Articles relating to: Huddersfield
Review: Pigs in the Wood, Scissett, Huddersfield
2020 has been an unusual year for birthdays. From socially distanced garden parties and a quick coffee in the park to strange and often glitchy gatherings via Zoom, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we celebrate another turn around the sun.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: The Half, Simon Annand, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
A host of famous faces are coming to Huddersfield. A new photography exhibition by photographer Simon Annand will present rare images of the privacy actors experience backstage.
Read the full story..Review: The Ruck, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
“Just wait and I’ll get the others, they’re all here,” says Lily Clark, forward for the Batley Bulldogs Girls Rugby League team as I chat to her outside the Lawrence Batley Theatre before the premiere of The Ruck.
Read the full story..The Lawrence Batley Theatre: we go behind the scenes of a Huddersfield institution
It’s snowing as I alight at Huddersfield train station.
Read the full story..Interview: Felix the Huddersfield Station Cat
It is a matter of general agreement that, in today’s world, instant fame is too often accorded to the talentless and undeserving – the ‘stars’ of reality television, the one hit wonders of social media, and the disgraced minor public figures determined to turn their shaming into a successful career.
Read the full story..Don’t Shoot the Messenger! Mikron Theatre, Huddersfield
Mikron Theatre is celebrating its 42nd year. Based in Marsden, near Huddersfield, the theatre tours on a narrowboat in the summer and by road in the autumn.The company has performed in every kind of venue from pubs and village halls to the inside of a tunnel.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
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