It’s that time of the year again. The time where I spend far too much time thinking that I would make the perfect panto dame! Oh yes I would! Last week, we took our annual trip to City Varieties in Leeds to check out this years Rock n’ Roll panto offering – Dick Whittington. Rock … Read more
I’m not going to lie, it’s been a good 20 years since I ‘stuck it to the man’ but last night I headed to Leeds Grand Theatre to watch Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock and did just that! OK, maybe I didn’t quite stick it to the man but I did have a really … Read more
After having an enforced year off in 2020, Rock n’ Roll Panto is back at Leeds City Varieties for Christmas 2021 and this year’s offering is Beauty and the Beast and we were lucky enough to go along to watch a performance. For those not in the know, Rock n’ Roll Panto is an eclectic … Read more
Last night, after 18 long months, I headed back to Leeds Grand Theatre. I was beyond excited – not only because I was heading back to one of my favourite places but because I was seeing one of my favourite comedy companies – Mischief. I spent a lot of my teens enthralled by the dark … Read more
“Dear diary, did you hear?” after 16 long months live theatre is back and once again we will be pootling along to Leeds Grand Theatre to review the upcoming delights. The award-winning Heathers The Musical will launch its touring production at Leeds Grand Theatre from Thursday 5 to Saturday 14 August 2021 before spreading corn … Read more
Summer days will soon be over, soonly autumn starts, and tonight our memories whisper softly in our hearts. On Monday 5th August, Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage, did the Mambo into Leeds Grand Theatre for the final dates of the 2018/19 tour and I, for one, could not wait to head down … Read more
Summer sun – somethin’ begun… And that something is Grease at Leeds Grand Theatre! Following a highly acclaimed sold-out eight-week run at Curve Theatre in Leicester, Grease is now running at Leeds until July 20th. Produced by Colin Ingram, directed by Nikolai Foster, choreographed by Strictly Come Dancing’s Arlene Phillips and starring Peter Andre and Ore … Read more
Although this year marks 50 years since Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat left the pens of Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice, I am young enough to be of the 90s, Jason Donovan era of the show. After dinner on a Sunday we would wash up while singing along to the soundtrack and we even … Read more
The last time I attended the theatre with my mum, I was assured that we were going to watch a ‘heart-warming’ show – an adaptation of a film my family like to watch at Christmas. The show was Goodnight Mister Tom and it was harrowing. When I told my mum that Blood Brothers was coming … Read more
Next week we are embarking on a mini cruise to Bruges, what better way to prepare than hopping aboard the SS Italian Castle at Leeds Grand Theatre for a peek at Rough Crossing? Having not seen Rough Crossing before but being intrigued by the synopsis, we really wanted to like this show. The six-handed cast … Read more