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The Performance Ensemble and Leeds Playhouse co-create a radical programme of storytelling from the generation that shaped British pop, punk and the fight for civil rights.

Household names and local undiscovered talents, all over 60, are joining forces with Leeds Playhouse for a ground-breaking celebration of age and ageing, developed by hundreds of older people and partners from across the city. An original concept

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13 March 2023

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Indo-Chinese specials back with a bang at Bundobust

6 March to 16 April 2023 On menus at Bundobust Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester Piccadilly, and Bundobust Brewery Manchester   Indian street food and craft beer pioneer

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13 March 2023

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Chart-topping guests announced for 80s Classical and Club Classical anthems with the orchestra of Opera North

Superstars from the last four decades of pop and club music have been announced as special guests for the Orchestra of Opera North’s two open-air concerts this summer as part of the annual Millennium Square Summer Series

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13 March 2023

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LNER Summer Tickets on Sale

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is placing hundreds of thousands of tickets on sale for summer 2023 allowing customers to plan and book ahead for the holiday season.   Tickets for many weekday LNER services up to and includi

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3 March 2023

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The Great Gatsby: Northern Ballet’s smash hit production returns to theatres across the UK

Northern Ballet’s The Great Gatsby is returning to theatres across the UK in Spring 2023. The show will open at Leeds Grand Theatre on Wednesday 8 March before touring to S

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3 March 2023

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Exciting cast revealed for dynamic new retelling of Lord of the Flies at Leeds Playhouse

A diverse, dynamic company of actors have been cast in an exciting new production of Lord of the Flies, which premieres at Leeds Playhouse on 18 March-8 April before touring to Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Rose Theatre and Northern Stage.

15 February 2023

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Leeds Art Gallery’s new show will be a love letter to art in Leeds

An exciting new cultural showcase will see the remarkable talent and diversity of Leeds’s artists celebrated at the city’s art gallery next month. Leeds Art Gallery has gathered a stunning selection of contemporary artworks submitted by

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7 February 2023

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Thackray Museum of Medicine opens new exhibition “Private Parts” to address stigma surrounding intimate healthcare and identity

A new exhibition titled Private Parts is now open (from 21 Jan to 11 May) at the Thackray Museum of Medicine, tackling the taboo and stigma surrounding private parts and identity through a series of thought-provoking art pieces and intera

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31 January 2023

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Love is in the fair as attraction celebrates 30 years in Leeds

    Leeds will be feeling the love once again this February as the hugely popular Valentine’s Fair returns for its landmark 30th year.   Leeds City Council will be teaming up with Internation

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30 January 2023

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Newly opened David Oluwale Bridge links city’s past, present and future

A stunning new bridge honouring the legacy of a man who died after being racially harassed has been officially opened in Leeds. The David Oluwale Bridge was today hailed as a symbolic link between the city’s past, present and future as a

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27 January 2023

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