Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
After the winter season by Opera North, the wonderful Leeds Grand Theatre is ready to provide its usual mix of one-night stands and longer productions to take us through spring into summer. First up is the return of Cabaret, the Kander and Ebb classic. This version stars John Partridge from EastEnders and winner of 2018…
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To take us through the spring Opera North have a varied selection of events throughout the county catering for all ages and tastes. First up is Street Scene which continues at the Leeds Grand Theatre until 28th February when it moves to Theatre Royal Newcastle, The Lowry at Salford Quays and ends at Theatre Royal…
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It is not only nature which bursts into life in Spring but also the various entertainment establishments, especially the theatres. Now that the long running Christmas shows have ended it is time to see what is on offer as – hopefully – the evenings become a little more clement when it comes to venturing forth.…
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A governess is hired to look after mischievous brother and sister by their rich father, no, not Mary Poppins but Turn of the Screw. It would take more than a spoonful of sugar to make this opera go down in a most delightful way. That is not to say that it was bad, far from…
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Thursday, 13th February saw the launch of Leeds International Festival 2020, and where better to stage the event than the fabulous Corn Exchange. The event spans 10 days and comprises 29 events with 45 speakers held in 13 venues throughout the city. I am in grave danger of making this article sound like the minutes…
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There is an old saying that a second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience. If that is true I must be an incurable optimist as on Friday I had my second marriage in less than a week. After seeing The Marriage of Figaro by Opera North at the Grand Theatre on 1st February…
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At my time of life the only invitations I receive to social events are retirement parties, birthday bashes when someone has hit a year with a zero at the end and an unfeasibly large first digit, or funerals. Imagine my delight, therefore, when I was asked if I would like to go to a wedding.…
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Although the pantomimes and Christmas shows are over there is no reason for the younger theatregoers to feel neglected. Leeds Playhouse has a half-term treat in the guise of a play based on Raymond Briggs’ book, The Bear. The story begins one night when Tilly is fast asleep and a huge bear climbs into her…
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Green Eggs and Ham. No, not the latest environmentally friendly brunch fad but Opera North’s performance for all the family based on the Dr Seuss book of the same name. The performance lasts for 45 minutes and will be staged at Room 700, Leeds Central Library on 15th February at 11.00am and 2.00pm. The piece,…
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What more appropriate place and time could there be to stage Dr Korczak’s Example. This moving and powerful piece is not only the first production to be performed at Bramall Rock Void in Leeds Playhouse but also it is set in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942 and timed to coincide with National Holocaust Day. There…
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