Holdfast Books: a Leeds Bookshop With a Social Conscience
When visiting UKREiiF earlier this month, it would have been easy to miss Holdfast Books. Surrounded by marquees promoting property investment and with over 16,000 people attending, Holdfast continued to bob serenely in Leeds Dock. Most of the delegates will not have even noticed the former coal barge but anyone who stepped onboard was in […]
Legally Blonde: The Musical – at Leeds Grand Theatre Until 13 June
This spectacular musical follows Elle Woods, a determined girl who will do anything for love, including gaining admission into Harvard Law School. We follow her along this journey as she realises that her ambition extends far beyond winning her ex-boyfriend back. First and foremost, the set design was incredible. The iconic pink lighting set an […]
Alastair Clark: On The Record Comedy Gig at The Vinyl Whistle, Headingley on 30 May
When you think of comedy gigs, a record store in a suburb out of the centre of Leeds doesn’t necessarily spring to mind as the most obvious setting on the face of things. The Vinyl Whistle in Headingley though isn’t a standard record shop. Since moving to its new premises around the Covid period and […]
Malory Towers: at Leeds Playhouse Until 30 May
Malory Towers: a deliciously inventive feast of theatre. Well, Emma Rice has only gone and done it again… What a deliciously inventive, joy-soaked feast of theatre; one that reminds you, with absolute certainty, why live performance is such utter magic. Malory Towers is warm, witty and wonderfully life-affirming…the kind of show that wraps you up […]
The Shawshank Redemption: at Leeds Grand Theatre Until 23 May
Shawshank Redemption: A powerful story that still resonates The Shawshank Redemption is, at its core, a story about injustice, endurance and the quiet, stubborn power of hope. First penned by Stephen King and later immortalised in its iconic 1994 film adaptation, it’s a narrative that already carries enormous emotional weight and expectation. No stage production can […]
