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Welcome to Arts at the Arms- an evening of performing arts by local creatives hosted at The Cardigan Arms, a historic Victorian pub owned by Kirkstall Brewery.

01/08/2026

If you’re heading up to Edinburgh, we highly recommend our friend and former Arts at the Arms performer, Silky!

No, YOU’RE Poster Syndrome promises an hour of stories, songs and superb stand-up from one of the warmest and funniest comedians around.

📅 6–30 August
⏰ 3.10pm
📍 The Stand Comedy Club

Book Here: https://silkythecomedian.com/biog/

21/07/2026

📕 DALTON HARRISON BOOK LAUNCH 📕

Dalton Harrison joined the bill in the poetry/spoken word slot for Edition #5 way back in December 2022 and has been such a supportive part of the Arts at the Arms community ever since. Dalton’s story is one of the most important we’ve been able to share on our stage and we’re proud to have played a small part in his journey.

This week on Wednesday 22nd July Dalton launches his new book ‘A Prison Within a Prison’ from livedplacespublishing at The Bookish Type 🌈📚

The event will feature Dalton performing his poetry and reading true stories from the book as well as an expert panel discussion. Expect an absorbing evening celebrating a brilliant achievement.

15/07/2026

🎭 ORPHEUS - THEATRE 🎭

The final act announcement for our show tomorrow is ‘Orpheus’ written and performed by and directed by Leanne Rowley - a beautiful piece of theatre with a wonderful creative team who we are delighted to welcome back.

“Amy visits her dad in the care home every day. Some days she brings biscuits; some days she brings gardening gloves; today, she brings a speaker - and a carefully curated Spotify playlist. If music really is the food of love, is it enough to bring him back from the underworld?”

🎟️ Get your tickets for our Yorkshire Fringe Theatre show at Seven Arts tomorrow night (Thursday 16th July). 🎟️

14/07/2026

🎭 I, WAKE - THEATRE 🎭

For the inaugural Yorkshire Fringe Theatre we’ve decided to play the hits with our theatre pieces - inviting back two talented Yorkshire teams with some of our favourite pieces from previous editions.

First up is Dec Kelly piece ‘I, Wake’ - a piece that explores themes of brotherhood and grief whilst deconstructing stereotypes around masculinity.

We’re so pleased to have these boys back with us on Thursday at Seven Arts - find your tickets via our links in the normal places! 🎟️

11/07/2026

🌟 OUR YORKSHIRE FRINGE PICKS 💫

The inaugural Yorkshire Fringe Theatre starts TODAY, running from the Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th July 2026.

After last week’s excellent preview event at Leeds Conservatoire we know it is packed with talent (including our own show Thursday 16th 😏) but we wanted to give a special shout out to some of the Arts at the Arms alumni with shows across the festival:

Saturday 11th - ‘SOIL’ 🪴 by Alexis Starke (Edition #9) & ‘Heart of a Guardian’ ❤️ by Libby Wattis (Edition #8) (also on Saturday 18th)

Monday 13th - FOUNDATIONS and our boy Dec Kelly (Edition #7) present ‘IFLFSIFH’ 🍆 (also Tuesday 14th)

Tuesday 14th - featuring (Edition #2) present ‘Love Is Not All’ ❤️‍🩹

Wednesday 15th - Buglight (Keeleylane Edition #3 and Richard Galloway Edition 2) share the beginnings of 4 new plays developed as part of ‘Whitestone Works’ including one by (Editions 4 and 6)

Mailing list subscribers will have had the full run down of these picks delivered to their inbox yesterday 😎 but please do check out all the local creativity in these five shows and more across the festival.

10/07/2026

🎭 NEIL THOMAS - COMEDY 🎭

Our next act for next Thursday is Neil Thomas - Comedy

Neil is a stand up and improvisor, who brings a mixture of observational and surreal humour, he takes the audience on a tour to visit his various brain worms. A strong writer, warm presence, with energetic delivery - he’s also very large, so you’re getting a lot more comedian than others for your money. 🫰🏼

09/07/2026

✍🏼 SUJANA CRAWFORD - POETRY 🗣️

Our poet for this next run of Arts at the Arms is another talented multidisciplinary artist- Sujana Crawford.

Raised in Nepal and now living in Yorkshire, Sujana is a writer and researcher drawn to stories rooted in place, memory and folklore. Her work often weaves together different languages, cultures and ways of understanding the world. She has published her poetry widely in magazines and anthologies, and her plays have been developed in collaboration with BBC Radio 4, Warwick Arts Centre and Box of Tricks, among others.

We’re really excited to welcome Sujana on stage next week (Thursday 16th July) at Seven Arts as part of the Yorkshire Fringe Theatre 🙌

07/07/2026

🎙️ JONATHAN LLOYD - COMEDY 🎙️

Our second comedy act to be announced is Jonathan Lloyd 🙌

Jonathan is a Leeds based stand up and improviser exploring stories of odd moments, odder people and sometimes just being the odd one out. Their sharp wit, evocative writing and clever punchlines make sure you’re fully immersed in their world from start to finish and laughing all the way.

See Jonathan on a bill stacked with local talent as part of the inaugural Yorkshire Fringe Theatre Thursday 16th July at Seven Arts - tickets available now! 🎟️

06/07/2026

We're thrilled to be part of the very first Yorkshire Fringe Festival! ❤️🏵️

To celebrate, we've put together a special one-off showcase featuring a fantastic mix of returning favourites and exciting new acts. Whether you've joined us before or are discovering Arts at the Arms for the first time, we'd love to see you there!

📅 Thursday 16 July
🕗 8:00pm
📍 Seven Arts Leeds

Come along, enjoy a brilliant evening of live performance, and help celebrate the incredible creative talent we have here in Yorkshire.

🎟️ Book your tickets here: https://www.sevenleeds.co.uk/event/arts-at-the-arms-seven-2/

📸 🎨 photos and design courtesy of Sarah Underwood

05/07/2026

🎵 LAUREN KARA - MUSIC 🎶

Lauren Kara a multidisciplinary artist - Vocalist, Multi-Instrumentalist, Poet and more whose art is deeply rooted in healing. Her writing heavily centres around love in all its forms but especially inwards, to self.

Lauren Kara’s music was improvised in the moment with pure freestyles from her heart. Blending soul and transparency, Lauren’s rich and unique voice paints a prism of colours and emotions transporting you to another world.

🎟️ tickets for our Yorkshire Fringe Theatre show on Thursday 16th July at Seven Arts now available 🎟️

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