Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
Well, here we are, a new year and a new experience. Until this evening I had never been to a piano recital. What an eye, and ear-opener! I have obviously heard pianists in action, you only have to look at my previous reviews to see that. Everything from rock’n’roll, through singer/songwriters to symphonies, but this…
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Those lovely people at Howard Assembly Room don’t just throw their programme of events together will-nilly, far from it. After the US composers concert on Thanksgiving Eve, we had Winter Solstice on, you guessed it, Winter Solstice. 21st December is the date when the sun is farthest away from us, and is therefore the shortest…
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A few days ago I posted an article, Part – 6, about the events in Leeds over the festive period which you should book ‘blind’ because they were one-offs so you couldn’t read a review before making up your mind. I also said that, as they were at Howard Assembly Room and in association with…
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This edition of my Christmas series is a little different. Does that mean it’s funny? Don’t be daft! Up to now I have been to all the events I have written about as they are running for some time, but these are one-offs so I really need to let you know about them in advance.…
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The backend of November seemed like a strange time to stage a concert with ‘spring’ in the title but all became clear when the featured works were by those two giants of American music, Aaron Copeland and Leonard Bernstein and it was performed on the eve of Thanksgiving. The concert was split into two sections,…
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Tuesday, 2nd November was Purple Tuesday, a day when shoppers and browsers with disabilities were catered for even more than usual. To add a cherry to the icing on the cake, Opera North performed their abridged version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute to entertain passers by in the Victoria Quarter. The setting was stupendous with…
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Purple Tuesday is not a celebration of the life and works of Prince, but an initiative designed to improve the customer experience for disabled shoppers. Shops and stores go beyond their normal practice regarding disabled shoppers, and their specific needs are highlighted to the less aware traders as well as we fellow bargain hunters. To…
Read MoreAny of you who have been paying attention will know from the Leeds Heritage Theatre Preview about the Opera North productions being staged at Leeds Grand Theatre but there is lots of other stuff going on as well so here is a summary. The main operas in the winter season are Carmen, Bernstein Double Bill…
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Whoever is curating the programme for this first post-pandemic season at Opera North is playing a blinder. They are making it so easy for those new to the genre, and also hardened opera buffs, to slide effortlessly back into ‘normal’ life. In addition this production is the perfect opportunity for an audience to experience modern…
Read MoreLeeds Heritage Theatres is the new umbrella term for Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds City Varieties Music Hall and Hyde Park Picture House. In the past I have done previews of the two live venues separately but now that their website is a comprehensive list of everything on offer it seems logical to treat them as…
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Tyke It To The Limit 