Leeds Inspired Blog

In partnership with the National Theatre, Leeds Playhouse is excited to be hosting the New Views playwrighting programme for ages 14 - 21 this year.

Professional storyteller Clare Muirreann Murphy is supporting Global Rehabilitation's work through an evening of "Wild Irish Tales" from her native land on 11 October 2023.

A cracking story that was born to run at Leeds Playhouse, 13 - 16 September.

Leeds People's Choir is a friendly, community, secular, non-auditioned choir meeting on Wednesday evenings at Swarthmore Education Centre. You can join any time, you don't need to read music or be an experienced or a confident singer.

From 5 to 9 September, an epic theatre performance about climate change takes place deep in the natural beauty of RSPB St Aidan's Nature Park presented by LEEDS 2023 and National Youth Theatre.

Fredlin First Steps on 15 September at Leeds Playhouse pomises to be an exceptional night at the theatre.

Aire Place Studios presents Win It! 2023, the annual art prize exhibition. Showing, sharing, and celebrating talent, this exciting visual arts competition offers winning artists valuable prizes to aid their future practice.

As part of Leeds 2023 Year of Culture, and in partnership with Leeds Museums and Galleries, disabled artists have been invited to respond to research into the stories of disabled mill workers in a new exhibition from September at Leeds Industrial Museum.

Join Sunny Bank Mills this August for their Summer of Play - a series of workshops, clubs, events, exhibitions and more.

This landmark Leeds rehearsal space, recording studio and community hub has announced its first ever Crowdfunder campaign, in response to an unprecedented rise in rental costs.

Join us on Saturday 22 July to celebrate International Zine Month with a jam-packed programme of activity and Zine making at Leeds City Museum.

This autumn, Opera Goes Green! The environment lies at the heart of our next season as we prepare to stage three fully sustainable opera productions: Verdi’s Falstaff, Puccini’s La rondine, and Masque of Might, a newly-created piece from Sir David Pountney.

On 7-8 July, Yorkshire Dance welcomes international guests to Leeds for a 2-day festival of dance exploring gender, community and identity. Encounters Dancing In Your Shoes Festival boasts an eclectic mix of bold new performances, inspirational talks and exhilarating workshops.

A brand new anthem to celebrate Leeds 2023 City of Culture.
 

An exclusive behind the scenes trailer has been released by Leeds Playhouse ahead of the world premiere of In Dreams, which begins performances on 3 July.

Plaster dust be gone! Covid be damned! After three long years Hyde Park Picture House emerges after a full on makeover to take its rightful place in the heart of cinema in Leeds once more. Welcome back old friend.

LEEDS 2023 are back with the next opportunity for young people – the Youth Fund. It’s a fund designed for young people aged between 14 - 30 who live in Leeds, by young people. 

2023 is a landmark year for Leeds Lieder as the Festival expands from four days to nine, running from Friday 9 – Saturday 17 June.
 

The Leeds Opera Festival is an annual celebration of rare and wonderful operas, taking place in venues right across the city 19 August to 10 September 2023.