Giant illuminated creatures, part caribou, part spirit, roam a mystical world after dark, accompanied by a wild herdsperson. With music, song and shadow puppets, they tell stories of lost homes, impossible migrations and seeds of hope.
By Thingumajig Theatre (UK)
Love island, an inflatable trojan horse and a thirst trap bot dressed up like a nymph. This immersive show collides ancient Greek and modern pop culture in this contemporary reworking of Homer’s Odyssey, told through text and movement, and co-created and performed by a cast of 60 final year students.
By Northern School of Contemporary Dance (UK) & Joseph Mercier (writer and director)
Celebrating 60 years since The Beatles last played in Leeds!
On Saturday the 19th of October, The Heart Centre in Headingley is hosting Leeds Beat '24. Featuring live performances from several leading Beatles tribute acts, Leeds Beat ’24 brings a mini-festival celebrating all things Beat! 60 years on from The Beatles last playing at the Odeon cinema, this event is not to be missed for all Beatles fans young and old.
The flagship initiative by Leeds City Council for this year's Black History Month is an exhibition of multi media art pieces.
This is a unique opportunity to see the creative talents of ethnically diverse staff across Leeds City Council and to find out about what inspires them and how lived experience, culture and community influences their creative output.
The exhibition will be in situ across the following sites:
30 September to 13 October at the Reginald Centre.
14 October to 3 November at Merrion House.
Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of the creative and cultural scene at the Leeds Creative Skills Festival 2024 on 18 November.
Connect with industry leaders, potential employers, and like-minded individuals to explore exciting career opportunities and pathways into the sector.
Why Attend?
Career Exploration: Discover a wide range of creative and cultural careers, from Advertising, Architecture, Film, TV, Creative Tech, Music, Museums and Galleries, Performing Arts and beyond.
300 Otley Road (access from ring road)
Former Weetwood Police Station (Gym premises)
Leeds
LS166RG
United Kingdom
Mixed age.
Our Halloween special is suitable for all ages 0 - 6 years but more suited to those from sitting onwards. We'll have a Moo Spooky time together. A small craft is included too.
One full paying child admits one adult. A sibling ticket can be purchased but does not admit an additional adult. If more than one adult would like to attend then they are able to observe the session from the café area.
Dressing up not essential but encouraged.
Leeds TUC invite you to a special performance of this brilliant play set in Yorkshire commemorating Yorkshire men who went to Spain to fight against fascism.
Set shortly after tens of thousands of Leeds people chased Oswald Mosley off Holbeck Moor, the play commemorates some of the Yorkshire men who went to Spain to bravely fight fascists in the Spanish Civil War!
Breakout Arts are putting this play on for us with local actors, it promises to be a great night.
WUTHERING HEIGHTS is Academy Award winning writer, director Andrea Arnold’s third feature
Dir Andrea Arnold/2hrs 9mins/Certificate 15/2011
Starring Kaya Scodelario as Catherine Earnshaw and James Howson as Heathcliff.
A Yorkshire hill farmer on a visit to Liverpool finds a homeless boy on the streets. He takes him home to live as part of his family on the isolated Yorkshire moors where the boy forges an obsessive relationship with the farmer s daughter.
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World Space Week is 4 - 10th October and we’re going to continue the space theme for a few more days into our next Sunday Family Story Play!
When the mice of Moseley Hall run out of cheese, it's up to the 3 strongest mice to zoom to the moon in search of cheese before it's too late...
Will Scurry, Tumble and Squish make it to the moon and will they be able to collect some cheese to feed the rest of the mice??
Family Storyplay Sessions suitable for ages 1-5. A perfect multi-sensory introduction to the world of storytelling. Sibling discounts available.