Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
It is worth a trip to Yeadon just to marvel at the restoration which the Town Hall has gone through. It is not just a nip, tuck and a shot of Botox, but the full Dolly Parton. The effect is stunning both inside and out, the Town Hall that is, I am not sure that…
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In keeping with its original roots, the City Varieties has a host of one-night stands lined up over the coming months. There are so many of them that I would be sitting here typing until it was time to do my Autumn/Winter Previews. I have decided to take the easy way out and highlight a…
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What would Christmas be without a good pantomime, and what would Christmas in Leeds be without the annual Rock’n’Roll Panto at the City Varieties? Answer – Easter! Oh no it wouldn’t! This year’s offering is Beauty And The Beast, a show which more than lives up to the standard previously set. Pantomime is a really…
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Time to head out of the city centre and let you know what’s in store at Yeadon Town Hall. I know it’s time because that landmark building has had its tower refurbished along with the clock faces, and the chimes now ring out once more. Add the newly repaired roof, exterior walls and stained glass…
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That wonderful actress and comedienne, Kerry Godliman, is coming to Yorkshire with her BOSH Tour. I’m not sure what BOSH stands for, I can imagine you all rolling your eyes in disbelief at that, but I am sure that it will be made clear on the nights. The press release for the tour contains a…
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I arrived at The Wardrobe on 4th September looking forward to seeing a couple of hours of jokes and stories from one of the country’s foremost stand-up comedians. What I witnessed was so much more than that. The problem is that I cannot reveal too much about it as Mr Evans will be visiting Yorkshire…
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Simon Evans has now rearranged his rudely interrupted tour, The Work of the Devil, and we in Yorkshire are lucky enough to be able to see him five times on his marathon. For those who don’t know of his work he is a comedian whose view of life is somewhat different from the norm. Probably…
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Tyke It To The Limit 