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Dark Début at the Lantern

It's not hard to feel like a voyeur sitting in the auditorium of the 67 seater Lantern Theatre in Sheffield, especially when you are watching two actors taking you on an emotional rollercoaster that explores rape and infatuation.

Order, the first ever professional production by the Lantern in its 118 year history, has been penned by Artistic Director, Martin Derbyshire and Chief Executive Matt Risby and, whilst only 80 minutes long, is worthy of the considerable applause it received....

Richard Marriott as Robert and Samantha Robinson as Katie in Order. Photo by Dean Leivers

Adele wins two BRITs

Adele - Album of the year!

Adele is "incredibly proud" to have scooped two prizes at tonight's (20.02.12) BRIT Awards.

The 23-year-old singer - who took home six prizes at the Grammy awards last weekend - took home the first and last awards of the evening, Best Female Solo Artist and the coveted Mastercard British Album of the Year for '21'....

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Tue 21st Feb, 2012 | 10:51pm

'Case Sensitive' author to visit Huddersfield

Sophie Hannah

Sophie Hannah, whose books were recently filmed as 'Case Sensitive' for ITV, will be giving a talk at The Keys in Huddersfield on Friday 24 February....

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Sun 19th Feb, 2012 | 5:34pm

Henry Holland searching for new up-and-coming designers

Could you create an outfit for 'Rude Boy' hitmaker Henry Holland?

Henry Holland will front a new fashion show for Sky Living.

The designer will join forces with Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts to host the yet-to-be-named series, which is being produced by pop superstar Rihanna and will see the duo hunt for a designer to create an outfit for the 'Rude Boy' hitmaker's performance at London's Wireless festival later this year....

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Thu 16th Feb, 2012 | 2:28pm

A festival of wonder - variety, circus and magic!

Professor Vanessa Toulmin from the University of Sheffield will bring wonder and pizzazz to Blackpool this week as she once again curates its highly-regarded annual festival of circus, magic and variety....

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Mon 13th Feb, 2012 | 9:32am

Morgan Freeman heads into oblivion

Film stars more than Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman has signed up to star alongside Tom Cruise in 'Oblivion'.

The 'Invictus' actor will play a "critical" but unknown role in the Joseph Kosinski-directed sci-fi movie set on an uninhabitable earth, according to Deadline....

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Fri 10th Feb, 2012 | 10:45am

Artist sought for Kate Middleton portrait

The Duchess of Cambridge - picture perfect

Britain's Duchess Catherine has agreed to sit for her first formal painting.

The 30-year-old beauty - who broke tradition when she refused to sit for a portrait after marrying Prince William in April last year - has entered into discussions with the National Portrait Gallery, which has begun to look for an appropriate artist....

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Thu 9th Feb, 2012 | 9:08pm

Hepworth Wakefield in the running to win £100,000 as Art Fund Prize

Hepworth, Wakefield

Hepworth Wakefield, Yorkshire's new art gallery, has today been longlisted for the Art Fund Prize 2012, the UK's annual 'museum of the year' award, and the biggest prize for arts and cultural organisations in the country....

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Tue 7th Feb, 2012 | 10:21pm

Sheffield: Spring Concerts

Spring 2012 concert season set to explore music, disability, health and wellbeing

The University of Sheffield has today (3 February 2012) announced the new spring concert season which commences this month organised by the Department of Music....

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Sun 5th Feb, 2012 | 7:57pm

Students support world-renowned architect on exhibition

Architecture students at Sheffield Hallam University have collaborated with a world-renowned British architect on an exhibition to be staged at an iconic building he designed....

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Tue 31st Jan, 2012 | 11:22am

Lantern Lights Up Sheffield

Chief Executive Matt Risby and Artistic Director Martin Derbyshire

Under new leadership Sheffield's oldest theatre, The Lantern Theatre today announces its first professional season....

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Thu 26th Jan, 2012 | 2:23pm

Focus falls on European archaeology exhibition

The University of York's historic King's Manor is hosting a European photographic exhibition depicting the day-to-day work of archaeologists....

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Tue 3rd Jan, 2012 | 2:14pm

Thoughts on writing a new piece of choral music

By Michael Howell

After being enormously impressed on hearing a new composition by local musician, Michael Howell, I asked Michael to try and explain the process....

