Blindness and Expanded Sculpture one-day conference

Join us to explore ideas of ‘blindness gain’, new approaches to exhibition making, and ways audiences can experience artworks beyond the visual.

Throughout the day speakers will address how artists have used, and continue to use, senses beyond the ocular, both historically and in contemporary practice.

Tickets are free and include lunch, refreshments and a wine reception at the end of the day.

Cracking

A completely made-up true story!

“The most generous of hosts… a mesmerising personality… a gifted storyteller… a natural comic” - The Guardian

When the world goes mad, do we inevitably go mad too?

Ed Patrick: Catch Your Breath

NHS anaesthetist, comedian and author Ed Patrick injects Leeds with a gut-punch hilarious show about becoming a junior doctor, the NHS, the pitfalls of modern medicine and the power of questioning it.

There’s plenty of laughing gas to go round!

Ed also hosts the ‘Comedians Surgery’ podcast where he speaks to guests including Joe Lycett, Rose Matafeo and Reginald D Hunter about their health stories and experiences.

‘Brilliantly funny’ Matt Lucas

‘Extremely funny’ The Telegraph

‘Packed with hilarious anecdotes’ The Guardian

A Poetry and Play Adventure

Join us at Wellington Place for some free half-term fun!

On Saturday 22 February, from 10am – 11:30am, we’re hosting a poetry writing workshop for ages 8 – 13, with local author and poet, Spencer Woods.

For those aged under 8 we welcome the return of The PLAY Tent, who’ll be hosting a sensory play session at the same time as the workshop – meaning there’s something on for all!

Please book one ticket per child see Tickets below

Parents/Guardians do not need a ticket.

CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT/GUARDIAN AT ALL TIMES.

Sherlock Holmes: The Last Act

The year is 1916.

Drawn from two years of Sussex retirement for the funeral of his friend, Dr Watson, Holmes returns to Baker Street to resolve ‘the last act’ of his epic career.

A spectacular heatrical evening unfolds, with fourteen characters, all played by Nigel Miles-Thomas in a tour-de-force performance.

Cross-examinations, heated arguments, and all manner of comic and serious interactions, between many famous Conan Doyle characters.

And as the play concludes ,the great detective will reveal a shocking secret...

Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet

Still residing as BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year, Ríoghnach Connolly’s taste for musical adventure is eclectic. Along with her companion players, Honeyfeet, they collectively drive a broad terrain of musical textures from esoteric protest songs to foot-tapping and floor-thumping dance rhythms.

“Reminds me of the first time I heard Amy Winehouse with the Dap Kings” - Chris Hawkins, BBC 6 Music