Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a Pantomime – Oh yes it would! Oh no it wouldn’t! Let’s not start, eh? The historic Leeds City Varieties Music Hall is this year staging Little Red Riding Hood but not as you have come to know it, as this production is the latest in their legendary Rock’n’Roll Pantomimes.…
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If it is Christmas then it must be time for The Wizard of Oz. This year you don’t just get to see Judy Garland – yet again – on TV in the feature film but Leeds Playhouse are putting on the stage version. As you will probably know, unless this is your very first Christmas,…
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I recently published a piece on Chelping, a poetry event which occurs at the magnificent Leeds Library every other month, and whilst on their website I noticed a talk being given by His Honour Judge Paul Worsley QC. Admission was free so I got myself a ticket. At the end of the Swinging Sixties I…
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My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you not one Leeds legend, not two Leeds legends but three, yes three, of the City’s icons combined for your delectation. I will deal with them in order of seniority so as not to offend – not like me, I know. First is the City Centre landmark which…
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Where does the time go. It only seems like six months ago when I was sitting in the North Bar having purposely ‘missed’ my bus and was enjoying a pint of ale called Prototype which I had just noticed on the bar and being told that it was brewed by the newly opened North Brewing…
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Festival of Brewers is the brainchild of Mike Hampshire of Mike’s Tap Room, and is a brewers’ market style event showcasing eight small independent breweries. In Strictly Come Dancing style the names of the participating breweries have been announced in stages, two per day, over the past week. We now know the full set which…
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The first three L20 events have now been announced and they promise to be as good if not better, than those from previous years. The Theme is Generation Futur. The first of the trio is titled Living in a Future City and will comprise an evening of talks, panels and debate on what living in…
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What great performances by Bibi Heal and Miloš Milivojević in the County Arcade on Purple Tuesday. There was a mix of operatic arias from works such as La Boheme and also some Parisian Café songs which sounded superb with the voice and accordion combination. The acoustics were incredible but Ms Heal’s voice is so strong…
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Where does the time go? Saturday, 16th November sees the 4th Birthday of North Brewing Co and to celebrate there is a Bash at the Brewery. The shenanigans kick-off at High Noon with street food from ParmStar and the DJs, Ed Vetor and Leon Johnson, kicking in at 5.00pm until late. Coffee and cocktails will…
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Last night I went to the second in a short season of plays at Leeds Playhouse concerned with men’s mental health and wellbeing. It is called Reasons To Stay Alive and is based on the best selling book of the same name by Matt Haig which tells of his struggle with depression. The book has…
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Tyke It To The Limit 