Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
This is the shortest preview I will be doing as the productions have fairly long runs rather than being one night stands – on points obviously – and then go on tour. The prime example is Romeo and Juliet, which I had the pleasure of attending in March but is still going strong now, and…
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Finally, it’s here, the biggest board game in town, in fact the city IS the board game. From 27th July you can not only play Monopoly but also become a part of it. The notoriously dodgy areas of London, such as Park Lane and Mayfair, have been replaced by the far more upmarket Vicar Lane…
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When I was invited to a 10th Birthday Party I was taken aback, as the ones I am usually asked to nowadays invariably begin with a digit no lower than 6. Still, it was ages since I had jelly and cream, or would it be a Happy Meal at the Golden Arches, so I said…
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It is not as if we needed an excuse to go to the magnificent Leeds Grand Theatre, apart from the programme of events, but this September sees its reopening following a makeover, and I can’t wait to see how the place has changed. The re-opening date is 5th September with a series of one night…
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Now that the weather has at last turned warmer and the sun has come out, our attention obviously turns to the autumn and winter. As the next few weeks are a bit of a fallow period for a few of the established venues, I thought that I would give you the heads up on what…
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There are two consolations to make up for the end of the lunchtime concert series at Dewsbury Town Hall; the first is that the next one begins on 11th September, so only a month’s off-season, a bit like the football and the second, that the big finale was the incredible sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun. Since…
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Following my original post this image landed, which is appropriate as since Friday I have been reluctant to open any doors, or emails, for fear of what dark forces may lurk behind. Anyway, as promised, here is my explanation of what Paranormal Activity is about. It’s about two hours, including a twenty-minute interval! Oh, come…
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This will probably be the shortest and least informative piece I have ever posted on this site. The reason is, that because of the nature of the presentation, we were all asked to refrain from giving away any spoilers, which basically covers the whole play! There are also no production images so it will be…
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After telling you about the Bundobust Euros menu at the beginning of last month, I just had to go and give it a try. Following the close shave on Sunday evening I thought that I might be too late, but, thanks to Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane, we still have an active interest in the…
Read MoreNow here’s a global event you have probably never heard of. Forget the T20 World Cup – if only we could – this is a competition between creatives in various categories to see who walks off with the plaudits of their own communities. The USP is that the performances can only last a maximum of…
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Tyke It To The Limit 