Must-see entertainment in Yorkshire

  • Belgrave ground-floor bar

    Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen

    Leeds

    Belgrave is the city's best live-music venue, with a diverse roll call of acts from burlesque to comedy and folk to hip-hop. Its three floors also…

  • Dracula Experience

    Whitby

    There's definitely an element of Gothic geekdom about this theatrical walk-through of Dracula's tale, with special effects, an occasional live actor…

  • Leeds United Football Club

    Leeds

    Leeds supporters know all about pain: the team was relegated from the Premiership in 2004, and then from the Championship down to League One in 2007…

  • Hull Truck Theatre

    Yorkshire

    The former stomping ground of acclaimed playwright John Godber, who made his name with the gritty 1980s comedies Bouncers and Up 'n' Under (he is one of…

  • Leadmill

    Sheffield

    Every touring band has played the dark and dingy Leadmill on the way up (or on the way down), and it remains the best place in town to hear live rock and…

  • City Varieties

    Leeds

    Founded in 1865, City Varieties is the world's longest-running music hall, where the likes of Harry Houdini, Charlie Chaplin and Lily Langtry once trod…

  • Domino

    Leeds

    A wooden door at the back of Lords' barbershop takes you down to this broody basement cocktail bar and live-jazz club. Shows are free and start around 9pm…

  • City Screen Picturehouse

    York

    An appealing modern building in a converted printing works, screening both mainstream and art-house films. There's also a gem of a cafe-bar with lofty…

  • Grand Opera House

    York

    Despite the name, there are no operas staged here; instead, there's a wide range of entertainment, from live bands and popular musicals to stand-up comics…

  • Showroom

    Sheffield

    This is the largest independent cinema in England, set in a grand art-deco complex and screening a great mix of art-house, offbeat and not-quite…

  • Leeds Arena

    Leeds

    This 13,500-seat venue opened in 2013 and hosts events ranging from major-name concerts and dance spectaculars to tennis, basketball and boxing matches.

  • Grand Theatre & Opera House

    Leeds

    Hosts blockbuster musicals, plays and opera, including performances by the acclaimed Opera North (www.operanorth.co.uk).

  • York Theatre Royal

    York

    Well-regarded productions of theatre, opera and dance are staged here.

  • West Yorkshire Playhouse

    Leeds

    The Playhouse has a reputation for excellent live drama, from the classics to cutting-edge new writing. It's on the eastern edge of the city centre.