1960’s rural England provides the backdrop to the opening of Kate Morton’s novel The Secret Keeper, within which we are introduced to Laurel, a sixteen year-old enjoying the type of idyllic, meltingly hot and peaceful […]
A Closer Look At… Roger Ebert
It might sound like damning with faint praise to say that Roger Ebert (1942-2013) was the world’s most beloved film critic. Critics are not generally regarded with affection, viewed as cynical killjoys who relish the […]
Comedy | Milk the Laughs
Milk the Laughs made their spring debut with a bumper crop of comedy from some familiar faces and some nice shiny new ones. Tealights alumni were dotted amongst a line up that boasted Daniel Simonsen […]
“So are you a People Person?” – An Interview with Lucy Porter
Jennifer Smith speaks with Lucy Porter, ahead of her gig at The Library Pub Lucy Porter’s latest one-woman show, People Person, will appeal to a university audience as it draws upon both her academic background […]
Hidden Gems : Top 10 Summer Arts Festivals
Bored of big-name festivals with less than impressive line-ups? Feed your creativity this summer with something a little out of the ordinary Shambala August 22-25 Located in the heart of the Northamptonshire countryside, Shambala is […]
Dance | Just As We Are
5/5 stars The Northern School of Contemporary Dance April 26 ‘One of us, two of us…all of us’, three sections, five dancers and one powerful show, choreographed and directed by Ben Wright. Often referred […]
Theatre | Architects of the Invisible
4/5 stars stage@leeds April 24-27 Like every other play produced by the PCI this year, ‘Architects of the Invisible’ lacked a clear story. However, if you dissect all of the small extracts from the […]
Women Runners shine in Man Marathon
3/5/13 Jocelyn Payne Manchester Marathon Sunday April 28 saw the streets of the Trafford borough of Manchester filled with 7,000 runners, 5,000 of whom finished the Greater Manchester Marathon. The course had been altered since […]
The Duffy Archive Brings Bowie to Leeds
Melissa Baksh spoke with renowned photographer Chris Duffy ahead of his highly anticipated exhibition ‘The Duffy Collection’. His astounding prints will give viewers a peek into the life of David Bowie, through a selection of […]
Art | Robert Filliou, The Institute of Endless Possibilities
4/5 Stars Leeds’ Henry Moore Institute plays host, this spring, to a vibrant retrospective of Robert Filliou, in an exhibition that shatters artistic boundaries and defies definition. Robert Filliou, born in France in the 1920s […]
Live At Leeds 2013 – Leeds Student’s Top 5!
It’s almost time. Live at Leeds returns this weekend, boasting an exciting line-up that features the likes of Everything Everything, AlunaGeorge and Darwin Deez who will play in various venues across the city, from the unlikely […]
Leeds Rhinos up for the Challenge
3/5/13 Stephen Topping Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos may be famous for slow starts and emphatic ends in Super League, but in 2013 they appear to be an even deadlier beast than usual. Ahead of their […]