Bondville Model Village in Sewerby and the Women's Institute Hall in Flamborough are the latest locations to be agreed for new Yorkshire comedy, Hot Flash. The film tells the story of an accidental entrepreneur who triumphs despite brutal menopause symptoms and the challenges of being a forty plus single mum.

The Ferens Art Gallery has launched the first of a series of adult art and craft workshops, starting this week (Saturday 13 September). Whether you’re keen to explore new creative skills or revisit something you have enjoyed before, with expert guidance these new workshops offer a unique and enriching day out to remember in one of the city’s most beautiful buildings.

Newcastle Theatre Royal has opened its doors to an elegant, design-led new bar which aims to broaden the iconic building’s connection with the wider community.

Garrick Ohlsson's contribution to the Piano Concerto No. 27 is exquisite. His playing demonstrates that rare combination of technical precision and interpretative sensitivity that transforms mere performance into genuine musical conversation. The dialogue between soloist and orchestra unfolds effortlessly, each voice maintaining its distinct character whilst contributing to a seamless whole.

The Twelve Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman' (better known as Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star) positively sparkle under Colli's fingers. His virtuosic treatment allows the decorative elements to punch through with tremendous panache while maintaining the work's playful spirit. Similarly impressive is his handling of the variations on Gluck's popular air, where his nuanced phrasing brings fresh insights to familiar material.

After a summer blessed with abundant sunshine, this release offers the perfect tonic for maintaining that warmth as autumn draws near. It is particularly apt that Gardner and his Bergen forces should open with Helios, the Greek sun god whose chariot is drawn across the heavens by four magnificent steeds. Composed in 1903 during Nielsen's sojourn to Greece—where his sculptor wife, Anne Marie, had received a grant to copy works from the Acropolis—this ten-minute tone poem traces the sun's journey from dawn through blazing noon to evening across the Aegean Sea.

All aboard the celebrations! Kynren – An Epic Tale of England – is marking the 200th anniversary of Locomotion No. 1’s first journey on the world’s first passenger railway with its own heritage-style station and replica steam engine – the perfect pre-show photo opportunity.

The National Trust has announced the opening of its latest exhibition, Whispers of the Wilderness: Exploring Wilderness Gardens, at Beningbrough Hall’s Reddihough Galleries. Running from 2 September 2025 to 12 April 2026.

Andrew Liddle sits down with Mark Harland whose latest book answers the questions his readers have been asking … Hot off the press is The New Hotel, Scarbados, the eagerly-awaited third volume of Mark Harland’s compelling tale of a Hull family which refuses to be beaten by the twin adversaries of lockdown and redundancy.

It's been a few years since British country music really exploded onto the charts with the dominance of Ward Thomas and The Shires on the airwaves and in the album charts. In the time since, country festivals have really exploded across the UK, and Blackpool's response, The British Country Music Festival, has grown each year, and it is now in its sixth year.

In a couple of months' time Canadian rock superstar Bryan Adams will be appearing at some of America’s biggest venues, including Madison Square Gardens in New York – tonight in Leeds is a far more intimate affair in the 400-capacity main concert room at the Brudenell Social Club. Adams has just released his new album, Roll with the Punches, arguably one of his best yet.

As an artist, Adams has found his sound, and while he has occasionally veered away from expectation, he is aware of what his audience wants and what they love. Roll With The Punches is an album that fits within these walls and excels in delivering what his audience is hungry for.

When it comes to roles stage musicals star Jessica Daley likes “to ride the wave and see what comes up”. But she could never have anticipated what happened in 2024 when asked to take over the leading role in the musical Evita at just a few hours notice. She was at the family home in Middlesbrough when the call came.

Their programme spans half a century of Romantic violin writing, beginning with Schumann's turbulent First Sonata in 1851. Written in a mere four days during one of the composer's most productive periods, this work pushes relentlessly against Classical restraint with a restless intensity that would prove profoundly influential. Timothy Steeves captures Schumann's distinctive pianistic figuration with particular insight, especially in the Allegretto, where those magical moments of expressive interaction between the instruments emerge with palpable chemistry.

It seems that lots of celebrities are going down the ‘let’s publish a novel’ route. Perhaps it’s the aftermath of the pandemic when most people were stuck at home and took the opportunity to hit the keyboard.

I have a BIG confession to make before embarking on this review. As flashes of electricity resounded throughout a theatre packed with excited pre-teens and parents in the opening countdown, I was oblivious of the enormity of the cult following of Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by author Rick Riordan.

Normally considered a milestone event for teenagers following their exam results, the Leeds Festival continues to draw one of the country's youngest festival audiences.

The technical execution throughout is beyond reproach but never feels merely virtuosic. Every passage, no matter how demanding, serves the larger musical argument. Richter's legendary ability to move seamlessly between different emotional worlds within a single movement is everywhere in evidence, as is his gift for making familiar music sound freshly minted.

Čičić's approach to these sonatas demonstrates the depth of understanding that has become his hallmark. As I have observed in previous reviews, he is a masterful and intuitive performer who researches his scores meticulously, uncovering both the character and historical context of his chosen composers. That scholarly rigour, combined with his virtuosic brilliance, illuminates every bar in this exceptional Delphian release. The recording quality itself deserves particular praise for its crystalline clarity, allowing each strand of Biber's intricate counterpoint to emerge with startling definition.

Throughout, Spence's Czech diction is exemplary—clearly those years immersed in Janáček have paid dividends. More importantly, he never allows linguistic precision to overshadow musical spontaneity. The result is singing that breathes, that lives in the moment whilst serving the broader narrative sweep.