Yorkshire Post - The Arts Feed

Gilbert & Sullivan bring Harrogate a £1m boost

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:11:55 GMT

ONE of the UK’s biggest annual theatre festivals is moving to Harrogate next year in a move which is expected bring thousands of visitors and a potential boost of over £1m to local businesses.

Field of dreams

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:11:09 GMT

The Great Yorkshire Show hosts fashion collections from the county’s brightest young stars. Stephanie Smith reports.

Ali with his guard down

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:43:12 GMT

Images marking 70 years of Muhammad Ali’s life are a fitting tribute to the man who floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee, says Sarah Freeman.

Interview: KT Tunstall

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:22:29 GMT

KT Tunstall hits the road as her dark fourth album, Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon, is released. James Nuttall spoke to her.

Interview: Dominic Cooper

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:16:48 GMT

Outspoken, controversial, coarse. Dominic Cooper tells Tony Earnshaw about playing legendary painter AJ Munnings in a new biopic.

Star Wars may get the Force with JJ Abrams at helm

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:11:17 GMT

The mighty shadow of Star Wars looms as the seventh movie is readied for a 2015 release.

Illustrator’s pirate book is shortlisted for coveted prize

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:08:12 GMT

The winner of a major illustration prize is announced next week. Yvette Huddleston spoke to shortlisted artist Chris Mould.

Oldest love story still touching our hearts

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:03:20 GMT

Ten years on, Kneehigh are bringing Tristan & Yseult back to Leeds. Yvette Huddleston spoke to company founder Mike Shepherd.

Film review: Man of Steel (12A)

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:58:19 GMT

It’s 35 years since Christopher Reeve first took flight in Superman and Man Of Steel removes any traces of campness or charm that distinguished the 1970s and 1980s big screen incarnations.

Film review: Summer in February (15)

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:54:49 GMT

The bohemian artists who occupied the Cornish cove of Lamorna in 1913 were truly the beautiful people of the pre-Great War period.

Film review: Stuck in Love (15)

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:51:32 GMT

A father who’s a writer. A son and daughter who are wannabes. A family in freefall after mum left dad for another man. Daughter hates mum, dad carries a blazing torch for his lost love.

Film review: Admission (12A)

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:51:26 GMT

Admission is a lightweight romantic comedy about a key member of staff in the admission office of one of America’s most prestigious universities, who bears the responsibility of making or shattering young dreams.

True blue work of art goes on show in its new Yorkshire home

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:22:14 GMT

A FORMER London council flat transformed into a sparkling work of art weighing more than 31 tonnes will go on display in Wakefield tomorrow after being painstakingly transported from the capital.

All creatures

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:25:15 GMT

Leopard and zebra prints are dominating the High Street, offering striking but wearable options. Stephanie Smith reports.

Charlotte Brontë essay saved for nation

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:40:01 GMT

AN UNPUBLISHED homework essay written by Charlotte Brontë for the man she loved has been saved for the nation by fans of the literary icon.

Author Iain Banks dies

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:20:59 GMT

Author Iain Banks has died following a battle with gall bladder cancer aged 59, his family are reported to have said.

Carmen chameleons

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:37:28 GMT

Bollywood Carmen dancers step out for a fashion show ahead of tomorrow’s spectacular. Stephanie Smith previews.

The Big Interview: Bo Bruce

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:23:07 GMT

She was born into one of the country’s oldest aristocratic families, but shed the title and the life of privilege to pursue a career in music. Rachel Gardner speaks to plain old Bo Bruce.

The road to the aisles

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:41:20 GMT

Cameron Newham is an atheist, so why, asks Stephen McClarence, has he devoted the last decade and a half to taking photographs of churches?

Brownlee brothers bonded by will to win

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:15:31 GMT

Two lads from Yorkshire became the best triathletes in the world. In an extract from their new book Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee talk candidly about sibling rivalry.