Opera North – It all starts in Leeds
Opera North’s 2022 Winter Season opens at Leeds Grand Theatre in January with two new shows. Rigoletto (Verdi) – opens Sat 22 January Making his opera directing debut is Nigerian-British theatre artist Femi Elufowoju Jr, in a production ‘mapping identity and inequality onto a contemporary canvas’. Eric Greene returns in the title role, and Sir Willard White as Count Monterone, […]
Not just a new ankle….
Yorkshire businessman, Mick Fogarty, doesn’t just have a new ankle; he also has a new lease of life. Mick has done more exercise in the last few months than he has for many years. Having lost 20 kgs in weight, completed two rigorous boot camps in Spain and regularly walking 12.5 kilometres, he has come […]
Manchester Collective: Heavy Metal at Howard Assembly Room on 5 December
Experimental programming and daring collaborations are the hallmarks of Manchester Collective, formed in 2016 by Adam Szabo (Chief Executive) and Rakhi Singh (Music Director). Their cutting age contemporary music combined with classical masterpieces is now staged in concert halls, club spaces and warehouses across the UK and the rest of Europe. Their debut album The Centre […]
Chophaus Invites Dom Taylor and his Caribbean Flavours
Dom will be taking over Chophaus’ kitchen on 29 November to create his Caribbean food – with soul. Whilst the eatery is best known for its steaks and bar, the team has worked with Dom to produce a menu of traditional island dishes. At London’s Fourteen87, Dom has been demonstrating his culinary flair and expertise […]
Flamenco Comes to Leeds!
The award-winning Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company visits Leeds for the first time by invitation of the Instituto Cervantes. Art of Believing, a vibrant, exciting show, covers a wide variety of flamenco styles, and you can experience this rich aspect of Spanish culture at the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds […]
