Opera North & Shadwell Opera Present The World Premiere of The Devil’s Den
Howard Assembly Room, Leeds on Saturday 15 November 2025, at 3pm and 6pm. Opera North joins forces with the award-winning young company Shadwell Opera to present the world premiere of The Devil’s Den, an extraordinary new opera by Isabella Gellis – a bold, atmospheric work rooted in English folklore, ritual and superstition. This is the first opera ever to feature a live Morris Dancing […]
House of Koko is Opening in The City Centre
The much-loved independent café brand, House of Koko is coming to Leeds city centre this week with the opening of its third venue. House of Koko has been a fixture of Leeds’ café culture since 2015. Known for its Middle Eastern–inspired menus, exceptional coffee and design-led spaces, the new venue marks the next chapter for […]
MUTTON – at Leeds Central Library on 13 November
MUTTON is the new play from Leeds theatre company Brave Words, exploring the rise and fall of the Yorkshire Witch. ‘Prophecy, poison and poultry’ It’s 1809. Mary Bateman is about to be hung for witchcraft and murder. Her career of crime has included fake identities, magic charms, poisoned pudding, a holy hen, drunk watchmen and – of course […]
Leeds Pub is Good Food Guide’s No.1
The Good Food Guide defies doom and gloom of Britain’s pubs demise with its launch of 100 Best Pubs, featuring Leeds’ Highland Laddie in top spot. The Good Food Guide, Britain’s authority on eating out since 1951, has published its inaugural list of 100 Best Pubs in Britain, in partnership with Timothy Taylor’s Landlord and supported by […]
Peter Grant.. at City Varieties Music Hall on 9 October
Peter Grant has announced the one–off reunion show in his home county, preceding his next album, expected in 2026. “Andy Williams meets Scott Walker!” – BBC“He doesn’t just sing songs, he lives them!” – Don Black Peter Grant, the Yorkshire-born musical phenomenon, has announced details of his homecoming concert taking place in October 2025. For […]
