Schedule | LIFI23 - Leeds International Festival of Ideas

27—30 September, 2023

When will women’s health be taken seriously?

Cherry Healey, Dr Christine Ekechi, Gabby Jahanshahi-Edlin, Kenny Ethan Jones, Lauren Mahon, Davina McCall MBE

27 Sept, 19:00-20:30
Courtyard Theatre, Leeds Playhouse

Steven Bartlett

A new generation of entrepreneurism

27 Sept, 19:30-21:00
Quarry Theatre , Leeds Playhouse

Rob Rinder

Invisible rule of law

28 Sept, 12:00-13:30
Courtyard Theatre, Leeds Playhouse

Could living The Good Life save the planet?

Matt Baker MBE, Banjo Beale, Flavia Cacace-Mistry, Clare Lewis, Douglas McMaster

28 Sept, 19:00-20:30
Courtyard Theatre, Leeds Playhouse

Bimini + Divina de Campo

A world beyond the binary

28 Sept, 19:30-21:00
Quarry Theatre, Leeds Playhouse

What’s our obsession with true crime?

Louise Shorter, Richard McCann, Dr Coltan Scrivner, Gemma Whelan, Mark Williams-Thomas

29 Sept, 19:00-20:30
Courtyard Theatre, Leeds Playhouse

Ruby Wax OBE

My journey to mindfulness

29 Sept, 19:30-20:45
Quarry Theatre, Leeds Playhouse

Who does our political system benefit?

Jon Sopel, Tom Brake, Magid Magid, Amber Rudd, Scarlett Westbrook

30 Sept, 14:30-16:00
Quarry Theatre, Leeds Playhouse

Sir Jon Cunliffe & Tom Duff Gordon

Other side of the coin

30 Sept, 3pm to 4.30pm
Courtyard Theatre, Leeds Playhouse

How do we talk about grief?

Dame Prue Leith, Dr Jamilla Hussain, Silvan Luley, Lucy Turner, Will Young

30 Sept, 19:00-20:30
Courtyard Theatre, Leeds Playhouse

Christopher Eccleston

Arts and Culture – For the many; or the few?

30 September, 7.30pm to 8:30pm
Quarry Theatre, Leeds Playhouse