Thought Bubble Comic Convention in Harrogate 4 – 10 November
Thought Bubble has a new home this year, in Harrogate Convention Centre – and some new quests are joining in, including GBBO’s Kim-Joy, who is making her debut. Also new to the Festival are Invader Zim creator Jhonen Vasquez, Brian Azzarello (Joker, Wonder Woman and Hellblazer) and Gemma Correll (NY Times and The Observer). This, […]
Yorkshire More Moves In With Leeds Cookery School
The two social enterprises of Leeds Cookery School and Yorkshire More are now sharing a home at Gipton Fire Station. Yorkshire More donates its profits to mental health projects in Leeds. The enterprise has the help of 20 volunteers who have for four years made jams and chutneys to raise funds. Originally, funding came from […]
Yorkshire Poet’s First Play To Tour The UK
Andrew McMillan, an award-winning poet from Barnsley, has written Dorian, retelling Oscar Wilde’s classic. It’s the third in Huddersfield’s Proper Job Theatre Company’s Monster trilogy, all three of which transform literary classics for the stage, and all three by known poets. Ian McMillan, Barnsley’s ‘bard’, penned Nosferatu as the first in the trilogy and Helen […]
Backstage Pass for Young People at City Varieties
7 to 17 years olds have the opportunity join Backstage Pass and take part in some fun-filled activities at City Varieties Music Hall (CVMH) during August, joining workshops which include dance, junk percussion, performance, directing, script-writing and improvisation. It’s a chance to work with professionals, meet new people and gain new skills – and no experience is […]
Opera North – Best Newcomer 2019 Creative Green Awards
A commitment to environmental sustainability has been recognised by the award to Opera North of Best Newcomer by the Creative Green Awards. The Awards are organised by Julie’s Bicycle so that climate action leadership in the cultural sector does not go unnoticed. What caught the judges’ attention in particular was the range of initiatives which […]
