Focus on Leeds

ELECTION 2005 Ian Brown, artistic director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds assesses Labour's record in relation to theatre and the arts and looks to the future. Dominic Cavendish quizzes

REGIONAL THEATRE: BIRMINGHAM Jonathan Church, artistic director of the revitalised Birmingham Rep, outlines the theatre's strategy for success to Dominic Cavendish.

REGIONAL THEATRE: BRISTOL David Farr and Simon Reade, new joint artistic directors of the Bristol Old Vic, look back on an acclaimed first year with Dominic Cavendish.

TALKBACK ON TERROR Ian Brown, artistic director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds gives Dominic Cavendish his thoughts on homegrown extremism and the way forward for theatre.