Helen Bauer: Bless Her

Helen is back and is struggling. She has spent the last year being forced to hang out with someone she doesn’t like and who honestly does not like her. It’s tense, it’s uncomfortable, they won’t leave.

A brand-new show from award-winning comedian Helen Bauer. Star of Live at the Apollo (BBC2), 8 Out Of 10 Cats (C4), Am I Being Unreasonable (BBC One) and Extraordinary (Disney+). She also co-hosts the extremely popular and award-winning podcast Trusty Hogs.

★★★★★
‘Everyone needs to hear what Bauer has to say’
Broadway Baby

The Man Who Was Magic

Dare to believe in magic and step into a world where the impossible comes alive! James Phelan is The Man Who Was Magic in a completely new show for 2025. You’re invited to a night of wonder where secrets unravel and you’re left aching with laughter and dizzy in disbelief.

‘An unforgettable evening we can’t stop talking about’
Standard

‘This isn’t a show for people who want to see Magic on stage. This is a show for people who want to feel it’
Word Magic Review

National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (Screening)

Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas.

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.

From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.

National Theatre Live: Inter Alia (Screening)

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.

Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?

Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.

May Half Term: Blood and Beats

Did you know your brain contains 400 miles of blood vessels? That’s like running from Thackray Museum to Land’s End! And while you’re reading this, your body’s already made 26 million red blood cells—impressive, right?

This May half-term is all about blood – what exactly is it, and what does it do? Take part in science shows, trails and craft activities, all free with your museum ticket.

Come and find out why the red stuff is the best stuff with a host of activities for all the family, and all free with your museum ticket.

Thackray Science Live

Pregnancy Yoga Retreat

Our Pregnancy Day Retreat! is all about pampering you beautiful Mamma’s to be. Doing things that help you feel amazing and ultimately totally relaxed. Join us to learn about how to be good to yourself. The escape includes warming Pregnancy Yoga Class to start your day, pregnancy massage, tasty (and nutritious) lunch, Yoga Nidra and even the chance to learn about restorative poses.

Leeds Zine Library Lates! Voice of the Fans with Lower Block

Voice of the Fans, the new exhibition curated by Leeds Libraries and the British Library, explores the raw creativity of football fanzines that were born out of the DIY ethos of the music and punk scenes. 

Join Matt Lidbury from Lower Block, a photography zine that celebrates football culture, for an informal Q+A about creating a unique, independently produced publication that celebrates style, design, architecture and photography.