Green Eggs and Ham at Leeds Central Library on 15 February

This is opera for all ages from the age of 4!  It’s perfect if you want to introduce your offspring to this art form, because it’s a family show and is touring the north of England until 22 March. Children can experience live opera music and singing at close range at Leeds’ Central Library on […]

Oracle is Closing on 1 February

Oracle’s Bar and Nightclub will close on 1 February after 15 successful years, which included winning ‘UK Bar of the Year’ at the National Bar, Entertainment and Dance Awards. The lease, along with an era, has come to an end, and nostalgia is already beginning to emerge for those who have enjoyed Oracle’s hospitality for […]

Opera North – The Howard Opera Centre

It is fitting that Leeds’ much beloved Opera North’s redeveloped HQ will carry the name of Dr Keith Howard, OBE, whose hugely generous, personal gift of £11.25 million has made such a difference to the current development project, Music Works. Dr Howard’s donation is thought to be one of the largest made privately to a […]

Leeds Lit Fest 4 – 8 March 2020

The second year of Leeds Lit Fest offers a unique programme with three themes, one of which will build on the quirky nature of the first Festival in 2019: The first is a non-traditional literary inspired theme facilitated by funding from the Arts Council.  Joe Williams, a Leeds poet, has been commissioned to bring his […]

ELO AGAIN – at Ilkley Kings Hall on 21 February

This tribute show is the UK’s most popular, I guess because of the wonderful combination of vocals, instrumentation, lighting and visual effects….. …..and of course there’s the nostalgia factor!  It’s been described as the ultimate tribute to Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra, the more so because the show covers all of the big […]