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Celebrate Manchester Pride at HOME: My Son’s a Queer Review
Aug 23

Aug 23 Celebrate Manchester Pride at HOME: My Son’s a Queer Review

Sacha Crowther
Arts & Culture

The journey to self-acceptance and true, full-colour self-expression is rarely straight.

“We will be loved anyway”

The Importance of Being Earnest - Wilde for the Instagram Generation
Jun 25

Jun 25 The Importance of Being Earnest - Wilde for the Instagram Generation

Sacha Crowther
Arts & Culture

It’s loud, pink, and hilariously sassy; Oscar Wilde’s satire meets the Barbie era.

A Taste of Honey: an intimate, intense mother-daughter drama
Mar 25

Mar 25 A Taste of Honey: an intimate, intense mother-daughter drama

Sacha Crowther
Arts & Culture

From Salford playwright, Shelagh Delaney, comes an intimate depiction of a mother-daughter relationship and the men who come between.

Work It Out: A Comedic Combination of Inner Demons, Camaraderie, and Dancing.
Mar 10

Mar 10 Work It Out: A Comedic Combination of Inner Demons, Camaraderie, and Dancing.

Sacha Crowther
Arts & Culture

Touching upon every inch of the human experience. Tackling mental and physical afflictions, and the unfair societal structures that often exacerbate them through comedy.

Shed: Exploded View - an important emotional cacophony
Feb 21

Feb 21 Shed: Exploded View - an important emotional cacophony

Sacha Crowther
Arts & Culture

We look in as microaggressions compile and connect to become something huge.

TW: themes of domestic abuse

Saltburn: Desire, disgust, and dirty bathwater
Feb 20

Feb 20 Saltburn: Desire, disgust, and dirty bathwater

Guests
Arts & Culture

Saltburn makes you look at desire and sex in a way that is both interesting and tricky to look at.

Bi-Topia: Seeking Self-definition on Stage
Feb 10

Feb 10 Bi-Topia: Seeking Self-definition on Stage

Sacha Crowther
Arts & Culture

Bi-Topia tells the story of battling with uncertain sexuality, mental health and the very definition of masculinity.

“Unlike watching a film, recorded theatre productions carry a gravitas. I felt burdened by the weight of them, but still they lacked a distinct sense of theatricality."

As lockdown eases, we can't WAIT to get back to the theatre 🏃‍♀️
It's official - Compass Festival is back!  With a year-long programme of free interactive art pieces to make you think, feel, and smile, @compassfestlds is the perfect way to ease yourself back into Leeds events. Many of the installations will take p
Had a good laugh this morning at an email from a dental company launching a RAINBOW electric toothbrush in honour of Pride... But then realised it will donate 100% of profits to LGBTQ+ charities nominated by the customers which is actually cool. If y
It's been a wild year. And not the fun wild, either. Sad wild, weird wild, wild tired. We've been stressed out, isolated, grieving; caught in a riptide between fear and drudgery. So, as life begins to change again, have as much compassion as you can

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