Tuesday, 7th November 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ With the hit film reaching its twenty year milestone this year, it’s a fitting time to have Gary Barlow and Tim Firth’s musical adaptation of Calendar Girls return to the stage. It’s a famously heartfelt piece, based on a true story in which a close-knit community... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 31st October 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quite apart from being a powerhouse production of a firm favourite, this show - despite some of its darker and dated moments - is just a big warm hug, providing a perfect bubble of theatrical escapism to enjoy for a few hours. In this 1951 classic... Continue Reading →
Friday, 6th October 2023 at Leeds Playhouse (Courtyard Theatre). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If ever there was a “right time” to have I, Daniel Blake on stage, surely it’s now. Ken Loach’s 2016 film, with screenplay by Paul Laverty and on which this stage adaptation from Dave Johns is based, really rustled feathers, and rightly so. With its... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 5th October 2023 at Leeds Playhouse (Bramall Rock Void). ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Light House is an interesting, heartfelt piece exploring mental health crisis and suicidal ideation. It does so not from the perspective of the person in crisis, but from the person seeking to support and save the “drowning man”. The show lassos the story... Continue Reading →
September 2023 ‘I want people to get angry’ The stage adaptation of “I, Daniel Blake”, directed by Mark Calvert and adapted from the award-winning film by Dave Johns, will soon arrive at Leeds Playhouse (3-7 October) as part of a national tour. Here, Johns and actors Bryony Corrigan and Kema Sikazwe talk to Natasha Tripney... Continue Reading →
August 2023 A cracking story that was born to run… The House with Chicken Legs is heading for both York Theatre Royal (6-9 September) and Leeds Playhouse (13-16 September) this month. Here, author Sophie Anderson chats to Jo Haywood about this magical stage adaptation. For a long time, bestselling children’s author Sophie Anderson didn’t think... Continue Reading →
August 2023 Let’s talk about Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. Designed by George Corson and James Robertson Watson and taking £62,000 and 13 months to build in 1878, this stunning Grade II listed building began its reign with a production of Much Ado About Nothing and has hosted countless shows and names since. One... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 25th July 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Few shows can boast the kind of spectacle and sense of trapped-in-amber theatrical magic that 42nd Street delivers. Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes and the movie of the same name, and with book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, 42nd Street... Continue Reading →
Monday, 19th June 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Featuring one of the best selections of hits going in a musical right now, Roddy Doyle’s The Commitments (based on the novel of the same name) offers plenty of toe-tapping entertainment. Set in Dublin, where a bunch of youngsters seek to bring soul... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 5th June 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dirty Dancing, Eleanor Bergstein’s take on “The Classic Story on Stage” is at Leeds Grand Theatre this week. If last night is anything to go by, the cast are going to have some great fun with the Leeds crowds - and the Leeds... Continue Reading →
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