Leeds International Festival of Ideas 2023: at Leeds Playhouse 27 – 30 September

In a welcome return to the City, LeedsBID’s annual event will once again bring diverse guest speakers and hosts to explore thought-provoking and hot topics. Taking to two stages at the Playhouse will be 39 speakers, 11 events and new host Jon Sopel. Jon will also lead the panel for ‘Who Does Our Political System […]
Farmhouse Opens Second Venue – With Free Brunch

Monday 11 September will see the opening of indie restaurant Farmhouse in Lands Lane, specialising in brunch and all-day dishes. In celebration, Farmhouse is giving the first 300 customers to book for 11 or 12 September the chance to try brunch on the house, with a free main meal. Bookings are now available from 8 […]
An Exclusive Evening of Ballet for Just £10

Northern Ballet is hosting an exclusive Under 30s showing of their new mixed bill Generations: Three Short Ballets at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre on Tuesday 12 September, 7.30pm. So if you’re under 30 and living in Leeds, you can enjoy an exciting evening of world class ballet for only £10 per person, including a drink on arrival […]
Beautiful Thing in Rehearsal

Leeds Playhouse, Theatre Royal Stratford East and HOME Manchester have released rehearsal images of the cast and creatives in action for a new production to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Jonathan Harvey’s coming-out and coming-of-age story Beautiful Thing, directed by Anthony Simpson-Pike. Teenage boys Ste and Jamie are neighbours on a South London estate. Jamie is more knowledgeable about The Sound of Music than football, while […]
A Triple Bill of Dance – Coming to Victoria Theatre Halifax

Chantry Dance’s clock-stopping new dance show A Matter of Time will deliver a mesmerising 4800 seconds of excitement and drama. A thrilling collaboration between three innovative choreographers is bringing an exciting new dance show to audiences in Halifax. A Matter of Time, an exciting and dramatic triple bill of dance from professional dance company Chantry […]