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LIFI26: Tim Minchin – Creativity among the chaos

10 Oct 2026

  • Tickets
    £22.50

    Bookings are subject to a £2.95 transaction fee.

  • Venue
    Quarry
  • Running time
    90 mins
  • Content Advisories

Tim Minchin is a global superstar who has spent two decades making art that argues.

From award-winning comedy and music to razor-sharp work on stage and screen, his quick wit and rapid-fire wordplay dismantle politics, culture, hierarchy, and the nonsense of modern life.

But how do you stay creative — or even hopeful — in an age of doomscrolling, burnout and endless outrage? And what happens when the motivation, the work, or the money suddenly disappears?

Join Tim for a wide-ranging and wildly entertaining conversation about creativity, courage, and the magnificent absurdity of being alive in a chaotic world that refuses to make sense.

Host: Larry Budd
In conversation with Tim Minchin

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Sat 10 Oct
BSL
BSL Interpreted
CAP
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8pm
  • 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