The Arts Council likes to talk about hard-to-reach audiences, says Rosie Freeman, director of The Brick Box, an arts organisation which has relocated from London to Bradford. “We find we have hard-to-get-rid-of audiences,” she...
Read More“The world is a book, and those who don’t travel only read one page,” says Professor Kirke at the beginning of The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. Fortunately for the audience surrounding the stage at the West...
Read MoreIt is said that some of the best success stories begin in failure. This narrative rings true for Amir Hussain, chief executive of YEME Architects, an award-winning Bradford architectural practice. In 2008, Hussain was running a...
Read MoreWhen Syima Aslam first discussed creating a literature festival in Bradford, her daughter’s response was telling. “A literature festival in Bradford? Mum, really?” Such good-natured scepticism was shared by others. A...
Read MoreSitting upstairs at the Forks cafe in front of the enormous window overlooking Bradford’s up-and-coming North Parade high street, Rosie Freeman is holding forth about the many attractions of her newly adopted city. The...
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