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Doggerel for the Discerning: 'The Tripe Hound of Little Ormstonmere'
Here is the first in a series of light-hearted rhyming poems which, after appearing in a Blogspot, attracted the unlikely attention of the Tripe Marketing Board. Subsequently published by the TMB as a collection bearing the similarly unlikely title of My Camel’s Name is Brian, I commend them to your…
Please check all dates with the venue before travelling as many theatres are currently closed.
Next Seven Days In The Arts (Mon 19th Apr - Mon 26th Apr)
FlyDSA Arena
SunYoung Driver Scheme
O2 Academy, Leeds
MonThe Stranglers - Rescheduled
Sheffield City Hall
WedJeff Beck
SatOti Mabuse - I Am Here Tour 2021
York Barbican
ThuJeff Beck
Halifax Band Casino Rockets Offer A Slice Of Reality
Graham Clark
Features Writer
Halifax four-piece Casino Rockets operate within a world of different genres utilising intricate guitar patterns and wall-of-sound synths to create cerebral and animated rock with adistinctive edge. Their debut album, Reality Distortion Field, will be self-released on 21 May 2021, and the first single from the album, Impala is available…
3:28 PM 19th April 2021
The Return Of Newton Faulkner With New Album And Tour
Graham Clark
Features Writer
Newton Faulkner has announced that his new album Interference (of Light) will be released on 20 August via Battenberg Records on vinyl, CD and digital formats. Four years on from his last studio album, Newton has been working throughout lockdown from his recording studio in East London, exploring a number of…
12:13 PM 18th April 2021
Wolf Alice Look Forward To The Weekend With New Album
Graham Clark
Features Writer
Wolf Alice have announced a UK and Ireland tour for January 2022, their first headline shows since 2018. The tour will see the band performing songs from their eagerly-anticipated third album Blue Weekend, including the new single The Last Man on Earth. The album is the follow up to the…
9:53 AM 18th April 2021
Martin Kemp Goes Back To The 80’s In Sheffield And Doncaster
Graham Clark
Features Writer
Returning by popular demand, Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp will be bringing his show to the The Leadmill, Sheffield on Thursday 1st July and Doncaster Dome, Doncaster on Saturday 7th August. The actor, musician, producer and DJ will be taking to the decks, spinning all the best of the hits from…
9:56 AM 17th April 2021
‘Goddesses, Housewives Or Whores’: Women Of York By Claire Shaw
George VI famously said the history of York is the history of England. The prologue to this book tells us that historical information about the women of York is mostly ‘obscure and undocumented’, which raises the question: what does this say about the women of England? Although Claire Shaw's book…
7:58 PM 16th April 2021
Poem Of The Week: 'Night Garden Of The Asylum' By Elizabeth Jennings
Night Garden of the Asylum An owl’s call scrapes the stillness. Curtains are barriers and behind them The beds settle into neat rows. Soon they’ll be ruffled. The garden knows nothing of illness. Only it knows of the slow gleam Of stars, the moon’s distilling; it knows Why the beds and lawns are levelled. Then all is broken from…
5:10 PM 16th April 2021
The Imposter by Anna Wharton: A Review
The Imposter is the chilling debut novel from the print and broadcast journalist Anna Wharton. At its thematic heart is the human need for connection, the need to belong somewhere, to someone, and the depths of despair we encounter through loss, fear and ultimately, deception. The central protagonist is Chloe, a…
11:30 AM 16th April 2021
Science Museum Group Announces Net Zero Target
The National Science and Media Museum announced plans to reopen its doors on Wednesday 19 May, subject to the current Government roadmap out of lockdown. The opening programme includes the exhibition In Pursuit of Perfection: The Yorkshire Photographic Union Competition and the launch of the permanent Belle Vue Studio exhibition in…
9:22 AM 16th April 2021
'Zugzwang...no Move Without Loss': Lucia's War By Susan Lanigan
Paul Spalding-Mulcock
Features Writer
