Strictly’s superstar professional dancers, Dianne Buswell and Vito Coppola star in a brand-new stage show Red Hot and Ready!
This is a dynamic new dance show with a difference created by BAFTA Award-winner and world-renowned choreographer Jason Gilkison. Red Hot and Ready builds on the acclaimed performance legacy created by the global dance sensation Burn the Floor which has wowed audiences for over two decades.
On 26th May 2024 the Merrion Centre celebrates being part of the heart of Leeds for a phenomenal 60 years!
As part of our diamond anniversary celebrations, we welcome you to take a trip down 'merrion lane' and join us at our 'Merrion Through the Years' pop-up exhibition.
From ballroom to bowling, films to flying machines...
We'll be looking back through the archives at some of our most memorable moments!
After a sold-out tour across the UK and Europe in 2024, Celine: My Heart Will Go On is back for 2025 bigger and better than ever!
The concert is a stunning celebration of the music and one of the greatest singers of our time. The audience will be taken on a magical ride through four decades of hits that include The Power Of Love, It’s All Coming Back To Me Now, I’m Alive, All By Myself, Because You Loved Me, My Heart Will Go On, and many more.
Middleton Railway's brand new special event for 2024.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of a range of vintage vehicles which will be on display at our Moor Road site.
Entry prices are the same as normal meaning you can enjoy unlimited train rides, a snack in our cafe, vintage vehicles on display and even some sunshine (we hope!).
Best in show contest and a few other little surprises planned for the day.
Come along for a great family day out. If you have a vehicle you’d like to display, please drop us a message.
The disheveled prince of €10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair. It’s gonna be a big one.
Star of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Live At The Apollo (BBC) and Along For the Ride with David O’Doherty (Channel 4).
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‘A masterclass’
Irish Times
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‘Rarely a moment when the audience isn’t buckled over in laughter’
Time Out
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‘Live comedy doesn’t get much better’
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Admire the models set amongst the real thing in our Engine House. You can also travel on a full-size steam train.
There is also the opportunity to drive a full-size locomotive, as we will be operating a footplate experience on one of our locomotives – when did you last do that at a Model Railway Exhibition? A suggested donation of £5 and no need to book in advance, just turn up on the day. Please note that you must be at least 18 years old and not older than 76 to take part in the footplate experience.
Mark’s now famous mix of stand-up, theatre, journalism and the odd bout of performance art has made him one of our oldest surviving alternative comics. Often referred to as the ‘godfather of political comedy’ (among many other things), Mark has been performing comedy for nearly 40 years. With a recentish step towards theatre in his last few shows, Mark is back to his finest stand-up form and anti-Tory sentiment in Gaffa Tapes as he sets out on the road.
If you don’t know what Mark does, ask your parents.
In this session you’ll craft your own unique, silver spinning ring to take home with you. During the session you’ll cover basic jewellery making techniques including annealing, piercing, texturing, soldering and polishing, to create a ring with up to two spinning bands, in a choice of texture and materials.
Some people use these kinetic rings as a form of meditation as you can rotate the inner band/s and take a mindful moment for yourself.
Celebrated British jazz pianist Jason Rebello was labelled a veteran by critics at 19 and over the next decade won most of the major jazz music awards.
Rebello toured for numerous years and appears on several recordings with Jeff Beck and Sting. Technique, diversity and adaptability have enabled Jason to work with artists across the musical spectrum such as Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pee Wee Ellis, Joss Stone, Madeline Peyroux, Manu
Katche and recently Charlene Soraia.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata no 18 in D Major, K576
Leoš Janáček - Piano Sonata 1.X.1905
Nitzan Vardi - Nocturne: As They Come & Go, from "22 Nocturnes for Chopin"
Caroline Wright - Nocturne: Reflections, from "22 Nocturnes for Chopin"
Zoe Rahman - Nocturne for Chopin, from "22 Nocturnes for Chopin"
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, op 41