A Town Called Christmas: at Slung Low, The Warehouse in Holbeck, Leeds on 29 November
A Tiny Cast Delivering Huge Festive Magic – Christmas Storytelling at its Absolute Finest. Red Ladder’s A Town Called Christmas may only have a cast of three, but honestly, they deliver the energy of an ensemble of twenty. Leading the adventure is Maryam Ali as Clementine, a wonderfully natural protagonist who sweeps the young audience along on […]
A Christmas Carol at Leeds Playhouse: A Timeless Tale Told With Yorkshire Warmth
Walking into the Quarry Theatre for A Christmas Carol feels like stepping onto the frost-touched streets of Victorian Leeds and I left with a real Christmas glow in my heart for the first time this year. This production takes one of the greatest festive stories ever told and wraps it in Yorkshire warmth, haunting ghosts, […]
A Glittering Invitation: Harewood’s Grand Christmas Ball
Harewood House say their Christmas extravaganza is Bridgerton inspired. There are certainly strong nods towards a formal Regency ball. As you enter the house, through advent door number 24, you are handed an invitation, marked ‘carriages at dawn.’ If invited to a party here, I am sure you would not want to leave until dawn, […]
Farwa Rizvi…Mastering Her Art On Two Continents
Leeds is becoming a city that attracts artists. The variety of galleries, the art education on offer and a rich cultural scene are encouraging creatives to call Leeds home. One such artist is Farwa Rizvi, who came to the City to study an MA in Fine Art at the University of Leeds, and has continued […]
Mutton: a Story of Witchcraft, Murder and Misogyny From Leeds’ Past at Leeds Central Library on 13 November
… and other venues until 29 November. It was fitting that the first performance of Mutton took place in the Family History and Reference Library at Leeds Central Library. The Victorian panelled gallery provided a fitting venue for Brave Words’ historical drama. Writer Chris Singleton may well have visited the Yorkshire archives here to research […]
