The organisers of the Brits have apologised to Adele after she was unceremoniously forced to cut short her acceptance speech for the top gong at this year’s awards.

Broadway’s longest running show The Phantom of the Opera is heading to Leeds in August.

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IF you’re mad for all things fashion related and want some work experience, then a new project may be for you.

Ryan McBride’s production of Leeds born Louise Rennison’s witty tale of teenage dilemma makes its debut at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Angus, Thongs and even more Snogging is about typical young teenage girls who hang out with their mates, chatting about boys and trying to work out where they have got to on the snog-o-meter which ranges from holding hands to the full monty.

EIGHT dancers brought together by a France-based Spaniard are bringing their first ever UK tour to the region.

YOU don’t have to pick a pocket or two to raise money for charity.

BOOGIE-woogie piano master Jools Holland is set to take his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra on the road once again for what has now become one of the UK’s most popular annual tours.

The title of this album is nothing saucy, it’s actually a line from a song by Fats Waller which Paul McCartney covers on this well-crafted nostalgic collection.

AN ALL-BLACK British production of Samuel Beckett’s surrealist masterpiece Waiting for Godot will give audiences at the West Yorkshire Playhouse a fresh take on the classic play about humanity and friendship, says actor Guy Burgess.

SOME films have titles that give you an idea of what you’re about to get.

BROADWAY’S longest running show The Phantom of the Opera is heading for Leeds in August.

GET ready to paint the town pink – the award-winning musical Legally Blonde is coming to Sheffield Lyceum.

CONTEMPORARY artists will explore what happens when man-made and natural worlds collide during The Hepworth Wakefield’s first spring exhibition.

FILMS – in their golden age – used to rely almost solely on two things: a good story and solid acting.

ARE you a copy of Camilla or could you pass for a prince?

A STRIKING exhibition by one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists is being premiered at Leeds Art Gallery this week.

IT’S been quite a 12 months for Miles Kane.

PUCKER up your pout and hold onto your gym knickers because director Ryan McBryde is bringing the internationally popular adventures of a teenage heroine to West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Big Society! A Music Hall Comedy