‘The true novelist is one who understands the work as a continuous poem, is a myth-maker, and the wonder of art resides in the endless different ways of telling a story’ - Pulitzer Prize winning American author Eudora Welty sagaciously encapsulating the quintessence of puissant storytelling. Her oeuvre included depictions…
6:18 PM 15th April 2021
Of Blood And Bone: When I Think Of My Body As A Horse By Wendy Pratt
Steve Whitaker
Literary Editor
I couldn’t pretend to fully apprehend the terrible emotional ramifications of the loss of a child, but I do know that tea and sympathy don’t cut it as panaceas. The kind of experience that informs the major theme of Wendy Pratt’s latest collection of poems is too painful for most…
9:16 PM 14th April 2021
Ilkley Artist Laura Wallace Raises Money In Memory Of A Dear Family Friend
Laura Wallace
Laura Wallace, the talented Ilkley-based artist, has launched a series of on-line painting lessons to raise money for leading mental health charity, the Charlie Waller Trust. The 'Master the Art of Painting' lessons are a series of 30-minute on-line sessions, which provide step-by-step guides to creating beautiful art from scratch. Laura’s expert…
8:40 PM 14th April 2021
‘Pictures Of The Floating World: Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints’ At York Art Gallery
'Evening View of Takenawa', 1832-1838, Utagawa Hiroshige
A new display featuring rarely seen Japanese Ukiyo-e prints alongside much-loved paintings from our collection will go on show in a new Spotlight Series celebrating the reopening of York Art Gallery next month. ‘Pictures of the Floating World: Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints’ will feature prints by prominent Ukiyo-e artists such as…
8:27 PM 14th April 2021
New Artcade Exhibition: Tom J Newell
Artcade Gallery in the Forum, Sheffield, reopens its doors this Friday (16th April) for a new exhibition by Tom J Newell. Tom's 'Inner Space' relocates the artist and DJ's home studio into the Artcade Gallery for the duration of the show where the artist will exhibit a series of new artworks,…
8:16 PM 14th April 2021
Now Thats What I Call Music 8 Gets A Re-release 35 Years Later
Originally released in November 1986 Now 8 has been re-released to tie in with the release of Now 108. The music on each compilation is as different as chalk and cheese. Whilst Now 108 is mostly solo acts the mid 80’s were a period when groups ruled the charts. What…
10:36 AM 14th April 2021
North Yorkshire Poet Wins International Poetry Challenge About The Human Body
Anna Bailey, a 19-year-old poet from North Yorkshire, has been named the winner of an exciting poetry challenge for young people, inspired by the pioneering work of the Human Cell Atlas research initiative. Her poem Centriole "wowed the judges" who said Anna’s evocative and experimental exploration of the human cell made…
9:29 AM 14th April 2021
New Musical Activities For Young People
Opera North today has announced a wide range of new activities for young singers and instrumentalists with over 300 places available for young people to connect with music over the summer months. The Company is also looking forward to the Opera North Youth Company being the first through the doors…
8:38 AM 14th April 2021
Gary Powndland - The New Comedy Star Brings His Sell Out Show To The North
Graham Clark
Features Writer
I must admit that up until a few months ago I had never heard of Gary Pownland. A friend had discovered him on line and kept enthusing about him. After watching some of his sketches I can see his appeal Now viral sensation Gary Powndland (pronounced like the shop, but not…
10:53 AM 13th April 2021
Ryedale Festival Springs Into Life With An On Line Edition
Graham Clark
Features Writer
Solace, escape and hope are at the heart of Ryedale Festival’s online-only Spring Festival, as seven inspiring performances, each approximately 50 mins are filmed and shared across a week in early May, in collaboration with Castle Howard, the Yorkshire Arboretum and award-winning filmmaker Cain Scrimgeour, whose stunning camerawork will capture…
10:29 AM 13th April 2021
Gun Announce Tour That Visits Manchester And Bradford
Graham Clark
Features Writer
You might remember Scottish group Gun for their cover of Cameo’s Word, but the act have had many hits too such as Steal Your Fire, Better Days and Don’t Say It’s Over. The MTV EMA award winning outfit’s rebellious attitude and freeing sound has seen Gun release a string of albums…
