Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Interplay: at Quarry Theatre Until 2 April
Interplay cascades between the playful and the profound, creating a work as tightly-bound as it is exploratory. In ‘Next of Kin’ (choreographed by Marcus Jarrell Willis) there is a subversion of the typical closed embrace; here, the two dancers dance side by side, with one often darting into the dark before the other, waiting for […]
Small Island: at Leeds Playhouse Until 28 March
Adapted by Helen Edmundson from the novel by Andrea Levy and now directed by Matthew Xia, Small Island lays dreams and disappointments side by side, culminating into a breathtaking and masterful saga which both confronts and entertains. Act One is one of upheaval. An open doorway presides over the set as the only constant. Screens […]
The Sculpture Gallery September 2025.. David Cemmick
With poised mastery of both medium and space, David Cemmick brings to Leeds an elegant exploration of the animal kingdom. Cemmick’s exhibition this month at the Sculpture Gallery opens with the glare of a wolf, a confrontation no less impressive having been constructed by cardboard. Across the gallery an array of other animals find themselves […]
Consumed: at Courtyard Theatre Until 13 September
Does your family have skeletons in the closet? For Consumed, a play in which four generations of family secrets are unleashed in claustrophobic bursts within the same kitchen in which soup is slurped, chicken sliced and happy birthday sung, the answer can only be yes. Not so much a play that bubbles and fizzes with […]
The Sculpture Gallery August 2025: Fernanda Cortes
Nestled within the calm of Leeds Corn Exchange, Fernanda Cortes’ appearance at The Sculpture Gallery offers a compelling, if a little disquieting, guest exhibition. At first glance, it may be easy to pass off Cortes’ sculptures as merely fantastical creatures far removed from the realities of life. However, on closer inspection, it is clear Cortes […]
