By Liz Coggins on August 6, 2026
Dance

Recently nominated as Best Independent Company at the upcoming National Dance Awards 2026, London City Ballet will be back at York Theatre Royal this Autumn with a new programme of work (18-19 Sep) – including a co-production with York Theatre Royal of Glen Tetley’s Firebird. Artistic Director Christopher Marney has put together an exciting programme […]
By Liz Coggins on August 3, 2026
Dance

The Brown Suite, a new high-energy funk-fuelled show by dancing duo BlacBrik, is coming to the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November as part its upcoming tour to 12 venues across UK cities. Envisioned, directed and choreographed by BlacBrik’s founders Nahum McLean and Darius Drooh, The Brown Suite is produced by […]
By Liz Coggins on April 17, 2026
Dance

This autumn, Northern Ballet brings a new and exciting triple-bill programme with Three Short Ballets, opening at the Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre in Leeds 18–26 September before continuing to London’s Linbury Theatre from 29 September–2 October. The programme features the return of Fools by Olivier Award-winning Mthuthuzeli November, the company premiere of Five Tangos […]
By Liz Coggins on March 3, 2026
Dance

Phoenix Dance is staging an exciting programme of dance to the Leeds Playhouse Bringing together work by internationally acclaimed choreographers Travis Knight and James Pett (Pett Clausen-Knight), Ed Myhill, Yusha-Marie Sorzano, and Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Marcus Jarrell Willis, this dynamic programme celebrates creative collaboration, placing dialogue, contrast and connection at its heart. Across […]
By Liz Coggins on January 20, 2026
Dance

From March 2026, the world premiere of Northern Ballet’s new full-length ballet – Gentleman Jack – is set to captivate Yorkshire audiences as part of a nationwide tour, with performances in Leeds (7-14 March 2026), Sheffield (31 March – 4 April) and Bradford (3-5 September). Continuing Northern Ballet’s masterful canon of creating stories that connect, […]
By Liz Coggins on January 13, 2026
Dance

A legendary northern dance company will return to Leeds in February with a magical adaptation of a well-loved fairy tale. balletLORENT’s dance theatre version of Snow White is coming to Leeds Playhouse for two performances on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 February 2026. An enchanting and centuries old story, Snow White is retold for modern audiences in […]
By Liz Coggins on October 29, 2025
Dance

This November, witness Ballet Cymru and Yorke Dance Project in two must-see evenings of dance at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre in Leeds. Ballet Cymru presents NPT* – Made in Newport, a double bill where ballet and contemporary dance faultlessly fuse in an evening of creative excellence and the very best of Welsh dance. […]
By Liz Coggins on October 22, 2025
Dance

This Christmas, Northern Ballet’s captivating The Nutcracker, returns to Leeds Grand Theatre from 18 December 2025 – 4 January 2026 for a special festive run, offering families the chance to be swept away into an enchanting winter wonderland. The ballet tells the timeless story of Clara and her wooden Nutcracker doll that is much more […]
By Liz Coggins on October 21, 2025
Dance

This November, London City Ballet, the former resident company of Sadler’s Wells, return to York Theatre Royal with Momentum. This brand-new repertoire showcases artists rarely seen in the UK and is in keeping with London City Ballet’s ethos of bringing to the stage rarely seen works. The company will present George Balanchine’s Haieff Divertimento – an […]
By Liz Coggins on August 27, 2025
Dance

This autumn, audiences will be wowed as Northern Ballet’s spellbinding Merlin – an epic adventure of hope, heartache, love and magic, heads to Leeds (13 – 20 September) and Sheffield (4 – 8 November) as part of a nationwide tour. Breathing new life into the origin story of this legendary character, this dazzling production explores […]