7:47 PM 12th April 2021
The Deva Fest Arrives Back For Summer
Graham Clark
Features Writer
Organisers of the successful Deva Fest in Chester have announced the three-day event will return for Summer 2021 after lockdown has eased – and have revealed an exciting line-up of headline music acts. Officially launched in 2019 Cheshire’s Family Friendly Music, Food and Lifestyle Extravaganza, Deva Fest proved hugely popular. Like…
3:12 PM 12th April 2021
Interview With The Sherlocks
South Yorkshire Indie-rock stalwarts The Sherlocks marked their triumphant return with the release of a new single “End Of The Earth”, as well as revealing their rescheduled UK tour dates, plus a very special livestream performance via Sessions at the start of April from Sheffield City Hall. The rather aptly titled…
9:38 AM 11th April 2021
NOW That’s What I Call Music! 108
In the age of Digital Service Providers such as Spotify and the like you might be surprised to find the Now! Compilations are still popular. Admittedly they might not sell as many copies as say 20 years ago but the series still top the compilation charts. Always guaranteed to provide…
9:29 AM 10th April 2021
Fearless (Taylor’s Version) Review
It’s been almost two years since Taylor Swift promised to re-record her first six studio albums after they were acquired by Scooter Braun and just five months since she was legally allowed to do so. As someone who has long championed the rights of artists in the music industry, Fearless…
7:03 AM 10th April 2021
The Hollies Announce 60th Anniversary Tour
One of the most iconic bands in British music, The Hollies, have moved their UK tour, originally scheduled for Autumn 2021, to next year in order to celebrate their 60th anniversary. "‘We felt like this is something no other band gets to do, celebrate six decades together, 60 years of this…
4:42 PM 9th April 2021
Drive -In Cinema Arrives At Meadowhall, Sheffield
Graham Clark
Features Writer
There is just one week to go until the grounds of Meadowhall Shopping Centre will be host to a cinematic wonderland as Daisy Dukes Drive-In Cinema rolls back into town. From Friday 16th April, Sheffield movie-lovers will be able to enjoy 4 days and nights of socially-distanced fun and frights. The team…
10:26 AM 9th April 2021
Glass Animals Add Another Date To Sold Out UK Tour
Graham Clark
Features Writer
With most of the dates on their tour in November 2020 now sold out, including rescheduled shows at London’s Alexandra Palace and Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse, a new date has been added to the tour at o2 Academy in Sheffield. Being the first opportunity for the band to play their acclaimed…
4:09 PM 8th April 2021
Laughton’s Legacies At Scarborough Art Gallery
Curator Dorcas Taylor with (left) Madame Ennui by Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith and (right, clockwise from oval frame), portraits of Laughton’s three wives: Isobel (1918) by Philip Naviasky, Esmé (1965) by John Armstrong, and Mary (1983) by Zdzislaw Ruszkowski
Paintings from the collection of the late Tom Laughton, Scarborough hotelier and brother of the Hollywood movie star Charles Laughton, will go on display at Scarborough Art Gallery next month. The exhibition seeks to shed light on the three women he married – Esmé, Isobel and Mary. Laughton’s Legacies can be…
4:06 PM 8th April 2021
Opera North Announces Journey Back From Lockdown
Rachel Nicholls as Leonore in Opera North’s Autumn 2020 production of Fidelio. Photo by Richard H Smith
New live performances by Opera North have been announced today, with four performances of Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, planned to be the first large scale production for over a year as the Leeds-based opera company builds back towards a fuller programme of public events. Originally due to be performed in November…
3:20 PM 8th April 2021
Filmmaker Putting Local Cinema On The Map
Filmmaker Sam Hartshorn talks about his new film 'Cardboard Fort', the creative process and his love for cinema. It’s not difficult for many of us to conjure up nostalgic memories of the summers of our youth, often reminding us of outdoor adventures, the beginning of lifelong friendships or the first taste…
