Leeds Playhouse
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We are Leeds Playhouse: an artistic beacon for the North, one of the region’s largest producing theatres and a registered charity (255460). Tel: 0113 213 7700
Leeds, Yorkshire, UK.
Joined December 2009
We are deeply saddened that last night (20 Oct) the actor Josephine Melville, passed away following the performance of Nine Night, our co-production with Nottingham Playhouse. Our thoughts and deep condolences are with her family and loved ones.
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We’re joining theatres and event venues across the UK tonight to highlight the ongoing impact of the pandemic on our brilliant industry. #LightItInRed #WeMakeEvents #IGetKnockedDownButIGetUpAgain
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From today, we will change our name to Leeds Playhouse. We exist to celebrate stories, as rich and varied as the communities that surround us. Our new name, and our new redeveloped building, will take this legacy forward. #LeedsPlayhouse
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‘I get knocked down, but I get up again’ .Thank you @neonworkshops for our brilliant new sign. #LeedsPlayhouseIsOpen #LightNightLeeds @LightNightLeeds
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Happy birthday to us! 🎁🎂🍾 .We officially opened on this day in 1970. That’s 50 years of being part of #Leeds and the city region sharing sensational shows. 📸 Follow us on Instagram for more magical images celebrating our five dynamic decades .#LeedsPlayhouseIs50
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We're pleased to announce that Sameena Hussain @SameenaHX1 has joined our Senior Management Team in a new Associate Director role, working alongside our existing Associate Directors @amycleach & @AlFerris. It’s fantastic to welcome Sameena back working across our creative output
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We've won the @TheStage Theatre Building of the Year 2020. Big shout out to our architects @pagepark and @ace_national and @LeedsCC_News who supported us along this incredible journey. We are absolutely thrilled! #TheStageAwards.
Leeds Playhouse has undergone a complete transformation. Thanks to the remarkable redevelopment overseen by Page Park Architects, it boasts a new strikingly designed exterior to greet visitors and significant improvements to its public spaces. #TheStageAwards
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We are Leeds Playhouse. Same theatre. New name. New chapter. Watch the full #LeedsPlayhouse film here 👉
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This April, our Courtyard theatre will welcome the multi-Tony award winning rock musical #Hedwig & the Angry Inch, in co-pro with @HOME_mcr. Directed by @jamie_fletcher the show stars actor Owen Farrow, also known as #Yorkshire’s own @Divinadecampo >
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Check out our new rehearsal trailer for #WendyandPeterPan which is jam-packed with flying, sword fighting, dancing and theatrical magic. Journey with us to Neverland this Christmas 🎟️👉
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We're delighted to announce our transformational redevelopment has been given the green light, with Arts Council England funding confirmation and grant of planning permission
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We’re truly thankful to have received funding from the #CultureRecoveryFund to continue making and sharing great theatre while providing social support for the communities we serve. #HereForCulture #ACESupported
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📢Shawab Iqbal to join the Playhouse as Executive Director working with Chief Executive & Artistic Director @jamesbrining. Shawab joins following his current role as Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer @GateTheatre. Welcome @MohammadShawabI . 💻
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Yorkshire writers are being invited to apply for a paid, year-long fellowship to become the next Kay Mellor Fellow - set up in memory of the iconic writer. Applications window will open in July. Read more >>
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We’re joining theatres and live event venues across the globe tonight to highlight the ongoing impact of the pandemic on our brilliant industry. Delighted to be able to offer a sneaky peek inside our theatre, all lit in red. #LightItInRed #WeMakeEvents
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"Ladies and gentlemen, and my friends beyond this binary. Whether you like it or not - HEDWIG!" . Get a first glimpse of @Divinadecampo and @Elijah_Fer as Hedwig and Yitzhak in our brand-new trailer for #HedwigandtheAngryInch. 📅 2 – 23 April 🎸 . 👉🎟️
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Are you an artist or theatre company based in #Yorkshire? Would you like to book a week of FREE rehearsal space with technical support? .From March to July we're turning our studio theatre, the Bramall Rock Void, into a creation space! #PlayhouseConnect
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Fantastic to be sharing our co-production with @NationalTheatre & @FuelTheatre of Barber Shop Chronicles as part of #NationalTheatreAtHome
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Meet Warda Abbasi – our new Resident Designer. The Bradford-based set designer + model-maker is joining us for a year in a partnership role with @tuttifruttiprod, supported by @JerwoodArts. Her creative skills are off the charts – we can’t wait to start working with her!
