A unique fundraising event supporting Al-Harah Theatre in Bethlehem - Palestine, through the powerful medium of dance, singing and music
Al-Harah theatre was established in 2005 to create safe spaces for children, women and people with disabilities in the West Bank as well as supporting artists in Gaza. They urgently need support to continue their transformative work for the community, helping children cope with the psychological traumas of the war.
Steven Camden, aka Polarbear, is an acclaimed spoken word artist, YA novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. Testament is a spoken word artist, rapper, theatre-maker, and world record-breaking human beatboxer! Alongside our feature acts will be school pupils from around Leeds who've participated in poetry workshops as part of our festival programme. Part of Leeds Storytelling Festival 2025.
A pay-what-you-decide family-friendly event recommended for children and young people aged 10+.
Join us for even more FREE festivities as we continue to celebrate the Year of the Snake at the Merrion Centre to celebrate Chinese New Year!
Following the successful commemorations last year, we are inviting visitors to once again experience various FREE cultural festivities on Saturday 25th January and Saturday 1st February 2025.
It’s 2025, and Chemistry kicks off another year of poetry and spoken word on Friday 31 January! Instead of our usual two wonderful headliners, we’ll be having three, as welcome South Yorkshire legend Ian Parks, and our first ever double act, the self-described “poetry twins” Rachel Davies and Hilary Robinson. Plus, of course, our amazing open mic!
Classic comedy fans will be in their element as Apollo Theatre Company brings the classic radio comedy show, Round The Horne to life in this exciting production.
This production transports the audience back to the late 1960s and the anarchic, boisterous atmosphere of the BBC’s Paris Theatre during the recordings of the programme that defined the genre for decades to come, complete with a live band and live sound effects.
Would you like to have the life of your dreams? Great health, amazing relationships, a fantastic career, significant wealth, and real happiness? Then this live coaching event is for you!
The Dreamtime Fellrunner is for anyone yearning for connection to the great outdoors, seeking to nourish both body and mind.
Escape to the Lakeland fells in this fun, poetic and moving exploration of the land around us, and how we inhabit it. From the comfort of your seat, join Julie as she bounds through the awe-inspiring landscape of the hills, on a track carved through feminism, land rights, history and literature – and all sorts in between.
Find out more about HUMANHOOD's unique creative processes in ∞ {Infinite} Unplugged featuring an intimate version of ∞ {Infinite} with a pre-show introduction and a post-show talk and Q&A.
∞ {Infinite} Unplugged is Julia Robert and Rudi Cole's visionary dance meditation where raw and dynamic choreography will take you on a mystical journey of movement and consciousness.
Founded in 2016 by Catalan and Birmingham born artists Julia Robert and Rudi Cole, HUMANHOOD's following has since grown rapidly in the UK and international dance scene.
These relaxed events are for parents with babies (pre-walkers). With grown-up poems about new parenthood (as well as life outside of that bubble), it's an opportunity to unwind and escape through the power of words. Maria Ferguson is a poet and multi-award-winning playwright whose second collection Swell is published by Penguin.
These relaxed events are for parents with babies (pre-walkers). With grown-up poems about new parenthood (as well as life outside of that bubble), it's an opportunity to unwind and escape through the power of words. Hollie McNish is an award-winning poet and Sunday Times bestselling author.
Part of Leeds Storytelling Festival 2025.
A pay-what-you-decide event for adults and their pre-walking babies. Includes refreshments.