Opera North: Wagner’s Parsifal – at Leeds Grand Theatre 4th, 7th and 10 June
An extraordinary production followed by a tour to Manchester, Nottingham, Gateshead and London from 12 to 26 June. Doubtless, the world would need fewer critics if it could ascertain what performers themselves truthfully think of their merits on stage. A frank self-assessment and evaluation of those with whom they work, a knowledgeable judgment of insiders […]
Sketch Club Leeds: drawing with a view
Sketch Club Leeds is a community of people who love to draw and create. It was founded during the COVID-19 lockdown by Leeds artists with a passion for urban landscapes. The founders are on social media under the handles of ‘artbyarjo’ and ‘biroguyleeds’. Since its launch, Sketch Club Leeds has held over 10 events in […]
Thackray Museum – Regarding Trees: Exhibition and Tranquility Walk
Some of us had met at the Thackray Museum, while others gathered at the gates to Beckett Street Cemetery. We were all there for the lunchtime Tranquility Walk. The walk had been organised in association with Baljit Singh Dance Company to accompany the Thackray Museum’s exhibition Regarding Forests. The exhibition is an immersive experience of […]
Zip It – Reviewed
Sexual harassment and domestic violence can happen to anyone, anywhere and at any time, but women and girls are particularly vulnerable. Individual experiences and the frequent news headlines highlight this on an almost daily basis. Recent estimates indicate that 1.6 million women aged 16 to 74 experienced domestic abuse in the last year. More than […]
Wrongsemble’s Not So Ugly Sisters at Space2, Gipton Old Fire Station
This was my experience of a Wrongsemble production. It was also my first visit to Gipton Old Fire Station, since the fire engines left. I arrived early for the 3pm performance and ordered a very good coffee in the airy café. Where the engines had previously stood there are now fire engine red tables, lit […]