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📢 MEGA EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT 📢.1. Maxine Peak and Imelda Staunton live on stage.2. Starring in Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads.3. Catch them @LeedsPlayhouse & @crucibletheatre . Priority: 30 Sept, General: 6 Oct.
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Meet our new Writer in Residence Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan!👋.She’s an incredible artist, writer, poet and educator from #Leeds who has joined us for a year-long residency to develop her craft and knowledge as a playwright. We’re thrilled to welcome her to the team.🧡
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Today we welcome Rozina Breen as the new Chair of the Board at the Playhouse. Rozina is a passionate advocate for storytelling which is richly diverse and represents our region. Welcome to the Playhouse @RozieBreen .Read more >>
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We are deeply saddened to announce that Denis Bray, our long-standing Premises Manager, passed away on Sun 2 Aug. He was a member of the Playhouse family for over 24 years and will be truly missed by each and every one of us. Our thoughts are with Denis’ family and loved ones.
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We’re excited to announce plans have been confirmed to create a new studio space within the Playhouse, which will be named The Bramall Rock Void. Many thanks to The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation
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The ghost lights are shining bright on our beautiful stages . Little beacons of light in the darkness
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Casting Call Out 📢 .We're looking to meet trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming artists for an upcoming musical stage project in 2021, dir by @jamie_fletcher. Register interest with @sparrow_jacobs more info>> . #opencall #musicaltheatre #Leeds
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Joining all of us in video form. Incredible actor Christopher Eccleston made his Shakespearean debut at the Playhouse in 2002, he's passed on his message of support. Thank you Chris. #LeedsPlayhouse
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We are thrilled to announce that Julie Hesmondhalgh, Natalie Gavin, Jesse Jones and Tessa Parr are to perform in the world premiere of There Are No Beginnings, a #LeedsPlayhouse production by Yorkshire writer @CharleyASmiles . 👉 Read more here
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Announcing #AChristmasCarolAtHome .Tier 3 won’t stop our ghostly storytellers taking you on this festive family adventure. Experience the magic from the comfort of your own home. Book now for #AChristmasCarolAtHome #Leeds 21 – 23 Dec >>
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We’re grateful for ongoing support from #CultureRecoveryFund to help us through this difficult period, and as we’re preparing to reopen the theatre doors from May. Watch out for announcements soon. #HereForCulture @DCMS #ACESupported
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Meet Oliver, Fagin, the Artful Dodger and the rest of the terrific cast for our bold, brutal and beautiful new production of #OliverTwist with @RampsOTM and @irwinmitchell. Full story here:
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Bradford-born writer Kat Rose Martin (@KatMartin92) has been announced as the inaugural Fellow to work with us and Kay Mellor. We can't wait to start working with her and @RollemProdCo - welcome to the team! . Read more here 👉
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We're beyond thrilled to be named Most Welcoming Theatre at #UKTAwards! 🎉. Our community, our neighbours & our friends mean the world to us. We couldn’t do what we do without their support, enthusiasm, energy & joy. We’re so happy they feel like our house is their house too.
The winner of this year's Most Welcoming Theatre Award sponsored by @TheatreTokens is @LeedsPlayhouse for their inviting, engaging, accessible and inclusive creative environment + being the first Theatre of Sanctuary for refugees + people seeking asylum #UKTAwards
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'Their drive, energy & talent will be electrifying'. – Director @amycleach .Meet the wickedly good cast of #Macbeth.👋.We can’t wait to give them a warm Playhouse welcome when they join us on Monday.🧡 .Full story >>
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Good news! Following this week's govt announcement, it's all systems go to re-open and welcome everyone safely back to the Playhouse next week. We can't wait. 👏🎉 #LeedsPlayhouseis50 (1/4)
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🤘The moment you have all been waiting for - @Divinadecampo & @Elijah_Fer in #HedwigAndTheAngryInch. We are blown away with these stunning images, taken by the @_otherrichard 📸. Directed by @jamie_fletcher with Set & Costume by @benjstones. 🎟️
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We’re not letting the mid-week blues tear us down 🎤 . Check out @Divinadecampo, @Elijah_Fer and The Angry Inch in the trailer for our ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ co-pro with @home_mcr, #HedwigAndTheAngryInch. 📅 till 23 Apr. 🎟 . 🎥 @sodiumfilms
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We did it! ✨🎉 We are delighted to have won the award for Outstanding Arts & Creativity in Dementia Care 2018 for our #EveryThirdMinute festival. Huge congratulations to everyone involved 👏.