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Sun 4th Dec, 2011 | 7:11pm

Comedian Chris Ramsey comes to the University of Bradford

Comedian Chris Ramsey, who has recently supported Al Murray on tour and has been seen on television programmes such as '8 Out of 10 Cats' will return to the University of Bradford on Tuesday 29th November....

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Wed 23rd Nov, 2011 | 8:53am

Limestone, Sandstone, Millstone - Landscape Art from - Yorkshire / Lancashire / Cumbria

Margaret Uttley - Sentinels

The geology of these three northern counties which has dramatically shaped the landscape, has also greatly influenced the art produced by artists who live and work there....

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Fri 18th Nov, 2011 | 8:52am

Multi-million funding for centre for medieval European literature

The Centre for Medieval Studies

A proposed new centre for the study of medieval European literature based in York and Odense is set to become a reality thanks to an award of nearly £4,500,000 funding from the Danish National Research Foundation....

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Wed 16th Nov, 2011 | 2:39pm

VIDEO: Carson in Belfast's 'Little Italy'

Comedian Frank Carson, who has died at the age of 85, never lost touch with his roots in the Great Patrick Street area near Belfast city centre, where he was born in 1926.

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23 Feb 2012 12:35 am

VIDEO: Comedian Frank Carson dies at 85

His family said he died peacefully at his home in Blackpool and will be laid to rest in Belfast. Maggie Taggart reports.

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22 Feb 2012 9:04 pm

VIDEO: Teachers pay back Kevin Bridges

Kevin Bridges has re-visited the people and places that have influenced his stand up material in his latest project, a six-part television series What's The Story.

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22 Feb 2012 5:12 pm

Steinman to receive Fame honour

Record producer Jim Steinman, who has written songs for Meatloaf and Bonnie Tyler, is to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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22 Feb 2012 4:01 pm

Radcliffe continues chart reign

Daniel Radcliffe's latest film The Woman In Black remains top of the UK and Ireland box office.

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22 Feb 2012 1:50 pm

VIDEO: Behind-the-seams: Oscar costumes

The BBC's John Maguire goes behind-the-scenes at a costume warehouse, and takes a look at some Oscar-nominated designs.

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22 Feb 2012 1:40 pm

BBC Queen series biased: Republic

Anti-monarchy group Republic accuses the BBC of bias in its documentary series The Diamond Queen.

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22 Feb 2012 12:09 pm

Oscars 2012: Foreign film nominees

A look at this year's nominees for the best foreign film Oscar

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22 Feb 2012 8:32 am

VIDEO: Monica Mason: 54 years in ballet

The Royal Ballet is hosting an exhibition to showcase the career of Monica Mason, who is set to retire in July after 54 years with the Royal Ballet.

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22 Feb 2012 12:01 am

Brand stars in Eric Idle musical

British comedians Russell Brand and Billy Connolly are among the stars set to appear in Eric Idle's new musical, which opens in Los Angeles in April.

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21 Feb 2012 4:41 pm

VIDEO: Adele's surgeon: 'Show must go on'

Adele's throat surgeon describes her condition - bleeding from a benign polyp - that is quite common in many vocalists.

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21 Feb 2012 3:53 pm

Walliams book to be made for TV

Little Britain star David Walliams is to have his best-selling children's novel Mr Stink adapted into a BBC One comedy drama, it is announced.

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21 Feb 2012 12:22 pm

Jazz FM sorry over 'porn' noises

Digital radio station Jazz FM apologises after what appeared to be part of a pornographic film soundtrack was broadcast during one of its shows.

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21 Feb 2012 12:12 pm

Banderas to play Picasso in movie

Antonio Banderas is to play Pablo Picasso in upcoming film 33 Days, based on the period when the Spanish artist produced his masterpiece Guernica.

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21 Feb 2012 11:05 am

VIDEO: Will mobile movies make it big?

David Reid looks at the increasing trend towards using mobile devices and whether a mobile film festival can catch on around the world.

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21 Feb 2012 9:41 am

Blur to headline Olympics closing ceremony concert

Blur will headline an Olympics Closing Celebration concert in August.

