Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
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 must admit that the musical Waitress has slipped under my radar and so when it came to The Grand I approached it blind. I had a sneaky peek at the pre-show publicity and was delighted to find that it was about a woman whose has been gifted with the ability to create pies. After…
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I have had a chequered history insofar as ‘straight plays’ at The Grand are concerned. During the 1960s there was a period when, each summer, there would be a series of dramas staged starring popular television actors of the time. As a teenager I would go see these as it was not often you got…
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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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I can’t tell you how good it was to be back at Leeds Grand Theatre for the first time since 4th March, 2020 – so I won’t. Seriously, they say that you should never go back but, after a disconcerting start, the place was full and masks optional, it was as though I had never…
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I have been waiting months to see this show which was originally scheduled for May 2020 but was postponed for some reason. No disrespect to the other Covid casualties but I think that this was the one I was looking forward to seeing the most as, although not an expert, I am fascinated by the…
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Well, now that we are past Midsummer’s Day, the nights have started drawing in so it is time to look forward to the offerings from Leeds Playhouse to cheer us up and divert us from watching the digits on our smart meters increase quicker than the altimeter on Sir Richard Branson’s spaceship. Fear not, there…
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I have been sitting on this information for a while now because I was getting pretty depressed having to pass on the news of scheduled performances by various organisations being cancelled or postponed over the past eighteen months. Some have been postponed and then cancelled. With the proposed lifting of restrictions and the vaccine roll-out…
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Are you finding life to be a drag just now? You’re not the only one. The hit musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert is playing at Leeds Grand Theatre until Saturday, 10th July so why not grab a ticket while you can to go and get cheered up. The show is packed with your favourite…
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This morning I received a text purporting to be from the NHS inviting me to follow a link to receive my on-line Covid Passport. Whilst it looks totally genuine, after my experience last night I feel a bit wary about taking things at face value. I don’t want to become prey to scammers and end…
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