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Look what’s just flown in – our magical new trailer for #WendyAndPeterPan! 🏴☠️🧚♀️. Join us on a journey to Neverland this festive season for a show filled with flying, sword fights and adventure. Book now from just £14 a ticket. Until 22 Jan 💫. 🎟️
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🎉Massive congratulations to the divine @Divinadecampo! 🥂 .Best Performance in a Musical for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. 👏 .What a star! 🌟. @HOME_mcr ✨.
And the winner for Best Performance in a Musical is… @Divinadecampo for Hedwig And The Angry Inch, a @LeedsPlayhouse and @HOME_mcr co-production. #UKTAwards
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🎉Live theatre returns to Leeds Playhouse this Oct with an exciting co-pro with @Opera_North. We're bringing audiences safely back into our building with #ConnectingVoices – a vibrant celebration of the bold and diverse voices across #Leeds. Details 👉
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After 39 years, today we say thank you & goodbye to Suzi Cubbage, a true Leeds Playhouse Legend. Have a lovely time in the sun on your Spanish retirement 🌞
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On our journey to Neverland we popped into the rehearsal room to watch the magic of #WendyandPeterPan start to unfold. Find out how movement will be used to create mesmerising illusions in our latest trailer. 🎟️👉 .📽️@SodiumFilms .@Bunkamura_info
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Look at this lovely lot! . Meet the Leeds Playhouse Ensemble, a dynamic group of Northern actors who are with us for our whole Pop-Up season
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We’re extremely grateful for @ACE_National’s support to cover our losses whilst our building has been closed over the last few months. This #EmergencyResponseFund will help us in the short term as we look towards the future.
For the third fund in our Emergency Response Package, we’ve offered £33 million to 196 of our NPOs across the country, to keep much-loved cultural organisations of all sizes afloat until the end of September. Take a look at the full data >
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Theatres are not affected by the Government restrictions announced yesterday, so we’re looking forward to welcoming you back to the building for our autumn programme. Here’s a bit more info about how we can all keep safe as we return>>
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Thank you @Ace_National for the #ACEFunding to continue as an #NPO. This support means our work, as a theatre & a charity, will allow us to deliver the #LetsCreate strategy & benefit the communities we serve. Congrats to all recipients across the sector.#ACEsupported
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It's official, #LionWitchWardrobe is the Playhouse's most popular ever production, breaking box office records 🦁🧝♀️🚪
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We've just announced the cast for our smash-hit musical #SunshineonLeith ☀, opening at the Playhouse this April featuring music by @The_Proclaimers! 🎵And I would walk five hundred miles, and I would walk five hundred more 🎵 👉
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This evening is the last performance of the record breaking The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, and what a magical journey it’s been! In honour, here’s the Pevensie Prophecy by our Graphic Designer Becky #LionWitchWardrobe 🦁🧙♀️🚪
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Meet the twinkly stars of our festive show!🎄Packed with Xmas spirit, music + magic, our inspired retelling of A Christmas Carol is a heart-warming treat that’s guaranteed to make you feel tinseltastic. 3 Dec–9 Jan.Info + 🎟️ #AChristmasCarol.#BackOnStage
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We're thrilled to welcome the wonderful Leanna Benjamin @TheReal_Leanna as our new Artist for Change and Writer in Residence.🎉.She's a phenomenal writer, performer and disability activist. We feel so lucky to have her on the team.🧡
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We stand together in solidarity with the people of Belarus in their fight for freedom and democracy. @BFreeTheatre #StandWithBelarus.
@BFreeTheatre is proud to announce a global artistic campaign in solidarity with #Belarus. @BarbicanCentre @BOZARbrussels @E_N_O @RoyalOperaHouse @RoundhouseLDN @The_Globe @TheRSC @CurveLeicester @woollymammothtc @LeedsPlayhouse @royalcourt will light up their buildings in ⚪️🔴⚪️
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Swashbuckling pirates, fearless Lost Boys and that beautiful first meeting between #WendyAndPeterPan by @ellahickson - all these magical moments and more are captured in dazzling new images. 🎟️📸@brennerphotos
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🎉We are delighted to announce the wonderful cast of our spectacular festive family musical, The Wizard of Oz opening this Christmas, including not one but two local Dorothys. 🌪️🌈 .
