Welcome to Sameena Hussain, Leeds Playhouse’s Latest Young Director
The Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme (RTYDS) places new, emerging and experienced theatre directors as resident directors in theatres around the country, with a focus on theatres outside London. In Leeds at what will be the newly refurbished Leeds Playhouse from September this year, the resident director will be Sameena Hussain. Sameena will be given […]
Leeds Lit Fest Shortlisted For an Award in its First Year
It’s a significant achievement for Leeds Lit Fest – shortlisted as Best Lit Fest in the Saboteur Awards 2019. There are nominations for Leeds writers in two other categories – Joe Williams for Best Novella for his “An Otley Run” and Strix Magazine for Best Magazine. If you want to support this Leeds Festival as […]
First Cohort for East Street Arts National GUILD Programme
Last year GUILD, a pioneering arts development programme, was created by Leeds’ East Street Arts to look into how cities and towns can develop and support artists’ spaces. Over the course of two decades, East Street Arts has supported over 20,000 artists to flourish and build sustainable careers, reinvented 500 temporary venues as art galleries […]
Leeds Mencap, Children and The Magic of Film
For some people, it is very difficult to experience what we take as fairly normal activity, whether it’s shopping, travelling on public transport or a trip to the theatre or cinema. Mencap’s research and experience have revealed that 70% of parents with a child with a learning disability feel unwelcome and uncomfortable in public. […]
Preview: Yellow is The Colour of Sunshine
tutti frutti theatre company presents this world premiere, written by Brendan Murray, at Carriageworks on 18 May, and at Seven Arts on 13 June. In between and beyond those dates, performances take place in various towns across the UK until 14 July. Yellow is the Colour of Sunshine is for children of 3 and above. […]
