ELO AGAIN – at Ilkley Kings Hall on 21 February
This tribute show is the UK’s most popular, I guess because of the wonderful combination of vocals, instrumentation, lighting and visual effects….. …..and of course there’s the nostalgia factor! It’s been described as the ultimate tribute to Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra, the more so because the show covers all of the big […]
a little space – Gecko and Mind The Gap on 21 November
The first co-production between Gecko and Mind The Gap will be performed at Halifax Square Chapel this month. a little space will preview this year ahead of its tour in 2020 and draws on the performers’ own life experiences and how people are affected when they connect and disconnect, whether voluntarily or because they are isolated. […]
The Castle, Wakefield – Re-opening on 9 November
Leeds Living ventures out of the LS postcodes to take a look at the newly-refurbished Wakefield pub, The Castle. Thomas Chalk and Cath Kane report back. The Castle reopens tomorrow, following a quick but extensive refit. We visited for a preview night when the team lit the fires and brought out the new menus. By […]
White Rose Poetry Exhibition on World Mental Health Day
White Rose Shopping Centre marked World Mental Health Day on 10 October with an exhibition of James McInerney’s poetry. James’ poems were displayed across the floor of the central atrium at the Centre, so that visitors could walk amongst them to discuss and share them with family and friends. The poems were specially selected to […]
Connection – At Harrogate Theatre Studio Until 5 October
I was invited by Leeds Living to review what turns out to be an amazing piece of work, performed at Harrogate Theatre on 2 October. I urge you to make the effort to see Connection during its limited run. It was written by Rachael Halliwell who appears alongside Cathy Breeze, Andrew Turner and Emma Leah […]
