The West Yorkshire Playhouse’s latest production is an adaption of John Steinbeck’s classic American novel The Grapes of Wrath. The play follows the progress of the Joad family as they travel west across America, fleeing […]
Review: The Handmaiden – visually sumptuous
An absolute darling of last year‘s film festivals, The Handmaiden has finally been graced with a general release across the UK. Can it live up to the hype, or will it fall tragically flat… The […]
Review: A Monster Calls – A darkly magical depiction of grief
A Monster Calls, adapted from the novel by Patrick Ness and based on an original idea from Siobhan Dowd, tells the story of Conor (Lewis MacDougall), a young boy who is struggling to deal with […]
Review: SMS Cabaret – Certainly a glitzy performance
Stage Musicals Society’s latest production of Cabaret certainly delivers the high kicks expected of SMS. However the surface spectacle could not distract from the hollowness at the heart of this production. Cabaret follows a young […]
Review: ‘Ghost The Musical’ at The Grand – over the top enjoyable
Ghost: The Musical, is an adaptation of the award winning, film. On the 14th of November the show opened in Leeds Grand theatre. The performance certainly had moments of psychic brilliance, which added up to […]
Review: The Structural Integrity of a Peach – Life, love and angst
Piecing together short snapshots of intertwined lives, The Structural Integrity of a Peach is an ambitious attempt to unravel the anxieties of love life and death. And it is not all together successful. The play […]
In The Middle with Alex Horne and The Horne Section
In The Middle talks to Alex Horne about music, comedy, one liners and his band Alex Horne and The Horne Section How was Alex Horne and the Horne Section formed? We got together about seven […]
Leeds All Lit Up For Light Night 2016
On the 6th and 7th of October, the centre of Leeds played host to range of art, performance, and community participation. Once again Light Night was back in town. In the Middle sent out a […]
‘In The Mood For Love’ and why you should be watching Chinese cinema
On Saturday 24th September, the Hyde Park Picture House screened Kar-Wai Wong’s classic film In the Mood for Love. Before the film started the audience had the opportunity to listen to Chris Berry, professor of […]
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. […]
Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies – Is Jane Austen spinning in her grave?
It seems rather a waste of words to outline the plot of Burr Steers‘ new film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, simply because this film is really nothing more or less than what it says […]