10:31 AM 8th April 2021
Pebble Paintings Of Bothies On Show At Gallery On The Green
The new exhibition at Gallery on the Green in Settle, which opens on 13 April and runs until 14 June, feature paintings of bothies - or mountain huts - by Horton-based artist Alex Pilkington. Appropriately enough for works featuring stone buildings, all the pieces in the exhibition have been painted…
3:41 PM 7th April 2021
Album Review: The Snuts - W.L. (Parlophone Records)
Scottish band The Snuts had been recommended to me many times by friends as the next big band to break through. I saw the band live at The Bingley Weekender Festival 18 months ago when live gigs were taken for granted. Live a few of their songs reminded me of Sheffield’s…
2:54 PM 7th April 2021
No Need To Go To The End Of The Earth To See The Sherlocks Live
Bolton upon Dearne band The Sherlocks might have been absent from the music scene for over two years but their fans can look forward to a new single -The End of the Earth released on Friday 9th April. The new track offers a first glimpse into the sonic style of The…
2:22 PM 7th April 2021
Motörhead - Louder Than Noise - Live In Berlin (Silver Lining Music)
Graham Clark
Features Writer
Motörhead were unquestionably one of the loudest rock bands ever. As bass player and singer Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister strode on stage the fans were always ready to answer his opening question “Are you ready for some Rock’n’ Roll?” After the first few numbers it was always customary for another inevitable question…
11:27 AM 6th April 2021
Review: Godzilla Vs. Kong
Jack Bottomley
Media Correspondent
When it comes to movie universes now, they are everywhere but - quite literally - they don’t come any bigger than Legendary’s MonsterVerse. Inspired by the beloved kaiju movies of Toho Studios, fronted by Ishiro Honda’s 1954 landmark Godzilla (although King Kong was of course a creation of Edgar Wallace and…
10:03 AM 5th April 2021
Poem Of The Week: ‘All The Pubs Where We Used To Meet Are Sinking’ By Carole Bromley
Steve Whitaker
Literary Editor
Carole Bromley
All the Pubs Where We Used to Meet are Sinking The Little John is up to its knees, The Lowther shoulder high, The Kings Arms just keeping its head. In The Bonding Warehouse, the barman snorkels to collect empties and only fish remember what we said. At The Cock and Bottle barstools are afloat, banging against the window…
7:34 PM 4th April 2021
Doors Opening For The Georgian Theatre Royal
Andrew Liddle
Features Writer
Richmond’s Georgian Theatre Royal has received a grant of £26,200 from the latest round of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help re-open its doors after months of closure. Like many other performing arts venues, The Georgian Theatre Royal has been closed for live performances since March…
3:07 PM 4th April 2021
Review: The Dissident
It is little wonder that Bryan Fogel (director of the Academy Award winner Icarus) had a touch of trouble securing a streaming home (Netflix apparently did not want to even touch it) for his latest documentary The Dissident because it is an explosive piece of work for a number of…
8:17 AM 4th April 2021
The Leeds Library To Receive £28,100 From The Second Round Of The Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
The Leeds Library has received a grant of £28,100 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen. Nearly £400 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the country including The Leeds Library in the latest round of support from the…
8:43 AM 3rd April 2021
'These Are The Hands' : Many Different Kinds Of Love By Michael Rosen
If ever the NHS needed to justify its own existence – it doesn’t, nor ever should – then its astonishing handling of the Covid crisis, and subsequent roll-out of a vaccination programme, is a triumph of endurance, endeavour and world-class effectiveness. Michael Rosen’s new book is many things: an impressionistic, in…
7:24 AM 3rd April 2021
‘You Have To Know Your History If You Want To Put Things Right’ : Charity By Madeline Dewhurst
Well, what a debut novel! Although a work of fiction, Charity sprang from the case brought against the British Government for its treatment of Kenyans in the 1950s, during the British colonial administration of the country. The case was settled in 2013 and there was a formal expression of regret…
