
Trick or treat? LHT Unwrapped this October
On Friday 13th October at around 9pm all the stars aligned and a spooky baby called Imogen was born. It was my destiny that I would grow up to love Halloween…
Written by Imogen Hinchliffe
Getting creative this season
The ‘ber months are my absolute favourite. I love cosy evenings at home, crispy leaves on the ground and I cannot function without a pumpkin spiced latte while blasting All Too Well (10 Minute Version). But October is my favourite, as I have always loved Halloween. I love the costumes, the spooky films, and all the treats! That is why our October LHT Unwrapped activities are so fun for me.
I love having the creative freedom to make exciting workshops where everyone is welcome – whether your child regularly attends Leeds Grand Youth Theatre or they just want to give drama a go.
For last October’s activities, the Learning and Engagement team led ghost tours of The Grand and The Varieties for participants; we were even lucky enough to have some ghostly encounters! This year we have three unique workshops at Leeds Grand Theatre and two exciting special effects workshops at Hyde Park Picture House. I think they’re going to be a real treat…
LHT Unwrapped
Leeds Heritage Theatres Engagement Fund
Every year, we work with young people across the city – in schools, youth groups and other sessions – to help them build skills, confidence and pride through our creative learning and engagement programme. All donations to this fund will help us to continue our work and reach more people across the region.