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🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 The I 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Reviews Hub 🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Guardian 🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Times 🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Sunday Times 🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Morning Star 🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Stage 🌟🌟🌟🌟 WhatsOnStage 🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Telegraph🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Observer 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Yorkshire Post
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Bold, brutal and beautiful – new production images highlight the visionary design of #OliverTwist. Our dynamic co-production with @RampsOTM brings the harsh realities of Dickensian England to life with vivid clarity. Suitable for 11+.MORE➡️
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Let's give a big #Leeds welcome to our cast and company of #WendyandPeterPan! . This glorious adventure is part of the city-wide #LeedsSaysThanks scheme with @LeedsCC_News. Read More>>
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We’re looking a little different today, all taped up by @_scene_change. We can’t wait to open our doors once more, but until then, #Leeds Playhouse is #MissingLiveTheatre (& our brilliant live audiences). #MissingLiveTheatre.#ProtectOurFreelancers.#SceneChange. 📸 @RoblingPix
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend & colleague Kay Magson. Over the decades, Kay brought a warm, actor-centred approach to the many productions she cast. Loved by so many, she will be deeply missed.
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Yorkshire writer Kirsty Taylor (@kirstybratfud) announced as the next recipient of the Kay Mellor Fellowship. She will work with Leeds Playhouse, @RollemProdCo, @bbcwritersroom & @LeedsCC_News. In her words she is "Buzzing" and so are all of us to work with you Kirsty!
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of our great friend and Patron, Kay Mellor. Kay was an incredible talent & a proud advocate for the county she loved. She will be deeply missed. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this very sad time.
It is with profound sadness that we announce the untimely and sudden passing of our beloved friend, mentor and colleague Kay Mellor on Sunday 15th May 2022. We have lost a phenomenal talent and a true luminary. We ask that you please respect the privacy of the family and friends.
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Tonight we are lighting up our fly tower in support of the @SaveLighting campaign against proposed new EU regulations which will impact our ability to light our shows. 👉#SaveStageLighting💡🔦🔌
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What a way to kick off #RefugeeWeek2022 than with a visit from this amazing little lady on a big adventure. It was an honour @walkwithamal. Massive thank you to everyone who joined hands to welcome her to #Leeds #LittleAmal 🫶
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We'll be 'keeping the light on for when we are able to gather together again' @jamesbrining on @itvnews .Watch it here👉#Leeds #Theatre
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Let's lift up our hands one last time for #HedwigAndTheAngryInch, that ends today at @HOME_mcr.💙.‘Inspiring’ (@WESTENDBf), 'fabulous' (@TheStage), 'a triumph' (@Independent), it made us all sing, laugh and cry every time. What an unforgettable ride!✨ .@Divinadecampo @Elijah_Fer
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📢 Good news alert! 🥳.We’re thrilled to reveal an exciting season of shows and exhibitions specially commissioned to mark our milestone 50th anniversary for you to enjoy live in the theatre, in your community and at home. Full story 👉
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Delighted to announce Amy Leach has been appointed as the new Associate Director of West Yorkshire Playhouse. -
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'And you're shining, like the brightest star. ' 🎶. Thanks to all our amazing cast, audiences, creatives, crew & supporters for all the love shared for #HedwigAndTheAngryInch❤️. @Divinadecampo @Elijah_Fer & our Angry Inch band enjoy your final shows. Next stop @HOME_mcr 🎸
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Welcome to the enchanting world of Narnia! The spectacular #LionWitchWardrobe by C.S. Lewis, directed by Sally Cookson, runs until 27 January ❄❄❄
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Please sir we do want some more! . We’re delighted that #OliverTwist, our co-pro with @RampsOTM, will play on @NationalTheatre #NationalTheatreatHome - available to stream from 22 Feb. #OliverTwist is sponsored by our #Access Partners @irwinmitchell .
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Great to hear the Leeds Playhouse Wardrobe team on @BBCLeeds this morning talking about how they're using their costume making skills volunteering for Scrub Hub whilst on furlough. Well done team!.Listen again to Rachel at 22m10s & Victoria at 1hr50m .👉
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We’re kicking off 2020 in fine style as our Artistic Director James Brining and Executive Director Robin Hawkes are listed at 63 in The Stage’s Top 100 most influential people in theatre.🍾 Find out more here
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After months of development and discussion, rehearsals are about to begin on our ‘bold, brutal and beautiful’ new version of Oliver Twist. The Artful Dodger, Fagin and their gang of pickpockets will be taking over the Quarry from 28 Feb–21 Mar before heading out on a UK tour.
