The Wandering Hearts

The Wandering Hearts is a British americana-folk band known for enchanting harmonies and heartfelt songwriting influenced by the likes of Simon & Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and First Aid Kit.

The band’s first two albums, Wild Silence (2018) & The Wandering Hearts (2021), have received critical acclaim and charted Number 1 on the UK Americana Charts, as well as amassing over 16 million streams in the UK and USA. Both albums were also nominated for UK Album of the Year at the UK Americana Awards.

Eddie Izzard performs Shakespeare's Hamlet

Direct from her critically acclaimed, triple-extended New York, Chicago and London solo performances of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Nominated for New York’s: Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award and Outer Critic’s Circle Outstanding Solo Performance Award.

Akin to the original performances of Hamlet, Eddie will perform on the blank canvas of a bare stage, letting Shakespeare’s words and pure storytelling takes the spotlight.

Adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell.

★★★★”
‘An impressive sweeping performance’
Telegraph

Luke Morley plus special guests

Best known as lead guitarist and co-founder of Thunder, British musician Luke Morley has also had a successful side career, either as a member of the Union or releasing his own solo work.

After issuing his debut album, El Gringo Retro in 2001, Morley would return, after two Thunder reunions, to his own material some 22 years later with 2023’s Songs from the Blue Room.

Meet and Greet information

Meet and Greet/VIP package includes tour laminate, access to sound check, pre-show meet and greet and best seats.

Easter at Tropical World

Snap up some Easter Fun with Crackle the Crocodile at Tropical World.

Find out all about Yorkshire's only Morelet's crocodile, and much more ...

Take part in Crackle's Egg Hunt around our indoor zoo

Stop by for our Keeper Talks at 2pm

Drop in for our Storytime sessions

Pop by the Activity Room for children’s crafts

COME AND MEET OUR NEW SULCATA TORTOISES

Find out more here.

Comrade Tambo's London Recruits

There will be a live Q&A with director Gordon Main and one of the London Recruits after this screening.

"Winner of Best Documentary at the Johannesburg Film Festival 2024 COMRADE TAMBO'S LONDON RECRUITS unfolds, after decades of secrecy, a nail biting journey of espionage with those who risked it all in taking on one of the 20th century’s most feared and brutal regimes.

Crossing

Levan Akin’s third feature is a touching portrayal of the connections between us that transcend borders and generations.

Lia, an irascible retired teacher from Georgia, learns from her young neighbour, Achi, that her transgender niece, Tekla, has crossed the border into Turkey. In search of Tekla, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable and perennially hungry Achi, where, making an unlikely partnership, they explore the hidden depths of the city.

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story

This event is the opening film for Leeds Queer Film Festival 2025.

A star is reborn. With an outsize stage presence that eclipsed R&B greats like Etta James and Little Richard, Black trans soul singer Jackie Shane was the real deal.

After mysteriously vanishing from public view for almost 40 years, this little-known icon is given her ultimate due in Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee’s remarkable documentary portrait Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, executive produced by Elliot Page.

Tuesday Wonder: DIG! XX

DIG! XX is the 20th anniversary extended edition of the rock documentary DIG!, featuring new narration by The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Joel Gion, and never-before-seen footage.

Through their loves and obsessions, gigs, arrests and death threats, uppers and downers, and ultimately to their chance at a piece of the profit-driven music business, they stage a self-proclaimed revolution in the music industry.

Philosphy and Film: The Girl with All The Gifts

The near future; humanity has been all but destroyed by a mutated fungal disease that eradicates free will and turns its victims into flesh-eating “hungries”. Only a small group of children seem immune to its effects.

The Girl with All the Gifts returns to HPPH as part of our Philosophy & Film strand and will be followed by a short talk exploring philosophical themes raised.

Cert:15

Run Time: 1hr 51mins