Wonderland Awaits: City Centre Immersive Experience Inspired by Classic Tales: 26 July Until 31 August
Step into a storybook this summer as Leeds becomes the stage for Wonderland Awaits. From Saturday 26 July to Sunday 31 August 2025, Leeds City Centre will be reimagined through the curious lens of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, with seven larger-than-life installations and a free family trail guaranteed to spark imagination, laughter, and discovery. […]
Batiks of Indonesia: Java and Beyond – at Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery Until 30 August
Waxing lyrical: discover the beautiful batiks of Java and beyond at the University of Leeds. Exquisite, intricate and inimitable, a varied selection of Indonesian fabrics is shown in the context of thecultures they emerged from and the techniques that produced them, in a new display at the University ofLeeds’ Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery. The […]
Howard Assembly Room: Music to Remember
The coming months in the Howard Assembly Room in the heart of Leeds celebrate the power of music to move, inspire and entertain, with concerts spanning a host of musical genres and traditions. Isla Mundell-Perkins, Director of Artistic Administration: “Having our very own venue gives us the opportunity to programme artists that we admire from […]
By Royal Appointment: at Leeds Grand Theatre 24 to 28 June
ANNE REID, CAROLINE QUENTIN, JAMES DREYFUS and JAMES WILBY star in the production of the brand-new play By Royal Appointment, coming to Leeds Grand Theatre from Tue 24 to Sat 28 June 2025. Starring national treasure Anne Reid as The Queen, doyen of stage and screen Caroline Quentin as The Dresser, with Olivier award-winning James […]
Leeds Author Anne-Louise Quinton’s Debut Novel Published
Some people die and that’s the end. Others get placed ‘on hold’ because they are still connected to someone or something in the present. Only when they have passed on their knowledge can they rest. Three separate, but strikingly similar incidents occur within days of each other, to normal people, living ordinary lives. Elinor, Ed […]