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We are delighted to announce we will be working with @BurberryCorp @HepworthGallery @leedsyoungfilm @northernballet and @ideasfoundation on a pioneering programme within arts 🎭 education. Check this out 👉
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Calling the next generation of theatre makers. We are looking for creative, curious & collaborative artists aged 18 – 25 to join our very first Young Company.
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In October, following a £15.8million capital redevelopment, #LeedsPlayhouse will reopen it’s doors, entirely transformed and enabling the city’s pioneering theatre to be fully accessible to everyone for the first time .
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We're so pleased @IanMcKellen is supporting the new Leeds Playhouse. Ian performed in The Seagull and Present Laughter in 1998, and The Tempest in 1999. #LeedsPlayhouse
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We’re welcoming you back to the Playhouse with a full season of fun family shows, creative collaborations, exciting co-productions – and something very special for Christmas. There’s so much to look forward to!.Story 👉 🎟info 👉
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If you've booked tickets for a performance which may be affected by the PM’s latest lockdown announcement, we’ll be in touch. Please bear with us as we work through this. Thanks for your patience.
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Ey up!.Please be aware that there will be proper proud Yorkshire accents on stage, in the bar, in box office and all over the Playhouse when our pals @NBroadsides bring their reet grand new version of #AsYouLikeIt to our Quarry stage in May. So, think on.
"It's a very rare complaint, but when it does come along, it makes you realise people can still have preconceived ideas about what culture is, who it's for and how it should be performed. We really embrace ripping that up." - @LaurieSansom .
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Enter a world of pure imagination. 🍫CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY AT LEEDS PLAYHOUSE THIS FESTIVE SEASON✨.Join us here in #Leeds from Nov – Jan for this choc-filled family treat based on the much-loved book by @roald_dahl, directed by @jamesbrining
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A huge thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the phenomenal #ThereAreNoBeginnings by @CharleyASmiles - the first production in our exciting new theatre space, the Bramall Rock Void.
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We're delighted to announce our first ever Young Company, a collective of 12 creatively curious artists aged 18 – 25 who will collaborate together with the Playhouse over the coming months 👉 Supported by @esmeefairbairn. #YoungCompany
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📢 Calling Set & Costume Designers 📢.We’re looking for a Resident Designer to join us & @tuttifruttiprod Are you creative, driven & interested in telling great stories? Apply now for this 1 yr fellowship >> #ArtsJobs 🙏 @JerwoodArts 📸@helenmurraypix
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And that's a wrap for the #barbershopchronicles run at @WYPlayhouse! but it will be back at the @NationalTheatre in November!
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Exciting opportunity alert!.We’re teaming up with @crucibletheatre in association with @RampsOTM to launch 3 FREE intro courses to directing, producing & writing for deaf and disabled artists at the start of their careers. No previous experience is necessary.
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There’s no place like home! Massive congratulations to #TheWizardOfOz company on a magical opening night 🌪
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Murder. Love. Revenge. 💀❤⚔ Princess Hamlet sets out to avenge her father’s brutal murder in this unmissable new production of #Shakespeare's thrilling tragedy. Playing in our Pop-Up theatre, in association with @SOYOLeeds 1 - 30 March. #Hamlet
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We stand in solidarity with everyone fighting against racism and injustice. We want our theatre to represent and include everyone in our Leeds City region. We’ll continue to work to ensure our stages and workforce represent our diverse society for the future. #BlackLivesMatter.
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📢 Leeds Playhouse are thrilled to announce the stage spectacular family musical #TheWizardofOz for Christmas 2019, directed by #LeedsPlayhouse Artistic Director @JamesBrining. 👉
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On this day in 2009, our designated creative space for young people, First Floor, officially opened. 10 years this is still home to our vibrant and diverse Playhouse Youth programme, welcoming over 350 young people every week. Happy birthday First Floor! 🎂🥳
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Did someone say first day of rehearsals? We are beyond excited to welcome the incredible cast and creatives of #Macbeth ⚔️ 🧙♀️ to the Playhouse. We can't wait for this journey to unfold. 🧡 . Book now >>
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'The way we tell stories shouldn't be confined by the way the non-disabled theatre industry traditionally creates stories. 'If the industry wants compelling stories, they should let us create in our way.'.Leanna Benjamin, Artist for Change at Leeds Playhouse, writer and performer
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