The Grand Theatre & Opera House Leeds? A theatre which truly lives up to its name. Take a look at the website for this grand institution and you can learn an awful lot about one of Leeds’ star attractions. In short, it ‘was built in 1878, cost a total of £62,000 and took 13 months... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 3rd March 2020 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️Cabaret returns to the stage in a raw and playfully warped form in this latest tour of the the 1966 musical (Book: Joe Masteroff, Music and lyrics: John Kander and Fred Ebb). Directed by Rufus Norris with an unnerving flair for the dark... Continue Reading →
Monday 11th November 2019 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We Will Rock You celebrates the legendary music of Queen with maximum volume and plenty of energy - by the end of the show the audience are lapping it up with roars and footstomps. Set in a futuristic dystopian world in which... Continue Reading →
Thursday 31st October 2019 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I is really something wonderful to behold. Having secured glowing receptions in New York and London, this phenomenal production directed by Bartlett Sher is now touring, bringing a beloved classic to... Continue Reading →
Monday 22nd July 2019 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds ⭐️⭐️ A train journey, strangers at odds thrust together by chance, a missing person mystery and a sparky young duo for puzzle crackers - The Lady Vanishes promises thrills and delivers...some of them. Based on the film written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 4th June 2019 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Well, isn’t Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat something? For generations it’s been hailed a delight and a classic with entire families raised on its catchy tunes and sense of fun. As someone experiencing it for the first time at the ripe... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 30th April 2019 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Peter James’ spooky novel The House on Cold Hill takes to the stage in an adaptation by Shaun McKenna. It features a strong cast and seeks to scare the masses with a hyper-modern all round approach. It’s most definitely a tough gig to... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 9th April 2019 at the Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kinky Boots strutted into the Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds last night like it owned the whole damn city. It was faaabulous! With wise-cracking and heartfelt book by Harvey Fierstein alongside fierce, catchy anthems and powerhouse ballads from Cyndi Lauper it’s... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 21st November 2018 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If there’s one thing Jersey Boys tells us, it’s that at whatever stage of reincarnation The Four Seasons were enjoying, Frankie Valli was always the star power. Each original and subsequent member has undeniable talent, but at the centre of it all and... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 7th November 2018 at The Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ You’d be hard pressed to sit in the audience of Motown The Musical and not feel the music creep into your limbs and even more so, your mood. You’d be even more hard-pressed to sit there and not recognise a song, such... Continue Reading →