The Britpop band have joined a line up including The Specials and New Order for the BT London Live concert in Hyde Park, which will follow the sporting event in the city this summer and the band promise it will surpass their 2009 reunion shows at the same venue....

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Tue 21st Feb, 2012 | 11:29am

The first female Bond?

The name's Bond - Jane Bond!!

Naomie Harris' 'Skyfall' character sees herself as "a female Bond".

The British actress plays mysterious Eve in the forthcoming James Bond movie and though details about the film are being kept under wraps, she says her alter ego is a match for the iconic spy....

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Sun 19th Feb, 2012 | 4:12pm

Concert celebrates Constantine's legacy

The University of York choir The 24 is teaming up with international artists this weekend to celebrate the legacy of the Roman Emperor Constantine....

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Wed 15th Feb, 2012 | 6:02pm

Paul McCartney receives Walk of Fame star

Paul McCartney sends kisses on the bottom

Paul McCartney has received a star on Holllywood's Walk of Fame.

The 69-year-old singer - who is the last Beatle to be given the honour - paid tribute to his bandmates at yesterday's (09....

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Fri 10th Feb, 2012 | 11:15am

Ridley Scott plans 'Prometheus' sequel.

Northener Ridley Scott

The northern born film maker Ridley Scott, best known for his 'Boy on a Bike' Hovis advert and Sci-Fi films 'Alien' and 'Blade Runner' is already planning a 'Prometheus' sequel....

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Fri 10th Feb, 2012 | 8:01am

YORKSHIRE - IDEAL VENUE FOR THE TING TINGS' NEXT TOUR

Looks like the Ting Tings have all the right gear for touring Yorkshire!

The Tings Tings can't wait to get back on tour.

The 'Hang it Up' group may have been burned out by the time they finished playing shows in support of their debut album in 2009, but after taking time out then recording second album, 'Sounds From Nowheresville', in Spain singer and guitarist Katie White says she can't wait to get back on the road....

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Thu 9th Feb, 2012 | 8:25pm

SHEFFIELD'S SEVEN HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Sheffield's Croft House Theatre Company will make the Lyceum Theatre Sheffield come alive with The Sound of Music from Tuesday 13 March to Saturday 17 March....

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Mon 6th Feb, 2012 | 3:17pm

Spilsbury spills the beans on illustrious career

An artist famous for his subversive newspaper illustrations will take part in a new programme of lectures given by graphic design professionals....

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Wed 1st Feb, 2012 | 11:36am

Enter Left The City Varieties

By Alan Kee
Arts Correspondent

The haunt of Charlie Chaplin

It's great to see the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds open again after its multi million pounds refurb, but has it lost some of its broken down charm?...

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Fri 27th Jan, 2012 | 12:13pm

Mute music video makers?

Leading Indie record label, Mute, have announced the launch of the UK's first Master's Music Video MA which will be taught at the University of Bradford....

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Mon 16th Jan, 2012 | 8:27pm

Award-winning Comedian Russell Kane gets behind University's radio station

Russell Kane

Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner comedian, and current contributor to ITV2's 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Now' Russell Kane will perform at the University of Bradford on Tuesday 13 December....

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Fri 16th Dec, 2011 | 8:50pm

Scientists unlock the mystery surrounding a tale of shaggy dogs

Researchers from the University of York have produced the first clear evidence that textiles made by the indigenous population of the Pacific coast of North America contained dog hair....

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Mon 28th Nov, 2011 | 6:29pm

Johnny Rotten's graffiti: the new heritage?

Archaeologists typically record and analyse the traces of past human activities. The caves of Lascaux in southern France are celebrated as a place where early humans made their marks on cave walls....

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Mon 21st Nov, 2011 | 6:22pm

Heslington East campus expansion wins three architecture awards

The University of York's ambitious £750 million expansion at Heslington East has won three prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) awards....

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Thu 17th Nov, 2011 | 11:39am

Katharine Holmes exhibition opens in Settle

Katharine Holmes - Deepdale

Katharine Holmes is an artist who has become known for her paintings which capture the Northern Landscape, predominantly her native Yorkshire Dales....

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Mon 24th Oct, 2011 | 8:47am