What's on near Duke Studios
Happening as part of Transform 25, Tiran Willemse’s blackmilk is an intense solo exploring identity and stereotypes.
Free entry
Leeds’ Transform Festival is an engine room of powerful, urgent and trailblazing performance, visual arts, dance, conversations and adventure.
Free entry
Aaron Sorkin’s riveting, award-winning stage adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird comes to Leeds Playhouse this autumn.
From £16.50
Happening as part of Transform 25, check out this one-to-one performance sharing the Palestinian experience of displacement and resistance.
Pay-What-You-Can
Take a cinematic journey across the city with Leeds Cinema Crawl.
From £8.00
Twisting shoegaze into something darker and more volatile, TTSSFU returns with new EP Blown and a headline Leeds show.
From £13.00
Part clubnight, part post-apocalypse, Doomsday Disco is set to infuse the dance floor with the nihilism of watching the world burn.
Free entryWhere to go near Duke Studios
You can spend hours browsing in Colours May Vary for unique and hard-to-find greetings cards, stationary, homeware and magazines. Of especial interest are the one of a kind ceramic ornaments.
Sarto, Leeds’s long-awaited pasta restaurant is a joint project between Laynes Espresso and The Brunswick.
at 164
The Gallery at 164 is an independent gallery in Leeds City Centre, exhibiting an eclectic mix of styles and media from both established and emerging talents.
With three well-equipped studios, Yorkshire Dance HQ is a super performance venue for dance, theatre and spoken-word events.
Located in the city’s Art Quarter, The Wardrobe has been contributing to Leeds’ rich live music offering since its opening in 1999.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre is located in Leeds’ thriving cultural quarter on Quarry Hill, offering an exciting programme of dance, theatre and family-friendly shows.
Leeds Playhouse is a hub for world class theatre and hosts a wide range of productions throughout the year.
Leeds Minster is a building rich in history and heritage. Explore the space, light a votive candle or listen to the famous organ when you visit.
Eat Your Greens is a vibrant, organic restaurant bringing a hint of European flair to the city’s plant-based dining scene.
A European style café/bar, exhibition space, record shop, hair salon and creative hangout tucked away on New York Street in Leeds…
Leeds Kirkgate Market is Europe’s biggest covered markets, featuring over 800 stalls, with goods ranging from clothing to fresh produce.
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Culture Guides
A host of Halloween horrors, experimental shorts, plus pioneering black British cinema make our October Cinema Guide.
Theatre this month bursts with contrasts - from bold new writing and Black History Month highlights to contemporary arts and reimagined classics.
Galleries around the North are gearing up for a new season of exhibitions - from iconic art prizes to smaller, artist-led gems.
From corrupted shoegaze to experimental electronica, post-hardcore to Indian classical, these are the shows that should be on your radar.
"Tours, tours, tours!" If this month's Tours and Activities guide were a sentient speaking person, this is what it would say.
Take some eating-out tips from our August guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
September and beyond brings culture, theatre, disgusting history and loads of fun.