Created by White Light North, Let's Talk Arts is a forum run to allow people working in the arts to get together on the first Thursday of every month for what White Light North's John Anderton describes as "lunch and a good gossip!" The forum is open to anyone influential in the arts in Yorkshire, including theatre managers, directors, technical staff, arts correspondents, television reporters and Regional Arts board members. "There is a host of talent in the North," explains Anderton, "and Let's Talk Arts was conceived as a way of getting people of all disciplines together, to meet, chat and air their views on a range of Arts topics."
The initial meeting included representatives from Opera North, Northern Ballet, Leeds City Varieties, The Little Theatre Guild and elsewhere; the second meeting featured a tour of the Leeds City Varieties Theatre hosted by its manager, Peter Sandeman. Future plans include a look around the work of Opera North at the Leeds Grand theatre.
For more information about Let's Talk Arts, or to arrange to attend the next meeting, please contact Anthony Court at White Light North on 01422 839651, or email the address below.
(Lee Baldock)
