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Music: Borut Krizisnik, Masaya Takashino, Street Furniture, Luke Harney Director: Sharon Watson Reviewer: Tiffany Shepherd The Public Reviews Rating: Contemporary Dance doesn’t have the best record for being a light night at the theatre, with a reputation for being complex, long, and frankly, very confusing. But, I have to admit I am impressed with Phoenix Dance Theatre and [...]

Reviewer: Rosie Revell The Public Reviews Rating: The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of the exuberant and energetic conductor, Juango Mena, visited Leeds Town Hall last night and it is fair to say they certainly left their audience satisfied with their performance. From the moment Mena took to the stage he coaxed the orchestra to life [...]

Piano: Alessandro Taverna Music: Beethoven, Chopin, Strauss/von Dohnányi, Schumann Reviewer: Nicola Harrison The Public Reviews Rating: ‘Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.’ Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849) Leeds International Chamber Season were delighted to host [...]

Music: George Frideric Handel Libretto: Nicola Francesco Haym Director: Tim Albery Reviewer: Nicola Harrison The Public Reviews Rating: ‘Converse with her had an irresistible charm and her presence… had something stimulating about it. There was sweetness in the tones of her voice and her tongue like an instrument of many strings could readily turn to whatever language she [...]

Director, Choreographer and Costume designer: David Nixon OBE Set Designer: Duncan Hayler Lighting Designer: Tim Mitchell Reviewer: Laura Stimpson The Public Reviews Rating: We all know the story of Beauty and the Beast, largely due to Walt Disney, his talking clocks and candlesticks. Well tonight the clocks and candlesticks were locked out of sight to make way for [...]

Violin: Chloë Hanslip Piano: Igor Tchetuev Music: Beethoven, Medtner, Brahms, Stravinsky Reviewer: Nicola Harrison The Public Reviews Rating: ‘Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.’ Vanessa Mae (1978+) Leeds International Chamber Season brought another spectacular performance from two celebrated international performers, Chloë Hanslip, an established recording and concert artist and Igor Tchetuev, who [...]

 Reviewer: Paul Bannister The Public Reviews Rating: After a cold wintery day working, my wife and myself headed to Huddersfield Town Hall feeling about as Christmassy as a hot summers day. We were heading to see Kate Rusby at Christmas – my wife a fan of Kate Rusby and me ‘putting up’ with her music choice. So [...]

It’s something of a truism that Christmas is a time for family, so why not take your family out for a night at the theatre? The next in this series of special festive recommendations takes a look at the best of the bunch when it comes to shows that entertain both the young and the [...]