Yorkshire Rewilding Festival – WildSong Night 23 June
Yorkshire Rewilding Network, organisers of the Region’s first Rewilding Festival, hope the audience for WildSong Night will arrive intrigued – and leave inspired, uplifted and with a deep sense of connection to the natural world. WildSong Night is a magical night of story-telling from Leeds-based Matthew Bellwood, woven with musical accompaniment from Georgina Buchanan (pictured), […]
The Commitments UK and Ireland Tour – With Nigel Pivaro
The Commitments first burst from the pages of Roddy Doyle’s best-selling novel 35 years ago. The world’s hardest working and most explosive soul band returned in an all-new stage production last November and will be at Leeds Grand Theatre from 19 – 24 June. The smash-hit musical will star Coronation Street’s Terry Duckworth – Nigel […]
Forever Tenors to Perform a Benefit Show in Leeds
Yorkshire’s own classical crossover duo will be returning to Leeds City Varieties on 4 June to perform a special fundraising show in collaboration with Leeds-based cancer charity Jacqui’s Million. Forever Tenors – Adam Lacey and Robert Durkin – have had a meteoric rise in the classical crossover world over the last two years. They have […]
Opera North’s Spring Season – The Pearl Fishers and Requiem
Two new Opera North productions explore loss, memory and renewal: Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers and a contemporary dance staging of Mozart’s Requiem paired with After Tears, a new commission by South African composer Neo Muyanga. This collaborative season sees Opera North working with a range of regional and international partners, including Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre, […]
Beekeeper of Aleppo – at Leeds Playhouse from 31 May
The Beekeeper of Aleppo is the story of Nuri and his artist wife Afra. Their life is a simple one, enjoyed with family and friends in the city of Aleppo – until war forces them to escape in search of safety and to find each other. This is a compassionate tale, one of connection, not […]
