South Pacific – at Leeds Grand Theatre
A South Pacific island during World War II is the setting for this Rodgers & Hammerstein love story. Jamie Wilson and Jonathan Church’s new production is set to entertain Leeds audiences from 1 – 5 November. With a full orchestra and over 30 in the cast to do justice to this much-loved Tony and Pulitzer […]
The English GI – A Preview
Jonathan Sandler’s graphic novel about a Leeds schoolboy in World War 2 was published earlier this year. The English GI is the result of Jonathan’s dedication to adapting his grandfather’s War memoir. As a Leeds Grammar School boy, Bernard Sandler was part of a school trip to America, and was forced to stay there when […]
Testament – at the Quarry: Orpheus in The Record Shop
Acclaimed rapper, playwright and world record-breaking beatboxer Testament is making a triumphant return to the Quarry stage at Leeds Playhouse this week with his hit show Orpheus in the Record Shop. This Leeds Playhouse and Opera North co-production returns from 13 to 15 October, showcasing the astonishing skills of this multi-talented writer and musician and […]
Part of Opera North’s Autumn Season – Verdi, Monteverdi
A groundbreaking new staging of Monteverdi’s opera Orpheus is set to open in Leeds, before touring northern theatres alongside Verdi’s La traviata, and concerts of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice. La traviata Opera North’s Autumn season opens on 29 September at Leeds Grand Theatre with a revival of one of Verdi’s most popular and profoundly moving […]
New Literature Festival Launched in Farsley, Leeds
From 18 October until 22 November, Ink Slingers: Farsley Literature Festival will see over 30 book-related events, and some familiar names and faces – Esme Young (star of The Great British Sewing Bee), Robin Ince (BBC Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage) and famed explorer and TV presenter Benedict Allen. The Festival is the result […]
