When describing the premise of Blue Remembered Hills to anyone that hasn’t seen the play you run the risk of it sounding like the kind of dramatic piece an over-pretentious sixteen-year-old may come up for […]
LUU and the Leadership Farce
It’s started. From now until Easter a plague will sweep Leeds. Not content with containing itself within The Union, or even campus, it will seep into the rest of Leeds, infest Hyde Park, and even […]
Dark of the Moon’s black humour is truly captivating
We’ve all become accustomed to supernatural beings as the lead protagonist in shows; from TV to film and even theatre too, characters often come in the form of vampires, werewolves or witches, but it is […]
Little Leeds Fringe Festival Preview
Starting next week, Leeds will be getting its own taste of the fringe with the Little Leeds Fringe Festival, which will be running all week from Monday 23rd to Saturday 28th February. Since it began […]
Protesters gather to honour Chapel Hill victims
A group of students have gathered outside of LUU to protest against the lack of media coverage given to the Chapel Hill shooting victims. Shaddy Barakat, wife Yusor Mohammad and her sister Razan were shot […]
Does VIPER bite? Controversial police scheme targets students
Concerns have been raised over a controversial police scheme which has been offering students in the Union a cash incentive for personal information. The company known as VIPER (Video Identification Parade Electronic Recording) has been operating […]
Union to provide free exam breakfast
Leeds University Union will be making free breakfast available to all students during the exam period. Between 8am-9am during the slog, LUU’s Hidden Cafe will be providing free porridge to all students. Bacon, sausage and veggie sausage […]
Live at LUU presents a near perfect night of performances
In between deadlines, library sessions and lectures it’s hard for students to find a reason to smile at times. However, LSTV in conjunction with Comedy Soc offered the perfect opportunity for anyone to enjoy a […]
Guys and Dolls is led by powerful and convincing performances
From the second the orchestra began playing to the moment to final curtain drew, it was hard not to be gripped by the phenomenal performance of Guys and Dolls showcased at the Riley Smith Theatre. […]
…But the Kitchen Sink showcases a cast that give this play a professional gloss
Open Theatre wrapped up their final show for this semester with an original comedy written by Robin Leitch and Joshua Ling. Set in the quaint kitchen of an old Yorkshire woman’s home, events soon escalate […]
War Songs is an extraordinary piece of theatrical discourse
War Songs – a final year PCI student production – described itself as a “new verbatim musical”. Using real stories and real memories from the last 100 years of war (timed to coincide with the […]
UPDATE: Turder on the Dance Floor: Poopertrator strikes at Fruity
Any Leeds party animal will know the pain of queuing for the nightclub loos, but it seems one student didn’t quite make it when they defecated at Fruity on Friday night. The poopertrator left their […]