What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Holbeck and its citizens in all their glory – sometimes gritty, sometimes funny, always real – was celebrated at event to mark the culmination* of the Once Upon A Time in Holbeck project last night (15 January 2020). Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre company, hosted the evening at The Holbeck
Slung Low and CEG have been collecting stories about Holbeck and will reveal the winning Holbeck Tales at a special event on Wednesday (15 January 2020). Sally Proctor from Slung Low said: “Holbeck is full of history and we have been busy gathering stories from the community, of glorious tales
Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre company, suffered a break in to their double decker bus on Saturday night (21 December 2019). This is the ugly side of South Leeds, but what has happened since has shown our community’s real spirit. And we’ve been joined by Sting (yes, that Sting!) A
Residents and people with connections to Holbeck are being invited to come forward and share stories, memories and folklore about the area. CEG, which is behind the £350m Temple developments at Globe Road, has teamed up with theatre company Slung Low to launch the Once Upon A Time in Holbeck
So here we are steaming into December which means that it’s almost a year since we moved into The Holbeck. What a difference a year makes! It has been so wonderful to be welcomed into this space and to be able to share it with others. As a way of
Slung Low are making a People’s Theatre short film – and they want you to be in it! Holbeck’s acclaimed theatre company Slung Lung are looking for 100 people from Leeds and the surrounding areas to appear in an exciting new short film written by the award-winning playwright James Phillips
Jadek (Polish for grandfather) a play by Francesca Joy, comes to Slung Low at The Holbeck on Sunday (17 November 2019) 5-6pm. The performance will be Pay As You Feel. Don’t miss out, this play will stay with you for some time. I went to see a recent performance in
This month we’re excited to announce that we will be running a story project across Holbeck. We’ll be collecting stories from as many people who know the area as we can. The project is called Once Upon A Time In Holbeck and it will be running from now until the
With our fourth College term just beginning, we’ve all been working hard at Slung Low HQ and are very much looking forward to seeing you here at the club, for a pint, a soda, a college course, a play or even an alien adventure! On Saturday (19 October 2019) we
Juggler, water-bender, and part-time deep thinker Robin Boon Dale presents the full length edition of his award-winning show at The Holbeck on Sunday (29 September 2019). What Does Stuff Do? is a Ted talk-esque performance about the relationships between people and things, which pivots between absurdity and profundity. Guiding you