17 Oct 2025
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LIFI25: William Hanson

17 Oct 2025

  • Venue
    Quarry
  • Running time
    90 mins
  • Age guidance

Manners cost nowt

What counts as good manners—and who decides? Etiquette expert William Hanson and cultural academic Dr Kirsty Sedgman take an entertaining voyage through the quirks of British decorum and the peculiarities of protocols, from baffling customs to conflicting standards affected by class, culture, and upbringing.

Expect wry insights and enlightening explanations as they explore the origins of manners and why decency and dignity may still be relevant in a divided world.

William Hanson

Speaker

Dr Kirsty Sedgman

Host

MAJOR FUNDERS

  • Arts Council
  • Leeds City Council
  • LTB Foundation
  • Founded by UK government
  • Suppoprted by west Yorkshire

Principal Partner

  • Caddick Group

Principal Access Partner

  • Irwin Mitchell