Tuesday, 20th November 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The OFFICIAL Take That Musical, Greatest Days, is an upbeat show with real heart. Following the lives of ordinary folk against a backdrop of Take That hits, it is surprisingly moving at times and has real substance as well as plenty of light-heartedness. To be clear:... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
Monday, 12th June 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another crowd-pleasing screen-to-stage musical? Yes indeed, and The Bodyguard, The Musical is an impressive stage rendition of the hit 1992 Warner Brothers film. Promising romance and danger and fantastic Whitney Houston hits throughout, this show goes all out in the name of entertainment.... 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 →
The gift that keeps on giving… Actor and writer Harvey Virdi, best known as Dr Misbah Maalik on long-running TV soap Hollyoaks, tells us about her hit play Happy Birthday Sunita which comes to Leeds Playhouse from 13-17 June, 2023. Virdi also chats about the power of British Asian women on stage and the fun... Continue Reading →
May 2023 Kay Mellor’s “A Passionate Woman” opened last week at Leeds Playhouse, the same theatre in which it premiered back in 1993. This revival, directed by Tess Seddon, is dedicated in memory of Mellor who sadly passed away last year. Billed as “A story of family, love and Leeds, that challenges the notion of... Continue Reading →
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