Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s new musical, The Girls, based on the British film Calendar Girls, premiered to an electric atmosphere and a standing ovation at Leeds Grand Theatre at its world premiere last Tuesday. […]
Film: Carol – Passionate and groundbreaking
Leeds International Film Festival’s closing screening, Carol, starring the spellbinding duo Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, received over eight hundred spectators in the majestic Town Hall. Stephen Woolley, the producer of Carol, came to introduce […]
Film: Black Mass – A Johnny Depp Comeback?
Black Mass tells the tale of notorious Boston gangster, James “Whitey” Bulger. It follows the true story of how he and FBI Special Agent John Connolly forged an unsavoury alliance. Told through the testimony of […]
LIFF: The French Connections
This year’s Leeds International Film Festival screened a series of seven short films by French directors entitled French Connections. Encapsulating the quirky French cinematic style, the short films are at once witty and soulful, commenting […]
Comment: Why Are All Christmas Films Rubbish?
Is it just me, or are all Christmas films complete rubbish? Okay, so it probably is just me, but nevertheless I’ll bah humbug my way through this. Let me ask you a question: what do […]
Comedy: Leeds Tealights – Laughter Fills The Library
Returning from an award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Leeds Tealights were back again on home soil. Expectations were high for the comedy sketch group which has seen the returning Stephen Rainbird teaming up […]
Comedy: How to describe Figs In Wigs…
London-based performance group Figs in Wigs are not easy to describe. Their website offers some help, suggesting you imagine ‘Kraftwerk meets Chicks on Speed at a fruit stall…and you‘re nowhere close’. However, their latest offering […]
Master of None: Refreshing and realistic comedy
I watched the entire first season of Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None’ in one sitting. Was this because it amounted to an overall five hours? Was this because I am a terrible person with no […]
Throw Away The Rulebook
It’s that time of year again; out of the depths of December come the celebratory drinks invites, work parties and Christmas balls. With festive cheer aplenty and sub-zero, you must fight the urge to stay […]
LRFS Meet the Directors
In the run up to the Leeds RAG fashion show on the 11th February, we catch up with the show’s directors Esther Eldridge and Rachel Archer on how they’re hoping to make this year the […]
Christmas cupcakes with snow meringue icing
Lighter than a proper Christmas cake, but just as fruity and alcohol-sodden. Don’t be put off by the amount of ingredients, you can always swap the nuts or dried fruit for others you prefer […]
Gluten-free mince pies
These tasty festive treats are made using simple and affordable ingredients. They are gluten free (to help avoid that Christmas bloat), and the only sweetener used is honey, which is much more nutrient-dense than refined […]