Ludus Festival Leeds announces week-long festival of performing arts

The programme for the Ludus Festival Leeds - a new and exciting international performing arts festival taking place in Leeds from 25 June to 1 July 2012 - has been announced. The festival aims to further strengthen Leeds' reputation as an international centre for excellence in performing arts and theatre. With 13 events over 7 days audiences will be able to experience some of the most exciting artistic work available today right on their doorstep. The programme includes delights such as Lo Monstre , an enchanting animatronic creature which will be visiting the city centre (Fri 29 June, Sat 30 June, Sun 1 July) whilst at West Yorkshire Playhouse you can become part of the performance in Ontroerend Goed's Audience - which makes its Leeds premiere direct from a sell-out Edinburgh season and European tour. The festival has also commissioned a City Walk, where a network of Yorkshire artists will guide audiences to take a fresh look at the streets. On the opening night of the festival, Promised Land - a stage adaptation of Antony Clavane's book - takes centre stage. Promised Land tells the story of Leeds, its football club and its communities through the eyes of Nathan and Caitlin, two young idealists growing up in mid-1970s Leeds, living in the same city but on opposite sides of a cultural and religious divide.