This weekend in Leeds: 13–15 November

No football this weekend (it's an international break), so Leeds has its cinema hat on: the film festival's 40th edition signs off on Sunday. There's also a famous nanny at the Grand and a stacked weekend at the Brudenell.

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🎬 Film

Leeds International Film Festival, final weekend: the 40th LIFF runs until Sunday 15 November at venues including Vue in The Light, Everyman, Hyde Park Picture House and Cottage Road Cinema.

• Friday the 13th is, naturally, the horror all-nighter Night of the Dead.
• The Saturday pick for film nerds is Los Angeles Plays Itself at Hyde Park Picture House (7.30pm).
• The festival closes on Sunday with Mike Leigh's Tender Loving Care.

YEP · LIFF · Cottage Road Cinema

🎭 Theatre and comedy

Mrs. Doubtfire at Leeds Grand Theatre, until 29 November: the musical version of the Robin Williams film. Leeds Heritage Theatres

Once Upon a Time in Sokoto at Leeds Playhouse, until Saturday 14 November: Inua Ellams (Barber Shop Chronicles) with an epic story of friendship, family and the making of Nigeria. Leeds Playhouse

City Varieties all weekend: Hugh Cornwell: Never Say Goodbye on Friday 13, Andrew Newton: The Hypnotist Live! on Saturday 14, and Paul Foot: The Future on Sunday 15. Hugh Cornwell · Andrew Newton · Paul Foot

🎸 Gigs at the Brudenell

Friday 13: Liz Lawrence (doors 7.30pm, £17.50 adv). Brudenell

Saturday 14: the Seventh Sun Festival, all day from 1pm, featuring Artio, Omoia, Helle and more (£19.50 adv), then DORKs Day Out from 5pm, featuring Panic Shack, Cowboy Hunters, Ain't and more (£23 adv). Seventh Sun · DORKs Day Out

Sunday 15: Mad Dog Mcrea (doors 3pm, £21 adv) and The Sheepdogs (doors 7.30pm, £18 adv). Mad Dog Mcrea · The Sheepdogs

⚽ Sport

No Leeds United game this weekend. It's the international break. Next up is Chelsea away on Saturday 21 November (3pm). Leeds United

🗓️ Coming next week

Leeds Christmas Market opens on Thursday 19 November in City Square, with a new look, and runs to 23 December. Ice Cube returns to Millennium Square the same day, running to 31 December. Advance skating tickets are on sale. Leeds City Council

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