Carol doesn’t feel very Christmassy. What’s all the fuss about? Trees, tinsel, baubles, pudding, presents…? What a lot of nonsense. Definitely not for her. That is until the night before Christmas when Elf 30046, all stripey tights and pointy ears, falls down her chimney and they both tumble into a bigger adventure than they could … Continue reading REVIEW – The Night Before Christmas – West Yorkshire Playhouse
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MINI-REVIEW – The Winter’s Tale
This will only be the briefest of posts as it's late and a school night. This evening I headed out with two friends I do not see frequently enough to the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield, to see The Winter's Tale by Northern Broadsides - three firsts in one evening! Though I rarely spend any time there, … Continue reading MINI-REVIEW – The Winter’s Tale
EVENT – Sense and Sensibility in Leeds
Leeds Arts Centre is an amateur drama group based at the Carriageworks Theatre in Millennium Square in Leeds. Their next production might be of interest to some of the LBC members*!! 23 April 2015 - 25 April 2015 Main Auditorium: 7:15pm presented by Leeds Arts Centre By Jane Austen, adapted by Jessica Swale When bereavement … Continue reading EVENT – Sense and Sensibility in Leeds
REVEIW – Boi Boi is Dead at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
Afro-jazz legend, father, lover, playboy, husband, rulebreaker, enigmatic force of nature… Boi Boi is dead. But not forgotten. Left alone to rebuild her life, Miriam's heartache is interrupted when Boi Boi's reckless ex-wife Stella and traditionalistic brother show up to stake their claim on his name, on his property and to revel in the glory … Continue reading REVEIW – Boi Boi is Dead at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
Father Christmas at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
Bloomin' Christmas! Father Christmas awakes from a dream of summer sun only to realise that it's bloomin' Christmas Eve and the start of his longest night of the year. As he gathers the reindeer and prepares his sleigh, Father Christmas begins the long journey into the snowy night to deliver presents to sleeping children all over … Continue reading Father Christmas at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
The Wood Beneath the World – Review
Last night, I went on a unique adventure. It all began relatively normally. I arrived - as is my wont - far too early for The Wood Beneath the World and was 'forced' to pop into the former gaol cells at Leeds Town Hall for a quick drink at the pop-up-pub. Despite their sordid history; the … Continue reading The Wood Beneath the World – Review
The Wood Beneath the Worlds at Leeds Town Hall
Excited to be heading out to see the Wood Beneath the World on Friday evening - I hadn't heard of this event until recently but it sounds very interesting! BLURB: The Wood Beneath The World is a largescale, magical forest installation hidden in the depths of Leeds Town Hall Crypt, which has been growing … Continue reading The Wood Beneath the Worlds at Leeds Town Hall
Grounded at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
“My pulse quickens. It is not a fair fight, but it quickens.” She's a hot-rod F16 fighter pilot. She's pregnant. Her career in the sky is over. Now, she sits in an air-conditioned trailer in Las Vegas flying remote-controlled drones over the Middle East. She struggles through surreal 12-hour shifts far from the battlefield, hunting … Continue reading Grounded at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
Sherlock Secrets – The game is afoot…keep up!
OUTLINE Two years after his public defeat of his arch-nemesis Professor James Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls; Sherlock Holmes is a shadow of his former self. Retreating from the world, Holmes has by now retired from detection and survives only by selling the details of his past cases to an unscrupulous journalist. However, when Mycroft Holmes is … Continue reading Sherlock Secrets – The game is afoot…keep up!
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