Northern Lights Earns Rave Reviews
Yorkshire’s newest festive spectacular attracted over 100,000 visitors during its 5 week run at Leeds’ iconic Temple Newsam. The brand-new light trail took visitors on a jaw-dropping journey through a spectrum of illuminations, accompanied by unique musical compositions that transformed the grounds of the Grade I-listed gardens of the beloved landmark. A one-mile paved walk […]
Reviewed – Northern Ballet’s A Christmas Carol: at Leeds Grand Theatre Until 4 January
Seated in the stalls of Leeds Grand Theatre, I watched falling snow projected onto a screen and a Christmas Tree twinkling upstage. The scene is set; it’s time for A Christmas Carol. Music, dance and storytelling come together in this sensory tale, when miserable Ebenezer Scrooge is forced to remember the true meaning of Christmas […]
100 Years of Surrealism are Being Celebrated in Yorkshire
In 1924 French poet André Breton, in reaction to the brutality of the First World War, wrote his, Surrealist Manifesto. Only “the omnipotence of dreams,” he said, could liberate humanity. The passion of his belief has inspired a century of unusual painting, photography and sculpture. Two key exhibitions, in Leeds and Wakefield, shine a light […]
Jack and the Beanstalk – At City Varieties Music Hall Until 12 January.
If you’re looking for a Christmas pantomime to attend, this production of Jack and the Beanstalk is one that shouldn’t be missed. It was everything I wanted out of a show and more. From start to finish, I had a smile on my face and hadn’t laughed that hard in ages. The classic fairy tale […]
Mr Snow Matinee at Leeds Playhouse on 5 December
We officially kicked off our 2024 festive bucket list with a heartwarming family trip to The Playhouse to see Mr Snow. After last year’s epic meltdown halfway through The Enormous Crocodile (which still haunts me), I was a little apprehensive about how my three-year-old son would cope this time. But to my relief—and joy—he absolutely […]
