Home Sweet Home Embroidery Workshop

Join Caroline as she guides you through creating this lovely Home sweet Home embroidery hoop design. The workshop takes place in our studio in the Otley courthouse, head upstairs via the stairs to the right of reception or the lift. 

This class is perfect for beginners and seasoned stitchers alike. It’s the perfect way to spend a relaxed day creating a lovely design for you home.

Animal Farm

“All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.”

When a group of exploited animals rebel against their human farmer-tyrant and take control of the land that they live on, they hope to create a world where they can be equal, happier and free. As power shifts and a new leader emerges, they soon face the age-old question: is the grass truly greener on the other side?

A Night To Remember: Motown Show

A Night To Remember: Motown Show takes you back in time to 60s Detroit. Be prepared for a high-energy show, packed with the greatest Motown hits of all time.

Starring The Voice UK finalist Bizzi Dixon, and backed by the soulful vocal dynamics of The Motown Divas, this musical celebration is sure to have you singing along and dancing in the aisles and the streets.

Polyester: Film Screening and DJ Sets

Drag queens Barb D'Wyer and Nurve present a Friday the 13th screening of Polyester, directed by auteur John Waters and featuring the fabulous Divine as part of the Scalarama Leeds DIY Film Festival (scalaramaleeds.co.uk)

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart – until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow

No Dress Code | Scratch Night

No Dress Code is Yorkshire Dance's informal scratch night. We welcome you to our studio theatre to watch three new dance works-in-progress by dance artists and companies.

Age guidance 16+ (Contains adult content and references to mental health)

2024 Programme

We Are The World by Excessive Human Collective

“The cyborg would not recognise the garden of Eden, it is not made of mud and cannot dream of returning to dust.” Donna Harraway

Purple Patch Approach Day

At Purple Patch Arts, we do learning differently. 

Our ‘Purple Patch Approach’ to learning uses creative and multi-sensory activities like drama, dance, music, literature and visual arts to explore ideas, themes and topics in ways which are accessible, imaginative and joyful! 

We work with learning-disabled people of all ages and support needs; our approach allows everyone to access our work in their own way and supports people to learn in the way that best suits them.

GeekFest!

Join us for an all-day celebration of geek culture at Geek Fest, where we've collaborated with local self-proclaimed geeks! Whether you're a die-hard board gamer, an RPG enthusiast, or a quiz master, there's something for everyone. Best of all, entry is free for all attendees!

Event Schedule:

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Board Games with Cards or Die
Dive into a wide variety of board games curated by Ann, perfect for both beginners and seasoned players.

Leeds Open Studios - at Leeds Print Workshop

Join the folk at Leeds Print Workshop on their Open Day as part of the Leeds Open Studios.

Leeds Open Studios brings together artists and organisations from across the city.

Discover the vast amount of creative talent Leeds has to offer and wander around venues usually closed to the public.

Leeds Print Workshop be running some free drop in printmaking activities throughout the day, and you'll find lots of studio holders within the building at Patrick Studios who will be showing their spaces and talking about their creative practices.

Plucked from Obscurity

A free exhibition showcasing the extraordinary work of the renowned artist, educator, and self-taught instrument maker, Anthony St John Holbrook.

Plucked from Obscurity runs at the piano showroom Besbrode Pianos in Holbeck till the end of September. 

Anthony St John Holbrook, who lived in Micklethwaite in Yorkshire, hand-built a number of clavichords, virginals, and harpsichords, all designed and constructed from raw materials based on his extensive research of historical instruments.