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NEWS - AWARD-WINNING ONE-MAN SHOW BULLRING TECHNO MAKEOUT JAMZ, BRINGS FUN, FEISTINESS AND THE FRESHEST OF TRIMS TO LEEDS PLAYHOUSE

Nathaniel is a serious romantic who sees love as a fine art. He’s looking for the Mona Lisa to his Da Vinci, and tonight is the night:...

NEWS - HANDCRAFTED ANIMATION AND BOLD STORYTELLING TRANSPORT LEEDS PLAYHOUE AUDIENCES TO A MAGICAL WORLD IN PLEASE RIGHT BACK

Award-winning company 1927 returns to the UK for the first time since 2020 with a national tour of its new show Please right back , which...

NEWS - JN BENJAMIN TALKS TO JOI GRESHAM AND DIRECTOR TINUKE CRAIG ABOUT A RAISIN IN THE SUN

JN Benjamin talks to Joi Gresham and Director Tinuke Craig about A Raisin in the Sun “It took us fifty-odd years to learn that it wasn’t...

NEWS - JOYFUL COMING-OF-AGE CELEBRATION DANESHA HEADS TO LEEDS PLAYHOUSE AS PART OF WORLD PREMIER TOUR

“So metimes I pretend I’m in a music video. And that I have a backing group. And they’re always black, even though I don’t have any black...

NEWS - LEEDS PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES CHILLING NEW PRODUCTION OF ANIMAL FARM TO MARK 80th ANNIVERSARY OF ICONIC FABLE

In the year George Orwell ’s political fable marks its 80th anniversary, Director Amy Leach and Designer Hayley Grindle are bringing a...

NEWS - UPLIFTING MUSICAL SHOW RUSH BRINGS CARIBBEAN CULTURE TO LEEDS PLAYHOUSE AHEAD OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Rush Theatre Company are bringing their smash hit show RUSH – A Joyous Jamaican Journey to Leeds Playhouse on 24-25 September, sharing...

NEWS - FIRST LOOK REHEARSAL ROOM IMAGES RELEASED FOR EXCITING NEW PRODUCTION OF A RAISIN IN THE SUN AT LEEDS PLAYHOUSE

A Raisin in the Sun is a Headlong, Leeds Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse co-production of this classic...

NEWS - THREE LEEDS TEENAGERS LAND PLUM ROLE IN EXCITING NEW PRODUCTION OF A RAISIN IN THE SUN AT LEEDS PLAYHOUSE

Three Leeds students have been cast in a fresh new staging of A Raisin in the Sun by acclaimed director Tinuke Craig ( Trouble in...

NEWS - JUST OVER A MONTH TO GO UNTIL STRICTLY CHAMPION ELLIE LEACH AND CASUALTY’S JASON DURR HEAD TO LEEDS PLAYHOUSE FOR THE PREMIERE TOUR OF CLUEDO 2

Making her stage acting debut, the Coronation Street star will be playing Miss Scarlett alongside Casualty ’s Jason Durr as Colonel...

NEWS - MEET THE NEW JERWOOD RESIDENT DESIGNER AT LEEDS PLAYHOUSE AND TUTTI FRUTTI

Yorkshire theatre designer Kate Marshall has been announced as the new Jerwood Resident Designer at Leeds Playhouse and Leeds based...

NEWS - ARE YOU READY TO OPEN THE DOOR TO A NEW ADVENTURE? LEEDS PLAYHOUSE IS SEARCHING FOR YOUNG ACTORS TO PLAY THE LEAD IN THE WORLD PREMIERE OF CORALINE – A MUSICAL

Leeds Playhouse has launched an open casting call to find young actors to star as Coraline in the world premiere of Coraline – A Musical ...

NEWS - LUCY TOBIN TALKS TO POP STAR & BESTSELLING CHILDREN’S AUTHOR TOM FLETCHER ABOUT THERE’S A MONSTER IN YOUR SHOW, WHICH COMES TO LEEDS PLAYHOUSE ON 9-12 APRIL

“I’m hoping for absolute chaos!” It’s an unusual aspiration for the creative behind a new musical to want from his audience reaction-...

NEWS - TAKING A CHANCE AND HAVING A CHAT WITH FAT CHANCE ACTOR RACHEL STOCKDALE

Actor Rachel Stockdale talks about Fat Chance , her funny, politically powerful one-woman play exploring her true-life experiences of...

NEWS - A WINNING FAMILY AFFAIR: GAYNOR FAYE AND OLIVER ANTHONY JOIN THE CAST OF KAY MELLOR'S THE SYNDICATE

WORLD PREMIERE UK TOUR - DIRECTED BY GAYNOR FAYE Bringing three generations together, star of stage and screen Gaynor Faye and her...

NEWS - CREATING THE OLIVER! LOOK

Leeds Playhouse has released stunning images of the sensational costumes created for its smash hit production of Lional Bart’s Oliver! ...

NEWS - TOPFLIGHT FAMILY SHOW ZOG AND THE FLYING DOCTORS SET TO SOAR AT LEEDS PLAYHOUSE

Zog and the Flying Doctors are ready to soar in the Quarry theatre at Leeds Playhouse from 15-17 February . The fun family show is based...

NEWS - EXCITING CAST ANNOUNCED FOR MACBETH AT LEEDS PLAYHOUSE WITH HAMILTON STAR IN LEAD ROLE

“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” Leeds Playhouse has announced a wickedly good cast for its restaging of...

NEWS - YORKSHIRE WRITER ANNOUNCED AS RECIPIENT OF THE KAY MELLOR FELLOWSHIP WITH LEEDS PLAYHOUSE, ROLLEM PRODUCTIONS, BBC AND LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

Bradford poet and spoken word artist Kirsty Taylor has been announced as the new Kay Mellor Fellow . The Fellowship was created in...

NEWS - FUN, FRIENDSHIP AND A FABULOUS SENSORY SHOW AT LEEDS PLAYHOUSE'S FESTIVAL FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Leeds Playhouse’s Beautiful Octopus Club Festival – a four-day celebration of creativity for people with learning disabilities – is back...

NEWS - EXCITING NEW CAST REVEALED FOR 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF BEAUTIFUL THING AT LEEDS PLAYHOUSE

Leeds Playhouse, Theatre Royal Stratford East and HOME Manchester today announce cast and creatives for a new production to celebrate...