the normal menu and the chef had devised a modern twist on the national dish. […]
Leeds Food and Drink Festival – Now in its 8th Year
Should you be in Leeds between 1st and 3rd June then why not pop along to Millennium Square and visit Leeds Food and Drink Festival which is now in its eighth year? I know that we seem to be reviewing food festivals ad nauseam lately but they are a great way to while away an […]
Beautiful: The Carole King Story
How do you tell the story of a sixty-year long songwriting career in the space of a two and a half hour musical? Answer: you don’t. You do what the director Marc Bruni has done with the Carole King story ‘Beautiful’. You narrow the timespan to cover the period from her first song being published […]
