Theatre

THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE

THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE

Meet Little Voice and Mari Hoff. A mother and daughter central to the heart of Jim Cartwright’s Northern fairy-tale The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at York Theatre Royal (4-9 July), but they are as far apart in character as can be. Left to her own devices, Little Voice starts to embody the famous […]

CELEBRATE SHAKESPEARE IN THE OUTDOORS

CELEBRATE SHAKESPEARE IN THE OUTDOORS

This summer The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, with a history stretching back to William Shakespeare himself, present the sparkling comedy, As You Like It. Tickets for this highlight of the summer calendar throughout the country are on sale now. Following last year’s hugely successful tour of Macbeth, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, leading proponents of open air […]

UPCOMING CHILDREN’S SHOWS

UPCOMING CHILDREN’S SHOWS

  The Gruffalo Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 May Based on the picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood… Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson […]

THE LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE

THE LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE

The Lawrence Batley Theatre has a great summer season coming up featuring Yorkshire premieres from National Dance Company Wales and a new co-production with award winning company ThickSkin. Centre stage in the Huddersfield theatre’s summer season is Blood Harmony (Tue 28 June – Sat 2 July), a powerful new play by award-winning theatre company, ThickSkin […]

THE MUSICAL WITH THOSE SHOW STOPPING SONGS …

THE MUSICAL WITH THOSE SHOW STOPPING SONGS …

CHICAGO is back in Leeds for one week only from Tuesday 10 – Saturday 14 May 2022. Classical singer, Russell Watson, stars as Billy Flynn, and Three Degrees soul sensation Sheila Ferguson will star as Mama Morton, joining  Faye Brookes  as Roxie Hart, West End star Djalenga Scott  as Velma Kelly, Jamie Baughan as Amos Hart […]

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

  Back by popular demand, the Olivier and Tony Award®-winning production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time will visit Leeds Grand Theatre from Tuesday 12 to Saturday 16 April 2022. This UK and Ireland tour marks 10 years of the production which originated at the National Theatre. Since 2012, The Curious […]

THE MIGHTY KING OF MUSICALS

THE MIGHTY KING OF MUSICALS

The Lion King is loosely based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet with some biblical overtones echoing the Old Testament stories of Joseph and Moses but set in the Pride Lands of Africa with the human roles of these stories cast as African animals. The moving and powerful story follows the life lessons of Simba, a wide-eyed lion […]

A VIBRANT AND RAW VISION OF SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDY

A VIBRANT AND RAW VISION OF SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDY

The dark, haunted world of Macbeth is starting to take shape at Leeds Playhouse as rehearsals get underway for Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy.   In Director Amy Leach’s and Designer Hayley Grindle’s vibrant, raw and visceral vision of Shakespeare’s thrilling tragedy, ambitious northern warrior Macbeth does whatever it takes to gain power and, ultimately, the throne. […]

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL PANTO CELEBRATES 10 GLORIOUS YEARS

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL PANTO CELEBRATES 10 GLORIOUS YEARS

Beauty and the Beast gets the Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto treatment from Friday 26 November 2021 to Sunday 9 January 2022 at the famous City Varieties Making its welcome return to the legendary music hall, following last year’s closure due to the pandemic, this Christmas marks the 10th anniversary of the now iconic panto at […]

THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY LONGSTAFF

THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY LONGSTAFF

Teesside folk trio The Young’uns perform a new theatrical version of The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff at York Theatre Royal from 28 to 30 October. The show features songs from the original album alongside new material and stunning animation. In this timely, touching and often hilarious musical adventure, follow the footsteps of a working class […]

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