4:03 PM 2nd April 2021
York Theatre Royal To Receive £324,289 From Cultural Recovery Fund
More than £300 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the country including York Theatre Royal in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary announced today. Over £800 million in grants and loans has already been awarded to support almost 3,800 cinemas,…
9:04 AM 2nd April 2021
Financial Boost For Culture Sector In Leeds After Grant Win
Leeds Town Hall organ
The arts and culture sector in Leeds is set for a significant post-COVID recovery boost thanks to successful bids for important grant funding. Leeds City Council is one of a number of organisations in the city which have been awarded a share of Arts Council England’s Cultural Recovery Fund, giving the…
8:52 AM 2nd April 2021
York Museums Trust To Receive £423,000 From Culture Recovery Fund
York Art Gallery in busier times. Image by Wolfgang Claussen
York Museums Trust has been awarded £423,226 from the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. This follows an award of £850,000 from the first round of funding in October 2020. The charity is among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the…
8:46 AM 2nd April 2021
Album Review - Evanescence - The Bitter Truth (RCA Records)
Graham Clark
Features Writer
If you are an Evanescence fan you will have had a long wait for new music from the band - this new album is their first album of completely new songs since 2011. Singer Amy Lee is the only constant member of this influential band that in a way are hard…
7:00 AM 2nd April 2021
RuPaul’s Drag Race Tour Adds Bradford Date For 2022
Bradford prepare yourself! The UK’s biggest ever Drag Race tour just got even bigger and it is now travelling to Bradford. Join the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK for an evening of endless eleganza extravaganza as this brand-new tour takes in theatres and venues across the country which now includes…
2:10 PM 1st April 2021
Take A Chance To See Mamma Mia, Open Air Style At Harewood House This Summer
The sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! will come to Harewood House in the heart of Yorkshire this summer from 13 - 30 August 2021 for audiences to enjoy the original stage show in the open air for the first time. Playing 23 performances only with a strictly limited capacity, this will…
11:03 AM 1st April 2021
The Lathums Announce Yorkshire Concerts Along With A Manchester Home Coming Gig
Singing songs of exuberant, youthful hope, The Lathums bring on even more reasons to be cheerful with fans around the UK getting another chance to grab tickets for their unmissable, rapid sell-outtour. The tipped-for-greatness four-piece make a statement by adding a huge ‘homecoming’ show at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse this October,…
11:35 AM 31st March 2021
Stereophonics Set To Make A Welcome Return To Scarborough
Stereophonics played a brilliant sold-out show at Scarborough Open Air Theatre – Britain’s largest open air concert arena – in 2018 and fans have been demanding their return ever since. The good news is that the Welsh rockers are returning to the town on Wednesday 28 July. With almost 30 years under…
11:14 AM 31st March 2021
Review: Bright Burning Things By Lisa Harding
Caroline Spalding
Features Correspondent
Bright Burning Things is a beautifully crafted insight into a dark world, full of trepidation, leaving the reader at times almost fearful to turn the next page. The opening paragraph gives voice to the evocative nature of the prose: we meet Sonya, together with son Tommy, walking across the sand…
11:03 AM 31st March 2021
Review: Primephonic's Ludwig
Elaine Annable
Features Writer
Have you ever wanted to learn about classical music, but not known where to start? Ever wondered what symphonies, concertos and sonatas actually are? Well, look no further, Primephonic has recently launched 'Ludwig', a 10-week cultural self-improvement course designed to turn the fledgling classical music lover into a certified aficionado. An…
5:06 PM 29th March 2021
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