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Review // Operasoc’s Carmen, 04.12.15
We sent Nina Litman to see Operasoc’s latest show – George Bizet’s Carmen. She tells us exactly how things went down Somehow I always manage to get into a really unpleasant situation just before...
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Art & Culture// Theatre// Metamorphosis
AN all-female production of Steven Berkoff’s adaptation of Kafka’s classic Metamorphosis opens at Leeds University’s campus theatre Stage@Leeds next week. Open Theatre’s innovative and...
View ArticleReview// Leeds South Asian Society Presents Bollywood Fusion
I sat down in the Riley Smith Hall with not a clue as to what was about to happen. Having never been to such an event before, I felt a prickle of excitement as I caught glimpses of sequinned...
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Theatre Review // Metamorphosis, Stage@Leeds
Sarah Lamb gives us the lowdown on the latest production from the incredibly talented Stage@Leeds The LUU Open Theatre put on an adaptation of Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’ on the 19th and 20th of February....
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Review // Stage Musicals Society, A Chorus Line
Last week, Stage Musicals Society put on the classic Broadway show ‘A Chorus Line’, for a total of five nights in the Riley Smith Hall. Not being a huge fan of traditional musicals in the first place,...
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Art & Culture: ‘Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty’
I went to visit the V&A’s hotly anticipated retrospective of Alexander McQueen’s work with high expectations, given the constant stream of publicity that Savage Beauty has been receiving since...
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Theatre Review//Bones
Like a shot in the funny bone: Open Theatre presents Stephen Straughan’s Bones Last week Open Theatre presented Peter Straughan’s satirical and darkly humorous rendition of Bones; a hard-hitting and...
View ArticleThe Scribe//Preview The Big Fat May Event
Our friends over at Scribe Magazine are providing the perfect antidote to your revision induced delirium in the form of The Big Fat May Event so if you’re living in Leeds and culturally inclined it...
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Art & Culture// Feed Me Art//The Edible Art Show
Catriona Gilmore reviews the Edible Art Show at Leeds Gallery as part of the Leeds Indie Food Festival, she highlights some of her favourite cake creations that have seen well-known masterpieces...
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Review // HMS Pinafore, LUU OperaSoc
Sitting down to watch LUU’s Opera Society’s latest endeavour, I was filled with anticipation. Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic romp HMS Pinafore tells the classic story of impossible love between a...
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New Bar Alert // The Brunswick
Situated on North Road, The Brunswick is a new bar and art space with a unique, stripped-down vibe. Owned by four former Belgrave employees, they have kept it simple and chic with minimal decoration...
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New Venue Alert // Headrow House
Friday 2nd October saw the opening of Leeds’ latest trendy venue. Headrow House is the perfect amalgamation of a beer hall, restaurant, cocktail bar and event space with accompanying terraces, all...
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New Restaurant Alert // Slate NQ
Once again a new gem has popped up in the ever-growing Northern Quarter of Leeds, the latest hot-spot for the coolest bars and venues. This time it’s Slate NQ, a sister bar to the super popular Roxy...
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Arts & Culture // Leeds Light Night
Last Friday 9th October, Leeds City centre hosted its annual Light Night, offering residents, students and families alike an evening of exhibitions and light installations. Despite living in Leeds for...
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Art & Culture // Theatre // POSH Press Release
Posh by Laura Wade Posh explores the men of the British elite’s unquestioning sense of entitlement and a right to rule. Tuesday 27th October – Thursday 29th October, 7:30pm. Banham Theatre (located in...
View ArticleArt & Culture // Illustrating the Magical World of Harry Potter
The wait is finally over. Grab your wands, cauldrons and pets – we are going back to Hogwarts! On October 6th, the highly anticipated illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone...
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Art & Culture // Theatre // LYSISTRATA Press Release
Open Theatre presents “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes. “No sex please, we’re pacifists” After the huge success of last semester’s all-female production of “Metamorphosis”, Zosh Skowronska and Gemma Wisdom...
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Art & Culture // Film Review // The Lobster
Yorgos Lathimos’s first English language film ‘The Lobster’ is a brilliant combination of social satire and dark humour. Set in a world where being single is forbidden, the film follows David (Colin...
View ArticleArt & Culture // Yap Yap Yap, Alan Carr Review
They say laughter is the best medicine and I couldn’t agree more! On Friday 9th October I attended Alan Carr’s stand up gig in Sheffield City hall. It was part of his new tour, and Sheffield’s Comedy...
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Film // Now and Then
Following the celebrations and existential crises that emerged from last Wednesday’s ‘Back To The Future Day’, it seems a lot of silver screen successes are hopping in their Delorean and coming back to...
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