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The Good Old Days

Let us take you on a gloriously nostalgic trip back to the golden days of traditional Music Hall and Variety. For your delight and delectation, this talented company offers song, dance, magic and laughter as they pay tribute to the many great stars who appeared on BBC TV’s longest-running series The Good Old Days.

Escaped Alone

"Only I am escaped alone to tell thee.” Book of Job.

A play about friendship and the end of the world.

Three old friends and a neighbour. A summer of afternoons in the garden, sipping tea and shooting the breeze. They discuss their families, favourite TV shows, dentistry, the magic of mobile phones and particle physics. But something darker is simmering under the tea and biscuits, with premonitions of catastrophe and man-made disaster.

Mother of the Revolution

Leeds Industrial Museum welcomes Archipelago Theatre Company for Mother of the Revolution! 

A promanade folk musical theatre performance which takes place across the whole of Leeds Industrial Museum. 

Come to learn the story of Kirkstall Forge, told through Betty Beecroft, a local Kirkstall hero.

Roll With It Improv

See Leeds' best new improv troupe use your suggestions to create a hilarious evening of comedy! Mixing quick fire games, musical numbers and long form sketches, the group have been delighting audiences for the past year with quick wit, intense drama and stupid songs!  

Performing at Terminus, Meanwood Brewery's flagship tap room- audiences can expect to have a stylish environment and a selection of the best beers in Leeds.

Speedwell Dance Presents... Thumbelina

This Easter, experience an enchanting tale of a miniature girl finding her place in the big wide world...

Brought to life through dance, live music and song, Thumbelina is a gentle and playful performance with the beauty of the natural world at its heart. Children are invited to take part in Thumbelina’s journey, build a shelter from sticks and escape with her from a hungry toad. Through their play Thumbelina gains the strength to carry on and make it safely home. Taking place at various venues across the city:

Intro to Meisner - For Actors

What you'll learn:

During this one-day course you'll be introduced to The Meisner Technique, including the famous 'repetition' exercise and our unique way of approaching the technique.

You'll explore your acting instincts by tuning into yourself as a human, connection and what gets in the way of you connecting. You'll learn to observe and respond and take the first steps towards what Meisner calls 'living truthfully'.

You will then be eligible to continue your training with us on exclusive courses!

Who'll train you:

A Brief History of Difference by Das Clarks & Jo Fong with Becky Davies

Being different is a complicated business. It can be exciting, distressing, temporary, permanent, liberating, dangerous, painful, a cause for celebration. It’s about bodies and language, memories and labels, perceptions and assumptions, acceptance and resistance.

Join DAR, a queer, neurodivergent, curious, middle-aged Talking Heads fanatic, to consider some tricky questions around the subjects of difference, identity, positioning, labelling and belonging.

The Vision of Storytelling - book launch with Jamie H Scrutton

The Vision of Storytelling is a visual interpretation of the author’s written journals dating 2021-2023. It is a highly illustrative book that follows the artist’s journey through mental health, comedy, burlesque and observational life.

From his whimsical anecdotes through to his captivating drawings, he takes the reader on an exploration to self-discovery. A book launch including eclectic live art performances ranging from Burlesque, Music and to Spoken Word. Jamie will be joined on stage by various artists in celebration of his second visual book release.

Thackray History LIVE: Shipshape

Join the Thackray Boffins as they uncover the secret science that sits behind medical innovation and discovery. Inspire your own future health heroes with inspiring true tales, jaw-dropping demonstrations and, of course, audience participation.

This Easter, join our Boffins on a seafaring historical adventure to uncover the lesser known (and downright stinky) ailments that have plagued shipmates for centuries. Find out what the Boffins would prescribe to avoid these murky maladies and be sure not to fall for long held medical myths.