Portico Quartet like to let the music do the talking. Having been holed up in their home studio writing their forthcoming sixth album, the band have only emerged for fleeting performances in support of April’s […]
Review: Dare Devil Rides to Jarama – passion and politics
Racing into The Carriageworks, Communism meets motorbikes in Neil Gore‘s latest play… Resuming their tour, Townsend Productions’ latest offering, Dare Devil Rides to Jarama, took to The Carriageworks stage in front of a compact yet […]
Review: OperaSoc’s Don Giovanni – passion and precison
Filled with lust, greed, comedy and even the supernatural, it is with some admirable ambition that LUU’s OperaSoc take on Don Giovanni, one of the great Mozart operas. First staged in 1787, it tells the […]
Review: OT’s Passion Play – impressive immersive theatre
Peter Nichols’ 1981 Passion Play is not for the fainthearted. Diving head-first into the aching world of adultery, the play’s central themes of deception, betrayal and desire not only challenge the audience but also demand […]
In The Middle with Matt Forde
Before he takes the stage at Leeds‘ City Varieties, In The Middle sits down with comic Matt Forde What can we expect from the new tour? It’s a jam-packed show of jokes and impressions, trying […]
‘What If I told You’ review – Blurring the line between audience and participation
I’ve seen pieces of theatre that have involved audience participation. I’ve heard of pieces of dance that have involved the dancers moving amongst the audience. I’ve even heard of a play that involved the audience […]
Why classics shouldn’t be reserved for white actors: an interview with Iyalode of Eti’s director
The Gryphon talks to Moji Kareem, who is directing Iyalode of Eti, a Nigerian re-imagining of the famous renaissance John Webster play, The Duchess Of Malfi. We managed to speak to her before the play’s run at the West […]
Movies to watch when you’re hungover this Freshers
Freshers hangovers are no secret, but never fear: the Arts team editors are here to help, with our four favourite hangover films. Xa – The Mummy (1999) I don’t know whether it’s the pyramids or […]
Stand-up stars at Leeds City Varieties
Shappi Khorsandi Ten years after her breakthrough performance at the Fringe, Shappi Khorsandi (Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow) is bringing her show ‘Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing to Morrissey’ to Leeds. […]
An interview with the Creative Director of The Tetley
The Gryphon sits down with The Tetley’s Creative Director, Bryony Bond, to talk art, heritage and Brexit: There are few names so closely linked with Leeds than Tetley. Found in virtually every pub in Yorkshire, […]
Platform 3: PROD – Tangibly engaging
You’d be forgiven for having never heard of La Bohème, the abandoned nightclub looming in the depths of a city centre side street. Several people are to be seen peering in through darkened windows, double-checking […]
In Defence of Live Theatre
GCSEs feel like a long time ago. In fact, on meeting younger relatives who are at the beginning of their courses, I have very little sympathy when they moan about having to revise the details […]