There are plenty of diverse cultural offerings emanating from LS1 this coming summer. And, as the roadmap out of lockdown cautiously continues, two of the North’s most dynamic arts organisations assembled for the first live,...
Read MoreIt was the culmination of four days of exquisite musical offerings from this year’s Leeds Lieder Festival, with festival director Joseph Middleton joined on stage by soprano Carolyn Sampson and baritone Roderick Williams. The...
Read MoreThis week sees a landmark in my long walk on this weird and mostly wonderful world, although weird has the upper hand at the moment. I am about to receive my first pension cheque, most of which I have already spent. I mention...
Read MoreLeeds Town Hall has seen its fair share of excitement since Cuthbert Brodrick first laid out his plans for the building in the 19th century. Although much of building labour was lost to the Crimean War, the city’s majestic...
Read MoreWe’re incredibly lucky in Yorkshire to have a venue like the venerable Leeds Town Hall that attracts many of the world’s finest artists. On December 21, when many of us were beginning to tire of the festive build-up (which...
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